Heartfelt Creations Oct Alumni Blog Hop

Hello friends! It's time again for our Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop.

The hop starts at 8AM EST on Friday, October 25th, 2019 EDT and closes Monday, October 28th at 11:55 PM EDT . Winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page on Wednesday ,October 30th, 2019.

A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations. To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the October Alumni Hop" in the subject line

 

 This month I used the Oakberry Lane Collection. I started with a card front from the paper pad.

I used the sentiment from the Oakberry Lane collection. 

I started with a partial piece of the Adorn it Pocket Accents Die and then added the leaf spray, some pretty flowers from the collection and filled in with some of the Petite Floral flowers from the Floral Fashionista collection, along with some sparkly Small Bridal flower stamens. You'll find the links below for all the products. 

Heartfelt Creations products

HCDP1 294 Oakberry Lane Paper Collection

HCPC 3840 Oakberry Cottage & Sentiments Cling Stamp Set

HCPC 3842 Oakery Lane Blossoms Cling Stamp Set

HCPC 3835 Leafy Accents Cling Stamp Set

HCPC 3855 Floral Fashionista Cling Stamp Set

HCD1-7215 Floral Fashionista Die

HCDB1-471 3D Petite Florals Shaping Mold

HCD1-7200 Oakbery Lane Blossoms Die

HCFB1-469 3D Blossoms Shaping Mold

HCD1-7193 Leafy Accents Die

HCFB1-467 Leafy Accents Shaping Mold

HCS1-460 Flower Stamens-Bridal Bouquet - Small

HCD1-7245 Adorn It Pocket Accents Die

From here you will hop to Emily Niehaus blog

participating blogs

Kathy Wright Clement

Alissa Wells
Glenda Brooks
Vicki Dutcher
Candy Mishler Slabaugh
Sarah Miller (you are here)
Emily Niehaus

Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed day!

Wednesday Inspiration with Heartfelt Creations

       Sweet summertime with beautiful Backyard Blossoms

Hello, hello, friends.  It's Wednesday!  A very special Wednesday because we get to bring you a new, never seen before collection from Heartfelt Creations!  

Summer brings with it the excitement of a new gardening season, lounging in the open expanse of the backyard and enjoying the beauty of favorite perennial blossoms dancing gently in the warm summer breeze! Among those returning favorites are the attractive, butterfly loving coneflower! Bright and colorful, these pretty flowers come dressed in a wide variety of hues and quietly display their domed centers and soft delicate petals against the backdrops of ornamental grasses and other decorative backyard plantings! Come along with us as we welcome back the summer season with a walk through the Backyard Blossoms Collection by Heartfelt Creations! Brilliantly hued, and filled with a good dose of summer sunshine, the fabulous paper collection showcases happy shades of bright yellows, pretty pinks, luscious lavenders and glorious greens and showcases lovely lace like patterns, elegant swirls and bountiful coneflower blossoms! Included in this jubilant and cheerful assembling are three exquisitely illustrated cling stamps sets with coordinating dies ideal for all of your summer themed paper craft creations! From large coneflower images, ornamental grasses, to smaller backyard blossom accents, these dynamic illustrations are ideal for creating your very own dimensional flower gardens as focal points on card fronts or as accents on scrapbook layouts! So grab your lounge chair, slather on the sunscreen and join us as we kick back and relax in the backyard enjoying our favorite backyard blossoms!

I chose to use the Garden's Edge Coneflower as the main flower and then used the Backyard Blossoms as fillers. Summertime and flowers need some birds and butterflies so I used the bird and butterfly from the Songs of Spring stamp set. The flowers in this collection make it so easy to create quick and gorgeous cards or any other summertime project. The paper has bright, summery colors that will bring cheer and smiles to your friends as they receive your beautiful cards. Happy crafting, my friends!
Heartfelt Creations products

HCPC 3827     Backyard Blossoms Cling Stamp HCPC 3828     Garden’s Edge Coneflower Cling Stamp HCPC 3810     Songs of Spring Cling Stamp HCD1-7181     Backyard Blossoms Die HCD1-7182     Garden’s Edge Coneflower Die HCD1-7168     Songs of Spring Die HCD1-745       Luggage and Tags Die HCDP1-290    Backyard Blossoms Paper Collection HCS1-457-2   Flower Stamens, Pastel Pearl, Medium 159723           Designer Dries Clear Adhesive HCST2-406         Flower Shaping Essentials other products Card stock, white; 90# watercolor paper; Ranger distress ink, Vintage Photo; Versamark Watermark Stamp Pad; Recollections embossing powder, Snow; Spellbinders Decorative Labels Die; Prismacolor Watercolor Pencils; ribbon; Wink of Stella, clear; pop dots Instructions Cut card base 7 ¼” x 10 ½”, fold in half. Cut purple design paper 5 1/8” x 7”, add to card. Cut yellow design paper 4 7/8” x 6 7/8”, add to card. Using white card stock, die cut largest die and center piece from decorative labels die. Add ribbon to center panel. Adhere both pieces to card using pop dots on center panel. Stamp flowers on watercolor paper, emboss, color and die cut. Shape flower. Stamp bird and butterfly with Vintage Photo, color and die cut. Add pop dots to the bird, butterflies, and center of flower. Adhere everything to center die cut panel, slipping them under the ribbon. Die cut sentiment and add with ribbon.  Add flower stamens. Add Wink of Stella.  For more tips on creating with the Backyard Blossoms collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/swO34-n1HNc. Thanks for allowing me to share with you today and I wish you an awesome blessed day!

Wednesday Inspiration with Heartfelt Creations

Hello friends! You'll see my format has changed a little. That's because I've been accepted as a full time designer for Heartfelt Creations again. I am so honored and blessed to have the opportunity to work with such an amazing company! I am excited to share their products with you and hope to inspire you as you craft for yourself and your loved ones.

Here's my newest granddaughter. Isn't she adorable? You'll be seeing lots more of her as she is my inspiration.
This card was one of my semi-finalist projects. I used the peony collection. This collection is amazing! The flowers are gorgeous and of course it helps that there's lots of pink and green, my favorite colors! The large flower and 2 pink buds are made from foam paper which you can find at Heartfelt Creations. This was the first time I worked with foam paper and I love working with it! The flowers look so soft. In retrospect, I wish I had made the main flower a little smaller; I'll correct that next time.
Heartfelt Creations products

HCPC 3811                         Rain Boots and Blossoms Cling Stamp HCPC 3819                         Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp HCPC 3820                         Large Sweet Peony Cling Stamp HCPC 3821                         Peony Bud and Blossom Cling Stamp HCD1-7169                        Rain Boots and Blossoms Die HCD1-7173                        Small Sweet Peony Die HCD1-7174                        Large Sweet Peony Die HCD1-7175                        Peony Bud and Blossom Die HCD 745                             Luggage and Tags Die HCD1-780                           Ornate Borders and Pockets Die HCDP1-288                         Sweet Peony Paper Collection HCFS1-465                         Art Foam Paper 159723                                Designer Dries Clear Adhesive other products Card stock, white, purple; VersaMark Watermark Stamp Pad; Recollections ‘Snow’ embossing powder; Distress Inks, Worn Lipstick, Fired Brick, Wild Honey, (water added to each);  Stampabilities Christmas Green (water added); Spellbinder dies, Lacey Ovals, Classic Ovals Large; flower stamens; ribbon; cheesecloth  instructions Cut card base from white card stock 6 5/8” x 9 ½”, fold in half. Using 4” x 6” card panel from design paper, cut height to 5 7/8”. Cut green design paper 4 ¼” x 6 1/8”. Cut pink design paper 4 ½”x 6 3/8”. Layer each of the mats to the card front.  Stamp, emboss, and color the floral accents. Die cut. Stamp the large and small peonies with Worn Lipstick on Foamarin Paper and die cut. To form, hold against a slightly warm iron for about 5 seconds. For tighter buds, hold 6-7 seconds. Add stamens. Stamp and die cut the small flowers from purple card stock. Layer 2 together and add stamens. Die cut Lacey Oval from green design paper. Die cut photo with oval die and adhere to Lacey Oval. Die cut sentiment ticket. Die cut Ornate Border from white card stock. Adhere everything to card as shown. Thanks for visiting and have a blessed day!