Celebration

I'm back with another quick post tonight.  I'm catching up on all the things I didn't get to do over the weekend.  My card is for a bunch of challenges I like to do. It worked out great that several had similar themes.  So here goes. My card is for the Papertake Weekly Challenge #69 (sketch), Joan's Gardens Challenge #24 (red, white and blue, celebration, tag, stripes), Kenny K.'s Krafty Krew Challenge #100 (patriotic- use colors of your flag), Simon Says Stamp Challenge (sporty or patriotic), Stamptacular Sunday Challenge #170 (red, white and blue and sparkle), Incy Wincy Designs Challenge (patriotic- use colors of your flag), Love to Create Challenge #22 (stars and stripes) and the Copic Challenge #46 on Suzanne Dean's Color Me Creative Classroom (big hair).  Phew!!

Here is the Papertake Weekly sketch:

Here is my card for all the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Red Hot and layered red, white and blue patterned papers from the October Afternoon Sidewalks and School Days 8x8 pads.  I was able to get my stars and stripes in with these papers.  My sassy image is Jasmine from Kenny K.  I printed her on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added sparkle to her top, shoes and glasses with Red Stickles and a Red Spica pen.  I made the silver buttons shine with a Letraset Metallic Marker.  I also added Glossy Accents to her glasses.

Here is a close-up of Jasmine:

The sentiment is from the Have Yourself A set from Create With TLC.  You can find it in Paulette's store here.  I made it into a tag and tied it with some Baker's Twine.  A bit of stitched navy ribbon finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by again.  I appreciate your visits so much!  Hope to see you again soon!

Still Hot

Hi there!  This is my second post today so if you are looking for my DT card for the Copic/Promarker Challenge (The Outlawz), please scroll down one post.  I am popping in for just a moment to post the card I made for Joan's Gardens Challenge #23.  The requirements were to have an "oldies but goodies" theme, use blue, add a corner embellishment and  make a card for a friend.  I knew right away I wanted to make a birthday card for a good friend of mine whose birthday is just around the corner.

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of GKD Turquoise Sea and layered with patterned papers from the My Mind's Eye Follow Your Heart Be Amazing 6x6 pad.  My fun "oldies but goodies" image is Stella - Still Hot from Bugaboo Stamps.  I think Stella is just a hoot and unfortunately, I can relate to this particular image and sentiment!  I'm pretty sure my friend will enjoy it, too!  I printed her on Copic X-Press It Blending Card and colored her with my Copics.  I added Glossy Accents to her glasses.  The corner embellishments were made   by trimming up a Cheery Lynn Dutch Square Doily die cut and adding a turquoise gem to each corner and that was it.

Thanks for stopping by again!  Have a great weekend and hope to see you again soon!

Spring Has Sprung

Good morning!  Happy Tuesday!  Are you having a good week so far?  So far, so good on my end.  I'm popping in to share a card I made for a couple of challenges I like to do.  It is for The Paper Players #85 (spring has sprung), Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge (use corner embellishments, blue and green color combo, oval background and add some flowers) and the current Whoopsi Daisy Challenge (lace and pearls).

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of SU Certainly Celery and layered with pretty blue and green patterned paper from the Memory Box Minuet 6x6 pad.   My sweet spring image is from Whoopsi Daisy Sheet 330.  You can purchase the sheet from Linnie here.  This is one of the two sheets I received for winning last week's challenge!  Thank you, Linnie!  I printed the image on Cryogen White and colored it with Copic markers then highlighted the flowers with some Stickles.  I did a bit of sponging with Memento Summer Sky (clouds) and Pear Tart (grass).  The image is layered on a lacy oval frame made with the Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval die.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  I think Paulette generously shared it as a freebie recently. Thanks, Paulette! The corners were made with a Cuttlebug Vintage Corner die. I added some wide crocheted lace and a few white pearls.  Three Wild Orchid Crafts roses finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day and see you again soon!

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team Blog Hop

Goof morning!  Happy Tuesday!  It's the last Tuesday of the month and that means it's time for another Heartfelt Creations Alumni Design Team Blog hop.  Every month, a group of former Heartfelt Creations designers gets together to share projects made with some of our favorite Heartfelt Creations products.  If you arrived here from Selma's blog, then you are in the right place.  If not, you'll want to head over to Olga's blog and start from the beginning, so you don't miss any of the team's gorgeous creations!

Here is my card for the hop:

I started with a card base of GKD Innocent Pink and layered with a Cheery Lynn Lattice #2 Frame diecut.  My next layer is a  Cheery Lynn Polynesian Sails Oval.  On top of the that, I layered two Spellbinders Petite Ovals in Innocent Pink and Layering Weight White.  The sentiment is from the Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3319 Simple Filler Stems set.  I next added a Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish diecut.  I created my flowers roughly  following my former HC teammate, Glenda's, tutorial here.  Briefly, I stamped three sets of flowers from HCPC 3406 Botanical Floral 1 and HCPC 3407 Botanical Florals 2 with SU Pink Pirouette onto Innocent Pink CS and cut them out with Spellbinders Rose Creations Shapeabilities.  I sponged them all lightly with Tim Holtz Tattered Rose Distress Ink.  After burnishing and shaping the petals with a stylus, I assembled them with Aleene's Turbo Tacky Glue and arranged them around the sentiment panel to finish my card.

Your next stop on the hop is Marsha's wonderful blog.  Be sure to leave a comment on every blog as you are hopping, because one comment will be chosen at random from all the blogs and the lucky commenter will win a $25 gift certificate to the Heartfelt Creations store!  Your chance to comment closes at midnight, Friday, March 2 EST and the winner will be announced on Saturday, March 3 at Noon EST.

In case you get lost, here is the full line-up:
Olga Jewell
Selma Stevenson
Carla Suto (you are here)
Marsha Sanderlin
Clare Curcio
Linda Payne

I am also entering my card in the following challenges: Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge (lots of layers, pink and white, a rectangle and an oval shape, dimensional flowers), Our Creative Corner Challenge (use element(s) that extends outside the edges of card) and Cheery Lynn Designs Challenge #17 (lots of layers).

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a fantastic day!

Joan's Gardens Weekly Challenge

Hi there!  Happy Valentine's Day!  I hope that your day is full of love whether or not you celebrate the holiday!  I'm popping in to quickly share the card I made for this week's challenge on Joan's Gardens' blog.  The theme/requirements this week were to make a spring card, use a blue and white color scheme, include a trellis of some sort and optionally, add a bird.

Here is my card for the challenge:

I started with a card base of SU Baja Breeze and layered with patterned paper from the Bo Bunny Welcome Home collection.  I used a Martha Stewart punch for my trellis.  I made the center medallion by punching a strip of white cardstock with the Martha Stewart Lace Doily Edger Punch.  I punched the bird and branch from patterned paper with the SU Bird Punch.  The flourishes were made with the Cheery Lynn Tropical Flourish die .  A bunch of flowers (Wild Orchid Crafts, Kaisercraft, Prima) from my stash finshed my simple card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope to see you again soon!

Mo's DP2 Challenge #118 - Stitching

Good morning!  It's Thursday and time for another Mo's DP2 Challenge!  We had so many fabulous entries for last week's clean & simple challenge!  Let's keep 'em coming this week!  We so love seeing your creations!  This week, Pat is our hostess and the theme is "stitching - real or faux".  You don't even need a sewing machine!

Here is my DT card for the challenge:

I started with a square card base of marbled cardstock from my stash and layered with a lighter marbled CS and patterned paper from the Webster's Pages Western Romance Petite Papers pack.  I machine-stitched around all the borders.  I stitched on some eyelet lace and velvet trim from Webster's Pages Romance and WonderFall Trim Cards.  My sweet Mo's image is Ragged Romeo.  It can be found in Mo's store here.  I printed it on Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers.  It was cut out and matted with Spellbinders Scallop and Classic Circle Nestabilities.  I added some Liquid Pearl accents to the scallops, then popped up the main image.  The sentiment tickets are from Create With TLC.  They were some of the goodies in the February Club.  A few Wild Orchid Crafts roses finished my card.

My card is also for a few other challenges: Sketch Saturday #190, Digital Tuesday #143 (romantic card) and Joan's Garden's Card Challenge (valentine in non-traditional colors with lace and roses and an optional key).

Here is SS-190:

Thanks for stopping by!  If you haven't done so already, be sure to visit Mo's Challenge blog and check out the fabulous samples from the rest of the DT!  We hope you will be inspired to pick out your favorite Mo's image and play along with us!

Have a great day!

Peace On Earth

Good morning (I sure hope it's still morning)!  I SO shouldn't be near the computer as I have so much still left to do for the holidays, but I wanted to pop in really quickly to share a card I made for a few challenges I like to do.  I have really used the challenges this week to give me the mojo to finish my last minute cards!  As soon as I finish this post, I am off to the post office and get these puppies in the mail!  My card is for Gingerloft Challenge 30 (Christmas and winter), Digital Tuesday #141 (winter wonderland), Joan's Gardens' Weekly Challenge (make a quick Christmas card - anything goes) and finally for The Play Date Cafe #111 (black and white with a splash of teal).

Here is the PDCC Color Story:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I made a super quick CAS Christmas card.  I started with a card base of GKD Heavy Weight White.  My gorgeous image is from Gingerloft called Winter Trees.  I printed it on Cryogen White and lightly shaded the main tree with a touch of teal using Copics.  I added a bunch of Star Dust Stickles to the snow to further accent the splash of teal.  I matted the image with SU Bermuda Bay and silver mirror cardstock then popped it up on foam tape.  The sentiment is from Flourishes The First Noel set.  That is it - another for my stash.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I'll be out most of the rest of the day, so have a good one and see you soon!

Another Christmas Card

Hi there!  Hope your week has been going well!  Despite still being down for the count with this cold, I managed to eek out one more Christmas card for my stash.  A few more and I should be done!  Then it will just be getting them in the mail!   I used a few challenges I like to inspire me since my mojo is on holiday already - lol!  My card is for the December Sketch For You To Try (SFYTT) on Jen Del Muro's blog (more about that later).  It is also for this week's challenge on Joan's Gardens' blog (anything goes - show your Christmas cards), Digital Tuesday Challenge #140 (use lights or candles) and the new Aud Sentiments Challenge #43 (any winter holiday sentiment - 2 entries if you use the one generously provided by Paulette at Create With TLC).  Phew!

Here is the December SFYTT:

Here is my card for the challenges:

I started with a card base of GKD Cranberry Tart and layered with patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas 6x6 pad.  I cut a doily from Cryogen White (gasp) using the Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily die.  I cut a flourish from SU Brushed Gold with the Cheery Lynn Fanciful Flourish die.  I got both of these from Joan's Gardens' store.  I merged two wonderful Mo Manning images - Ragged Angel and and the lamp post from the Ragged Carollers set.  Both images can be found in Mo's store here.  I printed the merged image on Cryogen White and colored with Copic markers.  I added some Polar White Flower Soft for the snow.  The sentiment is from Paulette at Create With TLC.  It is available as part of the Shiny & Bright set in her store here or right now it is being offered as a freebie to use in the Aud Sentiments challenge.  I finished off my card with a big double-loop bow of May Arts silk ribbon.

So I said that I would have more to say about the SFYTT.  Sorry to be so long-winded.  You can quit now if you are not interested in this part.  Jen changed the format this year to one sketch a month with a big prize drawing for a lucky person who participated in all 12 challenges.  We are supposed to link our previous 11 cards here.  I'm going to to do it even though I know I unfortunately won't be eligible for the prize.  I did do all the challenges but somehow, when my computer crashed this summer, it appears that I never went back and re-blogged my August challenge card.  Oh well.  It was still fun to do them all and I will definitely try to get it right next year.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll be back tomorrow with my DT card for the Copic/Promarker Challenge on The Outlawz site and more.

SFYTT links:
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
September
October
November

Joan's Gardens Card Challenge

Hello!  I know it's late, but it's been a busy day and I didn't have much time to craft or spend on the computer today.  I did want to pop in, though, and share the card I made for this week's Card Challenge on Joan's Gardens blog.  The requirements this week were to make a card or tag with an animal, a winter scene, some kind of embossing and use a die. 

Here is my card for the challenge:

I started with a card base of GKD Heavy Base Weight White and embossed the card front with one of the Sizzix Birds and Wreath embossing folders.  I stamped the winter scene from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3357 Snowy Window Scene with Memento Tuxedo Black and colored it with Copic markers.  My animal is the little rabbit in front.  I added Glossy Accents to the holly berries and Stickles to the ribbons on the packages in the mailbox.  For the snow, I used a combination of New Fallen Snow Glitter (La Jolla Stamp Co.) and Polar White Flower Soft.  I added a diecut flourish made with my new Cheery Lynn Tropical Flourish die.  A couple of Prima poinsettias with gold gems in the centers finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I'm always thrilled when you visit.  See you soon!

Joan's Gardens Challenge

Good morning!  Hope you've had a nice weekend so far!  Other than almost setting the garage on fire (long story!), mine's been good!  Before I head out for the day, I'm popping by to share the project I made for this week's challenge over on Joan's Gardens' blog.  This week, the challenge was to make a pizza box using Selma's tutorial, use Christmas paper and create and decorate a belly band for the box. 

Here is my box:

I didn't have any 12x12 sheets of Graphic 45 Christmas paper, so I went with last year's Christmas paper from Basic Grey called Jovial.  I used one pattern for the box and another for the belly band.  I created the poinsettia with Spellbinders Layered Poinettia dies.  The "holly" leaves were made using the next larger Layered Poinsettia die.  I added a few gold adhesive pearls to the flower center and attached it to the belly band.  The tag image is from Flourishes A Gift For You set.  I stamped it on Cryogen White and colored it with Copics.  I added a bit of Glossy Accents to the ornaments.  The tag was cut out with a Spellbinders Labels Fourteen die and sponged while still in the die with Tim Holtz Antique Linen Distress Ink.  A bit of turquoise twine finished it off.

Thanks for stopping by!  Enjoy the rest of your weekend!

Joan's Gardens Card Challenge

Good morning!  Happy Halloween to those that celebrate the spooky holiday!  I've got a ton to do today, but before I get to it, I'm popping in to share the card I made for this week's card challenge on Joan's Gardens' blog.  The requirements this week were to use Selma's snowy background technique, a tree, a flourish and a combination of colors.

Here is my card for the challenge:

I started with a card base of GKD Heavy Weight White and embossed the front using the Stampin' Up Tulip Border folder.  I followed Selma's instructions to create the image panel.  Briefly, I cut a piece of glossy cardstock.  I sponged it with Tim Holtz Weathered Wood Distress Ink.  I then stamped the smaller trees from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3432 Magnificent Spruce Trees set with Versamark and dried the image with my heat tool.  Then I sponged on Stormy Sky and Chipped Sapphire Distress Ink.  I stamped the larger tree from the same set and heat embossed it with white embossing powder.   The sentiment was also heat embossed with white.  I added a few red rhinestones to the big tree and a bit of Polar White Flower Soft at the tree bases.  A flourish cut with HCD 711 Decorative Dutch Iris Die from patterned paper finished my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope to see you again soon!  Have a wonderful day!

Wednesday At Heartfelt Creations

Good morning! It's Wednesday and time for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team to share new creations with you.  Today's post is bittersweet for me as it is my last one as part of the current design team.  For a number of personal reasons, I decided not to try out for another term, but I am surely going to miss working with Linda, Emma Lou and my wonderful teammates. Linda and Emma Lou have been so very generous and inspiring and I will always be grateful to have had the opportunity to design for such a fantastic company!  Of course, I will continue to follow the Heartfelt Creations blog and the blogs of the new team.  Congratulations to those on the current team who are staying on and to the very talented new members that were announced today!

Here is one of my projects shared on the Heartfelt Creations blog today:

All of the instructions for creating this card can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog.  Briefly I started with a card base of GKD heavy base weight white CS and layered with a Lipstick Red panel embossed with one of the Sizzix Ornate Frames embossing folders.  I added a doily created with the Cheery Lynn French Pastry Doily die.  I stamped the candle from HCPC 3419 Holiday Poinsettia Candle several times onto GKD Lipstick Red, Fresh Asparagus and Sweet Corn CS.  I cut out the green holly leaves from Fresh Asparagus and the candle from Sweet Corn with scissors.  I cut out the poinsettias from Lipstick Red with Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia Shapeabilities.  I sponged the pieces with Tim Holtz Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw and Fired Brick Distress Ink and paper pieced the base image.  The poinsettias were popped up on foam tape.  I added some gold seed beads to the flower center.  I added Liquid Applique to the candle to look like melting wax and Scattered Straw and Gold Stickles to the flame.  The sentiment from HCPC 3430 Shepherd Scene was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White and added to the card with Scor-Tape as shown. 

My card is also for the current weekly challenge on Joan's Gardens' blog where the requirements were to use a die, use a Christmas sentiment, use some kind of light and use red and white as the primary colors.

Thanks for stopping by!  Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations blog to see the gorgeous creations from the rest of the design team and to see the announcement about the new design team!

Joan's Gardens Card Challenge

Hi again!  This is my second post today so if you are looking for my Wednesday At Heartfelt Creations post, you can click here or scroll down one post.  I am back because I wanted to share the card I made for this week's Card Challenge on Joan's Gardens' blog.  The requirements for this week are the following:

- use purple

- make a birthday card

- add something dimensional

- make a box for the card using Selma's tutorial

Here are a few photos of my card and its box.  First is the card by itself:

Here is the card with the box:

Finally, this is the card inside its box:

I kept my designs pretty simple.  For the card, I started with a 5 1/2" sqaure card base of SU Eggplant Envy and layered with patterned paper from the Bo Bunny Jazmyne collection. I used some dusty pink satin ribbon from my stash and a few Bo Bunny Jazmyne flowers.  The sentiment from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3414 Belated Birthday Wishes was stamped with Vivid Coffee Bean onto GKD Ivory and cut out and framed with Spellbinders Labels Four Large and Small dies.  I sponged the image panel with Spun Sugar Distress Ink while it was still in the die.  A Prima pearl flourish completed my card.  For the box, I also used Eggplant Envy CS and another pattern of Bo Bunny Jazmyne paper.  I followed Selma's tutorial exactly for the dimensions.  A simple pink satin bow and Webster's Pages Sparkler finished off the box.

Thanks for dropping in again!  I really appreciate your visits!  See you soon!

Wednesday At Heartfelt Creations

Good morning!  I'm having a few internet issues this morning, but they seem to be resolved, at least for now.  It's Wednesday and of course, that means it's time for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team to share new projects with you.  My teammates have shared some absolutely gorgeous creations over on the Heartfelt Creations blog.  Be sure to check them out!  I'm sure you will be totally inspired by their creative designs!

Here is one of my projects that was shared today:

All of the instructions for creating this card are on the Heartfelt Creations blog.  Briefly, I started with a 5 1/2" square card base of SU Bravo Burgundy and layered with patterned paper from the My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas 6x6 pad.  I cut a 4 1/2" square of GKD Heavy Base Weight Ivory.  I patted the Cuttlebug Snowflakes embossing folder with Encore Metallic Gold ink then embossed the top portion of my square in the Cuttlebug.  I stamped the sentiment from HCPC 3419 Holiday Poinsettia Candle set with Versamark onto the bottom, unembossed section and heat embossed with gold embossing powder.  On a separate piece of ivory cardstock, I stamped the dove from HCPC 3421 Dove of Peace set with Versamark and heat embossed it with gold embossing powder.  The dove was cut out with HCD715 Christmas Cheer Die. I adhered the dove to Bravo Burgundy cardstock and then cut a narrow mat using scissors.  I sponged all the ivory cardstock with Tim Holtz Spun Sugar Distress Ink.  A double-loop pink satin bow finished my card. 

My card is also for the current challenge (Card Challenge #2) over on Joan's Gardens' blog which was to make a Christmas card, use an embossed background (created with the embossing folder inked), use striped patterned paper and add a gold-embossed sentiment.

Thanks for stopping by!  I hope you have a wonderful day!

Joan's Gardens Tag and Card Challenges

Hello!  This is my second post today.  I am back to share the projects I created for this week's Tag and Card Challenges on Joan's Gardens blog.  It's the last week of challenges before Joan and Selma break for the summer, so this week, they combined the tag and card challenges and we had to make both.  We had could choose our own theme this time - no restictions.  I rarely make tags so this was a bit of a stretch for me, but fun nevertheless!

Here is my tag for the Tag Challenge:

And here is my card for the Card Challenge:



For both, I started with a base of GKD Green Apple CS and layerd with patterned paper from the Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden 12x12 collection.  The tag is 3 1/8"x6 1/4".  The card is a 5 1/2" square.  For the tag, I stamped the leafy branch from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3390 Bella Rose Leaves with Memento Tuxedo Black onto Cryogen White Iridescent and colored it with Copic markers.  I cut it out with Heartfelt Creations HCD712 Bella Rose Die and trimmed it with scissors.  I also stamped several medium roses and rosebuds from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3394 Classic Bella Rose, colored them with Copics and cut them out with the same die set.  I added a Recollections Champagne Pearl Flourish, some Webster's Pages Ladies & Gents trim and some dyed seam binding to finish my tag.

For the card. I stamped the sentiment from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3309 Faith Heb. 11:1 with Versamark and Baja Breeze and embossed with Clear EP.  It is framed with a square of Green Apple punched with Martha Stewart Combo Deco Shells Punch Around The Page set.  I added one long stemmed rose from those I colored above.  A couple more pearl flourishes, champagne pearls around the frame and some more Webster's trim and dyed seam binding finished my card.

Thanks for coming by again!  I hope you have a wonderful evening!  See you again soon!

Joan's Gardens Card Challenge #18

This is my second post today.  My Heartfelt Creations Wednesday post is here. 

I am back to share the card I made for Joan's Gardens Card Challenge #18.  This week, the requirements were to make a monochromatic card and to use an embossed background, flowers, a flourish and butterflies.  I used this week's Sketch Challenge (SC0518) on The Outlawz site for my layout. 

Here is the sketch:

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of Cryogen White Iridescent and layered with monochromatic patterned paper from the Basic Grey Porcelain collection.  On a separate piece of Cryogen White, I embossed the flourish frame using the Dreamweavers Nouveau Oval (LG604) Embossing Stencil.  I masked the outer frame and airbrushed the oval with my Copic Airbrush System.  The image from Heartfelt Creations HCPC 3394 Classic Bella Rose set was stamped with Memento Bamboo Leaves and highlighted with Copic markers.  The butterflies were punched from the same DP using Martha Stewart punches.  I added adhesive pearls to the four corners and to the butterfly bodies.  I finished my card with a pretty Prima rose.

Thanks for dropping in again!  Enjoy the rest of your day!

Card Patterns Sketch #113 and Joan's Gardens Card Challenge #17

I'm back with a quick post to share the card I made for last week's Card Patterns Sketch #113 and for Card Challenge #17 on Joan's Gardens' blog.    The requirements for Joan's challenge this week were to use blue and green, use an image of a lady, add a large embellishment and attach a bow. 

Here is the Card Patterns Sketch:

Here is my card for both challenges:

I started with a card base of SU Soft Sky and layered with some beautiful blue and green patterned paper from the Webster's Pages Spring Market/Yacht Club/Country Estate Petite Papers pack.  The vintage lady image was a free download from The Graphics Fairy and it was colored with Copics.  I cut it out with a Spellbinders Classic Circle die and sponged with Antique Linen Distress Ink while it was still in the die before layering on a Spellbinders Scallop Circle diecut.  I cut a doily from my stash in half and sponged it lightly with Antique Linen.  I added a banner and bow of soft blue suede ribbon.  Some ivory pearls and a large charm recycled from one of my Mom's old bracelets finished my card.

Thanks for visiting!  I really appreciate when you stop by!

Joan's Gardens Weekly Card Challenge #16

I'm back with a quick post to share the card I made for this week's card challenge on Joan's Gardens' blog.  The requirements this week were the following: use lime green and pink, use a lattice, use leaves to create a vine and use butterflies.

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of Kiwi Kiss and layered with patterned paper from the Basic Grey Sweet Luscious collection.  I punched the trellis from Whisper White with an EK Success punch. I stamped flowers and leaves from these Heartfelt Creations sets: HCPC 3305 Posy Patch Clusters, HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers and HCPC 3314 Elegant Single Leaves with Memento Rich Cocoa directly onto solid DPs from the same Basic Grey Collection.  I cut out the flowers and leaves with the corresponding Heartfelt Creations dies (HCD 701 Posy Patch Dies and HCD 704 Perfect Petals Dies).  I shaped the flowers and leaves a little then layered them over the the trellis.  I popped up another flower on each base flower with Pop-Dots.  The butterflies were punched with a Martha Stewart Large Monarch Butterfly punch.  I added yellow gems to the flower centers and butterfly bodies to finish my card.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have great evening!

Wednesday At Heartfelt Creations

Good morning!  It's Wednesday and time for new card samples from the Design Team over on Heartfelt Creations blog.  You won't believe the gorgeous samples everyone had to share this week!  Be sure and check it out!  Before I show you one of my creations for the week, I wanted to congratulate Marilyn (newfiecrafter) who was the lucky winner of the entire new Springtime Cardinal release by commenting on the Heartfelt Creations and DT blogs! Congratulations, Marilyn! How exciting for you!

Here is one of the cards I shared this week:

 
I made a 5 in. square card.  I started with a card base of GKD heavy base weight weight ivory.  The patterned paper is from the Pink Paislee 365 Degrees 6x6 pad.  I cut two small squares of each pattern and adhered them to a piece of layering weight ivory CS then stitched around the borders with my Janome Sew Mini.  I cut out a white doily with Spellbinders Floral Doily Motifs.  I stamped the image from Heartfelt Creations Spring Cardinals onto the doily and then onto scraps of the patterned papers.  I stamped a corresponding single cardinal from Heartfelt Creations Cardinal Family set and several corresponding flowers from Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch Flowers onto PP.  The extra cardinal and flowers were all cut out with the corresponding Heartfelt Creations Cardinal Family Die and Posy Patch Dies.  I cut out the extra leaves from the green patterned paper with scissors.  Everything was paper-pieced and layered to add dimension.  The sentiment from Heartfelt Creations Cardinal Posy Branch set was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black and cut out with a Spellbinders Labels Four Small die and popped up.  A double loop bow made with my Bow Easy and lots of deep red pearls finished my card. 

Oh, and my card is also for last week's Weekly Card Challenge #14 on Joan's Gardens' blog which had the following requirements:  use red, orange and green, use a die-cut circle, use patterned paper with lines in it and use a bird or something from nature.

Joan's Gardens Weekly Card Challenge #13

Hello!  I hope you've had a great day!  This is my second post today - I hope you had a chance to check out the new release from Heartfelt Creations - the Springtime Cardinal Collection!  If not, you'll definitely want to head on over to the Heartfelt Creations blog.  In addition to all the inspiring card samples from the Design Team, you can enter there for a chance to win the whole release!  Amazing!

On to my card.  I made this card for the Weekly Card Challenge #13 on Joan's Gardens' blog.  This week the challenge had the following requirements:

-Use an embossing folder

-Use a die cut

-Add something dimensional

-Make a monochromatic card with just a splash of color

My card is also for this week's Greeting Card Challenge (GC041111) on The Outlawz site which was to make a card that is at least 50% white and has a sentiment on the front.

Here is my card:

I started with a card base of GKD heavy base weight white CS and layered with  Papertrey Spring Rain.  I embossed a white panel with the Cuttlebug Kassie's Brocade embossing folder.  The main image panel was cut with a Spellbinders Classic Oval die and layered onto a Spellbinders Lacey Oval frame.  I added tiny pearls to the scallops of the frame.  The sentiment is from Heartfelt Creations Inspire Me Sentiments.  It is stamped with Memento Summer Sky.  I stamped three each of three of the Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch Flowers with Summer Sky and cut them out with Heartfelt Creations Posy Patch Flowers dies.  I layered them and added a pearl to the flower centers.  These were mounted with foam tape around the frame.  A very simple card but it has lots of dimension in real life.

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