Color Dare #300

It's Been Six Years

Since the first Color Dare came on the scene, I remember when Sarah Stone invited Close to My Heart consultants to come and play at the new Color Dare challenge. And...I was there. You can visit my first post at Color My Heart HERE. Time really does go by fast at my age. Thanks Sarah.

And... six years later I still love playing at Color My Heart. To get the soft colors on my card I stamped the image in permanent black ink on water color paper. Then I placed one drop of  Bashful, Mink, and Pacifica re-inker on an acrylic block. I used the water brush to water color the image. Fun and easy.

Join the contest and design a special project with these colors and win a medium size box of fun Close to My Heart products. Be sure to post your project at Color My Heart.

Heart 2 Heart

Is in Stitches

I love all kinds of stitches on my projects: Faux stitches, sewing machine stitches, 

and hand stitches. But...lately I have been enjoying my stitched die cuts. If you

haven't tried stitching on your projects give it a try. Be sure to check out the

stitching projects at Heart 2 Heart for some inspiration!

CTMH Supplies: This cards shares a sneak peak of some new product coming your way on August 1

Cardstock: White Daisy, Two-toned Charcoal(new)

Paper: Vellum overlay (new)

Stamps: Happily Ever After (new), Short & Sweet

Ink: Pewter(new)

Embellishments: Pink Pearls(new)

April Showers

Bring May Flowers and a Sneak Peak

Heart 2 Heart's April showers challenge was a real challenge for me.

Then I was cruising through my Artistry booklet and noticed the rain drop

background. I used that with some cloud B&T paper (sneak peak) 

from Little Dreamer coming soon in the new Expressions II. I also used some

floral paper from Little Dreamer for the umbrella. 

Only a few days left to play at at Heart 2 Heart. You could become an addict, 

a darling or a sweetheart. So come play along and see what you get.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Little Dreamer(sneak peak)

Cardstock: Glacier, Thistle, Blossom, Slate, White Daisy, Sweet Leaf

Stamps: Short & Sweet

Ink: Whisper

Embellishments: Bakers Twine, Sugar Rush Dots

Freshly Made Sketch 253

Oh Deer

A new paper pack from the Holiday Expressions features 

basic colors of browns, grays, and a touch of soft greens.

The outdoor rustic look with the pine cones from Perfectly Pine

stamp set and the sketch from Freshly Made Sketches make this 

a fun holiday card. 

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Oh Deer

Cardstock: White Daisy, Cocoa, Sea Glass

Stamps: Perfectly Pine. Short & Sweet

Ink: Desert Sand, Cocoa

Color Dare #209

Sorbet, Pomegranate, Pear, Black, and Gold 

The Color my Heart challenge this week was a bit of a challenge since one

of the colors is no longer currently available. So, for this card I had to cheat just a bit. 

My business practise is that when a CTMH item is retired it leaves my 

work space. So, since my Pear ink is gone I used the new color Willow. 

They are close in color so I hope that will work for the challenge.

The flower, ferns, and pot are cut using the new

Flower Market Cricut cartridge. The papers are

from the Fundamentals and the gold is the gold glitter paper.

If you miss this color challenge a new one will be posted

at Color My Heart tomorrow. Be sure to check it out and come play.

CTMH Supplies:

Fundamentals: Whimsy, Enchantment

Cardstock: Black, White Daisy, Willow, Sorbet

Stamps: Short & Sweet, Blessed Beyond Measure

Ink: Pomegranate, Black, Willow

Embellishments: Gold Glitter paper, White/gold ribbon

Copy That

My Favorite Subject

Love to copy. There are so many amazing inspirational talented

paper artist sharing their creations it's hard not to copy. Usually when I copy 

I do put a Jody twist on it like this card I "copied" from the new

Annual Inspirations page 45 for the Heart 2 Heart challenge.

 I used the gold overlay for the stripes and since I didn't

need a Birthday card I made a Happy Day card.

So check out the Annual Inspiration and copy yourself

a project. If you don't have the exact supplies just use

 the ones you have. Change up the colors, use different

stamps, turn the card or page in a different direction but

most of all just have fun.

CTMH Supplies:
Fundamentals: Gold Overlays
Cardstock: Sea Glass, Whisper, White Daisy, Glacier, New England Ivy
Ink: Glacier, New England Ivy, Crystal Blue
Stamps: Short & Sweet, Flower Market
Flower Market: page 40. 42
Sea Glass Glitter paper

Fundamentally Fun

At Atlantic Hearts

The sketch this week at Atlantic Hearts just happened to work out to

be included in my Friday Fundamental Card Workshop

This sketch is so uniquely fun that I will be using it on a regular basis.

Too too fun to pass up.

If you didn't get a chance to try this sketch, be sure to keep it in your files

and try it later. It's a keeper!

CTMH Supplies:

Fundamentals: Adventure Collection

Flower: Poinsettia from Cricut Flower Market 

Stamps:Short and Sweet

Ink: Sapphire, 

Embellishments: Silver Sequins, Sparkles

Flower Market Goes to Florence

With an Atlantic Hearts Sketch

The new Flower Market Cricut cartridge is so fun to play with. It has

lots of individual flowers for cards or pages, flowers on stems, flower

overlays, containers to put them in and wreaths and greens to go with.

The flower market imagination can sure go wild.

Using the sketch below from Atlantic Hearts I filled my basket with

some twigs and flowers from the Florence paper pack. This paper pack is also

the challenge at Between the Folds. So grab your Florence, create an

inspirational piece and share with us at Between the Folds.

If you need a sketch, this one at Atlantic Hearts is

super fun and easy. Check it out.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Florence

Cardstock: Kraft, Fern

Stamps: Short & Sweet

Ink: Ruby

Embellishments: Gold Sequins, sparkles

Cricut Cartridge: Flower Market pages 12, 31 in booklet

Close To My Heart Takes Us Back

To The Fundamentals

The new 2016-2017 Annual Inspirations has brought us back the basics.

With the newly designed Fundamental Creative Collections, the basic 

Legacy Albums, all the necessary tools to create magic, and coordinating

 embellishments this new Annual Inspirations is ready for all your needs all year long.

My first project from this new Idea Book is this card made using

Whimsy Fundamentals, the new Cricut cartridge "Flower Market," 

and a new stamp set "Short & Sweet" I used the sketch below from

Freshly Made Sketches for the card design. 

Be sure to visit Freshly Made Sketches each week for a fun

card sketch. And...be sure to share your creation.

Be sure to check back all week for some more CTMH inspiration.

CTMH Supplies:

Fundamentals: Whimsy

Cardstock: White Daisy, Fern

Stamps: Short & Sweet

Ink: Fern

Flower Market: Pages 6, 27, 30