Same Freshly Made Sketch with Two Different Cards

I wanted to make a special Thank You card for my neighbor who is an avid gardener and I chose Freshly Made Sketch #730 as my starting point.  A person can never have enough Thank You cards so I made a second one to have on hand. 

Which one do you like better?

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Triple B Challenge--Birds, Butterflies or Blooms

      Stamping Sensations--"Inspired by Nature"

      Allsorts Challenge #846--Springtime or Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Floral Borders Birthday Card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #422

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog post!  This week our sketch offers a center panel with sentiment and vertical side strips.  I used an older Close to my Heart stamp set called Floral Borders which I colored with gel pens, a Tonic Happy Birthday Die and some gold holographic poster board scraps to make this lovely card.

A second photo of this card shows off the shimmery gel pen effects better.

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 17.  We hope you can find the time to join in on the fun.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and sharing some bloggy comment love.

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

    Addicted to Stamps and More #416--Make Your Mark

    Pammie's Inky Pinkies 2141--Anything Goes           

    

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

:) Marie

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