Artistry Meets Color Dare #197--Pacifica, Canary and White Daisy

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Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are featuring just 3 Close to My Heart colors.  They are Pacifica, Canary and White Daisy.   I just love these three colors together!

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pacifica CS

     Canary CS

     White Daisy CS

     Artistry cartridge

Other products

     Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder

Here is the Color My Heart Color Dare graphic.  Just click on it to get to our challenge blog to be inspired by the rest of the fabulous Design Team.  We would like you to use all and only these colors but if you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute with similar colors.

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

:) Marie

Captain Tom's 80th Birthday Card

My friend Tom is celebrating a milestone birthday so I made him a "one of a kind" card using Freshly Made Sketch #208.

Close to My Heart Products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Cranberry CS

     Sapphire CS

     Sapphire Ink

     Metallic CS (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

Other products:

     Cricut Stand and Salute cartridge

     Cricut Alphabet font for "80"

     Happy Birthday Cuttlebug folder

     Anchors Aweigh Cuttlebug folder (inked with Sapphire Ink)

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card:

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

     Less is More--Masculine

     Seize the Birthday

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

:) Marie

Another Try Stampin' on Tuesday Card with Pals Paper Arts Colors

I liked the sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday so much that I made another one using the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder in a different way.  The colors at Pals Paper Arts Challenge #186 are Island Indigo, Gold and White this week.

Since I don't have Island Indigo I substituted Close To My Heart Pacifica for it.  The gold metallic paper is from a very old package of DOTS metallic papers.

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch I used:

Here are some other cards I made using this sketch:

Details for this card can be found here.

Do you have a favorite version of this card?  I'd love to have your feedback in the comment section below.

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

:) Marie

Colour Me...! Challenge #1 with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #149

Happy 2014!  As I was reading my blog list the other day I found a new color challenge blog cocreated by a fellow Sunday Stamps Design Team member, Hayley Kew so I had to join in!  Congrats to Hayley and the rest of the Colour Me...! Team for a great looking blog and place to play along.  This week's challenge is to use just Island Indigo with neutrals.

 I substituted Close To My Heart Pacifica along with White Daisy and Silver Metallic paper (retired DOTS).  The Pacifica CS was run through the Cuttlebug machine with a Happy Birthday folder and then distressed with a sanding block to expose the white core.  The line of embellished dots was made with a pencil eraser dipped into Pacifica ink and then dotted with White Liquid Pearls.  Don't they look like they could be sequins?

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch #149 that I used to make this card:

The extra challenge for this sketch is to "Sparkle it Up" which I did by using silver metallic paper and Liquid Pearl dots.

Here is the graphic for the new Colour Me...! challenge blog.  Come join me in playing there!

I'm also entering this card into Hiding in My Craft Room--Anything But Holiday and KIS-challenge--Anything Goes.

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

:) Marie

Black, Fuchsia and Red Color Challenge for Sunday Stamps Challenge #57

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Challenge post!  This week we challenge you to use the colors Black, Fuchsia and Red in a papercrafted project.  You can use any brand you wish.

 My color choices are Close To My Heart Cranberry, Black, White Daisy and Watermelon (retired CTMH).  The White Daisy background was dry embossed with the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder.  A strip of red and white craft tape (washi tape) by Recollections was applied across the top portion of the card.  The stack of gifts was cut with the new Artbooking cartridge (pg. 86 Icon shift cut at 3.5") and small pieces of Cranberry and Watermelon CS were placed behind the overlay.  The gifts were popped up from the card with 3D Foam Tape.  I probably wouldn't have chosen to make this card with these colors had it not been for this Sunday Stamps challenge and I like how it turned out.

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.)

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! (Be sure to check out the Artbooking in August Blog hop which you can find here--35 CTMH consultants sharing lots of great projects--cards, giftable items, minibook albums and 2 page layouts).

:) Marie