Mojo Monday #451 Get Well Card in Greens

Don't you just love the opportunity to win free stuff?  I certainly do and that usually motivates me to enter the first Mojo Monday blog challenge of the month as there are prizes to be won.

One of my male friends just had cardiac bypass surgery so I used the sketch in greens to create a masculine card.

Close to My Heart products used--all retired! (using up some of my stash!)

     Aspen CS

     Aspen B & T paper

     Ponderosa Pine CS

     Scalloped Circle Punch

     Kiss it Better stamps

     Ponderosa Pine ink

Here is the Mojo Monday sketch that inspired my card.  

This is a really great sketch which I will use many times!

If you are looking for an easy color challenge this week I encourage you to check out the Color My Heart Color Dare blog and join in on the fun!  (We award weekly blog badges to winners and a randomly drawn monthly prize).

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

:) Marie

     

Artistry Meets Color Dare #197--Pacifica, Canary and White Daisy

If you are looking for the Joyful Stars Blog Hop post please go here.

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are featuring just 3 Close to My Heart colors.  They are Pacifica, Canary and White Daisy.   I just love these three colors together!

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pacifica CS

     Canary CS

     White Daisy CS

     Artistry cartridge

Other products

     Cuttlebug Happy Birthday embossing folder

Here is the Color My Heart Color Dare graphic.  Just click on it to get to our challenge blog to be inspired by the rest of the fabulous Design Team.  We would like you to use all and only these colors but if you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute with similar colors.

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

:) Marie

A Florence Friendship Card for Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to the April Joyful Stars Blog Hop!  We are a group of Close to My Heart consultants who share something each month on the 9th and at 9PM EST.  If you are coming from Crystal's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is also on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.)  Have fun being inspired!

My card features Close to My Heart Florence paper and A Bunch of Love stamp.  Recently I came upon a tip for creating dimension using craft foam (instead of pieces of foam tape) demonstrated by Jennifer Mcguire which was so easy to do using the A Bunch of Love Thin Cut Die.  The stripes and banners are from the top strip of the Florence paper. I love how they create a colorful accent to the card.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Florence paper

     A Bunch of Love Stamp and coordinating Thin Cut

     Peacock Ink

     Poppy Ink

Other products:

     Prismacolor Pencils 

     Craft Foam

Here is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday #272 sketch that inspired my card:

Now, hop on over and see what Andrea has to share.  I'm sure you'll be inspired!

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

:) Marie

Celebrating Dad With Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #278

Welcome back to another Fantabulous Cricut Challenge!  The theme this fortnight is "Celebrating Dad" and we are being sponsored by Craft Classes Online who is offering a $25 Gift Certificate towards an online class.  You can check out the details on the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog here.

My card features a cricut cut from the Summer Celebrations cartridge along with "Beyond Awesome" stamps from Close to My Heart.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Sapphire CS
     Sapphire Ink
     Sky CS (retired)
     Beyond Awesome stamps
   
Other products:
     Cricut Summer Celebrations cartridge
     Recollections Shimmer Cardstock--White Gold
     White Fun Foam (to raise the sentiment)

Head on over to the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog where you will find inspiring Design Team projects and by participating you may just win a prize!

Challenge #278-Celebrate Dad
Make a project for Father's Day.

   
We would love to see what you create to honor the dads in your life.  If you use your cricut cartridges we'd love to have you link up your creation here.

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

Golf Themed Get Well Card for Global Design Project #38

This week's sketch at Global Design Project is just so versatile that I used it to make a second Get Well card.  You can find the first one here.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Kiss it Better Stamp (retired)

     Black CS

     Grey Wool CS (retired)

     Topiary Ink

      Versamark Ink

     Ranger Clear Detail Embossing Powder

Other products used:

     Recollections Grass paper

     Frances Meyer Golf Ball Paper

     Recollections Shimmer Cardstock White Gold

Here is the Global Design Project sketch #38 that I followed:

If you are looking for a fun color challenge I encourage you to try Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog.  This week's colors are:

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

:) Marie

Color Dare # 195 Meets Atlantic Hearts Sketch #162

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post.  This week we are featuring the Close to My Heart colors found in the Calypso paper pack.  They are:  Pear, Lagoon, Cotton Candy, Honey, Black and White Daisy.

Here is a card with some pretty flamingo papers from the Calypso paper pack:

Here is the color graphic for the Color Dare challenge where we invite you to use all and only these colors:

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch #162 that inspired me:

Close to My Heart products used:
     Lagoon CS
     Pear CS
     Calypso paper
     Calypso Washi Tape
     Memento Black Ink
     Heartfelt Birthday Wish
     Honey Marker (retired)

Now it's your turn to create something using these fabulous colors.  Link up your projects at the Color My Heart Color Dare blog by Thursday, June 9 at 9PM CDT.

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

Army Fatigues and Dogtags Card With Global Design Projects Sketch

My newly commissioned 2nd Lieutenant nephew in the US Army needed a Get Well card so I made him one that I think he will appreciate.  The background started with CTMH Desert Sand paper with the wrong side of 3 different Ink Blots stamped in Aspen Green (retired CTMH color) and Slate inks.  The dogtags were embossed in Ranger Fine Detail Silver Embossing Powder and the greeting is from CTMH "Kiss it Better".

This card follows the Global Design Projects Sketch #38:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Desert Sand CS

     Aspen CS (retired)

     Aspen Ink (retired)

     Slate Ink

     Black CS
     Ink Blot stamps

     Salute Our Heroes stamp

     Kiss it Better stamp (retired)

     Versamark Ink

     Ranger Silver Fine Detail Embossing Powder

Other products:

     Recollections White Gold Shimmer paper

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

:) Marie

     

Zoe Sympathy Card for House That Stamps Built What if Wednesday Challenge

Sympathy cards don't need to be in greys and blacks!  My card today features Zoe patterned paper and A Bunch of Love stamp.

Here is a close up of the flowers so you can see the effect of the Crystal Nuvo drops.

Here is the House That Stamps Built sketch that inspired my card:

I'm also entering my card into the Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes with Diecuts challenge.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Peacock CS
     Crystal Blue CS
     Zoe paper
     Art Philosophy cartridge for doily cut
     Sorbet CS
     A Bunch of Love Stamp and Coordinating Thin Cut Die
     Sincere Expressions stamp
     Peacock Ink
     3D Foam Tape

Other products:
     Nuvo Crystal Drops--Sugared Almond, White, White Blizzard
     Prismacolor pencils

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

Congratulations Graduate for Bitten by the Bug 2

Here is a quick and easy card that I made for my nephew who graduated from Loyola University last weekend. Their school colors are dark green and white thus this color choice.  I used the Cricut Simple Everday cards cartridge.  The card inside was stamped with Smarty Pants from Close to My Heart.  I'm linking this card up to the Bitten by the Bug 2 blog Graduation/Thank You theme.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Ponderosa Pine CS (retired)

     Ponderosa Pine Ink (retired)

     Smarty Pants stamp set

Other products:

     Recollections White Gold Shimmer Cardstock

     Cricut Simple Everyday Cards cartridge

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

;) Marie

Color Dare #195

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post.  Our challenge this week is to combine Close to My Heart colors Thistle, Pear, Crystal Blue, Lagoon and White Daisy.

My card features the "smooshing" technique.  I inked up my craft mat with all 4 colors, spritzed with water and then picked up the ink using an acetate sheet and then smooshed it down onto the paper.  I held the acetate between my fingers to limit the contact with the paper so that I could create lines of color.  Then I stamped a small flower from the Hawaiian Hibiscus stamp set in Thistle ink across the page and added some purple and clear glitter gems.  The sentiment is from the Artfully Sent Cricut collection which will be retiring soon.

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Lagoon CS
     Lagoon Ink
     Pear Ink
     Thistle Ink
     Crystal Blue Ink
     Hawaiian Hibiscus stamp
     Artfully Sent stamp
     Purple Glitter Gems
     Clear Glitter Gems (retired)

Here is the Color Dare challenge graphic with this week's challenge colors:

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use all and only these challenge colors?  Come check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.

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

Smarty Pants Graduation Card for Sketch Saturday #413

Smarty Pants is the name of a new graduation stamp set by Close to My Heart.  I used the cap and diploma to make this card:

For the most part I followed the Sketch Saturday #413 but I really wanted the Congrats diecut from Gypsy Wanderings to fit inside the mat so I turned that one element on its side.  You can call it "artistic license" if you want.

Here is the sketch I followed:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Black CS

     Smarty Pants stamps

     Happy Times gold foil strips

     Gold Glitter paper

     Black Ink

Other products

     Black washi tape--source unknown

     Gypsy Wanderings image from Cricut

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

:) Marie

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

   

Color Dare #194--Shades of Blue with Black and White

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog!  This week we are challenging you to use all and only the following colors to create with: Pacifica, Crystal Blue, Sapphire, Black and White. If you don't have these exact Close to My Heart colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in the fun!

 I made this card for my lovely daughter-in-law who loves tea.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Whimsy Paper Fundamentals

     Pacifica CS

     Sapphire CS

     Glacier CS

     Crystal Blue CS

     White Shimmer Trim

     Black CS

     Liquid Glass

     Artistry cartridge

     3D Foam Tape

     Seaside Greetings stamp

     Liquid Glass

Here is another view of the card so you can see the glossy shine made by the Liquid Glass application.

Here is the Color My Heart Color Dare graphic:

My card was inspired by Atlantic Hearts Sketch #160:

I'm also entering this card into the Cardz 4 Gals challenge theme "Tea for Two" and the Seize the Birthday challenge--"Dimension".

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use all and only these challenge colors?  Come check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.

Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie

     

Happy Times Thank You for Addicted to Stamps and More

I am really loving the Happy Times paper and stamp set available from Close to My Heart (while supplies last) in May!  Here is a really quick card I made (inspired by Jean McNulty's card here.)

Here is another view so you can see all the glittery gold:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Pomegranate CS

     Pomegranate Ink

     Happy Times paper

     Happy Times stamp

     A Thousand Thanks

     New England Ivy Ink

Other products:

     Nuvo Crystal Drops--Bright Gold

I'm entering this card into the Addicted to Stamps and More CAS challenge and the Lil Red Wagon challenge called "Blooming Fun".

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #193 Meets Retrosketches #214

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This week we are challenging you to use all and only  the colors from the Close to My Heart paper pack called Georgie:  Canary, Champagne, Juniper, Slate, Whisper and White Daisy.

My card began with the Doodled Designs circle stamped in all the challenge colors minus White Daisy.  The daisy is from Friend in Me which was in the Seasonal Expressions 1 catalog.  It was stamped twice and the top daisy was fussy cut and slightly curled up.  The Canary Ink sponged flower center (and tiny Doodled Design stamps) were "glossed" with Liquid Glass.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Georgie paper (zip strip for top border)

     Friend in Me (retired)

     Doodled Design

     Slate Ink

     Whisper Ink

     Champagne Ink

     Juniper Ink

     Canary Ink

     Belated Birthday (retired)

     Juniper Buttons (retired)

     Liquid Glass

I'm also entering this card into the Seize the Birthday challenge. Here is the Retrosketch that I followed to make this card:

   

Here is the Color Dare challenge graphic with the Georgie colors: 

Now it's your turn to get creative--how will you use all and only these challenge colors?  Come check out what the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team has to inspire you.

Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!  Have a wonderful week filled with fun and creativity!

:) Marie