Foiled Hearts for Numerous Challenges

This card is very similar to the one I posted yesterday.  The stamps are the same but I swapped out the glitter hearts and La Vie En Rose paper for foiled paper pieces.

Close to My Heart products used:

     For Family stamps

     Beloved Bouquet stamps

     White Daisy CS

     Black CS

     Ruby Ink

Other products:

     Printed Toner paper by Minc.

     Rose Gold Heat Reactive Foil by Minc.

     Hearts cut from free heart shapes in Cricut Design Space

Details for my previous card are here:

I would love to know which card you like better.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

     The House That Stamps Built--Use Some Hearts

     Cards in Envy--From the Heart

     Crafty Boots Challenges--Love is in the Air

     Crafty Cardmakers--Love, Love, Love

     Get Creative Challenges--Must Use Hearts

     Love to Scrap--Have a Heart

     The Paper Girls--Love

     Crafting When We Can--Add Hearts

Where did I find all these challenges?  At Paper Playful!

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

:) Marie

     

For Family Valentine for 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 Betty Locco's blog you are on the right track.  (If you get "lost" along the way visit Joyce's blog for the complete lineup.)  Have fun being inspired! 

 

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     LaVie En Rose paper
     Black CS
     For Family stamp set
     Beloved Bouquet stamp set
     Ruby Ink

Other products
     Red Glitter paper by DCVW (purchased before CTMH had red glitter                  paper)


I'm also entering this card into Cards In Envy "From the Heart" challenge.

The next stop on the blog hop is Crystal Davis' blog.  I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she shares.

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

:) Marie

P.S.  If you like Close to My Heart products and you like to challenge yourself I invite you to check out the Color My Heart Color Dare blog.  We award blog badges to our weekly winners and have a monthly prize drawing for a randomly drawn entry so the more often you play the more chances you have to win a donated prize from a CTMH consultant.

Beloved Bouquet for Case This Sketch #156 and Inkspirational Challenges #100

My favorite new stamp set has to be Beloved Bouquet (Close to My Heart January 2016 Stamp of the Month) and I just can't stop using it!  Today's lovely card uses the Baby's Breath stamp in "shades of green" for the Inkspirational Challenge #100 called "Blast from the Past".

Close to My Heart Products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Peacock CS

     Fern CS

     Beloved Bouquet stamp

     Balloon Animals (February stamp of the month) frame

     Just a Number (birthday stamp--retired)

     Peacock Ink

     Fern Ink

     3D Foam Tape

My inspiration for the card layout came from Case This Sketch #156:

Since it is a birthday card I am also linking this to the Seize the Birthday Clean and Simple challenge.

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

:) Marie

p.s.  If you are looking for a great color challenge this week check out Color My Heart Color Dare.  

    

Beloved Bouquet Meets Color Dare #177

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  I'm really excited to share this particular color combination with you as it really appeals to me.  We are challenging you to create a project with just these four fabulous Close to My Heart colors:  White Daisy, Whisper, Peacock, and Crystal Blue.

(If you don't have these Close to My Heart colors you can substitute something similar so you can still play along!)

My card features the January Stamp of the Month Beloved Bouquet which I really love!

The card layout is from Tuesday Morning Sketches #335:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Peacock CS

     Crystal Blue CS

     Beloved Bouquet stamps

     Peacock Ink

     Crystal Blue Ink

     Artbooking cartridge--decorative circle

     Artistry cartridge--scalloped border

     

Here is the Design Space file if you want to recreate this card.

Please check out what the rest of the awesome Design Team has to inspire you with this challenge here.  We hope you will find the time to create something and share it with us on the Color Dare blog or on our Facebook page.  If you don't have the exact colors you may use something similar.

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

:) Marie

Beloved Bouquet in Glacier, White Daisy and Silver

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post.  This week we are inviting you to use just 3 colors:  Glacier, White Daisy and Silver.

As I was reading through some old blog posts I came upon a new to me technique called spotlighting.  I found more information about it on the Gina K Designs blog here.  Instead of using a frame stamp I just pencil traced around different sized CTMH acrylic blocks and then later used the CTMH silver metallic marker to fill it in.  Here is my creation:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Glacier CS

     Beloved Bouquet January Stamp of the Month stamp

     Glacier Ink

     Silver Metallic Marker

     Silver Embossing powder 

Please check out what the rest of the awesome Design Team has to inspire you with this challenge here.  We hope you will find the time to create something and share it with us on the Color Dare blog.  If you don't have the exact colors you may use something similar.

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

:) Marie

Stamp of Approval Thank You Card

Here is a quick card I made for a special friend.  This card layout is one that will work quite well with the other stamps in the new "Stamps of Approval"set just released by Close to My Heart in the new Seasonal Expressions catalog.  This card also features the Baby's Breath stamp from the January Stamp of the Month which created the Glacier background pattern.  The bottom Sapphire panel was embossed with the Stripes Embossing Folder.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Artistry Cartridge

     White Daisy CS

     Glacier CS

     Sapphire CS

     Beloved Bouquet

     Stamps of Approval

     Sapphire Ink

     Glacier Ink

     Silver Shimmer Trim

     Black and Grey Glitter paper

     3D Foam Tape

     Stripes Embossing folder

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

     Just Us Girls #324--Word--Thank You

     Inkspirational--Thank You with something new

     Nacho Average Challenge--color scheme

Are you looking for a good color challenge blog?  Check out the latest challenge from Color My Heart Color Dare to combine New England Ivy, Desert Sand and Poppy.  The challenge ends at 9PM CST on Thursday, January 7.  There are weekly blog badges awarded and a randomly drawn prize given away every month.

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

:) Marie