Typed Note Meets Color Dare #136

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post.  This week we are featuring the Close to My Heart colors Pixie, Slate, Colonial White and Silver.  My card features the April Stamp of the Month called Typed Note.

Don't you just love the vintage typewriter?  The stamp set includes a pointing index finger and 17 sentiments that fit on the typed sheet--a very versatile set.  You can find it here.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Colonial White CS

     Slate CS

     Pixie CS

     Slate Ink

     Pixie Ink

     Silver Geometric Washi Tape

There is something really fun going on in April at Close to My Heart--for the first time ever they are offering "grab bags" with current and retired merchandise--a different package everyday.  Just order any regular priced item through a consultant's Online Business Website and you will become eligible to purchase a mystery grab bag with up to double the price of the grab bag.   Read more about it here.

Now head on over to Color My Heart Color Dare to see what the rest of the Design Team has to share with you.  Then we hope you will be inspired to participate in our weekly challenge.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #121 Meets Freshly Made Sketch #165

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare blog post.  This week we are challenging you to use Cranberry and New England Ivy.  It was just so easy to make a Christmas card with these two colors!

Cranberry and New England Ivy

I followed the Freshly Made Sketch #165 for my card layout:

Close To My Heart products used:

     Cranberry CS

     White Daisy CS

     Holiday Magic tree stamp (retired)

     Cranberry Ink

     New England Ivy Ink

     Ink splatter stamp from Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit

     Holiday Tags greeting stamp

     Woodgrain Washi Tape (retired)

     Silver Geometric Washi Tape

Now it's your turn to play with these fun colors.  If you don't have these exact colors you may substitute similar colors and you may also combine them with neutrals such as black, white, tans, greys.  Please visit our challenge blog to see what the rest of the Design Team has created and then link up your papercrafted creation with a direct link  here. Hope to see you in our gallery!  The deadline is Thursday evening, December 11 at 9PM CT.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #95--Two Greens and an Orange and Blog Candy Alert

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post!  This is Color Dare #95 and we are challenging you to create something using the following Close To My Heart colors:  Sunset, Olive and Lagoon.  (Of course you may substitute similar colors if you don't have the exact CTMH colors).

I must admit that I struggled with this color combination and that is why there is so little Lagoon on this card.  

My card follows this week's Try Stampin' on Tuesdays sketch challenge #168.  Here is the sketch:

I'm also entering this card in the Heart 2 Heart challenge "In the Garden" theme.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Sunset CS

     Olive CS

     White Daisy CS

     Black CS

     Olive ink

     Sunset Ink

     Lagoon Houndstooth Washi Tape

     Silver Geometric Washi Tape

     Happy Autumn stamp set

     Sanding Kit

    

Other products:

     Cuttlebug Pinking Stitch Embossing Folder

Check out what the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team  has to inspire you.  You have until Thursday, May 29 9PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Sunset, Lagoon and Olive.

This weekend I will be participating in Operation Write Home Memorial Day Weekend Blog Hop and have something to give away to a lucky blog follower.

BLOG CANDY GIVEAWAY DETAILS:

In celebration of our military heroes (proud Navy mom here) I'm offering a prize to one lucky person whose name will be picked at random.  The prize is this beautiful new Close To My Heart stamp set called Sweet Life. (It is no longer available from CTMH)

To be eligible to win you must:

--Become a follower of my blog AND

--Write a comment on my 5/24/ 2014 Operation Write Home post indicating you are a blog follower

--Deadline to comment on my 5/24/14 blog post is midnight EST, May 31st, 2014

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!  Good luck in the prize drawing!

:) Marie