Penguin Holiday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #466

 One of my sisters has always loved Penguins so I made her this fun card.  This large image seemed to fit the Freshly Made Sketch #466 very well so I used it to complete my card.  

Here is another view taken from a different angle so you can see how sparkly the ice and dark water is.

This cute stamp has been in my stash since the late 1990's.  I had actually purchased it "rubber only" and then fixed it with a cushion to a wood block.  The sentiment stamp is from last year's Reindeer Crossing set from Close to my Heart and the paper colors are Sapphire and Linen.  I used a q-tip to color in the sun and sky with Canary and Sky ink colors (retired CTMH).  Moondust Stickles Glitter Gel was applied to the ice and Brutus Monroe Raven Black embossing powder was used.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Patti's Creations #177--Winter Fun

     Color Dare Challenge #424--Non-Traditional Christmas Colors

     Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Christmas Critters

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #396 Meets Fusion Card Challenge

I really like the Mix-In Color Palette from Color My Heart Color Dare #396 so I created a second card for the challenge.  I'm still enjoying playing with Through Thick and Thin stamp set (retired May 2020) so it was used to make a fun birthday card based on the Fusion Card Challenge sketch.

The challenge colors I used are Linen, Peacock, Peach and Mint.  The birthday sentiment is from Birthday Greetings.  The patterned background paper is from Sweet Girl (retired CTMH).  The Mint Shimmer Brush was used to color the Mint toilet paper rolls.

Here is the Color Dare Mix-In Color Palette challenge graphic that inspired my card:

This fabulous Fusion Card Challenge sketch inspired my card layout:

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

     Seize the Birthday--Optional Topping--Summer

     Aud Sentiments--Anything Goes plus a sentiment
     Watercooler Wednesday--All About Occasions

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

:) Marie

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Humorous Sentiment for Inkspirational Challenge with Sketch Saturday Sketch

I've been having fun with the Through Thick and Thin stamp set and was inspired to create yet another card with it by the current Inkspirational Challenge to use "Funny Sentiments".  I paired the challenge with Sketch Saturday's challenge to use any previous layout.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cut Dies

     Sapphire Card Stock

     Linen Card Stock

     Raspberry Card Stock

     Celebrate Today patterned paper

     Through Thick and Thin stamp set (retired May 31)

     Charcoal Ink

     Raspberry Ink

     Sapphire Burlap Ribbon

     Sugarplum Glitter Gem

Here is the Inkspirational Challenge Graphic:

This Sketch Saturday graphic inspired my card layout:

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

      Simon Says Monday--Make Your Own Background

      Addicted to Stamps and More--Make Your Mark

      Always Fun Challenges--Layers

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

:) Marie

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Through Thick and Thin for Freshly Made Sketch #436

I received my new National Scrapbook Day Cardmaking Bundle the other day and couldn't wait to play with these humorous stamps.
Freshly Made Sketch #436 was the perfect way to share these stamps.

Close to my Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Linen CS

     Raspberry CS

     Celebrate Today paper

     Charcoal Ink

     Raspberry Ink

     Stitched Rectangular Frame Thin Cut Dies

     National Scrapbooking Day Cardmaking Bundle (available 

             until May 31)

Here is the stamp set I used:

This is the Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:

       Aud Sentiments--Anything Goes and a Sentiment
       Creations in Pink--Anything Goes in Mainly Pink
       Krafty Chicks--CAS

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

:) Marie

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Hawthorn Hello for Freshly Made Sketch #410

There is another wonderful sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches this week and I had the time to play along.  My card uses Hawthorn paper, Sentiments by Melissa Esplin stamp and Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder.

This sketch inspired my card layout:

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

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenges--Anything Goes

     Crafty Creations Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #286 Meets Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #368

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This fortnight we are challenging you to combine the following  Close to My Heart colors:  New England Ivy, Linen and Blossom with an option of adding silver or gold.  Black and White are free to use but please do not add additional colors.  Of course if you don't have these exact CTMH colors yet, you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!  Our challenge is open until July 5 at 9PM EDT so you have almost 2 weeks to participate.  We award blog badges for challenge winners and have a random winner drawn monthly for some goodies in the mail.

My sister recently gave us a set of new beach chairs for our new vacation home so I thought it was appropriate to feature a beach chair as a focal image for this card.

Close to My Heart products used:

     New England Ivy CS

     Linen CS

     Adventure Fundamentals Paper

     Blossom Ink

     New England Ivy Ink

     Shells and Stars stamp

     No Worries--Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cuts                    (retired)

     Shell Sentiments Thank You stamp

     Stitched Circles Die

     Circle Die

     Clear Shimmer Brush

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.

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Aud Sentiments Challenge #206--Anything Goes              with a Sentiment

     Cardz 4 Galz--Summer Sunny Days

     Through the Purple Haze--At the Beach

     Creative Sketchy Girls--Summer Card

     Dies R Us Challenge #99--Summertime Fun

     Sunsational Stamps--Beach Theme

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

:) Marie

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