Have an Ice Day for Numerous Challenges

Don't you just love penguins?  I think they are really cute and I decided to play with numerous challenges today.  My favorite penguins are retired Hostess Rewards from Close to my Heart called Wintry Wishes.

Close to my Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Moonstruck CS (retired)

     Wintry Wishes stamps (retired)

     Moonstruck Ink (retired)

     Silver Embossing Powder

     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel

     Art Philosophy cartridge  (snowflakes and scalloped rectangle)

     Silver metallic marker

Other products;

     Prismatic Reflective Paper by Colorbok

The Atlantic Hearts Sketch inspired me with this layout:

Other challenges that I'm entering are:

     The House That Stamps Built-What If Wednesday--Blue, Silver and White

     Bitten By the Bug--Snowflakes

     House of Cards--Glitter

     Die Cutting Divas--Photo Inspiration

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

:) Marie

Frosted Colors with a Mojo Monday Sketch for Color Dare #73

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge post.  This week we are challenging you to use the Close To My Heart colors Frosted Grey and Frosted Turquoise as found in the current Close To My Heart Frosted Paper Pack.

Similar colors would be Slate, Heavenly Blue, Crystal Blue, Twilight if you don't have Frosted paper.  I used one of my favorite new stamp sets called Wintry Wishes to make this card.  The card sketch is from Mojo Monday 323.  The hat and ornament were paper pieced.

Materials used:

     Frosted Cardmaking Kit (paper and Frosted twine)

     Wintry Wishes (Close To My Heart Hostess Reward Stamp Set)

     Slate CS

     Crystal Blue CS

     Black Ink

     Twilight Ink

     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel

Mojo Monday sketch:

     

We are looking forward to seeing how you use these two fabulous colors together.  (You may also use neutrals such as black, white and off white.)  Please link up your creations here.  Now head on over and see what the rest of the fabulous Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.  

Thanks for stopping by!  Please stop by again Sunday morning for a new Sunday Stamps challenge.  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

 :) Marie.  

Penguin Slider Card for Heart 2 Heart Moving On Challenge

Welcome back to another Heart 2 Heart challenge post featuring Close To My Heart products.  This week's challenge is to create something with moving parts so it was the perfect opportunity to make a slider card.  I found a great tutorial here.

When you pull on the right side the penguin moves and you get a greeting.

Materials Used;

    Wintry Wishes--Exclusive Hostess Reward Stamp--found on page 9 of Fall/Winter Idea Book

    Frosted Cardmaking Kit

    Ponderosa Pine CS

    Sky CS

    Glossy White Paper (remnants from photo printing)

    Black Ink  

    Surf's Up Gold (Retired CTMH)

    Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel (on background trees)

    Silver Glitz Glitter Gel (on penguin skates)

    One Tiny Wiggle Eye

How will you interpret this challenge?  We look forward to seeing what you create for this "Moving On" challenge.  Remember to use some Close To My Heart products in your creation.  Use a direct link to link to Heart to Heart--you have until the end of December to enter this challenge.

Check out what the rest of the Design Team has to inspire you:

Brittany, Carol,  Haley,  Lucy and our Guest Designers.  Please leave them some well deserved comments.   

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

    365 Cards--"Partially Pieced"-  (hat and scarf)

    Craft Your Passion--Let it Snow

    Crafting From the Heart--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

Alphabet Soup Theme for Heart 2 Heart Challenge

What kind of challenge is Alphabet Soup?  This week at Heart 2 Heart challenges we are asking you to use 2 or more different Close To My Heart fonts--stamps or cricut cuts.

 

This fun card was made with two different stamp sets and Later Sk8tr paper from Close To My Heart.  The penguin and greeting are from one of the new Close To My Heart Hostess Rewards Set called Wintry Wishes.  The "You can never have too much happy" is from Laughing Lola Cardmaking Workshop on the Go and is raised up with 3D Foam Tape.  There is a strip of Slate Washi tape under the "happy" greeting.  The hat and scarf were paper pieced also from Later Sk8tr paper.  The skate blades have some Silver Glitz Glitter Gel and the snowflakes are accented with Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel.  The card is completed with a single wiggle eye.

We would love to have you join in on our challenge.  Please use a direct link to link your creation to Heart 2 Heart challenges--you have until the end of September to enter this challenge.

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

:) Marie

"Penguin Power" Wintry Wishes for CAS Colour Sketches #40

Don't you love these adorable penguins?  They are from a new Hostess Reward Set by Close To My Heart called "Wintry Wishes" that you can see on page 9 of the new Idea Book.  The color challenge at CAS Colour and Sketches #40 is  a Double--color challenge AND sketch.  Here is my submission:

Here are the requirements:

My substituted colors are from Close To My Heart--White Daisy, Indian Corn Blue and Outdoor Denim which I think are an excellent match! The penguins were stamped with Outdoor Denim ink.   The Indian Corn Blue mats were cut from CTMH Artiste cartridge (pg.77 Accent 2 shift at 2.5").  The ear muffs and skate blades were accented with Platinum Liquid Pearls.  The hatband and pom pom were accented with White Liquid Pearls.  The snowflakes were accented with my favorite embellishment--Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel.

Here is a plug for the September National Stamping Month Promotion by Close To My Heart:.  Watch this short video to see what fabulous items are included.  Feel free to place an order from my website here.

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

Wintry Wishes for Freshly Made Sketch #99

With the new Close To My Heart Idea Book comes a new Hostess Rewards Program.  In addition to earning select product credit to be used on exclusive CTMH merchandise, hostesses will now be able to apply that credit towards exclusive stamp sets that only hostesses are eligible for.  Wintry Wishes (pg.9) is one of these fabulous new stamp sets that are offered at a reduced price (select product credit) for hostesses only!  I used the Freshly Made Sketch #99 to make this quick card:

 

I used up some old CTMH product in making this card since the patterned paper seemed to fit the penguins so well. (Summer Carnival Paper packet).  The greeting is from the Frosted Cardmaking Kit and there is some Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel here too.

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch #99:

 

If you haven't checked out the new Artbooking cartridge you can visit the Artbooking in August Blog Hop to get loads of great ideas.  Check my blog again on Monday for my Artbooking mini album post.

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

:) Marie