Thank you

Here is my second project this week for Heartfelt Creations.

Well I did warn you I was into the white card effect ........... !!

And look !!! No pink in sight !!! I used BLUE !!!

Yeah ok not on my flowers BUT I did use it !!! hehe

There is more blue coming  .......... Honest !!

I have a third project on my blog tomorrow !!
(No blue tho ..........!!)

I am loving making these sunflowers.

The leaves are falling and the days are very autumnal so

its s lovely to be making cards with a Autumn feel about them.

Have you checked out the Heartfelt Creations blog yet?
Click on the picture below, there is some great projects this week!

Here is what I used to make the card:

HCD 753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower Stamp

HCD2 750 Cut Mat Create 1B die

HCPC 3614 Summer Glory PreCut set

HCD 747 Arianna Lace die

HCPC 3630 Summer Days PreCut set

HCPC 3627 Sunflower Stem Precut set

459222 Blossom Tool set

452255 Grand calibur

Other Products Used : White card, Beads, glue, 3D foam pads,brown ink, edger tool, 

Wild honey and scattered straw distress inks, alcohol markers, gems, glitter glue.

Cut a 7" x 5" side fold card. Cut a piece of white card 6 3/4" x 4 3/4" and use

the edger tool on all sides. Adhere to the card with 3D foam. Stamp the sentiment

and cut out using the small rectangle die. Use the edger tool around the sentiment.

Adhere to the card with 3D foam. Stamp, colour and cut out the butterflies. Adhere

gems and glitter them up. Adhere them to the card. Stamp, cut, colour, shape

the flowers and adhere beads into the centres. Cut three swirls from the Arianna lace

die set and adhere them and the flowers to the card. Add gems, glitter the roughened 

edges and your project is complete.

Heard you caught a bug

Its Wednesday again !! Its time to share another project

for Heartfelt Creations with you.

Have you stopped by their blog yet??

There are some amazing projects there

click on the pic below.

I have my second project to share tomorow.

Can you believe next week we have another collection

to share with you!!! make sure you stop by!

Well I seem to be back into the swing of things
 and back in the craft room. taking it slowly tho ......

I have loads of ideas to make things!!

Thank you for all my well wishes and for bearing with me.

Here is what I used to make the card:

HCDP1 247 Classic Sunflower paper pad

HCD 753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower Stamp

HCPC 3628 Sunflower Boquet PreCut Set

HCPC 3631 Chick retreat PreCut set

459222 Blossom Tool set

452255 Grand Calibur

Other Products Used : White card, Beads, glue, 3D foam pads, Spellbinders

Enhanced Banner die, brown ink, edger tool, Wild honey and scattered straw

distress inks.

Cut a card with the white card 5 3/4" x 5 3/4". Cut another square 5 1/2"

x 5 1/2" and use the edger tool on all the sides. Stamp in brown ink the image

in the corner and adhere to the card with 3D foam. Stamp the sentiment and cut

out using the Enhanced banner die. Using a piece of paper from the paper pad

draw around the outer of the die and cut out. Use the edger tool on both banner

pieces. Adhere together with 3D foam and to the card. Stamp, cut, colour, shape

the flowers and adhere beads into the centres. Adhere the flowers to the card.

Cut out butterflies from the paper pad and adhere to your card and the card is

complete.

Two cards, same supplies

I have a sneak peak for you the new CD Moonbeam Meadow 

from Crafter's Companion I love it so much I had to make something with it !!

Sara is on Create and Craft on Monday with it so make sure

you check it out !! ITS GORGEOUS !!!!

I thought I would use the same image, dies and embossing folders

and make two; but different cards with it.

This first card I made using the Die'sire Elegance Stamping Frame die

as the card itself. I embossed the hearts with the Vintage Holly embossing folder.

The sun was shining so brightly when I took these photos

It whited out so hence this photo to show you the embossing!

I made a frame using the square die from the Elegance Frame set

so I could set back the image on the card.

The hearts are Debossed this time, you can just see them in the photo.

To make these cards I used the following:

Crafter's Companion supplies:

White with silver Centura Pearl card

3D Glue

Tacky Glue

Die'sire Elegance Stamping Frame

Die'sire Holly die

BeBunni Xmas CD

MoonBeam Meadow CD 2

Sentimentals Love is all you need

Die'sire Essentials Hearts

Die'sire Essentials Just the ticket

Iridescent Spray and Sparkle 

Vintage Holly Embossing folder

Other items:

Peeled Paint Distress Ink

Red and Black Ink

Red Card

So Sorry

Yeah its Wednesday !!

I have to apologise I have only one project to share 

with you for Heartfelt Creations this week........

Check out this weeks inspiration and click on the pic below:

This week we are having a cross promotion with Creative Embellishments!

I do love their chipboard pieces.

They even do custom orders !! Its where I got my words 

for my Guest book for my wedding !!

I used a frame and a frond on my card today from them.

My friend came into the house and loved this card so much

she had to be frisked before she left !! hehe

To make the card I used the following:

HCDP1 247 Classic Sunflower paper pad

HCD 753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower Stamp

HCPC 3354 Classic Message Precut set

459222 Blossom Tool set

452255 Grand calibur

Other Products Used : White card, Beads, glue, white card, 3D foam pads,

Creative Embellishments Frond set 6 and  Fancy Oval Frame, 3D stamp paint

green, brown, copper and pink, Brown and green ink.

Cut a tent card 3 14/16" x 5 2/16". Cut a card front from the paper pad

and adhere to the card. Stamp the sentiment in brown ink Using 3D stamp

paints colour the frame. using Green ink colour the fronds. Adhere the frame

and fronds to the card. Stamp, cut, colour and shape the flowers adhere beads

into the centres. Adhere the flowers to the card. Cut butterflies from the paper

pad and adhere to the card and your project is complete.

Sunflower Tutorial

I am just LOVING these Sunflowers from Heartfelt Creations.

I have been asked how I have made them so I thought I would do

a little photograph tutorial on how I make them.

We all make them different!!

To make my sunflowers I used Rich Cocoa Ink

with the Classic Sunflower stamp and Classic Sunflower die

 I stamped the image onto white 160gsm card

and cut out using my Grand Calibur.

Lay the die over the image so the flowers line up

with the die, adhere the die to the card with tacky tape.

I did this twice so that I have two of each size flower to layer with.

Using Scattered Straw Distress Ink and a finger dauber,

lightly go over the flower.

Using Wild Honey Distress Ink and finger dauber to apply it with.

Apply the ink from the centre outwards to give colour definition to

each petal. Repeat until your happy with the colour.

Then ink the outer edges of all the petals.

To shape the flower turn upside down and run the ball of your 

shaping tool up and down the centre of each petal.

You may need to do it several times on each petal.

Now turn the flower over to the right side and

run the shaping tool around the outer of the centre

so that the petals come upwards into the flower.

With your fingertips pinch and shape each petal.

Some I twist to one side as I pinch.

You can see in the photo I am turning the petal to the right as I pinch it.

Repeat the process for another flower and then adhere

on top of the first flower.

Set the petals of the top flower so they are between those of the bottom flower.

Fill the middle with some glue.

You can use hot glue but I used a tacky glue that dries clear.

Pour beads over the glue and shake of the excess.

I used a Bronze seed bead for my flower centres.

Leave to dry.

And that's it! I make lots of flowers in one go so I have

a stash to fall back on!

To make the card at the top of the post I used Spellbinders die Reflective moment.

I cut a journalling piece from the Classic Sunflower Paper Pad and a

small piece of matching paper to adhere to the bottom to fit the brown card.

which I cut at 3 3/16" x 4 10/16" 

(I covered the join with the flowers and butterfly)

Stamp the sentiment (All occasions sentiments) on in brown ink.

Adhere the layers together and to the card with 3D foam.

Cut out two butterflies from the paper pad and adhere to the card.

Make your flowers and adhere to the card.

I adhered the die cut front to a tent card 3 5/16" x 5 1/12". I trimmed the front

of the tent card so that it was 5 15/16" and wasn't seen at the bottom of the die.

Inside I cut a piece of matching paper 5" x 2 14?16" 

and a brown piece of card 5 2/16" x  3"

Adhering them to the inner of the card.

Happy crafting !!

With Sympathy

Here is my second project this week for Heartfelt Creations.

Have you checked out their blog yet ? 

There is some fantastic inspiration !

Click on the pic below to go take a look !!

I am loving the white cards at the moment .........
I wasn't sure how this one was going to end up,
it certainly didn't start out life as a Sympathy card.
I always find them so hard to do .........

Here is what I used to make the card with:
HCD 751 Cut Mat Create die
HCPC 3545 Open Leaf preCut set
HCD 736 Classic Leaf die
HCD 734 Sun kissed Fleur die
HCPC 3533 Sun Kissed Fleur PreCut set
HCPC 3617 Birds and blooms PreCut set
459222 Blossom Tool set
452255 Grand calibur

Other Products Used : Glitter Glue, 3D glue, edger tool, Pearl gems,
peeled paint and Victorian velvet distress inks, brown ink, black ink,
white centura pearl card.

Cut a 5" x 5" card with the white card. Cut a 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" square and use
the edger tool on all sides. Using the two larger square dies together cut a
frame on white card. Lay over the edged square to help placement of the
sentiment and stamp your sentiment. Adhere the edged piece and frame to the
card with 3D glue. Die cut two of the large leaf swirls and cut in half.
Adhere three of them onto the card. Stamp, colour, cut and shape the leaves.
Stamp, cut, colour and shape the flowers. Adhere pearls to the flower centres
and glitter. Adhere the flowers and leaves to your card and the project
is complete.

Get Well Soon

Yeeah it's Wednesday !!! That means I have a Heartfelt Creations

project to share with you !!

Have you checked out the new Sunflower release yet??

I feel a bit boring saying I love it as I say that about them all !

But its true!!! 

Click on the pic below to check out the HC blog inspiration !

I made these flowers a little different this time.

I stamped straight onto coloured paper from the pad.

I didn't use my usual inking technique ........... but watch this space !!!

Sorry I've not been around much, we have had a house

full of sickness, one after the other and then back again !!

Still onwards and upwards and back to crafting !

I have another project to share tomorrow.

To make the card I used the following:

HCDP1 247 Classic Sunflower paper pad

HCD 753 Classic Sunflower Die

HCPC 3626 Classic Sunflower Stamp

HCPC 3631 Chick Retreat PreCut set

HCD 747 Arianna Lace die

459222 Blossom Tool set

452255 Grand calibur

Other Products Used : Green card, Beads, glue, white card, 3D foam pads.

Cut a tent card 3 14/16" x 5 2/16". Cut a card front from the paper pad

and adhere to the card. Cut an oval from another card front and stamp

the sentiment. Adhere to the card front with 3D foam pads. Die cut three

swirls from the Arianna Lace die set. Stamp on paper from the paper pad

the flowers and die cut them. Shape and adhere the flowers together and

adhere beads in the centre. Adhere the flowers and swirls to your card

and your project is complete.