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

HCDP1-298 Tulip Time Paper Collection

HCPC-3858 Tulip Time Cling Stamp Set

HCPC-3859 Tulip Bouquet Cling Stamp Set

HCD1-7218 Tulip Time Die

HCD1-7219 Tulip Bouquet Die

HCPC-3855 Floral Fashionista Cling Stamp Set

HCD1-7215 Floral Fashionista Die

HCFB1-471 3D Petite Florals Shaping Mold

HCPC-3819 Small Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set

HCPC-3820 Large Sweet Peony Cling Stamp Set

HCD1-7173 Small Sweet Peony Die

HCD1-7174 Large Sweet Peony Die

HCD1-7162 Eyelet Hearts Die

HCPC-3804 Heartfelt Love Sentiments Cling Stamp Set

HCD2-7189 Eyelet Rectangle & Basics Die

HCST1-401 Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit

RACP499 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Plum

RACP436 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Leaf Green

RACP962 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Fern Green

RACP614 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Magenta Hue

RACP468 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black

RACP461 Ranger Archival Ink Pad - Vermillion

RACP494 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Majestic Violet

478455 Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers

159723 Designer Dries Clear Adhesive

352854 Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottles

PGM15015 Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear

85-glitter Crystal Ultrafine Transparent Glitter

ANC811 Tu Tu Pink Prills

ANC851 Rock ‘N Roll Prills

CB80 ColorBox Pigment Ink Pad – Frost White

RPEJ685 Embossing Powder - White

RLHS100 Hydra Sponge

HCDA1-449 Stack and Store Daubers – Pack of 6

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.

For My Friend...

Hello!

I'm here with a quick share today!

I wanted to share the card creation I just created online during a Facebook Live on the Heartfelt Creations Facebook Page.

For this live demonstration, I opted to use the Camelia Carnation flower and gorgeous papers! I think the carnation is often a flower that does not get the credit it is due...while standing alone, it may not be one of the most dazzling and showy flowers, but when is the last time you say a beautiful bouquet of flowers without it? It certainly helps other flowers shine their best, and when paired with other florals it can take center stage as well!

Here's a peek at the card we created together...

I opted to do quite a bit of layering on this card...and you may use up an entire page of dimensional pop dots on this creation! LOL

The layering is done so quickly and easily with the fantastic dies from Heartfelt Creations. For the background mat, I've used the second largest die cut from the Eyelet Rectangle and Basics Die. I opted to use the second largest one as I love the look of having a white border around my initial mat...if this look is not for you, the easy fix is to use the largest die to create the 5"x7" card mat which fits your card base perfectly.

For the next set of mats, I've used the next two sizes down also included in the same die collection. These are the two that are the perfect mats for your 4 1/4"x 5 1/2" card bases. I've adhered the two mats together and have then popped them up off of the card base.

For the last set of mats, including the focal image, I've used the Cut Mat Create System...the two I have used here come from the 2A and 2B dies. You can find out more how to use these in my Facebook Live video which I will include at the end of this blog post.

To add some feminine whimsy to this creation, I've used one of the pretty tag dies from the Ornamental Tags Dies. I've die cut two from white card stock so I could adhere one to the top of the card and one on the bottoms as well. I've die cut the coordinating rectangle bar on which I've stamped the sentiment using black ink. I've then popped it up off of the tag base on the bottom of the card using pop dots.

Lastly, it was time to build the carnation and foliage cluster. The carnation has been created with three of each of the petal layers from the Large Carnation Cling Stamp Set, as well as two of the largest sizes from the Small Carnation Cling Stamp Set. They have all been stamped in a Plum Archival Ink and then die cut using the coordinating dies. (The video walk through will show you exactly how to shape these petals using the Basics Shaping Mold, as well as how to assemble the carnation.)

The foliage has been used created using the Leafy Accents Cling Stamp Set, coordinating dies as well as coordinating shaping mold.

And, I did opt to show everyone how easy it is to add a stamen center to the smaller flowers making them perfect accent flowers to add to any floral cluster. They require no shaping, just a quick and easy stamen insertion, a bead of hot glue to the back and some green ink to the wire stem...and you're ready to use the little flowers as pretty accents!

I hope you've enjoyed my share today!
I will include the link below for the Facebook Live so you have all of the details should you wish to uas any part of this creation on a design of your own!

https://www.facebook.com/HeartfeltCreations/videos/2140007486318337/

Until next time...

It's a Woodsy Wonderland...

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

It's the second Wednesday of the month which means it's new release day with us at Heartfelt Creations!

Have you seen the sneak peeks of the Woodsy Wonderland Collection already?
It's magnificent!

Here's a little about it...

Take an adventure on the path less traveled and lose yourself in an enchanting woodsy wonderland filled with magnificent wildlife, beautiful scenic expanses and delicate field flowers. 
 Heartfelt Creations invites you to explore the new Woodsy Wonderland Collection.  Step softly as to not spook the peaceful inhabitants or trample the native wildflowers as you set about exploring your surroundings.  Immerse yourself in a stunning paper collection showcasing a beautiful outdoor themed color palette of rushing river blues, orange and yellow sunset hues, grass like greens accented with the softest wildflower whites, deep purples, and posy pinks, pulled together and grounded with dark tree bark browns, sky blues and moss like greens.  Discover charming cottages, babbling brooks, and grassy fields boasting home to majestic deer, chattering squirrels, prancing skunks and frolicking foxes.  Bold stripes and crosshatch patterns will remind you of trampled wildlife trails, creating eye catching backgrounds for the tiny woodland creatures depicted on the varying sizes of premade card panels or within the three extremely detailed and realistic forest themed cling stamp sets which provide the ideal elements for creating your very own woodsy wonderland on your next paper crafting project.  Pair with the coordinating dies to create dimensional forest scenes laden with fallen tree stumps, grassy knolls, darting rabbits, scampering raccoons, decorative butterflies and song filled birds all at play in majestically treed forests!  So, breathe deeply, exhale and allow the beauty of our enchanting woodlands to bring a sense of wonder, calm and peace to your soul as you craft your cares and worries away in the tranquility of our Woodsy Wonderland Collection.  


I decided that I wanted to create a masculine project for my first creation with this stunning collection.  Masculine cards are always tricky, but I have to say that with this collection it all came together quickly and with ease!

Here's a peek at my card...

I love love love the deer images, stamps and die cuts in this collection!
We had a corn field across from our house this summer...and now that winter has set in I can look out my living room window and see deer grazing somewhere in that field pretty much any time of the day!  Such beautiful creatures!

Here's a close up of stamped and die cut images I've used on this project...the deer, and the gorgeous trees in the background. 

So, my challenge to you if you have already purchased this exquisite collection...or will be...give a masculine card a try!  You will be so impressed with how easy it is with this outdoor and woodsy collection!  Mix and match of few of your Heartfelt Creation collection together with this one and you will come up with even more stunning and unique results!

Be sure to check out the Heartfelt Creations blog for more inspiring pieces created by the uber talented design team...they've truly outdone themselves this week!

Until next time...

Project Supplies & Instructions
Woodsy Wonderland Paper Collection, HCDP1-273
Woodsy Treescape Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3766
Woodsy Critters Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3768
Woodsy Critters Die, HCD1-7124
Woodsy Landscape Die, HCD1-7122
Leafy Branch Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3645
Leafy Branch Die, HCD1-757
All Things Are Possible Cling Stamp Set, HCPC-3764
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit, HCST1-401
Designer Dries Clear Adhesive, 159723
Metal Tip for Adhesive Bottle, 352854

Other Products Used:  BigShot die cutting machine, white card stock, VersaFine Black Ink, VersaColor Pine Cone Ink, Spellbinders Oval Die, paper trimmer, scissors, Gamasol solution, blending stumps, Spectrum Noir Blendable Pencils - 058, 059, 047, 114, 100, 104, 020, 070, pop dots, Glitter Ritz

Create a 6" x 6" card base using white card stock.  Locate premade card panel within paper collection as shown on card.  Trim down slightly to leave a white border around panel.  Die cut oval from card panel as shown.  Ink edges of oval piece as well as square card panel using a brown colored ink.  Stamp sentiment onto oval die cut as shown using black ink.  Adhere oval to card panel and then adhere remaining card front panel to base using pop dots.  Fussy cut stripe and deer image from decorative paper, ink all edges using a brown colored ink and apply to card as shown using pop dots.  Stamp one stamping of the deer image as well as one stamping of the scenic tree image onto white card stock using black ink.  Color using blendable pencils, shape using flower shaping kit and then adhere to card front as shown.  Stamp one inking onto white card stock using black ink of the small bird, the branch and the leaf cluster.  Color using blendable pencils, and shape with shaping tools.  Adhere branch to top corner of card as shown, snip leaf image into two sections and apply to branch.  Adhere bird to center of branch cluster.  Using a dries clear glue and fine tip, adhere a small subtle amount of glitter to die cut trees as well as branch.  Lastly, find a coordinating paper panel within the paper collection to finish off inside of card.  Trim slightly smaller than inside of card.  Ink all edges with a brown colored ink and adhere to inside of card.