Heart Happy Elements for Case This Sketch #308

It seems that I can't stop making cards with the cutout page of Heart Happy paper from Close to My Heart!  This is the 4th card in a row that I've made from this fabulous paper packet. (You can see the other cards here).  This week's Case This Sketch challenge was perfect for this display of overlapping hearts.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Heart Happy Paper Packet

     Whimsy Fundamentals Paper Packet (retired)

      Pixie Cardstock

     Card Captions stamp (retired)

     Black Ink

     Clear Shimmer Brush (on hearts--difficult to see in this photo)

Here is a picture of the gorgeous papers you get in the Heart Happy paper pack:

Here is the fabulous Case This Sketch graphic that inspired my card layout:

     

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

      Crafty Gals Corner--Add a Heart

      Double D Challenge--Hearts

      Tuesday Throwdown--Falling Hearts

      Unicorn Challenge--Include a Heart

         Crafty Cardmakers--Love, Love, Love

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

:) Marie

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Another Heart Happy Card for February Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to another 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 Andrea Sherman's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!  

I'm still having a lot of fun playing with Close to My Heart's Heart Happy Paper (available until February 28, 2019).  I've especially enjoyed using the cut-out pages to create quick cards.

Here is a picture of the gorgeous papers you get in the Heart Happy paper pack:

In case you missed my last 2 blog posts here are other cards I've made with this fabulous paper pack:

Here is the fabulous (and final) Cards in Envy sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Double Trouble--Use Flowers

      Creativ Fusion Arts and Crafts--Love

      Simon Says Monday--Add Some Red

      Catch the Bug--Love is in the Air

      Crazy 4 Challenges--Valentines

      

Now it's time to head over to Joyce Hauck's blog--I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

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Heart Happy Valentine Card with Stella Says Sketch #702

I was sending a package to my nephew who is serving abroad and decided to include a Valentine's Day card as I'm not sure how long it will take to get to him.  (I'm usually not this early with Valentine Cards!) 

The spectacle image was cut from one of the wonderful Heart Happy papers (available until January 31 only). The background panels and heart border are also from this paper. The greeting was printed using Cooper Black font.  I love how these non-traditional Valentines Day colors look together!

Here is the fabulous Stella Says Sketch Challenge #702 that inspired my card layout:

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

      Paper Minutes #573--Valentines Day

      Cards in Envy--Love Me or Love My Pet

      Heart 2 Heart--Love of Color

      Simon Says Monday Challenge--Love is in the                    Air

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

:) Marie

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Heart Happy Card With Sunday Stamps Sketch #196

It was great to find some time to craft this weekend and I used a special January promotion paper pack called Heart Happy from Close to My Heart.  I just love all those little hearts in the background paper!

Close to My Heart products used:
      Heart Happy Paper
      White Daisy Paper
      Sapphire Paper
      Red Shimmer Trim
      Red Tinsel Embossing Powder
      Adore stamp set (retired)
      Candy Apple Red Ink (small hearts)
      3D Foam Tape

Here is the fabulous Sunday Stamps Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Have a Heart

      The House That Stamps Built--Anything Goes

      Double Trouble--Love is in the Air

      The Paper Girls #168--Sparkle and Shine

     

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

:) Marie

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Tissue Box Inspiration for Case This Sketch #304

Case This Sketch #304 intrigued me and I just had to create a card using their fabulous sketch.

The striped panels actually came from a tissue box I had at home.  

The background frame is Close to My Heart Lagoon card stock.  The sentiment stamp is from Card Captions--the CTMH January Stamp of the Month which contains a sentiment for just about every occasion!

(You can get this wonderful stamp set for just $5 with a $50 order. Check it out here.) 

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card:

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

       Simon Says Monday Challenge--Recycle                             Something

       Get Creative Challenges--Anything Goes

       Make My Monday--Use a Sentiment

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

:) Marie

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January Joyful Stars Cards

Welcome back to another 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 Debi Brile's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!  

My first card features bright primary colors from the new Something Fierce paper packet.  The pattern for this card layout came from  Make it From Your Heart book. The greeting is from Years of Sweetness stamp set and was stamped in Bluebird ink.  Red Shimmer Trim was used to frame the sentiment.

For my second card I followed a sketch from AAA cards.  I wanted to use only current CTMH products so I stamped the back of the Thanks stamp from the January stamp of the month  (a "must have" for it's versatility) to create the pastel color blocks in Crystal Blue, Mint and Ballerina.  The sentiment is also from the January Stamp of the Month called "Card Captions".  The background panel is Crystal Blue card stock.

These are the stamps in the Card Captions January Stamp of the Month:

You can get this stamp set for $18.95 or for only $5.00 with a $50. order ONLY during January 2019.  If you don't have a consultant I would be happy to help you get this fabulous acrylic stamp set.

Here is the graphic for the sketch challenge in case you want to play along:

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:

     Seize the Birthday--Optional--Confetti

     Simon Says Monday Challenge--Something New

     Papercraft Challenges--Celebrate

        Crafty Sentiment Designs--Anything Goes

     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

Now it's time to head over to Michelle Loncar's blog--I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

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Milestone Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #356

Here is a quick card I made for a milestone birthday for a golfing friend.  Freshly Made Sketch #369 made it so easy to showcase that large number.  

Close to My Heart products used:

      White Daisy CS

      Peacock CS

      Sugar Rush patterned paper (retired)

      White Shimmer Trim

      Artbooking Cricut Cartridge (to cut 60)

      

Other products:

     Metallic posterboard

     Small Dot Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

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

     Seize the Birthday #156--Confetti Optional

     As You Like It--Anything Goes

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Using Pretty Wrapping Paper for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #296

On Christmas Eve I still needed a to make a few more Christmas cards and I came upon a great sketch from Atlantic Hearts which helped me create a handful of cards in a short time.  I had some scraps of metallic wrapping paper left and incorporated it into my cards.

This next card shows the reverse placement of paper elements.  Which card do you like better?

Close to My Heart products used:
     Candy Apple CS
     Candy Apple Ink
     Clover Ink
     White Daisy CS
     Holly Jolly Christmas stamps (retired)

Other:
     Silver Foil Wrapping Paper with White Snowflakes

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout:
  

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

      Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Anything Goes

      As You Like It--Anything Goes

      DL Art Thankful Thursday--Christmas

      Through the Purple Haze--'Tis the Season
      Heart2Heart--Season's Greetings

      

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

:) Marie

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'Tis the Season Card with Case This Sketch #301

When I saw the current Case This Sketch sketch I knew I could easily finish making my Christmas cards by making numerous copies of this easy to make card.

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
      'Tis the Season Cardmaking stamps
      Clover Ink
      Candy Apple Ink

Red corners from Treasures Red Eggshell finish Card Stock


Here is the fabulous Case This Sketch #301 that inspired my card layout:

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

      Country View Challenges--Traditional Christmas

      Paru's Card Making Challenge--Christmas

      Hiding in My Craft Room--Keep it Simple with Christmas twist

      Sweet Stampin' Challenge--Anything Christmas/Last Minute                   Christmas Cards

      Color My Heart Color Dare--Bold and Bright Challenge
      Aud Sentiments Challenge--Anything Goes + Sentiment
      Heart2Heart--Season's Greetings

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

:) Marie

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #341--Christmas

Welcome back to another Fantabulous Cricut Challenge blog post!  As the holidays approach we are inviting you to create a project with a Christmas theme this fortnight.  Our challenge ends Sunday evening, December 23 so you have almost 2 weeks to join in on the fun.

My card was created with a cut called Happy Holidays Christmas Card #M4C5AB (available in Access subscription).  The red patterned paper is from Close to My Heart Grateful Heart paper.  I also cut it from dark green card stock so I could glue the tree on top.  The wording was painted with Twinkling H2O Egyptian Gold which is so shimmery!  The woodgrain patterned background panel is from Recollections Christmas Noel paper from last year.  This card was very easy to assemble.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
       Aud Sentiments Challenge--Anything Goes with               a sentiment
       Moving Along With the Times--Christmas
       Crafty Gals Corner #180--Anything Christmas                    Goes
       
Here's more info from the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge Blog:

 Happy Monday and welcome to another Monday challenge!

Challenge #341-Christmas
Make a project using anything Christmas related. But there has to be a least one cut from the Cricut Library!

The FCCB Design Team is sponsoring a $25 gift card at

Amazon!

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.

If it isn't a card, you will get two entries into the drawing!

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

:) Marie

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December Joyful Stars Blog Hop with Grateful Heart Papers

Welcome back to another 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 Debi Brile's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.) Have fun being inspired!  

I made two really quick cards with Grateful Heart papers.  The first card was inspired by the sketch at Case This Sketch #300.  The sentiment panel is Almond with Pomegranate berries and New England Ivy sentiment from the Grateful Heart Cardmaking stamp set.

Case This Sketch #300:

  

My second card layout was inspired by Feeling Sketchy Challenge #206 and uses the Junior Varsity Alphabet stamp set (Hostess Rewards see page 4 of current catalog.)  Apart from the wonderful Grateful Heart papers I used Sapphire Ink and Silver Sequins to complete this card.

Here is the Feeling Sketchy graphic that I followed to create the above card:

Now it's time to head over to Michelle Loncar's blog--I'm sure you'll be inspired by what she has to share.

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

:) Marie

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Football Championship Congratulations Card with Freshly Made Sketch #265

A young man I know just led his team to a State Championship and thus the inspiration for my personalized card. 

The quarterback is a cricut cut from the Ready, Set, Sports cartridge (available in Access subscription).  The patterned papers are from Fresh Air and Vineyard Berry Victorian paper packs (both retired Close to My Heart).  I used Burnished Bronze Embellishment Mousse to paint in the football.

This is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Sunday Stamps--Breath of Winter Color Palette

      Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge

         Crafts Galore Encore--Anything Goes

      

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

:) Marie

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Choosing My Blues for Color Dare #318

Without a doubt my favorite colors are in the Blue family so I'm happy to participate in Color My Heart Color Dare #318--Monochromatic Blues.  My background layer is the darker Sapphire paper.  The outer stripes are Bluebird and the center stripe is the darker side of Carolina.  The sentiment is from a retired Close to My Heart stamp set called "You Mean So Much to Me".  

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Tuesday Morning Sketch #480:

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

      Seize the Birthday #155--Optional Topping "Tags"

      Pattie's Creations--Birthday

      

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

:) Marie

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