"Purr-fect" Posies...

Good Morning, Afternoon, or Evening depending on where you are reading this today!
I'm so glad you've taken time out of your day to visit!

As you know, it's another new release day with Heartfelt Creations...and this collection is just absolutely "purr-fect"! It's the Purr-fect Posies Collection featuring adorable illustrations of pretty kitties and gorgeous posies!

...here's a little more about the collection...

Irresistibly charming and oh so amusing, watching the carefree, fun filled antics of playful kittens bounding through the summer flowers beds, or hiding behind large leafy foliage, ready to pounce on whatever comes their way, provides endless hours of entertainment and can quickly turn one’s frown upside down! Warm snuggles with a furry friend, whisker filled kisses, the soft sound of purring, and a gently twitching tail are always welcome affections and never fail to cheer up the soul. Whether your favorite kitty is timid, or filled with sass from the tip of their nose to the tip of their tail, we invite you to celebrate your “purr-fect” fur babies along with us with the new Purr-fect Posies Collection from Heartfelt Creations! Leap into an elegant paper collection featuring soft hues of baby blanket blues, subdued catnip greens, squeaky toy pinks, and soothing lilacs, all scattered with adorable illustrations of kittens at play, pretty posies and beautiful garden scenes. Littered with enchanting premade card panels, this “catty” paper collection makes assembling and gifting special handmade greeting cards effortless, while charming scrapbook pages allow for creating fun and entertaining layouts showcasing those treasured photos of your favorite feline! Three cute and captivating cling stamp sets along with coordinating dies, feature finely illustrated images of loveable kittens at play, and are “purr-fect” for creating furry, fun filled scenes on all of your paper crafting creations, while a “purr-fectly” charming floral cling stamp set and coordinating die, lend themselves to assembling pretty, whimsical dimensional posies “purr-fect” for accenting your summer themed paper craft creations! So, whether you’re an avid card maker who’s crazy about kitties, enjoy documenting your favorite furry friend through scrapbooking, or love creating memory keeping albums for family and friends, we’re sure you’ll find this collection “the cats’ meow” for all occasions…and pure “purr-fection” for brightening the days of both the young and the young at heart!

Now, I will be the first one to admit that I am a cat person!
While I love our dog to bits and would miss him terribly, the cats always manage to worm their way into my heart...especially orange and white cats...I have a soft spot for them as they seem to have the sweetest personalities! So, it will come as no surprise that my project has a sweet orange kitten on it!

...here's the shaker card I created for my first project with this sweet collection...


I thought a shaker card would be so much fun to do with this adorable collection!
I created a 6x6 card base and went to work with layering different papers together. 
I die cut the circle center out of one of the premade card panels and started assembling the shaker portion of my card. 

...and here's a close up for you...


I've colored all of my stamped images using Zig Color Clean Real Brush Markers and have used Ranger Archival Inks for all of the die cut florals and foliage. I won't bore you with those details...you can find all of the colors, etc. in the instructions listed at the end of this blog post. 

Of course I've used the new Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper from Heartfelt Creations for all of the florals and foliage. These posies are so easy to shape using the coordinating 3D Purr-fect Posies shaping mold...and this paper just shapes so beautifully in the mold! 
You will love it ...I promise!

Did you catch that I've also used one of the new pocket dies as accents in the background? I've glittered them up with Rajni Chawla's Crystal Clear so that they really glisten when the light hits them!
 
I've finished off the posy centers using Go Mango Prills and have added Baby's Breath Ultrafine Transparent Glitter to all of the stamped and die cut images so that the card has a beautiful shimmer!

Thanks so much again for stopping in to visit with me today!
I do hope you've been inspired with what I've shared with you today!
Be sure to stop by the Heartfelt Creations blog to see all of the wonderful projects the rest of the design team have come up with featuring this "paw-sitively purr-fect" collection!

Until next time.. 
Project Supplies & Instructions

HCDP1-2102 Purr-fect Posies Paper Collection
HCFB1-476 3D Purr-fect Posies Shaping Mold
HCPC-3874 Purr-fect Posies Cling Stamp Set
HCPC-3876 Purring & Playful Cling Stamp Set
HCPC-3877 Playful Miss Kitty Cling Stamp Set
HCD1-7238 Purr-fect Posies Die
HCD1-7240 Purring & Playful Die
HCD1-7241 Playful Miss Kitty Die

Other Products Used: white card stock, pink and purple sequin mix, clear seed beads, tiny purple beads, BigShot Die Cutting Machine, paper trimmer, scissors, water, mist bottle, foam tape, craft foam sheet, MISTI, low tack tape, smooth water color paper

Create a 6” x 6” card base from white card stock. Locate background paper in Purr-fect Posies Paper Collection shown on card sample and trim to fit slightly smaller than card base. Using Ranger Archival Ink – Deep Purple, ink all edges with Stack and Store Dauber. Adhere to card base. Next locate a pink patterned paper within the Purr-fect Posies Paper Collection, as well as premade card panel shown. Using die from the Eyelet Circle & Basis Small Die, cut out circular center image. Set illustration aside for another project. Trim a piece of pink patterned paper to cover the length of the card and just slightly larger than the premade card panel. Ink all edges on both pieces using Ranger Archival Ink – Deep Purple.

Using a circle die slightly larger than the size used to cut out premade card panel center, die cut a circle window from clear cardstock. Using the same circle size you used to die cut the premade card panel center, as well as the size you just used to cut the clear cardstock, place the smaller circle die within the larger and die cut several circles from craft foam. Using foam circle to gauge where you want your sentiment, use MISTI to stamp sentiment onto premade card panel using Ranger Archival Ink – Deep Purple. Using Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, glue the two foam circles together. Next, using the same center circle from the combination you just used, pair it with the eyelet border circle to create a frame from white card stock. Using Designer Dries Clear Adhesive and hydra sponge, add Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear to eyelet circle frame. Next, again using Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, adhere die cut foam circle pieces over sentiment where shaker portion of cards will be placed. Adhere clear window die cut to white eyelet card frame. Add sequins, seed beads and small beads to shaker portion over sentiment. Adhere clear window frame on top of circular foam layer using. Set aside to dry.

Die cut two of the decorative pocket accents from the Regal Pocket Accents Die. Using Designer Dries Clear Adhesive and hydra sponge, add Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear to each. Set aside to dry.

Stamp two inkings of each size posies from the Purr-fect Posies Cling Stamp Set onto Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper using Ranger Archival Ink – Magenta Hue and Deep Purple. Color the posy centers with Stack and Store Daubers using Ranger Archival Ink – Buttercup, the purple flower petals with Ranger Archival Ink – Majestic Violet, and the pinkish flower petals with Ranger Archival Ink – Pink Peony. Stamp two inkings of the posy foliage from the Purr-fect Posies Cling Stamp Set onto Deluxe Flower Shaping Paper using Ranger Archival Ink – Olive. Color using Stack and Store Daubers and Ranger Archival Ink – Leaf Green. Die cut all posies and foliage pieces using coordinating dies. Place in 3D Purr-fect Posies Shaping Mold, spritz lightly with water and pass through die cutting machine to shape. Set aside to dry.

Stamp kitten image from Playful Miss Kitty onto smooth white water color paper using Ranger Archival Ink – Jet Black. Stamp one of the large draping posy plant image from the Purring & Playful Cling Stamp Set. Water color all images using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers and water color brush. Die cut each using the coordinating dies.

Adhere shaker portion of card to pink patterned background matting using dimensional foam tape. Adhere decorative pocket die cuts to card base as shown, and then add shaker portion to card base using dimensional foam tape.

To assemble floral cluster, adhere draping posy plant alongside card as shown allowing one of the blossoms to drape near the sentiment. Next position stamped and die cut kitten image and adhere to card base using dimensional pop dots. Add posy flowers over top posy plant as shown, as well as around kitten die cut. Add several flowers around bottom and opposite side as shown on card sample. Using fine metal tip and Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, add Go Man Go Prills to all flower centers, and Baby’s Breath Ultrafine Transparent Glitter to all posy petals, leaves and stamped images.

1 comment

Jan's Paper Flowers said...

Gorgeous card Tracey! Love your sweet kitty and your beautiful flowers!

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