Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

I hope you had a very Merry Christmas! We may still have months of winter left, but it's never to early to start dreaming of spring.  So today's card is bright and cheerful, and of course full of flowers.

Heartfelt Creations Products:

Vintage Floret Bouquet PreCut Set HCPC 3503

Timeless Sentiments HCPC 3509

Vintage Floret Paper Collection HCDP1227

Other:

Spellbinders Labels 28

Scalloped Square Grand Nestabilities

May Arts 1/8" Silk Ribbon SK17

Stickles: Ruby

Want2Scrap Pearls

Distress Ink: Vintage Photo
Memento Ink - Black

Copics: YR21; YR23; YR24; E99; E34, E57; YG25, YG63;YG93; YG99; 

R20; R21; RV32; RV34; R39

Purchased tag

Stamp the Vintage Floret Bouquet using Memento Ink in black.  Color with Copic markers. Center the largest sized Labels 28 around the colored image and cut.  Leave the image in the die, and add distress ink around the edges, and a little bit over the colored image to tone it down a bit. Cut a scalloped square using the die closest to 6". Cut a contrasting square 4 3/4"  and glue to the center of the larger square. Add machine stitching around the smaller square.  Mount the bouquet using foam dots.  Add stickles to the center of the flowers.  Stamp the sentiment on a purchased small tag, and add a few flourishes from the Vintage Floret Bouquet set.  Ink the edges with Distress Ink. Tie a multi-looped bow, and tuck the tag underneath. Add medium sized pearls in the corners, and one larger pearl to the center of the bow. Mount on a   6" x 6" card base.

Scor-Pal and Fancy Pants Designs Ornament Tutorial

Are you ready for Christmas? Time is running out, so the Scor-Pal team has some last minute ideas to share with you this week using our faithful Scor-Pals and gorgeous papers from Fancy Pants Designs.  I had it easy! The papers I recieved were from the Home for Christmas collection.  Some of my team members had to be creative to turn their papers into something fun for the season. I created a Christmas ornament, but it would also be lovely used on a package.

Scor-Pal

Scor-Tape

Fancy Pants Designs Home For Christmas Patterned Papers, Mingled Brads

Spellbinders: 2010 Heirloom Ornament; Grate Works D-Lite, Circles

May Arts Ribbon - Metallic Velvet 377-38-14

Clearsnap ColorBox Pigment Ink - Chianti

Stickles - Burgandy

Begin by cutting 20 Heirloom Ornaments (Middle size) from the patterned paper.  Score 15 of these down the middle.

Attach one side of an ornament to another (wrong sides together), using Scor-tape. Add a 3rd ornament the same way.

Add the fourth (and unscored ornament) accross the back of the dimensional ornament. Make 5 of these total.

Cut 5 pieces of paper 3" x 3".  Cut a decorative die cut and glue to the center.  Fold the two sides together to form a cone and glue with Scor-tape.

Repeat until you have 5 of each shape.

Cut a circular base from cardstock, and arrange the ornament shapes evenly around the paper.  Adhere with Scor-Tape.

Nestle the cones between the ornaments and hold with Scor-Tape.

Cut 2 strips of paper 1" x 12" and form a rosette.  Place a decorative brad in the center of the rosette and glue to the center of the large ornament.  Add a ribbon loop to the back to hang the ornament from your tree or package. Add stickles and ink the edges to finish.



May Arts Ribbonista Holiday Hop

Welcome to Day 4 of the May Arts Ribbonista Holiday Hop! I hope you have been enjoying all of the inspiration and in case you missed anything, be sure to head to the May Arts Blog for a list of each day's participants. You know the Ribbon Lady is not going to let us have a hop without giving away some gorgeous ribbon! So, leave comments on any of the hop posts to be entered to win your choice of four spools of ribbon.

 

 

 Here's a list of who is hopping today:

  Christina

  Gini

Emily

 Marie

Montina

 



I've got an easy wreath to share with you today. Start off by making a base for the wreath by drawing two rings onto cardboard you have around the house and cutting them out. Glue the two rings together to make them more sturdy.

 

 

Cut lengths of various colored Sheer Twinkle Ribbon 12" each.Form a loop on the inside of the ring, and pull the tails from the outside of the ring through the loop, then pull the tails to the outside of the ring to make a knot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tighten the knot so that none of the cardboard shows. Push the ribbons close together.

 



 

 

Finished wreath.

 

 

 

 

May Arts Ribbons:

Sheer 2" - C16. C56, C60, C76, C25, C54

 

 



Scrap-Mart Christmas Card

Can you believe Christmas is almost here!!? Thought I better sneak in another Christmas card while I still can!

Spellbinders Floral Ovals

Spellbinders Classic Edges Two

Classic Decorative Inserts Three

Riddersholm Patterned Papers (The Day Before; I Believe)

May Arts Ribbon 386-58-46

Crystal Stickles

Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Challenges:

Riddersholm Christmas Sketch



Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

Wednesdays are always a great day of the week - and what makes them even better, is that I get to share my newest Heartfelt Creations project with you.  Today's tag, would be the perfect way to dress up any special occasion package.

Start with a purchased white tag.  Run through die-cutting machine using the Flora M-bossablities folder.  Spread some Distress Stains in  Worn Lipstick and Old Paper on a non-stick mat, spritz with water, and drag the tag through the stain to add an antiqued color.  Add a bead of glue around the edges of the tag and sprinkle with Gala Glitz Glitter.  Die cut the larger Decorative Chateau Gate from cardstock, and cut away the windows and center bar.  Using the fine metal tip and Dries Clear Adhesive, trace the cut with glue, and sprinkle with glass glitter. Set aside to dry.  Stamp This is Your Day stamp with embossing ink, and heat emboss using  dark brown powder.  Color the roses and leaves using Gelatos and a water brush.  Ink the entire design with embossing ink, and sprinkle with clear powder.  Heat set (You may want to repeat this step a time or two).  Mount this stamp beneath the glittered frame.  Stamp, cut and shape the flower (Using two of each of the 3 smallest sized flowers) from the Vintage Floret sets.  Ink the edges using  ColorBox Rose pigment ink.  Stamp and cut the Bella Rose Leaves and use a portion of the cut at the bottom of the stamp.  Add a ribbon bow, and decorative pins to finish the tag.

Heartfelt Creations Products

Timeless Rosette PreCut Set HCPC 3505

Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set HCPC 3502

Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set HCPC 3500

Bella Rose Leaves PreCut Set HCPC 3390

Vintage Floret Die HCD 727

Decorative Chateau Gate Die HCD 718

Bella Rose Die HCD 712

Vintage Floret Paper Collection HCDP1 227

Classic Editions Paper Collection HCDP1 224

Gelatos

Bazzill Splat Mat

Paper Blossoms Molding Mat

Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Silver Gala Glitz

Other:

Spellbinders M-Bossability Flora Folder

May Arts Metallic 3/8" Ribbon GC12

Clearsnap Rose Pigment Ink

Versamark Ink

Wow Embossing Powders:  Ultra High Clear, Primary Bark

Distress Stains: Worn Lipstick, Old Paper

Maya Art Decorative Pins

Glass Glitter

White Tag

Xyron Mega Runner

Pink Hydrangea

I'm taking a break today from Christmas cards to share  a refreshing spring card that I made awhile back for a magazine submission - but sadly, it wasn't picked up.  But I still love this card and hope that you will too!

1. Die cut the French Lattice from green patterned paper, back with a rectangle, cut to the same size as the die cut in the matching patterned paper.
2. Hand stitch a seed bead at each intersection of the die cut. To make it easier to line up, poke a hole with the needle from the top towards the bottom, and then bring your needle up from the back and add a bead.
3. Die cut 15 small flowers, in pink cardstock from the Embellishment #2 die. Cup the flowers using a stylus and foam mat. Cut a small Styrofoam ball in half, and glue flowers onto ball. After glue is dry, add a small pearl to the center of each flower.
4. Tuck leaves under hydrangea and glue to the center of the card.

Cheery Lynn Designs : French Lattice Large (FRM133); Embellishment #2 (B188); Build a Flower #2 (B187)

 

Bazzill Cardstock

K&Company  Flora and Fauna Patterned Paper

Want2Scrap Pearls

Toho Seed Beads (1209)

McGill Flower Shaping Tools and Mat

GlueArts : Glue Glider Pro Perma Tac Adhesive

Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive

Fiskars:  Fuse Die Cutting Machine

Small Styrofoam Ball

 

 

 

 

Scor-Pal and Core'Dinations Week

This time of the year, it's easy to find great inspiration from commercial packaging, if you just keep your eyes open.  This box was inspired by a Burt's Bees gift set.  It was really easy to recreate using the Scor-Pal and Core'Dinations Cardstock.

 

Supplies:

Scor-Pal

Scor-tape

Core'Dinations Signature Series Graphic 45 (GX-3100-01)

Core'Dinations Sand It Set (GX-4000-01)

Graphic 45 Nutcracker Sweet Patterned Paper

Spellbinders Hexagon dies

Spellbinder M-Bossability Mystic

May Arts Twill/Stripes - 382 3/4"x30y 

Kaisercraft Sparklets

Craft store artificial glitter holly leaves

 

The original box was used as a template. With these measurements, you can draw off your own.

 

 

 

Trace the pattern onto your card stock, and cut it out. Line up on your Scor-pal to score the folds.

 

 

 

 If you noticed, 3 of the side panels have flaps (to connect the sides together).  Add a piece of Scor-tape to the outside of each flap, and adhere to the inside of the adjacent panel.

 

 

 

After your box takes shape, add a piece of Scor-tape to the top flap and fold down.  This will make your edges stronger and neater.

 

 

 

This is the template used for the box lid. Trace onto your card stock, and cut. Each of the "petals" will tuck into the box top, except for the one long strip, which will wrap under the box, creating the hinge.

 

 

To wrap around the box, you will need an extension strip.  Cut a piece of card stock 2 3/4" x 9".  Score at 4 1/2" and 6 3/4".

 

 

 

 

Secure the original box flap, around the base of the box.

 

 

Add the extention piece, so that the scores line up with the edge of the box.  Adhere along the front panel, and into the inside of the box.

 

Cut nesting hexagons using a die, and emboss with a folder.  Sand the card stock to reveal the colored core.

 

 

Decorate as desired.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Holiday Hop Days with DCWV and Hampton Art

Hello and welcome to day one of the two-day DCWV/Hampton Art Holiday Hop!

DCWV and Hampton Art are two companies that go above and beyond to provide a wide selection of products from classic, to vintage, to trendy and modern. So, when we decided to team up it was only natural that we would want to show you some variety.

Day #1 of our hop is all about vintage! Whether you are talking lace and pearls and soft weathered colors or distressed, grungy, and aged, if you love all things vintage we have some beautiful projects to show you today!

Hop Beginning
Vivian Keh
Jan Garber
Dana Warren
Hilde Stolk
Gini Williams Cagle - You are here
Rita Barakat
Linda Abadie
Tessa Buyse.com/ )
Beverly Sizemore
Karla Der
Gloria Stengel
Amanda Philips
End of Day 1
If you have come here from Hilde's blog then you're on track! If not, you should go back to the DCWV blog  and start the hop from there!




Of course, there are prizes! So be sure to leave comments on all of the blogs for your chance to win.  For today's prize, Hampton Art is offering this great package!

I've been making Christmas cards for months now, so decided it would be fun to try something a little different....so I ended up going a little bit steampunk on my creation.

I colored my ballerina with Copics, and then fussy cut. I added some glittery details to her costume using Smooch Glitz.  The flowers were made with Rose Creations from the Heirloom Christmas paper stack, and had a little bit of the Smooch Glitz added to them as well.  Nestled among the flowers and sprockets, are peppermint candies, stamped from this set as well. I edeged the card with some crocheted ribbon, and sprinkled Fairy Dust Glitter around the edges of the card (because Christmas is always sparkly in my book!)

These products worked great together - and I hope you enjoy seeing the different ways all of the designers used them!

Hampton Art Stamps

Nutcracker Sweet 2 (IC0205)

Clearsnap

ColorBox Pigment Ink: Silk Green, Burnt Copper, Merlot

Donna Salazar Mix'd Media Inkz: School House

Smooch Spritz: Log Cabin

Smooch Glitz: Goldrush, Lime Twist

Donna Salazar Fairy Dust Glitter: Pralines and Cream

DCWV

The Heirloom Christmas Stack

Spellbinders

Rose Creations

Sprightly Sprockets

Labels 21

May Arts Ribbon

SE01 Curly/Sparkly 1/8" ribbon

361-58-33 Crochet Ribbon





Now, the next stop on this hop is Rita Barakat. Have a very Merry Christmas!

Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

Happy Wednesday! I hope your week is going great.  I've got a Heartfelt Creations card to share with you today that really shows off the beautiful rose you can create using the Vintage Floret stamps and dies. 

Cut patterned base paper at 5 3/4" x 5 3/4", ink the edges and mount to a 6 x 6 cardstock base.  Die cut the lace border from cream cardstock ink over the bottom 2/3rds of the border using the honey ink. Back the lace border with mauve paterned paper.  Adhere ribbon and add pearls to the ribbon. Cut 2 decorative pieces from the Timeless Amour die set, and use to frame the sentiment from the paper collection. Stamp the 3 smallest sizes of flowers - one bold, and one open flower for each size, using the peony ink. Die cut with the matching die. Shape using the mat and tools. Stamp and cut the foliage as shown, and assemble the card.

Heartfelt Creations

Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set (HCPC 3502)

Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set (HCPC 3500)

Leaf Medley PreCut Set (HPCP 3405)

Vintage Floret Paper Collection (HCDP1 227)

Timeless Amour Die (HCD 728)

Vintage Floret Die (HCD 727)

Decorative Lace Border Die (HCD 713)

Spellbinders Foliage Shapeabilities

Paper Blossoms Molding Mat

Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Art Institute Dries Clear

Other:

WorldWin Papers Cardstock

May Arts Ribbon: 1" Velvet/ Crochet (372-1-34)

Clearsnap Ink: Dark Peony Chalk; Olive Pastel Chalk;Chestnut Roan Chalk; Saphire Silk Pigment; Moss Green Pigment; Mix'd Media Honey

Want2Scrap Pearls

Score-tape



Sent From Heaven

 

 

I'm taking a little break today from the holiday cards, and decided to share with you a great card for a new baby.  This is a wing-fold card which is really simple to make, but is very impressive to recieve.

Cut the following pieces of paper to assemble card

Mist (blue)  cardstock:  5 ¾  x 12” - scored at 3 3/8; 5 1/8; 6 7/8; 8 5/8

Cut (2) from Lullaby  3 1/8 x5 ½

Cut (3) from Bundle of Joy 1 ½ x 5 ½

 

Die cut:

(2) Victorian Garden Doily Frame in Ivory

(1) Japanese Lace Oval  Angel Wing in Ivory

(1) Japanese Lace Oval in New Arrival

 

1.       Ink the edges of all patterned papers with Dark Cashmere ink.  Adhere the Victorian Garden Doily to each of the Lullaby mats.  Trim the excess from the doily frame.  Glue panels to the outer sides of the card base.

2.       Glue the three small Bundle of Joy  papers to the 3 center panels of the card.

3.       Glue the Japanese Lace Oval diecut to the cut shadow background.  Add pearls to each tip.

4.       Trace the oval from the Japanese Lace oval, and cut from Ivory cardstock.  Ink the edges.  Stamp the baby using Robin’s Egg.  Allow to dry completely, and stamp the sentiment, slightly overlapping the image using embossing ink.  Sprinkle with gold embossing powder and heat set.

5.       Adhere to the oval doily using dimensional adhesives and add bow.

 

Thanks for stopping by today! The new Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge is Tis the Season.  We would love for you to play along for your chance to win a $20 gift certificate!

 

Cheery Lynn Designs : Japanese Garden Lace Oval die; Victorian Garden Doily Frame

WorldWin Papers Cardstock – ColorMates in Ivory,  Mist

Graphic 45  Little Darlings 8” x 8” Collection Patterned  paper in Lullaby, Bundle of Joy, New Arrival

Hampton Art/ Graphic 45   Little Darlings 2 stamp set

May Arts Ribbon – 5/8”  Textured Lines ribbon

 Want2Scrap Pearls

Clearnsnap Ink:  Colorbox Pigment Ink Robin’s Egg;  Colorbox Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Dye Ink In Dark Cashmere;  Top Boss Embossing Ink

Wow Gold Embossing Powder

GlueArts : Glue Glider Pro Perma Tac Adhesive; U Cut It 3D Adhesive Foam Blanks

Art Glitter: Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

Scor-Pal

Fiskars:  Fuse Die Cutting Machine

 

 

Christmas Decorating with May Arts Ribbons

Hi y'all! I wanted to offer a little bit of Southern hospitality and "invite" you in to see some of my Christmas decorations.  Some of the design team from May Arts Ribbon will be sharing their Christmas trees (or tree decorations) with you today.  So for a full list of those participating, stop by the May Arts Blog.

 

I'm really glad that we decided to do this blog post, because it gave me a deadline to get my tree up! and otherwise, I think all of my beautiful decorations would still be in boxes.  I tend to be an              over-the-top kind of a girl, and Christmas in no exception. My mammouth 10 foot tree is covered in all kinds of sparkly ornaments, and this year my tree got dressed a little bit more with the addition of May Arts Ribbons.

 

I have streamers of this Satin/Metallic Reversible ribbon, flowing from my tree top. It is so elegant and perfect for the season.  I can just imagine big bows on all of my presents, tied with this one.

 

 

I've had a cross tree-topper for years, because I think that's the best way to capture the true spirit of Christmas.  This year I added a large bow behind it, created with this Sheer/ Gold Swirls ribbon.

 

 

 

 

Here's a detail shot for you -

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by my blog, and spending a little time.  I hope you are inspired by what you see and that you have a very blessed Christmas!

 

 

 

Hampton Art And Cheery Lynn Blog Week

 

This week, the designers from Hampton Art and Cheery Lynn Designs have teamed up to share with you some great Christmas projects to help you get your jingle on! And I am blessed to serve on both of these teams - so this is my second post for the week. For more inspiration, please check out:

 

Hampton Art Blog

Cheery Lynn Designs Inspiration Blog

Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge Blog

 

The blogs will be sharing new projects throughout the week - plus each company is giving away a fantastic prize to one lucky commenter.

 

Cheery Lynn Designs

$25 Gift Certificate

 

and

 

From Hampton Art

 

 

So make sure to visit the blogs every day and leave those comments for your chance to win!

 

 

Now, for the details of my card, here you go!

 

 

Supply List:

Hampton Art Stamps: 

Santa’s List ( PS0721); Believe In Christmas (SC0273)

Clearsnap:

Graphic 45 Decades Antiquing Dye Ink: Triumphant Red;

Color Box Fluid Chalk: Olive Pastel; Creamy Brown

Color Box Pigment Ink: Merlot

Cheery Lynn Designs Dies:

Holly Lace  Flourish (B148); Nautical Wheeler Doily (DL180); DoilyStacker Circles (DL164)

 

Patterned Papers: Riddersholm Design – The Day

WorldWin Papers Cardstock – ColorMates Maroon

May Arts Ribbon: Paper Cord ( 420-33); 5/8” Velvet

Adhesives: GlueArts Glue Glider Pro – Perma Tac; U Cut It Dimensional Adhesive

Other: Vintage button

 

Designer Notes:

1.      Stamp the “Night Before Christmas” words from the Believe in Christmas set, using the Creamy Brown ink onto a light patterned paper. Cut a circle from the paper.  Stamp the Santa image in the center of the circle using  the Merlot ink.  Ink the edges using the Triumphant Red.

2.      Die cut the Nautical Wheeler Doily using a light patterned paper. Ink the edges with the Triumphant Red.

3.      Die cut the medium sized Doily Stacker Circle using a dark red patterned paper.

4.      Die cut the Holly Flourish using a light patterned paper and color using the Olive Pastel ink.

5.      Ink the edges of all remaining panels for the card, using the Triumphant Red. Assemble as shown.