Heartfelt Creation and Scrap-Mart Blog Hop

I hope you have been enjoying all of the lovely Heartfelt Creations projects this week! I know I have been inspired everyday.

I wanted to share an altered box with you for my stop on the hop. Heartfelt Creations Dies and Stamps are so versatile - they are great not only for cards, but also layouts, home decor, altered items - really anything that you can think up!

Here are my details:
HCPC 3375 Flora Grande 1 PreCut Set
HCPC 3374 Flora Grande 2 PreCut Set
HCD 711 Decorative Dutch Iris Die Set
Spellbinders Blossom 3

Other: Maya Road Chipboard box; Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist; Smooch ink (gold); clear embossing powder, Stickles glitter glue.

To make my own designer paper, I took a page from an old phone book and randomly stamped one of the smaller Flora Grande stamps over the paper in Versamark ink. I embossed with clear embossing powder and then sprayed it with Glimmer Mist. I cut and measured the paper to wrap around the box and glued it on.

The top of this box had a heavy vellum insert. I stamped the flower image on this as well. The flourish was cut from the Decorative Dutch Iris die set, and had accents of gold Smooch in added along the edges.

For the flower, I used 3 sizes of stamps, and cut two of each size. After these were stamped and cut, then I colored the white watercolor paper with Glimmer Mist. I shaped the petals while they were damp, then let dry completely before assembling with dimensional adhesives. I brushed on a thin layer of Stickles and added a pearl to the center.

I hope you have been inspired with this hop! Here are the rest of today's participants.

Karen Walker

Gini Cagle (You are here now)

Linda Payne
Dee Jackson

Chapel Road Stamps Inspiration

I have another card to share with you today using Chapel Road Stamps. I began by stamping the Butterfly Square onto white watercolor paper. I added distress inks over the image in Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, and Black Soot. I put a few drops of Dusty Concord re-inker into a mini-mister and sprayed over the image. I stamped a second image, and colored the butterfly using Aquarell watercolor crayons. I cut this butterfly out and attached it using dimensional adhesives.

Thanks for looking!

Heartfelt Creations Dutch Iris Collection - Release!

Can you believe it's time for another release from Heartfelt Creations? I am always so thrilled to receive my DT box with the new releases - they are always just amazing! I really love this collection and I know you will too. Please hop over to the blog to see the inspiration from the rest of the DT- and also if you leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog, you will have a chance to win this entire release!

What a Catch 12 x12 Layout - This is a picture of my grandmother throwing her bouquet in the early 1940's. I just stumbled upon this photo recently and loved all of the vintage details of the picture.
HCPC 3376 Distressed Leaves PreCut Set
HCPC 3374 Flora Grande 2 PreCut Set
HCPC 3375 Flora Grande 1 PreCut Set
HCD 711 Decorative Dutch Iris Die
Spellbinders Nested Leaves
Spellbinders Blossoms 3
Spellbinders Square Grand Nestabilities
Spellbinders Grand Caliber
Other: GCD Paper, Dusty Attic Chipboard,Webster's Pages Sparklers,Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist, Smooch (gold), embossing powder, GCD ChipArt tools, Meyer's vintage Glass Glitter
Flowers: Stamp one image per size for each flower onto watercolor paper. Cut using the Blossom 3 die set, and with scissors, cut the petals apart towards the flower center. Spray with Glimmer Mist to color and crumple. Straighten each flower back out ,shape and dry. Use tacky glue to add glass glitter to the edge of the petals. Assemble flowers with a dimensional adhesive between each layer. Add a sparkler for the center.
Leaves: Stamp and emboss the leaf images using gold embossing powder. Cut the leaves with the Nested leaves die set. Color using Smooch Spritz (olive). Shape the leaves using an embossing stylus. Allow to dry and add to page using dimensional adhesives.
Other: Cut flourishes from the Decorative Dutch Iris die set, and add as desired around the layout. Color chipboard with gold Smooch and glimmer mist. Stamp the sentiment into the chipboard using the Sparrow font ChipArt alphabet set . Add vintage metallic ribbon and arrange as shown.

6 x 6 card
HCPC 3371 Dutch Iris Oval PreCut Set
HCPC 3373 Dutch Iris Medley PreCut Set
HCD 711 Decorative Dutch Iris Die
HCD 710 Decorative Oval Window Die
Scalloped Square Grand Nestabilities
Grand Caliber
Other: Bazzill cardstock; Patterned papers: GCD Studios, CTMH; Cuttlebug embossing folder, Copics ( V0000, V91, V93, V95, V99, Y19, YG91, YG93, YG97); Distress Ink - Dusty Concord; Kaisercraft pearls, May Arts Ribbon, Flowersoft
Stamp and color the Iris Oval - and cut out. Stamp just the flower head and one bud from the Dutch Iris Medley set. Cut out using the Dutch Iris Die and color. Add Flowersoft for the center of the flower. Attach these to the oval base using dimensional adhesives. Run olive cardstock through the Grand Caliber using an embossing folder. Ink the edges and embossed area with the Distress ink. Cut and emboss a Decorative oval window die and use to frame the oval Iris. Cut a gold mat using the Scalloped Squares Grand. Assemble all of the layers adding dimensional adhesive as desired. Add pearls to finish the card.

5 x 7 card
HCPC 3372 Dutch Iris Frame PreCut Set
Other: Bazzill cardstock, GCD designer papers, May Arts ribbon, Berol Prismacolor pencils, CTMH White Daisy Pigment ink
Stamp the Iris Frame using white pigment ink on black cardstock. Allow to dry. Color the image using colored pencils. Cut and mount on layers using dimensional adhesive. Add ribbons as desired.
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5 x 7 card
HCPC 3372 Dutch Iris Frame PreCut Set
Other: Bazzill cardstock, GCD designer papers, May Arts ribbon, Berol Prismacolor pencils, CTMH White Daisy Pigment ink
Stamp the Iris Frame using white pigment ink on black cardstock. Allow to dry. Color the image using colored pencils. Cut and mount on layers using dimensional adhesive. Add ribbons as desired.

Beary Scrap sketch and a Thank You!

It's time for another version of this month's sketch at the Beary Scrap. Since we are celebrating our one year birthday, we wanted to thank all of our loyal followers - you all are the best! So, this thank you is for helping make our first year so successful.

I got to break into my Echo Park For the Record paper. I really love it! I inked all of the edges using Distress Ink. I just think this pulls a card together. The rose was made using Glimmer Mist, Vintage German Glass Glitter (brown) and the Spellbinders/ Donna Salazar Rose Creations die set. That gorgeous pearl flourish is from Zva Creations (which will soon be appearing at TBS!)

Be sure to play in our challenges this month for our huge birthday bash prizes!