Color Dare #258--Black, White, Ruby, Juniper, Sweet Leaf, Slate and Whisper

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  This week we are inviting you to create something with all and only the following Close to My Heart colors which can be found in the Jack paper pack:  Black, White, Ruby, Juniper, Sweet Leaf, Slate and Whisper.  Of course, if you don't have these fabulous Close to My Heart colors yet you can substitute similar colors so you can still play along.

Close to My Heart has introduced a new Ribbon Border Die which I used to create this card using all the challenge colors:

Close to My Heart products used:

     Black CS

     White Daisy CS

     Slate CS

     Sweet Leaf CS

     Ruby CS

     Juniper CS

     Whisper CS

     Ribbon Border Thin Cut Die

     Sincere Expressions stamp (retired)

     Memento Black Ink

     Black and White Dots

Here is the Color My Heart Color Dare graphic.  Just click on it to get to see what the rest of the fabulous Design Team members have to inspire you:

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

     Crafty Gals Corner #137--Dies

     Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog--Thinking of You

     Moving Along with the Times--Beginning with B-            -Bows

     Addicted to Stamps and More #256--Anything                   Goes

       House That Stamps Built--Anything Goes

     

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

:) Marie

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Twinkling H2O Painted Sympathy Card for Freshly Made Sketch #271

This week's sketch over at Freshly Made Sketches really appealed to me so I used it to make a sympathy card.  I had treated myself to some Twinkling H2O watercolor pots at the holidays and had a chance to play with them in making this card.  The shimmer of these paints is so much fun!

Here is a closeup so you can see the shimmer of the paints:

Close to My Heart products used:
     White Daisy CS
     Pansy CS
     Sincere Expressions stamp (retired)
     Treasure Life stamp (retired)
     Memento Black Ink

Other products used:
     We R Memory Keepers Quilt Folder
     Recollections paper (lavender color)
     Twinkling H2O paints:  Periwinkle, Pink Azalea,              Sky Blue

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

     

Here are other challenges I'm submitting this card to:

     Paper Players #328--Use a Flower on CAS card
    Sunny Day Crafting--Anything Goes
    Crafting by Designs--Anything That Shines

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

:) Marie

A Bunch of Love Condolence Card Again

It seems that I've needed quite a few sympathy cards recently and I've been reaching for my "A Bunch of Love" stamp and matching Thin Cut die.

This time I also added some "shimmer" by using Recollections Shimmer Champagne cardstock and Nuvo Crystal Drops Neptune on the round accents.  (I applied some Neptune drops onto Peacock CS and swiped across with an old plastic gift card.  When it dried I then used a 3/8" hole punch.)

Close to My Heart products used:

     Peacock CS

     White Daisy CS

     Peacock Ink

     A Bunch of Love stamp

     A Bunch of Love Thin Cut

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Whisper Ink

Other products:

     Prismacolor pencils

     Recollections Shimmer Champagne CS

     Nuvo Crystal Drops--Neptune

     We R Memory Keepers Wave embossing folder

You can go here and here to see some other Sympathy cards I made with this stamp and Thin Cut die.

My card layout was based on this wonderful Tuesday Morning Sketch #357:

I'm also entering this card into the Simon Says challenge to add some Shimmer,  Can You Case it favorite die challenge and Happy Little Stampers Anything Goes With Dies.

If you are looking for a fun color challenge this week I encourage you to try Color My Heart Color Dare's Pacifica, Sunset, Cranberry and White Daisy challenge.

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

:) Marie

Sympathy Card in Sapphire, Crystal Blue and Whisper For FMS 240

My favorite colors are in the blue family so I decided to combine Close to My Heart Sapphire and Crystal Blue with a neutral Whisper for a Sympathy card.  I am happy with the result.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Crystal Blue CS

     Sapphire CS

     Whisper CS

     Sapphire Ink

     Crystal Blue Ink

     Floral Embossing Folder

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Sponge Daubers

Here is the fabulous Freshly Made Sketch #240 that inspired my card:

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

:) Marie

     

Zoe Sympathy Card for House That Stamps Built What if Wednesday Challenge

Sympathy cards don't need to be in greys and blacks!  My card today features Zoe patterned paper and A Bunch of Love stamp.

Here is a close up of the flowers so you can see the effect of the Crystal Nuvo drops.

Here is the House That Stamps Built sketch that inspired my card:

I'm also entering my card into the Die Cuttin' Divas Anything Goes with Diecuts challenge.

Close to My Heart products used:
     Peacock CS
     Crystal Blue CS
     Zoe paper
     Art Philosophy cartridge for doily cut
     Sorbet CS
     A Bunch of Love Stamp and Coordinating Thin Cut Die
     Sincere Expressions stamp
     Peacock Ink
     3D Foam Tape

Other products:
     Nuvo Crystal Drops--Sugared Almond, White, White Blizzard
     Prismacolor pencils

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

Bunch of Love Sympathy Cards for Joyful Stars Blog Hop

Welcome back to the April 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's blog you are on the right track. (The complete lineup is also on Joyce's blog in case you get lost.)  Have fun being inspired!

Recently I needed to make more sympathy cards so I took out the new "A Bunch of Love" stamp set and coordinating Thin Cuts from the Seasonal Expressions 2 catalog.  I curved the word "Condolences" from the Sincere Expressions stamp set on an acrylic block so it would nearly fit into the banner.

Card #1:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Whisper CS

     Gypsy CS

     A Bunch of Love stamp and Thin Cut

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Slate Ink

     Prismacolor pencils (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

     Artfully Sent cartridge for overlay background

Card #2:

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Whisper CS

     Eggplant CS

     Fern Ink

     Slate Ink

     A Bunch of Love stamp and Thin Cut

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Chalks (retired)

     3D Foam Tape

     Artbooking cartridge for overlay background

Card #3:  

Close to My Heart products used:

     Whisper CS

     White Daisy CS

     Peacock CS

     Happy Times stamps

     Peacock Ink

     Goldrush Ink

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Art Philosophy cartridge for scalloped oval frame

     Artistry cartridge for banner

Which one do you like best?

Now, hop on over and see what Debi B. has to share.  I'm sure you'll be inspired!

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

:) Marie

    

Atlantic Hearts Sketch #155 Sympathy Card

I'm a Guest Designer this week on the Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge blog! As a past Design Team member I was invited back to share something from a sketch of my choice.  Thank you to the lovely ladies of AHSC--I have always enjoyed your marvelous sketches!

I made my own flat embellishments by using a 1/4" hole punch and Peacock CS. Crystal Stickles were then applied to them to give them that sparkle! (Oh, how I miss CTMH Stardust Glitz Glitter Gel!)

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Glacier CS

     Peacock CS

     Keep Your Chin Up stamp

     Sincere Expressions stamp

     Laughing Lola Cardmaking ink blot stamp (retired)

     Glacier ink

     Peacock Ink

Other products:

     Crystal Stickles--on some leaves

     Wink of Stella White--on some leaves

Here is the fabulous Atlantic Hearts Sketch that inspired me:

I hope you can find some time this week to create something using this wonderful sketch and share it with the Atlantic Hearts challenge blog.

If you are looking for a good color challenge I also invite you to check out the current Color My Heart Color Dare challenge to use colors from the Regatta paper pack.

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

:) Marie

     

Fancy Folded Sympathy Card for Just Add Ink

Unfortunately I needed to make a sympathy card this week and challenged myself to try a new card fold shared by good friend Arlene.  I'm linking this to Just-Add-Ink #284 Fancy Folds.

I used Design Space to cut and score the card pieces and the Close to My Heart Artistry cartridge to cut the banner.  If you would like to use this file to make your own Double Fold card you can find it here.

Close to My Heart products used:

     White Daisy CS

     Artistry cartridge

     Peacock CS

     A Little Note

     Sincere Expressions

     Peacock Ink

     Just Blooms butterfly (retired) 

     3D Foam Tape

Other products

     Grey Kraft CS by Recollections

     Crystal Stickles

     Prismacolor pencils

     Sympathy Sentiments by Impression Obsession

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

:) Marie

Paper Garden Silhouette for Friday Mashup #228

Here are two cards I made for this week's Friday Mashup challenge to create a background, use a silhouette or both.  I made it easy for myself by using the pretty "Brushed" paper from last year's Close to My Heart catalog.

Which do you like better?

Close to My Heart products used:

     Brushed paper (retired)

     Black CS

     Memento Tuxedo Black Ink

     Paper Garden stamp (no longer available--Sept. 2015 stamp of the month)

     Sincere Expressions stamp

Other

   Ribbon trims--unknown source

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

:) Marie

Ice Cream Dream for Color Dare #146

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge blog post!  These color challenges really help me stretch my creativity.  This week we are challenging you to use the following color palette:  Colonial White, Cocoa, Barn Red, Glacier and Juniper.

My card was inspired by a card I found on Pinterest which you can find here.

Close to My Heart products used:

     Barn Red CS

     Colonial White CS

     Cocoa CS

     Glacier CS

     Juniper CS

     Ice Cream Dream stamp set (June Stamp of the Month)

     Sincere Expressions greeting (retired)

     Sponge Daubers

     Glacier Ink

     Barn Red Ink

     3D Foam Tape

Please stop by here and check out what the rest of the talented Design Team have to inspire your creativity.  We would love to see what you can do with these Close to My Heart colors. (If you don't have these colors yet, you can substitute similar colors so you can still play along.)

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

:) Marie

Free To Be Me Paper for Nacho Average Challenge #97

This card came together very quickly following the sketch provided by Nacho Average Challenge #97.

Close To My Heart products used:

     Free To Be Me paper (May 2014 special promotion--no longer available)

     Black Ink

     Sincere Expressions

Here is the sketch that I followed:

I'm also entering this card into the Stampin' Royalty--Anything Goes theme.

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

Embossed Patchwork Squares for Color My Heart Color Dare #86

Welcome back to another Color My Heart Color Dare post where we challenge you to use Close To My Heart colors.  (Substitutions are allowed if you don't have CTMH colors yet and you may also use neutrals such as white, colonial white, greys, tans, black).  This week our challenge colors are Ponderosa Pine, New England Ivy and Goldrush.

I started out by using each of the 3 challenge colored papers, the Cuttlebug machine and 3 of the new Close To My Heart embossing folders.  Next I used a 1.25" square punch and glued the squares onto a 4.25" x 4.25" square of Black CS.  This was then mounted onto a Whisper CS card base with Thinking of You (from Sincere Expressions stamp set) stamped on the bottom right hand corner.

Next I black embossed Classy Doily onto vellum and cut out part of it which I mounted to the center of the card with a small piece of 3D Foam Tape.

Lastly I placed a Green Epoxy Bubble onto the very center of the doily stamp.  Here is my finished card--although I must say that I like the card without the doily attached too!

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

    Cards in Envy--Anything Goes in A2 size

    Stampin' for the Weekend--Anything Goes

     Love to Create--Clean and Simple and/or Classy and Elegant

     Just for Fun challenge--Anything Goes

Check out what our Guest Designer Casandra and the rest of the fabulous Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team B has to inspire you:  Gretchen, Michelle, Hansi and Sarah.  You have until Thursday, March 20 9PM CT to enter your papercrafted creation here.  We look forward to visiting your blogs and seeing what you create with the colors Ponderosa Pine, New England Ivy and Goldrush.

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

:) Marie

Black Magic Embossed Sympathy Card for Freshly Made Sketches #124

If you are looking for the Sunday Stamps Sketch challenge post please go here.  If you are looking for the Color My Heart Color Dare challenge post please go here.

This week's Freshly Made Sketch #124 really appeals to me so I've made a second card using this sketch.  I started with Coredinations Black Magic paper and a Darice embossing folder.  The raised images were sanded to reveal the color inside.  The three panels are layered over Grey Wool CS (retired CTMH).  The greeting is from Close To My Heart Sincere Expressions and the metallic stripe on the bottom is Silver Shimmer Trim.

Here is the Freshly Made Sketch that inspired me:

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

:) Marie

Sketch Time at Sunday Stamps!

Steph has a fantastic sketch for you to try out this week at Sunday Stamps!

The butterflies pictured can be ANY shape you desire.  I wanted to make a masculine card so I chose hexagons:

The stamps are from Honeycomb  and Sincere Expressions from Close To My Heart.  The papers are Kraft and Outdoor Denim with matching ink.  Outdorr Denim baker's twine is from the Baker's Twine Harvest Assortment.  The background was embossed with the Stampin' Up Honeycomb folder.

In this second card I changed the greeting out to 3 Durable Studs which will be retiring soon from Close To My Heart.

Which one do you like better?  

We can't wait to see what you create using this sketch!   Please use a direct link to join us here and include a link back to us in your blog post.  (Feel free to post our sketch graphic too to let your readers know about our challenge.)  You have until Friday, January 10 6 PM EST to enter.

Please take the time to visit the rest of the Design Team's blogs and leave them some appreciation.
Hayley, Joan, Brenda, Holly, Steph and Kathya.

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

:) Marie