Color Dare #206 Meets Sketch Saturday #424

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to use  all and only the colors from the Close to My Heart Florence paper pack.  These colors are:  Flaxen, Peacock, Poppy, Ruby, Saffron and Whisper.  Of course, if you don't have these exact colors yet you can substitute similar colors so you can still join in the fun.

My card features a hippo ballerina from Safari Ballet stamp set.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Florence paper

     Safari Ballet stamp set

     White Daisy paper

     Ruby CS

     Ruby Ink

     Whisper CS

     Black Ink

     Charlotte paper (Whisper stripe)

     Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel (retired)

My card layout was inspired by Sketch Saturday # 424:

I am also entering this card into this week's Between the Folds Florence challenge, Heart 2 Heart Florence challenge and the Stampin' Royalty's Anything Goes challenge.

Here is the color graphic for Color Dare #206.  Just click on it to check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  We would love to have you join us in our gallery!

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

:) Marie

Going Wild with Ink Blots

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

I made this card for a young lady in Army Boot Camp.  It was inspired by Can You Case it #132.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Flower Market cricut cartridge--hello

     Champagne CS

     Cotton Candy CS

     Smokey Plum Fleurs des Jardin paper (retired)

     Ink Blot stamp set

     Hollyhock CS

     Smokey Plum Ink

     Cotton Candy Ink

     Hollyhock Ink

     Liquid Glass for star

Here is the Can You Case it sketch I followed:

     

The challenge over at Simon Says this week is "Going Wild".  Consider that I "went wild" stamping all those ink blots in the background!

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

:) Marie

Happy Heart Card for August Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to the August 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 Betty Locco'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!

 

This month I'm sharing a card made with some new product from the new Close to My Heart Annual Inspirations catalog.  

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sapphire CS

     White Daisy CS

     Thistle CS

     Whimsy Paper Fundamentals

     Artbooking cartridge (arrow cut)

     Happy Heart stamp

     Thistle Ink

The inspiration for my card layout came from Sunday Stamps sketch #132:

Now, hop on over and see what Debi Brile has to share. 

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

:) Marie

Wedding Card for ATSM #206 Anything Goes

Welcome back to another Addicted to Stamps and More challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to create anything of your choice.  (You can find the challenge guidelines here.)

Today I'm sharing a wedding card I made that has lots of shimmer and sparkle for the bride and groom.

The bride and groom were cut using the Artistry Cricut cartridge by Close to My Heart.  The shiny white paper is "White Gold Shimmer" paper from Recollections.  The gold toned marbled paper is "Mercury Glass" also from Recollections.  The Congratulations greeting is from CTMH "Banner Wishes" and was curved onto an acrylic block and Gold Embossed with Ranger Fine Detail Gold Embossing Powder.  The background panel was dry embossed with the Cuttlebug Teresa Collins Timeless 1 embossing folder.

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Please head on over to the ATSM blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to share with you.

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

Flower Market Calla Lilies Sympathy Card

Close to My Heart has a new cricut cartridge called Flower Market and I used it to create these sympathy cards:

All the flowers were cut from Recollections Shimmer cardstock White Gold and Champagne.  I just love how shiny and pretty these papers are!  Of course I could have used CTMH White Daisy and Colonial White papers and added the new Clear Shimmer Brush to get the same effect but it hadn't yet arrived for me to use.  The leaves and stems were cut from Fern CS and the flower centers are Saffron CS. The sympathy greeting comes from the retired stamp set called Sincere Expressions.

Card #1:  

The above card has the new Whimsy Fundamentals Sweet Leaf patterned paper, White Daisy CS,  Peacock CS and Peacock Ink.

Card #2:

This card uses Peacock CS and Fern Ink.

Card #3:

This card uses Whimsy Fundamentals Crystal Blue patterned paper, Peacock CS and Crystal Blue Ink.

Which card do you like best?

These cards were inspired by the Freshly Made Sketch #248:

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #205 Meets Mojo Monday #459

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are inviting you to create something with all and only the following Close to My Heart colors: Juniper, Thistle, Eggplant, Crystal Blue and White Daisy.  Of course if you don't have these exact CTMH colors yet feel free to substitute similar colors.

My card uses the brand new CTMH cricut cartridge called "Flower Market". The 3 background panels were stamped with the coordinating stamp sets from the "Flower Market" Cricut Collection.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Flower Market Cricut Collection (cartridge and stamps)
     Eggplant CS
     Crystal Blue CS
     Juniper CS
     White Daisy CS
     Sponge Dauber
     Thistle Ink
     Juniper Ink
     Crystal Blue Ink

My card was inspired by Mojo Monday #459:

Here is the Color Graphic for Color Dare #205.  Just click on it to get to the challenge blog to be inspired by the rest of the fabulous Design Team.

   
The challenge ends at 10PM EST on Thursday, August 11.

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

Purr-fect Halloween for August Stamp of the Month Blog Hop

Welcome to our Stamp of the Month Blog Hop!  We will be featuring August's SOTM, which is "Purr-fect Halloween", a set of 17 stamps.  If you have come here from Donna Digby's blog, you are on the right path! The blog hop is a great big circle, so you can start here and work your way all around.  If you get lost along the way, you’ll find the complete list of participating consultants on Melinda’s Blog:  http://ifyoublingit.blogspot.com/p/stamp-of-month-blog-hop-list.html. 

This month we have 27 Close To My Heart Consultants sharing their creations using this month's SOTM and other great CTMH products on their blogs. This is simple to do - just click on the link at the end of the post on each blog to move to the next one! Here we go!

Close to My Heart products used:

     Purr-fect Halloween stamps

     Whimsy Paper Fundamentals

     White Daisy CS

     Black CS

     Memento Black Ink

     Sorbet CS

     Pansy CS

     Gold Metallic Marker

     Glue Dots

Other--tiny wiggle eyes

The inspiration from my card layout came from Try Stampin' on Tuesday #281:

My card was turned 90 degrees from this photo.

Now "Hop" on over to Jean McNulty's blog to see her work! Be sure to visit all the Consultants at their Blogs to get some great crafting ideas and other fun ideas! Remember, the August SOTM is only available until August 31!  Contact your CTMH Consultant (or click here) to see how you can get this stamp set at a discount!

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

Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #282--Summer Activities

Welcome back to another Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog post!  This fortnight we are inviting you to use your Cricut to create a project featuring "Summer Activities".  Golf happens to be my favorite summer activity so my card reflects that.

Products used:

     Cricut Celebrate with Flourish cartridge

     Sea Glass CS 

     White Daisy CS

     Metallic CS--retired CTMH

     Sapphire CS

     Dot Embossing folder

     Ranger Silver Fine Detail Embossing Powder

Challenge #282-Summer Activities
Make a project with an activity you do during the summer.

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To qualify for the prize, be sure to use at least 1 Cricut cut on your project and if it's not obvious, let us know what cartridge you used. If you use a Cricut Explore machine, at least one cut must be from the Cricut catalog of images.

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 Freshly Made Sketches #247 was the inspiration for my card layout: 

Head on over to see what the rest of the awesome Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog Design Team has to inspire you.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #204 Meets Try Stampin' on Tuesday # 280

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to use all and only the following Close to My Heart colors:  Flaxen, Sweet Leaf, Eggplant and Colonial White.  (If you don't have these CTMH colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)

This card was created for a wine loving friend of mine and I used Eggplant for the stamping.  The stamp set I used is from Fiskars and is called "Aged to Perfection".   I followed the Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #280 for my card layout:

Close to My Heart products used:
     Eggplant CS
     Colonial White CS
     Flaxen CS
     Sweet Leaf CS
     Confetti Stars Embossing Folder
     Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder (retired)
     Eggplant Ink
     Scalloped Circle punch (retired)

Here is the Color My Heart Color Dare Graphic:

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

   
Please head on over to the Color My Heart Color Dare blog to be inspired by the rest of the fabulous Design Team.

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

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #170 Meets Just Us Girls #353

As an avid golfer I couldn't resist the photo inspiration challenge over at Just Us Girls this week.  Atlantic Hearts Sketch challenge had the perfect sketch for the D.R.Stamps rectangular stamp I had to buy but hadn't used yet.

Products used:
     Golf is...
     Prismacolor pencils
     Peacock Ink
     Nuvo Crystal Drops--Green Mountain
     Sweet Leaf CS
     Frances Meyer Turf and Golf ball paper
     Live....Laugh....Golf!!! stamp--unknown source

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card:

Here is the Photo Inspiration from Just Us Girls Challenge:

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

:) Marie

Addicted to Stamps and More #204--Clean and Simple Challenge

Welcome back to another ATSM challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to create something in the CAS (clean and simple style).  My card features a dragonfly with an inspirational message "Do one thing everyday that makes you happy".  Creating stamped greeting cards does make me happy and I try to do that everyday just for the fun of it!

Products used:

     Recollections stamp and stencil set

     Peacock Ink (Close to My Heart)

     Peacock CS (Close to My Heart)

     Nuvo Crystal Drops-Neptune

     Ranger Fine Detail Embossing Powder

     Metallic Gold Marker (to edge the white CS panel)

This week the Addicted to Stamps and More challenge is sponsored by 

Happy Little Stampers who are awarding a $15 gift certificate to one lucky participant.

Please stop by the Addicted to Stamps and More blog to be inspired by the rest of the awesome international Design Team.

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

:) Marie

Addicted to Stamps and More #204--Clean and Simple Challenge

Welcome back to another ATSM challenge blog post!  This week we are challenging you to create something in the CAS (clean and simple style).  My card features a dragonfly with an inspirational message "Do one thing everyday that makes you happy".  Creating stamped greeting cards does make me happy and I try to do that everyday just for the fun of it!

Products used:

     Recollections stamp and stencil set

     Peacock Ink (Close to My Heart)

     Peacock CS (Close to My Heart)

     Nuvo Crystal Drops-Neptune

     Ranger Fine Detail Embossing Powder

     Metallic Gold Marker (to edge the white CS panel)

This week the Addicted to Stamps and More challenge is sponsored by 

Happy Little Stampers who are awarding a $15 gift certificate to one lucky participant.

Please stop by the Addicted to Stamps and More blog to be inspired by the rest of the awesome international Design Team.

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

:) Marie

Dragonfly Birthday Card for Simon Says Challenge

I recently purchased a stamp and stencil set from Recollections because I really liked the stencils.  The first project I made with it features this wonderful Dragonfly image so I can enter it into Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Things with Wings.  

The gold and maroon colored embellishments were made with Nuvo Crystal Drops and the white panel was edged with a gold metallic marker.  The dragonfly was embossed with Sparkle n Sprinkle's Sangria embossing powder.  The greeting is an Inkadoo stamp and was gold embossed with Ranger Fine DEtail Gold embossing powder.  The base paper is a retired color called Vineyard Berry from Close to My Heart.  There is some Silver Wink of Stella brushed onto the dragonfly's wings. 

I'm also entering this card into the Seize the Birthday challenge.

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

:) Marie

Color Dare #203 Meets Case This Sketch #182

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week our challenge is to use all and only the following Close to My Heart colors:  Crystal Blue, Sorbet, Canary and White Daisy.  (If you don't have these Close to My Heart colors yet you can substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!)

My card features an old wood stamp set called Leafy Treetops.  I chose it because it fits into the Case this Sketch #182 shape so well.  Here is the first card I created:

Here is a second version of the card with more white on the sentiment strip:

Which one do you like better?

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sorbet CS

     Honey CS  (I couldn't locate my Canary CS and had to substitute a similar                  color)

     White Daisy CS

     Crystal Blue Ink

     Leafy Treetops stamp (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

Other product:

    White Gloss Nuvo Crystal Drops 

Here is the color graphic for Color Dare #203:

Please click here to check out what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.

This is the sketch that inspired my card:

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

Golf Card for Case This Sketch #181

Here is a quick birthday card I made using Case This Sketch #181.  

Close to My Heart products used:
     Topiary CS
     White Daisy CS
     Topiary Ink
     For Family stamps

Other product:
     Golf ball paper by Frances Meyer

Here is the sketch that inspired my card:

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