Numbered Birthday Card with Paper Players Sketch #530

This was a quick card to make following the Paper Players Sketch #530.

Close to my Heart products used:

     Sapphire Card Stock

     Blue Belle Card Stock

     Silver Foil Paper

     Stitched Bracket Frame

     Stitched Rectangle Frame

     Sapphire Ink

     Versamark Ink

     Clear Embossing Powder

     Card Captions Sentiment (Retired)

     Friendship Alphabet Number (Retired)

Here is the fabulous Paper Players sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

    Make My Monday #143--Masculine Birthday

    Crafty Sentiment Designs--Anything Goes

    The Paper Shelter #459--For the Boys

    

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #405 with Country Dragonfly and Hello

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our challenge invites you to have several horizontal panels with an offset frame.  We hope you find the time to play along with us this week. My card features Blossom paper.

The Dragonfly stamps and Hello stamp from Happiness Lives Here--Cardmaking were first inked in Versamark Ink and then inked in Sapphire Ink and Clear Embossed. They were then colored with Jade Green Tri-Blend Marker and True Blue Tri-Blend Markers.  The background behind the dragonfly is retired Sunset paper cut with Stitched Bracket Thin Cut Dies.  The middle panel was trimmed with very old Deckle Edge scissors.  The striped elements are "zip strips" from the Blossom paper.

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch this week. Our challenge remains open until Sunday evening, January 31.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and commenting on your creative work with this sketch.  Please link up here.

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

     Make My Monday #140--Hello

     Less is More #435--In a Row

     My Time to Craft--Glitter and Sparkle 

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Encouragement Card with Freshly Made Sketch #447

I liked the striped element on this week's Freshly Made Sketch and made two cards with it.

Which card do you like better?

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch #447 that inspired my card layout:

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:

      All Fun Challenges--Anything Goes

      Stamping Sensations--Make it Masculine

      Mix it Up--Anything Goes with Embossing

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #379 with Happiest Place Paper

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our project features stripes, a focal element and a sentiment banner.  Close to my Heart has a fabulous new paper with holographic stripes called Happiest Place that I wanted to try out with my card.  The shell shapes were fussy cut from Seas the Day paper and the Stitched Bracket Frame was cut from Foil paper.

This photo was taken from a different angle so you can see the sparkly paper better.

Here is the wonderful sketch we have for you to try this week:

Our challenge is open until Sunday night, August 4 and you can link up your creation here.

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

     Seize the Birthday #195--Non-Neutral Card Base

     Crafty Friends Challenge--Birthday

     CAS on Friday--Summer

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar.