Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #601

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with a torn edged layer, an offset focal circle with a large embellishment and sentiment strip.  The background color is from Close to my Heart called Wildberry.  The sentiment was white embossed on Wild Berry Card Stock and is from CTMH "Say it in Style."  The "Rose Wing Butterfly" die is from Simon Says Stamp cut in Hunky Dory paper called Mirri paper.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 3 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--Anything Goes

     We Love 2 Create--Anything Mixed Media Goes

     Creative Fingers #287--Anything Goes

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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You Are Amazing Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #599

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a framed vertical layout with a matted center sentiment circle with embellishments behind it.  My card was made with my friend Susan in mind who did an awesome job of organizing a "Think Pink" event in my community.  The diecut sentiment is from Close to my Heart "You Go Girl" and was embossed with Mulberry Star embossing powder by sparklensprinkle.com. The background panel was ink smooshed with pastel colors and then dry embossed with a "Quilted" embossing folder from We R Memory Makers. The stamped embellishments behind the center panel was made by a very old (30+ years old--wood) D.O.T.S. stamp called Midnight Stars in Sapphire Ink.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, November 28 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:

      Retro Rubber #241 Tic Tac Toe--(Diagonal Diecut, choice--embossing, Watercolor)

      Mix it Up Challenge #73--Option of Smooshing

      Creative Crafters #81--Shapes

      Crafty Calendar--Anything Goes   

      A Cut Above--Double, Triple the Die Cut Fun

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

:) Marie

 

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Sympathy Cards with Freshly Made Sketch #656

This week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches appealed to me and I needed to make several sympathy cards.  (I actually send most of the cards I make.)  Which one do you like best?

#1:

#2:

#3:

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch #656 that inspired my card layouts:

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

     Simon Says Wednesday--Things with Wings

     Love Those Pretty Patterned Papers--Anything Goes

     Creative Fingers #286--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Foiled Paper Thank You Card with Tuesday Morning Sketch #776

Yesterday I was looking through my extensive stash of paper pads and came upon an older Recollections pack called "Newport Grove" that has many blue papers with blue foil.  I created this sparkling card following this week's Tuesday Morning Sketch #776.  The Thank You die cut was brushed with Crafter's Companion Glitter Paste.

Here is the fabulous Tuesday Morning Sketch I followed:

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

      Crafty Gals Corner #259--Anything Goes

      Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday October challenge--AG

      Birthstone Challenge--Sapphire and Opal

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Sunflower Themed Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #597

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with split background panels, a round frame with embellishment and sentiment.  Since it is Fall here I made a "Thinking of You" card with fall colors. The large sunflower was fussy cut from sheet of patterned paper.  Peeled Paint Stickles were used for the 3 dot embellishments.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 6 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:

       Beautiful Blossoms #21--Anything Floral goes with                             Optional Mood Board

       Day of the Month Card Club #67--Autumn Stroll Day

       Sparkles Monthly Challenges Blog #180--Autumn/Fall

    

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

:) Marie

 

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Bridal Shower Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #595

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with a round element, embellishments behind it and a sentiment strip.  I needed to make a bridal shower card so I chose a very old SU stamp from "Send a Sentiment", old Amethyst Close to my Heart paper, older markers and die from SU Cheerful Daisies set.  A light purple metallic mat was placed behind the sentiment from Simon Says Stamp "Put Your Party Hats On".

This second photo was taken from a different angle so you can see the pretty light purple metallic mat from Recollections.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, September 22 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:

      Cut Above Die--September--optional Monochromatic

      Creative Crafters #80--Anything Goes     

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Hello Cards with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #593

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a striped background panel with a smaller vellum overlay with 2 tags and a sentiment strip.  I went through my paper stash and found this pretty striped paper from Close to my Heart called "Little Dreamer".  Then I pulled out coordinating cardstocks to come up with several cards. The bows were created with a Scrapbook.com die from the "Bow Toppers" collection.

This card uses the reverse side of the striped paper:

Which card is your favorite?

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, September 8 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 Place to Start--Anything Goes

      Dream Valley Challenges #321--Anything Goes

      Daisy Chain Challenges #88--For the Girls

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

:) Marie

 

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Butterfly Trio Card with Freshly Made Sketch #651

This week's Freshly Made Sketch appealed to me and I was able to find some time to play in my craft room to create this lovely card.

This second photo was photographed at a different angle so you can see how shimmery the paper is.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Cut it Up #311--Anything Goes with a die cut

     Daring Cardmakers--Butterflies and Bees

     Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Baby Girl Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #592

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with diagonal stripes and a focal element.  My card features a baby onesie and rattle instead of flowers.

Here is another view to show off the sparkling papers.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, August 31 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 #321--Anything Goes

     Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #236--Anything Goes

     Crafty Calendar August--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Blue Toned Thank You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #591

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with an off center panel with a round element and 2 round elements behind it. My card uses 3 shades of blue from Close to my Heart--Journey, Capri and Heavenly Blue.  The thread wrapped elements behind the sentiment circle are very old Heavenly Blue "Sassy Strands" from my stash.  The sentiment was hand written with a metallic gold pen.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, August 25 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:

     Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge--optional theme--Summertime

      Simply Clean and Simple Challenge--Off Center

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes

      Simon Says Wednesday--Add a Sentiment

      Lil' Red Wagon--Sparkle and Shine

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

:) Marie

 

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Thank You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #589

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with strips of torn papers and a sentiment.  My card features paper from a very old paper pack from Cricut called Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.  The sentiment was die cut from black glossy paper.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, August 11 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:

     Crafts Galore Encore--Anything Goes

     (PIN)spirational Challenge #316--Use a Diecut

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Guest Designing for Heart's Quest Celebration of Love Challenge #8

Several weeks ago I created a wedding card and entered it into a relatively new challenge called Heart's Quest Celebration of Love. My card was selected as a top pick and I was invited to be a Guest Designer for Challenge #8.  How exciting for me!

My sparkly card features a very old wooden Close to my Heart stamp which was embossed with Black Tinsel embossing powder. It was layered over a Black Shimmer paper and then Gold Foil.  The gold foil bottom border was cut from a sheet of "Marsh Flower" Recollections paper.  This elegant card came together very quickly!

Here is another photograph showing how sparkly this card is under light.

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

     Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Anything Goes

     Lil Patch of Crafty Friends--Anything Goes

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Flurry of Butterflies Hello Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #587

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with a central panel filled with flowers (or whatever else you choose) and small sentiments. My card features die cut butterflies with black holographic cardstock over various patterned papers and small sentiments from Stampin' Up's "Many Messages".  The background card stock is "Journey" 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, July 28 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:

     Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

     Inkspirational Challenge--Use products from 2 stamp                         companies

     Creative Fingers--Anything Goes

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Washi Tape Birds Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #585

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with 3 focal points, several layers and a centered sentiment panel.  As our card sketches are a starting point to spark our creativity I chose oval panels instead of flowers and moved the sentiment panel up from its centered sketch position.  I recently purchased some P.E.T. washi tape from The Washi Tape store and used 3 beautiful birds from "Spring Serenade" over a glossy patterned piece of backing for a very old Cuttlebug die.  The papers are from an older Recollections paper pack called "Essentials Distressed " and the sentiment is from "Dragonfly Wishes" by Close to my Heart stamped in Bluebird Ink.

This photo shows more of the shininess of the P.E.T. washi tape and the background panels.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, July 14 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:

      Critter Crazy Challenges #88--Anything Goes 

      Crafty Animals #85--Anything Goes with animals

      Triple B July Challenge--Birds, Blooms or Butterflies

      Crafting Happiness #182--Birthdays    

 

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

:) Marie

 

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