Black Eyed Susan Sympathy Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #525

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a double matted vertical panel with a top corner sentiment, large floral display and a ribbon bow.  My card's floral diecut is from Simon Says Stamp called "Black Eyed Susan" which was colored with Twinkling H2O paints (Mallard Green and Celestial Sun).  The flower centers were colored with an  Espreso Shimmer Brush.  

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, October 8 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:

     Dream Valley Challenge #301--Occasions other than            Birthday

     Let's Craft and Create Challenge #199--Paper Strips instead of Ribbon

      

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:) Marie

 

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Congratulations Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #543

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with 2 overlapping vertical panels and a sentiment.  My card features Close to my Heart's Color of the Year--Journey Glitter Paper, Ink and Shimmer Brush, a vertical hearts die cut from Holographic Card Stock and a sentiment from "It's the Little Things" stamp set (retired CTMH).

 

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

     Unicorn Challenge #91--Layer it Up

     A Place to Start--All That Glitters

     Simon Says Stamp Monday--Favorite Color (any shade of blue for me!)

     Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes with Dies    

 

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

:) Marie

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Pet Sympathy Card with Tuesday Morning Sketch #724

 A dear friend lost her beloved companion so I made her this special card.  I looked at photos to match the dog's coloring with colored pencils.  The paper is from Chelsea Garden (retired Close to my Heart) and the stamp sets are Paw Prints on Your Heart and Words of Comfort (also retired Close to my Heart).

Here is the wonderful Tuesday Morning Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Stamping Sensations--Garden Delights or Anything Goes

     My Time to Craft--Dogs and or Cats

     Simon Says Wednesday--Make it Cute

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

:) Marie

 

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Chelsea Gardens Get Well Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday #622

 One of my friends just had ankle surgery so I made him a card following Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #622.  The background paper and strips are retired from Close to my Heart "Chelsea Gardens" and the cardstock mats are Glacier cardstock.  The bandaid is from retired Close to my Heart "Under the Weather" and the greeting is from  retired Close to my Heart "Get Well Soon".

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

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

      Through the Purple Haze #208--Monochrome

      The Crafty Addicts #5--Anything Goes

      Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes      

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Thinking of You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #541

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a centered vertical panel with a grid background with side borders, a double layer sentiment strip and 3 small embellishments.  My card features rose gold pattern paper (retired You Are Enough from Close to my Heart) with Rose Gold Metallic paper borders.

This second view shows how shiny the Rose Gold is.

 

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

     A Place to Start--All That Glitters

     Use Your Stuff #492--Borders

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Mouse Fan Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #601

Our granddaughter just celebrated her 2nd birthday so I made her a card with a favorite character.  The Mickey Mouse embossing folder is from Cuttlebug and the paper strips are from "Happiest Place" (retired Close to my Heart). 

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch #601 that inspired my card layout:

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

     Dream Valley Challenges #300--Dry Embossing

     Critter Crazy Challenge #78--Anything Goes with a Critter

    Can You Handle the Pressure--Anythinig Goes with a Twist of                   Poppies

     

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

:) Marie

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Daisy Thank You Card with Freshly Made Sketch #600

Congratulations to the Design Team at Freshly Made Sketches!  They are celebrating the milestone of having provided 600 fabulous sketches.  This is one of my favorite sketch challenges and I play along as often as time permits.

I'm still making daisy themed thank you cards and this sketch worked perfectly for an extra cricut cut daisy that was sitting on my desk.  The embossed background was made with an old Cuttlebug embossing folder called "Juli's Garden".

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

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

     Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Bright and Cheerful

     Can You Handle the Pressure--Embossing with optional twist of               Poppies

     Moving Along with the Times #157--Embossing-Wet or Dry

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

:) Marie

 

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Daisy Thank You Card with Sketch Saturday #732

 The large daisy circle was rejected from a previous project and it seemed to work perfectly with Sketch Saturday #732.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Bright and Cheerful

     Beautiful Blossoms--Anything Goes Floral

     A Place to Start--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Belated Birthday Card with Atlantic Heart Sketch #539

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a grid with a square in the center.  Multiple rectangle frames were cut with bright colored paper to create the background with inset pieces.  The turtle image and sentiment came from the "Turtley Awesome" set.

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

      AAA Birthdays #52--Anything Goes with Birthday

       Happy Little Stampers --Anything Goes with Dies

       Happy Little Stampers --Anything Goes with Birthday

       Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #212--Anything Goes

       Allsorts Week 7412--All Creatures Great and Small 

  

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

:) Marie

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Daisy Themed Thank You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #537

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a background panel with a grid, various inner elements and a sentiment panel.  My card background grid was cut with an older Close to my Heart Stitched Rectangle Frame Thin Cut die which had 12 squares.  I cut some of the cross pieces to create a similar grid to our challenge graphic.  The small daisy stamp came from the Friendship Daisy stamp set.  The sentiment is from "You Got This" stamp set (Close to my Heart--about 5 years old) and the center panel is a piece of recycled ribbon.

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

      Retro Rubber # 212--Anything Goes

      Use Your Stuff #290--Recycle, Upcycle

      Krafty Chicks #675--Use Stamps

      Through the Purple Haze--July Tic-Tac-Toe (diagonal--ribbon, stamp, floral)

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Slimline Get Well Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #535

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a slimline layout with a center sentiment strip and embellishments behind it.  My card uses paper from the Melon Mania special, Melon Ink, Melon Card Stock, Melon Flowers, diecuts from Cheerful Daisies (SU) colored with alcohol markers and sentiment from retired Close to my Heart stamp set "Get Well Soon".

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, July 31 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:

       Creative Inspiration Challenges #4--Anything Goes

       Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #210--Anything Goes

       Crafting Happiness #144--Anything Goes 

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

:) Marie

 

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Playing with Lunar and Solar Paste with Freshly Made Sketch #595

Recently I purchased a few jars of Simon Hurley's Lunar Paste and Solar Paste and used them with Close to my Hearts' Sprigs and Leaves Embossing Folder and Stencils to create this card.  First I stenciled Fake Plant Solar Paste for green leaves and Golden Hour Solar Paste for small leaves and shading on Sage Card Stock.  The pastes were applied with a foam applicator brush.  Next I used the Embossing folder to create even more texture.  Gold metallic card stock was used to mat the focal circle and leaf panel.

This second photo was taken with a different angle so that the shiny metallic gold could be featured.

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

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

      Can You Handle the Pressure--Anything Goes with a twist of                   Nautical

      Stencil Fun--Option of Birthdays

      Addicted to Stamps and More #450--Die Cuts and/or Stencils

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

:) Marie

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Glittery Daisies Birthday Card with Sketch Saturday #729

 Years ago I purchased this glittery white daisy and pink background paper (Cloud 9) and decided to use it in today's project.  I didn't want to totally cover up the middle section so I stamped and clear embossed with Polysparkle Tinsel on vellum to keep the pretty daisies in view.  The bold sentiment is from Simon Says Stamp Best Year Yet stamp set. While I was at it, I made two cards varying the background mat.

Which background mat do you like better--grey or white?

Here is the fabulous Sketch Saturday sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     The Crafty Addicts #3--Anything Goes

     Simon Says Stamp--Shimmer and Shine

     Make My Monday #204--Birthday

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Stars and Sparklers 70th Birthday Card for Atlantic Hearts Sketch #533

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with rectangular panel with 2 small sentiments and a banner behind it,  a half circle with embellishment and small dot embellishments.  My card features Stars and Sparklers paper (retired Close to my Heart), Cricut cut numbers from Holographic paper, punched stars from Holographic paper, Candy Apple Card Stock and small sentiments. 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, July 15 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:

     Happy Little Stampers July Birthday Challenge

     Colourful Options--Red, White and Blue

     Lost Coast Portal to Creativity #170--Red, White and Blue

     Make My Monday #204--Birthday

     Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes   

     Creatilicious #262--Anything Goes with option of stars & stripes

     Shopping Our Stash #500--Celebrating by the Numbers

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

:) Marie

 

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Swan Lake Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #593

 When I saw this week's Freshly Made Sketch #593 I started going through my paper stash to feature a patterned paper I had never used.  The paper I selected was from the Close to my Heart Swan Lake collection.  The sentiment stamp I used is a very old wooden stamp (circa 1990's). 

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Make My Monday #204--Birthday

     CAS on Friday #261--Designpaper

     Addicted to Stamps and More #449--Any Occasion

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

:) Marie

 

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