Color My Heart Challenge Blog - Post #200

This week at Color My Heart Challenge Blog our Color Dare #200 is using Close To My Heart Colours: Ruby, Sapphire & Colonial White.

Since this is such a special Color Dare, we are going to invite the Diamond Award Winner for Challenge #200 to select colors for a future Color Dare Challenge. 

Also, we are offering a prize for commenting on Color Dare #200.

There are so many terrific Close To My Heart paper products available, the Design Team has decided to gift one (or maybe more) lucky winner(s) a choice of one of CTMH's paper packets from the Current Annual Inspirations catalogue, Upcoming Annual Inspirations catalogue or Upcoming Holiday Expressions catalogue. 

In order to be eligible for a random draw, you must leave a comment on EACH of our Design Team Member's Blog Posts for Color Dare #200. There will be one prize awarded for each 10 people who comment on all DT entries. So if there are 20 people who comment on all DT entries, there will be 2 prizes awarded and so forth and so forth.

You will need to click on each DT Member's Name to get to her blog to leave a comment. Click here to start commenting.

I have been on this design team for over a year now and I love it. The Color Dares, from time to time, push me outside of my comfort zone and I enjoy the challenge.

I love seeing all the submissions each week and how that particular person interprets the current Color Dare.

Being a part of this Design Team is more than just being creative and being inspired, it's a great sisterhood as well. Congratulations to all my Design Team Sisters on 200 Challenges!

I used Close To My Heart's Enchantment Paper Fundamentals - Sapphire with CTMH Ruby cardstock.

To embellish the 6 x 8 Layout, I used CTMH's Artbooking Cricut Cartridge and CTMH's Pearl Flourishes (discontinued).

You may use any products to participate in the Color My Heart Challenges, but we encourage you to use CTMH products. For this Color Dare Challenge, you have until Thursday, July 7, 2016 at 10:00 p.m. Eastern Time to submit your project.

For more information about our challenges, please check us out at Color My Heart Challenge Blog: http://colormyheartcolordare.blogspot.ca. I look forward to seeing what types of projects you can inspire us with.

Heart's of the West 27th Blog Hop - Magical Paper Packet

Welcome to the Hearts of the West Team Blog Hop!

This Blog Hop features Close to My Heart Consultants from all over Canada showing you their creative projects.

This month's theme is using Close to My Heart's Magical Paper Packet. This paper packet is featured in CTMH's Seasonal Expressions 2 Mini Catalogue.

If you came from Nancy Klein's Blog, then you are on the right track. This is a circular blog hop so you can start anywhere. Just in case, the full list of participants is at the bottom of this post. 

So as always, grab your beverage of choice and hop around the country with us.

I used Close To My Heart's Magical Paper Packet with CTMH White Daisy cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used My Creative Time's Stitched Stars Dies.

I used CTMH's Beyond Awesome stamp set with CTMH Cranberry ink.

Now hop on over to Corinna Murphy's Blog.

Thank you for joining us this month. Please join us again on August 1st for our next Heart's of the West Blog Hop featuring CTMH's Florence Paper Packet.

1. Nancy Klein
2. Donna Digby - You are here.
3. Corinna Murphy
4. Kerry Hammel

Amy's Grade 12 Graduation Card from Baba

I made this graduation card for my daughter, Amy's, Grade 12 Graduation from her Baba (great-grandma). This was the last card that my grandma signed. She passed away the day before my daughter's graduation party.

I used Close To My Heart's Poppy, Honey, Black & White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used MFT's Cross-Stitched Rectangles Die Stax and I did the smooshing techique with CTMH's Poppy and Honey ink pads and with a CTMH Spray Pen filled with water.

I used CTMH's Smarty Pants & Diploma Day (discontinued) stamp sets with CTMH Black ink.

Autumn's Grade 12 Graduation Card

I made this graduation card for my cousin, Autumn's, Grade 12 Graduation.

I used Authentique's Classique: Elegant 6 x 6 Bundle with a Blue Bazzill cardstock.

To embellish the card, I used MFT's Oval Stitched Die Stax, Stampin' Up's Botanical Builder Framelits Dies, CTMH's Damask Embossing Folder, Stampin' Up Ribbon and Basic Grey's Pearls.

I used MFT's Vertical Greetings stamp set and CTMH's Smarty Pants stamp set with CTMH Black ink.

Between The Folds Challenge Blog - Post #24B

This week's challenge at Between the Folds Bi-Weekly Challenge Blog is to make a project with a Birthday Theme.

I used Close To My Heart's White Daisy, Pacifica & Canary cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used My Creative Times Stitched Stars Dies and Spellbinders' Circle Nestabilities.

I used CTMH's Charming Cascades, Beyond Awesome & Bitty Birthday stamp sets with CTMH Pacifica & Canary inks.

We would love to see your interpretation of this challenge, so please play along with us. All submissions must have some Close To My Heart product on it and if the CTMH product you used isn't obvious, please let us know what you used. You have until Monday, July 4, 2016 at 11:55 p.m. Eastern Time to participate in this challenge.

For more information, please visit our blog at: http://btfchallenges.blogspot.ca.

Amy's 18th Birthday Card from Baba

I made this card for my daughter's 18th Birthday from her Baba (great-grandma).

I used Doodlebug Designs' Frosty Friends and Kraft in Color - Color 6 x 6 Paper Pads with Bazzill White and Purple cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used Cartwright's Moonshine Sequins and MFT Oval Cross Stitched Die Stax.

Copic Markers used are: N1, N3, V15 & V17.

I used Wild Rose Studio's Bella with Balloons stamp set, My Creative Time's It's All About You stamp set and CTMH's Bitty Birthday stamp set with Memento Tuxedo Black ink.

One in a Melon Card

I used Close To My Heart's Topiary & White Daisy cardstocks.

To embellish the card, I used MFT's Pierced Oval Die Stax.

I used Close To My Heart's One in a Melon & Bitty Birthday stamp sets with CTMH Topiary, Cotton Candy & Black inks.