Birthday in the Fall Card ~ Color Dare #561

 Welcome to a new color challenge from the Design Team at Color My Heart Color Dare! This one is all about Tic Tac Toe! Pick your colors by row, column or diagonal. AFTER that you can use more of the colors in the grid if you like. What you can't do is add extra colors to the mix. See the graphic below for the fine print. 

We reference Close To My Heart colors but you can use any brand as long as you can make a very close match. Kind of close doesn't count. Once you're ready to join the challenge use the direct link below.

For my card I started with the first column of colors. Then I also used Scarlet, Honey Butter, Shortbread and Mocha.

The patterned paper is from our Cozy Up paper pack. The stamp set is from the Cozy Up Card Workshop Kit. I stamped leaves onto the pumpkins for some added fun. Some embellishments and a sentiment finished this super simple design.

Close To My Heart products used on this card:

• White Cards and Envelopes Value Pack
• Cardstock: Rosemary, Shortbread
• Exclusive Inks: Mocha
• Embellishments: Rose Gold Shimmer Trim, Cozy Up Dots
• Thin Foam Tape

Direct link to Color Dare #561

X7295B Cozy Up Paper Pack

G1286 Cozy Up Cardmaking Workshop Kit

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If you need a Maker (consultant) I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a Maker I'd love to have you on my team!

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Michelle

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Simple Card ~ Color Dare #531 ~ Tic Tac Toe

 It's time of our popular Tic Tac Toe Challenge at Color Dare! Pick your color from the grid by row, column or diagonal. After that you can use some or all of the colors in the grid. See the graphic for the fine print.

We reference Close To My Heart colors but you can use any brand you have as long as you can make a very close match. Kind of close doesn't count. Make any paper craft you like. When you're ready to join the challenge use this link to go directly to the challenge on our  blog. 

I was inspired by a card made by Althea Reeves. It's simple in design and has real versatility in using papers and other items. 

I used the middle row of colors: Sapphire, Honey Butter and Linen for my card. Using a card base from our White Cards & Envelopes Value Pack and a piece of pattern paper from the Flower Shop Pack I got busy. The Sapphire strip you see along the inside edge of the floral paper is actually the Zip Border for that paper. I left it on the paper when I cut it. I did trim it down a bit from it's 1/2" width. 

The Cardstock for this layer is Linen and created a bit of a contrast to the white base. I inked the sentiments and edges with Sapphire Exclusive Inks to give a bit more contrast. The sentiment is from the Life's a Hoot stamp set and the inside sentiment is from the Perfectly Imperfect stamp (retired). The cute embellishments are from the Woodgrain Die-cut Flowers, Blue Dots and Freshly Baked Dots.

I love the look this design creates. SO many possibilities! I'm sure I'll be using this design over and over!

Color Dare #513

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If you need a Maker (consultant) I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a Maker I'd love to have you on my team!

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Cherry Blossoms ~ Color Dare #436 Tic Tac Toe

It's Tic Tac Toe time!  The Design Team at Color My Heart Color Dare is doing our most popular challenge this week. Pick your colors by brown, column or diagonal. Then if you want  to use some more of the other colors in the grid you can. There are many Free option to use along with the grid colors so check out the photo below for more info.

We reference Close To My Heart colors but you can use any brand you have as long as you can make a very close match. Kind of close doesn't count. Make any paper craft you like and when you're ready use the link in the post on our home page to join the challenge.  

For my card I used the upper left to lower right diagonal: Peach, Almond, Fern. I thought this would be the perfect combo for a new stamp set I just got. It was pretty easy to make because the only coloring was for the flower centers and branches. To do that I used reinkers and a water brush. I put a drop of reinker on a block then picked up the ink with the water brush to paint the flowers and branches. At the very end I covered the flowers using a Clear Shimmer Brush and added some sparkles.

Cherry Blossoms

Other Close To My Heart products used for this card.

• White Cards and Envelopes Value Pack
• Paper Pack: X9026 Mix-in
• Cardstock: White Daisy, Fern
• Exclusive Inks: Intense Black
• Re-inkers: Peach, Almond
• Thin Cuts: Stitched Fancy Brackets
• Embellishments: Sparkles: Clear, Bitty
• Tools: Clear Shimmer Brush, Water Brush, Thin 3D Foam Tape

Let's go shopping!

If you need a Maker (consultant) I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a Maker I'd love to have you on my team!

Have you heard about our new VIP Customer Program? As a member you enjoy perks like a discount on your orders, FREE Stamp of the Month, special product bundles and online events. 

  Click here to find out more and sign-up. today!

Before you go...... be sure to sign up to follow my blog so you don't miss any great ideas! The link is in the column on the right.

I hope you're encouraged to join color challenge! It's a lot of fun and we get you started with the colors.

Michelle 

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Flower Note Card ~ Tic Tac Toe Color Dare #389

Friday is a fun day! It's fun because each Friday the Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team releases a new challenge and this week it's a Tic Tac Toe challenge! This is a popular challenge and we'd love to see what you're inspired to make.

You can make any paper craft you like using colors from our palette. We reference Close To My Heart colors but you can use whatever brand you have as long as you can make a very close match. "Close enough" doesn't count so try to make a really close match.

Pick your colors like you play the game....by row column or diagonal. After that if you want to add some of the other colors in the palette you can. Full details are in the post on our home page.

My card was inspired by one I saw on Pinterest made by Judy Garza. I loved the circle idea and set to work picking my colors (left column), stamp set and papers. I really liked the "red, white and blue" look with a touch of green that the left column of colors would give me. I found a great piece of paper in the Mix-in pack that would compliment the circle design of the card. I used my Thin Cut dies to cute the circles making it very easy. A bit of Shimmer Trim added some sparkle as did the sequins.

Yesterday & Today stamp set

Mix-in Paper Pack

Other Close To My Heart products used for this card

• White Cards and Envelopes Value Pack
• Cardstock: White Daisy, Sapphire
• Exclusive Inks: Candy Apple, Sage, Sapphire
• Thin Cut Dies: Stitched Circles
• Embellishments: Red Shimmer Trim, Julep Sequins
• Tools: thin 3D Foam Tape, Liquid Glass

Let's go shopping!

If you need a consultant I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a consultant I'd love to have you on my team!

Now that you've had a chance to think a bit, what colors will YOU create with from our Tic Tac Toe palette? We can't wait to find out!

Have fun!

Michelle

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Shaker Layout ~ Color Dare #354 Tic Tac Toe

The Color My Heart Color Dare Design Team is challenging you with a Tic Tac Toe grid of colors!

Just like the game you can pick your colors in a row, column, diagonal or use them all. We even let you pick and chose as long as the colors are in the grid. You can't add any brand new colors to the grid although Black and White are free colors to use with the grid.

We reference Close To My Heart colors but you can use any brand you like as long as you can make a very close match.

Also, you can make any paper craft you like!

***BLACK & WHITE ARE FREE***   ***GOLD & SILVER ARE FREE***

I used colors from the center column + Pansy for my scrapbook page. To get me started I used a pattern from one of our How-to books called Make It from Your Heart. Since this is from my grandson I wanted to keep it a bit more on the masculine side even though I used pink as one of the colors. Have you ever includes a shaker element on a scrapbook page? Well I did on this one and I know my grandson will think it's great!



  
Close up of shaker element                                                      One Year Older stamp set

Close To My Heart products:

• Stamp Set: One Year Older
• Paper Pack: Into the Wild, True Love, Mix-in
• Cardstock: White Daisy, Charcoal, Pansy
• Exclusive Inks: Charcoal, Pansy, New England Ivy
• Thin Cut Dies: Shaker Window and Confetti
• Shaker Window and Foam
• How-to Book: Make It from Your Heart Volume 3, pattern 2
• Embellishments: Loose Silver Sequins, Black and White Dots
• Tools: Journal Pen, thin 3D Foam Tape

Let's go shopping!

If you need a consultant I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a consultant I can help with that, too.

Now it's your turn to join the fun! Create any paper craft using colors from the grid. Full details can be found on our Color My Heart Color Dare home page. We can't wait to see what you create!

Michelle

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Tic Tac Toe ~ Color Dare #327

Open through Thursday Feb. 7th

It's time for another one of our Color My Heart popular Tic Tac Toe Color Challenges. It's played just like the game so it's easy peasy! Pick your colors to create with from a row, column, diagonal or use them all! Neutral colors are free. We reference Close To My Heart colors but you can create with any brand as long as the colors are a close match. 

For my card I used the top row of colors: Lemon, Bluebird and Pewter with White Daisy. I stamped the bird on watercolor paper so I could use my water brush with ink from the lid of the ink pad. The card design comes from the Make It from Your Heart How-to book. This makes creating EASY! The cutting guide and photos show you how to make the card or how to get started and make your own adjustments. 

Did you notice the texture on the sentiment? I inked up the stamp then pulled it across the stamp pad to get the smeared lines. It gives a nice texture to layers you may use  on your projects. 

Close To My Heart products

• Stamp Set: Under the Feather
• White Cards and Envelopes Value Pack
• Pattern Paper: Something Fierce
• Exclusive Inks: Lemon, Blueberry, Intense Black
• Specialty Paper: Watercolor 
• Make It from Your Heart How-to Book: Volume 4, Pattern 6
• Embellishments: I Heart Us Sequins, Clear Shimmer Brush
• Thin Cuts: Decorative Borders
• Thin 3D Foam Tape

Let's go shopping!

If you need a consultant I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a consultant I can help with that, too.

Are you feeling in the mood for some Tic Tac Toe Color My Heart Style? You'll have a lot of fun. Full details are in the post on our home page. Go ahead and give it a try.

Michelle

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Under the Feather

Thin Cuts: Decorative Borders

Something Fierce

Twisted Tic Tac Toe ~ Color Dare 309

One last hurrah!
These are the colors that just retired from the CTMH palette. We wanted to give them one last chance to shine so we created this Twisted Tic Tac Toe!
Pick any THREE colors you want to create with. Because this is a "twisted" Tic Tac Toe the colors you choose don't need to be in a row, just a random choice of 3 colors from the grid! Black, White and Neutrals are free colors as usual.

For my card I chose the colors: Pacifica, Blossom and Juniper. As usual, black, white and neutral colors are free. We reference CTMH colors but you can use any product you like. Just make sure to use colors that are a close match to the colors above.

I wanted to use a new stamp I got called Love Note. I LOVE the marble look it can give to a background. I inked the stamp using a sponge wedge patted on the ink pad. It created a pretty, soft look when stamped. Then I used Thin Cuts to cut some circle rings to use on top of the background. I also used some clear sparkles but colored three of them to go with the background.

Close To My Heart products

• Stamp Set: Love Notes
• Exclusive Inks: Blossom, Juniper, Pacifica, Black
• White Cards and Envelopes Value Pack
• Cardstock: White Daisy, Black, Blossom, Juniper, Pacifica
• Thin Cuts: Circles
• ShinHan Markers: Tender Pink, Marine Blue, Sap Green, Barely Beige
• Clear Sparkles
• Sponge

Let's go shopping!

If you need a consultant I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a consultant I can help with that, too.

Now it's your turn to join the fun by creating any paper craft you like using the colors from the grid above. Full details are in the post on our home page. We can't wait to see what you create!

Have a creative day!

Michelle

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Tic Tac Toe ~ Color Dare 299

Open through July 12, 2018

Welcome to our end of the month Tic Tac Toe Challenge. This is where you pick your colors from the grid above either vertically, horizontally, diagonally or all the colors! You can even pick a row or column and add a couple more from the  grid! When you create your blog post be sure to tell us which colors you chose to use then link to our home page to join the fun!

For my layout I used all the colors except for Black and White. The trees were cut from our Cricut Flower Market cartridge and the bottom of the page was spattered with Gold Shimmer Pen. The sentiment layers were stamped and cut with the matching Thin Cuts making it quick and easy. Each sentiment is embellished with a Gold Glitter Gem for a finishing touch. Now I just need some photos!

All products are Close To My Heart

• Stamp Set: Fresh Air - Cardmaking + Thin Cuts
• Cricut: Flower Market
• Cardstock: White Daisy, Toffee, Juniper New England Ivy
• Exclusive Inks: Toffee
• Embellishments: Gold Shimmer Pen, Gold Glitter Gems
• Tools: Thin 3D Foam Tape

Let's go shopping!

If you need a consultant I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a consultant I can help with that, too.

It's time to get busy and create any paper craft you like using colors from the Tic Tac Toe grid above. Get creative and have fun with it but don't add any brand new colors to the palette. We can't wait to see what you create! Full details for sharing are on our home page.

Well go on..... get busy!

Have a colorful day!

Michelle

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Make Wave Layout ~ Tic-Tac-Toe

Open through March 8th

This was a fun layout to make for my granddaughter's album and all the while I was wondering what photos she would pick for the layout. I used the Make Waves papers and Compliments and Sequins & Gems which made this a very easy layout to make.

I used all the colors in the Tic Tac Toe grid except Sorbet and Canary.
When you share your creation please list the colors you used.
You can only use the CTMH color in the grid (black and white are always free). If you don't have the exact CTMH colors you may substitute something close but don't add any brand new colors to the palette. Full details are in the post on our Color My Heart home page.

All products are Close To My Heart:

• Make Waves Scrapbooking Kit
• Cardstock: Black, Bashful

Let's go shopping!

If you need a consultant I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a consultant I can help with that, too.

So now it's time for you to get busy making your paper craft for this color dare. We LOVE seeing what you create! Have fun creating!

Inky finger are the best kind of fingers!

Michelle

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Tic Tac Toe Color dare 277

One of the fun changes we've made at Color My Heart is our end of month Tic Tac Toe Challenge! You get to pick which 3 colors to use to create and share with us.  As usual, if you don't have the exact CTMH color you may substitute something close but don't add any brand new colors to the palette. Let's get the fun started!

 I decided to do a layout with some recent photos of my grandson. He LOVES firefighters and fire trucks. He drew a picture of a fire truck, went to the local fire station and expected to trade it for his pick of the fire trucks at the station! 

I picked the three colors on the right for my layout: Sweet Leaf, Charcoal and Mink. The patterned paper is from Chelsea Gardens and reminded me of flames is a way. This layout was very easy to do and went together quickly. The best part of scrapbooking is reliving the memories of the photos as you scrap them! I had a smile the entire time thinking about Wyatt thinking he could get his own fire truck!

All products are Close To My Heart:

• Cricut: Hello USA
• Pattern Paper: Chelsea Gardens
• Cardstock: Mink, Charcoal, Sweet Leaf
• Embellishments: Chelsea Gardens Dots & Gems

Chelsea Gardens Paper Pack

Let's go shopping!

If you need a consultant I'd be happy to help.

If you'd like to BE a consultant I can help with that, too.

Now it's time for  you to pick your three colors from the chart and get busy! We LOVE seeing what you create and share with us!

Have fun creating,

Michelle

#colordare #colormyheart #closetomyheart #scrapbooking