Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop June

Welcome, to the June Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, July 2nd, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

I'm not an expert with watercolors, but they are so fun to play with - I decided to try them using the large Fuchsia Bouquet stamp. I paired it up with some paper from the Enchanted Mum collection to pull in the purples that I used for the flowers. Easy- peasy!

Alissa Wells

Emilia van den Heuvel

Vicki Dutcher   

Mary Faus

Gini Williams Cagle

Sarah Miller

Loretta Lock

Verity Rose - Arriving at Crafter's Companion Soon!

How adorable is this? The Verity Rose collection is quirky and fun with a vintage flair.  You will be seeing these next week on the Crafter's Companion website.  There is a great range including stamps, dies, embossing folders, papers, embellishments, and even a Verity Rose Coloring Pad (That's where my image is from - eeeek!)

Supplies:

Verity Rose Coloring Pad;

Verity Rose 6 x 6 Luxury Paper Pad;

Verity Rose metal dies: Doily, Official Frame, Lace Edge;

Verity Rose Lace Ribbon Pack;

Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers: GB1, GB7, FS3, EB1, TN1, BP1, BP2, BP3, BP4,

 PL2, PL4, JG1, JG2, LG1, LG3;

Spectrum Noir Sparkle: Crystal Clear

World's Best Dad

This weekend is Father's Day, here in the States - so I thought it was the perfect time to share this cool card for the occasion, using Sara Davies' new signature collection, Just for Men.  After I die cut the gears, I used embossing powder to create the look of rusty metal.  (It's an easy thing to do to add a ton of texture!)

Supplies:
Sara Davies Just for Men Collection: 6x6 Paper Pad Urban Collection; Embossing Folder- Time Piece; Decorative Metal Dies: Male Sentiments; Cogs and Gears

Just for Men Collection Launch From Crafter's Companion!

Just in time for Father's Day! Sara Davies has released her newest signature collection, Just For Men! It's a fun collection for the guys in your life that includes stamps, dies, embossing folders  and paper collections.  I really enjoy adding distressed layers to masculine projects - I think it adds that needed edge.

Supplies:

Sara Davies Just for Men Collection:

 6x6 Paper Pad Brights Collection

Embossing Folder- Pop Dotty

 Decorative Metal Dies: Superstars; Rock On

 Photopolymer Stamp Sets: Rock Star; Street Wise

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop for May

 Welcome, to the May Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, June 4th, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

 I combined elements from several different collections for this bright and beautiful card.  The flowers were created with the Sunrise Lilly collection, the paper is from the Under the Sea collection and the focal die is an oldie but goodie from Raindrops on Roses.

 

Supplies:

Heartfelt Creations Under the Sea Paper Collection

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Die

Heartfelt Creations Raindrops on Roses Die

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Cling Stamp Set

Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

Prills

Dries Clear Adhesive

Metal Glue Tip

 

 

 Hop Order

Vicki Dutcher

Alissa Wells

Gloria Stengel 

Archana Joshi 

Loretta Lock 

Therese Broman

Emily Niehaus

Kathy Clement

Regina M. Hamilton

Sarah Miller

Gini Williams Cagle

Lisa Allen

New Collection from Sheena is Beauty Bursting Through

Sheena has been at it again and had designed these fun stamps that will be bursting through your projects! They are available now at Crafters Companion US.  I added extra dimension to my Clematis flowers by stamping extra images, cutting them, shaping them and adding to the base image with foam adhesives.

Supplies:

          Sheena A Little Bit Sketchy Clematis, Cherry Blossom

                                    Spectrum Noir AquaBlend Watercolour Pencils: Grapefruit, Carmine,

                  Deep Blue, Aegean Blue, Oregano, Kiwi, Sorrel, Brunette

           Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Fig

Love is in the Air

June is just around the corner, which means you may have a wedding or anniversary to celebrate! If so, then check out the Sara Signature Collection - Love and Romance. It's a wonderful collection to create love filled projects.  I used gold and vellum to create a card that would be perfect for an elegant anniversary.  Changing the colorway really can set the mood for a card.

Sara Signature Collection: Love and Romance:

   Nested Heart Dies 

 Luxury Metal charms

 Romantic Swirls Embossing Folder

I'll Stand by You

Today is my last post over at the ColourArte Blog. It's been a fun team to be  on - I mean seriously, have you seen how many colors they have to play with? It's awesome.  Any how, I have this fun and whimsical card, and if you would like to see the details of how I made it, hop over to their blog and check it out!

Challenges:

MFT Sketch

Simon Says Monday challenge: Emboss It

Under the Sea Album with Heartfelt Creations

Today, I am happy to share with you my favorite Heartfelt Creations project ever, with my favorite collection from them of all time!  I finally sat down and created one of their flip fold albums, and I truly poured my heart into this one. This is the brand new Under the Sea collection and it is stunning!

Not only do you have all of the sea creatures, but there is also this fabulous Water Hibiscus flower!

I made a shaker element for the front of the album (if you look you will see the shimmery sequins).

This album has ton of interactive pages, but I just thought I would share  a few with you.

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Sheena Day of the Dead Release

Sheena has been up to some fun designing some great stamps for Crafter's Companion! She has a whole new release for Day of the Dead.  Even if you don't celebrate this holiday, you will find some gorgeous flowers and other accessories that can be used any time of the year!

 Sheena Douglas Day of the Dead EZMount Rubber Stamp Sets - Danse Macabre, Floral Fiesta,
Dancing Skeleton
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens: Macaroon, Sand Dune, Fig, Olive Jade, Harvest Moon, Rose Quartz, Biscuit, Crystal Clear
8" X 8" Textures Embossing Folder - Hessian

Sparkling Butterflies with Crafter's Companion

 If you are enjoying the color craze, you are really going to have fun with these large rubber stamps from Crafter's Companion! I combined the Spectrum Noir AquaBlend  Watercolour Pencils and the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens to create some gorgeous, shimmery colors!  And it's kind of fun to remember that you don't have to use the full stamp image for your projects.  I trimmed this butterfly down  to create a shaped card front.  Some of these items may be available only at HSN right now... but keep watching Crafter's Companion USA for new goodies!

Flutterby Lullaby Large butterfly stamp
Spectrum Noir AquaBlend  Watercolour Pencils: Soft Red, Cherry, Hyacinth, Damson, Papaya, Rose, Violet, Petunia, Strawberry, Carrot, Iris, Blueberry, Blue Marine, sunshine, Fig, Bamboo, Bottle Green, Chrome Orange
Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens: Clear, Pink Garnet, Harvest Moon, Holly Leaf
Signature Collection by Sara Davies - Butterfly Lullaby 5" X 7" Embossing Folder - Daisy Trail
Sentimentals - Phrases Stamp Set

Beautiful Butterflies Canvas

 

I've got a bright and cheerful canvas up on the ColourArte Blog today. Please hop over and take a look at the details on how I created this.

Prima Wall Art Contest

Yes, it's Sunday night and I am sneaking in this post for the Prima Wall Art Contest! It's an awesome contest to encourage home decor projects for a gallery wall.  Now truth be told, I don't have a ton of extra wall space in my house, because I tend to love to hang pretty things on my walls...but this was really fun, and I enjoyed making several projects that were different, but yet still connected.  So here are some close ups of each piece.

A Bloom Girls stencil was the inspiration for this panel - but when you add Prima mediums and even older printed Prima flowers, the results were really fun.  I'm not 100% I'm finished with her...I think she may need some words on the background - but for tonight, she is finished.

I played with several of Prima's new products for this piece - the base was a watercolor panel and I used the IOD Oil Pastels, paper clay and molds.  The background was created with the Color Blooms,  Finnabair Heavy Gesso and Silicone Brushes, Gold Crackle Texture Paste and the sentiment was from Christine Adolph's Adhevise Rub-ons.  I coated the rub-on with some rust powder that created a really cool aged effect.

(And if you haven't played with the Iron Orchid Designs molds - you are going to love them! I have so many ideas for them!)

This final piece just goes to show that you can create something lovely in no time flat! I used the IOD oil pastels to color the Paintables panel (and just blended it with my finger). I added one of Frank Garcia's metal embellishments, a sticker from the Salvage District collection and three tiny Prima flowers. It was seriously finished in less than 10 minutes, but I love how it turned out!

Thanks for letting me share a little home decor with you tonight!

Prima's April PPP Challenge

 I love the color combination of this month's Prima Product Pick challenge. The navy blue with the pastel pink really seems so classic and refreshing. I found that the papers from the French Riviera Collection were perfect for this base. I also added in a little bit more pink from the Something Blue collection.

Challenges:

Prima PPP April

Simon Says Wednesday - Anything Goes 

 

ButterflyPop Up Box Card

Have you seen Sara Davies' Signature Collection -  Butterfly Lullaby? It was a huge hit on HSN, but now, part of the collection is available at Crafter's Companion US! When I saw this collection, I knew it would be great to use for a Pop Up Box Card.

Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop April

Welcome, to the April Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, April 30th, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

 

 

Supplies:

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Paper Collection

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Die

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Swirls Die

Heartfelt Creations Sunrise Lily Cling Stamp Set

Fleur  Borders and Pockets Die

Cut Mat Create 2A Die

Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

Prills

Dries Clear Adhesive

Metal Glue Tip

Blue Fern Studios Chipboard

MFT Sentiment Die - Amazing

 

Hop Order

Regina M. Hamilton

Gloria Stengel

Gini Williams Cagle

Amy Doria

Caroline Duncan

Emilia van den Heuvel

Loretta Lock

Sarah Miller

 

Challenges:

Blue Fern Studio April Sketch

Simon Says Wednesday - Make it Girlie

Sara Davies' Floral Delight Collection for Crafter's Companion

 

It's spring - so now is the perfect time to introduce you to Sara Davies' new Floral Delight Collection for Crafter's Companion. This is a collection that pairs well with any type of project.   And here is a little tip to remember - you can combine the flower and leaf dies to create many different styled flowers!

Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight 6x6 Paper
 Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight Metal Die - Ornate Trellis Die
 Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight Metal Die- In Bloom Die
 Sara Davies Signature Collection Floral Delight  - Rambling Rose 5 x7" embossing folder

Downton Abbey is in the House!

That's right! It's here! The Downton Abbey Papercrafting collection is now available at Crafter's Companion US! Everything about this collection says elegance. I love treating the gold as my neutral, and just adding a small pop of purple for the color.  Also, notice the Ornate Mirror Frame - I die cut a purple and a patterned piece, and offset them slightly.  This is a great way to create a shadow effect.

Downton Abbey 12 x 12 Luxury Paper pad
Downton Abbey Dies: Ornate Mirror, Champagne Saucer, Elegant Border Die
Downton Abbey Thistle Embossing Folder
Downton Abbey Diecut Toppers Set 1
Downton Abbey Pearls
Downton Abbey Lace Ribbon

Heartfelt Creations Berry Cafe

The Berry Café from Heartfelt Creations has arrived in all of it's cuteness! I love this cheerful collection swirling with sweet flowers and plump berries!

HC Berry Café Paper Collection

HC Sweet As Honey Die

HC Berry Blossoms Die

HC Border Essentials Die

HC Blooming Berries Cling Stamp

HC Berry Blossoms Cling Stamp

Prills

Dries Clear Adhesive

Metal Glue Tip

Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

Spectrum Noir Sparkle : Red Berry, Holly Leaf

 



New Release - Crafter's Companion - Butterfly Lullaby

It's release day at Crafter's Companion US! Yay! Today we are adding Sara Davies' Signature Collection - Butterfly Lullaby.  It's perfect for spring! Now this collection launched a couple of months ago, and it was so wildly popular that we have just now gotten part of the collection in stock!

I used the embossing folder to emboss the scalloped circle, but then fussy cut it down to just the circle, rather than using the whole design.  The flowers were fussy cut and glittered, then shaped a little bit before I adhered them with foam tape.

Supplies:

Butterfly Lullaby - Circle 3D Butterfly Die
Butterfly Lullaby - Daisy Trail 5x7 Embossing Folder
Butterfly Lullaby 12 x 12 paper pad
Spectrum Noir Sparkle - Amethyst

For My Special Friend

 

Here's a fun tag that you can easily add to your next hostess gift! I used the new AquaBlend pencils from Spectrum Noir. They really make shading very easy. The image is from Sheena's A Little Bit Scenic - Provence.   It was layered with die cuts from Edge'ables Only Words - For My Special Friend  and Die'sire Decorative Dies - Chantilly Lace Stamping Frame.

Remember, adding a touch of metallics to any project makes it a little more glamorous - perfect for special occasions.  

Fancy Fold Card

I just thought that I would share a fancy gatefold card that I created.  I love lots of  texture and details, so I think this card fits the bill.

Here you can see what the card looks like closed and laced shut.

Thanks for stopping by!

Watercolor Tag with Crafter's Companion

 

I've got a fun mixed media tag tutorial on the Crafter's Companion Information Blog site. It's easy to use the Spectrum Aqua products to create dreamy watercolor effects.

 

Using watercolor pens is an easy and neat way to add color to your projects, even on the go!

 

 

Crafter's Companion Supplies:

Spectrum Aqua Markers

Spectrum Sparkle Pens

Sheena Eiffel Tower Stencil

Stamp-It Australia Dreamer EZMount Stamp Set - Once In a Lifetime

Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop March

 Welcome, to the March Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Friday night - at midnight.  And one lucky commenter, chosen from one of the stops on the blog hop, will win a $25 gift certificate to HC.  How great is that?  You get to hop around and see some wonderful projects, plus have the chance to win some goodies of your own!  The winner will be announced on Saturday, April 2nd, and will have 72 hours to claim their prize.

This month I worked with the gorgeous Blazing Poppy collection. Since poppies are one of my all time favorite flowers. this was a joy to create.

Heartfelt Creations Supplies:
Blazing Poppy Paper Collection HCDP1-255
Blazing Poppy Die HCD1-764 
Blazing Poppy Petals Cling Stamp Set HCPC-3674 
Fleur Borders and Pockets Die HCD1-778 
Raindrops on Roses Die HCD-743 
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit 
Power Outage Prills

Kathy Clement

Glenda Brooks

Amy Doria

Vicki Dutcher

Caroline Duncan

Regina M. Hamilton

Ujjwal Gupta

Gini Williams Cagle

Sarah Miller

Alissa Wells

Floral Delights

I just wanted to pop in and share a card that I created for Sara Davies' last appearance on HSN.  This is using products from her latest signature collection - perfect for spring.  A fun tip that you can use when you are creating floral clusters is to fussy cut some flower images from you patterned paper and then make some dimensional flowers and layer them together.

Crafter's Companion Supplies:
Signature Collection by Sara Davies -
Scalloped Border Die; In Bloom Die; Pretty Petals Die; Stylish Swirls Embossing Folder; Floral Delight 6 x 6 Paper Pad

Mary, Mary

I thought I would share a card today featuring Mary, Mary - to help usher in spring! I have been enjoying seeing all of the flowers blooming and am ready for spring to be here and stay!

May Arts Ribbon and Graphic 45 Blog Hop - Day 2

It's the second day of the Ribbon Resource/May Arts Blog Hop with Graphic 45! Be sure to stop by the Ribbon Resource Blog to see how to win one of 3 - $25 gift cards for RR.

This card came together quickly with the printed panels that coordinate with the patterned paper.  I just added a large silk bow (SK47) and tied on a G45 key with paper cord (420-09)

Here is the line-up for the week:

Monday

Amy Rysavy

Christina Colón

DeeDee Catron

Tuesday

Gini Williams Cagle

Jen Shears

Jenifer Cowles

Wednesday

Jennifer Davey

Karen Baker

Karen Hanson

Thursday

Latrice Murphy

Lori Williams

Michele Kosciolek

Friday

Rebecca VanDeMark

Tami Mayberry

Terri Burson

Tracy McLennon

Using ColourArte with Digital Images

 Do you struggle to use digital images with your mixed media techniques? I have a tutorial up on the ColourArte Blog showing you how I used a digital image to create this lovely card. I'd love for you to stop by and have a look!