Atlantic Hearts Sketch #259 With Brushos and Twinkling H2O Paints

The Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week gives you a choice of country maps to feature in your project.  My card was made with my California sister in mind and I may actually send it to her!  I printed the greeting with my laser printer and used my Minc machine to apply gold foil to it.

The background panel was created with Ultramarine and Turquoise Brusho crystals.  The United States map was black embossed and then painted with Twinkling H2O paints (Razzleberry, Tanzanite and Blue Zircon) which have a wonderful shimmer to them which didn't photograph well.  The map panel is framed with Gold Metallic Foil and I drew a line on the map with a Gold Metallic Marker.

Here are some of the Atlantic Hearts Sketches that you can try this week:

If you would like to substitute your country map in a similar sketch it would be perfectly fine.  We would love to see what you can do!  Our challenge runs until Monday night, April 15th.  Check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you here.

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

     Addicted to Stamps and More--Make Your Mark

     Always Fun Challenges--Anything Goes

     Get Creative Challenges--No Patterned Paper

     Happy Little Stampers--Watercolors

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

:) Marie

Here's another view of my card--maybe you can find some of the shimmery goodness on the focal panel.

Case This Sketch #223 Meets Addicted to CAS One Layer Challenge

This adorable frog sitting on a curved rock is my interpretation of the current Case This Sketch challenge.  The image was painted with Twinkling H2O paints which have a wonderful shine to them.

Products used: 

     Frog Holding Flower stamp from Rubbernecker

     Just for You stamp from Close to My Heart

     Versamark Ink

     Memento Black Ink

     Clear Embossing Powder

     Twinkling H2O paints:  African Jade (for                         shadowing) Moss Green, Mallard                                 Green, Celestial Sun, Warm Pecan

Here is the Case This Sketch #223 that inspired my card layout:

    

It is rare that I use only one layer on a card so I'm able to enter it the Addicted to CAS One Layer Challenge:

I'm also submitting this card to the following challenges: 

     Dragonfly Dreams Challenge--Animals

     Penny Black and More Challenge--Creatures

     Simply Create Too--Flowers

     Connie Can Crop--Watercolors

    

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

:) Marie

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Shimmering Artbooking Heart Overlay Valentine Card

Don't you just love sparkling, shimmering cards? Well, I do and I had so much fun creating this Valentine's Day card.  The heart overlay is from the Close to My Heart Artbooking cartridge which was then painted with Hot Cinnamon Twinkling H2O Shimmering Mica watercolor paints and adhered to Recollections White Gold Shimmer cardstock.  

Close to My Heart Products used:     

     Artbooking Cartridge     

     Beloved Bouquet stamp (retired CTMH)

     Blossom CS

     Tulip Ink (retired Ink)

     3D Foam Tape

Other products:

     Recollections White Gold Shimmer Cardstock

     Hot Cinnamon Twinkling H2O Shimmering Mica   Watercolor 

Challenges:

     Bitten by the Bug--Red and White

     Make My Monday--Shimmer and Shine

     Making Memories Crafting--Valentine or red

     Simply Create Too--Love

     Craftaholics R Us--Love, Romance

     Die Cut Divas--Red or Pink

     Scrapnchallenge--Hearts

     Cardz 4 Guys--no patterned paper

This was my last Valentine's Day card for 2017!

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

:) Marie

Valentine Cards

Creating pretty Valentine's Day cards is so easy with Design Space and Cricut Explore.  Here are a sampling of cards I've created recently using a free image from Design Space this week.

Twinkling H2O paints were used to create a colorful background for this card:

Products used:

      Cricut Explore Design Space--Valentine's Day                     Card #18--FREE

      Tulip CS (retired CTMH)

      Blush CS (retired CTMH)

      Recollections Shimmer CS--White Gold

      Just to Say Stamp Set from Artfully Sent (retired                CTMH)

      Black CS

      Beloved Bouquet stamp (retired CTMH)

      Mulberry Star embossing powder from Sparkle 'n              Sprinkle.

I'm entering these cards into the following challenges:

     Crafting by Designs--Love and Romance

     Come and Get It--Love is in the Air

     All Sorts--Hearts or Flowers

     Make My Monday--Shimmer and Shine

     Pile it On--Hearts on Fire

     Cards in Envy--Valentine

     Through the Purple Haze--Valentine/Love

     Crafting From the Heart--#146

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

:) Marie

Freshly Made Sketch #273 With Twinkling H2O's

There's a wonderful sketch challenge at Freshly Made Sketches this week and I just had to play along.  I created a center panel with Twinkling H2O paints and and 1/4" wide washi tape to mask off the white areas.  The snowflake embellishments were cut from a Darice Snowflake Swirls embossed paper.  The sentiment was inked with Meridian Blue paint and then stamped.

 

Products used:

     White Daisy CS (Close to My Heart)

      Crystal Blue CS (Close to My Heart)

     Twinkling H2O paints:  African Jade, Northern Lights and Meridian Blue

      Wintry Wishes stamp set (retired Close to My Heart)

      Darice Snowflakes Swirl Embossing Folder

      Recollections Antique Gold Shimmer Cardstock

      Thin Craft Foam (to stabilize painted panel and pop it up off the card)

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

 

My color choices were influenced by the CAS on Sunday challenge:

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

     Happy Little Stampers--CAS Blue

     NBUS #10--my previously unused items were all 3 Twinkling H2O paints

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

:) Marie

     

     

Watercolored Daisies

Here's a Birthday Daisy Card created with a Darice Embossing Folder and some Twinkling H2O watercolor paints.  I just love how shimmery and sparkly these flowers are!

The embossed panel was trimmed to 4.0" x 5.25".  The edges of the card base were painted with Indian Copper Ink to coordinate with the flower centers.

Here is the Addicted to Stamps and More Photo Inspiration that influenced my choice of flower and paint colors:

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

     All Sorts Challenges--Daisy, Daisy

     Seize the Birthday--Birthday

     Color Inspiration Monday--Coloring

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Flower Market Sending Smiles stamp

     Tropical Blue Ink--retired

     3D Foam Tape

Other products:

     Darice Daisies Embossing Folder

     Twinkling H20's:  Pink Azalea, Sunflower, Sky Blue, Key Lime and Indian Copper

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

:) Marie

     

    

Twinkling H2O Painted Sympathy Card for Freshly Made Sketch #271

This week's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches really appealed to me so I used it to make a sympathy card.  I had treated myself to some Twinkling H2O watercolor pots at the holidays and had a chance to play with them in making this card.  The shimmer of these paints is so much fun!

Here is a closeup so you can see the shimmer of the paints:

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Pansy CS
     Sincere Expressions stamp (retired)
     Treasure Life stamp (retired)
     Memento Black Ink

Other products used:
     We R Memory Keepers Quilt Folder
     Recollections paper (lavender color)
     Twinkling H2O paints:  Periwinkle, Pink Azalea,              Sky Blue

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

     

Here are other challenges I'm submitting this card to:

     Paper Players #328--Use a Flower on CAS card
    Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes
    Crafting by Designs--Anything That Shines

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

:) Marie