Heartfelt Creations - So Grateful for You

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for some inspiration from Heartfelt Creations!

For my card this week, I used more of the Sun Kissed Collection in orange and green.  The beautiful border on the bottom is from the Sun Kissed Fleur Border & Corner Set that was stamped with black and colored with pencils.  A second flower was done and glued on top of the middle flower.  The sentiment was heat embossed with green directly on the designer paper from the Sun Kissed Paper Collection.  The orange leaf swirls were made using the Gift Ensemble Dies.

For more inspiration, please visit the HC Blog to see all the gorgeous creations by the designers this week!  So many talented ladies!

Blessings!

Kathy


So Grateful for You

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3533 – Sun Kissed Fleur PreCut Set
HCPC 3538 – Sun Kissed Fleur Border & Corner PreCut Set
HCPC 3520 – Botanical Oval PreCut Set
HCD 734 – Sun Kissed Fleur Die
HCD 735 – Gift Ensemble Die
HCPC1 233 – Sun Kissed Paper Collection
Product ID: 159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Product ID: 459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
Product ID: 159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear


Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Whisper White (SU), Neutrals Cardstock Stack, Lavender Cardstock Stack (DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), VersaMark, Pumpkin Spice (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Old Fashioned Olive Embossing Powder (SU), heat tool, Bow-Easy, adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), Olive Wrinkled Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), sanding block, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Deco Orange, Cadmium Orange Hue, Terra Cotta, Marine Green

Instructions:

Card base:  Make top fold 5-1/2” x 4-1/4” with Whisper White.
Image: Stamp border and extra center flower on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink.  Color images with pencils.  Cut border image to 4-7/8” x 3-3/4” and die cut extra center flower.  Cut orange designer paper 2-1/16” x 4-7/8” and glue above image.  Stamp sentiment on designer paper as shown with VersaMark and heat emboss with olive embossing powder.  Mat image with terra cotta paper, wrap piece of green ribbon around and tape down.  Add another mat using green.  Add to card base with pop dots.  Add extra flower to border image, adhesive pearls, bow, and diecut branch swirls from Gift Ensemble Die using terra cotta paper.

ODBDSLC156 - Our Daily Bread Designs Dies

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!


This week's challenge is: Our Daily Bread Designs and Dies- Use an Our Daily Bread Designs stamp and any dies.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, June 2 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Saturday.

As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, June 2 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC156. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.


Here's my card for the challenge this week:

I used the Sweet William Set for the flowers and the Eternity Set for the quote and frame.  The frame matches ODBD's Elegant Ovals Dies.  I made the card base using Spellbinder's Timeless Rectangles.

Card recipe:

Stamps: Sweet William, Eternity (ODBD)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Whisper White, Black
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Victoria Velvet Distress Ink
Accessories: Elegant Ovals Die (ODBD), Timeless Rectangles (Spellbinders), Paper Lace II Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Branch Punch (Martha Stewart), Moss Green Seam Binding, White Netting (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Detail Clear Embossing Powder (Stampendous), heat tool, adhesive pearls, bead cap, Ebony Microbeads ( Recollections)

Here are the stamp sets and the matching die I used:

For more inspiration, please visit the other ladies to see their beautful creations!

Gloria Stengel - Guest Designer

Diana Nguyen

 

Cathy McCauley

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #81

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy
 

CottageCutz Sale!

Hi there!

Just wanted to let you all know that CottageCutz has a sale going on this weekend if you wanted to check it out!  If you've been eyeing their dies, now's the chance!

15% to 25%


No discount code required. Most CottageCutz designs on sale.
Sale Ends Friday, May 31st

Have a wonderful weekend!

Blessings!

Kathy



 

Heartfelt Creations - Gift Box & Card

***This is my second post for today...if you are looking for my CottageCutz card, please see post below this!  Thank you!***

Happy Wednesday everyone!

Today I have a gift box and card set to show you!  Here is the card...

(Click on the photo for a closer look)

the box...

the other side of the box...

The flowers were all done by coloring with pencils on black cardstock using white embossing powder for the image.  I was playing around the other day with my pencils and decided to try coloring on black using white pencil as a base.  I love the way this came out with this bright teal color, so striking with the white!

The gift box is made by using the Gift Ensemble Die, cutting 4 pieces and gluing the sides together.  (You can see more about this in the video and the HC Blog.)  I decorated the sides of the box coloring on black as I did with the flowers.

For lots more inspiration, please visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the designers gorgeous creations this week!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #81 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps & More #46 - Anything Goes
Allsorts Challenge Week #207 - True Blue
Whimsy Stamps #59 - Anything Goes

Blessings!

Kathy


Gift Box & Card

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3537 – Sun Kissed Fleur Swirls PreCut Set
HCPC 3536 – Sun Kissed Fleur Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3533 – Sun Kissed Fleur PreCut Set
HCPC 3474 – Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set
HCD 734 – Sun Kissed Fleur Die
HCD 735 – Gift Ensemble Die
Product ID: 159223 - Paper BlossomsMolding Mat
Product ID: 459222 - Paper BlossomsTool Kit
Product ID: 159723 – Art InstituteGlue – Dries Clear

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Whisper White (SU), olive, black (Recollections), turquoise
Ink: VersaMark, Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: White Embossing Powder (SU),  heat tool, adhesive pearls (Recollections), Bow-Easy, Peacock Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Four Petal Embossing Folder (Sizzix), Aleene’s Paper Glaze, Prismacolor Pencils: White, Muted Turquoise, Cobalt Turquoise, Sage Green, Olive Green, Marine Green

Instructions:

Card: Make 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" top fold card from turquoise cardstock.  Cut black mat 4-1/16” x 5-5/16”.  Cut white mat 3-7/8” x 5-1/8”, emboss top portion with embossing folder and stamp sentiment on bottom.  Glue mats together, add ribbon and add to base with pop dots.

On black cardstock, stamp flowers with VersaMark and heat emboss with white embossing powder.  Color flowers and leaves with pencils using White Pencil as a base before adding other colors.  Die Cut with matching die.  Use 4 of the flowers to make a flower using every other size and reserve the other 4 flowers for the box.  Cut 2 leave swirls with olive cardstock and arrange on card with flower and glue down.  Add bow and adhesive pearls.

Box: Cut 4 pieces from Gift Ensemble Die with white for box.  Glue lace edges together on 3 of the sides.  Using black cardstock and VersaMark, stamp smaller swirl (Sun Kissed Fleur Swirls Set) and the Sun Kissed Background Image and heat emboss with White Embossing Powder.  Color in same manner as flowers.  Trim small swirl to 2” x 3-3/16” and cut background into 3 of the same size.  Mat all 4 pieces with turquoise cardstock measuring 2-3/16” x 3-3/8”.  Glue one on each side of the box.  Glue last side of box’s lacy edges together to complete box.  Create flower with leftovers from card and add to one of the top flaps with pop dot.  Cut and add 2 leaf swirls with olive and glue to top.  Add small bow and adhesive pearls to flower centers using Paper Glaze.


 

CottageCutz Butterfly Spring Floral

Happy Wednesday!

Today I have a clean and simple card, which is extremely rare for me!  Actually, this may be the first!  The die I've used is the Butterfly Spring Floral from CottageCutz's new Bella Spring Release.

I used Solar White Cardstock for the diecut and colored it with chalk inks and makeup applicators.  I really love this technique of coloring!  I cut a second butterfly with a tiny piece of cardstock, colored it and glued it on top of the first one on the body only so the wings flap up.  (You can see it a little better if you click on the picture.)

This is the die that I used:

Card recipe:

CottageCutz Die: Butterfly Spring Floral
Stamp: Sentiments Collection (ODBD)
Paper: Whisper White (SU), Solar White (Neenah)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Aloe Vera, Pixie Dust, Pink Grapefruit, Thatched Straw, Spring Pansy (VersaMagic)
Accessories: Bow-Easy, White Silk Ribbon (May Arts), adhesive pearls

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #81 - Anything Goes
Clean and Simple Challenge #CAS221 - That Smells Good

Thank you for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Heartfelt Creations - Sun Kissed Wedding Card

Happy Wednesday!

I have a wedding card to show you today using Heartfelt Creations' Sun Kissed Collection that was released last week!

I used the Striped Sun Kissed Fleur Set this time and LOVE it on the vellum paper!  All I did was heat emboss the image with Snow Embossing Powder and die cut it with the matching die.  All 12 of these flowers are on ONE stamp and are cut with ONE die!  Just Awesome!  I colored mine with chalk inks and shaped them a little.  I love how they came out and I hope you do too!

My card is made almost entirely with these gorgeous specialty papers from Paper Temptress.  (The tag image with the sentiment was done on regular vellum instead of the Iridescent Vellum that I used with the flowers, but only because I ran out of their paper!) I love these for a wedding card with how the light softly reflects on it.  You can find their papers here on their website if you want to check them out.

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #80
Inspiration Challenge at SCS #IC388 - Wedding using this photo

Please visit the HC Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the Designers this week!  Also, look to see if you won the entire release!

Blessings!

Kathy


Sun Kissed Wedding Card

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3535 – Sun Kissed Tags & Basket PreCut Set
HCPC 3534 – Striped Sun Kissed Fleur
HCPC 3363 – Inspire Me Sentiments
HCD 734 – Sun Kissed Fleur Die
Product ID: 159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Product ID: 459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
Product ID: 159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear
Other Products Used:
Paper:  White Diamond, Vintage Silver Lustre, Silver Laser Lustre, Iridescent Vellum (Paper Temptress), white vellum (Recollections)

Ink: VersaMark, Spanish Olive, Aegean Blue (VersaMagic)

Accessories: Metallic Silver and Snow Embossing Powders (Recollections), ribbon, Bow-Easy, heat tool, adhesive pearls (Recollections)

Instructions:

Make 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" top fold card from White Diamond Cardstock.  For mat, cut Vintage Silver Lustre 4-1/16” x 5-5/16” and Silver Laser Lustre 1-1/2” x 5-5/16” for bottom and glue together.  Wrap ribbon around mat, tape to secure in back and add to card base with pop dots.

With VersaMark Ink, stamp Striped Sunkissed Fluer on Iridescent Vellum and heat emboss with Snow Embossing Powder.  Die cut with Sun Kissed Fleur Die.  Color with chalk inks, shape with tool kit & mat and assemble as shown.  Stamp Sun Kissed tag image and color in same manner.  Stamp sentiment on tag with VersaMark and heat emboss with Metallic Silver.

Add flowers and tag as shown.  Make bow and add with flower for center.  Add adhesive pearls.

 

ODBDSLC154 - Wood or Stone

Happy Tuesday everyone!

It's time for a new Shining the Light Challenge at Our Daily Bread Designs!


This week's challenge is:
Include an image or product with wood or stone.

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, May 19 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Challenge.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, May 19 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC154. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge this week, I used a wood heart button.

I used the Sweet William Singles Set for my flowers.  I stamped the flowers on the Gold Cardstock, 5 small and 1 medium.  I fussy cut mine, but these coordinate with Spellbinder's Blossom 3 Dies if you have them or want to purchase them.  I used the embedded embossing technique on this where you glue the pieces on the paper and them dry emboss it.  The Fanciful Flourish and 3 of the small flowers were glued to the white cardstock and embossed.  I then added the remaining flowers on top of them.  It's a fun technique to try out!

Here is a picture of the set I used:

Card recipe:

Stamp: Sweet William Singles (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Gold Cardstock (The Paper Co), Papaya (Coordinations), Capers (Bazzills), Cream (DCWV)
Ink: VersaMark, Amaretto (Powder Puffs)
Accessories: Clear Bark Embossing Powder (Recollections), green twine (May Arts), Bow-Easy, adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), tool kit, molding mat (McGill), wood button, Paper Lace II Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), distressing tool, Fanciful Flourish (Cheery Lynn Designs), Aleene's Paper Glaze, Shell White Microfine Transparent Art Glitter, Labels 23 Grand (Spellbinders)

For more inspiration, please visit my design team sisters to see their beautiful creations this week. You can also see all the creations together on the Our Daily Bread Designs' Blog.

Gloria Stengel - Guest Designer
 

Diana Nguyen

Audrey Hiltke

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Cheery Lynn Designs #80 - Dry Embossing
Word Art Wednesday #79 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy 

CottageCutz Birthday Blessings

Happy Mother's Day! 

I hope you are all having a wonderful Mother'sDay!  Today I have a birthday card to show you using the Oval Doily & Frame, Plumeria & Leaves and Garden Tabs CottageCutz Dies.

For my card, I started with a white card base and added a piece of green patterned paper to the upper portion.  I then embossed the front and wrapped a piece of ribbon around the card.  I cut the Oval Doily & Frame with white cardstock, stamped the sentiment on the smaller piece, and added it to the card base with pop dots. 

The Plumeria & Leaves and Garden Tabs were cut with white cardstock and colored with Persimmon and Aloe Vera Chalk Inks using makeup applicators.  I shaped the flowers and leaves and added lines on the flowers with a stylus.  I arranged these around the doily with glue and glue dots.

The bird is made using the Garden Tabs Die that I cut with white cardstock and colored with chalk inks.  I added this to the doily with pop dots.  Adhesive pearls were added along with a little glitter using Paper Glaze.  I then added a bow with a pearl brad for the center.

These are the dies I used.

 

Card recipe:

Stamps: Birthday Blessings (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Whisper White (SU), Solar White (Neenah), Fashionably Chic (Recollections)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Persimmon, Aloe Vera (VersaMagic Chalk Inks)
Accessories: Shell White Art Glitter, Aleene's Paper Glaze, make-up applicators, ribbon, pearl brad (Recollections), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), McGill Tool Kit & Mat, Perfect Polka Dots Embossing Folder (SU), black marker, white gel pen, Bow-Easy

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #79 - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon #71 - Sparkle, Bling & Ribbon
Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Things with Wings
Whimsy Inspirations Challenge #59 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Heartfelt Creations May Release!

Happy Wednesday everyone!

It's time the new release from Heartfelt Creations!

We are pleased to introduce the Sun Kissed Fleur Collection. This collection includes 2 dies: the Gift Ensemble die (yes, you can make a fancy box with this die!) and the Sun Kissed Fleur die which cuts out 10 different flowers at a time. How's that for value?
The paper collection, called Sun Kissed Collection, comes in vibrant aquas and oranges and fades to light greens and yellows. The paper pack comes with 24 12 x 12 papers that have designs on both sides and are acid & lignen free. There are 2 sheets per design; some are dramatic; others are subdued.
You also have a wonderful selection of floral stamps to choose from: fancy tags, an overflowing basket, beautiful patterned backgrounds, borders and corners.
Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by May 14th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $180.91

Here is my first creation with the new collection:

I used this beautiful basket image from the Sun Kissed Tags & Basket Set and added some extra flowers from the Sun Kissed Fleur Set that has the matching die.  I colored the image with pencils and mineral spirits and fussy cut the image to pop in on the white embossed background inside the frame.  I added a couple of leaf swirls from the Gift Ensemble Die, cut from the designer paper and added the extra flowers to them.

The green frame was made by embossing with the Scrollwork Folder, die cutting the oval and trimming the outside up to the scrollwork design.  I kind of like how this came out!

You need to go the the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see Emma Lou's fabulous video showing you the collection!  I love how she does these videos showing and explaining everything!  You can also see all the designers beautiful creations this week, including all the new designers...wow, what a talented group of ladies!  Lastly, you need to leave a comment there for a chance to win the whole collection!

Thanks for stopping in today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Sun Kissed Basket

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:
HCPC 3535 – Sun Kissed Tags & Basket PreCut Set
HCPC 3533 – Sun Kissed Fleur PreCut Set
HCD 734 – Sun Kissed Fleur Die
HCD 735 – Gift Ensemble Die
HCPC1  233 – Sun Kissed Paper Collection
Product ID: 159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Product ID: 459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
Product ID: 159723 – Art Institute Glue – Dries Clear

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), green, terra cotta cardstock (Recollections

Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Pumpkin Spice, Hint of Pesto (VersaMagic)

Accessories: Olive Twine (May Arts), Bow-Easy, Scrollwork  & Paper Lace II Embossing Folders (Cuttlebug), mineral spirits, Large Oval Die (Spellbinders), adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap), Copper Microbeads (Recollections), Prismacolor Pencils: Deco Orange, Cadmium Orange Hue, Terra Cotta, Marine Green, Moss Green, Chocolate, Dark Brown, Black

Instructions:

Base: Cut terra cotta 9 1/2" x 6”, score at 4 3/4", crease to make card.  For mat, cut designer paper (light green with orange flowers) 4 9/16” x 5 3/4”, emboss with Paper Lace Embossing Folder, ink edges with Pumpkin Spice, and glue to card base.

Images: On Solar White with Onyx Black, stamp basket and flowers.  Color with pencils or as desired.  Cut flowers with Sun Kissed Fleur Die, shape with mat and tool kit and add microbeads.  Fussy cut basket image and add microbeads to flower centers. 

For image mat, cut terra cotta 5 3/8” x 4“ and add to base with pop dots.  Cut green cardstock 5 1/2" x 4 1/4”, emboss with Scrollwork EF and cut window using Large Oval Die.  Trim outside edges around embossing scrollwork.  Cut white cardstock bigger than window opening, emboss with Paper Lace EF and glue to Terra Cotta Mat.  Add green window frame on top with pop dots.  Add basket image with pop dots.

Die cut 2 leaf swirls from green designer paper.  Cut and piece as shown with flowers around opening.  Make bow and add to card arranging swirl pieces and larger flower as shown.  Add adhesive pearls to top right corner.

 

ODBDSLC153 - S-P-R-I-N-G

Happy Tuesday everyone!


This week's challenge is:
Spring Word Challenge- Use four letters in the word Spring for your ingredients on your card or project. Please write the letters and items you used in your post

Example: S-Scripture, P-pearls, R-Ribbon, I-Ink, N-Nestabilities, G-Green or gems

To make the challenge even more fun, we will be giving out a prize, a $15 gift certificate to be used toward stamps at the Our Daily Bread Designs store!! Entries for the prize must be submitted by Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. EST. One random winner will be chosen and announced next Challenge.

While it is not required to use Our Daily Bread Designs images and sentiments on your creations, we would love to see them if you have them. As a way of recognizing those who do use Our Daily Bread Designs stamps, we will again be choosing three or more of our participants for the Shining the Light Award . In order to qualify for this award or join the challenge, however, you must use Our Daily Bread stamps and have your submission added to Mr. Linky by Sunday, May 12 at 8 p.m. EST. If you upload your creations to Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery, please use the keyword ODBDSLC153. When creating your posts on blogs please include a link to the challenge.

Here is my card for the challenge this week!

 

 

 

S-Spellbinders, P-Pearls, R-Ribbon, I-Ink, G- Gems

I used the Daisy Set for my card and colored them in purples...I was in a purple mood!  I fussy cut the image and popped it on a Floral Oval Diecut.  I thought it looked pretty with the white background.  The card base is embossed and I added some pearl swirls, a bow and rhinestones.

Here is the set I used:

Card recipe:

Stamp: Daisy (Our Daily Bread Designs)
Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Lavender Lace, Whisper White
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine)
Accessories: Bow-Easy, adhesive pearls (Want-2-Scrap & Recollections), Champange Microbeads (Recollections), White Silk Ribbon (May Arts), rhinestones (Michaels), Floral Oval Die (Spellbinders), Framed Tulip Embossing Folder, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Parma Violet, Dioxazine Purple Hue, Olive Green, Kelp Green, Marine Green, Black

For more inspiration, please visit my design team sisters to see their beautiful creations this week.  You can also see all the creations together on the Our Daily Bread Designs' Blog.

Gloria Stengel - Guest Designer

Diana Nguyen

Audrey Hiltke

Cathy McCauley

Jan Marie Ennenga

Chris Olsen, CT Coordinator

 

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 78

Thank you for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy

CottageCutz Garden Hello

Happy Thursday everyone!

It's time for me to share a CottageCutz creation with you!  Today I have a wall hanging I call "Garden Hello".

Click on photo for a better view!

I used lots of beatiful CottageCutz Dies and Secret Garden Designer Papers from Graphic 45 to make this. The base is a page from a 8" x 8" scalloped chipboard album I got at Michaels. I covered it with an off-white designer paper (dp) that has crack lines on it and added a piece of peach dp to look like the side of a house. The outside border is a piece of the designer paper that I trimmed out the center of leaving just the border. Under the top of the border, I placed a piece of striped dp that was punched with a scalloped border on it. Under the bottom of the border, I added a picket fence using the Picket Fence Border Die and peach dp. I inked the edges a little and placed green dp under it.

All these pieces were glued together and added to the chipboard with Mod Podge. After letting it dry well, I trimmed the out side edge of the paper to match the scallop on the chipboard. (Note: Next time I do, this I will trace the chipboard shape on the back of the dp with pencil and trim it before adhering to the chipboard!)

The Garden Bird Branch was cut with the green dp and the 2 birds in it were cut with the peach and glued in place.

For the branch along the fence, I used the Bluebird Die with green dp, shaped it and tucked it in in the fence a little. The flowers on the 2 branches are from the Blossom Branch Die that I cut using peach dp and Solar White. I shaped these with my tool kit and mat and inked them.

For the window, I used the Springtime Window Die and cut it with green dp. The image in the window is a piece from the dp that I trimed to fit. I added the birdcage in peach dp and 2 birds all from the Birdcage & Stand Die. On the bottom of the window I added a piece of lace and mini pompom trim (a sample from Really Reasonable Ribbon) with Scor-tape.

Here's a little close up for you.

Click on photo for a better view!

The little flower pots are from the Springtime Window Die that I cut with the green and peach dp and some Solar White and terra cotta color papers I had in my scraps folder.

For finishing touches, I added liquid pearls to flower centers, added twine bows and adhesive pearls.  The chipboard tag, from Secret Garden, was added to the bottom with a tiny piece of the Moss Ribbon.  Moss Ribbon was added to the back to use as a hanger and them covered with paper to finish.

Here are the dies I used on my project.

 

 

 

Project recipe:

 

Paper: Secret Garden (Graphic 45), Vintage Rose (Colorbok), Old Olive, Solar White (Neenah), terra cotta (DCWV)

Ink: Mocha Mama, Green With Envy (Powder Puffs), Vintage Photo Distress Ink

Accessories: Buttercup Liquid Pearls (Ranger), Moss Seam Binding, mini pompom trim (Really Reasonable Ribbon), White Twine (May Arts), Mod Podge, brush, sand paper, adhesive pearls ( Want-2-Scrap, Kaiser Kraft), lace, scalloped border punch, Secret Garden chipboard tag (Graphic 45), 8" x 8" scalloped chipboard album (Michaels)

 

 

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

 

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #78 - Anything Goes

Really Reasonable Ribbon #71 - Sparkle, Bling & Ribbon

The Cutie Pie Challenge $43 - Lots of Layers (I think this is cute!)

Allsorts Challenge #204 - Anything But a Card

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Happy Mail - something to make someone happy

 

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you like my Garden Hello Wall Hanging!

 

Blessings!

 

Kathy 



ODBD May Release Blog Hop

Happy Wednesday again!

This is my second post for today!  If you are looking for my Heartfelt Creations Post, please see the post below or click here!

Welcome to the Our Daily Bread Designs May Release Blog Hop! If you got here from the super talented Sabrina's blog, you're in the right place! If not, you might want to start at the ODBD Blog so you don't miss anything! Here are the basic details of the hop:

• Hop will run from 8:00 am EDT May 1 to 8:00pm EDT May 2
• Winners will be announced May 3 on the ODBD Blog
• There will be THREE prizes: a $20.00, $30.00, and $40.00 Gift Certificate toward stamps in the ODBD Store. *Must be redeemed within the month of May!
• To qualify to win all you have to do is hop to each designer's blog, leave a comment, and return to the ODBD Blog to tell us you completed the hop, and if you had any difficulties along the way! Easy Peasy!!!

For my card, I used an awesome new set called "The Waves on the Sea".

Click on the photo for a better view!

To create my card, I stamped the ship image with Vintage Sepia on "Wish" designer paper, first stamping it "off" on scrap paper.  Then I stamped the verse with Onyx Black Ink slightly over the image.  I love the effect this gives and it's such a quick and simple technique!  I added a plaid mat behind it and matted both with black cardstock.  The card base is black with a mat using Hermit Cardstock by Coredinations.  I embossed the mat with an embossing folder and ran the Amaretto and Mocha Mama Ink Pad over it a little.  I finished it off with a couple of brads, a button and some twine.

Here is a picture of the set I used which I think is perfect for masculine cards and would be great for Father's Day!

Card recipe:

Paper: Little Black Dress (Basic Grey), Wish - Serendipity (The Paper Loft)
Ink: Onyx Black, Vintage Sepia (VersaFine), Amaretto, Mocha Mama (Powder Puffs)
Accessories: Paper Lace II Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), button, twine, brads, Bow-Easy


Now, from here you will hop to Cathy's fabulous blog where you're in for a real treat!  Have fun hopping!

I'm submitting this to the Basic Grey Challenge #92 - Masculine. (Little Black Dress)

Blessings!

Kathy

 

Heartfelt Creations Inspiration

Happy Wednesday everyone!

First, I want to let you all know that I made the Heartfelt Creations Design Team for another term!!!  I'm so excited to be able to stay on the team!  Thank you to all of you who voted for me!  It has been such a blessing to work with HC this past year, and I'm so looking forward to the next 6 months!  On the HC Blog you can see the 10 of us who will remain on the team and the 10 new designers we will be working with!


Now,  time for some inspiration!  I have 2 cards to share with you today!  The first is "Tranquil Evening".

I used the Tranquil Evening Set and colored this with Tombow Markers on watercolor paper.  I'm trying to get better with my Tombow Markers, but I think I'll stick with my pencils for now!  It's such a different medium to work with and I'm a little impatient with it!

My second card is "Peacock Delicate Aster Vase".

For this card I used the Delicate Aster Vase Set and tried the Triple Stamping/Seamless Tiers Technique from Split Coast Stampers.  Basically, you stamp the one image over 3 pieces of paper and add mats to cover the white spots.  All 3 pieces were colored with Black Pencil and mineral spirits.  (Complete instructions for both of these are at the end of my post.)

Make sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the beautiful creations from the new design team this week! 

Thank you for stopping today!

Blessings!

Kathy

Tranquil Evening

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3525 – Tranquil Evening PreCut Set
HCDP1 – 232 – Balmy Breeze Paper Collection

Other Products Used:

Paper: Robin (DCWV), watercolor, Early Espresso (SU)
Ink: Black (Momento)
Accessories: Square Lattice Embossing Folder (SU), ribbon, Peacock Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), repurposed button, Bow-Easy, floss, brads, Labels One (Spellbinders), water pen, Tombow Markers: 451, 491, 526, 126, 850, 912, 076, 020, 990, 992, 969, 947, 899, N15, N55, N00

Instructions:

Base: Cut Early Espresso 8 1/2" x 4 1/4", score at 4 1/4" and crease.  Cut Robin cardstock 4” x 4” and emboss with folder.  Wrap ribbon around as shown and tape to back.  Add 3 brads to corner as shown and adhere to card base.

Image: Stamp image on watercolor paper with Momento Ink.  Color with markers or as desired.  Cut image out with Labels One Die.  Cut mat with next size die from brown designer paper.  Add each to card with pop dots.  Add bow and button with floss as shown.

Peacock Delicate Aster Vase

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3498 – Delicate Aster Vase PreCut Set
Product ID: 159723 – Art InstituteGlue – Dries Clear

Other Products Used:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Black, turquoise (DCWV)
Ink: Onyx Black, VersaFine
Accessories: Peacock Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Blue Topaz Microbeads (Martha Stewart), Bow-Easy, pearl brad (Recollections), mineral spirits, Black Prismacolor Pencil

Instructions:

Base: Make card base with black cardstock by cutting 8 1/2” x 6” and score at 4 1/4".  Add white mat measuring 4 1/16” x 5 13/16”.

Image:  Use Triple Stamping Technique at Split Coast Stampers : http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/triplestamping/.   For measurements, cut white cardstock into 3 pieces:  5 1/4" x 3 1/2", 4 1/4" x 2 1/2", and 3 1/4” x 1 1/2".  As shown in the tutorial, place the 3 pieces as shown and stamp the image over them.  Color with pencil or as desired.  Mat each piece with black cardstock by cutting 3/16” larger than the image piece.  Glue these pieces together as shown.  Cut turquoise cardstock the same way by cut it 3/16” larger than the black piece.  Add these to the image piece with pop dots.  Wrap ribbon around bottom image and tape to back.  Adhere it to the card base and add the next 2 images as shown.  Add microbeads, bow and pearl brad.