It is time for a new challenge at The Paper Players! Joanne is hosting a sketch challenge this week.  With October just around the corner, it was the perfect time to add to my Halloween card stash! This sketch is definitely for those that love multiple layers!  Fairly certain I added in a few extras with my stitched frames.  Here is the original sketch design-

I created my card with the Got Candy? collection.  This super fun collection is only available until October 31.  This set is perfect for your Halloween themed creations.  You can save 20% when you purchase the bundle of products.  Here is a look at the complete set (items also available separately)-

The sequin mix is so fun!  It includes spider, pumpkins, ghosts and a mix of sequins!  I already had a bit going on with my card, so I just went with a few bitty sequins from the mix.  My card features two of the pattern papers, cardstock and a jack o lantern from the included sticker sheet.  I applied the jack o lantern with 3-D foam tape for added dimension.  

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

• CC8206 Got Candy? Bundle
• Z4260 Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cuts
• Fishtail Dies-MFT
• Stitched Die-MFT

 I have entered my card in the following challenges:

• Color My Heart-Color Challenge
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• Send a Smile for Kids-Cute Halloween and Fall
• Unicorn Challenge-For a Child

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Can you guys believe next week is October?  This year is just flying by!  My kids are almost all over the trick or treat phase....but all are still lovers of candy.  I fell in love with the super cute Got Candy? special! I often send out Halloween cards and sadly I still have numerous years of Halloween pics to get scrapbooked.  Here is a look at the complete collection-

You can purchase the items in the collection separately or save 20% when you purchase the bundle!  This special is only valid until October 31! You can view the full line up here.  I created my card based on the sketch challenge at Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge. 

My card was super simple to create. I went with the candy themed paper and a few coordinating strips of cardstock to match the sketch.  My sentiment was inked in Intense Black ink.  A few bitty sequins were added for a touch of bling. 

All supplies by Close To My Heart except where noted:

• CC8206 Got Candy? Bundle
• Z4189 Intense Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
• Z4260 Stitched Rectangle Frames Thin Cuts
• Stitched Scallop Die-MFT
• Z679 Liquid Glass
  

 

I have also entered my card in the following challenges:

• Aud Sentiments Challenge-Anything Goes w/a sentiment
• Cuttlebug Mania-Anything Goes 
• Heart 2 Heart-Teeny Tiny (Sequins)
  
• Here is a Place to Start-Create a Child's Card
  
• Krafty Chicks-All Occasions
• Stinkin Inkers-Times 3 (3 Sequins)
• Unicorn Challenges-For a Child

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 I so love all of the sunflower themed items in the new catalog!  I have been a under the weather for the past two months and have not been able to showcase the new products. Thankfully, I have finally found the solution to my issues and am back in the craft room!  I have missed out on playing along with my favorite sketch challenges.  When I first saw the sketch challenge at Fusion Card Challenge, I knew it was a Bloom with Grace card in the making!  My card is based on the sketch challenge, I simply flipped the sketch to fit my sentiment.

My card is super simple.  I started with the gorgeous sunflower pattern paper from the Bloom with Grace Collection and then added cardstock strips and a print strip on the side. A twine bow finishes off the card.  The thanks is a new layered die, which features two dies.  The letters and a shadow die.  My shadow is cut from vellum and the letters are from the Wood Grain paper pack.  The great mix of wood tones goes perfectly with the sunflowers.  Here is a look at the complete pack-

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

Time for a new challenge at The Paper Players!  LeAnne is hosting a Clean and Simple Pets Challenge this week. I pulled out some old favorites to play along.

My cute little Scottie dog is from the A Bowwow stamp set, which goes way back.  The stamp's cuteness earned it a spot in my stamp collection.  I basically have two stamp collections....one that is a revolving door of new products and those old favorites.  The new stamps are often getting the most ink...so it was time to play with some of the old favorites.  My card is super simple.  I inked up my stamps with Intense Black ink and then added in color with Primascolor pencils.  I blended out some of the pencils with Gamsol.  I kept the blending on the coarse side to mimic the coat of the dog.  I couldn't resist adding a tiny bit of bling to the color.  Plaid and Scotties always seem to go together, so I added in some color with paper from the long retired Cruisin line. 

All supplies by Close To My Heart, except where noted:

• A1126 A Bowwow Stamp Set-Retired
• Cruisin Paper Pack-Retired
• 1385 White Daisy Cardstock
• X6047 Black Cardstock
• Z4189 Intense Black Exclusive Inks Stamp Pad
• Prismacolor Pencils
• Gamsol
• Z1263 Bitty Sparkles

I have entered my card in the following challenges:

• Krafty Chicks-Clean and Simple
• Stinkin Inkers-Times 3
• The Paper Shelter-Animals & Pets

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 Time for a new challenge at The Paper Players!  Anne Marie is hosting a color challenge this week.  We want to see your creations with Pretty Peacock, Cajun Craze and Blackberry Bliss with added glitter or foil.  You do not have to use the exact colors, but at least a close variation of the same.

I went totally unconventional with my color scheme....mostly because I had new stamps that needed to be inked! In my youth, I showed horses and always had boots in a rainbow of colors. While purple boots might not be for everyone....I would have totally worn them!  My boots image is from the newly released Bloom with Grace Scrapbooking stamp set.  This set is available with or without Thin Cuts.

To create my card, I stamped my image in Intense Black ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  I blended out the pencils with Gamsol.  I will admit, I totally spaced the glitter or foil part of this challenge!  I went in and added glitter to my sunflowers with a shimmer brush to compensate. My image was die cut and applied with 3-D foam tape for added dimension. A few bitty sparkles add a tiny bit of bling.  My sentiment is from the new Craft with Heart card subscription.  

Welcome to September and cooler temps! We have already had a couple of freezes in the mountains, winter will be here soon! I so love the crisp evenings of Fall, but they are very short lived in Wyoming.  Our Fall only seems to last a few weeks before we are in the dead of winter! We are having a new challenge this week at The Paper Players, we want to see your masculine birthday cards!

Living out west, we have a ton of wildlife...so the majority of my masculine makes feature wildlife is some form!  The Wild and Free stamp set is perfect for creating masculine projects.  This set is retired, but is still available to purchase in the Online Only section of my store.  You can purchase the set with or without Thin Cuts dies.

Nothing goes better with wildlife than wood grain and burlap!  Close To My Heart just released an awesome collection of wood grain papers.  The Wood Grain paper pack features 12 sheets of 12x12 paper, 2 sheets each of six double sided designs.  Here is a look at the complete pack-

To create my card, I stamped my elk image in Intense Black ink and colored with Prismacolor pencils.  I blended the pencils out with Gamsol.  I then die cut my image and applied 3-D foam tape to the back for added dimension.  I used a mix of toffee, wood grain, burlap and black for my card base. A few negatives from a wooden arrow finish off the card.Seize the Birthday-Anything Goes

 Huge welcome to September!  So many great things are happening this month at Close To My Heart.  We are releasing TWO new catalogs this month, both filled with awesome new products. While you are pursuing the new products, don't forget about the new Stamp of the Month, Here for the Memories.

This super cute set features 13 stamps and is perfect for your scrapbook pages.  You can add this set to a qualifying order for only $5!  This set is only available to purchase during the month of September.

You can view the full line up of Close To My products here. 

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You so need to be sitting down to check out all of the new Close To My Heart products!  Two new catalogs go live on September 1!  The Core Products catalog will be live for an entire year, while the bi-monthly catalog is only available until October 31, 2020!  With so many new products to choose from....I highly recommend shopping the bi-monthly catalog first, as those items will be the first to sell out! You can view all of the products here.

Want a hard copy to pursue at your leisure?  You can receive a free copy of both catalogs by placing an order from my website.  Simply login to your account and click to add the catalogs at the bottom of your check out screen.  

Happy shopping!