January 2014 Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop

I am happy that it is the last Tuesday in January for several reasons, one it is time for the Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop, two we are closer to spring and three I am in the beautiful state of Wyoming working this week. I am taking a break from the sub zero ArticVortex temperatures we have been experiencing in Michigan for some normal winter temperatures in the teens and twenties.

The hop starts on  at 8:00AM  Tuesday January 28, 2014 and closes at  Midnight Friday January 31, 2014.
If you are following the order of the blog hop you should have arrived here by way of Alissa.

I really enjoyed creating the card I have for you today.  I used the latest release from Heartfelt Creations named Majestic Morning.  It  has beautiful papers, dies and stamps like we have come to expect from Heartfelt Creations.  Here is a spectacular video to watch if you need ideas on how to make the flowers from this release.

Here is a close up of  Majestic Morning .

Heartfelt Creations products and products found at Heartfelt Creations:
HCDP1239 Majestic Morning Paper Collection
HCD742 Majestic Blooms Die
HCPC3577 Vintage Morning Background PreCut Set
HCD736 Classic Leaf Die
HCPC3545 Open Leaf PreCut Set
ANC851 Rock N' Roll Prills (Midnite at the Oasis)
Dries Clear Adhesive
Double Dots
Spellbinders Majestic Lablels Twenty Five

Other Products
Spellbinders: S6-001 and S6-002 5 x 7 Matting Basics A and B, S2-042 Tiger Lilies Die D-Lites and ES-016 Cabbage Rose M- Bossabilities

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Marigold Yellow Orange Starburst Spray
Color Box Chalk Ink - Dark Peony and Olive Pastel
Close To My Heart - Color Ready Ribbon
SU - Lucky Limeade and Black

To be eligible for a $25.00 Heartfelt Creations  gift certificate you must leave a comment on each  participants blog. One lucky winner will be picked. Check back on Saturday February 1, 2014 to see if you are the lucky winner.

The next stop is Linda P.

The Alumni Participants this month are:
Giovana
Cibele
Amarilys
Candy
Loretta
Deneen
Vicki
Emilia
Lee Ann
Mary
Glenda
Alissa
Linda L. (you are here)
Linda P.
Caroline
Lisa

Thank you so very much for stopping by and good luck to you!

Heartfelt Creations....Friends never say goodbye!

Today is my last post for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team. It has been a wonderful year on my journey. Heartfelt Creations  stamps, dies, beautiful papers and designers have never failed to inspire me.  Today I have two cards for you, one from the Sweet Juliet Collection and one from a few of my favorites.

 When I get new stamps and dies I hold them at all different angles to see what I can see. Here a teacup is also a skirt or dress and a heart is also a bodice and look, a corner die is lace......

Please stop by the Heartfelt Creations blog for instructions and to see what the designers have for you.

Thank you so very much for your patronage.  As they say on the popular show, Duck Dynasty...she gone'

Heartfelt Creations Sweet Serenity

Welcome to the newest Heartfelt Creations release. We are pleased to present the Sweet Serenity Collection. This set includes a floral frame die, four new nature stamps, four animal stamps and some fun floral and typographical stamps. Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by March 19th  and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $135.00
 In my card today I used the new Butterfly and Bunny PreCut set.  There is nothing sweeter than a chocolate bunny for Easter.

 

Heartfelt Creations Products Used and Products Carried by Heartfelt Creations:

HCPC3524 Butterfly and Bunny PreCut Set

HCDP1231 Posy Patch Collection

HCPC 3321 Believe PreCut Set

HCPC3407 Botanical Floral 2 PreCut Set

Rose Creations Shapeabilities

HCPC 3303 Posy Patch PreCut Set

HCD 701 Posy Patch Die

Double Dots

Grand Calibur

 

5” x 7” card base

Other Products Used:

Spellbinders – 5” x 7” Matting Basics – A, Ribbon Banners Large, Labels Twenty-Eight, 5” x 7” Enchanted Labels 28 Cuttlebug Embossing Folder – Geometric Rings

Paper: PTI Lemon Tart, CTMH Petal, Watercolor Paper  

Ink: Ranger Archival Sepia, CTMH Brown Bag, Distress - Brushed Corduroy, Scattered Straw, Mowed Lawn, Lindys Stamp Gang mica Ramblin’Rose Pink, Opal Sea Oats, Oak Leaf Olive, Indian Summer Turquoise.

USArtquest Min Prills – Lemon Chiffon, Tu-Tu Pink, Lavender & Lace, Water Color Brush,  Copic – V15, Pearl topped stick pin and additional pearls, CTMH Color Ready Ribbon, Clear Glue, Hot Glue Gun and Permanent Tape  

Directions:

Fold a 5” x 7” card base out of Lemon Tart, cut a 5” x 7” piece of Lemon Tart and dry emboss distress edges. Cut the Largest Enchanted Labels 28 out of Petal, cut a Label Twenty Eight out of Posy Collection Paper, wrap a piece of ribbon around die cut and layer on Enchanted Labels 28. Stamp the Bunny on watercolor paper and color with inks and mica paints when dry cut with Enchanted Labels 28 and sponge with Mowed Lawn. Stamp and cut Posy Patch flowers from Posy Patch Paper, Lemon Tart and Petal. Stamp and cut Botanical Florals from water color paper and color with mica paints. When flowers are dry shape them and attach prills to center with clear glue. Stamp and cut small leaves from watercolor paper and color with die and mica paint. Attach the Bunny to layer using Double Dots.  Stamp Believe on watercolor paper then cut with Large Banner Die and sponge with distress inks. Make two stick pins with pearls. Color the White Pearl with Copic Marker.  Make a bow and attach to card. Layer flowers as shown using hot glue gun to attach. Sponge all layers edges with Brushed Corduroy before assembly.

 

Make sure to stop by the Heartfelt Creations blog to see the many creations the designers have made for you.

Thank you so very much for  stopping by.

 

Our Daily Bread Designs Stampin In Time Challenge SNTODBD48

Since it is the eve of Thanksgving I thought that I would try something new for me, a challenge from  Our Daily Bread Designs and a chance to think of how thankful I am to be able to share my creativity.    I have admired the designers cards on ODBD site.  They create such beautiful cards.  The Bread Basket Bundle that is available each month is becoming by spiritual sustenance.

The theme for the challenge  is to create a Christmas card, gift packaging, gift ideas or anything festive with a Christmas theme.

I used the Spellbinders 2011 Heirloom Ornaments S4-334, ODBD stamps Vintage Border Background, Holiday Ornaments, Christmas Verses and Christmas Rose.  The stamps  and Spellbinders Die can be found here, one stop shopping. Check out the Bread Basket Bundle a great value.

The inks I used are Old Olive, Rich Razzleberry, Black Stazon  and VersaMark. I colored the Christmas Rose with mica from Lindys Stamp Gang and the center of the Christmas Rose is Mini Prills and Mica D'Lights from US Art Quest. I also used a few Martha Stewart punches, thick gold embossing powder and a Cheery Lynne die  I hope you enjoy the card as much as I enjoyed creating it.

TSC24 Ribbons and Lace

Do you remember Janis Joplin  belting out the tune  "Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz" with her unique raspy voice.
I was inspired by her uniqueness to create this card for The Stampsmith Challenge Ribbons and Lace.

I made a lace background using a piece of lace, sticker paper and glitter then added a piece of cardstock that I embossed with  Peace signs,  cut a Butterfly from a Spellbinders die and painted with Mica Paints from US Art Quest added some pearls, Flowers Soft an antenae. I stamped Janis with versamark on to hot pink and embossed with black embossing power.  I added two rows of funky ribbon, one velvet and one textured.  You can fine Janis along with Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix and John Lennon all on the Rock and Roll, sheet just click here.

                          Here is another take of the picture it  shows the detail in the lace.

Boo!

Here is a card I made for  The Stampsmith Challenge.  This is my first challenge. I thought it would be nothing but fun since I just simply love the photo stamps  from The Stampsmith.
I do not know what scares me more Lucy's expression or the big spider.
Stamps - Lucy The Stampsmith
Paper - SU
Dies -  HeartfeltCreations and Spellbinders
Glitter and Embossing Powder - SparkleN Sprinkle
Bow - Made with my EZBowZ
Mica Paint - LindysStamp Gang

Do you have The Blues Brewin'? (click for song)

I have always liked listening to the blues. Billie Holiday nicknamed Lady Day is one of my favorites.  Estelle at  The Stampsmith has a wonderful Bille Holiday stamp along with other late great artists. All of the movie star photostamps can be found here,  there will be a prompt for Username and Password both are  "movies" with no quotations. It is well worth the click.

It was such a beautiful Sunday here in Michigan  I wanted to sing out.....rejoice. Here is what I came up with.  I was also playing with  free photo editing software Picasa and Picnik.  Enjoy your time here no one is in a rush.

The flowers are from my garden, I picked them on 10/9/2011 around 1:00PM
Stamps: The Stampsmith -  Billie Holiday, SU - Graceful Words (retired)
Paper : CTMH - Amethyst, SU -  Black, Marcos Paper - Amethyst Stardream, ScrapAce Deal of the Day -  Gold, Gina K - Ivory
Inks- Brillance Gold Galaxy, Memento Black Tuxedo, Krylon Gold Leaf Pen
Prisma Colored Pencils
Sparkle N Sprinkle - Black Detail EP and Mauvelous Glitter
Lindys Stamp Gang - Mica Paints - Burnished Golden Leaf, French Lilac, Morning Magenta
Flowers - I am Roses - I buy White Mulberry Paper Flowers and die to the colors I want
Cherry Lynne - Fanciful Flourish Die
Spellbinders - Lace Doily Accents, Lace Doily Motifs and Petite Ovals
Fiskars Punch
Ribbon
Cuttlebug Folder - Rebecca
EZ BowZ to make my bow

Close To My Heart has picked up the colors and ambience of Sonoma

I  fell in love with this paper the first time I saw it.  I loved it  even more when I touched it.  I could not stop thinking about it.   I spent the afternoon with it and oh did I enjoy my time.

CTMH  -Happy Moments Stamp Set C1437

CTMH - Sonoma Paper Pak X7143B

CTMH - Petal, Bamboo and Olive Inks

CTMH - Creme Brulee Ribbon

Embossing Folder

Sand Paper

Lindys Stamp Gang - King Midas Gold Embosing Powder and Antique Menorah Gold Mica Paints

Sponge

Dimensional Tape

Adhesive

Grand Calibur

Grand Labels Four

Sparkle N Sprinkle - Lavender Iris Semi -Transparent Glitter