Blog Candy Giveaway!

It is the end of January and as promised previously I have a giveaway for one lucky reader!  Wild About Love is an adorable stamp set from Close To My Heart which was a February 2014 Stamp Special and is no longer available.  It coordinates with the Art Philosophy cricut cartridge.

I made a Valentine card with it using a Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch (rotated 90 degrees):

Close to My Heart products used:

     Saddle CS

     Saddle Ink

     Sparkle and Shine striped paper (retired)

     Wild About Love stamp set (retired)

     White Daisy CS

     Copper Shimmer Trim

     Ruby Ink

     Stuck on You Puffies

     In My Heart Stamp set (I Love You--retired)

     This Moment Stamp set (back side of heart stamped to make 2 hearts)

To Win this stamp set (and some other mystery products):

    1.  Become a follower of my blog or subscribe by email

    2.  Leave a comment on this blog post (or email to me) saying you are a follower AND that you 

         would like to win the Wild About Love stamp set

    3.  The deadline for  entry is Friday, February 6 at midnight EST.

Here are links to other cards I made with this stamp set:

    #1

    #2

    #3

Other card challenges:

     Pile it On  Hearts or Flowers

     Simon Says-- Anything Goes

     That Craft Place--Valentines

     Scrappin' for Fun Challenge--Love

Thanks for stoppping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!  Good luck in the prize drawing!

:) Marie

     

Sparkle and Shine for Heart 2 Heart Challenge

2013 is almost over and this will be my last post as Design Team Member of Heart 2 Heart Challenges.  It was a fun way to stretch my creative talents and I'm so happy to have had the opportunity to share with this awesome group of Close To My Heart consultants!  Here is my Sparkle and Shine card:

The silver stripe is very old Metallic paper which was dry embossed with a Cuttlebug folder.  The stamp is Tree Delights and I used the Glowing Lights Technique to color it in.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Glowing Lights Technique with Sparkle and Shine Papers

As I was catching up on my blog reading I found the Tis the Season Stamping Challenge blog which is offering a sketch this week and asks that we use "stars".  (If you look closely there are 4 stars on my tree.)   I tried out a new technique I found on Splitcoaststampers called "Glowing Lights" which is really easy to do.

Materials Used:

    Sparkle and Shine Washi Tape (vertical stripes)

    Sparkle and Shine paper

    Ruby CS

    Black Ink

    Tree Delights

    Juniper Alcohol Marker

    White Gel Pen

    Chalks

    Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel

Here is the sketch:

I'm also entering this card into 52 {Christmas}Card Throwdown--Previous Challenge--"Fairy Lights"

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!  Please stop by tomorrow for a Heart 2 Heart Challenge post.

:) Marie

Happy Holidays Card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #32

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge always gives us wonderful sketches and I'm always happy when I can make the time to play along!

Materials Used:

    White Daisy CS

    Ruby CS

    Sparkle and Shine Paper

    Poinsettia stamp (retired D.O.T.S.)

    Holiday Tags

    Versamark Ink

    Silver Embossing Powder

    3D Foam Tape

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #29 with Dynamic Duos Challenge Colors #79

The Dynamic Duos Challenge this week is called "Black Tie" with Smoky Slate or Silver and the Dessert Option is Christmas.  I combined this challenge with the Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge #29 and I like what I came up with.

 The top part of my card is from a take out container lid and is shiny silver.  I ran it through the Cuttlebug machine with a Christmas folder (not sure of the name).  The bottom part of the card is shimmery silver and white paper from the Close To My Heart Holiday Gift Guide called "Sparkle and Shine".  I used punches to make the snowflakes and silver star.  (This was really difficult to photograph and I think that my bluish blouse is reflected on the shiny silver paper!)

Here is the silver "paper" I used:

Here is the color graphic for Dynamic Duos:

Here is the sketch graphic for Atlantic Hearts:

If you like color challenges I invite you to check out Color My Heart Color Dare which features Close To My Heart color combinations (substitution colors are permitted as long as they are similar).  Also, Sunday Stamps will have a new color challenge starting on Sunday.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

Holidays from the Heart Holiday Guide Blog Hop

Close to My Heart has a wonderful new Holiday Gift Guide and many consultants are participating in a linky blog hop with projects made from this new seasonal catalog for the next 5 days so you'll have to stop back to see what new ideas are being offered..  Thanks and kudos to Tresa Black for organizing this!

Products used: 

Sparkle and Shine paper

Sparkle and Shine Washi Tape

Red Sparkles

Frosted Cardmaking Kit (stamps)

Ruby Ink

3D Foam Tape

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!
:) Marie

**This blog hop is open for members of the CTMH Blog Boosters. Please do not enter if you are not a member of the group.**