Atlantic Hearts Sketch #155 Sympathy Card

I'm a Guest Designer this week on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog! As a past Design Team member I was invited back to share something from a sketch of my choice.  Thank you to the lovely ladies of AHSC--I have always enjoyed your marvelous sketches!

I made my own flat embellishments by using a 1/4" hole punch and Peacock CS. Crystal Stickles were then applied to them to give them that sparkle! (Oh, how I miss CTMH Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel!)

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Glacier CS

     Peacock CS

     Keep Your Chin Up stamp

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Laughing Lola Cardmaking ink blot stamp (retired)

     Glacier ink

     Peacock Ink

Other products:

     Crystal Stickles--on some leaves

     Wink of Stella White--on some leaves

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired me:

I hope you can find some time this week to create something using this wonderful sketch and share it with the Atlantic Hearts challenge blog.

If you are looking for a good color challenge I also invite you to check out the current Color My Heart Color Dare challenge to use colors from the Regatta paper pack.

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

:) Marie

     

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #144 Meets Cardz4Guys #104

This card is for a good friend of mine who is undergoing 30 days of radiation treatments.  My goal is to send him a card a week and this is card #2.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Kraft CS

     Zoe paper

     Gold Metallic Marker--to make dots inside the circles, color the wood bird

         and color some gold leaves in tree)

     Keep Your Chin Up stamps

     Chocolate Ink

     Versamark Ink

     Clear Embossing powder

     3D Foam Tape

     Buttercup spiral clip (retired)

     Wood Trinkets (retired)

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #144 that inspired me to make this card:

I was also influenced to make this card by the Spots and or Stripes challenge over at Cardz 4 Guys.

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

:) Marie

p.s. There is a new color challenge over at Color My Heart Color Dare:

Challenge ends on Thursday evening, February 4 at 9PM CST.

Keep Your Chin Up Meets Freshly Made Sketch #180 and Kraft Journal #218

The Kraft Journal just announced it's new challenge (Earth Day) and it seems that the card I made using Freshly Made Sketch #180 fits into that theme.

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Topiary CS
     Sweet Leaf CS
     Canary CS
     Keep Your Chin Up (tree)
     Exotic Flower
     Country Burlap (retired)
     Artfully Sent cartridge--to cut sun from "Hello Sunshine" card
     Bakers' Twine Neutral Assortment (retired)
     3D Foam Tape
     Sponge Dauber (to color tree)

Other products
     Liquid Pearls--White (accents on Exotic Flower image)
     Crayola Brown Metallic Marker for outlining tree branches

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