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Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Debuting the Sweet Butterfly Dreams Collection from Heartfelt Creations.....

Soft breezes blow carrying the sweet scent of flowers through the air, while the summer sunshine fills your heart with warmth! There’s no grander place to leave your cares and worries behind than a beautiful garden! It’s the perfect place to lose yourself in a day dream as you’re surrounded by bountiful blooms playing host to a kaleidoscope of butterflies! What is it about butterflies that evoke so many feelings of joy, memories of loved ones gone before us, and the gentle reminder that the trials of life can transform us into something beautiful! Join us in celebrating the beauty of life with the new Butterfly Dreams Collection by Heartfelt Creations! Lose yourself in a bright and happy hued paper collection filled with vivid pinks, blazing oranges, soft blues and soothing teals, boasting dynamic imagery of beautifully illustrated butterflies and divine florals encompassed in whimsical swirls and beautiful brocades! Several sizes of artfully illustrated premade card fronts, and elegant scrapbook pages set the perfect scene for hand shaped and embellished butterflies, along with your favorite dimensional flowers! Three fanciful cling stamp sets with coordinating dies lend themselves perfectly to adding a touch of elegance and grace to your one of a kind paper creations with delightfully scripted sentiments, stylish butterfly borders, detailed decorative dies, and several fascinating butterfly illustrations! So close your eyes, allow yourself to relax, and come along with us as we escape to a place filled with Butterfly Dreams!

I love the butterflies and am so happy to have these to grace my projects and cards. So please bear with me this morning as my post is rather long. I have two projects to share with you and I hope you enjoy them.

Products Used

Other Products: White Cardstock, Blue Cardstock, Cuttlebug Wildflower Embossing Folder, Scor-Tape, Sticky Doos, Half Pearls, Hot Glue Gun, Grape Jelly Memento Ink

For more tips on creating with the Butterfly Dreams collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/uCKKJfAQFHA.

Instructions: My card size is 5 1/4 x 7 1/4. Make card base and then cut a piece of blue cardstock 1/4 inch smaller and run it through the embossing folder then use Scor-Tape to adhere it to the card front. Cut out the decorative die from white cardstock and glue it down to the lower portion of the card. I added the half pearls around the outer edge of the die cut.

Stamp the flowers and leaves, cut out and color with various colors of ink to achieve the color you like. Run the rose petals and leaves through the mold to achieve the beautiful shaping. I also used the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit to give just a bit more dimension to the petals. Glue the petals together and punch a hole in the center of the flowers and add the stamen then add a drop of hot glue on the underside to hold them in place. Add the Crystal Clear to the edges of the flowers using dries clear adhesive and set aside to dry. Stamp, color and cut out the butterfly. Add some Crystal Clear to the body and set aside to dry. Once dry, I used some Sticky Doos to pop it up from the card front. I then decided on the placement of the flowers and leaves and glued them down using the hot glue gun.

Go back to the paper pack and pick out a decorative ticket and I fussy cut mine. Using the Sticky Doos adhere it to one of the other decorative tags and then adhere it to the top part of the card front. The card is ready to go.

Products Used

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Luggage and Tags Die, HCD1-745
Dove Blender Kit, 241159
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Rose Bud, TSMP400
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Lilac Posies, TSMP501
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Teal Zeal, TSMP602
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Summer Sky, TSMP604
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Bamboo Leaves, TSMP707
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black, TSMP900
Sizzix Vagabond 2 With Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter, 532423-KIT
Fleur Border Basics Die, HCD1-7120
Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear, PGM15015
Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Garden Patina, RACP992
Butterfly Dreams Border Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3823
Butterfly Dreams Paper Collection, HCDP1-289
Butterfly Dreams Border Die, HCD1-7177

Other Products: Angel Pink Memento Ink, White Cardstock, Darice Bling on a Roll, White Seam Binding, Dimensional Tape, Hot Glue, Scor-Tape

For more tips on creating with the Butterfly Dreams collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/uCKKJfAQFHA.

How to use the Border Essential Dies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDC6cnO7OZI.

Instructions: My card is 6 X 6". Make card base and using one of the Fleur Border Basic Dies, cut out the top decorative edge and then I stamped the butterfly stamp directly under that. Color the butterflies using the Dove Blender Pen and various ink colors. The next step is to use the coordinating die and cut out the butterflies.

I stamped, colored and cut out an additional Butterfly Border and added the Crystal Clear all over the butterfly wings. When the glitter is dry, fussy cut some of the butterflies and glue the bodies down over the bodies on the card front. Once dry, lift up the wings and it looks like they are all flying around.

I used one of the edge dies from the die set and cut a piece of the paper collection to fit on the bottom of the card front. Next use the hot glue and glue down the Bling on a String to the top and bottom of the butterflies.

Cut a length of the white seam binding and spray with water. Lay down some ink on the craft mat or a piece of wax paper and then drag the seam binding through the color. Scrunch and allow to dry. Once dry, tie a bow and using Scor-Tape and glue, adhere it to the front of the card. Cut out one of the tags from the paper collection and using dimensional tape, adhere it to the front of the card.

You can visit the Heartfelt Creations blog for many more projects using this brand new collection. Prepare to have your breath taken away!

Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Inspiration Wednesday with Heartfelt Creations......

Good morning everyone and welcome to my little corner of the world! I'm here sharing another card made using the Sweet Peony Collection from Heartfelt Creations! The beautiful papers from the collection are doing the heavy lifting here! I just love the fence with the flowers in front!

Products Used

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Dove Blender Kit, 241159
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Bamboo Leaves, TSMP707
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black, TSMP900
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401
Sizzix Vagabond 2 With Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter, 532423-KIT
Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 30, HCDA2-450
Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear, PGM15015
StazOn Ink Pad - Olive Green, TSSZ51
3D Floral Basics Shaping Mold, HCFB1-464
Rain Boots and Blossoms Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3811
Rain Boots and Blossoms Die, HCD1-7169
Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3819
Sweet Peony Paper Collection, HCDP1-288
Small Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7173
Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Pink Peony, RACP649

Other Products: White Cardstock, Dimensional Tape, Stampendous Shaved Ice, Half Pearls

For more tips on creating with the Sweet Peonycollection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/L9_MLkvpGPQ.

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE.

Instructions: My card is 4 1/4 X 4 1/4". Find instructions here for the easel card. Make the card base and cover with the paper collection. I cut out two of the sentiments from the paper collection and used one on the top of the card and one to be part of the section that stops the card from closing. I adhered both with dimensional tape the smaller one on the top of the card has a half pearl glued to it. The element that is used to keep the card open has three half pearls above it to also help in holding the card open; you can use either one to hold it open.

Stamp, cut out and color the flower petals and leaves. I used Pink Peony ink for the peony and black for the other floral elements then Olive Green for the leaves. I ran the flower petals through the Vagabond inside the mold and then finished shaping using the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Now add some glue and sprinkle Crystal Clear over the flower petals; set everything aside to dry. Now is also the time to sprinkle Shaved Ice over the other floral element. Once everything is dry glue in place and the card is finished.

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Inspiration Wednesday with Heartfelt Creations.....

Good morning everyone! As we continue along with the Sweet Peony Collection from Heartfelt Creations, I'm here to share a gift bag I made. I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed making it. In fact I made several while I was at it and gave to my neighbors with a small sweet treat tucked inside.

Products Used

Delightful Daisies Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3656
Delightful Daisy Die, HCD1-760
ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Pad - Berrylicious, 71053
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401
Ornate Borders and Pockets Die, HCD1-780
Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3819
Sweet Peony Paper Collection, HCDP1-288
Small Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7173

Other Products: White Cardstock, Archival Sap Green Ink, Ivory Flower Soft, Velcro Dots

For more tips on creating with the Sweet Peony collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/L9_MLkvpGPQ.

Instructions: Click here to view a larger photo of this project. There are many instructions for making a gift bag found on Pinterest and Splitcoast Stampers. I found one and made the bag using a piece of the pretty Sweet Peony Paper Collection then I began to decorate. I used the Velcro Dots for the closure on the bag flap and then die cut one of the ornate borders dies to add to the closure. I cut a coordinating piece of cardstock and then glued down the border die cut and then glued the paper piece over that. It gives the bag a very romantic feel.

I stamped the daisies using Rich Cocoa ink and then colored the centers of the flowers with Sap green. Next I shaped the flower petals with the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit and then added some glue to the center of the petals to glue down the Flower Soft. Set them aside to dry. I stamped the Sweet Peony petals with Berrylicious ink and also colored the edges with the same color. Next I stamped the leaves with Stazon Olive Green Ink. I used the Deluxe Flower Shaping kit again to shape all the leaves and petals. I created a cluster of flowers and leaves on the front of the bag and glued the pieces down. Once everything is dry the bag is finished. This makes a quick and easy gift bag and it becomes part of the gift.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

A Fuchsia Celebration

Good morning everyone! I'm here this morning to share another card using the Sweet Peony collection from Heartfelt Creations! This is one of my favorites and I actually grow these in my yard! Yesterday Spring came to East Tennessee and today we are back to winter and snow. Just a light dusting but cold temps as well. I'm so ready for warm temps and Peony blooms but until that happens I will settle for these gracing my card fronts!

Products Used

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Luggage and Tags Die, HCD1-745
Delightful Daisies Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3656
Delightful Daisy Die, HCD1-760
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Rhubarb Stalk, TSMP301
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Bamboo Leaves, TSMP707
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Rich Cocoa, TSMP800
ColorBox Fluid Chalk Ink Pad - Berrylicious, 71053
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401
Sizzix Vagabond 2 With Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter, 532423-KIT
Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 30, HCDA2-450
Decorative Medallion Die, HCD1-7144
StazOn Ink Pad - Olive Green, TSSZ51
Peony Bud and Blossom Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3821
Large Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3820
Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3819
Sweet Peony Paper Collection, HCDP1-288
Peony Bud and Blossom Die, HCD1-7175
Large Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7174
Small Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7173

Other Products: White Cardstock, Ivory Flower Soft, Sap Green Archival Ink, Foundry Embossing Folder, Half pearl, Dimensional Tape, Pink Peony Cardstock

To see how to shape the peony, watch the video at .

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at .

Instructions: My card size is 5 x 7". Make card base and then emboss the pink cardstock and glue it down. Cut the medallion out of white cardstock and glue it down to the card front. Stamp the Peony flowers with the Berrylicious Ink and color them with this color as well. Stamp the daisies in Rich Cocoa Memento Ink and stamp the leaves with Olive Green Stazon Ink. Color with various inks and then cut everything out.

Run the petals through the mold and shape the flowers, then add the flower soft to the center of the daisies and set aside to dry. Once all the flowers are dry, decide where you want them over the medallion and glue them down. Pick a sentiment from the paper collection and use dimensional tape to adhere to card front. Glue a half pearl over the sentiment tag.

Friday, March 16, 2018

Sweet Peony Flowers are Blooming on my Craft Desk.....

Good morning everyone. I'm here this morning to share these glorious flowers that are blooming in my craft room! These sweet peony flowers have really taken over my heart right along with the Flowering Dogwoods and Lush Lilacs from Heartfelt Creations. I know, I know .... I say that about each every flower Heartfelt Creations releases but I just love flowers and try as I might to love each release equally, we all have our favorites. So this week I have been playing with the Peony flower and here is what my desk looked like for a day or two. They are all decked out in their ruffles and ready for just a bit of glitter and they will be ready to grace a card or two!

I used the Art Foam Paper from Heartfelt Creations to make these and feel like they turned out pretty well. What do you think? They were stamped in the same color I used to color the edges with so you have to look really close to see the detail of the petals.

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

Debuting the Sweet Peony Collection from Heartfelt Creations.....

Sweetly fragranced, and delicately airy, the graceful peony flower is a breathtaking and dreamy blossom that calls a quiet attention to itself! Lush foliage filled plants bursting forth with tightly wound flower buds among softly ruffled blossoms bring with them a hint of old fashioned romance and delight! Join Heartfelt Creations as we stroll through beautiful peony filled gardens in the new Sweet Peony Collection! Pause, linger and refresh your soul as you amble through a paper collection filled with delightful peony flowers in happy hues of angelic pinks and dark burgundies, set among a refreshing array of leafy greens, sky blues, and sunshine yellows! Soft swirls, gorgeous stripes, and dainty lace like accents come together to create pleasing backdrops for bold peony blossoms, chipping birds and divine window scenes! Three coordinating cling stamp set and die combinations bring the luscious peony flower to the forefront of this gorgeous collection. An assortment of varying sized peony petals and foliage die cut pieces work together to create dimensional and dynamic peony blossoms ready to captivate and take center stage on card fronts, scrapbook layouts and altered art pieces! So, breathe deep, drink in the sweetness of the peony blossoms, and feel free to linger awhile as we take in the gentle beauty of the Sweet Peony Collection

Products Used

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Luggage and Tags Die, HCD1-745
Dove Blender Kit, 241159
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Bamboo Leaves, TSMP707
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Tuxedo Black, TSMP900
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401
Sizzix Vagabond 2 With Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter, 532423-KIT
Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 30, HCDA2-450
Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear, PGM15015
Sweetheart Borders Die, HCD1-7161
StazOn Ink Pad - Olive Green, TSSZ51
3D Floral Basics Shaping Mold, HCFB1-464
Rain Boots and Blossoms Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3811
Rain Boots and Blossoms Die, HCD1-7169
Large Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3820
Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3819
Sweet Peony Paper Collection, HCDP1-288
Large Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7174
Small Sweet Peony Die, HCD1-7173
Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Pink Peony, RACP649

Other Products: White Cardstock, Dimensional Tape, Scor-Tape, Stampendous Shaved Ice, White Ribbon

For more tips on creating with the Sweet Peony collection, watch the tutorial at .

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at .

Instructions: My finished card is 5 x 7". I made the card base from instructions on Pinterest. I cut two pieces of cardstock 10 X 7 and scored both at 5” and 7 1/2”. Glue two pieces together making a card base of 7” X 15”.

I covered the panels inside and out with pieces of the paper collection. I cut a piece of white cardstock 2 3/4 x 3 3/4 and covered with another piece of the paper collection. I also stamped a sentiment on this panel with black ink. I glued it down just on the left-hand side so it wouldn't interfere with the opening of the card. I made a second panel identical to the first and stamped a sentiment on it as well and then glued it to the inside, so it would cover the plain cardstock back.

Next, I fussy cut a piece of the paper to make a pocket for the inside center panel. I used Scor-Tape to adhere it to the panel, so I could slip tags down inside. I cut out tags from the paper Collection and tied ribbon through them and slipped them inside the pocket.

To make the bellyband I measured a piece of white cardstock 2" wide by enough to reach around the card and lap over a bit. Make sure you allow a bit more so it will slide up and down over the card. Cut out two pieces of the decorative die and glue them to the edges of the belly band. I then covered it with piece of the decorative paper collection.

Stamp and cut out the flower petals, leaves and other elements using coordinating inks. I colored and then shaped the flower petals with the mold and continued shaping with the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Add some glue to the flower petals and sprinkle the Crystal Clear over them. Set aside to dry. I also colored and shaped the leaves and set them aside to dry. Then the little flower I stamped, cut out and added the shaved ice and set aside to dry as well. Once all were dry I glued it all down and then found a sentiment on the paper collection and cut it out and used dimensional tape to adhere to the bellyband

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Inspiration Wednesday with Heartfelt Creations

Good Wednesday Morning everyone and welcome to my little corner of the world! I'm here to share another project I made using the Lush Lilac Collection from Heartfelt Creations.

Products Used

Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Dove Blender Kit, 241159
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Elderberry, TSMP507
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401
Memento Dye Ink Pad - Sweet Plum, TSMP506
Sizzix Vagabond 2 With Solo Wafer-Thin Die Adapter, 532423-KIT
Brilliance Ink - Pearlescent Orchid, TSBL34
Stack and Store Daubers-Pack of 30, HCDA2-450
Eyelet Oval & Basics Small Die, HCD1-7156
Eyelet Oval & Basics Large Die, HCD1-7157
Sweet Lilac Scroll & Notes Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3818
Lush Lilac Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3816
Lush Lilac Paper Collection, HCDP1-287
Lush Lilac Die, HCD1-7170
3D Lush Lilac Shaping Mold, HCFB1-466

Other Products: White Cardstock, 4MM Half Pearls, Dimensional Tape

For more tips on creating with the Lush Lilac collection, watch the tutorial at .

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at .

Instructions: Make card base; you can find instructions on Pinterest or Splitcoast Stampers for making a side step card. See here. Cover the card with pieces of the paper collection. Cut two ovals and using dimensional tape, adhere them together and then glue down on the card. Using Sweet Plum ink, stamp the sentiment onto the scroll on the paper.

Using Elderberry Memento Ink stamp the lilac petals and color using a dauber and Pearlescent Orchid ink. Using coordinating die cut out the petals and run through the die cutting machine with the Lush Lilac Mold. I shaped a bit more using the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Glue half pearls to the center of each petal. When the glue is dry add the flowers to the oval piece and allow that to dry. Next I cut out the lilac scroll from the paper collection. The die fit perfectly so it becomes very easy to let the paper do the heavy lifting. Glue the die cut piece to one of the steps and add lilacs to it. I added three lilacs to another step just to give a bit more color and dimension. Pick out a sentiment from the paper collection and using dimensional tape, adhere it to one of the steps. My card is finished.