Atlantic Hearts Sketch #257--Masculine Card

It's time for another Atlantic Hearts Sketch!  This time I created a masculine card for my building contractor friend Louis using the March Stamp of the Month, Birthday Time, woodgrain paper from the retired Tommy paper pack and Artbooking numbers cut with black glitter paper.

As you can see I swapped out the floral elements for numbers.

How will you be inspired to create with this fabulous sketch?  Our challenge remains open until Sunday evening, April 1st. You can check it out here.

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

      Always Happy Birthday--option--patterned paper

      Seize the Birthday--Option--Teal and White

      Heart 2 Heart--Cut it Out (numbers and oval) 

      Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge 

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

      

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #246

The new sketch at Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge blog is here and it inspired me to make this masculine card using up some of my stash of retired Close to My Heart products (Tommy paper, Bamboo and Outdoor Denim cardstock.)  The sentiment is from Home for the Holidays cricut cartridge and was modified in Design Space.

Our new sketch features stripes within stripes--how will you interpret this card layout?  You have until Monday evening, January 14 to share your creation with us here.

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

      As You Like It challenges--Anything Goes

      Crafting From the Heart--Anything Goes

      Classic Design Team Open Challenge--Anything             Goes

      Crafts Galore Encore--Anything Goes

      World Wide Open Design Team Challenge--                      Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

p.s.--If you like color challenges please check out

Color My Heart Color Dare:

Cool Sun Hello for Fusion Sketch Challenge

This card came together very quickly using striped paper from Tommy paper (retired Close to My Heart) and the Cool Sun image from the Simply Charmed cricut cartridge.  

Here is the fabulous Fusion Sketch that inspired my card:

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

      Die Cuttin' Divas #338--Random Acts of                              Kindness

      Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

      Ooh-La-La Creations #239--Die Cuts

      Connie Can Crop #63--To Die For

      Aud Sentiments #190--Die cut plus Sentiment

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

:) Marie

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Congratulations Card for the Paper Players and Cuttlebug Mania

This card was made for a fine young man who just passed an entrance exam to be  a policeman.  It came together pretty quickly following the wonderful sketch by the Paper Players.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Tommy striped paper (retired)
     White Daisy CS
     Honey CS
     Smarty Pants stamp set
     Sapphire Ink
     Happy Times gold foil paper (Design Space star cut out of it)
   
Other products:
    Cuttlebug Star embossing folder
    Pebbles Pearlescent Jewel Tone chalks

Here is the Paper Players sketch that inspired this card:

     

I'm also entering this card into the Cuttlebug Mania challenge to use embossing.

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

:) Marie

   

Nautical Theme for Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Feeling Nautical with a Freshly Made Sketch #96

Today as I was commenting on Heart 2 Heart Challenge entries I was drawn to Hansi Brittain's beautiful Guest Designer entry which you can see here.  The theme this week at H2H is "Water, Water, Everywhere" and as I was reading through Hansi's post I learned about another new challenge called Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge whose theme this week is  "Feeling Nautical".  Having many sailors in my family I knew I had to make something for this challenge.  I used Tommy paper from Close to My Heart for both tag and background panel.  "Hello" was cut with the new Artbooking cartridge (available August 1 on my website here) from Outdoor Denim CS.  The tag was matted with Honey CS.  The White Daisy card front was dry embossed with a Cuttlebug folder called "Anchors Aweigh".

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch #96 that I followed:

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

:) Marie