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Valentine's Day Wishes...

Hello, Hello, Hello!
I'm so happy to have you stop by here today...it seems like it's been awhile that we've spent time together here! 

It's another Heartfelt Creations Wednesday, and this week I have a quick and simple share with you featuring the Tulip Time Collection!

I thought since Valentine's Day is quickly approaching, I would try to encourage you to get started on your Valentine's Day creations! The color palette of the Tulip Time Collection is perfect for Valentine's Day! 

For a twist, I decided I was going to try to add in some unique color combinations that normally I would not pair together...in case you haven't noticed, my creations always seem to be kind of matchy matchy! LOL

...here's how this labor of love turned out...


...I kind of like the different colors I've used here...the oranges, purples, pinks and of course a reddish hue as well....

I've always loved the love and chocolate sentiment from the Heartfelt Love Collection and decided it would be awesome paired with the Valentine's Day sentiment from the same cling stamp set. The Heartfelt Love Collection also has the wonderful nesting eyelet hearts that made creating this card super easy!

This 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" card really didn't take me that long to make as I had many of the flowers already stamped and die cut, so I just needed to do some quick shaping. The peony leaves were the same story...stamped, colored and die cut just hanging out in my flower storage waiting to be used at some point. 

The gorgeous tulip images have been hand colored using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Makers and can you believe that those little reddish hued flowers are actually the smallest tulip petals from the Tulip Time Cling Stamp Set...they've been just lightly shaped with the Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit! The itty bitty florals are the Petite Florals from the Floral Fashionista Collection...and are the perfect size to accent any project!

A sprinkling of glitter, some prill centers, and a bit of heat embossing and the whole card has some interest and texture! 

I hope you've enjoyed my share today...and I hope you've been encouraged to to get a jump on your Valentine's Day creating!
You can find the full supply list and instructions below!

Until next time...
Project Supplies and Instructions

Other Products – BigShot Die Cutting Machine, white card stock, pop dots, paper trimmer, scissors, MISTI stamp positioner, heat tool, smooth watercolor paper

For more tips on creating with the Tulip Time collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/rfYMxeNBmJk.

For more tips on creating with the Floral Fashionista collection, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/9V6JOqdQtC8.
Create a 4.25” x 5.5” card base from white card stock. Choose a patterned background paper from the Tulip Time Paper Collection for card base mat. Using the coordinating mat die from the Eyelet Rectangles and Basics die and your manual die cutting machine, cut your background mat from the decorative paper.

Using a piece of hydra sponge and ColorBox Pigment Ink – Frost White, dab ink onto several areas along each side of the decorative paper mat. Sprinkle with white embossing powder and set using heat tool.

Using one of the larger heart dies from the Eyelet Hearts Die, cut a heart into the far side of the decorative paper as shown, creating a heart shaped window in which to stamp sentiment. Next, using the same heart die cut, locate the slightly larger eyelet heart die version that coordinates and nest the two together using a low tack tape. Then die cut from white card stock to create an eyelet shaped heart frame. Ink heart frame using Ranger Archival Ink – Magenta Hue. Using a piece of hydra sponge, apply a thin layer of Designer Dries Clear Adhesive to the heart shaped frame and sprinkle with Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear.

Cut a smaller heart die cut from the Eyelet Hearts Die from white card stock. Ink edges using Ranger Archival Ink – Magenta Hue. Stamp Valentine’s Day sentiment onto heart using Ranger Archival Ink – Jet Black. Stamp second sentiment into heart shaped window using Ranger Archival Ink – Jet Black. Adhere glittered heart frame to large die cut heart shaped window.

Stamp one inking of the large tulip blossoms, and two of the tulip filled bucket found in the Tulip Bouquet Die onto smooth watercolor paper using Ranger Archival Ink – Jet Black. Color using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Using the coordinating dies, die cut all embellishments. Die cut the smaller tulip blossoms from the bouquet in the tulip bucket using the coordinating die. Using Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, shape small tulips slightly. From the second bucket image, using scissors cut off the bucket portion of the image as you will just use the tulip bouquet from the illustration. Using a dries clear glue, layer the shaped tulips onto the bouquet you’ve trimmed off of the bucket image.

Stamp two inkings of the small tulip blossom petals from the Tulip Time Cling Stamp Set onto white card stock using Ranger Archival Ink - Plum. Die cut using coordinating die. Using Stack and Store Daubers, ink petals using Ranger Archival Ink – Magenta Hue, and then add Ranger Archival Ink – Vermillion overtop. Shape ever so slightly using Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Adhere two petal pieces together to create flower – you will need two.

Stamp one inking of petite florals from the Floral Fashionista Cling Stamp Set onto white card stock first using Ranger Archival Ink – Magenta Hue, and then another stamping in Ranger Archival Ink – Majestic Violet. Ink each of the petals in the corresponding colors they have been stamped in. Die cut using coordinating dies, and then shape using 3D Petite Florals Shaping Mold.

Stamp several leaves from the Small and Large Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Sets onto white card stock using Ranger Archival Ink – Fern Green. Color using Stack and Store Daubers using Ranger Achival Ink – Leaf Green. Die cut using coordinating dies, and shape slightly using Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit.

Position and adhere the larger tulip flowers beside the large heart die cut window as a background accent for behind smaller heart die cut. Next, position and adhere a portion of the smaller tulip bouquet to the backside of the smaller heart die cut so the bouquet flows from the bottom of the heart shape. Using pop dots, adhere small heart to card base as shown. Add tulip flowers and petite florals as shown. Add in peony leaves as fillers where desired.

Using Designer Dries Clear Adhesive and metal tip, apply prills to flower centers and Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter to all flowers and die cut embellishments.

Vintage Valentine...

Hello Everyone!
Happy Friday!

I'm here to share with you today a design team project I've created showcasing the lovely Mabel's Diary by Ephemera's Vintage Garden.  If you haven't already visited the beautiful digital collections of Debbie-Anne, you are missing out on some gorgeous nostalgic and vintage papers and ephemera!
And, the beauty is that you print them yourself at home!

The beautiful Mabel's Diary is configured to use as a planner, junk journal or diary type project.  
That being said, I'm a little different than many of the design team as I love using these products for a wide variety of other creations....so, it's my job to try to inspire you to branch out a little and try something new with your printables.  

My first project is a Vintage Valentine Pocket Letter.  
I have a friend in Ontario who I love trading pocket letters with...and I thought it would be nice to surprise her with a Valentine themed letter...and as I paged through my Mabel's Diary print outs, I soon found that it had all the elements I was needing.  

Allow me to take you on a little tour of my creation...and I've even included a quick video for you as well...(now don't be too harsh as I haven't done many videos in the past, but hope to become better at it and create more in the future.)

Let's begin...


As you can see, I've done a lot of fussy cutting in this project.  I will be the first to admit that I love fussy cutting...I love to cut and fit pieces together, creating something beautiful!  While you may be saying that this is only a pocket letter and won't have taken much time...I can assure you that  I spent as much time on this piece as I do on a complex and detailed card. 

Each of the cards in the pocket letter have had their edges inked with a VersaColor Pine Cone Ink to give them a further look of being aged.  I've fussy cut elements from within the digital collection and adhered them to various cards within the pocket letter to add interest and detail.  I've cut the image of the lady up in the corner to make sure that she could be assembled in two of the pockets so she would be standing in the background.  I've used the same technique with the birds in the bottom, however the embellishing on the top of the pockets has hidden part of it.  

I decided that I really wanted this pocket letter to have some dimension, so I've used pop dots on every piece you see adhered to the outside.  

Here's a closer look at the top of the letter...(sorry it's not the best photo...the day I took these photos I just didn't have good lighting and for some reason the focus seems off.)


I've fussy cut all of the roses from the Mabel's Diary Collection.  The two roses in the corner I've aged using Distress Inks -  Vintage Photo and Antique Linen...and of course a little Pine Cone Ink.  I've fussy cut the ribbon banners, as well as the sentiment from the collection as well.  The cameo style sticker in the corner is a 3D sticker from a vintage assembly that I found at the Dollar Tree.  

Moving along to the bottom of the pocket letter...


I chose one of the lovely ladies from the printables that looked like she was just waiting for her Valenine beau.  I've aged her with a bit of ink as well and have fussy cut the heart shape beside her from one of the ephemera printables.  

Now, the whole idea of a pocket letter is to correspond with a pen pal and to include a few gifts in the back of the pockets.  I believe that the back of your pocket letter should always be as beautiful as the front.  So, because I neglected to think about printing these pages double sided, I cut a second set of cards and adhered them with a good paper glue to one another.  

The back looks like this...



Here's a peek at some of the gift ideas that I've included in this creation...


...some fussy cut ephemera pieces, some vintage style 3D stickers, a few flowers and pearls as well as some punched flower shapes created from scraps left over after cutting the pocket letter cards...


...a few tabs from the collection, more ephemera pieces, a small rose card also available in the collection...

So much fun to create and fill with goodies!

I've also included a video tour for you on my YouTube channel should you be interested!
 


I hope you've enjoyed your tour of my first Mabel's Diary project.  There will be more released throughout the next month...so stay tuned!  Also, be sure to stop by the Ephemera's Vintage Garden store where this collection is currently on sale for a limited time!  I'd love to see how you choose to use this collection.  

Until next time...

A Valentine for You

Good Morning, Afternoon or Evening...depending on where you are!

I decided to pop by with a quick share today!

I had the desire to sit down at my craft table today and create something for Valentines Day.  
I had a fantastic paper pack from Graphic 45 sitting on the shelf for some time now and finally found a few stolen moments to whip up something simple.  

Here's a look...


...and a different pic from a different angle...


I actually tried to keep this card simple, and useable for any occasion...not just Valentines day. 
It would be the perfect card for any one who loves vintage inspired creations as well!

Well, that's all folks...just a quick little post to share what I created quickly this morning!
Thanks for stopping by!

Pie Anyone?

Good Evening!

It's been a busy last couple of weeks...but I've still been creating...I've just been a little slow in posting!

I wanted to share with you today some pie boxes that I decorated for an upcoming church event we're hosting on Valentine's Day.  

Let me show you...


I apologize for the photo quality.  I landed up having to take the photo with my cell phone.  

Our church is holding a fundraiser for our local chapter of Cancer Care and we decided it would be fun to include a "pie walk".  I know traditionally it's a "cake walk", but our area is big into pies.  I had a few pie boxes left in my stash that  had purchased new at our local bakery, and offered to dress them up for the homemade pies to be sold off in the walk.  I just thought it would be cute to house those home made pies in a special custom made box.  Just one of those little extras to encourage donations.  As a friend of mine always says..."love is in the details".  LOL

The background paper I used has been printed through my Silhouette Cameo.  The adorable owls and the love puppy scene are also cutting files purchased in the Silhouette Online Store. 
I'm excited to see how this idea will go over with the people who will be attending the fundraiser.  This is the first time we have tried something like this and I'm hoping it will be a great success.  

Well thanks for popping in to see what I've had going on lately.  
The next few days will be crazy as I've been the main organizer getting everything ready and scheduled for the event.  We've painted the church basement, steam cleaned the carpet and are now getting ready to get the meal prep underway.  It's a spaghetti supper with Caeser salad and garlic toast...with cheese cake and a pineapple fluff dessert.  And of course Valentine cupcakes for the kids.  It's a little daunting not knowing how many people will attend.  Thank goodness I have a friend who was a caterer and has been willing to help me out with all the silly questions I've had.  Hopefully I can give you all a great report after the event.  

Until next time...

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