Color Dare #286 With Sketch Saturday Sketch #506

The last Color My Heart Color Dare challenge of the month features a Tic Tac Toe board for you to choose from.  We've been featuring colors from the Close to My Heart Stargazer color palette in March so now you get to choose which colors in vertical, horizontal or diagonal rows you want to combine.

Close to My Heart products used:
      Sapphire CS
      White Daisy CS
      Canary Ink (focus panel was "smooshed")
      Pacifica Pigment Ink
      Sapphire Ink
      Adventure Fundamentals Paper (Pacifica)
      Flower Market Cricut bundle stamp greeting
      Chelsea Gardens butterfly stamps
      Clear Shimmer Brush

My choice is from the left column:  Sapphire, Pacifica and Canary.  White Daisy and Black are "free" to use also. 

Just click on the above graphic to get to the Color Dare challenge blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  Our challenge is open for two weeks to give you plenty of time to play along with us.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting on your projects.

Here is the wonderful Sketch Saturday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Anything                  Goes
      Double D Challenges--Just "Wing it"
      Seize the Birthday--Toppings options "Birds"
      Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes
      House That Stamps Built--Anything Goes
      Crafty Gals Corner #162--Anything Goes

Just a reminder that Color Dare #285 (Bashful, Pebble and Raspberry) is still open until Thursday, April 5th.  You can enter this challenge here.

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

:) Marie

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Paper Play Sketches #40 Meets Cardz 4 Guyz #166 Shades of Brown

Don't you just love the simplicity of this Paper Play sketch?  Here is a quick card I made using the sketch and the Cardz 4 Guyz "Shades of Brown" theme.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Champagne CS

     Chocolate CS

     Saddle CS

     Oak Brown CS (retired)

     Wood Slats embossing folder

     Bronze Shimmer Trim (retired) --1/4" hole                        punched

     Flower Market Cricut Collection Sending Smiles              stamp

     Chocolate Ink

Other products:

     Nuvo Cosmic Brown Embellishment Mousse                      (painted along the edges and rubbed over                       embossed pieces)

Here is the Paper Play Sketch #40 that inspired my card layout:

     

This card is being submitted to the following challenges:

     Cardz 4 Guyz--Shades of Brown

     Seize the Birthday

     Crafting from the Heart--Anything Goes

     Make My Monday--Embossing Heat or Dry

     Ooh La La Creations--Birthday

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

:) Marie

     

Mermaid Birthday Card for Case This Sketch

A special young lady who wishes she could be a Mermaid has a birthday today.  I found this lovely image on the "Life is a Beach" cricut cartridge and colored it with Shin Han Touch Alcohol Markers. The sentiment is from the Close To My Heart Flower Market Cricut Collection.  The shimmery rock edge that the Mermaid sits on was created with Nuvo Embellishment Mousse.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Flower Market Cricut Collection Stamp

     Sky CS (retired)

     Vanilla Parchment CS (retired)

     Shin Han Touch Markers--Mahogany Brown and             Peacock Green

     Peacock Ink

     Black Legacy Writer

     Clear Shimmer Brush

Other products:

     Life is a Beach Cricut cartridge

     Nuvo Embellishment Mousse--Cosmic Brown and            Black Ash

The inspiration for my card layout came from Case This Sketch #206:

     

I'm also entering this card into the Addicted to Stamps and More Make Your Mark challenge, the Inspiration Destination Anything Goes challenge, Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes challenge and NBUS #10--(Never Before Used Items are Life is a Beach cartridge cut and Nuvo Embellishment Mousses).

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

Watercolored Daisies

Here's a Birthday Daisy Card created with a Darice Embossing Folder and some Twinkling H2O watercolor paints.  I just love how shimmery and sparkly these flowers are!

The embossed panel was trimmed to 4.0" x 5.25".  The edges of the card base were painted with Indian Copper Ink to coordinate with the flower centers.

Here is the Addicted to Stamps and More Photo Inspiration that influenced my choice of flower and paint colors:

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

     All Sorts Challenges--Daisy, Daisy

     Seize the Birthday--Birthday

     Color Inspiration Monday--Coloring

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Flower Market Sending Smiles stamp

     Tropical Blue Ink--retired

     3D Foam Tape

Other products:

     Darice Daisies Embossing Folder

     Twinkling H20's:  Pink Azalea, Sunflower, Sky Blue, Key Lime and Indian Copper

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

:) Marie