Everything is Rosy for Freshly Made Sketch #500

 Congratulations to the Freshly Made Design Team for reaching a milestone number of wonderful sketches!  I pulled out some older SU papers and diecuts  to create this lovely card:

In this second photo you can see how sparkly the Rose Gold paper and frame are along with the Stickles Star Dust flower centers.

The coordinating card stocks are Flamingo and Sapphire from Close to My Heart along with the greeting from For All Occasions which will be available September 1. The Stitched Rectangle Frame Thin Cut Die was used for the outer border of the card.

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

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

     Simon Says Stamp--Anything Goes

     Watercooler Wednesday--All Things Feminine

     Crafters Castle #44--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #435 with You Are Enough Paper

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week's sketch features lots of layers and centered circle element. I pulled out my recently retired You Are Enough Paper packet and made this card.

The coordinating papers are White Daisy, Glacier and Sapphire.  The sentiment is from Card Captions in Sapphire Ink and the White Daisy circle was embossed with a Flourish embossing folder. 

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

         Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Add a Sentiment

         The Male Room #159--Birthday

         Creative Moments #221--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Follow Your Art Featured in Fusion Crayon Challenge

Crayons or a sketch are the focus of this week's Fusion challenge. I liked the sketch and remembered that I had an old SU paper called "Follow Your Art" that would fit the theme.  To me the paper looks like it has a crayon scribbled background.

The coordinating color strips are Saffron, Sapphire and Poppy from Close to my Heart.  The sentiment panel is Ballerina and the greeting is from Card Captions which was stamped in Versamark ink and Sapphire ink and then embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel embossing powder which has a sparkle to it. (It was fun to use some of my older CTMH stash!)

Here is the fabulous Fusion Challenge graphic that inspired my card layout:

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

      Stamping Sensations--Celebrate

      Allsorts Challenge #637/8--Add Some Sparkle

      Aud Sentiments--Anything Goes & a Sentiment

      NBUS #29--Never Before Used Stuff (Background paper

      

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

:) Marie

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Color Bursts and Paper Garden Stamp for Tuesday Morning Sketch #619

 I finally put this sparkly purple Color Burst panel to use in this birthday card.  The Paper Garden (retired CTMH) stamped image was white embossed and the die cut sentiment is from Honey Bee Bitty Buzzwords and Antique Gold Shimmer Paper.

I added a few 1/4" hole punched holes as extra accents.

My card layout was loosely based on this Tuesday Morning Sketch:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:                               Seize the Birthday--Option--Sea                                                           Creative Cottage #143--No Patterned Paper                                         Sweet Stampers Challenge #59--Die Cuts and Punches                       Sparkles Forum #143--Monochromatic

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

:) Marie

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Freshly Made Birthday Card in Purples

 One of my nieces loves the color purple so I created this quick card following Freshly Made Sketch #498.

The background panel is from a Recollections Ombre pack.  The center panel was stamped in Lilac and Pansy with a retired Close to my Heart large stamp.  The sentiments are from Alinacuttle.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Stamping Sensations--Any Celebration

     Seize the Birthday--Optional Stripes

     Simply Create Too--Monochromatic

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

:) Marie

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Encouragement Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday #519

I've been digging into my paper stash lately and found some green heart print paper from a Close to my Heart Adventure Fundamental packet from 2017.  The colors are Emerald and Sapphire.  The sentiment is from a retired stamp set called "Stronger Together" (2-3 years ago). 

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 Sentiments Designs--Anything Goes

     Paperminutes #704--Hearts or Lights

     Retro Rubber #164--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #433 with Dreamin' Paper

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features 3 long panels with a center rectangle and a circle element.  I chose to slice up an older Close to my Heart paper called Dreamin' in 3 parts because this pretty paper will also qualify for the current Color My Heart Color Dare #456 which is to use colors on the opposite side of the color wheel.

Besides the Dreamin' paper my card features other retired CTMH products such as Goldrush Card Stock and Pacifica Card Stock.  The Scalloped Circle Thin Cut Die was cut from Almond Card Stock and the sentiment was cut from scraps from a Holographic poster board from a previous project with Honey Bees "Bitty Buzzwords" dies.

Here is our fabulous sketch this week.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening, August 15. You can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love.

Here is the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge graphic:

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

          Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenges--Anything                     goes with patterned paper  

          Crafters Cafe--Anything Goes                                                              Seize the Birthday--Option of Stripes      

          Crafting Happiness Challenges--Always Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Masculine Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #497

 My Hole in One stamp and thin cut die set has become my "go to" stamp set for making birthday cards for my male friends!  This time I used Freshly Made Sketch #497 to follow for inspiration.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch I used to make this CAS card:

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

     The Male Room--8th Birthday Challenge

     Daisy Chain Challenges--Men or Boys

     Happy Little Stampers with Dies--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #432 New Baby Card

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week's sketch features a central panel with rectangular strips.  My card was rotated 90 degrees to accommodate the long sentiment stamp.

Close to my Heart products used:

       Flamingo Card Stock                                                                             Kaleidoscope Paper (retired)                                                                 Welcome Little One stamp (retired CTMH circa 2000)                       Raspberry Ink

Here is our fabulous sketch this week.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening, August 8. You can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love.

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

     Retro Rubber Challenge #164--Anything Goes                                     Creative Fingers Challenge #213--Always Anything Goes                   Just Add Ink #566--Add a Frame (white panel)   

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

:) Marie

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New Grandmother Congratulations Card with Tuesday Morning Sketch #617

My nephew and his wife just had a baby girl so I made this lovely card for my sister.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Kaleidoscope Paper (retired)                                                                 Shell Pink Card Stock (retired)                                                             Shell Pink B & T Paper (retired)                                                           Scalloped Circle Thin Cut Die                                                               Cutest Baby Stamp Set (greeting)                                                         New Grandbaby                                                                                     Raspberry Ink

Here is the fabulous Tuesday Morning Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Aud Sentiments #280--Anything Goes with a Sentiment

      Creative Knockouts #413--Anything Goes

      Addicted to Stamps and More #411--Make Your Mark

      Use Your Stuff #428--Inspired by Real Life

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

:) Marie

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