Heartfelt Creations Treasured Moments

Hello and welcome here!  Didn't you enjoy last weeks Heartfelt Creations June New Releases?  This week I wanted to share one of the stamp sets that are part of the Gateway To The Season release.

Card Size:  4.75" x 6"

The scene is called Summer Season, and I used the Decorative Window Scene die and the Decorative Lace Border die to accent it.  I coloured the image with Copic Markers and used the Daphne Paper Collection.  The little sentiment also from this month's New Release and it's called All Seasons Sentiments.

Inside:

I kept the inside simple, leaving room for some writing.  I used the pretty lace die included with the Summer Season stamp set.

The little flowers I made using the flower from the Layered Scalloped Posy die set. I shaped them using the Paper Blossoms Molding Mat and Tool Kit.

Copics Used:

Trees - YG63, YG67, E39

Bushes - YG03, YG17

Flowering Bush - RV63

Clothesline - C1, C5, YR30, Y32, RV91

Grass - G20, G21

Swing - R24

Stones - W1, W3

Basket - E15, E000, Booo, Y32

Sky - BG0000

Recipe:  HC Dies - Decorative Window Scene, Decorative Lace Border, Decorative Chateau Gate (vine) & Layered Scalloped Posy, HC SS-Summer Season & All Seasons Sentiments, Paper Blossoms Tool Kit, Paper Blossoms Molding Mat, HC PP-Daphne Collection, Bazzill Mono CS-Nixon & Ivy, CS-cream, light pink, dark pink, yellow, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Foam Squares, Copics, Pearls, CTMH Black Ink (Inside:  CTMH Ink-Seafoam).

For more Heartfelt Creation inspiration, head on over to their site and click on the Blog link across the top.

Deneen

Cuttlebug Mania Colour Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  Well, another Tuesday has rolled around and it's time for a Cuttlebug Mania Challenge.  This week it's a colour challenge with a Button...and they are often a real challenge for me:)

Challenge - Colour Challenge

Orange - Green - Yellow

& a Button(s)

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Another Pinterest inspired card!! I found THIS card by Lucy and changed things up to suit the challenge, using orange patterned paper, and I embossed the yellow CS, I added a green button to finish it off.

Inside:

For the inside I used the butterfly I die cut on the front!

Recipe:  PP-Crate Paper Story Teller Journey, Bazzill CS-cream & yellow, CTMH SS-Happy Birthday & Card Chatter Sympathy, CTMH Ink-Black, Cuttlebug EF-Heritage, Spellbinders-Wonderful Wings, Paper Piercer, Green Baker's Twine, Button & Foam Squares.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Cuttlebug Heritage Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Wonderful Wings Die

For more inspiration on the Colour Challenge, head on over to the Cuttlebug Mania blog.

Deneen

Inspired Stamps Patriotic Card

Hello, and welcome here!  July is going to be upon us before we know it, and Antoinette has designed some awesome Patriotic stamps for Inspired Stamps!  Although it's an American company, there are still tons of ways to make it fit whatever country you may be from. 

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

 

If you haven't figured it out yet I'm Canadian, so I went with a Canadian flag inspired card.  I used the red and white stripes like on the Canadian flag, and I used red ink with the Inspired Stamps sentiment from More Perfect Sentiments, finishing it off with a small maple leaf in the center.

Inside:

For the inside I used His Little Ones: Soldier With Helmet, and the sentiment is from 1" Circle Sentiments, and I added another maple leaf to finish it off.

Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-More Perfect Sentiments, His Little Ones: Soldier With Helmet & 1" Circle Sentiments, PP-Basic Grey Infuse Stew, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Black, Memento Ink-Lady Bug, Spellbinders-Labels 22, Foam Squares, Marvy Uchida Maple Leaf Punch, Rhinestones.

Inspired Stamps Used:

More Perfect Sentiments

His Little Ones:  Soldier With Helmet

1" Circle Sentiments

Inspired Stamps BLOG 

Inspired Stamps STORE

For more Patriotic inspiration head on over to the Inspired Stamps Blog!!

Deneen

Heartfelt Creations Gateway To The Seasons New Release

Hello and welcome here!! This week Heartfelt Creations has a New Release called Gateway To The Seasons!!  Here is the information from HC on Gateway To The Seasons:

 We are pleased to introduce the Gateway To The Seasons Collection.  The Ornate Gate Die is adorned with a flourishing design and a large, exotic accent piece.  Lace, gazebos, birdhouses, gardens, backyards, a fall scene, a winter home and sentiment stamps will add joy to your cards and a smile to your face.  These scenes and sentiments will complete your stamp collection.  The Daphne paper pack is loaded with lacy Victorian patterns in soft pink, cream and greens accented with red, green and brown.  Classic Heartfelt Creations images combined with stripes, diamonds and vintage type, tags and journaling blocks create a collection you will treasure forever!  Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by June 18th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued a $150.00.

I made 2 cards to showcase this New Release so be sure to scroll all the way down to view both creations.

Card Size:  4.5" x 6"

I used the beautiful Ornate Gateway Die, and I used a the center portion of the flourish accent piece for my corners.  The soft pink patterned paper is from the Daphne 12x12 Collection.  I didn't want to take away from the gate so I kept my card fairly simple.

The gate pieces open to reveal the All Seasons Gazebo stamp that I coloured with Copic Markers.

 Copics Used:
Gazebo - N7, C0, C1
Roof - N5, N7
Trees - G82, G85, E23
Big Leaf Plant on left - G20, G21
Low Bushes with blue flower - YG13, B93
Hostas - YG03, YG17
Grass - G20, G21
Pink Flowers - RV11, R56
Purple Flowers - RV63, YG11
Striped Plants on right - Y32, G82, G85
Sky - BG0000

Inside:

I love decorating the inside of my cards, I used the Spring Season stamp and stamped it with Tattered Rose Distress Ink, I then stamped the bucket of flowers with Black Memento ink onto a separate piece of white CS, I coloured it with Copics Markers, fussy cut it and attached it to the inside of my card.  I also used the All Seasons Sentiments to add the word 'Blessings', also stamped on a separate piece of white CS and fussy cut.  Copics Used:  W1, W3, W5, R01, G20, G21, YG67, E33.

Recipe:  HC Die-Ornate Gateway, HC SS-All Seasons Gazebo Precut Set, HC PP-Daphne Collection, Memento Black Ink, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Bazzill CS-Black, Wild Orchid Crafts Rose Petal Vintage Seam Binding, Foam Squares, Copic Markers, White Pearls, Blush Pearls. 

 Inside Card:  HC SS-Spring Season Precut Set & All Seasons Sentiments Precut Set, Distress Ink-Tattered Rose, Memento Black Ink, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Copic Markers.

Card Size:  4.75" x 4.75"

 I totally lifted this awesome stained glass window idea from the lovely Dina over at Mama Dini's Stamperia.  I didn't have plans to do stained glass until I saw the awesome HC Ornate Gateway Die.

I used HC Clear CS and Copic Markers to achieve the stained glass look. I attached the clear CS to the back of the gates, and then coloured on the back of the clear CS with Copics...I sort of dabbed the colour on, rather than coloured it on, to achieve the textured glass look.

 Copics Used:
RV13, RV66, R35, BG57, B37

Inside:

The All Seasons Gazebo stamp comes with a beautiful lace stamp and I used that for the inside of my card.

Recipe:  HC Die-Ornate Gateway, HC SS-All Seasons Gazebo Precut Set, HC Clear CS, Spellbinders Fancy Lattice, CTMH CS-White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Lagoon, Rhinestones, Foam Squares, Celebrate It 3/8" White Grosgrain Ribbon, Copic Markers.

For more beautiful creations made with the Newly Released Gateway To The Seasons, be sure to check out what the rest of the DT made, or head over to the HC site.

Deneen

Cuttlebug Mania Masculine & Stripes Challenge

This is my second post for today so if you're looking for the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge please scroll down.

Hello and welcome here!  If you missed my blurb about the unexpected flurry of action last week at my house, you can also scroll down and read about it in the Top Tip Tuesday post.  A big, huge thank you to my Cuttlebug Mania Teamies...Kerry and Jannie, for their thoughts and prayers, it was so appreciated.  They told me not to worry about today's challenge (because I didn't have it ready yet when all the action went down), but I ended up with a bit of time and needed to make a card for a male coworker, so I killed 2 birds with 1 stone:)

This week's Cuttlebug Mania Challenge is Masculine with Stripes.

Challenge - Masculine with Stripes

For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Very basic, but it still gets the job done:)  I embossed the bottom portion with the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate EF.  I printed out the saying with Publisher, my coworker read the saying somewhere and uses it as a thank-you for her sons teachers.

Inside:

She wanted the inside left blank so that she could write some thoughts down, I added a stamped image in the corner.

Recipe:  PP-Little Yellow Bicycle Winterings, CTMH CS-Grey Wool, Black & White Daisy, CTMH Ink-Grey Wool, CTMH SS-Live Inspired, Cuttlebug EF-Diamond Plate, Spellbinders-Labels 22 & Decorative Labels 22, Tonic Studio Ticket Corner Punch, Foam Squares, Burlap Ribbon, Rhinestones.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Cuttlebug Diamond Plate Embossing Folder

Spellbinders Labels 22 Die

Spellbinders Decorative Labels 22 Die

I'd love to see you join us at Cuttlebug Mania with your Masculine with Stripes creation.

Deneen

Top Tip Tuesday Masculine Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  We've had an eventful week since I last posted in our household, we had a bit of a medical emergency, but thankfully things are getting back to normal.  On the downside, I got behind on my DT creations, but I managed to eek both of today's posts by the skin of my teeth.  The TTT DT was so supportive and as I write this, they don't know that I actually got my card done, lol.  Of course the told me to not worry about it...and I didn't.  But I did have some down time today and I quickly threw together this card since I felt the creative juices flowing.  I just want to give a big shout out to the TTT ladies and say thank-you for your thoughts and prayers!

So, without further ado, the Top Tip Tuesday Challenge for the next fortnight is anything Masculine....anything for a guy will fit the bill.

Challenge - Masculine

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

 I used Sweet Sunday Sketch #179 for my card, it helped my card come together lickity-split.  A big thank-you to Birdie Brown for the image Robot with a Balloon.  I coloured the image with Copic Markers.  I printed 2 robots, and cut out the balloon and added foam squares behind it to give it dimension.

Sponsor's

For a chance at the following prizes, be sure to link your creation to the Masculine  at Top Tip Tuesday, you can enter up to 3 times!! For a chance at an extra prize leave a tip on your blog and be sure to leave 'tip' after your name in Mr. Linky.

Don't forget the challenge runs for 2 weeks and closes at 1pm.

BIRDIE BROWN - 3 Digital Stamps of Winners Choice

Sweet Stamp Store - $10 Gift Certificate

I used aluminum duct tape...found at your local hardware store...and embossed it with the Cuttlebug Diamond Plate embossing folder.

Copics Used:

Robot - W0, W1, W3, W5, G82, G94, YR14

Balloon - G40, G43, G46

Ground - Y32, W3

Background - YR30

Recipe:  Digital SS-Birdie Brown Robot with a Balloon, PP-Crate Paper Story Teller Journey & Echo Park Very Merry Christmas Poinsettia, Spellbinders - Classic Ovals Sm. & Labels 22, Cuttlebug Diamond Plate EF, Aluminum Duct Tape, CTMH Ink-Black, CTMH SS-Happy Birthday, Copics, Foam Squares.

For more Masculine inspiration be sure to check out the rest of the amazing DT creations!

Deneen

Inspired Stamps His Little Ones New Releases!

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for some NEW Inspired Stamps His Little Ones.  I am sharing just 2 so be sure to check out the the Inspired Stamps Blog to see the other ones being released! 

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

 The first one I'm sharing is called His Little One:  Reading Girl.  Isn't she super sweet.  I love her hair, and the dress is super fun to colour, you can see some other variations I did below.

 Inside:

 Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-HLO Reading Girl & Spring Sketches, PP-Studio Calico Snippets "Sweet", CTMH CS-White Daisy, Bazzill CS-purple, CTMH Ink-Black & Pansy Purple, Spellbinders-Opulent Ovals & Adorning Squares, Foam Squares, Pearls, Copics.

Copics Used: 

Skin - E000, E00, R11

Hair - Y11, Y13, Y15, Y19

Eyes - E23

Dress - RV11, RV32, 0 

(I saturated a piece of lace with 0, and gently pressed it onto her dress)

Book - B89, Y32

Copics Used: 

Skin - E000, E00, R11

Hair - E07, E08, E13, E15

 Eyes - YG45

Dress - V12

Book - N7

Copics Used: 

Skin - E000, E00, R11

Hair - N7

Eyes - B45

Dress - YR000, YR00

Book - YR31, Y32

Inspired Stamps Used:

His Little One:  Reading Girl

Spring Sketches

Card Size:  4.75" x 5.5"

 This super sweet girl is called His Little One:  Princess.  She too has pretty wavy hair but she also has a crown!  I coloured her a couple of different ways as well.

 Inside:

 Recipe:  Inspired Stamps SS-HLO Princess, Flowers & More Perfect Sentiments, PP-BoBunny scrap, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Bazzill CS-Mono Arctic, CTMH Ink- Black & Moonstruck, Spellbinders-Opulent Ovals, Martha Stewart Crochet Flower Punch All-Over-the-Page, Sheer Creations 7/8" White Organza Ribbon, Foam Squares, I Am Roses S10 Small Flower, Copics.

 

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, R11

Hair - Y11, Y13, Y15, Y19

Eyes - B24

Dress - C00, C1

Crown - gold gel pen

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, R11

Hair -E07, E08, E13, E15

Eyes - YG45

Dress - R35

Crown - Y11, Y13, Y15, Y19

Copics Used:

Skin - E000, E00, R11

Hair -N7

Dress - B00, B02

 

Inspired Stamps Used:

His Little One:  Princess

More Perfect Sentiments

Flowers

 

Inspired Stamps BLOG 

Inspired Stamps STORE

 

I hope you enjoyed seeing His Little Ones Reading Girl and Princess, be sure to check out the Inspired Stamps Blog for the other ones being released! 

Deneen

Heartfelt Creations Lighthouse

Hello and welcome here.  It's time for some more Heartfelt Creations inspiration...and don't forget that next week is the June New Release!!

Card Size:  4.25" x 6.25"

 

I was wanting to use the Balmy Breeze 12x12 Collection and a lighthouse stamp for a nice masculine Father's Day card.  When I pulled out my paper pack and was trying to decide which paper to use, I was looking at the page of mulitple images (scroll the bar once on the site) and saw this lighthouse and decide to use it instead of stamping (I stamped an image inside my card instead).  And because you get 2 sheets of each pattern, I paper pieced the light house, small house to the right and the grass and fence...it's easier to see in real life, the photo doesn't pick it up very well.

I cut a piece of box board (like you get from your cereal boxes) and trimmed it to fit behind the whole image piece for stability...I wanted to add a frame with hemp and didn't want the patterned paper to rip.  I knotted some natural hemp I had laying around and used it to frame the image. You can see the light house is paper pieced and attached with foam squares to make it stand out...the fence and grass are too, but it's difficult to see in the photo.

Towards the bottom of the page of mulitple images there is a banner, and I chose to cut it out and hand write my sentiment, I thought it was the perfect personalized touch.

I used VivaDecor Inka-Gold and rubbed it onto my cardstock swirl diecuts, I then rubbed Distress Inks Black Soot to give it an aged metal look, and not freshly gold.

I also sponged Distress Inks Stormy Sky onto the main piece behind the image and swirls...it was a little light and I wanted to darken it just a little.

Inside:

Recipe:  HC PP-Balmy Breeze Collection, HC Die-Decorative Lattice Swirl Die, Bazzill CS-black & cream, Distress Inks-Stormy Sky & Black Soot, Box Board, Black Felt Pen, Natural Hemp, Foam Squares, VivaDecor Inka-Gold, Crystal Ice Stickles.  Inside card:  HC SS-Heartfelt Expressions & High Seas, CTMH Ink-Black & Twilight.

For more Heartfelt Creation inspiration head on over to their site and check out the rest of the amazing creations by the DT.
Deneen

Cuttlebug Mania Christmas in June

Hello and welcome here!  I hope you had a great weekend.  My husband and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary, time sure flies when you're having fun!  Did you know that Christmas is only 6 months away?  Bite my tongue, lol, we haven't even had summer yet.  But this week at Cuttlebug Mania the Challenge is Christmas in June.

Challenge - Christmas in June

For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

A big thank-you to A Passion For Stamps for supplying the DT with the super sweet digital Christmas Stocking image.  I decided to print it small and place it on a fireplace...I coloured them with Copics.  I made the fireplace out of Memory Box Grand Madison Window Large and Small...I trimmed the top part of the Large Window for the mantle, and the side pieces of the Small Window for the sides of the fireplace.

For the brick background I inked up the folder before putting the patterned paper in and sending it through the Cuttlebug.  I used CTMH Chocolate ink.

I stuck 2 mini brads into the 'mantle' and 'hung' the stockings.  

Recipe: PP-BasicGrey Infuse Stew, Bazzill CS-black & cream, CTMH Ink-Black & Chocolate, Digital SS- A Passion For Stamps Christmas Stocking, CTMH SS-Twas the Night Before, Memory Box-Grand Madison Window Large & Small, Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8 & Marvelous Squares, Sizzix EF-Tim Holtz Brick, Antique Copper Mini Brad, Foam Squares, Copics.

Copics Used:

Main part - R05

Toe/Heel - YG67

Holly - G20, G21, R05

Ribbon - Y32

White fluff - W0

Shadow of Holly & Ribbon - T4

Cuttlebug Items Used:

Memory Box Grand Madison Window Large Die

Memory Box Grand Madison Window Small Die

Spellbinders Decorative Labels 8 Die

Spellbinders Marvelous Squares Die

Sizzix Tim Holtz Brick Embossing Folder

Enjoy,

Deneen

Challenges Entered:

Christmas Cards All Year 'Round - Vintage Christmas

Scrap It Girl - Use Your Dies

Mad 4 Markers Challenge

Hello and welcome here.  You may have wondered where my post for this month's Mad 4 Markers Challenge is.  I am sad to tell you that the M4M Challenge blog is closing.  But I will continue to use my Copics so be sure to pop by and check out what I've been creating!!  A BIG thank-you to Samantha for having me on the Design Team, I had alot of fun creating for the Team.

Deneen