Fall Fun...

Good morning my sweet friends!  It is once again time for a new challenge over at the Love Those Pretty Papers Challenge where anything goes as long as you use some of your pretty papers.  This challenge there is an optional theme of Fall Papers.  Well I just happen to have a card I just made using the Heartfelt Creations Beary Fun Retreat Collection.  I still have quite a bit of this lovely paper so I'm in the process of making Fall cards for loved ones and friends and hopefully some for the nursing home.  Here is a little look at my card:

I just love all the pretty shades of green and orange...then there is that gorgeous plaid.  Those falling leaves remind me that my own trees are beginning to lose leaves  and it won't be long until there are quite a few to get rid of!

Here is a close up of some of the elements of the card design.  I have been really enjoying playing with matting everything in black.  It gives so much dimension to my cards and they can still mail with one stamp!

So I am off to work on a black cat I will use on one of my Fall/Halloween cards soon. Hope you have a lovely day!

Heartfelt Creations Wednesday and More From the Beary Fun Retreat Collection

Good morning everyone!  Can you believe we are already into October?  I feel a touch of fall in the air and I am a happy camper.  We are quite dry and leaves are coming down early but it will be OK!

This morning I'm here to share a couple of projects using the Beary Fun Retreat Collection from Heartfelt Creations so sit down and stay a spell!

Products Used:

HCDP1-282 Beary Fun Retreat Paper Collection

HCPC-3626 Classic Sunflower Cling Stamp

HCD1-753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC-3650 Butterfly Medley Cling Stamp

HCD1-759 Butterfly Medley Die

HCPC-3656 Delightful Daisies Cling Stamps

HCD1-760 Delightful Daisies Die

#159726 Designer Dries Clear Glue

ANC829 Express Yourself Prills

HCST1-401 Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

TSMP103 Cantaloupe Memento Ink

TSMP800 Rich Cocoa Memento Ink

TSMP704 New Sprout Memento Ink

TSMP707 Bamboo Leaves Memento Ink

TSMP900 Tuxedo Black Memento Ink

#85 Crystal Art Glitter

Other Supplies:  White and Green Cardstock, Canson Watercolor Paper, Butterscotch Adirondack Ink, Dandelion Memento Ink, Dimensional Tape, Halloween Colored Gems

You can watch a video on making sunflowers here: https://www.heartfeltcreations.us/video/75/classic-sunflower-shaping-and-stamping 

For more ways to use the Beary Retreat collection see this video. 

Instructions:  My card is 4 1/4  X 5 1/2.  Make card base and cover with a piece of the paper collection.  Cut a 2 1/4  square from a coordinating piece of the paper collection and then cut it diagonally for the corner pieces.  Glue them down.  Next cut out the cute image from the paper and mat it on dark green cardstock.  I used dimensional tape to adhere it to the center of the card.  Now using Rich Cocoa Ink, stamp, cut out and then color the sunflowers and leaves using additional Memento Inks.  Next I added the prills and set aside to dry.  Now using Tuxedo Black ink, stamp the butterfly.  Cut out, color and glitter the butterfly and set aside to dry.  When everything is dry decide on your placement and glue down the flowers, leaves and butterfly.  Next glue the gems to the corners of the center image and your card is ready to go.

Products Used:
HCDP1-282 Beary Fun Retreat Paper Collection
HCPC-3797 Beary Fun Retreat Cling Stamps
HCD1-7151 Beary Fun Retrreat Die
HCPC-3799 Sunflower Accents Cling Stamps
HCD1-7153 Sunflower Accents Dies
ANC829 Express Yourself
#159723 Designer Dries Clear Glue
TSMP800 Rich Cocoa Memento Ink

Other Supplies:  Distress Inks (Walnut Stain, Tea Dye, Spiced Marmalade, Pumice Stone, Vintage Photo, Ripe Persimmon, Peeled Paint), Tag, Green Cording, Dimensional Tape. Canson Watercolor Paper

For more ways to use the Beary Retreat collection see this video. 

Instructions:  My tag is 3 X 6 1/4.  Cover your tag with a piece of the paper collection.  I went around the edges with Spiced Marmalade ink, just to give it a bit of character.  Using Rich Cocoa ink, stamp the images onto watercolor paper, then cut out the images.  I used the different Distress inks to watercolor the images then I added the Prills to the center of the sunflowers.  Arrange the different elements onto the tag and glue them down.  I used dimensional tape behind the bear to pop him up a bit.  Add the green cording to the top of the tag and it is finished.

Thanks for taking the time to hang out with me for a bit this morning.  If you would like a bit more inspiration just head over to the Heartfelt Creations blog to see what the other designers have done for this week!