Etched Blue Glasses for Cut It Up Anything But A Card Challenge

On my last trip to Dollar Tree I came upon some blue glassware and wanted to see how acid etching would look.  I chose some seashell images from Cricut (Mermaid Necklace) and created stencils to apply the acid etching cream through.  Here are the results:

The current challenge at Cut it Up is "Anything But A Card" so I'm entering this project there. 

If you would like to recreate this project you can find my Cricut Design Space file here.

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

:) Marie

      

Color Dare #286 Meets Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #368

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This fortnight we are challenging you to combine the following  Close to My Heart colors:  New England Ivy, Linen and Blossom with an option of adding silver or gold.  Black and White are free to use but please do not add additional colors.  Of course if you don't have these exact CTMH colors yet, you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!  Our challenge is open until July 5 at 9PM EDT so you have almost 2 weeks to participate.  We award blog badges for challenge winners and have a random winner drawn monthly for some goodies in the mail.

My sister recently gave us a set of new beach chairs for our new vacation home so I thought it was appropriate to feature a beach chair as a focal image for this card.

Close to My Heart products used:

     New England Ivy CS

     Linen CS

     Adventure Fundamentals Paper

     Blossom Ink

     New England Ivy Ink

     Shells and Stars stamp

     No Worries--Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cuts                    (retired)

     Shell Sentiments Thank You stamp

     Stitched Circles Die

     Circle Die

     Clear Shimmer Brush

Just click on the Color Dare Graphic below to get to see what the rest of the wonderful Design Team has to inspire you and to find the link to share your project with us.

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Aud Sentiments Challenge #206--Anything Goes              with a Sentiment

     Cardz 4 Galz--Summer Sunny Days

     Through the Purple Haze--At the Beach

     Creative Sketchy Girls--Summer Card

     Dies R Us Challenge #99--Summertime Fun

     Sunsational Stamps--Beach Theme

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #269 With Punny Pals Frog

This week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch features a small tag and a greeting.  My card features a waving frog from Close to My Heart Operation Smile Punny Pals stamp set and Thin Cut Basic Tag and Hello Dies.  The background color is Peacock and the patterned paper is from the retired Olivia paper pack.  The frog was colored with Shin Han Touch Sap Green and Vivid Green Markers.

Here is this week's Atlantic Heart Sketch #269:

Doesn't this look like a fun sketch?  You have until Sunday evening June 24 to link up your project here.  We can't wait to see what you create!

I'm also linking this card up to the following challenges:

      Three Amigos Blog Hop--Die Cutting Challenge

      International Art and Soul--Sentiment as Main                   Focus

      Inkspirational--Use Small Stamps

      Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies

      

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

:) Marie

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Shell Sentiments for June Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to another Joyful Stars Blog Hop! We are a group of Close to My Heart consultants who share something each month on the 9th and at 9PM EST. If you are coming from Andrea Sherman's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!  

My card features a shell stamped with Black and Sapphire pigment inks onto Bashful Glitter paper over a Sapphire oval, Pomegranate banner and Bashful Pink cardstock.  The focal image and greeting sentiment are from Shell Sentiments from the Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog.  (If you click here you can see another color scheme for this lovely shell stamp.)

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Sunday Stamps Sketch:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
     Double Trouble #2--No Patterned Papers
     Sparkles Monthly Challenge--Sea Shells

Now head on over to Joyce Hauck's blog.  I'm sure you'll be inspired by her project! 

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #296 Meets Freshly Made Sketch #340

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This fortnight we are challenging you to combine the following Close to My Heart colors:  Toffee, Pomegranate and Juniper with an option of Gold.  Of course if you don't have these CTMH colors you may substitute similar colors so you can still play along.  Black and White are always free to use but please do not add additional colors.  Our challenge will be open until June 21 so you have almost 2 weeks to link up your creation for our challenge.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pomegranate CS

     Toffee CS

     White Daisy CS

     Whimsy Fundamentals Paper

     Pomegranate Ink

     Juniper Ink

     Versamark Ink

     Shell Sentiments stamps

     Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder (retired                     CTMH)

     3D Foam Tape

Here's another view so you can see how sparkly the Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder is.  Although Close to My Heart no longer carries this embossing powder I think you could make your own by combining clear embossing powder and glitter.

Here is the Color Dare graphic--just click on it to get to the challenge link and see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.

My card layout was inspired by this wonderful Freshly Made Sketch #340:

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

     Aud Sentiments Challenge--Anything Goes with a               Sentiment

     Through the Purple Haze--At the Beach

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

:) Marie

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50th Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #267

Here is another fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch for you to try!  

The background is Crystal Blue card stock with a black stripe, Pomegranate striped panel from Enchantment Paper Fundamentals and a Pacifica pennant.  The rays on the circle was gold embossed with a stamp from the Central Park Scrapbooking set.  The birthday greeting is from the Close to My Heart retired Balloon Animals stamp set.  I used shiny metallic black paper to cut the "50" using the Nursery Rhymes cricut cartridge.

What can you do with this wonderful sketch?  Here it is in black and white.  

Our challenge is open until Sunday evening June 10.  We would love to see what you can create!  You can link up here.

I'm also submitting this card to the following challenges:

     Crafty Friends Challenge--Happy Birthday

     Hiding in My Craft Room--Use 4 Colors

     Always Happy Birthday--Summer Birthday                        Option

     Seize the Birthday--Patterned Paper

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

:) Marie

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Uptown Fundamentals Graduation Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch

Hooray for my nephew who just graduated from Scranton University!  This is the card I made for him:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Uptown Fundamentals Paper (retired)

     Pansy CS

     Pewter CS

     Gold embossing powder

     Gold Metallic Marker

     Black and White Enamel Dots

     Congratulations Graduate stamp set (retired)

     Smarty Pants stamp set (retired)

     Thin Cuts--Basic Tags

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch that inspired my card layout:

   

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

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--                    Patterned Paper

     Paru's Cardmaking Challenge--Masculine Card

     Simply Create Too--For a Male

     Give a Crafter a Cookie--Graduation

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

:) Marie

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