Color Dare #308 Meets Atlantic Hearts Sketch #279

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog.  It is the last week of the month so we have another fun "choose your own" color challenge using the Tic Tac Toe challenge board featuring Documented color palette.  I used the top row featuring Peacock, Heather and New England Ivy.  The background stamp is Heartfelt Thanks and the butterfly is from the retired Chelsea Gardens stamp set.  The butterfly was black embossed and then painted with Saffron ink.  Several layers of Clear Shimmer Brush were then applied.  Peacock Large Dots Ribbon from the Enchantment Ribbon pack was placed over the Saffron card stock horizontal stripe.

Here is the Documented Tic Tac Toe Board to inspire your creativity.  Please be sure to let us know which row or column you are using when you submit your entry. You must use 3 in a line but you may add other (or all) colors from the challenge board. If you don't have these exact colors yet you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in the fun.  Just click on the graphic below to get to the Color Dare blog to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you.  Our challenge is open until Thursday evening, September 13.  We look forward to seeing how you use these colors. 

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch #279:

This sketch challenge goes until Sunday evening, Saturday 2 so you still have time to play along.

I'm also linking this card up to the following challenges:

      Addicted to Stamps and More--Make Your Mark

      Crafty Gals Corner--Anything Goes

      Simon Says Wednesday--Anything Goes

      Mod Squad Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Bashful Glittered Butterfly Birthday Card

It was nice to find some time to play in my craft room today and I was inspired by this week's Freshly Made Sketch #351.  

Close to My Heart products used:
     Dreamin' paper (retired)
     Bashful Glitter paper (retiring on August 31)
     Chelsea Gardens stamp (retired)
     Belated Birthday (retired)
     Black Pigment Ink
     Clear Embossing Powder
     Just Blooms flowers (retired)
     White Shimmer Trim
      Black and White Enamel Dots

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

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

     Seize the Birthday--Anything Goes

     Always Happy Birthday

     Mod Squad Challenge--Butterflies or Rainbows
     Double Trouble--Summer Birthdays

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #306 Meets Atlantic Hearts Sketch #277

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are inviting you to try combining the following three Close to My Heart colors:  New England Ivy, Saffron and Heather with an option of Gold.  If you don't have these exact colors yet you may substitute similar ones so you can still play along with our challenge.  It is OK to add neutrals also.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Gold Metallic Card Stock
     Enchantment Fundamentals Paper
     New England Ivy CS
     Saffron CS
     Heather CS
     Gone Fishin' greeting stamp (retired)
     Gold embossing powder

Instead of adding sequins, pearls or enamel dots as accents in the top left corner, I used a regular hole punch in the patterned paper to reveal the metallic gold underneath.
     

Please click on the Color Dare graphic to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team has to inspire you .

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch:

Please check out BOTH of these wonderful challenges.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
     Aud Sentiments Challenge--Anything Goes
     Watercooler Wednesday--Masculine
     Craftaholics R Us--Anything Goes
     Crafty Addicts #51--All About Boys or Men

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

:) Marie

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Quick Wedding Card for August 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 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!  

This month I am sharing a wedding card I made using the Close to My Heart You Are Here cartridge:

The paper colors are White Daisy, Silver Foil and Sapphire.  It was so quick to make!

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

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar.

Color My Heart Color Dare #304 Meets Try Stampin' on Tuesday #373

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This fortnight we are challenging you to combine the following three Close to My Heart colors:  Peacock, Linen and Eggplant with and option of Silver.  Of course, if you don't have these exact colors you can substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun.  Our challenge ends on Thursday evening, August 16 at 9PM CDT.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Peacock CS
     Shells and Stars stamp
     Eggplant Ink
     Peacock Ink
     Enchantment Fundamentals
     Heartfelt Birthday Wish (retired)
     Clear Shimmer Brush (used on vertical strip                      which pulled some of the ink to color the                      shells)
     Vineyard Berry Marker (retired)

Just click on the Color Dare Graphic below to get to see what the rest of the wonderful Design Team has to inspire you and to find the link to share your project with us.

My card layout was inspired by this Try Stampin' on Tuesday #373:

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

     Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges--Anything Goes

     Craft Rocket Challenges--Anything Goes

     Seize the Birthday--Option of Water

     Crafty Addicts--Boys or Men

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #275 With Fresh Air Paper

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  This is challenge #275 and it features diagonal elements with a rectangular frame over it.  My card started with a 4.25" x 5.5" piece of Fresh Air paper which was cut from corner to corner twice.  I flipped over 2 pieces to create the background design.  The frame was cut from the Cindy Loo cricut cartridge.  The sentiment was stamped in New England Ivy ink from the retired Close to My Heart Casual Expressions stamp set.  Red Berry Nuvo Crystal Drops were applied to the tree.

Here is the Atlantic Hearts Sketch for you to follow this week:

Our challenge will be open until Sunday night August 6 at 9pm EDT.  We hope that you will find the time to play along!

I'm also linking up this card to the following challenges:

      Heart 2 Heart--Fresh Air Fun

      Bitten by the Bug--Use a Cricut Frame or Border

      Double Trouble--combine with Heart 2 Heart and AHSC

      Crazy 4 Challenges--Sympathy or Hope cards

      Brown Sugar Challenges--Use 2 Patterned Papers

    

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

:) Marie

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Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #331--Happy Birthday

It's a Happy Birthday challenge at Fantabulous Cricut Challenge #331.  My card was made with the Southwest cartridge (available in Access). Here it is:

The papers are from Close to My Heart Central Park paper packet.  Before I colored the inside of the letters with a Marine Blue Shin Han Touch Marker I applied a Gold Shimmer Brush to the patterned paper.
      Seize the Birthday--Optional Stripes
      Always Happy Birthday--Birthday Cake optional
      Inkspirational Challenge--Birthday 
      Simply Papercrafts--Anything Goes

Challenge #331-Birthdays
Make a project about Birthdays. But there has to be a least one cut from the Cricut Library!

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And the prize is-

A $10 coupon code for anything in the store!

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

Color Dare #302 Meets Freshly Made Sketch #346

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This fortnight we are challenging you to combine the following  Close to My Heart colors:  Bashful, Mink and Glacier.  Black and White are free to use but please do not add additional colors.  Of course if you don't have these exact CTMH colors yet, you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!  Our challenge is open until August 2 at 9PM EDT so you have almost 2 weeks to participate. 

Close to My Heart products used:

     Mink CS

     Bashful CS

     Black CS

     Thoughtful Bird Stamp

     Memento Black Ink

     Zoe Paper (retired)

     Heart Thin Cuts

Just click on the Color Dare Graphic below to get to see what the rest of the wonderful Design Team has to inspire you and to find the link to share your project with us.

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Freshly Made Sketch #346:

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

     Heart 2 Heart--Anything Goes

     Addicted to Stamps and More--Anything                     Goes  

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #273

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch--we are at #273 already!  That's a lot of fabulous card sketches and this one is another lovely one.  I chose to use Close to My Heart's Fresh Air papers from the In My Heart Cardmaking Kit and a scalloped oval from the Close to My Heart Art Philosophy Cricut cartridge.  A little bit of Clear Shimmer Brush was applied to the pine springs and heart.

Here's the sketch:

We can't wait to see how you will interpret it.  Click here on Wednesday to be inspired by the rest of the talented Design Team.

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

     Crafty Sentiment Designs--Add a Sentiment

     Die Cutting Divas--Lots of Layers

     Through the Craft Room Door--Anything Goes

     Classic Design Team Open Challenge--Anything             Goes

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

:) Marie

Quick Cards for July 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 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!  

This month I've created a few cards using new Thin Cut Dies from the current Seasonal Expressions catalog (ends August 31) called It's Your Day and A Big Thank You.  These dies are 3.75" x 5" to fill up an A2 card base quite nicely.  It is so quick to make cards with these fabulous Thin Cut Dies!

My first card was created with the current challenge colors (Mink, Bashful and Pacifica) from Color My Heart Color Dare which is celebrating it's 300th challenge featuring Close to My Heart colors.  (A Mystery Box of CTMH products is being offered as a prize so check out the requirements here).  Bashful Shimmer Brush was added to the candle flames for a bit of sparkle.

This next card was made with New England Ivy card stock (soon to be retired color) and patterned paper from Fresh Air Paper Pack (available through August 31).  Although it's difficult to see I applied the Gold Shimmer Brush to the candle flames.

I remembered that I had some Nuvo Crystal Drops in my stash and applied them to the candle flames.

This next card uses Lemon Card Stock, Pacifica Card Stock  and a Cranberry Card Stock strip.  (Cranberry and Pacifica are among my favorite colors but they will be retired at the end of August.) The Clear Shimmer Brush was used inside the heart for a bit of sparkle.

Now head on over to Michelle Loncar's blog.  I'm sure you'll be inspired by her project! 

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:
     Heart 2 Heart--Anything Goes with CTMH products
     Seize the Birthday--Option to use Sequins
     

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

:) Marie

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Color Dare #300--Bashful, Mink and Pacifica

The Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team is celebrating our 300th challenge with a prize giveaway!  We've made lots of changes over the years and we are happy to still be going strong.  Although we LOVE Close to My Heart colors and products you don't need to use them to join in the fun--just use similar colors without adding new colors to your creation.  (It is always acceptable to use Black and White Daisy to any of our color challenges unless specified not to). 

This fortnight we are challenging you to combine these fabulous Close to My Heart colors:

My card features stamps from last year's Constant Campaign called "From the Heart".  The background panel is Bashful Card Stock that was randomly stamped with a flower in Bashful Pigment Ink and then Clear Embossed.  Next Pacifica Ink was rubbed over the flowers with a Sponge Dauber to make the flowers "pop".  The Pacifica frame is accented with Bashful Pearls.  The greeting and flower spray on the Mink panel was stamped with Pacifica Pigment Ink and clear embossed.

Here is another view so you can see how shiny the Clear Embossed Pacifica Pigment ink is:

Please head on over to the Color My Heart Challenge Blog to read about the Prize Giveaway details and to get creative inspiration from our fabulous Design Team.  Our challenge will remain open until Thursday evening, July 19 at 10 PM CT so you have plenty of time to play along.  We can't wait to see what you create!

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

     Incy Wincy Designs--Use Flowers

     A Bit More Time to Craft--Anything Goes

     World Wide Open Design Team Challenge--

          Anything Goes

     Crafting By Designs--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Etched Blue Glasses for Cut It Up Anything But A Card Challenge

On my last trip to Dollar Tree I came upon some blue glassware and wanted to see how acid etching would look.  I chose some seashell images from Cricut (Mermaid Necklace) and created stencils to apply the acid etching cream through.  Here are the results:

The current challenge at Cut it Up is "Anything But A Card" so I'm entering this project there. 

If you would like to recreate this project you can find my Cricut Design Space file here.

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

:) Marie

      

Color Dare #286 Meets Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #368

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post!  This fortnight we are challenging you to combine the following  Close to My Heart colors:  New England Ivy, Linen and Blossom with an option of adding silver or gold.  Black and White are free to use but please do not add additional colors.  Of course if you don't have these exact CTMH colors yet, you may substitute similar colors so you can still join in on the fun!  Our challenge is open until July 5 at 9PM EDT so you have almost 2 weeks to participate.  We award blog badges for challenge winners and have a random winner drawn monthly for some goodies in the mail.

My sister recently gave us a set of new beach chairs for our new vacation home so I thought it was appropriate to feature a beach chair as a focal image for this card.

Close to My Heart products used:

     New England Ivy CS

     Linen CS

     Adventure Fundamentals Paper

     Blossom Ink

     New England Ivy Ink

     Shells and Stars stamp

     No Worries--Cardmaking Stamp and Thin Cuts                    (retired)

     Shell Sentiments Thank You stamp

     Stitched Circles Die

     Circle Die

     Clear Shimmer Brush

Just click on the Color Dare Graphic below to get to see what the rest of the wonderful Design Team has to inspire you and to find the link to share your project with us.

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

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

     Aud Sentiments Challenge #206--Anything Goes              with a Sentiment

     Cardz 4 Galz--Summer Sunny Days

     Through the Purple Haze--At the Beach

     Creative Sketchy Girls--Summer Card

     Dies R Us Challenge #99--Summertime Fun

     Sunsational Stamps--Beach Theme

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #269 With Punny Pals Frog

This week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch features a small tag and a greeting.  My card features a waving frog from Close to My Heart Operation Smile Punny Pals stamp set and Thin Cut Basic Tag and Hello Dies.  The background color is Peacock and the patterned paper is from the retired Olivia paper pack.  The frog was colored with Shin Han Touch Sap Green and Vivid Green Markers.

Here is this week's Atlantic Heart Sketch #269:

Doesn't this look like a fun sketch?  You have until Sunday evening June 24 to link up your project here.  We can't wait to see what you create!

I'm also linking this card up to the following challenges:

      Three Amigos Blog Hop--Die Cutting Challenge

      International Art and Soul--Sentiment as Main                   Focus

      Inkspirational--Use Small Stamps

      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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Shell Sentiments for June 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!  

My card features a shell stamped with Black and Sapphire pigment inks onto Bashful Glitter paper over a Sapphire oval, Pomegranate banner and Bashful Pink cardstock.  The focal image and greeting sentiment are from Shell Sentiments from the Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog.  (If you click here you can see another color scheme for this lovely shell stamp.)

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous Sunday Stamps Sketch:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
     Double Trouble #2--No Patterned Papers
     Sparkles Monthly Challenge--Sea Shells

Now head on over to Joyce Hauck's blog.  I'm sure you'll be inspired by her project! 

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

:) Marie

p.s. If you like what you see on my blog please consider "following" me by email or in your blog roll so you don't miss out on any of my fabulous card making ideas. You can sign up on the right sidebar.