My Wish For You

 

 

Happy Friday everyone!

I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!

We are pleased to present the Floral Key Collection.This collection contains a neutral color palette with card panels, papers, stamps and dies that will enable you to create quick cards while achieving the "wow" factor. The Floral Key Collection is a set of key and lock stamps and dies with a paper pack that contains a variety of card fronts, 6" x 6" pieces and 12" x 12" layouts with borders and frames. It's a creative, fun exploration of the vintage spirit. The Floral Key Collection will unlock your imagination to creating incredibly beautiful, "fine art" cards. Take advantage of extra savings when shopping with Heartfelt Creations on Black Friday.

Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by December 3rd to be eligible to win the entire Floral Key Collection valued at $200. The winner will be announced on December 4th on the Heartfelt Creations blog.

Now for my first creation with this beautiful new collection!

The focal image on this is from the Floral Keys & Locket Set that I colored with pencils and mineral spirits and fussy cut.  There is also a second layer on the image from the Burnished Key Set along with the 2 keys in the top corner that were cut with the matching die.

And here's a little side view showing the different layers.

The ticket with the "Make a Wish" sentiment is cut from the designer paper.  So many beautiful elements in the designer papers to create with!  Both the main mat and the image mat are from the designer papers also.

Be sure to visit the HC Blog to see all the gorgeous creations by the designers this week and leave a comment for a chance to win the entire collection!

I'm submitting this to the latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge #108 - Anything Goes.

Thanks for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy


Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3572 - Floral Keys & Locket PreCut Set
HCPC 3569 - Burnished Key PreCut Set
HCDP1 238 - Floral Key Paper Collection
HCD 741 - Burnished Key Die
Product ID: 452255 – Grand Calibur
Product ID: 368770 – Scor-Pal
Product ID: 354802 - Classic Oval Large Dies

Other Products Used: Paper: Natural White (Neenah), Frayed Burlap (Coredinations); Ink:
Onyx Black (VersaFine), Forest Moss, Victoria Velvet Distress Ink (Ranger); Classic
Scalloped Ovals Large (Spellbinders), buttons, bead spacer, adhesive pearls, trinket,
Bow-Easy, Cream Seam Binding, Ivory Satin w/Scallop Edge (Really Reasonable Ribbon),
sponge, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Black, Kelp Green, Marine Green, Rosy Beige,
Chestnut, Sepia, Espresso

Card size for this project is 5 1/2" x 4 1/4", top folded, using Frayed Burlap Cardstock. 
Cut mat from 6" square designer paper trimming to 4 1/16" x 5 5/16", ink edges with Forest
Moss, wrap with ribbon, and glue to card base.  Trim card front from designer paper to 4"
x 2 7/8", ink edges, and add to card with pop dots.  Die cut Frayed Burlap with Classic
Ovals and then die cut Natural White with Class Scalloped Ovals and add to card with pop
dots. Stamp images on Natural White with Onyx Black.  Die cut Burnished Key image with
matching die and color 2 of the keys with inks.  Color the flower image with pencils and
fussy cut around image.  Ink edges of image with black.  Glue image to oval die cut and
slightly curl up edges.  Color matching locket for image with pencils and add with pop
dots.  Add keys to card as shown and add bead spacer with adhesive pearl. Trim "Make a
Wish" ticket from designer paper, ink edges, and add as shown slightly curling. Add bow,
trinket, and button as shown.
 

Jolly Penguin

Happy Friday everyone!

Today I have a Christmas card for you using the Jolly Penguin CottageCutz Die from The Scrapping Cottage!

Aren't these little guys cute delivering presents on their sleigh?  I love the little one sitting on the sleigh with his candy cane!

I used a bunch of different colored cardstocks for the die pieces and a little bit of designer paper called Botanical Noel by Recollections.  I inked and shaped most of the pieces before gluing them together.  I added an extra sleigh to go under the sentiment and added some adhesive pearls to embellish it.  I embossed the upper part of the white mat with Perfect Polka Dots to make it look like it was snowing behind the penguins, I then matted it with Ruby Red Cardstock from Bazzills and popped it on a green card base using Forest by Coredinations.





Here is a picture of the Jolly Penguin Die I used.

Supplies used:

CottageCutz Die: Jolly Penguin
Stamp: Teeny Tiny Wishes (SU)
Paper: Botanical Noel, white, black (Recollections), Forest (Coredinations), Ruby Slipper, gray, brown (Bazzills), More Mustard (SU)
Ink: Forest Moss Distress Ink, Amaretto, Banana Bliss (Powder Puffs), Real Red (SU), Gray Flannel(Memento)
Accessories: Ribbon, button snowflake, adhesive pearls (Recollections), Bow-Easy, pop dots, sponge

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy
 

Spellbinders Platinum Party Blog Hop - Heartfelt Creations

Happy Thursday everyone!

Welcome to the second day of the Spellbinders Platinum Party Blog Hop!!!  I'm so excited to be participating in the Hop today with Spellbinders for Heartfelt Creations!  I hope you are having fun hopping and enjoying all the beautiful creations on your way!

You can find all the rules for the contest at the Spellbinders Blog here and be sure to visit all the participating blogs to be eligible for the Grand Prize.

For your chance to win the Grand Prize for the Platinum Party please enter here! 

For my project, I will be showing you how I made this special Christmas gift bag using the Grand Labels 23 Die and lots of other Spellbinders and Heartfelt Creations products!

You can make this bag and decorate it for any occasion and it's pretty simple to put together!

I put together a little picture tutorial in a separate post to show you how I did it...sorry I don't have a video camera...yet!

To decorate my bag, I used Spellbinders Dies and  Heartfelt Creations designer papers, stamps, and dies.  I matted the front and back of the bag with light brown designer paper from the Christmas Card Paper Collection by cutting it with the same Labels 23 Grand die, scoring it in the same manner, and trimming the front and back pieces to fit.  I then inked them with Soft Suede Ink and glued them to the bag.

The poinsettia flower was made with the Christmas Poinsettia PreCut Set and the matching Sun Kissed Fleur Die.  The wonderful thing about these is you stamp the one image and cut it with one die and you get 10 different flowers and 2 leaves at once!  It's a huge time saver and I love having extra flowers leftover to use when ever I need them! 

For my flower here, I used Solar White Cardstock and Onyx Black Ink.  I colored 3 of the flowers with Periwinkle and Black Prismacolor Pencils using mineral spirits.  The flower was shaped using the Paper Blossoms Molding Mat and Tool Kit and glued together.  I then added Antique Copper Microbeads to the flower center.  I cut 2 of the flourishes from the Ornamental Add On Die with Soft Suede Cardstock, glued them tip to tip as shown, and popped the poinsettia flower on top.

For the back of the bag, I cut one of the other flourishes from the Ornamental Add On Die with Soft Suede Cardstock and one of each snowflake from the Banner & Tree Die with Natural White Cardstock and glued together as shown adding an adhesive pearl to the center.

I added a bow on each side of the bag made with Danish Blue Seam Binding and an adhesive pearl to the center.  The handle of the bag is a jute ribbon sample I received from Really Reasonable Ribbon that I thought looked kind of cute as a handle!

The gift tag was made with Spellbinders Holiday Tags Dies.  I stamped the sentiment from Heartfelt Creations' Love At Christmas PreCut Set on more of the light brown designer paper with Soft Suede.  This was cut out with the tag die, along with another cut from Soft Suede cardstock.  I glued these together, inked the edges, and added some twine for a tie.


Here is the complete list of participating blogs for the contest both yesterday and today:

  

November 20^th

Richard Garayhttp://www.myfunstampersjourney.com/

Linda Lucas  www.lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com.au (for Tsukineko)

Allie Gower http://want2scrap.com/blog/?p=4145

Darsie Brunohttp://justritestampers.typepad.com/

Angelica Turner  bellisimavida.blogspot.com/ (for Heartfelt Creations)

Mechele Rudd (The Stamp Doctor)http://thestampdoctor.blogspot.com

November 21^st

Richard Garayhttp://www.myfunstampersjourney.com/

Allie Gower My Card Partyhttp://wp.me/p2Ys5f-Ai (for Want2Scrap)

Eva Dobilas http://evafromca.blogspot.com/(for JustRite)

Kathy Roneywww.joyfullymadedesigns.blogspot.com (for Heartfelt Creations) (that's me!)

Emily Lanhamhttp://createserendipity.blogspot.com (for Tsukineko)

Steph Ackermanhttp://stephaniescraps.blogspot.com (for The Stamp Doctor)

 

I hope you enjoyed my gift bag tutorial using Spellbinders and Heartfelt Creations beautiful products!

Thank you for stopping by and good luck with the contest!

Supplies:

HCPC 3557 Christmas Poinsettia PreCut Set
HCPC 3554 Love at Christmas PreCut Set
HCD 738 Ornamental Add On Die
HCD 739 Banner & Tree Die
HCD 734 Sun Kissed Fleur Die
HCDP1 236 Christmas Card Paper Collection
Spellbinders Holiday Tags Shapeabilities
Spellbinders Grand Calibur
McGill Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear

Paper: Solar White, Natural White (Neenah), Soft Suede (Stampin' Up)
Inks: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Soft Suede (Stampin' Up)
Accessories: Spellbinders Grand Labels Twenty-Three , Antique Copper Microbeads, Adhesive Pearls (Recollections), Bow-Easy Tool, Danish Blue Seam Binding, 1.5" Jute Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), mineral spirits, pop dots, Prismacolor Pencils: Periwinkle, Black



I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 107 - Anything Goes.
Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #72 - Make Your Mark

Blessings!

Kathy

Gift Bag Tutorial

Hi there!

Here is the tutorial I did showing you how I made the gift bag for the Spellbinders Blog Hop using their Labels 23 Grand Die.

You can make this bag and decorate it for any occasion and it's pretty simple to put together!  I put together a little picture tutorial to show you how I did it...sorry I don't have a video camera...yet!

1. I started with the largest die from Labels 23 Grand Dies and cut it with Soft Suede Cardstock.

2. On the wrong side of the die cut, score edge to edge as follows: on the short side score down the outside scallop on each side, then on the long side score down either side of the center scallop.  Use picture as a guide.

3. On long side of die cut, cut score lines from outside to where the lines meet score lines from short side.

4. Score 2 corner flaps on one of the long sides 7/8" in from outside edge.

5. Turn die cut over and fold score lines, then snip off the outside corners of the 4 flaps (so they don't show when folded up)
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6. Use Scor-tape to adhere folded flaps together.

7.Turn over to right side and add Scor-tape to the middle flaps.

8. Turn over and adhere to unfolded sides.  Add Scor-Tape to inside of folded sides.

9. Adhere to outside to complete bag.  The finished bag measures 3" x 1 3/4" and is 3" tall.

Here's a view of my project from above:

And a view of the back:

 

I hope you enjoyed my tutorial and have fun making these!

Blessings!

Kathy

Heartfelt Creations - Peace

Happy Wednesday everyone!

I have a Christmas card for you today with this beautiful "Peace" image from the Peaceful Night Set from Heartfelt Creations.

(Click on photo for a closer view)

I love this blue and brown color combo together for Christmas!  I stamped the image on Solar White and colored it with pencils and mineral spirits.  I love the little scene inside the "P"!   The scalloped circle behind the image and the blue mat are from the Christmas Card Paper Collection, so pretty, I love that blue paper!  The card base is Soft Suede that matches the designer papers really well.

Be sure to stop by the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the designer this week!  Also, you can see some sneak peaks of the new release coming out on Black Friday next week!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge # 107 - Anything Goes.
Addicted to Stamps & More Challenge #72 - Make Your Mark

Thank you for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Peace Card

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3553 - Peaceful Night PreCut Set
HCDP1 236 - Christmas Card Collection
Product ID: 452255 – Grand Calibur
Product ID: 368770 – Scor-Pal
Product ID: DDOTS - Double Dots
Product ID: 354806 - Standard Circles Small

Other Products Used: Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Soft Suede (SU); Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Soft Suede (SU), Wheat (VersaMagic); Small Petite Scallops (Spellbinders), buttons, twine, trim (Jo-Anns), Leather Tan Seam Binding (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Bow-Easy, Antique Copper Microbeads (Recollections), sponge, Scor-tape, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Cloud Blue.
, Perwinkle, Black, Kelp Green, Marine Green, Jasmine, Ginger Root, Chocolate, Light Umber

Card size for this project is 5 1/2" x 4 1/4" with Soft Suede Cardstock.  Cut mat from blue designer paper measuring 4 1/16" x 5 5/16", ink edges and glue to base.  Add trim across card with Scor-tape.  Stamp image on Solar White with Onyx Black and color with pencils.  Cut image out with circles die and ink with Wheat while still in die.  Cut light brown designer paper with scallop circles die and ink edges with Soft Suede.  Add image with pop dots and add to card with pop dots.  Add microbeads to flower center with glue.  Add snowflake buttons, bow, and button with twine.
 

Bella Rose Lattice - Heartfelt Creations

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a little inspiration from Heartfelt Creations!

This week I used an older set, Bella Rose Lattice Background, to make my card...I just love roses and couldn't resist using this set!

I colored the image with pencils and mineral spirits and fussy cut it so I could pop it on the yellow to make it stand out.  The yellow mat is cut using the Timeless Rectangles Die and is popped on a purple card base.  I added a purple bow and button to finish it off. 

Here's a little close up:

Be sure to visit the HC Blog to see all the gorgeous creations by the design team this week!  So many talented ladies!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #106 - Anything Goes
Addicted to Stamps and More Challenge #71 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3396 – Bella Rose Lattice Background PreCut Set

Product ID: 031458 – Timeless Rectangles Dies

Product ID: 452255 – Grand Calibur

Product ID: 368770 – Scor-Pal

Other Products Used: Paper: Solar White (Neenah), purple (Recollections), yellow (stash)  Ink:  Onyx Black (VersaFine), button, ribbon (Michaels), Bow-Easy, sponge, cutting mat, craft knife, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Kelp Green, Marine Green, Black, Chocolate, Dark Brown, Violet, Black Cherry, Black Grape.

The card size for this project is 6 ½” x 4 ½” using purple cardstock.  Cut yellow cardstock with Timeless Rectangles Die and add to base with pop dots.  Stamp image on Solar White with Onyx Black and color with pencils.  Fussy cut image with scissors and craft knife and ink edges with black ink.  Add image with pop dots.  Add bow and button.

 

Harvest Rooster Vane

Happy Tuesday!

Today I have a card I made for CottageCutz using their new Harvest Rooster Vane Die from the Harvest Release and the Fancy Floral Lace Border Die.

As soon as I saw this die, I thought about doing red and white with gingham!  I used Ruby Slipper Cardstock from Bazzills to cut the dies and paired it with white and old gingham paper I found in my stash from DCWV's Bright Mat Stacks.  The white under the rooster is embossed with the Square Lattice Embossing Folder to give it a little texture.  I matted this with more of the Ruby Slipper and added it to a white card base.  The bow is a black and white gingham ribbon from Michaels.  I added a red button threaded with white floss to the bow center and added 2 little heart buttons with glue dots on the top right corner.  The sentiment is from the Boards & Beams Set from Papertry Ink stamped directly on the gingham paper.

Here's a little close up of the rooster for you.

 

These are the dies I used:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm submitting this to the Word Art Wednesday Challenge #105 - Anything Goes.

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Blessings!

 

Kathy

 

 

 



Heartfelt Creations Blessing to Me

Happy Wednesday!

It's time for some inspiration from Heartfelt Creations!  I made this card using the Sweet Juliet Collection released in October.

I used the Antiquity Paper Collection for stamping the images on and colored directly on some of them with inks and a blender pen.  Not my usual coloring method, but I decided to do something a little quicker than normal.  The "berries" were added with Red Brick Stickles.  The flower on the bow is made using the Sweet Juliet Die, cutting the smaller flower twice.

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations' Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the designers this week.

I'm submitting this to the latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge #105 - Anything Goes.

Thank you for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy

Blessing to Me

Heartfelt Creations Products & Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3564 – Blessing to Me PreCut Set
HCPC 3567 – Juliet Spray PreCut Set
HCPC1 237 – Antiquity Paper Collection
HCD 740 – Sweet Juliet Die
Product ID: 159223 - Paper Blossoms Molding Mat
Product ID: 459222 - Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
Product ID: 159723 – Art Institute Glue –Dries Clear
Product ID: 393386 – Labels 4 Dies
Product ID: 031459 – Gold Labels 4 Dies
Product ID: 452255 – Grand Calibur
Product ID: 368770 – Scor-Pal

Other Products Used:

Paper:  Bravo Burgundy (SU), Frayed Burlap Distressed (Coredinations)
Ink: Bravo Burgundy, Old Olive (SU)
Accessories: Blender pen, sponge, Moss Sheer Organza Ribbon (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Bow-Easy, crystal (Prima), Sparkle Shimmer Spritz (Imagine Crafts), Red Brick Stickles (Ranger), adhesive pearl (Want-2-Scrap)

Instructions:

Make an A-2 (4-1/4” x 5-1/2”) card base with Frayed Burlap Cardstock.  Cut mat with Bravo Burgundy measuring 4” x 5-1/4”.  Cut mat with designer paper (use corner piece with flowers on edge) measuring 3-3/4” x 5”.  Stamp spray image (Juliet Spray Set) with Bravo Burgundy on bottom left corner to go with sprays on designer paper.  Stamp branches (Blessing to Me Set) on upper right corner with Bravo Burgundy.  Ink edges and glue to mat.  Wrap ribbon around as shown and secure to back.  Add mat to card base with pop dots.  Stamp sentiment on designer paper with Bravo Burgundy.  Color leaves with Old Olive Ink and blender pen.  Cut with Labels 4 die and ink edges with Bravo Burgundy.  Cut mat with Bravo Burgundy Cardstock using Gold Labels 4 and add to sentiment with pop dots.  Color leaves on mat that will show above sentiment.  Add sentiment/mat to card with pop dots.  Add bow and crystal.  Die cut 2 smaller flowers with Bravo Burgundy, shape, and assemble together with brad.  Spray with Shimmer Spritz and let dry.  Add adhesive pearl to center and add to bow with glue dot.  Use leftover dots from die cutting flowers to add “berries” to image as shown.  Dot “berries” with Stickles.


 

Grapevine Wreath

Happy Saturday everyone!

I can't believe it's November already!  Time is going by so quickly, before you know it will be Thanksgiving!

Today I have a Thanksgiving Card to show you that I made using Build-A-Grapevine Wreath and Fall Owl Border, 2 new CottageCutz Dies from The Scrapping Cottage's Harvest Release.

 

To make my card, I started with a French Roast card base and added a mat of Very Vanilla Cardstock embossed with Rebecca Embossing Folder and inked with brown.  I cut the wreath with a bunch of scraps of browns, greens, oranges, and reds, shaped and inked the pieces and assembled them together.  The owl border was cut with French Roast and Quicksand Cardstock.  I taped the back of the Quicksand pieces so that the punched pieces would stay in place, then glued the French Roast border over it.  I then cut the border in pieces so I could add the owls around the wreath.  I also added a couple of extra acorns and a jute bow and button with twine in it to finish it off!

  
Here's a close up of the wreath and the little owls.  These little guys are so cute!

These are the dies I used on this:

 

 

 

Here are the ingredients I used:

CottageCutz Dies: Build-A-Grapevine Wreath, Fall Owl Border
Stamp: Season of Thanks (SU)
Paper: French Roast (Coredinations), Very Vanilla (SU), Quicksand, Ruby Slipper, Rain Forest (Bazzills), scraps
Ink: Forest Moss, Vintage Photo Distress Inks (Ranger)
Accessories: Natural Jute String (Really Reasonable Ribbon), green twine (May Arts), button, Bow-Easy, sponges, McGill Mat & Tool Kit, Rebecca Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug)

I'm submitting this to the latest Word Art Wednesday Challenge #104.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy
 

Crafts n' Things Weekly

 

Happy Thursday everyone!

 

I'm so excited to share a project I made for Heartfelt Creations that is being featured on Crafts n' Things Weekly this week!  Here is the link to the project with all the instructions.  I made this candle and card gift set that is super easy to make for a quick gift!

Thanks for stopping by!

 

Blessings!

 

Kathy