Posy Trio

Hi! I am really excited to get to share with you another card using Heartfelt Creations. I found this very luscious metallic paper on sale, the last time I went to Hobby Lobby. I knew it would look perfect with my dimensional flowers from HC. I also got to use my new Gold Flower Soft for the center - is this not a match made in heaven? I used a very luxurious Metallic Band Edge Gold/Brown ribbon from Really Reasonable Ribbon.


Here are details for my card.
HCPC 3305 Posy Patch Clusters
HCD 701 Posy Patch Diecuts
HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers
Dewdrops
Zva bling
Glimmer Mist

I assembled my card base first, using brown cardstock for the base with layers of metallic gold and a foiled gold designer paper. Set this aside.

Stamp the large trio from the Posy Patch Clusters, color with medium of choice and fussy cut image. Stamp, color and cut single posy flowers using the Posy Patch Diecut. Attach the flower layers to the base trio using dimensional adhesives to separate each layer. Add bling to the card base and glue the entire flower bunch over the crystals. Add gold Flower Soft to the centers of each flower. After that is dry, glue a dewdrop in the center of the flower.

If you would like to see more inspiration, please check out the Heartfelt Creations blog - You will be amazed at all of the talent over there!

Let's get misty!

The Beary Scrappy Gals have been getting messy with Glimmer Mist! This is one of my favorite products, and we would love to have you play along with us - just make a project using a misting technqiue - Easy Peasy! Take the challenge to Spritz the Glitz!

This layout was so fun! I just kept adding more and more layers. I started off using papers from My Mind's Eye, Lost and Found - Madison Avenue. I distressed some of my edges by first dabbing on some Glimmer Mist using a sponge dauber. Next I used a Glimmer Screen and spritzed the upper left corner using Pink Ice (which was a darker pink) and then Vintage Pink for the lower corner. Then I took the same screen and sprayed it with Carmel Apple and laid it down (a little offset) to stamp the image onto my paper. So I used the screen for both a negative and positive image. I stitched on all of my layers and added tons of distressing. I hand-sewed French knots along my scalloped border. I had fun surfing the web and finding new flower tutorials, and made all of the flowers by hand.

Glimmer Misting is so much fun, there is no right or wrong, so I hope you will play along with us!

My Mind's Eye Monthly Challenge

Well, you know, I am a My Mind's Eye addict - so, of course, I had to play along with this month's sketch challenge. Besides using the sketch, you also had to incorporate black into the layout.

Years ago, there was a theme park, up near Boone, NC called the Land of Oz. It's been closed for decades, but every fall they have a festival up there. This is my nephew who got to have his face painted like his favorite Oz character - The Tin Man.

My MME papers are from Garden Vignettes (having an entire black and white paper pack really helped on this challenge!) I fussy cut a second piece of the background paper and popped the birds and branches up, so it would look like the Tin Man was walking through the forest.

Can't wait to see what next month's challenge will be!

Challenges:
MME: Sketch/black
Crafty Pad: Distressed edges
One Stitch at a Time: Embellish with your favorite things (handmade flowers)
ABC - "F" Flowers
Delightful Challenges: metal
Pixie Cottage: stitching
Cute Card Thursday: What's Bugging You
Mark's Finest Papers: stitching

It' Wasn't Me!

If you look at my card, you may guess that the challenge this week at Karen's Doodles is distressing (one of my favorite techniques!) I thought my image It wasn't Me was the purr-fect stamp for this one - It come already pre-distressed! I added some ivory Flower Soft for the stuffing on the chair. I also tried a new method of distressing - water distressing. This is really fun for a different look. I inked the edges of my papers, and finally made a shabby silk rose.

We hope that you will play along with us this week!

Challenges:
Card Patterns: sketch
Crafty Pad: torn or distressed
One Stitch at a Time: Use your favorite embellies (flowers)
Papertake Weekly: 3 of a Kind
ABC: "F" Flowers
Craftilicious: anything goes

Mark your calendars!

Inking Pink Blog Hop (Oct 26 to Oct 31)

Our paper crafting community spans the globe and brings all of us together under a common roof. Join me, and 21 (or more) other talented women for our first Blog Hop for Awareness that has been creatively titled "Inking Pink".

Many of us have family or friends that have been affected by breast cancer and all of us want to encourage all of you to check yourself! For those of us at The Beary Scrap DT, we have recently found out that our dearest friend and alumni team mate has Breast Cancer. In her honor, we are "hopping" in hopes of helping to spread awareness throughout the world.

The hop will start October 26 at our Hostess Patricia's blog at http://pattyandcharlie.blogspot.com/. From there you will be guided on a journey around the world to visit all the talented artists participating in this amazing event. Some of your fellow crafters along the hop are even offering blog candy! Please be sure to give a little comment of love to each and every crafter along the way.

The hop will run through October 31 to give all of you enough time to "hop" around and visit each blog.

We all hope you will join us in our hop, and most of all we all want YOU to give yourself the greatest gift and do a self-check. The more you do it, the more breast aware you will be!

Cricut Circle Weekly Challenge

This is my entry for this week's Cricut Circle Blog challenge! I made cuts using French Manor and Forever Young. I added Glimmer Mist so the papers would blend better.

Flower Soft Hop - Autumn Colors!

Click here for the Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog Hop Posting.

Ready for a hop? How about a challenge too?

This week’s challenge – Autumn Colors!

This week we’ll be giving away TWO prize packages! One prize package will be given away on the blog hop and another will be chosen among people who make a card using Flower Soft and post it in the Splitcoast Gallery using the keyword FSC07. Both prize winners will be chosen and announced on the Flower Soft blog on October 22nd. The winner of the Splitcoast Gallery challenge will have their card featured on the Flower Soft Blog on 22nd!!!

If you didn’t start at the beginning of the hop please go to the beginning at the Flower Soft Blog.

As you make your way through the hop make sure you comment on each and every post. There will be a prize winner chosen randomly among the blogs. The prizes (one set for Splitcoast players and one set for the blog hop!) :

Hedgerow Friends Toppers – Picking Up Leaves

Hedgerow Friends Sentiments

Ultra Fine Sage

Nut Brown Flower Soft

Autumn Flower Soft

Flower Soft Glue

For my card, I used a couple of JustRite Stamps - Applique for my medallion (framed with Spellbinders Lacey Squares) and the sentiment is from Baroque Nested Frames. I used the new Earth Utrafine Flower Soft to add dotted details to the stamped image and the Citrus Crush Ultrafine for the flower in the center. I love the chunky look of our new gold and silver Flower Soft, so I added some gold around my border. I used double punched borders using Kreaxions punch # 904.

Want even more inspiration? Do you like video tutorials? Make sure and visit Flower Soft TV!

****Next on the hop is the always inspiring Debbie Seyer!

And just in case you get lost along the way, here is a complete list:

Flower Soft Blog - http://flower-softinc.blogspot.com/

Jeanne Streiff - http://inkypaws.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/category/flower-soft/

Gini Cagle - http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/

Debbie Seyer - http://www.debbieseyer.com/my_weblog/flower-soft/

Cibele Glazer - http://flowerfoot.blogspot.com/

Deb Felts - http://withastampandasong.blogspot.com/

Vicki Garrett - http://summerthymestudio.blogspot.com/

Dina Kowal - http://mamadinis.blogspot.com/

Linda Beeson - http://pkod.blogspot.com/

Challenges:

JustRite: Give Thanks

Charisma Cards: Fall colors

Stamp Something: Punchy

Stampin Sisters in Christ: Thank you

October's Really Reasonable Ribbon Hop

Click Here for the Flower Soft Blog Hop Posting.

Welcome to this month's edition of the Really Reasonable Ribbon blog hop. Today is kind of sad, because it is my last hop as a member of the RRR DT. It has been so much fun getting to play with all of the beautiful ribbons that Bonnie has to offer. I know the new team will inspire you! If you have been following the ribbon path to get here, you should have arrived from Mindy's Blog. If you just stumbled upon this hop, then you will want to go back to the Really Reasonable Ribbon Ramblings to start. Be sure to leave a little love at each team member's post to be eligible to win this month's kit.

I did something really fun for today's hop - I made a Christmas banner. Now I know these colors are more along the lines of a Dr. Seus Christmas, but that's part of the fun. I love edging my rosettes with ribbon and the Sheer Ruffled Edge ribbon is perfect for adding frills as well. All of the stamps for the ornaments and 3-dimensional flowers are from Heartfelt Creations.

So, I guess it's time to get hopping to the very talented Amber's Blog. I know she will have something fantastic to share with you.

Here is a blog hop list for you, just in case you get lost along the way.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Blog- http://reasonableribbon.blogspot.com/
Jacque Beddingfield- http://jacquesmagnolias.blogspot.com/
Cassi Box- http://somethingfromcassie.blogspot.com/
Robbie Herring - http://robbiesphotoblog.blogspot.com/
Mindy Baxter - http://www.stampinmindy.blogspot.com/
Gini Cagle - http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/
Amber Goble - http://thecountryscrapper.blogspot.com/
Susan Dupre - http://www.scrappysusandupre.com/
Kerri Michaud - http://www.cardsbykerri.blogspot.com/
Trudy Sjolander- http://www.truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/
Cheryl Walker - http://sweeetdesignsbycheryl.blogspot.com/
Erika Taylor - http://taylordconcepts.blogspot.com/

Get Krafty!

This week at the Beary Scrap, we are getting Krafty - with Kraft paper that is. Have you seen the Haunted Line by MME? Have you felt it? Oh my! It is the coolest Kraft paper with black flocked designs. I really love it! It is so much more luxurious in person than you could ever tell from a picture. I colored Bat-Tilda from Magnolia with copics, and propped her up on a Kraft tag that I sprayed Black Gold Glimmer Mist over a Glimmer Screen to produce that cool negative effect pattern. I cut the flower out of a brown paper bag and used Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist to give it a little shine.

Who would have thought you could do so many cool things with grocery bag paper!

Challenges:
Flourishes: sketch
Magnolialicious: Use a brown paper bag on your project
Just Magnolia: 2 x 2 ( 2 bats, 2 flocked papers, 2 plain papers, 2 bat borders)
Simon Says: Halloween
Your Next Stamp: Grow Your Own (DIY Flowers)
Cute Card Thursday: Make your Own (embellies)
Dutch Dare: Tagalicious
Fussy and Fancy: Halloween
Magnolia Stamp Lovers: Sparkling
CMC Copic Challenge Group: Sheer

What's Cookin at Karen's Doodles?

Did you figure out from my title that this week we have a recipe challenge for you at Karen's Doodles? It should be fun! We want to see 1 image, 2 papers and 3 types of embellishments. For my card this week, I used Scarecrow Girl. I thought the rustic ribbon, buttons tied with linen thread and tattered flower were just the right embellishments.

We hope you will play along with us!

Challenges:
CPS - sketch
Creative Card Crew: Bloomin Marvelouw
Papertake Weekly - Cutie Patootie
Charisma Cardz: Autumn Colors
Create 4 Fun: Use a digi