September Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop

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, October 3, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, October 4th at noon.

For my card, I stamped my image and colored it with copics. I used a Spellbinders die to cut it out. I stamped a separate mailbox, colored it and fussy cut it and then added it on top of my other image with some foam adhesive.

The background was created by embossing a piece of white cardstock and then lightly running a coordinating ink over the raised area. I added three pieces of ribbon down the side which coordinate with the glitter I used in the center of the flowers and then added my sentiment.

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, October 3, 2014. You're next stop is Selma's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

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Alumni DT Participants:

Vicki Dutcher
Giovana Smith
Glenda Brooks
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Selma Stevenson
Amarilys Doria
Candy Slabaugh
Alissa Wells
Lisa Gregory
Debbie Seyer
Sarah Miller
Mary Faus
Tesa Broman
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Special Delivery and Door to My Heart
Paper - SS White and Hibiscus Burst
Ink - Fresh Ink Fuchsia; CTMH Sky; Versafine Onyx Black
Copic Markers, Spellbinders Labels 1, Decorative Labels 1 and Framed Labels 1 M-Bossabilities, ribbon, glitter

July Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop

Welcome to the July 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, August 1, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, August 2nd at noon.

I have another clean and simple card for you this month that is easy to replicate. I stamped the anchor image from the Seascape stamp set onto a piece of white cardstock and cut using the Radiant Rectangles die from Spellbinders and mounted it onto a piece of blue cardstock. I ran a piece of white cardstock through the cuttlebug with an embossing folder for some added texture and the sponged some white ink along the edges of my card base.

I found the silver bling in the clearance aisle at my local craft store and thought is was the perfect embellishment.

I've been invited to the beach for a couple of days and this will make the perfect thank you card for my hostess.

I hope you are having a great summer. My daughter and I just got back from a fun weekend of crafting at the Creating Keepsakes Convention in Lancaster. If you were following me on Facebook or Instagram, you got to see some of the fun and goodies. It's hard for me to get in the studio during the summer because I like to spend time with my family but that will change once school starts, so stay tuned.

In the meantime, 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, August 1, 2014. You're next stop is Selma's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

Alumni DT Participants
Vicki Dutcher
Lisa Nazario-Gregory
Candy Slabaugh
Alissa Wells
Glenda Brooks
Amarilys Doria
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Selma Stevenson
Sarah Miller
Mary Faus
Caroline Duncan
Emilia van den Heuvel
Lisa Allen

Products Used
Stamp Set - Seascape
Paper - SS White and Enchanted Evening
Ink - White Daisy and Outdoor Denim
Spellbinders Radiant Rectangles, Sizzix embossing folder, silver bling

June Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the June 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, June 27, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, June 28th at noon.

For my project I created a tag. First I stamped the flower image with Versamark and them embossed in gold. I painted the image with some Silk acrylics that was slightly watered down. I then sponged over the entire tag with various Distress Inks in blues, greens and some pink. I spritzed with a little water for some interest and then stamped my sentiment. I then added some modeling paste in areas through a stencil.

When the paste was dry, I went over the raised areas with some gold acrylic paint. I also went around the edges of the tag with the same gold paint and also along the brown cardstock that  I mounted the tag to. The water droplets you see come from the Viva Transparent Pearl Pen. I used a decorative corner punch, a couple of adhesive gems and a grommet to finish off the tag.

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, June 27, 2014. You're next stop is Selma's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

Alumni DT Participants
Giovana Smith
Candy Slabaugh
Amarilys Doria
Lisa Nazario-Gregory
Vicki Dutcher
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Selma Stevenson
Emilia van den Heuvel
Linda Loew
Glenda Brooks
Mary Faus
Sarah Miller
Alissa Wells
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamps - Delicate Aster Vase and Tattered Blossom Swirls
Paper - White, Chocolate
Ink  - Versamark, Versafine Vintage Sepia, various Distress Inks
Silks acrylics, Viva Transparent Pearl pen, gold embossing powder, modeling paste, diamond stencil, gold acrylic paint, corner punch, adhesive gems, grommet, ribbon.

May Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop

Welcome to the May 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, May 30, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, May 31st at noon.

This moth I decided to make a tent card using the tutorial I found on Splitcoaststampers.  I used Nestabilites dies to cut the center and placed a trimmed piece of the Fancy Lattice behind the "window" to give my card a trellis effect.

I stamped, colored and cut the butterfly using the coordinating dies and stamps. I used copics and then went over the whole butterfly with my clear Wink of Stella glitter pen. I added salmon pearls to the wings using a pearl pen. I stamped and cut the leaves and vine and then used some twinkling H2Os over top.

I had some left over Sunkissed Fleur pieces from another project. I used a gelato and some sparkly water colors to match my butterfly and then tucked them in around the frame and sentiment.

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, May 30, 2014. You're next stop is Sarah Miller's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

Alumni DT Participants
Vicki Dutcher
Giovana Smith
Candy Slabaugh
Caroline Duncan
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Sarah Miller
Emilia van den Heuvel
Selma Stevenson
Glenda Brooks
Amarilys Doria
Mary Faus
Lisa Gregory
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Delicate Asters and Butterflies, Vintage Watering Can, Classic Messages, Bella Rose Leaves, Sunkissed Fleur
Paper - Posy Patch patterned paper collection; Enchanted Evening and Rustic Cream
Ink - Memento Espresso Truffle; CTMH Chocolate
Spellbinders Labels 2, Fancy Lattice, Les Papillions, Sunkissed Fleur, Bella Rose Leaves, Woodgrain Impression Plate, Twinkling H2Os, Salmon Pearl Pen, Wink of Stella Clear
Copic Markers - R00, R11, R12, B91, B93, B95, B97

April Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop

Welcome to the March 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, May 2, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, May 3rd at noon.

This month I decided to make a little gift box for a friend. I used the Decorative Flower Pot die and cut a front and a back and used a strip of cardstock to make the box. I stamped and cut the flowers from the Sunkissed Fleur stamp and die collection. I used a variety of Distress Paints, Glimmer Mist and Silks Acrylic paints to color the flowers. The centers were done with a pearl pen and I edged the petals with Diamond Stickles.

I also stamped the leaf pattern onto the tissue paper to tie everything together. I stamped and cut the sentiment using the included tag dies.

This box could hold some candy or nuts or even a small hand lotion. It's also perfect for a couple of seed packets for Mother's Day.

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, May 2, 2014. You're next stop is Glenda's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

Alumni DT Participants
Giovana Smith
Vicki Dutcher
Emilia van den Heuvel
Amarilys Doria
Cibele Glazer (You are Here)
Glenda Brooks
Lee Ann Barrett
Candy Slabaugh
Mary Faus
Alissa Wells
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Sets -  Beautiful You and Sunkissed Fleur
Paper - Sunny Day patterned paper; Ocean Tides, Vintage Cream
Ink - Memento Gray Flanner, Fresh Ink Steel Blue, Chocolate
Sunkissed Fleur and Decorative Flower Pot dies; Sandy Beach, Yellow Daisy, and Olive Vine Glimmer Mist; Spiced Marmalade and Mustard Seed Distress Paints; Yellow Rose Silks Acrylic paint, Viva Decor Cream pearl pen; Diamond Stickles

March Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop

Welcome to the April 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, March 28, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, March 29th at noon.

For my card this month I stamped my image using Versamark and then sprinkled clear embossing powder. I then used a couple of distress inks and a water brush to color over the image for a watercolor effect. I mounted the panel onto a base that was dry embossed with a Sizzix folder. I really like the clean and simple look and the card is perfect for when you need something quick.

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, March 28, 2014. You're next stop is Giovanna's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

Alumni DT Participants

Amarilys Doria
Cibele Glazer (You are Here)
Giovana Smith
Deneen Treble
Caroline Duncan
Loretta Lock
Glenda Brooks
Lee Ann Barrett
Mary Faus
Candy Slabaugh
Alissa Wells
Emilia van den Heuvel
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Script Aster Background and Classic Message
Paper - SS White
Ink - Memento Gray Flannel; Versamark; Antique Linen, Tumbled Glass, Dried Marigold, Wild Honey, Forest Moss Distress Inks
Sizzix embossing folder, clear embossing powder

February Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Hop

Welcome to the February 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, February 28, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, March 1st at noon.

This month I decided to continue my obsession with mini albums and created this cute little 4 x 4 accordion album.

I stamped the flowers onto pink cardstock, cut with the coordinating die and then sponged the edges of the petals with a darker pink ink. Once assembled, I added a little Diamond Stickles to the edges.. To create the metal effect on the lacy heart, I used some Silk Acrylics in pink, green and amber to paint over the heart. I used those same colors on the metal butterfly after I applied a base coat of gesso.

This uses the Vintage Floret patterned paper from Heartfelt Creations. I used some of the scraps I had left from a previous project to decorate my pages.

I added a little pocket to hold some punched tags on the front cover and there is also another little pocket built into the accordion fold which holds another tag. The book is held closed with magnets.

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, February 28, 2014. You're next stop is my talented friend Caroline's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

EDITED TO ADD: I posted a video on how I made the base of this mini album and it can be found on my YouTube Channel HERE.

Alumni DT Participants
Giovana Smith
Candy Slabaugh
Cibele Glazer (You are Here)
Caroline Duncan
Vicki Dutcher
Emilia van den Heuvel
Glenda Brooks
Mary Faus
Linda Payne
Amarilys Doria
Loretta Lock
Linda Loew
Alissa Wells
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Open Vintage Floret, Mini Vintage Floret
Paper - Vintage Floret Patterned Paper Collection, Colonial White, Ocean Tide, Sweet Blush
Ink - Memento Gray Flannel, CTMH Cotton Candy and New England Ivy
Vintage Floret Die collection, Timeless Amour die, Silks Acrylic Glaze, Gesso, Tag punch, Diamond Stickles

January Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the January 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, January 31, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, February 1 at noon.

We recently had some significant snow which gave my daughter an extended weekend. We took the opportunity to get in the studio and create some gelli prints and the base of this tag is one of the backgrounds we created.

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I made my own stencil using the smallest heart die from the Timeless Amour die collection by using it to cut a piece of Dura-Lar. I mixed modeling paste with Bubblegum Pink spray ink and spread it over the stencil onto my tag.

Once dry, I stamped the rose flourish image randomly and also stamped my sentiment. I added some White Linen spray ink along the edges and a little over the top of the raised stencil. I also added it to the edges of the red cardstock. I used gel medium to attach the lace heart frame, which I had previously painted with iridescent medium, over my sentiment. I also dabbed some gel medium in random areas to allow me to attach some glass glitter and a couple pieces of chunky glass filler.

I used my copic markers to create an ombre color on some seam binding and threaded it through an eyelet at the top. For some final glitz, I went around the lace heart with a glitter line pen.

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, January 31, 2014. You're next stop is Amarilys' Blog. You're going to love what she created!


Alumni DT Participants
Giovana Smith
Cibele Glazer (You are Here)
Amarilys Doria
Candy Slabaugh
Loretta Lock
Deneen Treble
Vicki Dutcher
Emilia van den Heuvel
Lee Ann Barrett
Mary Faus
Glenda Brooks
Alissa Wells
Linda Loew
Linda Payne
Caroline Duncan
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Melodious Songbird and Timeless Rosette
Paper - Pure Poppy, Vintage Cream
Ink - Red Geranium and Potting Soil Archival ink
Timeless Amour die collection, matte gel medium, Modeling paste, Bubblegum Pink and White linen Dylusions ink spray, Melissa Frances glass glitter, chunky glass filler, Copic Markers RV000 and RV02, Viva Decor silver glitter line pen, eyelet, seam binding.

December Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the December Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop, the last hop of 2013! 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, January 3, 2014 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, January 4 at noon.

I hope you had a wonderful holiday! My husband's family came down and we had a wonderful Christmas despite the fact that I was not feeling too well. I did, however, manage to make this little pocket album for my Christmas pictures.

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I used the Frosty Blanket Patterned Paper pack and a couple of pieces of cardstock for my photo mats. I used the Gold and Walnut 3D Paint on a chipboard frame from Want2Scrap and then went over the whole thing with some iridescent medium which gave the chipboard the look of real metal. I used some foam to pop up the frame so you can slip in a picture. I printed the month and year on a piece of cardstock and cut it into a banner.

I stamped and cut out the poinsettias and then sponged on some of the Rose 3D stamp paint and added Gold Stickles to the edges of the petals. I also used some gold ink to edge the cover and added some metal photo corners to the two edges to finish it off. After I cut the leaf flourish, I used an acrylic glaze on the leaves to add some shimmer.

Below is a short video to show you the inside pages. Please pardon my voice as I am just recovering from a sinus infection.




Thanks for stopping by and Happy New Year! 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, January 3, 2014. You're next stop is Selma's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

Alumni DT Participants
Glenda Brooks
Alissa Wells
Candy Slabaugh
Vicki Dutcher
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Selma Stevenson
Giovana Smith
Deneen Treble
Caroline Duncan
Lee Ann Barrett
Emilia van den Heuvel
Linda Loew
Mary Faus
Linda Payne

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Petite Poinsettia
Paper - Frosty Blanket Patterned Paper Collection; various coordinating cardstock
Ink - Delicata Gold ink, CTMH chocolate, Tea Dye Duo
Bella Rose dies; Spellbinders Poinsettia dies; 3D Stamp Paint in Gold, Walnut Brown and Rose; Want2Scrap chipboard frame; Pretty Peridot Silks Acrylic Glaze; Gold Stickles; decorative metal corners; adhesive gems

November Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the November 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, November 29, 2013 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, November 30 at noon.

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This card was inspired by one I received from Linda and Emma Lou for Christmas a couple of years ago. I wanted to make one similar that would also be easy for me to teach as a class and I came up with this. When I held the class, my ladies loved making it.

I cut and stamped the flowers and then edged the petals with stickles and added a little Gold Flower Soft to the centers. The "book" page was curved a little to give it some dimension. Once the pieces are cut and stamped, the assembly is very easy. This is the perfect card for Christmas or even a holiday birthday.

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, November 29, 2013. You're next stop is Emilia's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

Alumni DT Participants
Caroline Duncan
Amarilys Doria
Deneen Treble
Vicki Dutcher
Cibele Glazer (You are Here)
Emilia van den Heuvel
Giovana Smith
Selma Stevenson
Alissa Wells
Linda M. Loew
Lee Ann Barrett
Mary Faus
Candy Slabaugh
Glenda Brooks
Linda Payne
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Petite Poinsettia, Book Frame 1
Paper - Vintage Cream, Pure Poppy, Ripe Avocado
Ink - Memento Rich Cocoa, Tea Dye Duo
Spellbinders Layered Poinsettia Shapabilities and Labels 7, Flower Soft Gold, Gold Stickles, Sizzix embossing folder, velvet ribbon

October Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

Butterfly - B00, B02, B63, V25; Flowers - RV10, RV11, RV13, RV23; Leaves - G21, YG11, YG63, YG67

Welcome to the October 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, November 1, 2013 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, November 2 at noon.

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I made a cute little 4.25" square card which could easily be used as a tag. I stamped and then colored the image with my copics and then cut it out using one of the Labels 18 dies. I used the black Wink of Stella glitter pen to outline the butterfly and the clear pen on the flowers. I then added a couple of gems to the body and a pearl to the center of one of the flowers.

The background paper is from the Countryside Evening paper collection and I cut it using one of the Marvelous Squares dies. I added a couple of pearl flourishes behind my popped up image for a finishing touch.

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, November 1, 2013. You're next stop is Emilia's Blog. You're going to love what she created!

Alumni DT Participants
Selma Stevenson
Vicki Dutcher
Candy Slabaugh
Alissa Wells
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Emilia van den Heuvel
Linda Payne
Sarah Miller
Nataliya Simpson
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Set - Butterfly and Bunny
Paper - Countryside Evening; SS White
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; CTMH Heavenly Blue
Spellbinders Marvelous Squares and Labels 18; Want2Scrap pearls and flourishes; Wink of Stella Black and Clear; Copic Markers

September Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

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

August Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the August 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, August 30, 2013 and a random winner will be announced on Saturday, August 31 at noon.

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Recently, I have been delving into the art of mixed media and jewelry making. Today, I want to show you a piece I made using some of Heartfelt Creations' Balmy Breeze collection.

First I die cut the anchor from foil attached to a piece of cardstock. I then used Distress Paints to give it a patina. I then die cut a piece of the patterned paper and coated both side with Mod Podge. This prevents the paper from taking on a translucent quality when pouring the resin. I then arranged my paper and shells, etc. in the bezel and poured my resin. As the resin was drying, I added my glitter so it would float on the top.

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The piece is very dimensional because I allowed some of the shells and part of the anchor to break the surface of the resin. I also did not dome the resin for this particular piece. I haven't decided what I want to do with it yet. It may become either a bookmark charm or a keychain.

Thanks for stopping by and don't forget to leave a comment in order to be eligible for the $25 Heartfelt Creations gift certificate. Once again, you have until midnight Friday, August 30, 2013.

Alumni DT Participants
Selma Stevenson
Vicki Dutcher
Candy Slabaugh
Alissa Wells
Emilia van den Heuvel
Cibele Glazer (You Are Here)
Kerry Urbatch
Sarah Miller
Caroline Duncan
Linda Payne
Mary Faus
Debbie Seyer
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Paper - Heartfelt Creations Balmy Breeze
Decorative Lattice Die
Spellbinder RectanglesTwo Bezel and die; Ice Resin; Distress Paints; chunky glitter, seashells and sand dollar, burlap, twine, Mod Podge; seam binding; foil

June Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Blog Hop

Welcome to the Heartfelt Creations Design Team Alumni Hop for the Month of June. There is a list of all this month's participants at the end of this post and you will want to visit each of the designers because there is a $25 gift certificate to the Heartfelt Creations store up for grabs. All you have to do is leave a comment on each blog between now and midnight Friday, June 28, 2013 to be eligible. One random person will be chosen and her/his name announced on June 29.

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For my project this month I created a fairly simple mixed media canvas using the Delicate Aster Vase stamp and some tissue paper. I stamped the image onto the tissue paper and then used very light Copic colors and a light hand to color the image. I then adhered it to my canvas with a little gel medium. I inked around the the edges of the tissue paper and canvas with Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Distress Stains and sprayed the whole piece with Walnut Gold Glimmer Mist, adding a pretty sheen. My final touch was to add some flat-backed adhesive pearls to the center of my flowers.

Now please be sure to check out the other ladies' blogs for some awesome inspiration using Heartfelt Creations products. You won't be disappointed.


HC Alumni DT Participants
Selma Stevenson 
Emilia van den Heuvel
Cibele Glazer (that's me!)
Vicki Dutcher
Mary Faus
Alissa Wells
Candy Slabaugh
Lisa Allen

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - Delicate Aster Vase
Ink - Versafine Vintage Sepia
Decorative Metal Fixtures dies; canvas, tissue paper; gel medium, Vintage Photo and Antique Linen Distress Paints; adhesive pearls, Walnut Gold Glimmer Mist
Copic Markers - BG000, BG01, R20, R22, YG63, YG67, E40, E41

May Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop Winner

The winner of this month's Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop is Deb Kane who commented on Vicki's Blog. Deb, please email Emma Lou - emmalou(at)heartfeltcreations(dot)us - with "Winner of May Alumni Hop"  in the subject line to claim your $25 gift certificate. Congratulations!