Color Dare #154 Meets Hand Stamped Sentiments #217

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  Just two colors this week:  Smokey Plum and White Daisy.  I found this great sketch at Hand Stamped Sentiments and made several cards using the sketch.

Which card do you like best?

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Smokey Plum CS (retiring on Sept.1)

     Smokey Plum B&T paper (retired)

     Smokey Plum Victorian B&T paper (retired)

     Swirl stamp from Life is Wonderful July 2015 SOM

     Banner stamp from Artiste "Kudos" Collection

     Happy Birthday stamp from Artfully Sent "Just to Say" Collection

     Smokey Plum Ink (retiring on Sept.1)

     White Daisy Ink

Here is the Hand Stamped Sentiment sketch that inspired me:

Please head on over to the Color My Heart Color Dare blog to see what the other fabulous Designers have to inspire you.  We hope you can find the time to play along in our challenge this week!

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

:) Marie

     

White Daisy and Whisper for Color Dare #130

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to use just two colors:  White Daisy and Silver (or Whisper).  I decided to use the new Close to My Heart Scallop embossing folder to create my background.

How did I do this?  I applied Whisper ink pad directly to the folder and pressed down.  (I did NOT run it through the Cuttlebug machine).  As you can see I used both sides of the folder to create more interest.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Whisper CS

     White Daisy CS

     You Mean the World to me stamp

     Whisper Ink 

     White Daisy Ink to edge Whisper frame

     Sponge Dauber 

     3D Foam Tape

     Scallop Embossing Folder (from Seasonal Expressions catalog)

    

Other

     Silver Holographic Curling Ribbon

Now it's your turn to create using these colors.  

Head on over to the Color My Heart Color Dare blog and see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has created.  Hope you can join us for this challenge.  Use a direct link to link up your papercrafted creation (it doesn't have to be a card).

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

:) Marie

Father's Day Key on the Artiste Cartridge for Rose Blossom Garden #5--Card #2

As promised here is my second card for the Rose Blossom Garden challenge this week using the Father's Day Key on the Artiste Cartridge.  This time I used the diamond border from page. 75 (accent 2 shift cut at 1.25").  The pretty patterned paper is Topiary B & T (retired CTMH).  These stripes were layered over Slate CS.  The bottom border is Topiary CS.  The Thinking of You greeting (retired CTMH Say it in Style) was first stamped in White Daisy (a pigment ink) and then Clear Detail Embossing Powder was applied and heated.  It was another really easy card to make using the Artiste cartridge!  I plan to try this idea with other color combinations.

 

To me this card has a masculine feel to it so I will also be entering it into Top Tip Tuesday for a guy.  **My Top Tip is to use a pigment ink and then apply clear embossing powder so that if there are stray flecks of powder they will not be visible on your card.

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

:) Marie

Super Simple Birthday Card

Here is a very simple birthday card to make using our fabulous new Magnifique papers. Use a .5" of Pacifica CS and glue it .25" from the left side vertically.  Cut a 3.25" of striped paper and overlap the Pacifica stripe. Cut a .75" strip of patterned paper and glue it horizontally across card front about 1.5" from the top. Stamp "Happy Birthday" from D1187 For Every Occasion stamp set onto Lagoon CS with Pacifica Ink. Use your favorite tool to cut into an oval shape. (I used the Coluzzle cutting system). Sponge the edge with White Daisy ink and glue it onto the card centered over the horizontal stripe. How easy was that?