True Love Birthday Cards with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #531

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with a split panel.  The top half has a diagonal striped element, a plain bottom element with a sentiment strip in the middle with both a large sentiment and a small sentiment..  There is a vertical embellishment on the right side of the card.  Using the colors from the True Love (retired Close to my Heart) paper pack I selected coordinating colors (Mint, Ballerina, Eggplant, New England Ivy) and made two cards.  The sentiment is from "Finding the Words" (retired Close to my Heart).

Which card do you like better? 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, July 2 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Seize the Birthday #264--Options of Numbers

     Dream Valley Challenges #297--Die Cuts or Punches

     Happy Little Stampers June Dies Challenge

      A Place to Start--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Anniversary Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #428

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week's sketch has 3 vertical strips, thin horizontal strip and an oval element.

Although it looks like I may have color blended the background strips I used a piece of paper from an old Recollections paper pack called Color Splash which has some wonderful ombre papers.  The oval frame is from a retired Close to my Heart stamp set called True Love and the greeting is from Say it All also retired CTMH.  The bottom paper is Sapphire and the ink color and small strip is Grape.

Here is our fabulous sketch for you to try this week.  Our challenge ends Sunday night, July 11.  You can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     Creative Fingers Challenge #211--Anything Goes

     Polkadoodles Week 27--Anything Goes

     Crafters Cafe Challenge #269--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar.

Stella Says Sketch #818

 One of my friends recently broke her arm and I remembered I had an old D.O.T.S. stamp called "Patch" (circa mid 1990's) that would suit the occasion.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Ballerina CS

     Sapphire CS

     True Love patterned paper

      Get Well Soon stamp set

      Sapphire Ink

      Tri-Blend Spectrum Noir markers

Here is the fabulous Stella Says Sketch graphic that inspired my card layout:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

    Use Your Stuff--Stripes

    Crafters Cafe--Anything Goes

    Love to Scrap--Anything Goes

    Creative Fingers--Anything Goes

    Retro Rubber Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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True Love Anniversary Card for August Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to another Joyful Stars Blog Hop! We are a group of Close to My Heart consultants who share something each month on the 9th and at 9PM EST. If you are coming from Betty Locco's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired! 

This was a really quick card to make using True Love paper, Special Day Duo and Sapphire Ink .

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

     AAA Cards--Made in Minutes

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge

Now it's time to head over to Debi Brile's blog --I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar.