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Have you had a chance to check out the new Buttons and Blooms Collection from Heartfelt Creations?
Here's a little about the newest collection that was released last week...
Have you had a chance to check out the new Buttons and Blooms Collection from Heartfelt Creations?
Here's a little about the newest collection that was released last week...
Beautiful floral fabric, delicate trimmings and charming buttons
accompanied by delicate hand-stitch work, and precise patchwork become a most
exquisite project in the hands of an experienced seamstress! While sewing may
not be a talent gifted to everyone, you can now experience the same stunning
results in your paper crafts with the Buttons and Blooms Collection from
Heartfelt Creations! An inviting paper collection bound in delightfully vibrant
hues of bright blues, happy yellows, pretty pinks and robust reds boast
alluring patterns of dainty florals, fun filled polka dots and quilt like
patterns which will beckon you to caress them as you would the beautiful bolts
of material found in your favorite fabric store! “Applique” cards and scrapbook
pages quickly and with ease using the striking yet functional premade card
panels designed in varying sizes and patterns! Embellish your handmade
creations with a variety of hand-stitched accents found in the gorgeous assembling
of cling stamp sets and coordinating dies. Choose from delicately embroidered
sentiments, stitched banners, charming patchwork pockets, decorative patches
and rick rack trim, all lending that personal handmade touch to your crafty
creations! Lastly, “hem” your projects with fetching blossoms that have been
skillfully illustrated to give them the appearance of having been cut from
patchwork fabric! Designed in three varying sizes, these pleasing posies are
ideal for using as flat embellishments, or layered to create wonderful
dimensional blooms! So, come along with us…grab your shears, patterned papers
and patchwork die cuts and let’s head into the craft room! Bobbins, threads and
sewing machines not required!
This collection is so pretty, filled with bright colors and gorgeous illustrations! I couldn't resist taking a few hours out of my busy day to play with it!
...here's a peek at how my project turned out...
These bright and cheerful colors remind me of a gorgeous quilt...you know the kind Grandma had for you to wrap yourself up in when you came for a visit! I thought the "sending you a Hug" sentiment from the Cheerful Notes Sentiments was perfect...because that is what you would do...wrap yourself in a blanket like it was giving you a hug! The sentiment is perfect for so many different occasion..."thinking of you", "get well", or "just because".
I've antiqued the card with a hint of brown ink everywhere to give it an aged and vintage style feeling...including that fun patchwork pocket!
I've used the vines from the Classic Rose Collection as background foliage, and opted to use real buttons from my huge button collection as flower centers. I thought some decorative lace like accents would be perfect to go with this sewing themed card...so I chose the border from the Sweetheart Borders Die, as well as one of the eyelet rectangle frames for the Eyelet Rectangle & Basics Die.
I do hope you've enjoyed my share today!
I encourage you to pop on over to the Heartfelt Creations blog to see what the rest of the uber talented design team have come up with for your creative inspirations!
Until next time...
Other Products Used: paper trimmer, Gemini Die
Cutting Machine, scissors, white card stock, assorted colored buttons, dimensional
foam tape, scor tape, scissors
Fold an 8 ½” x 11” piece of white card stock in half
to create large card base. Select a background mat color you wish to use and
trim it just slightly smaller than your card base. Ink all edges with Ranger
Archival Ink – Coffee, and adhere to card base as shown.
Select another decorative paper to create a long
center mat as shown. Ink all edges using a Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Coffee. Next,
die cut two of the decorative strips from the Sweetheart Borders Die from white
card stock. Adhere the two decorative strips together, overlapping one full
scallop, using a dries clear glue. Measure to coordinate with the side of the
center mat, snip to size, and adhere to center mat side as shown. Adhere to
card base.
Using the Eyelet Rectangle and Basics Die, trim out
the 4 ¼” x 5 ½” frame from a dark blue patterned paper from the Buttons and
Blooms Paper Collection. Next, trim out the larger rectangle stitched frame
from the Hand-stitched Accents Die from a light blue patterned paper also from
within the paper collection. Ink all edges with Ranger Archival Ink – Coffee, using
stack and store dauber. Adhere matting panels together and adhere to card base
using dimensional foam tape.
Select a premade card panel from the Buttons and
Blooms Paper Collection with a small rounded rectangle image in the center.
Using the Cut Mat Create 1A Die, cut out the center image. Ink all edges using
Ranger Archival Ink – Coffee, and adhere to layered mats on card base.
Die cut the largest decorative eyelet rectangle frame
from the Eyelet Rectangle & Basics Die. Adhere to center of matted card
base as shown.
Stamp the patchwork pocket and hexagon images onto
white card stock using Ranger Archival Ink – Manganese Blue. Color pocket using
stack and store dauber and Ranger Archival Ink – Manganese Blue. Color the
decorative patches using Ranger Archival Ink – Leaf Green, Sunflower, Carnation
Red, and Manganese Blue. Die cut using coordinating dies, and adhere three
patchwork accents to the upper corner of design as shown, and two to the
opposite lower corner.
Stamp each size of blossom, as well as button images,
onto white card stock using Ranger Archival Ink – Coffee. Using stack and store
daubers, color largest flowers with Ranger Archival Ink – Buttercup, mid-sized
flowers with Ranger Archival Ink – Carnation Red, and smallest flowers with
Ranger Archival Ink – Cactus Flower. Die cut using coordinating dies. Ink all
edges of the largest flowers with Ranger Archival Ink – Sunflower, the
mid-sized flower edges with Ranger Archival Ink – Vermillion, and the smallest
flower edges with the Ranger Archival Ink – Majestic Violet. Color buttons as
desired.
Stamp two inkings of the swirling vine illustration
from the Classic Rose Vines Cling Stamp Set onto white card stock using Ranger
Archival Ink – Leaf Green. Color with stack and store daubers using a
combination of Ranger Archival Ink – Leaf Green and Vivid Chartreuse. Die cut
using the coordinating die. Shape slightly with Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit. Trim
each foliage die cut into two pieces.
Next, stamp arrow image onto white card stock using
Ranger Archival Ink – Manganese Blue. Stamp sentiment onto arrow using Ranger
Archival Ink – Jet Black. Die cut arrow using coordinating die.
Adhere pocket die cut to card base using dimensional
foam tape. Arrange and adhere flower clusters as shown, along with small button
images as shown. Adhere sentiment to design using dimensional foam tape. Adhere
real button centers to flowers as desired.
Lastly, apply a thin layer of Designer Dries Clear
Adhesive to each of the flower petals and glitter using Rajni Chawla’s Crystal
Clear.
