Heartfelt Creations: You're So Thoughtful...

Hello!  Today I have a Heartfelt Creations project to share with you all.  The only thing stamped on this card is the sentiment.  I just love the gorgeous designer papers that Heartfelt now carries.  I love using the journal boxes as focal points on my cards.  Get ready for a new release next Wednesday! You are going to LOVE it! ;)
Instructions and product list to remake the card above are below.

HCPC 3363-Inspire Me Sentiments PreCut Set
HCDP1 224 Classic Editions Collection
other supplies: white cardstock, brown cardstock, Chocolate ink by Clearsnap, Distress ink in Old Paper, May Arts Ivory burlap twine, vintage button, oval punches by EK success
Fold white card base to measure 4.25" x 5.5". Ink edges with Old Paper distress ink.  Cut journal box from Classic Editions paper.  Cut a panel from green Classic Editions paper measuring 1.5" x 5.5".  Adhere green paper strip to left side of white card base.  Adhere journal box overlapping the green panel.  Stamp sentiment in brown ink onto white cardstock and punch with an oval punch.  Punch a scallop oval from brown cardstock and layer those together. Adhere to center of journal box.  Make a loopy bow from twine and tie a button to the center.  Adhere finished bow to upper left corner of journal box.

This fits The Paper Playtime challenge-autumn colors
Divas by Design-anything goes challenge
Simon Says Challenge-Thanksgiving/Thankyou
Tuesday Alchemy-anything goes

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you check out the Heartfelt Creations blog for more inspiring projects by the design team.

Emily

FWF: Happy Fall!

HOORAY! It's Friday.  I am itching for a weekend of fun, fall kinds of things! Last weekend, I was taking care of poor little Max.  I think he is well enough that we can go to the pumpkin farm and squeeze in a showing of Hotel Transylvania!
Today, I have a card using an ippity set called, Fall For You.  This is one of my favorite sets! I kept it supper simple.  I recently purchased a set of Gelatos from Faber Castell. I colored the pumpkin with those, and love the look I achieved.  I have never been quite as into coloring, but lately I am intrigued. It is super therapeutic to sit down and try to get the shading just right.
This fits the Unity WCMD challenge-fall theme.  I wonder if I will get ALL of those challenges done in time? We shall see...

I hope you all have a great weekend!

Emily

Heartfelt Creations: Delicate Asters Debut!

Hello! It is time for another Heartfelt Creations release. The beautiful aster images in this collection will knock your socks off!  I decided to turn the aster into a fall mum.  Fall is my favorite time of year. I also wanted to show that you can do so much with these stamps and dies.

HCPC 3495 Bold Delicate Asters PreCut Set
HCPC 3367 Vintage Life Background PreCut Set
HCPC 3474 Heartfelt Expressions PreCut Set
Gala Glitz-brown
HCD 726 Delicate Asters die

other supplies: white GP cardstock, Dusty Durango cardstock (SU), Old Olive, Dusty Durango, Crushed Curry inks by SU, Distress inks in Antique Linen, Walnut Stain and Tea Stain by Ranger, Glossy Accents by Ranger, ZOT glue dot
Fold Dusty Durango card base so that it measures 4.25" x 5.5". Cut white card stock panel to measure 4" x 5.25". Stamp Vintage Life Background in Antique Linen distress ink. Sponge edges with Tea Stain distress ink, and distress edges with scissors or fingernail.  Stamp Bold Asters in Dusty Durango ink onto white card stock, and use matching dies to cut. Stamp leaves in Old Olive ink onto white card stock, and use matching dies to cut.  Sponge Crushed Curry ink over white spaces on petals of flowers, and the three tiny dies for the center of flower. Layer the flower starting with the largest working up to the tiny yellow centers.  Add glossy accents to center of flower and sprinkle in Gala Accents. Let dry.  Stamp sentiment in brown ink centered towards bottom of panel and adhere to card base.  Adhere leaves and flower to center of card right above the sentiment using a ZOT.

Make sure you check out the Heartfelt Creations blog for a chance to win this entire collection along with many beautiful samples from the design team.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Halloween Harvest...

Hi, there! Today I have a card to share using a sentiment from Unity, and the pumpkin and wagon are from Heartfelt Creations.  I pulled out my My Mind's Eye Mischievous paper pad for this one. I love orange, aqua and brown for fall themed cards.  It is a more refreshing, vintage color theme for fall. I distressed all of the paper edges, and added distress inks to everything including the baker's twine.  I love the look the distress ink gives to the twine!  The wagon is popped with foam dots, and I cut a slit in the wagon to tuck that pumpkin down into.  I added an old button to a memo pin to stick through the baker's twine bow.  I used a woodgrain embossing folder on the brown card stock panel, and then sponged white ink over it.

Last night we had some storms which cooled everything off. It was a beautiful evening and a cool, foggy morning getting boys on the bus today. I am happily awaiting fall's approach!

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Heartfelt Creations: Cornhusks, pumpkins and mums...

Hello!  Today I have a card to share using several stamp sets from Heartfelt Creations Classic Editions collections.  I love that HC now has paper to coordinate with their stamps and dies!  I made a fall themed card pulling together different images from several different sets.  You will find the product list and the instructions for this card below.

HCPC 3487-Classic Editions PreCut Set
HCPC 3483-Days Gone By PreCut Set
HCPC 3486-Organic Fillers PreCut Set
HCDP1 224-Classic Editions Paper Collection
HCD 724-Classic Editions die set
other products:  white and kraft card stock; Antique Linen Distress ink and Walnut Stain Distress ink; Memento Tuxedo Black ink; Ivory burlap string by May Arts; vintage button; corner rounder punch; Cosmo Cricket alphabet letters for sentiment, foam dots
Fold white card base so that it measures 5.5" x 4.25". Ink edges with Antique Linen distress ink and Walnut Stain distress ink.  Cut kraft cardstock panel to measure 5.25" x 4". Round corners with punch. Ink edges with distress ink. Stamp large image from Organic Fillers set in Antique Linen ink over the entire panel.  Center and adhere to card base.  Cut border from Classic Editions paper collections to measure 5.25" in length and adhere to center of kraft panel. Cut white card stock panel to measure 2.5" x 3.5" and stamp corn husk image in black ink. Color with copics. Stamp tin pail and foilage. Use coordinating die for pail. Free hand cut foilage to put in pail.  Use coordinating die to cut small pumpkin image from designer paper. Adhere pumpkin and pail in front of corn husk.  Stamp small organic filler images onto coordinating patterned paper and use coordinating dies to cut. Set aside. Tie ivory, burlap string around the center of border, tie in bow and add button center.  Add different organic fillers behind the bow.  Adhere corn husk panel to the left of card base over twine with foam dots.  Using alphabet stickers, spell "thanks" in lower right corner of kraft panel.

Make sure you stop by the Heartfelt Creations blog to see many other wonderful projects from the design team!

Emily

Heartfelt Creations: Autumn Harvest Gift Box

Hello! I have a little gift box project to share with you today.  I recycled one of those round Laughing Cow cheese containers to make this one.  They are so easy to re-purpose, and I love the circular shape.  I used new dies, patterned paper and stamps from the newest Heartfelt Creations release, Classic Editions.  The papers are so delish and I love all of the different colors and patterns.

Make sure you check out the Heartfelt Creations blog, for more inspiration from the DT.  You will find a product supply list and instructions to recreate this box below.

HCPC 3484-Pumpkin Harvest PreCut Set
HDC 724-Classic Edition dies
HCDP1 224-Classic Editions Paper Collection
Spellbinders large circle and scallop circle dies
other supplies: white and brown acrylic paint, empty cheese container (I use Laughing Cow brand), watercolor paper, Vintage buttons, May Arts green and ivory burlap twine, hot glue gun, score tape, Tombow Multi glue, MS scallop border punch, Antique Linen Distress ink, Black Staz-on ink, SU markers for coloring pumpkin, blender pens for watercoloring
Stamp pumpkin onto watercolor paper with Black Staz-on ink. Color with SU markers and then use blending pen to achieve watercolor effect. Use coordinating die to cut pumpkin.  Paint round cheese box with brown acrylic paint with 2-3 coats and let dry (remove as much of labels as you can before applying paint).  Sponge white acrylic paint on edges to give a distress look.  Using Spellbinders circle dies, cut circles out of coordinating patterned paper to fit inside the box and to cover top of box. Use a strong adhesive to attach inside and to top of box such as Tombow Multi. Use Spellbinder's scallop circle die to create a mat for your pumpkin image out of lighter patterned paper.  Cut a strip of green patterned paper that measures 12" x 2". Crumple the paper up and then uncrumple and fan fold paper to create a pleated rosette.  I used my fingernail to distress the edges and sponged some white acrylic paint on the pleats to create a distressed look.  To hold the rosette together, use a hot glue gun to squirt a liberal amount of glue in the center of rosette and adhere to a piece of scrap paper that will not show underneath. Hold about 30 seconds until glue sets.  Attach rosette to top of box lid using hot glue and attach the scallop circle with pumpkin to the top and center of rosette. Add button and twine.  Punch long strips of scallops in lighter patterned paper to fit around lip of lid. I punched two strips of paper measuring 12" x 3/4" and attached with score tape. I trimmed off the excess from the second strip.  Tie green burlap string around the top of lid twice and add button and tie in bow.  This is perfect to add some fall treats, or a small gift for a friend.

 Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Heartfelt Creations: Raspberries and Pumpkins!

Hello!  I have a couple of Heartfelt Creations cards to share today. The first features beautiful raspberries on the vine. I love picking fresh raspberries in Michigan each summer. There is nothing better!  I love the deep reds with just a hint of pink.  Delicious!

This next card features a pumpkin on the vine.  I recently harvested a bunch of pumpkins from our garden.  I did not plant them, but they came up from last year.  I boiled them and canned them to use in my fall recipes.  I added a touch of glitter to the pumpkin and flower on this card.
You can find the instructions and supply lists for both of these cards below. Make sure to check out what the rest of the design team has been up to on the Heartfelt Creations blog.

Berry Special
HCPC 3354-Classic Message PreCut Set
HCPC 3485-Ornamental Raspberries PreCut Set
HCD 724-Classic Editions die set
other supplies: Antique Linen distress ink, Black Staz-on ink, Versamark ink, Purely Pomegranate CS (SU), Georgia Pacific white cardstock, Prisma Pencils, Clearsnap Glue gloss, Stampendous Snow Glitter, Foam dots
Fold Purely Pomegranate cardstock so base measures 4.25" x 5.5" when folded. Using Versamark, stamp the vine image in both the top left and lower right corners of card base.  Stamp Ornamental Raspberry image in Black Staz-on ink onto white cardstock panel and color with Prisma pencils.  Stamp sentiment of choice in black ink onto lower right corner of white panel.  Stamp two of the single raspberries onto white cardstock, and use coordinating die to cut. Color with Prisma pencils.  Adhere single berries over two of the berries on the larger image with foam dots for dimension. Cover the popped berries with glue gloss, and sprinkle with glitter. Let dry.  When dry, ink edges of white panel with Antique Linen distress ink. Adhere the white finished panel onto center of card.

Just For You

HCPC 3354-Classic Message PreCut Set
HCPC 3484-Pumpkin Harvest PreCut Set
HCDP1 224-Classic Editions Paper Collection
Spellbinder's Scallop Rectangle nestabilities
other supplies: Memento Rich Cocoa ink, Walnut Stain distress ink by Ranger, Versamark, copic markers, stickles, May Arts brown satin ribbon, May Arts ivory burlap twine, kraft cardstock, Soft Suede cardstock.
Fold kraft cardstock to create cardbase that measures 4.25" x 5.5". Ink edges of kraft base with Walnut Stain ink.  Stamp larger harvest swirl image in versamark over kraft card base.  Cut out one of the journal boxes from the Classic Editions paper collection. Use the ivory or lighter print side and stamp the pumpkin swirl image in Rich Cocoa ink in center. color with copic markers.  Adhere brown satin ribbon and ivory twine around journal box and mat with scallop rectangle using nestabilities.  Cut the scallops off of the right side and adhere to right side of card base, lining up the straight edge of the journal box with the edge of cardbase. Stamp sentiment in lower, left corner of card base in Rich Cocoa ink.

Thanks for stopping by!

Emily

Go Fish Challenge #2!

I don't know about you, but I would LOVE for that to be my driveway!!!  Tradefish Designs newest challenge is to create a card based on the above inspiration photo.  Below you will find the card I made based on the photo.  I used the set, Got Leaves? for this one.  I paper pieced the trees with patterned paper from Imaginesce Apple Cider collection.  I love how you can make many different sentiments with the different words in this set.  I love versatility!

You have until Friday, October 14th 12am est. to post your challenge entry. A winner will be selected and announced on Saturday, October 15th. The prize for this challenge is a free TradeFish Designs stamp set! Click HERE to go to the Go Fish! challenge blog.


Thanks for stopping by and hope you can play along with us!


Emily

Tradefish Desings-Nuts About You

Hi!  Today I want to share a card using a fab new set from Tradefish Designs called Got Leaves?  I love all of the images and matching sentiments in this set.  My favorite, has got to be the acorns and this sentiment. I remember collecting acorns when I was little and thinking that they looked like a little head with a hat on top.  Me and my husband's old house had a HUGE oak tree in the front.  One year we literally had acorns EVERYWHERE! The squirrels were sure happy, but I only wish they would have taken more for themselves!  They were a real pain to try and pick up out of the yard, flower beds, and the gutters. 

Okay...on to the card.  I colored the acorns and oak leaves with copic markers and then cut them out.  I had an idea for a circle card, so I just played with the placement and curve of the sentiment on my acrylic block until I got just right.  I colored a rhinestone to match the acorns (copic marker).  The strip of patterned paper was from my scrap bin.  I have been trying to use up some of my old supplies (including scraps).  I sponged distress ink around the edge of the inner circle and the scallop front and back is cut with my nesties. 

Thanks for stopping by!  Make sure you check out Tradefish Designs new challenge blog HERE.  We would love to have you participate!

Emily