Celebrate Today Hello Card With Atlantic Hearts Sketch #362

This week's Atlantic Hearts sketch is a great sketch to create cards quickly.

 

From start to finish my card took about 15 minutes to make!  (Usually it takes me twice that long just to decide on what products I'm going to use!)

Close to My Heart products used:

     Celebrate Today Paper

     Sapphire CS

     Loose Sequins (Crafty)

     Hello Thin Cut Die (retired)

"Hello" was cut from Recollections Shimmer Silver paper.  To create the shadow I traced the back of the die onto the back of the Sapphire cardstock with a pencil and then cut it out.  I used an old Fiskars paper edger to trim the left side of the floral panel.

What will you create with this fabulous sketch?  The challenge will end this Sunday evening.  You can link up your creation here.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
     Crafty Cardmakers--Spring
     Dream Valley Challenges--Spring Colors
     Use Your Stuff--Spring
     My Inkie Fingers--Spring
     Penny Black and More--Spring Flowers

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

:) Marie

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Shimmery Thank You Cards With Case This Sketch #365

Case This Sketch #365 features an interesting card layout using 3 wonky background pieces.  I stacked up 3 different shimmery papers and cut slanted pieces on my paper cutter and then made 3 cards.  (I'm still making thank you wedding cards thus the sentiment and elegant papers).

Here are closeups:

Card #1:

Card #2:

Card #3:

Which card do you like best?

Here is the fabulous Case This Sketch #365 that inspired my card layout:

Looks like a fun sketch, doesn't it?  The challenge ends early Thursday morning if you want to play along.

I used papers from my stash:

    Recollections--Glitzy Glitter Paper Stack

    Recollections--Shimmer Silver paper

    

The navy and silver sentiment frames were cut from a folder given to me from a wedding venue.  The sentiment is a Cricut cut from the Close to my Heart Artiste cartridge.

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

      AAA Cards--Made in Minutes 

    International Art and Soul--No Focal Image

    Creative Crafters Challenge--Anything Goes

    Stamplorations--CAS cards

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

:) Marie

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Blue and Silver Thank You Card with Sketch Saturday #602

I really liked this week's Sketch Saturday #602 challenge so I made a second card with different colors.  You can see my first card here.

Products used:

     Recollections Shimmer paper

     Recollections Blue Paper

     Craft Smith Holographic Dreams paper

     Glitzy Glitter Paper Stack by DCWV

     Flourish dies are from"Fluttering Motifs" by Die'sire        

      Thank you die is from Anna Griffin

Here is the fabulous sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
    Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes With Dies
    2 Sisters on the Blog--Dots and/or Stripes
    Crafty Sentiments--Anything Goes
    Die Cut Divas--Anything Goes

    Creative Knockouts--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Elegant Thank You Card with Sketch Saturday #602

Sketch challenges are my favorite kind of card making challenge and today I'm playing along with Sketch Saturday #602.  

Here is another view so you can see how sparkly it is:

The papers are from Recollections--Mercury Glass, Shimmer Silver and Champagne, and Black.  The flourish dies are from"Fluttering Motifs" by Die'sire and the Thank you greeting is from Anna Griffin.

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

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
    Happy Little Stampers--Anything Goes With Dies
    2 Sisters on the Blog--Dots and/or Stripes
    Crafty Sentiments--Anything Goes
    Die Cut Divas--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Vinyl on Cards With Atlantic Hearts Sketch #361

Welcome back to another Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge!  This week we have a simple horizontal layout with 3 focal elements. (Of course you can rotate it if you wish).  

I've been making lots of wedding thank you cards lately and always try to add some sparkle to each card.  Opal holographic vinyl from Cricut was used in these cards.

The images are called Folk Art Lovebirds from Folk Art Festival (available in Cricut Access subscription).

Here are closeups so you can see the wonderful shine on these cards:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Sapphire CS

     Celebrate Today Paper

     Mix-in Paper (9011)

     Spruced Up Cardmaking Thank You stamp

       Sapphire Ink

       Scalloped Edge Thin Cut Die

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

     All Fun Challenges--Anything Goes

     Lil Patch of Crafty Friends--Anything Goes

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Patterned Paper

     Die Cut Divas--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Thank You Cards with Tuesday Morning Sketch 546

I'm still happily making wedding Thank You cards and hopefully will get to write in them and send them out this week.  I made several today using Tuesday Morning Sketch #546. The greeting was cut using the Close to My Heart Artiste cartridge and Recollections Mercury Glass paper from several years ago.  Here are several variations of the sketch using different papers and embossing folders.

Which card do you like best?

Here is the fabulous Tuesday Morning Sketch that inspired my card layouts:

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

     Kraftin Kimmie Stamps--Clean and Simple

     Gem of a Challenge--Anything Goes

     Stamplorations--CAS

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

:) Marie

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More Wedding Thank Yous with Freshly Made Sketch #426

Freshly Made Sketch has another fabulous sketch that I just had to try.  As I have lots of wedding thank you cards to make I decided to play along with this sketch.  I made several cards with various papers.

Which of these cards do you like best?

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

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
     Addicted to CAS--Circle
     Pattie's Creations--Anything Goes
     

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

:) Marie

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Wedding Thank Yous with Mojo Monday Sketch #532

I have lots of wedding thank you cards to make and am using up lots of elegant paper from The Glitzy Glitter Stack by DCWV.  I'm also using one of my all time favorite thank you stamps from Stampendous in 1994.

Which one do you like better?

Here is the fabulous Mojo Monday sketch that inspired my card layout:

I'm also sharing this card with the following challenges:
          Creative Fingers Challenge blog--Anything Goes
       Aud Sentiments Challenge--Feminine and a Sentiment
       Lavinia's World Challenge--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Foiled Music Themed Card with Stella Says Sketch #805

Every now and then I like to pull out craft supplies I haven't used in a while.  For this challenge I took out my Minc machine, Minc toner printed paper, and Blue Minc foil.

This next photo was taken from a slightly different angle so you can see how the blue foil sparkles.

Did you notice that the blue vertical stripe is the negative part of the music themed toner paper?

Other items used to make this card are Bluebird card stock, Bluebird Ink and Spruced Up Cardmaking stamp,  Stitched Rectangles Frames thin cut dies, scalloped border thin cut die, Black Nuvo Crystal Drops and black and silver dotted paper from The Glitzy Glitter Paper Stack by DCWV.

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

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

     Through the Purple Haze--Anything Goes

     Lil Red Wagon--3 of something (black dots)

     Watercooler Wednesday--All about Occasions

     

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

:) Marie

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Atlantic Hearts Sketch #359 with No Worries Paper

This week's Atlantic Hearts Sketch #359 features stripes and 2 focal elements.  I needed to make a masculine card for my son's birthday so I paired it with No Worries paper (retired Close to My Heart) and cut a couple of Party Balloons (retired Close to My Heart) for a really quick card.

The sentiment is also from Party Balloons and was gold embossed.  The balloons were cut with Party Balloons Thin Cut Dies from leftover gold holographic poster board used in a previous project.

Here is the wonderful Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

     Cute Card Thursday--Anything Goes

     Send a Smile for Kids--Cards for Boys or Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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March Joyful Stars Blog Hop with You're Not Old Stamp

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 Joyce Gough'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! 

I wanted to make a humorous card for a good friend and decided to use Close to My Heart's You're Not Old stamp and thin cut die and Craft On papers (which are still available online on consultant's websites)

This is the Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge that inspired my card layout:

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

     Crazy 4 Challenges--Include a woman on your card

     Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge

       Sweet Stampin' Challenge--Wonderful Women   

     

Now it's time to head over to Nancy Brown'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.