Be Joyful

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the PEACE OF GOD, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7

These are verses I memorized years ago and they are written on my heart. There are times when I still need to remember not to be anxious, but I eventually listen to my heart saying these verses. I didn't really understand what the "peace of God" was until I experienced it. It's having peace inside you, even when you're going through heartbreaking situations and trials. It does "surpass ALL understanding" and you know it comes from GOD alone. Praise the Lord for His wonderful promises!


I love, love, love what I do. I am passionate about the things I create and the talents God has placed in me. I SO appreciate the time you take to look at my things and the comments you all leave me!

Blessings to you!

Kathy

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Sunrise Lily Wishes


Happy Wednesday!

It's time for a little Heartfelt Creations inspiration!  Today I have a fairly easy card for you, once again using the Sunrise Lily Collection.




The mat/frame is from the Sunrise Lily Paper Collection which I created by die cutting the center using the Cut Mat Create 2B Die. I stamped this beautiful inspirational verse from the Sunrise Lily Wishes Set on white cardstock to place behind the frame opening.

The flowers are from the Sunrise Lily Swirls Set that I colored with pencils and mineral spirits, then die cut with the matching Sunrise Lily Swirls Die. I used Heart of Gold Prills for the flower centers and adhesive pearls to embellish the card.

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the designers this week! Emma Lou has also announced the Design Team Semi-Finalists!!!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #220 - Anything Goes

Thank you for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Sunrise Lily Wishes

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3722 - Sunrise Lily Swirls Cling
HCPC 3721 - Sunrise Lily Wishes Cling
HCD1-788 - Sunrise Lily Swirl Die
HCD1-752 - Cut Mat Create 2B
HCDP1-263 - Sunrise Lily Paper Collection
368770 - Scor-Pal
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear
Other products: Papers: Solar White (Neenah), White (Recollections), Green Jewel (The Paper Studio); Inks: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Peeled Paint Distress; Accessories: adhesive pearls, Scotch Mounting Tape, mineral spirits, paper stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Salmon Pink, Pale Vermillion, Mahogany Red, Sand, Kelp Green, Marine Green

Instructions: Card measures 5 1/4" square. Cut Green Jewel cardstock 10 1/2" x 5 1/4", score at 5 1/4" and fold to create card base. Cut card panel pictured from designer paper and die cut center using the large rounded square from the Cut Mat Create 2B Die. Ink inside and outside edges with Peeled Paint Ink. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock and trim down to fit behind card panel frame as pictured. Add sentiment to card panel frame using Scotch Mounting Tape and then add to card base with Scotch Mounting Tape.

Stamp Sunrise Lily Swirl on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink. Color with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Die cut with matching Sunrise Lily Swirl Die. Add as pictured using Scotch Mounting Tape. Add Heart of Gold Prills to flower centers using Art Institute Glue. Add adhesive pearls.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Beautiful Sunrise Lilies


Happy Wednesday!

It's time for me to share another creation using the Sunrise Lily Collection! This week I have a fairly clean and simple card for you using lots of white which is a style I really like!




I love this Eyelet Oval Die and think it showcases the beautiful lily swirl images perfectly. The images were colored with pencils and mineral spirits and then cut with their matching dies. The sentiment is stamped directly on the oval and then the lily swirls were "popped" on the oval around it.

There is lots more inspiration on the Heartfelt Creations Blog this week so be sure to take a look!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #220 - Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown #281 - Layer It Up

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Beautiful Sunrise Lilies

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3722 - Sunrise Lily Swirls Cling
HCPC 3474 - Heartfelt Expressions Cling
HCD1-788 - Sunrise Lily Swirl Die
HCD1-776 - Eyelet Oval Die
368770 - Scor-Pals
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear
Other products: Papers: Solar White (Neenah), White (Recollections); Inks: Onyx Black (VersaFine); Accessories: Pirouette Embossing Folder (Cuttlebug), Bow-Easy Tool, 1/4" White silk ribbon (May Arts), spacer bead, adhesive pearls, Scor-Tape, Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue, Scotch Mounting Tape, mineral spirits, paper stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Salmon Pink, Pale Vermillion, Mahogany Red, Kelp Green, Marine Green, Sand

Instructions: Card measures 4 1/2" x 6 1/4". Cut white cardstock 4 1/2" x 6 1/4" twice. Score one of these on the 4 1/2" side at 1/4" and add Scor-Tape above score line. Emboss the second piece with the Pirouette Embossing Folder. Adhere the 2 pieces together to create the card base. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock using Onyx Black Ink and die cut using Eyelet Oval Die so that the sentiment is positioned as pictured. Add to card base with Scotch Mounting Tape.

Stamp Sunrise Lily Swirls on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink. Color with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Die cut with matching dies from the Sunrise Lily Swirls Die and add as pictured using Scotch Mounting Tape. Add Heart of Gold Prills to flower centers using Art Institute Glue.

Create a 9-loop bow using Bow-Easy Tool and white silk ribbon. Add to Eyelet Oval using Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue. Add spacer bead and adhesive pearl to bow using Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Sunrise Lily Bouquet


Happy Wednesday!

It's time for the release of the new Sunrise Lily Collection! What a gorgeous floral collection this is!

Rich and regal in appearance, along with a divine fragrant beauty and ornamental trumpet shaped blossom makes the lily flower a well known garden variety and a sure sign that spring has sprung. Heartfelt Creations invites you to prepare to welcome the season of new beginnings, fresh starts and the bursting forth of nature with the new Sunrise Lily Collection. As the title of this assemblage suggests, it is filled with the romantic hues of a beautiful sunrise or sunset...glorious shades of pinks, oranges, and yellows which also reflect the stunning color palette of the lily blossoms as they appear in the gardens themselves. Ravishing shades of greens, creams and whites bring a crispness and a breath of fresh air just as the spring season itself. Patterned papers reveal regal ornamental iron like scroll work, dainty lace elements and lovely vintage like floral details. Beautiful imagery of lily filled vases, pretty flower adorned garden hats and luscious floral bouquets grace varying sized card panels, scrapbook layouts and embellishment tags, and are replicated in five sets of delicately detailed stamp illustrations. The crowning glory to the collection itself is the dimensional lily flower that will add a touch of reality to each of your springtime creations. So, chase away those winter blues brought on by old man winter, combat spring fever by filling your creative space with a touch of splendor as you begin creating with the Sunrise Lily Collection for the upcoming spring and Easter season.

Here is my first card using the new collection.



I used the Sunrise Lily Bouquet for the vase and flower bouquet and the Sunrise Lily Wishes for the pretty floral spray on the bottom. All were colored with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps, die cut with the matching dies and popped onto the card.

The background mat on the card is one of the card panels from the matching designer papers. I just love this paper and the beautiful colors! The images are popped onto a pink Eyelet Oval diecut with a white eyelet center and a light green designer paper for the solid center underneath it. Then I added some stickles to the images, Prills to the flower centers, some lace, a pretty silk bow, adhesive pearls and a button.

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations' Blog to the all the beautiful creations by the designers this week! Such a talented group of ladies!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #219 - Anything Goes
Really Reasonable Ribbon #134 - Anything Goes With Ribbon or Trim

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Blessings!

Kathy


Sunrise Lily Bouquet

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3723 - Sunrise Lily Bouquet Cling
HCPC 3721 - Sunrise Lily Wishes Cling
HCD1-788 - Sunrise Lily Swirl Die
HCD1-789 - Sunrise Lily Bouquet Die
HCD1-776 - Eyelet Oval Die
HCDP1-263 - Sunrise Lily Paper Collection
368770 - Scor-Pal
DDOTS - Double Dots
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear
359848 - Spellbinders Tool N' One

Other products:
Papers: Solar White (Neenah), White (Recollections), White Plum (The Paper Studio)
Inks: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Cameo Coral (Stampin Up)
Accessories: White trim, 1/4" White silk ribbon (May Arts), Bow-Easy Tool, adhesive pearls, button, Diamond Stickles, Scor-Tape, Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue, Scotch Mounting Tape, mineral spirits, paper stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Pink Rose, Nectar, Chestnut, Pale Sage, Kelp Green, French Greys 10,50, 70%, Cream

Instructions: Card measures 5 1/4" x 7 1/4". Cut white cardstock 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" twice. Score one of these on the 5 1/4" side at 1/4". Add Scor-Tape above score line and adhere the 2 pieces together to create the card base. Cut card panel from designer paper and ink edges with Cameo Coral Ink. Add trim across card panel, secure on back and add to card base with Double Dots. Die cut Eyelet Oval Die using White Plum cardstock, ink edges lightly with Cameo Coral and add to card using Scotch Mounting Tape. Die cut light green designer paper using the solid center from the Eyelet Oval Die. Die cut white cardstock using the eyelet center form the Eyelet Oval Die. Glue these two pieces together and add to card using Scotch Mounting Tape.

Stamp the flower bouquet and vase from the Sunrise Lily Bouquet Cling and the flowers from the Sunrise Lily Wishes Cling on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink. Color images with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Die cut with matching dies. Add as pictured using Scotch Mounting Tape and glue. Add Lemon Chiffon Prills to flower centers using Art Institute Glue. Add Diamond Stickles as desired over images. Make 9-loop bow with white silk ribbon using Bow-Easy Tool. Add to card using Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue. Add button to bow center using Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue. Add adhesive pearls.

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Perched Pink Owl


Happy Wednesday!

It's that time again to share a little inspiration with you from Heartfelt Creations! This week I have another Sugar Hollow card for you.



I used one of the card fronts from the designer papers that had a little perched owl. I then added the same owl image popped over it that I had stamped, colored with pencils and mineral spirits and die cut with the matching die. (Ever seen a pink owl? Me neither:) I then added some flowers that I fussy cut from the designer papers to match the ones on the card front.

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see what the design team has for you this week!

Also, if you are interested in becoming a designer for Heartfelt Creations, they are doing a design team call right now. Now's your chance to work with a wonderful company! You can see more about it here.

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday #219  - Anything Goes/Family Friendly
Crafty Carmakers #156 - Punches and/or Dies
Really Reasonable Ribbon #133 - Show Me The Pink

Thanks for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Pink Owl Perched

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3717 - It's Owl Good Cling
HCD1-785 - Sugar Hollow Tree Die
HCDP1-262 - Sugar Hollow Paper Collection
368770 - Scor-Pal
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear
Other products: Papers: Solar White (Neenah), White (Recollections), Green Jewel (The Paper Studio); Inks: Onyx Black (VersaFine), Perfect Plumeria (VersaMagic); Accessories: Olive Burlap String (May Arts), Bow-Easy Tool, adhesive pearls, scissors, Scotch Mounting Tape, glue dots, Pebbles Shimmers Chalk, paper stumps, mineral spirits, Prismacolor Pencils: Olive Green, Black, Espresso, French Greys 30, 50, 90%

Instructions: Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Make a top-fold card base with white cardstock by cutting white 4 1/4" x 11", score at 5 1/2" and fold. Cut Green Jewel cardstock at 4 1/16" x 5 5/16" and add to base with Scotch Mounting Tape. Cut card panel from designer paper (pictured), ink edges with Perfect Plumeria and glue to card. Stamp owl image on Solar White with Onyx Black, color with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Die cut image with matching die. Shade white areas of owl with pink chalk. Add owl image over existing image on designer paper using Scotch Mounting Tape. Fussy cut various flowers from designer papers, ink edges with Perfect Plumeria, shape with Flower Shaping Kit and add as pictured, saving one flower for bow. Make multi-loop bow with string and Bow-Easy Tool. Add as pictured using glue dots. Add flower to bow center using glue dots. Add Lemon Chiffon Prills to flowers centers using Art Institute Glue. Add adhesive pearls as pictured.