Welcome to the September Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop. Be sure to comment along the way in order to be eligible to win the $25 gift certificate to the Heartfelt Creations Store. There is a list of all the participants at the bottom of the post so make sure you visit all the blogs for a better chance at winning. Comments close at midnight on Friday, September 27, 2013 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, September 28 at noon.
This weekend, my mother-in-law will celebrate her 80th birthday! I love making cards for her because she really appreciates the work that can go into making them. Although my usual style is clean and simple, she prefers the more elaborate cards I make, so I wanted to make her something special and I am really happy with how this turned out.
The Aztec Gold Sunflower stamps (now retired) are one of the first stamp sets I purchased from Heartfelt Creations. I LOVE sunflowers and I am so glad I picked this one up. I stamped and cut the flowers using the coordinating Blossoms Two die from Spellbinders and then I painted the sunflowers using a couple different colors of Silks acrylic glaze. I edged the flowers with some stickles for a little glitz and added Cacao Elements to the centers.
The sentiment is also a Heartfelt Creations stamp that I had received as part of a class I took a couple years ago at CKC. I edged the top and bottom with a line of pearls from Want2Scrap.
Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment here and on the other designers' blogs in order to be eligible for the $25 Heartfelt Creations gift certificate. Once again, you have until midnight Friday, September 27, 2013. You're next stop is Mary's blog. You're going to love what she created!
Alumni DT Participants
Selma Stevenson
Dina Kowal
Emilia van den Heuvel
Vicki Dutcher
Caroline Duncan
Alissa Wells
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Mary Faus
Linda Payne
Debbie Seyer
Candy Slabaugh
Lisa Allen
Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Aztec Gold Sunflowers 1 and 2 (retired); Cards from the Heart (class set)
Paper - Rustic Cream and Harvest Gold
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa
Bella Rose die; Spellbinders Blossoms Two, Fancy Lattice and Radiant Rectangles dies; Gold Sttickles, Pretty Peridot, Yellow Rose and Harvest Sol Silks Acrylic Glaze; Elements Cacao; Want2Scrap Pearl line
Such a beautiful card and I love the sun flowers it is so sad they retired this set. I would have loved to get my hands on them. Your Mother in law will love this card for sure and cherish it. Your work is beautiful. TFS!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgous design! I love it!
ReplyDeleteSuch Gorgeous flowers and the lattice die is perfect! Beautiful details!
ReplyDeleteLove love love it.
ReplyDeleteCibele, this is such a gorgeous card! Your MIL will absolutely love it!!
ReplyDeleteYour card is gorgeous! I love the flowers! www.sarahbiswabic.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteI love your card, those flowers are so inspiring.
ReplyDeleteThe sunflowers were one of my 1st HC arts too and are still one of my faves. Your flower cluster is gorgeous ...well...the whole card is!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous, bright and sunny card! Beautiful creation. Sorry to hear that the sunflower is discontinued. Your MIL will be so pleased!
ReplyDeleteI am sure your mother-in-law will love it...how can she not:-) It is gorgeous and such fine detail
ReplyDeleteBeautiful Sun flowers - everything about this card flows and spells fall. HFC flowers are so versital.
ReplyDeleteLove it.
Judy
Absolutely stunning!Your mom will love it.
ReplyDeleteHow beautiful, your mother -in-law will love this beauty ....my mom in law loves to see my cards before i send them out ...now wants me to make her holiday cards too!!!
ReplyDeleteStunning flowers!! You did an awesome job
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. Love the sunflowers.
ReplyDeleteI just love these sunflowers and you made a card perfect for your mother in law I think!
ReplyDeleteSo bright and pretty! Your flowers are stunning!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great fall card! The centers of the sunflowers look so real and textured!
ReplyDeleteSo bright and cheerful...beautiful flowers, beautiful card...love, love , love. It!
ReplyDeleteSo stunning! Love your color choices.
ReplyDeleteSimply Stunning and Beautiful the colors and the layering are magnificent. love the flowers the details and dimension are super. thanks for sharing
ReplyDeleteThe sunflowers are beautiful.
ReplyDeletethis is such a beautiful fresh sunny card. love the sunflowers and the whole layout.
ReplyDeleteHugs Trish.
Beautiful sunflowers!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card! beautiful details and colors! Your MIL will love this.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous card. I love to receive a card like this with bright color that will make a person cheerful...love those trellis background ..made it so elegant...perfect color combinations ...
ReplyDeleteWOW!!!! Such a lovely and gorgeous card!!!! The sunflowers are just breathtaking!!!
ReplyDeleteSo sad to hear that the sunflower has been retired. This card is so beautiful. Your mother-in-law will love it. Wow :)
ReplyDeleteThose are very beautiful sun flowers. Love this card and the fall look.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful card!! I love sunflowers too! I'm sure your mother-in-law loved it!!
ReplyDeleteThis is positively beautiful - just love everything about it.
ReplyDeleteLove these flowers and the addition of glitter.
ReplyDeleteIt is such a wonderful opportunity to visit so many blogs! thanks for sharing your wonderful cards with us and I LOVE your ribbon Christmas wreath! Thanks for the tutorial!!
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