The Play Date Cafe PDCC 117

Good morning blogging friends. This morning I'm sharing a card I made to show over at the Play Date Cafe.  This will be the first time I have participated in their challenge and I am very excited to play along.  The colors they are using this week are:

These are lovely colors and so much fun to work with.  So here is my card:

I used some pretty paper, Marianne dies, a Spellbinders Die, some pretty flowers and a little glitter.  I think it turned out pretty well.  So if you are looking for some fun challenges just go to the Play Date Cafe and try them out! 

Supplies:
Marianne dies, Spellbinders dies, Wild Orchid's Crafts flowers, Heartfelt Creations Sentiment, glue, glitter, Scor-Tape,  card stock, design paper

Roses by the Window.....

Good morning my blogging friends!  We are having more rain this morning.  It seems this winter, it has rained every other day.  At least our temps are fairly mild so the heating bills are going to be quite low.  But I would love to see some snow! 

My card this morning is another I did for Heartfelt Creations.  The products I used were:

HCD 718 Decorative  Chateau Gate Die, HCPC 3407 Botanical Floral 2 PreCut Set

HCPC 3448 Dainty Blooms & Birdies PreCut Set.  I colored the image with Ranger Distress Ink and I made the roses myself.  I think they turned out pretty well, and I hope you like them.

So today I will be trying to find time to play.  I'm slowly making a card or two that I will be showing you soon.  This dreary weather has really put a wrench in my creativity.  All you want to do is get a good book and a blanket and snuggle down!  We had a gorgeous couple of days with temps in the mid 60's and they sure spoiled me.  Lots of wonderful sunshine and it really made me think of Spring.  We even have the robins back!  I've been seeing them for a little over a week now.  They are a little early, as I don't usually notice them until mid February.  I don't know about you, but when I see Robins, I know Spring is just around the corner! 

Well, I'm off for a second cup of coffee and to get my day started.  Have a wonderful day and I hope you have time to play!

Welcome to Another Heartfelt Creations Wednesday!

Good morning my blogging friends!  It is Wednesday and once again time to share another project I did for Heartfelt Creations!  I can't tell you how much I missed being able to play last Wednesday.  Today, I'm a happy camper since I'm back up and running.

This morning my project is a decorative piece that can be displayed on an easel or made into a wall hanging.  I chose to use the easel.  This idea is inspired by a Tim Coffee video I saw and I loved the look and so here is my take on it.  I used all Heartfelt Creations stamps and just started to play.  The idea is to stamp the images and then outline with hot glue.  This is quite difficult for me and it takes an extremely steady hand but I still love the results.  Once you get everything outlined you paint over everything, then crackle everything and do some color washes and shimmer sprays and suddenly everything begins to come together.  You can go to the Heartfelt Creations blog to see all the stamps and products I used and the full instructions are there as well.  I think it turned out with a sort of Shabby look and feel to it and I love the soft colors that came through!  While you are on the Heartfelt Creations blog spend a few minutes and see all the other beautiful cards and designs that are posted there.  You can get so many wonderful ideas.  Also you can visit each of the design team's blogs by clicking on their names on the side of my blog.  Go visit and leave them a message.

That's it for me this morning!   I hope you have enjoyed seeing my project.   Have a great day and a good rest of the week!

Sharing Another Card with You....

Good morning everyone!  I'm back again this morning to share another card I made for Heartfelt Creations.  This card was one I was going to share with you last Wednesday, but didn't get to because my computer was down.  For all the products used and the instructions you can visit the Heartfelt Creations blog.  Everything is listed there as well as all the other projects and designs from the rest of the design team.  I'm sure you will get lots of inspiration while you are there.

I know this is short and sweet, but I slept in this morning and I have a ton of things to get done today so that's it for me today.  I hope you enjoy my card as much as I enjoyed making it!

A NEW AWARD.......

This is my second post for today, but I just had to tell you this.  I was given an award by someone special to me for a blog that has less than 200 followers.  Yep, that's me...I'm trying to gain new followers so if you come visit, please become a follower and let's try and get me over the hump!  My friend that gave me the award is 505whinseygirl.blogspot.com and it seems she is in the same boat as me!  So go visit her and if you like what you see, just become a follower and help her along too!

So help me out here,   follow me and help me out of this catagory!

Breathe!...Breathe!....Breathe!! Good Cleansing Breath.....

Good morning everyone.  It has been a crazy couple of days, but I have been a busy bee!  I have new programs loaded and files transferred from a back-up and did lose quite a few things, but I will survive!  I have really had to practice what I preach!  Sometimes that can be a bitter pill!  Hehehe...

This morning I want to share a new card with you!  I received a new die from Marianne Designs and I have to say, you will be seeing a lot of it in the coming days!  I simply adore the die and can see so many uses for it.   So here is my card:

My lighting was not the best, but I think you can see the detail on the corner piece.  Quite lovely I think!  This would be gorgeous on the top of a tag too!  Hmmm....maybe that will be next!

I added some pretty paper, some Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, Spellbinders dies and I'm sorry but I have no idea who makes the sentiment stamp.  My mind is a blank slate as I write this.  So please forgive me and I promise to do better.

So what do you have planned for today?  I'm still playing catch-up and trying to remember all the places I liked to visit but I'm slowly getting around to everyone!  So whatever you are doing and wherever you are, just take a moment and "Breathe"!

Just So You Know.....

I have just finished a week in the dark and it has not been fun!  My computer crashed and burned and I have had to wait to receive a new tower and get started again!  I had no idea how much I relied on the Internet as my window to the world until this past week.  Since I'm technically challenged with no fancy phone or laptop or any other device that I could use to get to the Internet, I've been sitting here in the dark thinking about all my blogging friends and how very much I miss everyone!

Well, the new computer has arrived and I vow to never be left like this again.  I'm having my old tower repaired and if it cannot be fixed, then I will have something else to help me along!  Bear with me as I get programs installed and up and running.  I lost several pictures and some information folders because I didn't do a back-up when I should have, so this might take a little bit!

So please don't give up on me and move on!  I'm still here....just a little battered at this point!