Punny Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #443

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  Our sketch this week features three rectangular elements and a vertical sentiment.  I chose some bright and cheery colors and a fun stamp and sentiment available to Close to My Heart Makers called "Cows it Going?"

Close to my Heart products used Sapphire CS, Lemonade CS, Clover CS, Candy Apple CS, So Much Happy Paper, Sweet Girl Paper, Sapphire Ink, Stitched Heart Thin Cut Die, Flower Sequins, Tri Blend Markers, Liquid Pearls Opal.  Tiny wiggle eyes were glued on top.

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 24.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love.  You can link up your project here.

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

     Stamping Sensations--Animals, Birds or Bugs

     Critter Crazy Challenge #55--Anything Goes with a Featured                   Critter

     Crafty Animals #55--Include an Animal

     Happy Little Stampers--October--Anything Goes with Dies

     Addicted to Stamps and More #416--Make Your Mark

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

:) Marie

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Eat, Play, Love Mother's Day Card with Tuesday Morning Sketch #603

 Here is a quick card that I made following Tuesday Morning Sketch #603.  The patterned paper is Eat, Play, Love,  and the greeting is from an old Close to My Heart Stamp of the Month called "Framed".

Here is the fabulous Tuesday Morning Sketch #603 that inspired my card layout:

       

I'm also entering this card into the following challenge                                 Catch the Bug--Anything Goes                                                             Creative Fingers--Always Anything Goes                                             Cardz4Gals--Mother's Day                                                                   Little Red Wagon--Smell the Roses                                                       Watercooler Wednesday--All Occasions                                               The Sisterhood of Crafters--How does your garden grow?

         Fusion--Mother's Day, Sketch or Giraffes

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #412 with Eat, Play, Love Paper

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week we have a horizontally divided sketch with a large central focal element to spark your creativity.  I used my favorite Thank You Thin Cut die with Gold Metallic paper and Candy Apple Card Stock and a couple of Heart dies in Glacier turned sideways to resemble the bow on the sketch.  The Eat, Play, Love paper is from Close to my Heart.

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening March 21 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving comment love when you play along.

I saved the "negative" pieces of the top gold layer of my card to make another card using Serenity paper.

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

      Heart 2 Heart--Midas Touch--use Gold

      Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes                     with patterned paper

      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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Anniversary Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #411

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week we have a centered heart with a stripe behind it to spark your creativity.  We look forward to seeing how you can interpret this fabulous sketch!  I just received some new stamps from Close to my Heart containing the "Heart Full of Love" set which is featured in my card below.

The background papers are from a retired Mix-In paper packet and Oh My Happy paper packet.  The sentiment is from retired "Say it in Style" and the ink and Cardstock colors are Candy Apple.

Here is the wonderful Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening March 14 and you can link up your creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving you some "comment love".

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

     A Place to Start--Pick a Shape

     Incy Wincy Designs--Work/ Play and/or Big Hearts

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes

     Papercraft Challenges--For a Loved One

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

:) Marie

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Series of Christmas Cards with Freshly Made Sketch #464

 I really liked this week's Freshly Made Sketch #464 so I used it to create several Christmas cards. First I stamped Merry Christmas Trimmings with Evergreen or Intense Black Ink and colored the background with Light Green Blend Marker and Dark Red Blend Markers and laminated them. The papers came from Comfort and Joy, Mix-in November--December 2019 and November-December 2020. Evergreen Card Stock and Candy Apple Card Stock papers were used as mats. The cards are being displayed in the order in which I made them.  I would really like to know which you like best.

Card #1:

Card #2:

Card #3:

Card #4:

This next photo was photographed at an angle so you can see how shiny the laminated focal image is:

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired all of these cards:

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

     The Paper Challenge--Christmas

     A Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes     

     Color Dare #494--Traditional Christmas Colors

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!  If you can please leave a comment and tell me which was your favorite card.

:) Marie

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Christmas Card with Freshly Made Sketch #457

 It's mid-October and time to think about Christmas card designs so I made my first 2020 card using Freshly Made Sketch #457.  The card stock colors are CTMH Evergreen and Candy Apple Red.  The greeting is from last year's stamp set called "Reindeer Crossing" in Cranberry Pigment Ink and Clear Embossing Powder.  The Gold Metallic patterned paper is from an old paper stack by DCWV called "Cup of Cheer."

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

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

     Heart2Heart--Christmas is Coming Early

     C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #573--Anything Goes with option of                        Christmas

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

:) Marie

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Blue Skies Paper with Inspire.Create. Sketch 71

This lovely card was made with Blue Skies patterned paper and Blue Skies Coordinating Card Stock.  Notice the glossy pattern on the yellow strips.

The sentiment is from Mason Jar Bouquet and the background colors are Pixie and Candy Apple.

My card layout was inspired by this wonderful sketch by Inspire.Create #71.

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

     Creative Fusion--In Nature's Garden

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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A Million Little Things and Stitched Together for Sketch Saturday #613

When I saw the current Sketch Saturday challenge graphic I remembered that I own an old Fiskars slot corner punch with hearts that would work perfectly for this challenge.  My current favorite floral stamp set from Close to My Heart is "A Million Little Things" and I'm featuring it over "Stitched Together" patterned paper and Candy Apple frame.  The flower was colored with Coral, Dull Grey and Ice Grey Tri Blend Markers and embellished with a Clear Shimmer Brush.  The sentiment is from the Aurora Cardmaking Workshop kit.

Here is the Sketch Saturday Challenge graphic that inspired my card layout:

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:

     Creative Knockouts--Anything Goes

     Shopping Our Stash--Unfinished Objects (I colored the flower              weeks ago!)

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--In the Summer Garden

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

:) Marie

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June Joyful Stars Blog Hop with Brushed and a Budding Friendship

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. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired! 

Close to my Heart has brought pack a lovely old paper pack called Brushed and a pair of stamp sets to coordinate with them.  (These are available for a limited time only.)

My cards were inspired by three different sketch challenges and I will list the sketch directly underneath each card.

This first card was inspired by Sunday Stamps Sketch #232.

The cardstock colors are Black, Lemonade, Candy Apple and Green Apple.  The patterned paper is from the featured paper pack "Brushed".  The small floral stamp and greeting are from "A Budding Friendship".

Here is the fabulous Sunday Stamps sketch that inspired my card layout:

My second card was inspired by Stick it Down June 2020 sketch.  The background card stocks are White Daisy and Pixie.  The yellow floral patterned paper is from "Brushed" and it is matted with Green Apple Card Stock.  The flower from "A Budding Friendship" was stamped on Candy Apple and Green Apple card stocks with Intense Black Ink.  The "Say it in Style" sentiment was embossed on vellum and cut with a retired Thin Cut Banner die.   The flower was brushed with a Clear Shimmer Brush and Julep Gems accent the four corners of the card.

My last card was based on the Case the Designer challenge at Global Design Project.#244.  I really liked the cut away front panel that reveals a different paper lining the inside.  The patterned papers are also from "Brushed".  The flower was stamped onto Lemonade Card Stock and brushed with a Peach Shimmer Brush.  The flower center was accented with Golden Rod Stickles.  The leaves were stamped on Evergreen Card Stock.

This is another view so you can see that the top panel is narrower than the entire card.

 This is the Global Design Project graphic that inspired the above card:

Which card do you like best?  Please feel free to leave me a comment below.

Here are the featured products I used in making these 3 cards:

A Budding Friendship Stamp Set:

Brushed Paper Packet:

Now it's time to head over to Joyce Gough's blog --I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

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Patriotic Card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #370

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week we have a layout featuring several elements, a diagonal strip and a sentiment.  I chose to use stars for a 4th of July card for my Navy son.

Close to my Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Sapphire CS

     Candy Apple CS

     Candy Apple Ink

     Regatta paper (retired)

     Stitched Brackets Thin Cut Dies

     Stars Thin Cut Dies

     Sentiment stamp (retired stamp from a "super set"

     Fireworks stamp (retired)

     Clear Shimmer Brush

Here is our Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge graphic:

Our challenge is open until Sunday evening May 31.  You can link up your entry here.

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

     Always Fun Challenges--Summer Fun
   Get Creative Challenges--Make it Sparkly (stars)
   Dream Valley Challenges--Add Some Sparkle (stars)

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #368 with a Million Little Things

Welcome to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week we are framing the center and adding a focal image to overlap the frame.  I used "A Million Little Things" stamp set, "Time to Celebrate" stamp of the Month and "Stitched Together Paper to make my card.  I also used Spectrum Noir TriBlend Markers (Light Green, Ice Grey and Dark Red) Candy Apple Card stock and Stitched Rectangle Frames.  The bow was cut from Silver Glitter Paper with a retired Gift Set Thin Cut Die.  A little bit of Clear Shimmer Brush outlines the flower petals.

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

Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, May 17.  We sure hope you can join us!  You can enter your project here.

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

     Get Creative Challenges--Make it Sparkly

    Use Your Stuff--Flowers and/or Butterflies 

    Stamping  Sensations--Say it with Flowers

    Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper--Anything Goes with Patterned

       Paper

     

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

:) Marie

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Floral Card for Case This Sketch #353

This card came together very quickly using the fabulous Case This Sketch #353. Although it is difficult to see the flowers were colored with Shimmer brushes which makes it sparkle.

Close to My Heart Products used:

      Primary Combo Background and Texture Paper (retired)

      Know That I Care stamp set (retired)

      Candy Apple Card Stock

      Black Card Stock

      Intense Black Ink

      Candy Apple Ink

      Red Shimmer Brush

      Julep Shimmer Brush

Here is the wonderful sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Use Your Stuff--Anything Goes

      Make My Monday--Anything But Square

      Crafters Castle--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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