NJ Stamping Queen: Espresso Ink

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Sunday, March 21, 2021

Bloom With Grace Masculine Card with Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #497

A new Wood Grain paper pack has been sitting in my stash for quite awhile so I decided to use it in cardmaking today. I combined it with a sunflower patterned paper called "Bloom with Grace". The sparkly copper accents are Copper Ore paper. The sentiment was stamped in Espresso ink and came from the December Stamp of the Month called Happiness Never Grows Old. Try Stampin' on Tuesday's sketch #497 was the foundation for this card.

Here is the fabulous Try Stampin' on Tuesday challenge graphic that inspired my card creation:

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

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge--Anything Goes

Inspire. Create #86--Anything Goes

Simon Says Wednesday--2 or More Patterned Paper

Word Art Wednesday #483-#484--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie

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Wednesday, September 9, 2020

September Joyful Stars Blog Hop with Bloom and Grace Paper

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!

Close to my Heart has a new annual catalog and a new seasonal catalog that have just been released. I have been having so much fun playing with the new Bloom and Grace sunflower patterned paper. (Sunflowers always remind me of my mom who used to decorate her kitchen and bathroom with that theme.) I made a flurry of cards and would love to know which ones you like best.

Card #1:

The dotted stripe is from the zip strip. The sentiment is from Sentiments by Melissa Esplin with Espresso Ink. I used an Earth Brown Tri-Blend marker to outline the sentiment panel.

Card #2:

The background patterned paper is from Lovely paper. The fussy cut sunflowers were embellished with Lemonade Shimmer Brush and Toffee Shimmer Brush. My card layout was inspired by a recent Global Designs Project sketch.

Card #3:

The sentiment is from Every Little Thing Cardmaking with Thin Cut Dies embossed in Copper Tinsel Embossing Powder and matted with Espresso Card Stock. The center stripe is retired Copper Shimmer Trim. I'm entering this card into the CAS Colours and Sketches challenge #387 which can be found here.

Card #4:

The sentiment is from Birthday Greetings and was stamped in Toffee Ink. Once again I used the Earth Brown Tri-Blend Marker to edge each of the paper pieces which are mounted on Fern Card Stock. My card layout was inspired by this Try Stampin' on Tuesday Sketch #474:

That's all for now with this beautiful paper! Please leave me a comment with your favorite card noted.

Now it's time to head over to Joyce Hauck'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

Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Sunflower Sympathy Card with Moving along with the Times Sketch #108

Sunflower Sympathy and Thin Cuts is a beautiful floral stamp set by Close to My Heart. I created this lovely sympathy card with it.

Close to My Heart products used:
Sunflower Sympathy and Thin Cut Dies
Saffron Card Stock
Paprika Card Stock
Almond Card Stock
Toffee Ink
Espresso Ink
Mix-In Paper

Here is the fabulous Moving Along With the Times sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

Shopping Our Stash--Autumn Colors

Addicted to CAS--Plaid

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday--Stamp it!

Inspire Create Challenges--Die Cutting

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

:) Marie

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

Seaside Greetings Returns 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 Close to My Heart is bringing back one of my all time favorite stamp sets and paper--Seaside Greetings-- for a limited time only!

Here is the fabulous stamp set that is available until August 31st:

There is also a coordinating paper kit available:

Close to My Heart products used:

Seaside Greetings Stamp Set

Seaside Paper Pack

Smoothie Card Stock

Espresso Ink

Almond Ink

Almond Card Stock

My card layout was inspired by this fabulous card sketch by Case This Sketch 329:

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

Always Fun Challenges--Anything Goes

My Time to Craft--Beside the Seaside

Simply Create Too--Anything Goes With a Twist of Patterned Paper

Now it's time to head over to Joyce Hauck'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

Friday, May 31, 2019

Thank You Card with Paper Players Sketch #443

Today's post brings a colorful card using the current Paper Players Sketch. The plaid panel features Close to My Heart Into the Wild paper. The flower stamps are from the recently retired You Got This Cardmaking workshop. As I'm trying to use up my stash the most of the products used are retired Close to My Heart.

The background is Honey cardstock . The flowers were stamped in Espresso Ink on Autumn Terracotta cardstock. Then I tapped the flowers on to Versamark Ink and used Polysparkle Tinsel clear embossing powder to give it the shimmer effect. The sentiment is from A Thousand Thanks.

Here is the fabulous Paper Players sketch that inspired my card layout:

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

The Paper Shelter--Flower Power

The Crafty Addicts--Anything Goes

Watercooler Wednesday--Anything Goes

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

:) Marie