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Wednesday, February 28, 2018

Taking Time

Hello my bloggy friends! Yes, I've been MIA! While I've been chasing a toddler around the house, I've realized how much I miss and need to be creative (at least some time!). So I'm back to share the latest piece I've been working on. I've incorporated some techniques I learned from a workshop from Tonja Sell along with some fabulous StencilGirl stencils. I'm learning to use pastel pencils as well - and all I can say, is this is really fun.

I began the background not knowing what focal image I might find hidden in the patterns, and was excited to spot the hint of a face and hair.

I'm really looking forward to exploring these ideas further!

Friday, March 31, 2017

Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop March

Welcome, to the March Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Monday, April 3rd at 11:59 pm. 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!

Here is the lineup for the hop!

Vicki Dutcher - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/s...

Gloria Stengel - http://gloriascraps.blogspot.com/20...

Kathy Clement - http://www.kathybydesign.com/

Deneen Treble - http://apathofpaper.blogspot.com/20...

Alissa Wells - http://willrunforstamps.blogspot.com/...

Emilia van den Heuvel - http://few-favourite-things.blogspot.de/...

Gini Cagle - http://ginicagle.blogspot.com/2017/...

Emily Niehaus- http://emmielouwho.blogspot.com/201...

Sarah Miller http://plainandfancypapercrafts.blogspot.com/...
Archana Joshi - http://craftcave.blogspot.com/2017/02/alumni-blog-hop-march-heartfelt.html

Directions:
1. Cut a card base 6 x6" from pale pink cardstock.
2. Cut the patterned paper panels from the Enchanted Mum Paper Collection. Ink the edges of all of the panels. Adhere to the card base. For the "Hope" panel, adhere it with foam dots to add dimension.
3. Cut the decorative border for the top of the card combing dies from the Regal Borders and Pockets die set and the Delicate Borders Basics Die set. Adhere to the top of the card. Add ribbon and bow at the top fold of the card.
4. Stamp and cut the flowers using the Classic Rose Stamp and coordinating die. Ink the flower to color and shape with the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit. Add highlights on the flower with ultra fine glitter.
5. Arrange the flowers and leaves on the card to finish.

Friday, February 24, 2017

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop - February

Welcome, to the February Edition of the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog hop! The hop runs now through Monday, February 27th at 11:59 pm. 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!

Here's the lineup:

Vicki Dutcher

Kathy Clement 

Alissa Wells-

Gloria Stengel 

Emilia van den Heuvel 

Gini Cagle 

Sarah Miller  

Archana Joshi -  

Directions:
1. Cut a card base for a 6 x6" card from white cardstock.
2. Cut patterned paper panels for the card front, from the All Glammed Up Paper Collection. Trace areas of the patterned paper using the Art Institute Dries Clear Glue with the metal tip and sprinkle with ultra fine glitter. Add ribbon before adhering to the base.
3. Use the Every Day Heroes die set to cut the design for the sentiment to be stamped. Stamp the sentiment from Soar on Eagle's Wings set. Adhere to the card with foam dots.
4. Stamp and cut the Sunrise Lily with the matching die set, using the Sunrise Lily paper pad. Add color highlights to the flowers using Pan Pastels. Shape using the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit.
5. Add ultra fine glitter highlights to the flower centers. Glue prills to the tips of the flower stamens.
6. Arrange flowers on card and glue in place. Tie a bow with matching ribbon and glue below sentiment to finish.

Thanks for stopping by!

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

My Heart Is Full

Hello, hello Creative Peeps! You may have noticed I've been a bit MIA on my blog, but as you can see in my layout, I've been busy with my precious little bundle! So, I'm back and happy to share this layout with you!

Since I hadn't made any flowers in awhile, I figured I need a bunch of them (plus, I'm really ready for spring).

Directions:
1. Cut patterned paper 11 x 11. Distress and ink the edges. Adhere to 12 x 12 patterned paper, whose edges have been inked and distressed.
2. Layer a piece of corrugate behind where the photo will go. Spray with mist to color before it is glued down.
3. Use texture paste and argyle stencil over Dusty Attic Chip. While the paste is still wet, sprinkle with embossing powder. Allow to dry, then heat emboss. Spray with color mist while the embossing powder is still hot. Mist the chipboard title.
4. Arrange chipboard, paper panels, photo and ribbons on the layout as shown.
5. Stamp Heartfelt Creations Wildwood Florals on white cardstock. Cut with the matching die. Use a sponge dauber to apply color to the images. Shape with the Deluxe Flower Shaping Tool. Glue prills to the centers of the flowers and arrange on layout.

Thanks for coming back to my blog!

I played along with the Dusty Attic sketch/inspiration this month. You can check it out here, if you would like to play along.

Tuesday, June 28, 2016

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

Thursday, June 23, 2016

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

Tuesday, June 14, 2016

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

Monday, June 6, 2016

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

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

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

Hop Order

Gloria Stengel

Archana Joshi

Thursday, May 26, 2016

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

Friday, May 20, 2016

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

Monday, May 16, 2016

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

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

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!

Monday, May 9, 2016

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

Friday, May 6, 2016

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

Monday, May 2, 2016

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.

Sunday, May 1, 2016

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!

Saturday, April 30, 2016

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

Thursday, April 28, 2016

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.

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

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.