Color My Heart Color Dare #304 Meets Try Stampin' on Tuesday #373

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This fortnight we are challenging you to combine the following three Close to My Heart colors:  Peacock, Linen and Eggplant with and option of Silver.  Of course, if you don't have these exact colors you can substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun.  Our challenge ends on Thursday evening, August 16 at 9PM CDT.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Peacock CS
     Shells and Stars stamp
     Eggplant Ink
     Peacock Ink
     Enchantment Fundamentals
     Heartfelt Birthday Wish (retired)
     Clear Shimmer Brush (used on vertical strip                      which pulled some of the ink to color the                      shells)
     Vineyard Berry Marker (retired)

Just click on the Color Dare Graphic below to get to see what the rest of the wonderful Design Team has to inspire you and to find the link to share your project with us.

My card layout was inspired by this Try Stampin' on Tuesday #373:

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

     Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges--Anything Goes

     Craft Rocket Challenges--Anything Goes

     Seize the Birthday--Option of Water

     Crafty Addicts--Boys or Men

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

:) Marie

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50th Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #267

Here is another fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch for you to try!  

The background is Crystal Blue card stock with a black stripe, Pomegranate striped panel from Enchantment Paper Fundamentals and a Pacifica pennant.  The rays on the circle was gold embossed with a stamp from the Central Park Scrapbooking set.  The birthday greeting is from the Close to My Heart retired Balloon Animals stamp set.  I used shiny metallic black paper to cut the "50" using the Nursery Rhymes cricut cartridge.

What can you do with this wonderful sketch?  Here it is in black and white.  

Our challenge is open until Sunday evening June 10.  We would love to see what you can create!  You can link up here.

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

     Crafty Friends Challenge--Happy Birthday

     Hiding in My Craft Room--Use 4 Colors

     Always Happy Birthday--Summer Birthday                        Option

     Seize the Birthday--Patterned Paper

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #247--Black, White Daisy, Fern, Pomegranate, Whisper, Slate and Optional Silver

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to use all and only these Close to My Heart colors:  Black, White Daisy, Fern, Pomegranate, Whisper, Slate and Silver as an option.  Of course if you don't have these exact colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!

My inspiration from this card came from a card made from Washi tape I found here.  (I was also inspired by the challenge at Use Your Stuff to use 5 different patterned papers.)

Close to My Heart products used:

     Black CS

     Artiste cartridge (retired)

     Enchantment Paper Fundamentals 

     Grey Enamel Gems

     Charlotte paper (retired)

     Basics Paper Fundamentals (retired)

     La Vie En Rose (retired)

     Silver Glitter Paper

Here is the Color Dare challenge graphic.  Click on it to get to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has created with these fabulous colors.

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

     Simon Says Wednesday--Make it Masculine

     Addicted to Stamps and More--Photo Inspiration

     Shopping Our Stash--Dude (Masculine)

     Unicorn Challenge Blog--For the Guys

     Cards in Envy--You're the Man

     Use Your Stuff--Use 5 Patterned Papers

Do you participate in card challenges?  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be on a Design Team?  We are looking for new Design Team members and there is no experience required.  More details can be found on this Color Dare challenge blog post.

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

:) Marie

     

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #296--Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Welcome back to another Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog post!  This fortnight we are inviting you to share your St. Patrick's Day Cricut projects with us.  We are being sponsored by Dreaming Tree.

The flourish label is from the Creative Cards cartridge and the paper color is Saffron from the Enchantment Fundamentals paper. The sentiment was drawn with the Flower Market font and a Cricut black pen.  It was later filled in with a Topiary Marker (retired Close to My Heart).  The patterned paper is from Topiary B & T Paper (retired Close to My Heart).  The multilayered shamrocks are from the Flower Market cartridge.  The shamrocks and Saffron circles beneath them were painted with the CTMH Gold Shimmer Brush.

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

     The Paper Players--Theme--Cut it out 

     Crafting by Design--Anything Goes Spring Edition

     Addicted to Stamps and More--Anything Goes

Challenge #296-St. Patricks Day
Make a project about St. Patricks Day, such as Shamrocks or Leprechauns

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To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

Please head on over to the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge 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 

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #199

 

We have a wonderful sketch for you to try this week at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  This is a sketch I will be using often.  My card features papers from the Close to My Heart Enchantment Paper Fundamentals packet.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Whisper CS
     Enchantment Paper Fundamentals
     Wise Guy Birthday
     Saffron CS
     Sapphire Ink
   
Other
     Blue Highlighter

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that I followed:

      

Challenges entered:
     Seize the Birthday--Optional Felt
     Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes
     Inspiration Destination--Anythinng goes

Please head on over to the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog.  We would love to see what you can create with this sketch.

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

Color Dare #220 Meets Feeling Sketchy #157

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 Close to My Heart colors:  Pomegranate, Saffron, Poppy, New England Ivy and Colonial White.  (Of course, if you don't have these exact CTMH colors yet you can substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)

My card features Happy Heart sentiments stamps and the challenge colors.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Poppy CS

     Enchantment Fundamentals paper

     New England Ivy CS

     Colonial White CS

     Pomegranate CS

     Poppy Ink

     Happy Heart stamps

     Colonial White Pigment Ink

My card was inspired by the Feeling Sketchy sketch #157:  

Here is the Color Dare graphic.  Click on it to get to the Color Dare blog to check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you with these fabulous colors.

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

      Craftaholics--Fall Cards for Guys

      A Bit More Time to Craft--Anything Goes

      Paper Creators Crafts #53--Anything Goes

      Sunny Day Crafting #23--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

Sapphire and Glacier Thinking of You card for Mojo Monday #432

This card was made with the "negative" piece leftover from my last card here.  I don't like to throw any scrappy leftovers away so I found a sketch from Mojo Monday #432 to use this piece with.  The sketch was rotated to fit my leftover piece.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Sapphire CS

     Glacier CS

     Enchantment Fundamentals (banner on left and reverse side of it is on right)

     Balloon Ride paper (middle banner)

     Brushstrokes stamp

     Glacier Ink

     Maritime Puffies

Other products:

     Ticket punch by SU

     Paper Lace 2 cartridge

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch I used (rotated 90 degrees)

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

:) Marie