True Love Birthday Cards with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #531

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with a split panel.  The top half has a diagonal striped element, a plain bottom element with a sentiment strip in the middle with both a large sentiment and a small sentiment..  There is a vertical embellishment on the right side of the card.  Using the colors from the True Love (retired Close to my Heart) paper pack I selected coordinating colors (Mint, Ballerina, Eggplant, New England Ivy) and made two cards.  The sentiment is from "Finding the Words" (retired Close to my Heart).

Which card do you like better? 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, July 2 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Seize the Birthday #264--Options of Numbers

     Dream Valley Challenges #297--Die Cuts or Punches

     Happy Little Stampers June Dies Challenge

      A Place to Start--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Pet Sympathy Card with Freshly Made Sketch #579

Our friends had to put down their beloved dog the other day so I used the fabulous sketch at Freshly Made Sketches to create an appropriate sympathy card.  The image and sentiment are from the Close to my Heart stamp set called "Paw Prints on Your Heart".  The background papers are from Grateful Heart and New England Ivy Card Stock.

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

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

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday Challenge--Anything Goes

     Use Your Stuff #480--Animals

     Creative Fingers #251--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Sympathy Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #518

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical striped layout with an off center circular element and bow.  I didn't have a bow die and didn't want to use a tied ribbon so I used tropical leaves and flower from Fabulous Flamingo.  The shades of green striped paper is from "Grateful Heart" (retired Close to my Heart product).  The sentiment and leaves were stamped in Versamark Ink and then New England Ivy ink and embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing powder. The sentiment is from "Words of Comfort" (retired Close to my Heart product).  A scalloped circle die was also used to frame the sentiment.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, April 2 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      Little Red Wagon #697--Sympathy

      Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #202--Anything Goes

      Allsorts Challenge #721--Anything Goes with option of rain

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Fall Themed Get Well Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #493

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a centered horizontal band with a focal circle to the right with leafy embellishments underneath.  I chose to use leaf sprigs from retired CTMH "Chelsea Gardens" stamped in matching inks from Fern, Autumn Terracotta, New England Ivy.  The Pomegranate sprigs were cut from an Olive Branch Background Thin Cut Die.  The background paper is very old New England Ivy B & T paper over New England Ivy Card Stock.  The greeting is from "Get Well Soon".  The horizontal band and circle are Colonial White Card Stock.

 

This next photo captures the sparkle created by stamping with Versamark Ink, then Pomegranate ink and then using Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing powder.  (All retired CTMH products).

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 9 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

 

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

      Make My Monday #184--Autumn Flora or Fauna

      Fab 'n Funky #557--Autumn Colors

      Double Trouble #122-- Fall Colors--Leafin' it up to you

      Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

      Dragonfly Dreams--Halloween/Autumn

      Stamping Sensations--All Things Autumn

      We Love Stamping--Autumn Colors

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

:) Marie

 

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Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #491

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a rectangular panel over two stripes with 2 circular elements and small embellishments.  My card was made with Sweet Girl paper (retired Close to My Heart), Blue Belle Ink, New England Ivy CS, Sapphire CS, Blue Belle CS and Sunset CS. The butterfly is from Chelsea Gardens Cardmaking Set stamped over a floral envelope liner.  The sentiment is from Wordfetti.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, September 25 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Stamping Sensations--Feminine

     Crafty Calendar Challenge--Anything Goes

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes 

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

:) Marie

 

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Color Dare #367 Meets Stella Says Sketch #718

Welcome back to another Joyful Stars Blog Hop! We are a group of Close to My Heart consultants who share something each month on the 9th and at 9PM EST. If you are coming from Betty Locco's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired! 

I've been playing with fall colors and Sentiments by Melissa Esplin stamps this week.  

Did you know that there are items from the September--October catalog that there are still available?  When you go to your consultant's online business account, go to the "shop" tab and scroll down to "online only" you can find a variety of items that you may have missed.  If you don't have a CTMH consultant you can check out my business account here.

Products used:

     Almond CS

     New England Ivy CS

     Sangria CS

     Goldrush CS

     Espresso CS

     Sentiments by Melissa Esplin

     Versamark Ink

     Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder

     Flower Garden Embossing Folder

     Hawthorn Paper (zip strip)

Here are the fabulous greetings that come in the stamp set I used:

As you can see this is a very versatile set!  You can see some other cards I've made with this set here and here.

This was a quick card to make following the color challenge at Color My Heart Color Dare (which feature Close to My Heart colors) and a great sketch by Stella Says Sketch at Bugaboo.

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

      Craft Rocket Challenges--Happy Birthday

      Seize the Birthday--Birthday with option over the edge

      Heart 2 Heart--Anything Goes with CTMH products

Now it's time to head over to Debi Brile's blog --I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

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You're Awesome Father's Day Card with Sunday Stamps Sketch #206

Father's Day is this weekend so I was inspired to make this card with a combination of stamps.  You Rock, the mountains, stars and sun are from the You Are Awesome stamp set.  The lined stamp is retired Close to My Heart and the Father's Day sentiment is from retired CTMH "Say it All".  The plaid paper background is from Into the Wild.

Here is the fabulous Sunday Stamps Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Always Fun #114--For Dad

     Cardz 4 Guys--Father's Day

     Cute N Crafty Challenge #28--Father's Day 
     Addicted to CAS #161--Dad

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #308 Meets Atlantic Hearts Sketch #279

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog.  It is the last week of the month so we have another fun "choose your own" color challenge using the Tic Tac Toe challenge board featuring Documented color palette.  I used the top row featuring Peacock, Heather and New England Ivy.  The background stamp is Heartfelt Thanks and the butterfly is from the retired Chelsea Gardens stamp set.  The butterfly was black embossed and then painted with Saffron ink.  Several layers of Clear Shimmer Brush were then applied.  Peacock Large Dots Ribbon from the Enchantment Ribbon pack was placed over the Saffron card stock horizontal stripe.

Here is the Documented Tic Tac Toe Board to inspire your creativity.  Please be sure to let us know which row or column you are using when you submit your entry. You must use 3 in a line but you may add other (or all) colors from the challenge board. If you don't have these exact colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in the fun.  Just click on the graphic below to get to the Color Dare blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  Our challenge is open until Thursday evening, September 13.  We look forward to seeing how you use these colors. 

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch #279:

This sketch challenge goes until Sunday evening, Saturday 2 so you still have time to play along.

I'm also linking this card up to the following challenges:

      Addicted to Stamps and More--Make Your Mark

      Crafty Gals Corner--Anything Goes

      Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

      Mod Squad 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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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #235

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  This birthday card is for a dear friend of mine who loves birds.  I chose to use the Bloom cricut cartridge (part of Access subscription) and Creative Cards cartridge to create this card.  If you would like to replicate my card you can use my Design Space file here.

 

The colors from background to foreground are from Close to My Heart:  Pomegranate, New England Ivy, Colonial White and Goldrush for the flower centers which was brushed with the Gold Shimmer Brush.  The sentiment is from a retired stamp set called "Just a Number" stamped in Pomegranate ink.  The birdcage was cut from a metallic take out container lid because I didn't have any silver metallic cardstock.  

Are you ready to see what you can do with this sketch?  You have until Sunday evening, October 29 to share your creation with us 

here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs.  Be sure to check at the AHSC blog on Wednesday to see all the fabulous Design Team creations.

 

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

     Shopping Our Stash--Use a Sketch 

     Creative Craft Cottage--Use a Sentiment 

     Daisy Chain Challenge--Happy Birthday

     Dream Valley Challenges--Birthday 

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

:) Marie

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Hello Lovely Thank You Card with Mojo Monday Sketch #487 and Blog Candy Alert

Have you ever witnessed a total stranger doing something remarkably kind?  This happened to me the other evening when I was out to dinner with my elderly friend Loretta.  Loretta saw a woman who needed some help getting out of her booth seat and went over to assist.  When it was time to get our check the waiter came over and said that there was a woman and child who were sitting in the back of the restaurant who had paid our check.  He showed us the receipt which said "Paid in full.  Thank you for helping others."  The woman and child had already left so we could not personally thank her.  However her name was on the credit card receipt and this lovely card will be mailed to her.

Here is a closeup of the sparkly embossing powder that I used on the sentiment and small heart:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Flower Market cricut cartridge--Heart wreath

     Sorbet CS

     Colonial White CS

     Sea Glass CS

     Hello Lovely paper

     Happy Heart stamp set

     New England Ivy CS

     New England Ivy Ink

     Versamark Ink

     Polysparkle Tinsel ClearEmbossing Powder                         (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

Other products:

     Stitched Circle Die by Katscrappiness

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch #487 that inspired my card design:

Blog Candy Announcement:

I would now like to pass the kindness on--I will send one (or maybe more) packages of craft supplies to someone randomly drawn who leaves a comment on this blog post by 3/19/17 at 11:59 PM EST.  (You will need to become a follower if you aren't already so you will be able to find out if you have won.)  Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

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

:) Marie

Tea-rific Card for Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring March's SOTM, which is Tea-rrific, a set of 11 stamps.  If you have come here from Krista Hershberger's blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog:  http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html. 

This month we have 30 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

One of the teacups has a Happy Mother's Day greeting in it so I decided to be 2 months early in remembering this special occasion. (But will I be able to locate it when it's time to send it?)

Close to My Heart products used:

     Colonial White CS

     Sea Glass CS

     New England Ivy CS

     Sorbet CS
     Simple Chevron Embossing Folder

     Hello Lovely paper

     Sorbet Ink

     Dreamin' Big Sequins

     Bitty Sparkles

     Blush Ribbon

     3D Foam Tape

My card layout was inspired by this Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch #310:  

I'm also entering this card into the Addicted to Stamps and More "Anything Goes" challenge.

Now "Hop" on over to Sheila Bennett's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the March SOTM is only available until March 31!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

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