Friday, August 30, 2013

A Gift of Love Tag.....



Good morning everyone and I'm so glad you came to visit.  This morning I'm here to share my Christmas Tag I made for Heartfelt Creations.  If you would like a list of the products I used or the instructions for making my tag, just head over to the HC blog and have a look around.  Everything is listed there. 

Also did you notice it is once again time for an open design team call?  If you have an interest in applying for the design team be sure to read about it on the HC blog.

OK, I'm all done here this morning!  I hope you have a wonderful weekend and enjoy the holiday!   

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Welcome to Heartfelt Creations Wednesday....Warm Wishes...

Good morning and welcome to Heartfelt Creations Wednesday!  I actually love Wednesdays because I get to come and share with you a creation I have made using Heartfelt Creations products!




Heartfelt Creations Products Used:

HCPC 3555 Sweet Memories PreCut Set
HCPC 3554 Love at Christmas PreCut Set
HCPC 3553 Peaceful Night PreCut Set
HCDP1 236 Christmas Card  Paper Collection
HCPC 3415  Petite Poinsettia PreCut Set
Viva 3d Stamp Paint in Carmine Red
#459222 Paper Blossoms Tool Kit
#159723Art Glitter Dries Clear Adhesive
#352854 Metal Glue tip Art Institute

Other supplies:  Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia, 2010 Heirloom Ornament, Std. Ovals Small, and Venetian Motifs, Ranger Distress Ink, Memento Ink, green and red pencils, burgundy card stock, Canson watercolor paper, glue, dimensional tape, chunky glitter, white glitter, flower stamen, yellow marker
 
Instructions:  

I went to Splitcoast Stampers and found the dimensions and instructions for making this tri fold card and made my card.  Once I had all the cuts and folds done I used distress ink to go around all the edges of the card to give it dimension.  I stamped the sentiment onto watercolor paper and cut out with an oval die.  While it was still in the die, I used distress ink to shade this piece as well.  Then I colored in the leaves and berries using the red and green pencils.  Next I cut out two of the motifs and glued them to the top and bottom of the oval.  The next thing I did was pick a piece of the pretty paper and cut pieces to fit on all the areas of the card.  I went around each piece with distress ink to give it an aged look. Now we are ready to adhere the oval piece with the sentiment to the front of the card.   I used some dimensional tape to adhere it down.   I stamped another sentiment and a pine cone cluster and then cut out some of the sentiments from the pretty papers and glued them into place.  Next I stamped and cut out my poinsettia and then colored it with the Viva 3D Stamp Paint in Carmine Red Metallic.  I shaped the leaves with the Paper Blossoms Tool Kit and glued them together to form my flower.  Next I used a yellow marker to color some white stamen and glued three of these to the center of the flower.  Now we are ready to make our glittery hanging ornament.  I cut out a ornament using two of the dies to give the piece an opening in the middle.  I punched a hole in the top of the ornament and inserted a piece of gold string through and tied it off.  Next I applied glue to the front and back of the ornament and added chunky glitter.  Once this is dry you can tape the string to the back of the card so the ornament hangs down into an opening.  On the back panel of the card I used the glue and some fine glitter to just give it a sparkly look.  It doesn’t show very well in the picture, but the glitter gives it a really pretty look.

 Now you need to head over to the HC blog and have a good look around.  All the ladies have working so hard to show you many beautiful projects using these stamps, dies and papers.  I just know you will not be disappointed.
 
Well that is it for me this morning.  I hope you have a great day and that you get to do something you love!
 
 

WOYWW 221

Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday! 



Yes, it's that time of week once again when we all get together and post a picture of our work space.  Julia's blog has all the details of this madness and I call it that with love in my heart!  But it's still madness just the same! 

This week I've been working on a Tea Box as a Christmas Gift.  I had just sort of cleaned up a little and remembered I needed to take a picture to post this morning!  I'm getting ready to make a top for the box and I will also need to hot glue down the box to the bottom.  I of course will make some flowers as decorations and that will come next.  Can you see the little metal thingy close to my scissors?  That is my trusty measuring tape.  I've had it for years and years and use it daily!  It is just a perfect size for crafting!

Well that's it for me this morning.  I'm trying to keep this short and sweet so no one will be upset with me!  Have a great day and I'm off to snoop around!

Monday, August 26, 2013

Have a Wonderful Christmas.......



Good Monday morning everyone!  I hope you had a wonderful weekend and that you are ready to face the day.  It was a nice and quiet weekend here and I am up and having my cup of coffee and thinking about starting the day! 

I'm here this morning to share the last card I made for Heartfelt Creations last week.  I just love the shade of blue ink I found to use with this sentiment.  If you would like to see a list of products used for this card and read the instructions for making this card, just head over to the HC blog and have a look around.  It is all posted there as well as all the other projects the other design team members have made. 

Well that's it for me this morning.  I'm off to get my second cup of coffee.  So remember....no matter where you wind up today, or what you are doing find a small moment just for you and "Breathe"!

Friday, August 23, 2013

Friday Morning......

Good Friday Morning and I hope you are doing well!  Where has this week gone?  It just seems like I turned around once and the whole week just slid past me.  I'm here this morning to share another card I have made for Heartfelt Creations!  I'm enjoying playing with the Chritmas Card Collection and getting a head start on some of my cards that I will need to send out during the holidays.




Merry Christmas Card

Heartfelt Creations Products Used:
HCPC 3556 Christmas Song PreCut Set
HCPC 3553 Peaceful Night PreCut Set
HCDP1 236 Christmas Card Collection

Other Supplies:  Canson watercolor paper, cream card stock, dark green card stock, Memento ink, Prisma Color Pencils, Crayola pencils, mineral spirits, pink ribbon, Ranger Distress Inks, Dimensional Tape,  Scor-Tape, white Color Box Ink

Instructions:  Card Size 4 1/4” X 5 1/2"
Make card base out of watercolor paper for strength and stability.  Cover with a piece of the pretty paper that has been edged with distress inks.   Stamp an image using the white ink onto the paper as a background.  Stamp the Merry Christmas image and bird onto cream colored card stock and color with the pencils and mineral spirits.  Cut out the bird and use dimensional tape to attach to the front of the image.  Mat the image piece onto a piece of the dark green cardstock and tape the pink ribbon to the edges of the matted piece.  Tape this piece to the card front and the card is ready to go.  This card is relatively flat and would be easy to mail.
 
So there you have it for me this morning.  I'm off to get my second cup of coffee and see if I can focus this morning. 


Wednesday, August 21, 2013

Heartfelt Creations Wednesday.....

Good Wednesday morning everyone and welcome to Heartfelt Creations Wednesday!  I love when Wednesday rolls around and I get to share another project I made for Heartfelt Creations.

 
 
This is another example of letting these gorgeous papers do most of the work for me.  I colored a little ribbon, made the flower and stamped the word Christmas and it is ready to go!  If you would like to have a list of products used and the instructions for making a card like this for yourself, just head over to the HC blog and have a look around.  This project is listed there along with many other beautiful creations from the rest of the design team.  
 
Well that does it for me this morning.  I hope you have a really good day and that you get to do something you love today.  Now I'm going back over to the HC blog and look around some more at all the gorgeous creations. 
 
 

WOYWW #220

Good Wednesday morning everyone!  And Happy WOYWW!  If you are wondering what this is, it stands for What's on Your Workdesk Wednesday.  You can check it out at Julia's blog 
She is the creator of this madness.  We just all take a picture of our work space and link it to Julia's blog and then we can all visit.  I have been having trouble getting back in step with this, but always love to be a part of this and love visiting everyone! 



I snapped this photo yesterday afternoon after I had been working on a card.  I cannot show the card as it is for the design team I'm on and it will be posted at a later date. 

Well I'm keeping this short and sweet and I'm off to visit some other bloggers this morning.  Have a great day!