September 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 Andrea Sherman'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 features the September Stamp of the Month called "Feel So Blessed". 

I stamped the feathers onto Adventure Fundamentals paper (Lagoon, Blossom and Pacifica) with Black Memento Ink and then fussy cut them.  The silver sparkled feather veins were made with the Silver Metallic marker.  The yellow background panel is Lemon cardstock with the Chalk Marker creating a background texture.  Thanks was stamped in Memento Black ink and matted with Raspberry cardstock and popped up with 3D Foam Tape.

Here is what the rest of the September Stamp of the Month includes:

This fabulous stamp set is available for a limited time only.  You can get it for just $5 with a $50 order from your Close to My Heart consultant.  If you don't already have a consultant you can get it from me here.

Now it's time to hop on over to Michelle Loncar's blog. I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she shares.

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

     Simon Says Wednesday--Stamp it!

     Simply Papercraft--Anything Goes

     Aud Sentiments Challenge #188--Anything                  Goes with a Sentiment

     Craft Rocket Challenges--Something                               Beginning with "F"--Feathers

     Pile it On #134--Feathers and/or Scales

     

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #186 Meets Sketch Saturday #404

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post.  This week we are challenging you to use all and only the following colors:  Gypsy, Lagoon and White Daisy.

My first card features the Spring Critters frog and the original Adventures Fundamentals pattern.  This adorable stamp set also has a matching Thin Cuts dies to make it so easy to use.  I used a Q-tip and Lagoon ink to "color" the frog and an old Gypsy Alcohol Marker to outline the frog.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Lagoon CS

     White Daisy CS

     Adventures Fundamental Paper (original pattern--retired)

     Spring Critters stamps

     Spring Critters Thin Cuts

     Gypsy Ink

     Lagoon Ink

     Gypsy Alcohol Marker (retired)

     Chalk Marker (to color flowers on the lily pads)

Other products:

     tiny wiggle eyes

     Spring Fling cricut cartridge to cut lily pads

     Violet Cricut pen to outline lily pads

My card was inspired by this sketch from Sketch Saturday #404:

When I was making the frog card I originally thought I would use the Gypsy on top and Lagoon on the bottom but then I changed my mind.  I already had the pieces glued down so I decided to make a second Easter card using the Give a Lift stamp set.  

Head on over to the Color Dare blog to check out 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

     

Color Challenge at Sunday Stamps!

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Challenge post!  This week we are bringing you some pretty colors to work with:

SU Colors are: Wisteria Wonder, Baked Brown Sugar & Wild Wasabi
CTMH Colors are:  Topiary, Saddle and Gypsy

My card was made following the Tuesday Morning Sketch #239

Close To My Heart Products Used:

          Lifting Spirits stamp set

          Saddle CS

          Gypsy CS

          Topiary B&T paper (retired)

          Gypsy Ink

          3D Foam Tape

          Chalk Marker

          Black Ink

Here is the sketch I used:

We can't wait to see what you create using these colors!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our color graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, March 21 at 6PM EST to enter this challenge.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.
Hayley, Joan, Brenda, Holly, Steph and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

Sunday Stamps Color Challenge #65--Black, Tan and Saffron

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Color Challenge!  This fortnight we are challenging you to create something with black, tan and saffron colors.

My card inspiration came from Try Stampin' on Tuesday.  The tan paper in my card is Desert Sand CS from Close To My Heart and the saffron is CTMH Buttercup.  The background was dry embossed with a Darice folder called "Brick Wall".  I used a CTMH Chalk Marker in the grooves to create a mortared look.  The stamped image is from Studio 112 which I found in a dollar bin at Joann's.  There is a thin mat of metallic gold and a metallic gold strip down the center.

We can't wait to see what you create using these colors!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our color graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, December 28 to enter this challenge.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.
Hayley, Joan, Brenda, Holly, Steph and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

Color My Heart Color Dare #48--Topiary and Smoothie With a Flowering Bunch

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post!  This week our challenge colors are Topiary and Smoothie.  The stamp set featured is "A Flowering Bunch" which is the June Stamp of the Month from Close To My Heart.  I used a similar card layout but changed colors and embellishments.

One of my goals this year has been to use up some of my stash so I used vellum paper over Smoothie card stock in my first card.  The greeting was stamped in Smoothie ink and the flowers were stamped in Topiary ink.   I used my sewing machine to attach the vellum along with a strip of Topiary CS.  The vellum was cut shorter to leave a border around the images.  I used a Smoothie Marker, Sweet Leaf Marker and Chalk Marker to color in the flowers.  Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel was applied to the flower centers.  Here is a closeup photo:

I really like this stamp set so after I made this card I wanted to see how it would look on a white background so I quickly stamped up this second card on White Daisy CS.  The green strip is from the Splendor paper pack (retired CTMH).

Please head on over to see what the rest of the Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team have created.  Their artwork is truly inspirational.  We hope you can join in on this color challenge--if you don't have CTMH Topiary and Smoothie you may substitute similar colors but please just use these two colors with neutrals such as white, black, kraft or other beiges.  You can link up your papercrafted items here by Thursday evening, June 27 by 9PM CST.

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