Heart2Heart - a Close To My Heart Challenge Site

Click here -> Heart2Heart to visit the site and find the current challenges.  Challenges are issued weekly on Monday.  You have until the end of the month to complete the challenges in which you wish to participate.

April 15th, 2013

This weeks challenge is  "Button Up".  Use buttons creatively on your project.

I will post as soon as I have completed my project..................

Take Care of YOU!
Karen
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April 15th, 2013

Here is my "April Showers":

Close To My Heart materials used:

• Pieces of the sparkle flourishes
• paper from the Avonlea paper packet
• Juniper ink for the umbrella edges

Ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon

Swiss dot Cuddlebug folder

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.  Please leave a comment, I would love to know you were here.

Take Care of YOU!

Karen

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April 8th, 2013

Here's this weeks challenge:

Raindrops Keep Falling . . .-<click here to check the challenge out.

April's showers inspire us this week at Heart2Heart Challenge.

I will post as soon as I have made my card................

Take Care of YOU!

Karen

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Friday, April 5th, 2013

This weeks challenge was to make a card using a 'pun'.

Here is my "punny" card ;-)

Materials and tools used:

Close To My Heart:

• "Tailor Made" stamp set
• red paper from Stella collection
• yellow paper from Pemberley collection
• bitty sparkles
• chipboard banner
• black ink
• cranberry marker
• liquid glass to adhere the buttons

Other materials:

• lace Really Reasonable Ribbon
• cuddlebug folder - floral - don't have the name
• buttons were purchased at WalMart - not sure of the brand
• black/white ribbon Offray - purchased at WalMart
• adhesive - Elmer's permanent dot runner

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Take Care of YOU!

Karen

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Here is my entry for the EGG-CITED FOR EASTER challenge. 

Here is my "peter-cotton-tail" wishing you a Happy Easter.  

Materials used:
Close To My Heart:
The bunny stamp is from the discontinued stamp set "Sensational Season"
 white and blue cardstock
Glitz Glitter Gel

stamps were used from Card Chatter and April stamp sets
Close To My Heart black ink was used for stamping

CTMH water brush
The oval, oval frame and the butterflies were cut with the Art Philosophy cartridge

The ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon
Watercolor pencils from General's

The background layer was embossed with:
swiss dot cuddle bug folder
butterfly and flowers Sissix folder
adhesive used was Elmer's permanent dot runner
Elmer's glue dots


Thanks for stopping by....................

Karen

Take Care of YOU!

Karen