Swan Lake Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #593

 When I saw this week's Freshly Made Sketch #593 I started going through my paper stash to feature a patterned paper I had never used.  The paper I selected was from the Close to my Heart Swan Lake collection.  The sentiment stamp I used is a very old wooden stamp (circa 1990's). 

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Make My Monday #204--Birthday

     CAS on Friday #261--Designpaper

     Addicted to Stamps and More #449--Any Occasion

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

:) Marie

 

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Make it Masculine for Numerous Challenges

It has been a while since I've made a masculine card so today is the day!  I was influenced to do this by several of my favorite challenges that have a masculine theme this week. 

Close to My Heart products used:
     Chocolate CS
     Rustic Home Paper Fundamentals--wood background panel
     Champagne CS
     Whisper CS
     Wood Slats Embossing Folder
     Swan Lake paper (retired)
     Peacock CS
     
Other products:
     Paper Lace 2 Cricut Cartridge
     Cricut Copper Metallic Pen
     Cricut Black Pen
     Burnished Bronze Embellishment Mousse by Nuvo
           (rubbed on to embossed panel)
     Darice Pod (to rub embellishment mousse on embossed panel)

Here is the Paper Play Sketch #38 that I followed:

      

Challenges entered:
     Bitten by the Bug--Birthday
     The Male Room--Stash--Wood
     Crafting by Design--For a Man
     Crazy Challenge--Masculine
     Scrappin' 4 Fun--Boys, Male, Masculine
     Use Your Stuff--Dry Embossing

Something really nice happened to me last week and I'm offering some blog candy (craft supplies) to a lucky winner.  Please go to this blog post to read more.

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #233 Meets Freshly Made Sketch #277

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we have just 5 colors--Black, White Daisy, Pomegranate, Peacock and Sea Glass.  The challenge is to create something using only these listed colors and all of the listed colors. (Of course if you don't have these exclusive Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still play along).

My card features small scraps of each of these colors glued on to an Anna Griffin cuttlebug folder.  

Close to My Heart products used:

      White Daisy CS

      Sea Glass CS

      Black CS

      Sugar Rush paper (Pomegranate and Sea Glass                 patterns)

      Swan Lake paper (Peacock pattern--retired paper               pack)

      Pomegranate CS

      Happy Belated Birthday (retired)

      Happy to Be Friends (tiny flower)

      Peacock Ink

      Pomegranate Ink

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my layout:

I'm also entering this into the Scrappin' 4 Fun challenge--Boys, Masculine theme.  

Head on over to the Color Dare blog and check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.

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

Color Dare #216--Swan Lake Colors

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post.  This week we are featuring the colors found in the Swan Lake paper packet.   This week's challenge colors are:  Glacier, Whisper, Slate, Peacock, Poppy, Goldrush, Fern and Canary.   Can you create something using all and only these colors?

The main panel of my card is one of the PML cards in the Swan Lake paper packet which was stamped and glittered with the Shimmer Brush.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Swan Lake paper

     Goldrush CS

     Peacock CS

     Poppy CS

     Wise Guy Birthday stamps

     Poppy Ink

     Peacock Shin Han Touch Marker

     Clear Shimmer Brush

Here is the Color Graphic for Color Dare #216.  Just click on it to get to the Color Dare blog to be inspired by what the rest of the fabulous Design Team members have to share.

The inspiration for my card layout came from Nacho Average Challenge #182:

I'm also entering this card into the Seize the Birthday challenge, Perfectly Created Chaos Challenge--Anything Goes, Sunny Day Crafting #19--Anything Goes, Between the Folds 32B--Swan Lake challenge.

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

:) Marie