Floral Get Well Card with Freshly Made Sketch #532

The pretty patterned paper is from an old SU paper pack called "Beyond the Garden" and I decided to feature it in the center of the card.

The holographic foil dragonfly is from a Tonic Studios die set called "Swirling Vines".  The outer border was cut with a Rectangle Stitched die from Sage Card Stock.  The sentiment is from Alinacutle.

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

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

     Alphabet Challenge--B is for Blooms

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything                        Goes with Patterned paper

     Time Out Challenges #212--Spring

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Masculine Congratulations Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #469

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical slimline card with 3 circles, a central banner and several embellishments.  My card uses several Close to My Heart retired items: Outdoor Denim Card Stock, Pomegranate Card Stock, Pomegranate Ink, Cutest Baby Congrats stamp, For My Beautiful Friends hearts and dragonflies, Scalloped Circle Thin Cut Die.  The embossed circles are from "Cubes" by Lisa Horton Crafts and the shimmery cardstock is from Recollections Antique Gold.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, April 24 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:

     The Male Room #161--Dry Embossing

     All Sorts Challenge--Masculine

     Craft Rockets Challenge #91--For Boys/Men

     Heart2Heart--Anything Goes CTMH Style

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Masculine Congratulations Card

One of our friends was just appointed head football coach so I wanted to make him a celebratory card.  I used the Simon Says Stamp Lumen 3D embossing folder inked with Sangria Ink on Nectarine paper.  The sentiment was a Crafters Companion set called Simple Sentiments cut from Sangria paper and embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder.  The bottom paper is Shortbread.

I'm entering this card into the following challenges:

     Craft Rocket Challenges #91--Boys/Men

     Fab 'n' Funky #548--Masculine

     The Male Room #161--Dry Embossing

     Allsorts Challenge Week #671--Masculine

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

:) Marie

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Paradise Palms Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #467

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a slanted vertical element with side embellishments over a layered panel background.  My focal panel uses a trio of palm trees from the SU Paradise Palms stamp set embellished with palm leaves die cut from the matching Paradise Palms die set.  The birthday greeting the Sawyer Cardmaking Workshop Set.  The paper colors are Pacifica, Lemonade, Capri and Evergreen.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, April 10 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:

     Double Trouble #107--Create a Scene

     Dream Valley Challenge #267--Anything Goes

     A Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Numbered Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #466

 

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a round focal element with several vertical stripes.  My card was made for a special friend who celebrated a milestone birthday using some very old patterned paper.  The scalloped circle and numbers were cut with my Cricut machine.  The embossed stamped greeting is from "Birthday Greetings".

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, April 3 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:

     Seize the Birthday #234--Option of Green and White

     Through the Craft Room Door--March 15

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Floral Card with Freshly Made Sketch #528

This is my first card featuring Julie Hickey's Friendship Flower Stamp Set and Die.  I colored the flowers with a Flamingo Shimmer Brush, Lemonade Shimmer Brush and Julep Shimmer Brush.  The grass from SU's Paradise Palms was stamped in Evergreen Ink onto Julep Card Stock. (I intentionally did not place a sentiment on this card so I could decide what sentiment to put on when I need to send this card.)

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

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

      Allsorts #669--In the Garden

      CAS on Friday #227--Flowers

      Cardz 4 Galz #169--Spring Flowers

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Thinking of You Card with Fusion Card Challenge Sketch

 I love simple card sketches like the one from Fusion Card Challenge this week and was motivated to use this pretty patterned paper that has been in my stash for quite awhile.  The sentiment is from "Large Sentiments" from Card Making Magic.  It was stamped in Versamark and Pacifica inks and then embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel Embossing Powder.  The background layers are Pacifica Card Stock (retired Close to my Heart).

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

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

     Lil Red Wagon #646--Emboss Everything

    Sisterhood of Crafters--Sentiment Focus

    A Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Pixie Sparkled Blooms for The Paper Players Challenge #583

Several weeks ago I created several card panels with Pixie Sparkle Powders and am starting to put them together into cards.  The challenge at The Paper Players inspired my stamp choice. The flowers started as a piece of photo paper sprinkled with Sunburst Pixie Sparkle Powder and sprayed with water.  When the piece air dried I stamped the bouquet from a retired Close to my Heart stamp set called "Cherish Her" with Versafine Onyx Black Ink and Clear Embossing Powder. (The sister greeting is also from that set.) I then used a green brush marker to color the leaves and stems.  The gingham paper is very old Crystal Blue B & T paper from Close to my Heart.  The bold Happy Birthday is from "Sweetest Birthday Wishes" stamped in Capri Ink.

Here is the sketch graphic from The Paper Players that inspired my card layout:

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

     Simon Says Monday Challenge--Bright and Cheerful

     Retro Rubber Challenge #178--Anything Goes with stamp                older than a year (Cherish Her was February 2020                        CTMH stamp of the month)

      Try it on Tuesday--Say it With Flowers

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Make the Cards Dry Embossing Challenge with Try Stampin' on Tuesday #548

The Simon Says Stamp Floral Fields Embossing Folder was used to create these two bright and cheerful cards.  This embossed piece had been laying on my craft desk for quite awhile and I decided to use it as a last minute entry into Make the Cards Challenge #50 to use Dry Embossing Challenge.  A Sundance Shimmer Brush was used to color the flower centers with matching Sundance Card Stock panels.  Sapphire Glitter Paper created the accents.

Which card do you like better?

In this first card Honey Bee Bitty Buzzwords Dies were used for the greeting.

In this second card Sentiments by Melissa Esplin Celebrate stamp was stamped in Sapphire Ink.  The bow was die cut from CTMH retired "Party Balloons".

The above card was based on the new sketch from Try Stampin' on Tuesday:

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

     Simon Says Monday--Bright and Cheerful

     Heart 2 Heart--Hip, Hip Hooray!

     Stamping Sensations March Challenge--Something for Spring

    

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

:) Marie

 

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Numbered Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #465

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a layered square card with a banner and sentiment.  My card uses paper from "So Much Happy" (retired CTMH), Junior Varsity Alphabet, Birthday Greetings, Lagoon Card Stock, Gold Metallic Poster Board, Peacock Feathers Ink and Clear Embossing Powder.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, March 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:

     Get Creative Challenges #109--Use Green

     Heart 2 Heart--Going Green

     Use Your Stuff--White plus 1 color

     Seize the Birthday #234--Green and White

     Color Dare #487--Shades of Green

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Floral Card with Freshly Made Sketch #527

Here is a quick and easy card I made using some floral embellishments, old patterned paper and Gold Holographic Poster Board following Freshly Made Sketch #527.  The greeting is from a recent Close to my Heart Stamp of the Month set called Wildflower Friendship stamped in Capri Ink.

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

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

     Sweet Stampin' Challenge--KISS

     CAS on Friday #227--Flowers

     Crafters Cafe #283--Use Some Flowers

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Shamrocks Card with Sunday Stamps Sketch #278

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  I'm feeling blessed and happy to share my third card with the same great image from Cricut Image Set "Celebrate with Flourish".  (The other two can be found here and here.)  This time I used the fabulous sketch from Sunday Stamps.  The background paper is Mint, the shamrocks are Clover and the sparkly shamrock backgrounds are Gold Holographic Poster Board.

I made a second card substituting Deck the Palms paper for the Mint Cardstock and changing the Lumen (Simon Says Stamp) embossing folder to a Flourish embossing folder (Cuttlebug).  Which one do you like better?

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

I'm also entering this card into Color Dare Challenge #487 "Shades of Green".

This card also fits in to the Double Trouble challenge to "Bring on the Green" and Heart 2 Heart "Wearing of the Green" challenges.

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

:) Marie

 

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #464 Using Smitten Sticker

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features 2 vertical panels and 2 horizontal rectangular panels.  My card features an adorable llama image from Smitten, Smitten papers and an Anniversary sentiment from "With All My Love" (October 2020 Stamp of the Month) in Carolina Ink. 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, March 20 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:

     Simon Says Stamp Monday--Feminine

     Dragonfly Dream Challenge--Something to Make You Smile

    My Time to Craft Challenge #447--Animals

     Retro Rubber Challenge #178--Anything Goes (Oct. 2020)

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

:) Marie

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Shamrocks Card with Freshly Made Sketch #526

 Here's a  second Shamrocks card using an image from Cricut Image Set called Celebrate with Flourish.  (My previous card can be found here.)  This card was inspired by Freshly Made Sketch #526 and uses Mint Card Stock, patterned paper from Deck the Palms, Clover Card Stock and Gold Holographic Poster board.

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

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

      A Place to Start--March--Two by Two

      Colourful Options--Going Green

      Get Creative Challenges #109--Use Green

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Shamrocks Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #546

Next week is St. Patrick's Day and there are several family members that I want to remember with handmade greeting cards.  My cricut machine cut the pair of layered shamrocks (Celebrate with Flourish cartridge) which are featured within Try Stampin' on Tuesday sketch #546. The background layer was created by swiping Clover Ink over the Lumen 3D folder (Simon Says Stamp) and running it through my Cuttlebug machine.  The shamrocks were cut from Clover Card Stock and then brushed with a Clear Shimmer Brush for a little bit more sparkle.  The sparkly gold strip and shamrock background layer is Gold Holographic Poster Board.  The yellow gingham paper is very old Close to my Heart Buttercup B & T and the flag is Mint Card Stock.

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

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

     Double Trouble #105--Bring on the Green

     Heart 2 Heart--Going Green

     Simon Says Monday Challenge--Add Some Green

     Make the Cards #50--Embossing Folder

     

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

:) Marie

 

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