Butterfly Trio Card with Freshly Made Sketch #651

This week's Freshly Made Sketch appealed to me and I was able to find some time to play in my craft room to create this lovely card.

This second photo was photographed at a different angle so you can see how shimmery the paper is.

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Cut it Up #311--Anything Goes with a die cut

     Daring Cardmakers--Butterflies and Bees

     Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Baby Girl Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #592

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with diagonal stripes and a focal element.  My card features a baby onesie and rattle instead of flowers.

Here is another view to show off the sparkling papers.

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

     Dream Valley Challenges #321--Anything Goes

     Lil Patch of Crafty Friends #236--Anything Goes

     Crafty Calendar August--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Blue Toned Thank You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #591

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with an off center panel with a round element and 2 round elements behind it. My card uses 3 shades of blue from Close to my Heart--Journey, Capri and Heavenly Blue.  The thread wrapped elements behind the sentiment circle are very old Heavenly Blue "Sassy Strands" from my stash.  The sentiment was hand written with a metallic gold pen.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, August 25 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:

     Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge--optional theme--Summertime

      Simply Clean and Simple Challenge--Off Center

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Anything Goes

      Simon Says Wednesday--Add a Sentiment

      Lil' Red Wagon--Sparkle and Shine

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

:) Marie

 

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Thank You Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #589

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with strips of torn papers and a sentiment.  My card features paper from a very old paper pack from Cricut called Tags, Bags, Boxes and More.  The sentiment was die cut from black glossy paper.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, August 11 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:

     Crafts Galore Encore--Anything Goes

     (PIN)spirational Challenge #316--Use a Diecut

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Guest Designing for Heart's Quest Celebration of Love Challenge #8

Several weeks ago I created a wedding card and entered it into a relatively new challenge called Heart's Quest Celebration of Love. My card was selected as a top pick and I was invited to be a Guest Designer for Challenge #8.  How exciting for me!

My sparkly card features a very old wooden Close to my Heart stamp which was embossed with Black Tinsel embossing powder. It was layered over a Black Shimmer paper and then Gold Foil.  The gold foil bottom border was cut from a sheet of "Marsh Flower" Recollections paper.  This elegant card came together very quickly!

Here is another photograph showing how sparkly this card is under light.

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

     Simon Says Wednesday Challenge--Anything Goes

     Lil Patch of Crafty Friends--Anything Goes

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Flurry of Butterflies Hello Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #587

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a horizontal layout with a central panel filled with flowers (or whatever else you choose) and small sentiments. My card features die cut butterflies with black holographic cardstock over various patterned papers and small sentiments from Stampin' Up's "Many Messages".  The background card stock is "Journey" from Close to my Heart.

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, July 28 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:

     Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

     Inkspirational Challenge--Use products from 2 stamp                         companies

     Creative Fingers--Anything Goes

     

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

:) Marie

 

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Washi Tape Birds Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #585

 Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with 3 focal points, several layers and a centered sentiment panel.  As our card sketches are a starting point to spark our creativity I chose oval panels instead of flowers and moved the sentiment panel up from its centered sketch position.  I recently purchased some P.E.T. washi tape from The Washi Tape store and used 3 beautiful birds from "Spring Serenade" over a glossy patterned piece of backing for a very old Cuttlebug die.  The papers are from an older Recollections paper pack called "Essentials Distressed " and the sentiment is from "Dragonfly Wishes" by Close to my Heart stamped in Bluebird Ink.

This photo shows more of the shininess of the P.E.T. washi tape and the background panels.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, July 14 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:

      Critter Crazy Challenges #88--Anything Goes 

      Crafty Animals #85--Anything Goes with animals

      Triple B July Challenge--Birds, Blooms or Butterflies

      Crafting Happiness #182--Birthdays    

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Butterfly Washi Tape Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #583

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with a centered oval embellished along one side.  My card features Butterfly P.E.T. Washi Tape as the embellishments with Mint and Peach Card Stocks. 

This second photo shows off the shine from the special washi tape:

 

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, June 30 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:

     Allsorts #786--Blooms, Bees and Butterflies or AG

     Try it on Tuesday--Here Comes Summer

     Cupcake Inspirations #597--Anything Goes

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Wedding Card with Freshly Made Sketch #641

 This week's sketch at Freshly Made Sketches appealed to me so I used it to make a wedding card for my nephew and his bride.  I combined stamping, marker coloring, embossing, die cutting and foiling to create this card.

Here is another view so you can see how shiny the foiled sentiment is:

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

I'm also entering this into the following challenges:

     The Sisterhood of Crafters--Weddings

     Addicted to Stamps and More #470--Die Cuts/Stencils

     Heart's Quest Celebration of Love #6 -- Engagements, Anniversaries or Weddings

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

:) Marie

 

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Golden Anniversary Cards with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #581

Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with a vertical banner, rectangle background, horizontal stripe, round frame and sentiment.  Two of my couple friends are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary and this sketch worked very well to highlight that accomplishment.  The first card follows the sketch more closely and the second one has a slight variation of sentiment placement.

 

Which card do you like better?

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, June 16 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:

     Hearts Quest Celebrations of Love #6--Anniversaries     

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Thinking of You Cards with Paper Craft Crew Challenge #573

I liked the sketch at Paper Craft Crew this week and found time to play along using Journey paper (Close to my Heart) and Holographic paper (Recollections).  The sentiment stamp is a very old wooden stamp from Close to my Heart.  Journey gems were used for embellishments.  Since I was making an angled cut I stacked to sheets of card stock and made 2 similar cards.

Which card do you like better?

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

      Simon Says Stamp Wednesday--Masculine

      Make My Monday #277--B is for...(bluish green)

      Word Power #6--Sentiment as Focus

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Paper Striped Birthday Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge #279

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a herringbone pattern of strips with a sentiment and some embellishments.  I wanted to make this an easy project so I started with a paper pack (Close to my Heart Mix-in from 2019) that had "zip strips" at the top.  I cut an extra 1/2" with each strip so there were fewer strips to assemble on my card. 

I made a second card by using diagonally striped patterned paper (No Worries from Close to my Heart several years ago) with a vertical layout.  Which card do you like better?

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, June 2 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 #131--Ladies Only

      Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

      Creative Challenges #278--Anything Goes

      Krafty Chicks #717--Any Occasion

 

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

:) Marie

 

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Thoughtful Expressions Card with Sketch Saturday #750

My card was made for a young lady going through a tough time using older products (Pomegranate papers and Heart punch) from Close to my Heart and a sentiment from Stampin' Up's "Thoughtful Expressions".

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Simon Says Stamp--Use Patterned Paper

     Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday May Challenge--Anything Goes

     Unicorn Challenge #98--For the Girls     

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

:) Marie

 

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Baby Boy Congratulations Card with Atlantic Hearts Sketch #577

 Welcome back to another Atlantic HeartsSketch Challenge blog post!  This week our sketch features a vertical layout with 3 panels, an oval focal frame and 3 horizontal stripes centered behind the oval frame. My card was made for new parents of a baby boy.

Here is our fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout and for you to try.  Our challenge is open until Sunday evening, May 19 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:

     Cupcake Inspirations #594--Welcome Baby

     Allsorts Challenge #780--Spots and Stripes

     Love to Scrap #167--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

 

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Masculine Birthday Card with Freshly Made Sketch #634

When I saw this interesting sketch at Freshly Made Sketches I knew I had to find time to play along.  I pulled out a favorite Recollections paper pack called "Ink Splatter" and an older Close to my Heart stamp set called "Sunny Thoughts" (February 2018 Stamp of the Month).  The sentiment was embossed with Cobalt Tapestry Embossing Powder (Personal Stamp Exchange).  Thin slivers of Silver Foil paper framed the sentiment while Midnight Blue Nuvo Crystal Drops added some more shimmer to the card.  Here is my card:

This is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Just Add Ink #700--Just add Shimmer or Shine

     Seize the Birthday #282--Off the Edge

     Word Power #5--Words as Focus

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

:) Marie

 

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