Two Butterfly Birthday Cards with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #621

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with a flurry of shapes on the right side and bottom along with a sentiment and 3 small embellishments below it.  I've been playing with some Lisa Horton shimmery Interference and Metallic inks so I made two different cards.  The background panels were inked with either Ultraviolet Metallic or Cherry Bomb Interference ink.  The other colors used were Sunshine and Lovestruck Metallic Inks, Golden Sun and Ripe Mango Interference inks.  The birthday sentiment is from Close to my Heart Sweetest Birthday Wishes.The small butterflies came from various stamp sets.  (There were a few over inked acrylic block edges on the red bordered card so a few small gold dragonflies were added to cover them up.)

Which card do you like better?

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, March 23 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      DL Art March Thankful Thursday--Anything Goes

      Hearts Quest Celebration of Love #3--Birthdays

      Triple B March--Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

      Dream Valley Challenge #332--Add Bling

      Make My Monday #247--Use a Die or Punch

      We Love Stamping March Challenge--Hello Spring or Anything Goes

       

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

:) Marie

 

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Two Birthday Cards with Freshly Made Sketch #677

 Here are two masculine cards I made inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #677. The first uses washi tape stripes with a vertical gold embossed sentiment (Vertical Greetings from SU many years ago) and the second features banners and Friendly Seagulls (Stampin' Up Sale-abration special 2025) and SU Itty Bitty Birthdays.

Which do you like better?

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

     Creative Knockouts #542--Happy Birthday

     Seize the Birthday #301--Optional Topping--anything that flies

      Addicted to Stamps and More #488--Birthdays

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Hello Cards with Freshly Made Sketch #676

The other day I spent some time putting package tape over daisies in patterned paper (to give it a shiny look) and fussy cutting them while I was watching TV.  When I saw this week's Freshly Made Sketch I knew how I would use them.  Since I had cut out a lot of daisies I made 2 cards.  The yellow patterned paper and raspberry mats are from a very old Close to my Heart paper pack called "Happy Times" and the orange paper is CTMH Melon card stock.  The sentiment is white embossed and diecut from a CTMH stamp and die set called "All the Best Wishes".  

Which one do you like better?

In the single photos you can see more clearly the shine that these daisies have:

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

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

     Just Us Girls #765--Anything Goes with Dies

     Triple B March--Birds, Blooms or Butterflies

     Craft Rocket Challenge #123--For the Girls

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Slimline Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #619

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a striped horizontal layout with a large sentiment banner and an overlapping embellishment.  My cardmaking process began by going through my paper stash and finding diagonally striped paper for my base. The striped paper came from Close to my Heart's Chelsea Gardens.  I used Journey and Glacier card stocks to complete the color coordination.  The sentiment was cut with a CTMH Thin Cut Die called Happy Birthday from Scrapbook.com's Holographic Mirror Paper.  The cute bird accent is from a Crafter's Square (Dollar Tree) Puffy Sticker set.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, March 9 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Crafter's Cafe #316--Anything Goes with option of spots or stripes

      Triple B March--Birds, Blooms or Butterflies

     AAA Birthday #71--Masculine

     A Cut Above March--Anything with a Die Cut

     Seize the Birthday #300--No Stamping

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Just a Note Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #618

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with several stripes, an embellishment, a sentiment and a trio of small embellishments.  The sentiment from my card came from an old Close to my Heart stamp set called "Card Captions".  The striped patterned paper is from CTMH "Lovely" and background mat and ink is Julep.  The hearts were punched from Julep Glitter paper and the butterfly with leaves image is from a roll of Birds PET Washi Tape.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, March 2 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Double Trouble #185--3-2-1 Recipe--Hoodie Hoo Day

     A Place to Start #030235--Anything Goes--things in sky option

     Neglected Stuff Challenge #1-- Papers and ink used in my project are years old

      Alphabet Challenge--W is for Wings

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Friendly Seagull Valentine Card with Try a Sketch on Tuesday #663

Valentine's Day was yesterday and I made a cute card for a friend who is going through a tough time.  I trust that it will make her smile for a moment.  I followed the sketch over at Try a Sketch on Tuesday and used up some of my Valentine paper scraps.  Tiny red foil hearts (which could be used as shaker card fillers) were glued to the circular panel.  

Here is the Try a Sketch on Tuesday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Cut it Up #323--This Makes Me Smile

      Paper Shelter #625--Add a Heart

      If You Give a Crafter a Cookie #201--Hearts Galore

      Double Trouble #184--3-2-1 Recipe Love is in the Air

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #617

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with a round element to the side and open space with a sentiment.  The doily for my card was ink smooshed with Island Blue ink from Simon Says Stamp.  

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, February 23 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      We Love to Create #2--Anything Goes with Mixed Media

      AAA Birthday Challenge #70--Ink Smooshing

      Seize the Birthday #298--Option of Kraft and Red

      Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

          

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

:) Marie

 

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Two Gator Cards with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #614

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with 2 vertical stripes on the left, a round focal point with sentiment on the right and embellishments behind the focal frame.  My cards started with a Stampin Up "Jungle Pals" stamped image which was colored with "Fake Plant Lunar Paste".  The background paper is Close to my Heart Julep.  The embellishments from the Birthday Card were fussy cut from Close to my Heart "Deck the Palms" paper and the sentiment is from a Kokarosa stamp set called "Happy Cartoon Frogs".

 

My second card also features "Deck the Palms" paper as the vertical stripes, gold Sizzix leaf dies, and a sentiment from Close to my Heart "Stronger Together" which was gold embossed over Evergreen Card Stock.

Which card do you like better?

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, February 2 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

I’m also entering these cards into the following challenges:

      A Cut Above--Anything Goes with a Die Cut

      Creative Fingers #293--Anything Goes

      My Time to Craft #552--Make it Masculine

      Creative Knockouts #539-- Have Something to Say

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Penguin Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #613

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout split in two with a sentiment and a focal image on the right side.  My niece just went to visit penguins in Antarctica so I chose a penguin from Close to my Heart's Winter Friends stamp set and snow printed paper from Recollections Starry Night paper pack.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 26 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      Addicted to Stamps and More #484--Any Occasion

      Unicorn Challenge #105--Birthday

      AAA Birthday Game #69--Winter Birthday

      Crafter's Cafe #315--Anything Goes, option of Birthdays 

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

:) Marie

 

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Masculine Winter Birthday Card

My card today features a center panel die cut which was cut in half from it's original A2 size.  It was layered over a blue paper and then printed vellum and then Outdoor Denim card stock. The sentiment is from a Stampin' Up set called Many Messages.  The snowflake embellishment was die cut from a border die.

I’m entering this card into the following challenges:

      Paper Shelter #621--Winter Blues

      The Male Room #194--Clean and Simple

      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Clean and Simple

      AAA Birthday #69--Winter Birthday Challenge  

      Seize the Birthday #297--Use Something New (woven die)

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

:) Marie

 

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Paradise Palms Congratulations Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #611

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with matted layers and an oval frame with embellishments and sentiment.  I created this Congratulations card for a male friend of mine who recently retired.  The palm trees and sand came from a retired Stampin Up set called "Paradise Palms" and the oval was cut from an older Recollections 6 x 6 called "Color Splash."  The background mat is Peacock CS and a gold Cricut pen was used for the inner frame. The gold embossed sentiment is from Close to my Heart "Many Congratulations".

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 12 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      A Cut Above Die Cut Challenge--Anything Goes with                 option of new

      Dream Valley Challenge--Anything Goes

      Let's Craft and Create #215--Anything Goes & Cheers to           You sentiment

      Stamping Sensations January--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Sympathy Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch # 610

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with layered strips and a central focal panel with sentiment and embellishment.  Recently I purchased a new paper pack at Michael's for just $5 so I just had to use some of it.  The colors don't really appeal to me but I do like how many of the papers have gold foil elements.  I layered vellum over the center panel and gold embossed the sentiment from Close to my Heart's "Card Captions" stamp set.  The embellishment is was punched from a SU dragonfly punch.  The promotional paper is from Craftsmith called "Eucalyptus Leaves".

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, January 5 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      Dream Valley Challenges #327--Anything Goes

      My Time to Craft #550--"New" --(paper)

      The Male Room #193--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Thanksgiving Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #609

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a 5 section background with a focal circle and sentiment.  As a AHSC Design Team member I had access to this sketch months ago and chose it for my Thanksgiving cards. The turkey was cut with my Cricut machine from Rose Gold Metallic card stock. The background paper is from Recollections Autumn Blaze and the sentiment is from Close to my Heart.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, December 29 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      A Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

      Crafty Calendar--Anything Goes

      Creative Fingers #291--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #607

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with several matted layers, and a centered sentiment with embellishments in a diagonal format.  My card features birds and butterflies from PET Washi Tape and popped up with foam tape.  The colors were chosen to coordinate with the beautiful birds.  The sentiment is from the "Say it in Style" stamp set from Close to my Heart.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, December 15 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      Triple B December--Birds, Butterflies and Blooms

      Lil Patch of Crafty Friends--Anything Goes

      Crafty Calendar December--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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