Atlantic Hearts Sketch #463 with a Numbered Birthday Card

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features 3 matted vertical panels with a circular element and horizontal strip with a sentiment. I made this birthday card for my nephew Mathew. My card showcases patterned paper from Sawyer and uses stamps from the retired Party Girl stamp set and Junior Varsity Alphabet.  Harbour Ink, Versamark Ink and Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder were used.  The bubbles were colored in with Shortbread Shimmer Brush and Harbour Shimmer Brush.

 

This second view shows how sparkly the shimmer brushes and embossing powders are.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, March 13 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

 

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

          Use Your Stuff #443--Masculine

       My Time to Craft #446--Embossing Wet or Dry

       Creative Knockouts #442--Sparkle and Shine

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

:) Marie

 

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Numbered Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #525

 Our friend Neil will be celebrating a milestone birthday this week so I made him a card based on Freshly Made Sketch #525.

The sparkly hexagon background paper is You Are Enough from Close to my Heart and Glacier and Peacock cardstocks form the mats for the Honey Bee Buzzword dies.  The Rose Gold Foil cardstock came from Recollections.  The balloons are from Party Balloons and the numbers are from Junior Varsity Alphabet.  The ink is recently retired Peacock with Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder.

Here is another photo to show off the sparkle in this masculine card. 

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

     

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

     Seize the Birthday #233--Option of Sea Creatures

     Creative Knockouts #422--Sparkle and Shine

     Lil' Red Wagon #643--Let it Be  (Birthday, Balloons,                             Bubble Shadow for lettering) 

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:) Marie

 

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Color Hues Challenge Meets Tuesday Morning Sketch #646

This special numbered birthday card was made with blue and yellow as suggested by the Color Hues Special Challenge.  The sketch is from Tuesday Morning Sketches #646.

The papers are Lemonade, Capri and Holographic Foil (Recollections) and the sentiment was created in Cricut Design Space.

Here is the sketch graphic from Tuesday Morning Sketches that inspired my card design:

This is the color graphic from Color Hues Challenge:

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

     D.L. Thankful Thursday--Birthday

     Time Out Challenges--Celebrating their 8th Birthday                         Challenge

     Seize the Birthday--Option to include Sea Creatures

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Friendship Card with Freshly Made Sketch #524

Pink is the favorite color of the recipient of this card which influenced my color choices.  The card is based on the current Freshly Made Sketch #524.  The patterned paper is from Close to my Heart called "Brushed", the background paper is Flamingo, the striped elements are from Mix-In Paper and the greeting is from Simon Says called "So Talkative".  The greeting was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black and was clear embossed with Ranger Super Fine Detail.

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

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

     My Time to Craft #476--Embossing Theme Wet or Dry

     CAS on Friday#225--Spring Flowers

     Double D--Shades of Pink 

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

:) Marie

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Sympathy Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #461

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features several horizontal stripes and a central round element.  The background colors are Mint, Buttercup and patterned paper is from Sawyer.  The stamp set is Know That I Care and the flowers and leaves were colored with Flamingo Shimmer Brush and Mint Shimmer Brush.  Rose Gold Foil Cardstock was die cut with Starry Scribbles Thinlits retired from SU.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, February 27 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

      Crafty Catz #583--Anything Goes with a Sentiment

      Pearly Sparkles #70--Anything Goes

      The Flower Challenge #65--Occasions

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

:) Marie

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Feathered Friends Card with Freshly Made Sketches #523

 Here are a trio of birds colored with Twinkling H2O watercolors used in this week's Freshly Made Sketch #523.  I started with the sketch and rotated it 90 degrees so the birds would look better.

This card features a new Close to my Heart stamp set called    Feathered Friends and a retired set called Wordfetti.  The background papers are from my stash.

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch that was the starting point for my card creation.

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

     Stamping Sensations--Wings or Tails

     Critter Crazy Challenges #59--Anything Goes                 with Featured Critters

    Fusion Card Challenge--Colour Palette--Birds

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

:) Marie

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Valentine Card for Fusion Card Challenge

I love sketch challenges and picked Fusion Card Challenge--Valentine Cupcakes to make this quick Valentine Card.  The tiny heart paper and focal sticker is from Close to my Heart's special promotion called Smitten.  The gold stripe is ribbon I purchased for the Christmas holidays package wrapping.

Here is the fabulous Fusion Graphic that inspired my card layout:

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

     Cupcake Inspirations--Valentine Hearts

     Use Your Stuff #441--Hearts/Love

     Daring Cardmakers--My Sweet Valentine   

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

:) Marie

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Slimline Valentine Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #459

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a slimline card with 3 square elements, 2 images and several embellishments.  Here is my interpretation:

The Square Windows Thin Cut Die was used for the card base.  The patterned paper is from my stash from long ago.  The folk art hearts are from "True Love" stamp set which was retired four or more years ago from Close to my Heart.  The sentiment is from For All Occasions which is still available.  The pink cardstock is Flamingo and Candy Apple Ink was used to stamp.  I used a 1/4" hole punch to create embellishments from Holographic Foil paper from Recollections.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, February 13 and you can link up your project here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and leaving some bloggy comment love. Please stop by our blog on Wednesday to see what the rest of the talented Design Team has to inspire you.

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

     Cardz4Guys #289--Love Cards

     Retro Rubber Challenge #175--Love, Love, Love

     Try it on Tuesday--All Loved Up

     Get Creative Challenge #108--Use Hearts

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

:) Marie

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