Father's Day Card with Freshly Made Sketch #690

Here is a quick and simple Father's Day Card using up some old scrapbook paper called "Seafood Festivities" from Sulyn Industries, a Close to my Heart punch and stamp and White Shimmer Trim with Freshly Made Sketch #690.

This is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card design:

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

    Crafty Calendar June--Anything with a sentiment

    Crafter's Cafe #320--Anything Goes, Masculine Optional

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

:) Marie

 

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Milestone Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #356

Here is a quick card I made for a milestone birthday for a golfing friend.  Freshly Made Sketch #369 made it so easy to showcase that large number.  

Close to My Heart products used:

      White Daisy CS

      Peacock CS

      Sugar Rush patterned paper (retired)

      White Shimmer Trim

      Artbooking Cricut Cartridge (to cut 60)

      

Other products:

     Metallic posterboard

     Small Dot Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

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

     Seize the Birthday #156--Confetti Optional

     As You Like It--Anything Goes

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Bashful Glittered Butterfly Birthday Card

It was nice to find some time to play in my craft room today and I was inspired by this week's Freshly Made Sketch #351.  

Close to My Heart products used:
     Dreamin' paper (retired)
     Bashful Glitter paper (retiring on August 31)
     Chelsea Gardens stamp (retired)
     Belated Birthday (retired)
     Black Pigment Ink
     Clear Embossing Powder
     Just Blooms flowers (retired)
     White Shimmer Trim
      Black and White Enamel Dots

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

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

     Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes

     Always Happy Birthday

     Mod Squad Challenge--Butterflies or Rainbows
     Double Trouble--Summer Birthdays

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

:) Marie

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Twist and Pop Card for Color Dare #226--Peacock, Glacier, Black and White Daisy

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge!  We have a wonderful year of great color challenges lined up for you.  This week we are inviting you to try out all and only these Close to My Heart colors:  Peacock, Glacier, Black and White Daisy.  (Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)

My card has a special surprise inside--when you open it a special panel jumps into view.  (To make one of these fun cards check out this great video.)

Close to My Heart products used:

      White Daisy CS

      Peacock CS

      Black CS

      Glacier CS

      Zoe paper (retired)

      Dreamin' Big Cardmaking stamps and Thin Cut                 Dies

      Birthday Sparkles stamps

      Peacock Ink

      Glacier Ink

      Black Shin Han Touch Marker

      Peacock Green Shin Han Touch Marker

      White Shimmer Trim

      Clear Shimmer Brush

Other products

      Cricut Design Space--to draw "Sensational 70"                banner

      Cricut Gold pen

      Thin Craft Foam (underneath butterflies)

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

     Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes

     Fab 'n Funky challenges--birthday with a number

     Paper Craft Crew Challenges--Birthday

     

Please head on over to the Color Dare Blog.  Just click on the Color Graphic to get to the Color Dare site to be inspired by what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to share with you.

We sure hope you can find the time to share your creations with us over at the Color Dare blog.

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

:) Marie

      

Dream Card for Your Next Stamp Sketch Challenge #45

This is my first time participating in a Your Next Stamp challenge where you can use a sketch or a color combo or a combination of both.  I don't own any Your Next Stamps yet but perhaps I will win the $15 randomly drawn gift certificate to their store.  (Fingers crossed here)
The card was made for a special young lady who is going away to college this week.

 

Close to My Heart products used:

      Claire paper (retired)

      White Daisy CS

      Sorbet CS

      Sapphire Ink

      White Shimmer Trim 

      Dreams Come True stamp set (retired)

Here is the Your Next Stamp sketch I followed:

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

Hooray Bouquet for Color Dare #199

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post. This week we have a 4 color challenge--Pacifica, Sunset, Cranberry and White Daisy.  My flowers were cut with the soon to retire CTMH Art Philosophy cartridge and stamped with the soon to retire Hooray Bouquet stamp set.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pacifica CS

     Cranberry CS

     Sunset Ink

     Cranberry Ink

     White Daisy CS

     Art Philosophy cartridge

     Hooray Bouquet stamp set

     White Shimmer Trim

     3D Foam Tape

Here is the Color Graphic for Color Dare #199.  Just click on it to get to our challenge blog to be inspired by the rest of the fabulous Design Team.  We would like you to use all and only these colors but if you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute with similar colors.

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous sketch from Freshly Made Sketches #242:

I'm also adding this card to the Simon Says Stamp Shimmer challenge.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #189 and Try Stampin' on Tuesday Take Two

When I made my Color Dare challenge card the other day I had leftover pieces from the background panel I randomly stamped with the Ink Blot stamps.  Here is what I made with those extra pieces:

Here is my first card:

Which one do you like better?

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Juniper CS
     Thistle CS
     Hollyhock CS
     Hollyhock Ink
     Thistle Ink
     Ink Blot stamps
     Artistry cricut cartridge
     White Shimmer Trim
     Thistle ribbon

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch that I used:

Here is the Color Graphic from Color My Heart Color Dare:

I invite you to play along in both of these fun challenges this week.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #162 with Brushstrokes

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post featuring Close to My Heart colors: Hollyhock, Canary,White Daisy, Pear, Glacier.

Watercoloring seems to be a hot trend right now and I took a shortcut to that effect by using the stamp set called Brushstrokes.  I random stamped the background and used a small star punch with White Shimmer Trim for accents.

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Hollyhock CS
     Glacier CS
     Canary CS
     Brushstrokes stamp set
     Hollyhock Ink
     Pear Ink
     Canary Ink
     Glacier Ink
     Hello Life--Cardmaking stamp
     White Shimmer Trim

Other products:
     Studio G star punch

Here is the color graphic:

Are you up to this challenge?  If you don't have the exact Close to My Heart colors yet feel free to substitute something similar.  The challenge stays open until Thursday evening, October 8 until 9PM CDT.  We hope to see you in our gallery!

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

:) Marie

Hopscotch Valentine with Pals Paper Arts Sketch #236

This card came together so quickly following the Pals Paper Arts sketch #263.  Hope you like it!

Close To My Heart products used:

    Hopscotch paper

    This Moment stamp set (January 2015 stamp of the month)

    Artfully Sent stamp set (Happy Valentine's Day)

    Pacific CS

    Pacific Ink

    White Shimmer Trim

    Pacifica Alcohol Marker (retired)

There are so many wonderful stamp images in the January Stamp of the Month set from Close to My Heart:

Here is the sketch that inspired me:

     

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

:) Marie

Musical Note Birthday Card Meets Several Challenges

Here is a quick card I made with several challenge requirements in mind.

Close to my Heart products used:

    White Daisy CS

     Clear Sparkles

     White Shimmer Trim

     

Other products:

    Black CS by Recollections

    Paper Lace 2 Cricut cartridge

    Black Prismatic paper by Colorbok

    Snowflake embellishments--unknown

Challenges:

     Cut it Up--Black and White with a diecut

     My Time to Craft--stripes

     Inkspirational--"Note"

   

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

:) Marie