Four Color Challenge for Sunday Stamps #85

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Color challenge.  The Close To My Heart colors I used are Smokey Plum, Thistle, Topiary and Tan Glitter paper.  Here is the color graphic:

My card features stamps from the Close To My Heart Happy Autumn stamp set:

Close To My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Smokey Plum CS
     Smokey Plum Ink
     Brown and Tan Glitter Paper
     Happy Autumn stamp set
     Thistle CS
     Smokey Plum Ink
     Topiary Ink (2nd generation to better match color graphic)    

The Stampin' Royalty Sketch Challenge #246 was the inspiration for my card:

Welcome to our newest Design Team member Leena!  Now it's your turn to combine these 4 colors and link up to the Sunday Stamps Challenge blog.

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, September 5 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.  Holly, Alyson, Brenda, Steph, Angel, Leena and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

Four Color Challenge for Color Dare #103

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post where we invite you to use Close To My Heart colors for your papercrafted creations.  This week we challenge you to use the following four colors:  Honey, Indian Corn Blue, Topiary, and Cranberry. (If you don't have these specific CTMH colors yet you may substitute colors that you do have that are similar).  You may combine these with neutrals such as black, white, beige, tans and greys.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Jubilee paper

     Topiary CS

     White Daisy CS

     Happy Autumn stamp set (I masked off the flowers to ink the stems and then colored the flowers with an           old Cranberry marker)

     Casual Expressions Thinking of You stamp

     Topiary Ink

     Indian Corn Blue Ink

     Indian Corn Blue B & T paper (retired)

     Cranberry Ribbon (retired)

I followed the Nacho Average Challenge #99 sketch to make this card and I really like how it came out.

Check out what the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you. You have until Thursday, July 31 at 9PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Honey, Indian Corn Blue, Topiary and Cranberry

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

:) Marie