Heartfelt Creations Design Team Semi-Finalist!!!

Hi there!

I have exciting news, I applied for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team Contest, and have been selected as a semi-finalist!!!  You can read more about it here on their Blog and see the other semi-finalists selected.  For this contest, I will need everyone's help!!!  They are having their customers involved in selecting the finalists and voting for their favorites.  If you like my creations, PLEASE let them know by voting for me on their blog!   Here's part of the post:

Vote for your favorite Semi-finalists: We would love to have you particpate and vote your 5 favorite semi-finalists listed above. Review each one of their blogs and then CLICK HERE to submit your vote. When you vote, you will also be entered into a drawing to be eligible to win a $50 HC Gift Certificate. You can only vote one time and you have to select 5 or more to be eligible to participate. Voting ends on April 13th, 2012



These are the 3 projects that I submitted to them along with the instructions I gave.

My first project is a corner bookmark that I made for a challenge on Flourishes’ Blog recently.

Products Used on this Project:

Stamps:  A Year in Flowers 1 (Flourishes)

Paper: White (Papertry Ink), Solar White (Neenah), Typhon (Bazzills), Watercolor Bouquet (K & Co.)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Fleur de Lis Squares Die, Classic Petal Edgeabilities (Spellbinders); Scor-Pal or other scoring tool; Scor-Tape or other strong adhesive; ribbon (Michaels); Adhesive Pearls (Recollections & Want2Scrap); Prismacolor Pencils: White, Black, Indigo Blue, Blue Violet Lake, Blue Denim, Kelly Green, Apple Green, Kelp Green.

Bookmark Instructions:   (Followed Corner Bookmark Instructions from Split Coast Stampers.) Cut 1 - 4” x 4” piece each of white and Typhon cardstock, cut 1 – 2 3/4” x 2 3/4” piece of Typhon cardstock.  Mark the center of three sides of the white 4” cardstock square.  Place cardstock square on paper cutter so two of the marked spots are aligned and cut triangular piece off.  Line up the other 2 markings and cut the same way.  Place these pieces aside.  Take the Typhon cardstock and mark and score in the same manner as the white, but do not cut.  Prefold these scored lines.  Using the Classic Petal Edgeabilities, create decorative edge on each piece of cardstock bottom edge.  Glue white cardstock piece inside of the Typhon piece allowing the white to show slightly on the bottom below the Typhon.  Fold the corners over and tape together to hold in place.  Take the 2 ¾” square Typhon cardstock and line up diagonally in paper cutter.  Cut the square in half into 2 triangles.  Adhere one of the triangles to the back of the bookmark using Scor-Tape or strong adhesive.  Remaining pieces are not needed.  Stamp flower image on Solar White cardstock and color with Prismacolor Pencils.  Die cut image with Fleur de Lis Die.  Adhere pearls to flower centers.  Glue square diagonally to front of bookmark.  Decorate with bow and more pearls.

My second project is a design team card I did for Our Daily Bread Designs using “stamped” flowers.

    

Products Used on This Project:

Stamps: The Light of Life, Flower Border (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Paper: Natural White (Neenah), Island Indigo (Stampin’ Up)
Ink: Onyx Black (Versafine)
Accessories: Fleur de Lis Punch (EK Success), Rebecca Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Classic Ovals and Labels 18 Nestibilities (Spellbinders), adhesive pearls (Recollections & K&Co), Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Bow Maker, Prismacolor Pencils: Peacock Blue, Olive Green, olderless mineral spirits.

Card Instructions: Cut 5 ½” x 8 ½” piece of Island Indigo and score at 4 ¼” for card base.  Cut 5 5/16” x 4 1/6” Natural White Cardstock for card mat and emboss with embossing folder.  Glue mat to card base.  Stamp sentiment on Natural White Cardstock and diecut and emboss with Classic Ovals die #5.  Stamp Flower Border on Natural White Cardstock.  Diecut and emboss with Labels 18 outside image and then Classic Ovals die #4 inside image.  Color image with Prismacolor Pencils.  Stamp additional flowers. color, and fussy cut to adhere to inside of frame.  Use pop dots adhesives to add depth to cut flowers.  Adhere frame to sentiment piece with pop dots and glue to card center.  Add pearls to decorate.  Make a triple bow with Bow Maker and glue to lower right corner.  Add flower to bow center.  For inside of card, cut 4” x 5 ¼” piece of Natural White Cardstock.  Punch bottom edge with Fleur de Lis Punch and adhere to inside of card.

My third project is a card I did trying out the Faux Letterpress Tutorial  posted on Split Coast Stampers a couple of  weeks ago.

Products used on this project:

Stamps: Mustang (Serendipity), Teeny Tiny Wishes (Stampin Up)

Paper: Black (SU), Kraft (DCWV Stack), Tan (not known)
Ink: Night of Navy (Stampin Up), Onyx Black (Versafine), Saddle Brown (StazOn), Rich Cocoa (Momento), Amaretto, Midnight Confession (Powder Puffs).
Accessories: Labels 18 Dies (Spellbinders),  Paper Lace II Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), black hemp cord (Darice), twine, Stud Metal Art (K & Co), “leather” trim (Jo-Ann’s), mini brads (Recollections), Modern Label & Word Window Punches (Stampin Up), piercer and mat, Prismacolor Pencils: Chocolate, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Bronze, Black, and mineral spirits.

Card instructions: Cut 8 ½” x 11” piece of black cardstock and score at 4 ¼” and fold for card base.  Cut a 4 1/16” x 5 5/16” of kraft cardstock.  Ink the top of the embossing folder with Night of Navy Ink and emboss the kraft cardstock piece so the ink is on the background of the design.  Run the Saddle Brown ink pad across the top of the raised image, leaving some spots without ink, till you like the look it gives.  Ink the edges of this piece with Amaretto using a sponge.  Using tan paper, stamp Mustang image with Black Onyx.  Cut out image with Labels 18 die #4.  Color image with Prismacolor Pencils using all colors and burnishing to blend.  Use small amount of mineral when done to slightly  blend.  Put image back in the die and sponge with Rich Cocoa and then slightly sponge the bottom part of the image with Midnight Confession.  Using a piercer and mat,  pierce the corners of the mat as shown.  Cut black cardstock with the Labels 18 die #4, cut in half horizontally, matting the top and bottom of the image with each half.  Trim the sides slightly where the black extends beyond the sides of the image, then glue together.  Pierce large holes on the two bottom corners.  Stamp sentiment on tan cardstock with black ink and punch out using the word window punch.  Ink edges with Rich Cocoa and Midnight Confession.  Punch out the Modern Label mat with Black cardstock and adhere to the sentiment.  Pierce holes on each side,  insert the mini brads, and trim any ends that show.  Line up the sentiment directly below the image, pierce holes on the top of the sentiment  that line up with the holes made in the image.  Use 2 small pieces of the black hemp cord threading through the holes and knotting to appear like a sign hanging.   Adhere leather trim about 2/3 of the way down on the mat.    Adhere the mat to the card base.  Using pop dots, adhere the image and sentiment as shown.  Adhere the Stud Metal Arts as shown on the trim and the top right corner of the card.  Take a small piece of twine, make a knot, and adhere to card.

Heartfelt Creations will be mailing me products to use to make 2 creations for the final round this week that will be due on April 13th.  I can't wait to see what they send me to create with!!!

Blessings!

Kathy