Close to My Heart New Product Blog Hop is Here!

On February 1, 2014 a new Close To My Heart Idea Book and Catalog was released. You can see the new catalog here.  A group of CTMH consultants is sharing some new products from this catalog in a "blog hop".  Please visit the thumbnail links below and leave some appreciation (comments) for these hard working consultants.

My masculine card features patterned paper from the new Timberline Paper pack and the stamp set "Banner Wishes". The ink is Ponderosa Pine on Bamboo CS and the mats are Goldrush and Ponderosa Pine.  I also used 3D Foam Tape and Bakers' Twine Harvest Assortment.  I followed Pattern #21 from the Make It From Your Heart Vol.2.

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

p.s. Have fun blog hopping!

Farewell to Chantilly for Heart 2 Heart Two Faced Challenge with Sweet Sunday Sketch #204

The Chantilly paper pack from Close To My Heart will retire today so I decided to play with it just one more time.  I followed the Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge # 204 and was inspired to use both sides of the paper in the current Heart 2 Heart Challenge to use both sides of a piece of paper.

Products Used:

     Chantilly Paper (sold out from Close To My Heart)

     Artbooking cartridge to make black overlay (pg 50  overlay shift at 2.25")
            and flower (pg. 80 icon shift at 2")

     Sparkle and Shine Washi tape (from CTMH Holiday Gift Guide)

     Ruby CS
     Hollyhock CS

     Black CS

     Heart hole punch

     Liquid Pearls White

Here is the Sweet Sunday Sketch I followed:

I'm also entering this card into The Card Concept #2 challenge featuring "Texture".  The CAS style I am showcasing is "Clean and Layered".

The new Close To My Heart catalog will be available on my website here on Friday, Feb. 1.  Please stop by to check it out.

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

Try Stampin on Tuesday Challenge 153

I really liked this sketch by Try Stampin' on Tuesday this week and found time to play along.

My card uses a background stamp set from Close To My Heart that I've always loved.

Products used:

     Universal Backgrounds--retiring CTMH on 1-31-14

     For Always paper--retired CTMH

     Artiste cartridge banner from page 58 accent 3 shift cut at 1"

     Just for You stamp set--retired CTMH

     Musical note stamp--has D.O.T.S. copyright 1989!

     Ruby CS

     Ruby ink

     Slate Ink

     Silver Metallic paper--retired CTMH

     3D Foam Tape

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

:) Marie

It's Sketch Time at Sunday Stamps

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge!  Kathya has this wonderfully sweet sketch to inspire your creativity:

You can use a heart or whatever image you like in the banner.  Here's what I did:

Products Used:
     Stamp from Cloud Nine special promotion from Close To My Heart (available until 
           1-31-14)
     Pacifica CS
     Cranberry CS
     Indian Corn Blue Ink
     White Daisy CS-embossed with Stars Cuttlebug folder
     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel
     Fiskars Wide Pinking Paper Edger
     3D Foam Tape

I'm also entering this card into the Friday Mashup to use stars with optional Thank You theme.

We can't wait to see what you create using this sketch!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our sketch graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, February 7 6 PM EST to enter.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.
Hayley, Joan, Brenda, Holly, Steph and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

Masculine Birthday Card for Numerous Challenges

If you are looking for the Color My Heart Color Dare card please go here.

Here is a masculine card I made for several challenges:

Products Used: (all from Close To My Heart)

     Timberline (woodgrain paper) available February 1

     Ruby CS

     Bamboo CS

     Goldrush CS

     Artiste cartridge (page 77 Accent 1 Shift cut at 3")

     Ruby Alcohol Marker

     Ruby Ink     

     Heartfelt Birthday Wish

     Triangle Durable Studs (available February 1)

The faux stitching was made with a Ruby Alcohol Marker and a ruler.

Challenges:

     Pile it on--wood
     Cut it Up--wood and diecut
     Pals Paper Arts Sketch # 189
     Color Throwdown #276--Basic Grey, Riding Hood Red, Crumb Cake, Daffodil Delight
     Seize the Birthday----Coloring option (birthday is colored with Ruby Alcohol Marker)
     Stampin' for the Weekend--Birthday

Here is the Pals Paper Arts Sketch #189:

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

Cloud Nine for Color Dare #78 Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post where we feature Close To My Heart colors.  (If you don't have the challenge colors you are welcome to substitute something similar.)

This week we are challenging you to use Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue in a papercrafted project.  (Neutrals such as white, beige, grey or black are also allowed).

My card uses one of the stamps from the January special promotion cardmaking kit called Cloud Nine--available only through next Friday, January 31. The cloud bubble was cut with the Artiste cartridge (page 70) at 1.75" as recommended on the Cloud Nine stamp carrier sheet. The greeting is popped up with 3D Foam Tape.   The Indian Corn Blue mat was cut at 2".  The arrows from the banner are from the One Way Borders Flair stamp set.  The White Daisy background panel was embossed with a Darice embossing folder called Cloudy Day.

In this next photo you can see that the arrow design continues inside the card:

I followed the current Freshly Made Sketch #120 to make this card.

Check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you:

Gretchen, Carmen, Michelle and Sarah.  You have until Thursday, Jan. 30 to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Hollyhock and Indian Corn Blue.

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

:) Marie

Color Challenge Time at Sunday Stamps

Welcome back to another Sunday Stamps Color Challenge!  This fortnight we are featuring the colors Midnight Muse, Strawberry Slush and Silver.

My card was made following the Repeat Impressions What If Wednesday Sketch #J184  using Close To My Heart colors Outdoor Denim, Hollyhock and retired Silver metallic paper.  After I pieced my card front together I ran it through the Cuttlebug machine to emboss it with a Darice Snowflake Swirl folder.  The penguin is from Wintry Wishes which is a Close To My Heart Hostess Reward available through the end of this month (see page 9 of current Idea Book).  Outdoor Denim ink was used along with a Hollyhock marker to color the hat and scarf and a Slate marker to color in the skates.  The flourished square with circle opening was cut from the Art Philosophy cartridge (page 53 Square 4 at 2.25")

Here is a second version that I made with a slightly different orientation and a Cuttlebug Snowflake folder:

 

 Which do you like better?

 

 We can't wait to see what you create using these colors!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our color graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, January 24 6PM EST to enter this challenge.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.
Hayley, Joan, Brenda, Holly, Steph and Kathya.

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

:) Marie

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Dynamic Duos #85 with Freshly Made Sketch #118

If you are looking for the Color My Heart Color Dare post this week please go here.

Summer Starfruit and Garden Green are the challenge colors at  Dynamic Duos this week.  These cards follow the Freshly Made Sketch #118 The first card uses Honey and Topiary CS with some chalk coloring.

This next card uses Close To My Heart Creme Brulee CS and Topiary CS and is colored with a Honey alcohol marker and Green Glitz Glitter Gel.  Other supplies used are Cuttlebug folders and 3D Foam Tape and a Studio 112 floral stamp.

Which do you like better?

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

:) Marie

p.s. Please stop by tomorrow for another Sunday Stamps color challenge post.

Color Dare #76--Smoothie Swing Card

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post!  This week we are challenging you to use the Close To My Heart color "Smoothie" which can be combined with neutrals such as white, black, grey, tan. Of course if you don't have the CTMH color Smoothie yet you can substitute a similar color that you do have.

It has been awhile since I've used the Swing Card page from the Artiste cartridge so I chose to make one for this challenge.

Supplies Used:

    Artiste cartridge page 53--accent 2 shift cut at 5.5"

    Art Philosophy--square 4 cut at 2.5" and 2.25"

    White Daisy CS

    Slate CS

    Smoothie CS

    Smoothie Ink

    Slate Ink

    Polar Bear Holiday friendship stamp

    Triple Play corner stamp (Retired CTMH)

    Scandinavian Wishes (Retired CTMH)

    Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit ink splatter stamp

Check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you:

Gretchen, Carmen, Michelle and Sarah.  You have until Thursday, Jan. 16 to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the color Smoothie (pinkish-orange)

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

:) Marie

Oh Happy Day with a Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #150

Try Stampin' on Tuesday has a wonderful sketch this week and the twist is "polka dots".  I used a Swiss Dots Cuttlebug embossing folder for my dots.  The paper is retired Close To My Heart Claire.  The banner was cut with the Artiste cartridge and the coordinating stamp was used with Sunset ink.  Outdoor Denim CS was used as the paper mats and the greeting was popped up with 3D Foam Tape.

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch that inspired my card:

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

:) Marie

Seal-Love for Mojo Monday #327

It has been along time since I've played along with a Mojo Monday sketch and today is the day!

Here's another view so you can see the beautiful shiny silver metallic piece under the greeting:

Here is the Mojo Monday Sketch #327 that I used:

Materials Used:
   For Always Paper (CTMH--newly retired)
   Seal-Love
   Cranberry Ink
   Versamark Ink
   Clear Detail Embossing Powder
   Whisper Ink
   Laughing Lola Cardmaking Kit ink splatter stamp
   Mercury Glass Metallic papers by Recollections
   Heart Buttons
   Pearl Opaque Adhesive Gems
   Purple Buttons

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

p.s. Be sure to stop by tomorrow for another Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge

Dotted Love for Colour Me...! #2

Melon Mambo and Marina Mist are the colors for this week's Colour Me...! challenge.  My substitutions are Red Velvet (retired Close To My Heart) and Crystal Blue.  I used the Artiste cartridge to cut out the heart border (pg.72 Accent 3 shift at 1") and heart label (pag.66 card cut at 2.5").  Inks are Crystal Blue and Red Velvet.  The stamped image is Dotted Love.

I used the Nacho Average Challenge Sketch #71 to make this card:

I'm also entering this card into the Two Creative Chicks--Anything Goes and Keep it Simple.

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

:) Marie

p.s. Be sure to stop by Friday for a new Color My Heart Color Dare Challenge!

Another Try Stampin' on Tuesday Card with Pals Paper Arts Colors

I liked the sketch at Try Stampin' on Tuesday so much that I made another one using the Cuttlebug Happy Birthday folder in a different way.  The colors at Pals Paper Arts Challenge #186 are Island Indigo, Gold and White this week.

Since I don't have Island Indigo I substituted Close To My Heart Pacifica for it.  The gold metallic paper is from a very old package of DOTS metallic papers.

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch I used:

Here are some other cards I made using this sketch:

Details for this card can be found here.

Do you have a favorite version of this card?  I'd love to have your feedback in the comment section below.

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

:) Marie

Roxie Birthday Card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #36

This card is for my 15 year old niece Ellie.  It was made following the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #36 using retired Close To My Heart papers from the Roxie kit along with 2 individual stamps called Heartfelt Birthday Wish and a Little Gift with Cocoa Ink, Hollyhock Marker and Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel.

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that I followed:

I'm also entering this into Tuesday Morning Sketches #230--Anything Goes, Seize the Birthday and Keep It Simple--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

Colour Me...! Challenge #1 with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #149

Happy 2014!  As I was reading my blog list the other day I found a new color challenge blog cocreated by a fellow Sunday Stamps Design Team member, Hayley Kew so I had to join in!  Congrats to Hayley and the rest of the Colour Me...! Team for a great looking blog and place to play along.  This week's challenge is to use just Island Indigo with neutrals.

 I substituted Close To My Heart Pacifica along with White Daisy and Silver Metallic paper (retired DOTS).  The Pacifica CS was run through the Cuttlebug machine with a Happy Birthday folder and then distressed with a sanding block to expose the white core.  The line of embellished dots was made with a pencil eraser dipped into Pacifica ink and then dotted with White Liquid Pearls.  Don't they look like they could be sequins?

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch #149 that I used to make this card:

The extra challenge for this sketch is to "Sparkle it Up" which I did by using silver metallic paper and Liquid Pearl dots.

Here is the graphic for the new Colour Me...! challenge blog.  Come join me in playing there!

I'm also entering this card into Hiding in My Craft Room--Anything But Holiday and KIS-challenge--Anything Goes.

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

:) Marie