Get Well Card with Try a Sketch on Tuesday Sketch #642

The split diagonal sketch at Try a Sketch on Tuesday this week appealed to me so I made a Get Well card with it for a friend recovering from surgery.  The gold foil edged flowers were cut from a piece of Paper Studio paper and the greeting is from an old Stampin' Up stamp set called "Healing Hugs". The background papers are probably 20 years old or so from Close to my Heart called "Buttercup".   The center stripe is Wild Berry Shimmer Trim.

Here is the sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Aud Sentiments #311--Use Glitter/Bling

      Dream Valley Challenge #311--Add Some Sparkle

      Allsorts Challenge #771--Add Yellow

      Aloha Friday #8--Pastel Colors      

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

:) Marie

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Floral Card with Freshly Made Sketch #527

Here is a quick and easy card I made using some floral embellishments, old patterned paper and Gold Holographic Poster Board following Freshly Made Sketch #527.  The greeting is from a recent Close to my Heart Stamp of the Month set called Wildflower Friendship stamped in Capri Ink.

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

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

     Sweet Stampin' Challenge--KISS

     CAS on Friday #227--Flowers

     Crafters Cafe #283--Use Some Flowers

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Shamrocks Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #546

Next week is St. Patrick's Day and there are several family members that I want to remember with handmade greeting cards.  My cricut machine cut the pair of layered shamrocks (Celebrate with Flourish cartridge) which are featured within Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch #546. The background layer was created by swiping Clover Ink over the Lumen 3D folder (Simon Says Stamp) and running it through my Cuttlebug machine.  The shamrocks were cut from Clover Card Stock and then brushed with a Clear Shimmer Brush for a little bit more sparkle.  The sparkly gold strip and shamrock background layer is Gold Holographic Poster Board.  The yellow gingham paper is very old Close to my Heart Buttercup B & T and the flag is Mint Card Stock.

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

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

     Double Trouble #105--Bring on the Green

     Heart 2 Heart--Going Green

     Simon Says Monday Challenge--Add Some Green

     Make the Cards #50--Embossing Folder

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Dynamic Duos #35 with Mojo Monday Sketch #276

Last evening I received some new Close To My Heart papers and stamps and had to use this adorable "Cozy Cat" as soon as I could today.   This happy cat will appear in the new Close To My Heart catalog on February 1 as will the light green Chantilly paper.  Dynamic Duos #35 colors this week are Saffron and Certainly Celery and I substituted CTMH Buttercup and Sweet Leaf.  I really liked the sketch from this week's Mojo Monday #276 and decided to use it.  The cat was stamped twice--once onto Buttercup B&T paper (retired CTMH) and then again on Chantilly (soon to come CTMH).  The cat was popped up from the cushion using 3D Foam Dots. Don't you LOVE how the background circle and border have the same pattern to them?  They were made with the CTMH Artiste cartridge (circle is accent 4 from page 31 cut at 3.5"and the border is accent 4 shift cut at .75".)  I started with a 5" x 6.5" card to accomodate the large circle and trimmed it a bit to have the border end up perfectly on the card.  A tiny drop of Silver Glitz Glitter Gel was applied to the cat's color.  The grey and white twine on the border is from the Baker's Twine Neutral Assortment from Close to My Heart.

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch:

Here are the Dynamic Duos Colors:

 

If you like color challenges like I do, please come play with us at Color My Heart Color Dare.  This week's colors are Close To My Heart Ruby and Indian Corn Blue--submissions are due Thursday evening at 9PM CT.

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