Three Amigos #16 and Color Dare #300 Challenges

Welcome to the Three Amigos and Color Dare Challenges. Since I just returned from CTMH convention, I decided to combine both challenges into one project to save my sanity. The July Three Amigos Challenge  is Embossing!  Create something using at least one form of embossing... dry, heat, paste... you decide!  Or use them all! The Color Dare Challenge is to use only Mink, Bashful, and Pacifica on your project. You may add White Daisy and/or Black, but no other colors.

While I was perusing the new Idea Book we received at convention, I spotted a card that became my inspiration for today's challenges. I used Paqcifica Cardstock to create a top-folding card base. After embossing the White Daisy panel with the Dot Embossing Folder, I added a bit of Mink Ink to some of the raised areas. 

The Bashful strip looked a little flat, so I made it shimmer with the Bashful Shimmer Brush. I used our Circle and Stitched Circle Thin Cuts to create the sentiment piece.

I embossed the edge of the inside panel and added a strip of shimmery Bashful to complete the card.

Ready to play? For Color Dare, just create a project using ALL and ONLY the colors in this week's challenge. If you don't have the exact colors, use the closest colors you have. Our color challenges are open for two weeks, giving you more time and flexibility to create, share, and invite your crafty friends to join us too. You have until 11pm EST Thursday, July 19th to enter! 

Add your favorite embossing technique for the Three Amigos Challenge! Be sure to check out Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created too! I hope you enter both!  I can't wait to see what you create!

Supplies Used:

C1713 Notes of Inspiration (Retired)

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

X5967 Pacifica Cardstock

X5941 Bashful Cardstock

Z2892 Pacifica Ink Pad

Z2825 Mink Ink Pad

Z3400 Shimmer Brush- Bashful

Z3318 Thin Cuts- Basic Circles

Z4181 Thin Cuts- Stitched Circles

Z1924 Dot Embossing Folder (Retired)

Z3274 Clear Sparkles

Z1263 Bitty Sparkles

Z3341 Thin 3-D Foam Circles

Color Dare #286 Party Time

It's time for another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge! It's the last Color Challenge in March and Tic-Tac-Toe is here again. You get to choose colors from a Tic-Tac-Toe board using the Close to My Heart color palette from the featured paper pack of this month "Stargazer." I chose to use the first column of colors, Sapphire, Pacifica, and Canary, with a splash of Poppy.

Keeping it fast and simple this time by using a Picture My Life card from the Summertime set, a bit of paper from the Stargazer Paper Packet, and the Birthday Time Stamp of The Month set. The PML card had the Sapphire and Pacifica dots on it with a sentiment in the center that said "Sweet Summertime." I used my Circle Thin Cuts to cut that sentiment off (I can save it to use on a layout) and replaced it with the Party Time sentiment from the SOTM. I thought the blues and yellow could use a splash of red, so I added a small strip of Poppy striped paper and a few Poppy Enamel Dots.

I used the clear shimmer pen to add sparkle to PARTY and the Sapphire dots on the PML card. The white circle is popped up with Thin 3-D Foam Tape.

The inside sports the same Canary and Poppy B&T papers as the front. I combined two sentiments from the SOTM for the inside sentiment.

Ready to play? Just create a project using at least three colors in a row of your choice. You must identify the row you chose with your entry. You may also add any or all of the other colors from the Tic-Tac-Toe board and Black and White Daisy are always free to use but please do not add extra colors. If you don't have the exact colors, use the closest colors you have. Our color challenges are open for two weeks, giving you more time and flexibility to create, share, and invite your crafty friends to join us too. You have until 11pm EST Thursday, April 12th to enter! I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies used:

S1803 Birthday Time

X7229B Stargazer paper Packet

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

X5957 Sapphire Cardstock

Z2848 Sapphire Ink Pad

Z2892 Pacifica ink Pad

Z2843 Canary Ink Pad

Z4148 Summertime Picture My Life

9044 Make It From Your Heart, Vol. 4 (Pattern 2)

Z3318 Thin Cuts-Basic Circles

Z4143 Stargazer Dots

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape

Z3293 Shimmer Brush- Clear

Z3224 Waterbrush- Small Round

Other: My Favorite Things-Stitched Circles Stax

Color Dare #276 Good Thymes Card

It's time for another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge! This week's challenge is to use only Heather, Mink, and Sweet Leaf (with optional Black and White Daisy).

This week's challenge really stumped me until I spotted the Good Thymes Together stamp set and pattern 8 from Make It From Your Heart, Vol. 4. I created a card base using Mink Cardstock, added Sweet Leaf B&T paper from the Whimsy Fundamentals Paper Packet, and accented it with Heather Cardstock. The banner is stamped with Mink ink on the light side of Mink Cardstock for a subtle tone on tone look.

The Clear Shimmer Brush adds a sparkly sheen to the jar lids, balloon heart, and the accent strip across the card. I tried to capture the sparkle, but pictures don't do it justice. I used the new Basic Circle Tags Thin Cuts to cut a Heather tag as a backdrop for the two thyme jars. I dipped a dry waterbrush into Sweet Leaf ink to add color to the thyme leaves and the balloon, and Mink ink for the lids.

I kept the inside simple to leave room for a handwritten note. The Heather accent strip and balloon hearts are highlighted with the Clear Shimmer Brush as well.

Ready to play? Just create a project using ALL and ONLY the colors in this week's challenge. If you don't have the exact colors, use the closest colors you have. Our color challenges are open for two weeks, giving you more time and flexibility to create, share, and invite your crafty friends to join us too. You have until 10pm EST Thursday, January 18th to enter! I can't wait to see what you create!

Thank you for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

D1750 In The Background

M1195 Good Thymes Together

X5942 Basics Combo Cardstock

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

Z3350 Whimsy Fundamental Paper Packet

Z3271 Archival Black Ink Pad

Z2826 Heather Ink Pad

Z2825 Mink Ink Pad

Z2853 Sweet Leaf Ink Pad

Z4147 Thin Cuts- Basic Circle Tags

Z2060 Thin 3-D Foam Tape

Z3293 Shimmer Brush- Clear

Z3224 Waterbrush- Small Round

9044 Make It from Your Heart Vol. 4

Retired items: Sweet Leaf Ribbon, My Legacy Writers, Scallop Border Punch

Color Dare #274 Just For You Card

It's time for another Color My Heart Color Dare challenge! This week's challenge is to use only Charcoal, Glacier, Bashful, and optional Silver.

I pulled out my Basics Fundamentals, Bashful Glitter Paper, and Vellum Paper for this challenge. The Chelsea Gardens- Cardmaking stamp set was still sitting out on my work surface, so I inked it up again for this card. I used the clear shimmer brush to pick up a small amount of Glacier Ink to add color to the butterflies. The sentiment is heat embossed with silver embossing powder.

When I started designing the card, I used our Basic Circle Thin Cuts. I felt like the edges needed something, so I cut a new circle using a stitched die. A few Bashful Pearls finish off the design.

I stamped a couple leafy stems inside and added another small glittered butterfly.

Ready to play? Just create a project using ALL and ONLY the colors in this week's challenge. If you don't have the exact colors, use the closest colors you have. Our color challenges are open for two weeks, giving you more time and flexibility to create, share, and invite your crafty friends to join us too. You have until 10pm EST Thursday, January 18th to enter! I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

C1709 Chelsea Gardens- Cardmaking

Z3353 Basics Fundamental Paper Packet

1385 White Daisy Cardstock

X5953 Charcoal Cardstock

X5941 Bashful Cardstock

Z3360 Bashful Glitter Paper

Z3367 Vellum Paper

Z2831 Charcoal Ink Pad

Z2841 Glacier Ink Pad

Z891 VersaMark Ink Pad

Z3293 Shimmer Brush- Clear

Z2067 Ranger Silver Super Fine Embossing Powder

Z3369 Bashful Pearls

Other: Die-namics Stitched Circle STAX (My Favorite Things)

Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge #10

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three Close To My Heart Independent Consultants with a love for stamping and scrapping, and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3rd of each month, we feature a different CTMH product and create a card, layout, or other project. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

The challenge this month is Anything Goes. Time to get our creative juices flowing this year. The three cards I am sharing today are actually cards we made at the Seasonal Expressions Launch last month. If you haven't checked out the new Seasonal Expressions 1 idea book, I highly recommend you take some time to browse through it!

All of these cards feature a technique using the Watercolor Pencils and Clear Shimmer Brush. After lightly coloring the images with the pencils, I used the shimmer brush to soften the pencil strokes. The result is a shimmery, watercolored effect. I love the Background & Texture papers (B&T) in the Chelsea Gardens Paper Packet!

You can see the shimmer on the wing of this butterfly. It's stunning in person!

This card uses vellum to add interest and texture to the card. The leafy stems, flowers, and butterflies are all colored using the watercolor pencils and the shimmer brush.

The vellum on this card tones down the charcoal cardstock behind the sentiment. I attached it with glue dots positioned behind the butterflies.

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge. We hope you play along!

Supplies Used:

C1709 Chelsea Gardens- Cardmaking

X7230B Chelsea Gardens Paper Packet

X7230 Chelsea Gardens Coordinating Cardstock

Z3367 Vellum Paper
Z2831 Charcoal Ink Pad
Z2853 Sweet Leaf Ink Pad
Z2841 Glacier Ink Pad
Z899 Memento Black Ink Pad
Z4154 Cream Ribbon
Z3370 White Pearls
Z3314 Black & White Dots
3505 Watercolor Pencils
Z3293 Shimmer Brush- Clear
X254 White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack

Three Amigos December 2017 Blog Hop

Welcome to the Three Amigos Blog Hop. We are three Close To My Heart Independent Consultants with a love for stamping and scrapping, and would like to share our creative ideas with you. On the 3rd of each month, we feature a different CTMH product and create a card, layout, or other project. There are only three stops on this hop, so it will only take a few minutes to hop through. When you finish hopping, be sure to check out the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge!

This month we are featuring projects using the Silver & Gold Paper Pack (papers or featured colors). The featured colors are Black, Pebble, Pewter, White Daisy, and Gold Foil.

Time doesn't seem to be on my side when it comes to creating things these days. I put together a quick and easy card using two papers from the pack, a little bit of cardstock, ink, some die cut shapes, ribbon, and sparkly embellishments. The card is so pretty in person. It's hard to capture all of the sparkle and shine from the foil and gems.

The black ribbon actually has gold threads running through it. The stars are cut from Gold Foil Paper with the Basic Stars Thin Cuts. I added clear shimmer to the word JOY (you can see it if you zoom in a little). The sentiment is from the WYW Joyful Tidings Cardmaking Kit.

Did you notice the pierced edges on the black cardstock? Our ruler has stitch guide holes for piercing, but it'll be going soon! I pierced around the black panels on the front and the inside.

Thanks for hopping by today! Hop over to Lisa's Blog and Donna's Blog to see what they created for you, then over to the Three Amigos Blog Hop Challenge. We hope you play along!

Supplies Used:
X7226B Silver & Gold Paper Packet
G1142 Workshops Your Way Joyful Tidings Cardmaking Kit
X7226D Silver & Gold Coordinating Cardstock
Z3365 Gold Foil Paper
Z2833 Pebble Ink
Z3271 Archival Black Ink
Z4012 Black Shimmer Ribbon
Z3312 Gold Glitter Gems
Z1263 Bitty Sparkles
Z3328 Thin Cuts- Basic Ovals
Z3329 Thin Cuts- Basic Stars
Z3293 Shimmer Brush- Clear
Z2046 Piercing & Embossing Tool Kit
Z1471 Ruler (Going Soon)
Z1859 Foam Mat (Going Soon)

Little Dreamer

Hello Again! Today I am sharing a multi-panel card using the Little Dreamer Paper Pack. I made a few of these to give to some of my friends at convention. I originally had the Safari Ballet stamp set in mind to use on this card, but the images were too small for the center panel. The unicorn is awfully adorable though! 

Here is a side view of the card. Don't you just love the different layers?!

I'm not sure if you can see it, but I used the shimmer brush to add sparkle to his nose, horn, mane, and tail, and also to the sentiment banner. I layered the stamped image on three additional die cut pieces to give him some dimension.

Thanks for stopping by!

Supplies Used:

X7219B Little Dreamer Paper Pack

Z3335 Little Dreamer Cardmaking Stamp + Thin Cuts

1385 White Daisy cardstock

X5769 Thistle cardstock

X5770 Glacier Cardstock

Z2810 Blossom Ink

Z2840 Thistle Ink

Z2841 Glacier Ink

Z3321 Little Dreamer Glitter Gems

Z3203 Shimmer Brush- Clear

Whimsy Fundamentals Cards

One of the things I love about my CTMH sisters is their willingness to share. Kelly English-Triggs was a presenter at our convention this year, and she shared a card workshop featuring the new Whimsy and Adventure Fundamentals paper collections. I put together three of the cards using Whimsy papers. Of course, I inked all of my paper edges and decorated the inside of my cards as well.

The first card uses a drapery fold as a backdrop for flowers and a sentiment. I used the Shimmer Brush on the flowers, which were cut using the Cricut Artbooking cartridge and layered.

The second card uses three colors (Crystal Blue, Sweet Leaf, and Pixie) of the same pattern. The tag for the sentiment is popped up with 3-D foam tape.

The final card uses a very subtle combination of the Glacier stripe and Glacier watercolor print papers with Whiper cardstock. 

All of the cards have sentiments from the Happy Heart stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies used:

A1192 Happy Heart

Z3255 Whimsy Fundamentals

X5751 Sorbet Cardstock

X5929 Whisper Cardstock

Z2782 Whisper Ink Pad

Z2844 Pixie Ink Pad

Z2817 Crystal Blue Ink Pad

X254 White Daisy Value Pack Cards with Envelopes

Z3029 Grey Enamel Gems

Z3095 Whisper Thick Twine

Z3169 Cricut Artbooking Collection

Z3293 Shimmer Brush-Clear

Z1151 3-D Foam Tape

Z2089 Memory Book Micro Glue Dots