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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Tuesday Morning Sketch #454 Meets Double Trouble #1

Some of my Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team friends have started a new blog challenge and I just had to be supportive and try it!  The inaugural Double Trouble Challenge is to use at least two different patterned papers.  I combined this with last week's Tuesday Morning Sketch #454 to create a special card for a friend who turns 90 next week.

Here is a second view so you can see how shiny the Silver Foil paper is!

Close to My Heart products used:

     Blossom CS

     Adventure Fundamentals Paper (heart pattern)

     Silver Foil Paper

     Beautiful Friendship Paper

     Bashful CS

     Silver Embossing Powder

     Silver Metallic Marker

     Just a Number stamp (retired)

Other:

     Dazzling Details by SU (highlights on flowers)

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

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

     HeARTful Stamping--Anything Goes with a stamp

     Seize the Birthday--Patterned Paper

     

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar.

May Joyful Stars Blog Hop with Global Design Projects Sketch

Welcome back to the May 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. (The complete lineup is also on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!

The card I am sharing with you today uses some 

beautiful new papers from the May National 

Scrapbooking special called "Live Beautifully" and 

the Flower Market cartridge. The image I chose is 

called Cherry Blossoms and reminds me of the cherry

trees in my backyard that have been dropping most of 

their pink petals.

Here is a slightly different angled photo so you can better see the shiny gold foil backgrounds and gold shimmer on the ribbon.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Live Beautifully paper

     Flower Market Cricut cartridge

     Blossom CS

     Raspberry CS

     Fern CS

     Chocolate CS

     Peacock CS

     Peacock Ink

     Jack Cardmaking Bundle greeting stamp

     Gold Shimmer Brush

     Uptown Fundamentals (gold mat for greeting)

The inspiration for my card layout came from Global Design Project #86:

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

     Die Cuttin Divas--Mother's Day or Feminine

     Heart 2 Heart--Teeny Tiny

     Crafty Cardmakers--Sentiment

     Bitten by the Bug--Happy Mother's Day   

     Always Fun Challenges--For a Female or Mom 

     Cards in Envy--Motherly Love 

Now it's time to hop on over to my friend Jennifer Benner's blog. I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she shares.

     

If you would like a chance to win a new Cricut Explore please visit my blog post here for more details.  

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar. 

Color Dare #242--Using Some Little Dreamer Colors

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  The month of May brings some changes to the Color Dare blog and a new Close to My Heart Seasonal Expressions catalog.  Each month the Color Dare blog will feature some colors from the CTMH featured paper pack with some other colors added in.   

In May the colors from the Little Dreamer paper palette will be used and you can check all the weekly Color Dare challenges for May by clicking on the Little Dreamer button on the sidebar on the Color Dare blog so you will have have plenty advance notice of all of the challenges for May.  Color Dare challenge #242 features the following Close to My Heart colors:  Lemon, Tangerine, Blossom, Willow, White Daisy, Desert Sand and Gold.  We would like you to use all and only these Close to My Heart colors.  Of course, if you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun.

Close to My Heart products used:

      Artbooking Cricut Cartridge--butterfly cut

      Little Dreamer paper

      Tangerine CS

      Lemon CS

      Blossom CS

      Adventure Paper Fundamentals

      Birthday Sparkles stamp

      Bling Gem Assortment

      Ranger Gold Fine Detail Embossing Powder

      3D Foam Tape

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Bitten by the Bug--Bees, Butterflies and Bugs

         Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge--Great                   Outdoors

      Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes

      Pearly Sparkles Challenge Blog--Things with                     Wings

      Fusion Card Challenge--Sketch or photo or both

Please stop by the Color Dare blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar. 

If you would like a chance to win a new Cricut Explore please visit my blog post here for more details.  

      

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #200

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This is such a wonderful sketch and my card came to me really quickly.  The diamond overlay was cut with the CTMH Artbooking cartridge.  The sentiment was cut with a Thin Cut die and then dipped in Versamark ink and Clear Embossing Powder to give it a little glossy sparkle.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Artbooking cricut cartridge
     Blossom CS
     Sapphire CS
     White Daisy CS
     Adventure Paper Fundamentals (Raspberry)
     Hello and Thanks Thin Cut Die
     Versamark Ink
     Clear Embossing Powder

Here is the wonderful Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card:
  

We would love to have you play along with this sketch and share your creation with us at AHSC.  

I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:
     Crafty Cardmakers #182--Add Texture
     Ooh La La Creations #222--Add a Diecut
     Paper Players #332--Sentiment as Focal Point
     Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes
     Die Cut Divas--use Red or Pink

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

Sugar Rush Card for Joyful Stars February Blog Hop

Welcome back to the February 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 Krista Hershberger's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is also on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!

My card came to me fairly quickly as I was going through my Sugar Rush paper pack. I chose to cut out one of the PML cards and feature it on the front of my card--no inking at all!

The sentiment inside my card was created with the CTMH Flower Market cartridge and Design Space.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sea Glass CS

     Pomegranate CS

     Sugar Rush paper

     Canary CS

     Blossom CS

     Flower Market Cricut Cartridge

     Clear Shimmer Brush

     Simple Chevron Embossing Folder

Other:

     Cricut Silver Metallic Pen

My card layout was inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #274:

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

     Sunny Day Crafting--Box Cards or Regular Cards

     Inspiration Destination--Anything Goes

Now it's time to hop on over to my friend Jennifer Benner's 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. Stop by tomorrow to see what I'll have for the new challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare blog--a challenge blog featuring Close to My Heart exclusive colors.