Classic Sunflower Notepad - Heartfelt Creations

Happy Wednesday!

It's inspiration time from Heartfelt Creations!  Today we are doing a blog hop with Creative Embellishments so you will see lots of inspiration from designers using their beautiful products.  To see the beautiful inspiration from Creative Embellishments, click here.

My project today is a covered junior notepad.

(You can click on the photo for a better view.)

Here's a look at the inside.

Here's a little close up of the beautiful flowers and butterfly on the cover.

I love making these notepads, they make beautiful gifts with a matching card.  I used the Junior Legal Pad Wish List tutorial from Split Coast Stampers here, adjusting the measurements for a full size pad.  I've included the adjusted measurements in the instructions at the bottom of my post.

I used the Classic Sunflower designer papers to embellish the pad cover and pad topper.  The frame on the cover is from Creative Embellishments' Mini Ornate Frames set that I painted with black acrylic paint and added a piece of designer paper to the back of it.  I embellished the cover with flowers, leaves and a butterfly from the Classic Sunflower Collection.  The flowers and butterfly were colored with pencils and mineral spirits and the leaves were inked with Forest Moss Distress Ink.

Be sure to visit the HC Blog to see the beautiful creations by the designers this week!  Emma Lou also has a new video showing you a fun coloring technique and a sneak peek of the All Geared Up Collection being released October 8th!

I'm submitting this to the following challenge:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #151 - Anything Goes

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Classic Sunflower Notepad

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3630 - Summer's Day PreCut Set
HCPC 3626 - Classic Sunflower PreCut Set
HCPC 3545 - Open Leaf PreCut Set
HCD 753 - Classic Sunflower Die
HCD 736 - Classic Leaf Die
HCDP1 - 247 - Classic Sunflower Paper Collection
452255 - Grand Calibur
368770 - Scor-Pal
459222 - McGill Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
159223 - McGill Paper Blossoms Molding Mat

159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear

SMP001 - Stamp Mat Pad
Metal Glue Tip

Other Products:

Paper: Solar White (Neenah), Black (Recollections), More Mustard (SU)
Ink: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Forest Moss, Vintage Photo Distress (Ranger)
Accessories: Black acrylic paint dauber (Ranger), Mini Ornate Frames (Creative Embellishments), Dark Brown Jute String (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Scor-tape, sponges, bow maker tool, craft knife, cutting mat, pop dots, Fast Grab Tacky Glue (Aleenes), Junior Size Writing Pad (office supply store), mineral spirits, Prismacolor pencils: Black, Yellow Ochre, Goldenrod, Burnt Ochre, Chocolate, Ginger Root, Sandbar Brown.

Instructions: Use tutorial from Split Coast Stampers for Junior Notepad found here using adjusted measurements as noted. Base: Cut More Mustard 10 1/2” x 8 1/4”, score at 5 1/8” and 5 3/8”.  Pad Topper: Cut designer paper 4 7/8” x 2 1/8” and score at 7/8” and 1 1/8”.  Add to pad top with double-sided tape following the tutorial.  Add pad to inside of base with double-sided tape following the tutorial.  Mat for inside: Cut designer paper 8” x 4 7/8”, ink edges with Forest Moss, and glue to base.  Mat for front: Cut Black mat 4 15/16" x 8 1/16" and glue to base.  Cut designer paper piece shown for front cover measuring 4 3/4" x 7 7/8", ink edges with Black Ink, glue to black mat and glue both to front cover.

Paint Mini Ornate Frame with black acrylic paint and let dry. Select image from designer paper tag assortment sheet, trim to fit behind frame, glue with Art Institute Glue and Metal Glue Tip. Trim any excess with craft knife and cutting mat. Add to notepad cover as pictured using pop dots.

On Solar White with Onyx Black, stamp Classic Sunflower, butterfly from Summers Day Set, 2 of 3-leaf stems, 1 of 9-leaf stems from Open Leaf Set. Color flowers and butterfly with pencils and mineral spirits. Fussy cut butterfly and shape as desired. Die cut flowers with Classic Sunflower Die, shape with mat and tool kit, glue together to form a small flower and a larger one. Die cut leaves with Classic Leaf Die, ink with Forest Moss Ink using sponge and shape with mat and tool kit. Make large 3-loop bow with Jute String and add to cover using Fast-Grab Glue. Arrange flowers, leaves (small leaves are cut into pieces) and butterfly as shown and glue all down.