Follow Your Art Featured in Fusion Crayon Challenge

Crayons or a sketch are the focus of this week's Fusion challenge. I liked the sketch and remembered that I had an old SU paper called "Follow Your Art" that would fit the theme.  To me the paper looks like it has a crayon scribbled background.

The coordinating color strips are Saffron, Sapphire and Poppy from Close to my Heart.  The sentiment panel is Ballerina and the greeting is from Card Captions which was stamped in Versamark ink and Sapphire ink and then embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel embossing powder which has a sparkle to it. (It was fun to use some of my older CTMH stash!)

Here is the fabulous Fusion Challenge graphic that inspired my card layout:

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

      Stamping Sensations--Celebrate

      Allsorts Challenge #637/8--Add Some Sparkle

      Aud Sentiments--Anything Goes & a Sentiment

      NBUS #29--Never Before Used Stuff (Background paper

      

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

:) Marie

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30th Birthday Card in Greens

A special young lady will turn 30 soon and I used the opportunity to create a card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #351. Her favorite color is green and this inspired my paper choices.

The greeting is actually quite sparkly.  First I inked the stamp in Versamark Ink and then Evergreen Ink.  Then I used a very old Close to My Heart Embossing Powder called "Polysparkle Tinsel" to create the sparkled image as you can see in this second picture.

Close to My Heart products used:

      Evergreen CS

      Green Apple CS

      Julep CS

      Julep Glitter Paper

      Mix-In Zip Strip

      Birthday Greetings

      Party Balloons with Thin Cut Dies (retired)

      Evergreen Ink

      Cricut Design Space to cut numbers

This was a really fun sketch to work with.  Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Allsorts--More than a one word sentiment

     Kraftin' Kimmies Stamps--Happy Birthday

     Just Add Ink--Photo Inspiration--Balloons

     Seize the Birthday--Topping Option-Stencils

     Simply Create Too--Monochromatic

     Double D Challenge--Balloons

     Watercooler Wednesday #254--All About Occasions

     Heart 2 Heart--Cutting it Close

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

:) Marie

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Numbered Birthday Card With Tuesday Morning Sketch #530

A very special young man is celebrating his 39th birthday and I had to make him a very special card!  This week's Tuesday Morning Sketch #530 was perfect to highlight his special age.

The Sapphire circle and numbers were dipped in Versamark Ink and then into Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder (very old Close to My Heart product) and embossed.  I love the shimmer it created.  The Party Balloons (retired from CTMH) greeting was also stamped in Versamark Ink and then Sapphire Ink and then embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel embossing powder.  The patterned paper is Hawthorn.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card design:

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

     AAA Challenge--One Image and Optional Twist Shimmer

     Papercraft Challenges--Birthdays

     Little Red Wagon--Happy Birthday

     Craft Rocket Challenges #65--Happy Birthday

     Watercooler Wednesday--Masculine
     AAA Birthday--Include a Number
     Heart 2 Heart--Full Circle

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

:) Marie

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