Heartfelt Creations - Holiday Door and Love Ornament

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Now on to my projects for this week...

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First up is my Holiday Door card.  Some of you may remember my Ribbon Wreath video tutorial from last year.  Well, when I first saw this stamp set, I knew I wanted to add a wreath to the door.  After I made the wreath, I added little confetti hearts and a red bow.

Basically what I did, was stamp the door in Memento ink, color it with copics and then cut it out.  I used a gold paint pen for the handle and then I used foam tape to pop it up on my card base.

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For my Love Ornament, I stamped my images onto tissue paper using Memento Rich Cocoa and then ripped it into little pieces.  I adhered the pieces onto my glass ornament using Modpodge and while it was still wet, added glitter.  The bow was made from seam binding, dyed with reinker and glimmer mist.  I love these ornaments so much, I am teaching a class on how to make them next week.

You can see full instructions on how to make the Holiday Door card and Love Ornament, along with a supply list, on the Heartfelt Creations Blog.


Products Used:
Holiday Door

HCPC 3440 Vintage Door Pre-Cut Set

Product ID 159723 Dries Clear

Product ID 45922 Paper Blossoms Toolkit

 CTMH Black and Olive ink

CTMH Olive cardstock

Melissa Frances Home for the Holidays paper pack

Gold paint pen, Copics (E35, E37, Colorless blender), ribbon, Martha Stewart confetti hearts, foam tape

Love Ornament

HCPC3435 Feather Grass Flourish

HCPC3436 Rye Grass Flourish

HCPC3433 Book Frame 1

 Memento Rich Cocoa ink

Art Glitter Ultrafine Crystal, Glass ornament, Modpodge, Tissue paper, Chocolate reinker, Coffee Shop Glimmer Mist,, Seam binding, Sheer brown ribbon

Simple Memories Thank You

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Another crazy week for me with back-to-back classes/workshops so I have a quick post today.  I wanted to share one of the cards we made.  If it seems familiar, it's because I made a similar one-layer card using PTI's Mehndi Medallion which you can see HERE.  For this card, I changed the color scheme to reflect the Fall season, added some layers and I used a CTMH stamp set.  I added bling to the centers of my doilies.  It's amazing how when you change the color, the whole feel of a card also changes.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - CTMH Simple Memories; PTI Thing Big #5
Paper - PTI Chocolate, Terracotta Tile, SS White
Ink - CTMH Chocolate, Honey and Autumn Terracotta
Bitty sparkles

Best Things in Life

Happy Monday morning to you!  I had a busy week last week with a sick kitty cat. She's feeling better today but it hasn't been an easy road, or a cheap one for that matter.  The good news is that I was able to administer her pills without losing a finger and anyone who has ever had to pill a cat knows exactly what I am talking about.

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Now on to my DT sample for this week's CAS Challenge at Splitcoast - the theme is cupcakes.  Yummy!  This delicious little card uses a stamp set from CTMH which I colored with copics.  I punched out my image using a 1 3/4" circle punch and popped it up onto a piece of Hawaiian Shores cardstock cut with PTI's Mat Stack 3 die.

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I added some glitter to the icing with a two-way glue pen.  I also made a glitter border using 1/8" scor-tape.  The saying comes from a mini stamp set I found in a clearance bin at Michael's.

I hope you'll join the challenge and upload your project to the Splitcoast Gallery.



Products Used:
Stamp Sets - CTMH Piece of Cake and Spot on Background
Paper - PTI Hawaiian Shores and Stamper's Select White
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black; CTMH Lagoon
Glitter
White ribbon
PTI Mat Stack 3
Copics - R000, R29, BG13, BG23, G000, Y11, E47

'Tis the Season Clean and Simple

Hello and Happy Monday!  It's time for another CAS Challenge over at Splitcoast and this week's theme is paper piecing.  I have an admission to make.  This is the first paper pieced project I have ever done so be kind.  I'm not sure why, but I think it's as simple as I never got around to doing it even though it has been on my "tot ry" list since forever.  Maybe it's because my "to try" list is now a "to try" binder.

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Anyway, this is as CAS as they come.  I stamped this adorable little tree image on some scrap patterned paper I had in my bin and then cut it out.  If I were to hazard a guess, I would say it was a piece of retired CTMH holiday paper from a couple years back.  I also stamped the tree onto a piece of Stamper's Select White and then glued my cut out patterned paper in the appropriate spot.  I added a hint of glitter with my Sakura gel pen to the dots on the paper but unfortunately it's not showing in the picture.

I used a punch and some gold scrap paper for the star.  I also added a tiny sparkle to the end of my sentiment.  I really liked how this turned out and I think I'll be making a few more this Holiday season.

Now it's your turn to paper piece something clean and simple and upload it to the gallery at Splitcoast.  I can't wait to see your projects!

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - CTMH Tannenbaum; PTI Signature Christmas
Paper - PTI SS White; CTMH Cranberry; scraps from my stash
Ink - Black
Sakura glitter pen
Star punch
Bitty adhesive sparkle

I Love You So Much

I made this card for this week’s CAS Challenge over at Splitcoast. We were to make a project based on THIS sketch from Jen.

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I wanted to make a one layer card so I masked off a rectangle using post-it notes and stamped and sponged within it. When I was done, I used a straight edge to draw a line on both sides with a Copic C0 marker which makes a little shadow and also makes the stamped panel look almost like a layer.  I then took my Sakura glitter gel pen and outlined parts of the flower. Unfortunately, this is hard to photograph but in person there is just a hint of glimmer.

On a personal note, the welcome I have received as a member of the CAS DT has been overwhelming.  I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been so encouraging and left such wonderful comments in my gallery.

Products Used:

Stamp Sets – PTI Daydreamer and Signature Greetings; Inkadinkado text

Paper – PTI Rustic Cream

Ink – CTMH Garden Green and Cranberry; PTI Dark Chocolate and Tea Dye Duo

Sakura Glitter gel pen

Red adhesive gem

Copic C0

Just a Note of Thanks

Here's a quick card I made for this week's CAS Challenge on SCS.  The challenge was to use primary or bright colors on Kraft cardstock.

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I chose to pair PTI's Gracious Vases with Framed and used my copics to add the color.  I usually have a hard time lining up the frame but today, I got it the first time.  I added a little glitter in the center of each of the flowers with my Sakura glitter pen.

On a side note, tonight is the Haunted House Party over at Splitcoast where the new CAS Design Team and Guest Design Team will be revealed on SCS and yours truly is a finalist.  I had a lot of fun doing the challenges and I am so honored to be included with such a talented group of artists.  Maybe I'll "see" you there.

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - PTI Gracious Vases and Framed

Cardstock - PTI Kraft

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Sakura Glitter pen

Copics - B02, B05, R22, R24, R29



Express Yourself

Happy Saturday everyone!  Here on the East Coast we are anxiously awaiting Hurricane Irene and sending good thoughts to everyone in her path.  We are on the outskirts of Philadelphia so hopefully we'll only see tropical storm conditions. 

Over the last couple of days, my daughter has been getting in the last bits of summer fun before school starts on Monday.  This means she has been spending a lot of time with friends which has left me some happy time in Studio G.  This is one of the cards I made for the CAS DT Challenge over at Splitcoast.  Happily, it also fits Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge at Mark's Finest Paper today - to use lace on your card.


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The CAS challenge at SCS was to make a card inspired by your favorite show and if by looking at this you guessed Project Runway, you're right!  My daughter and I love this show.  To make my card, I used a stamp set I've had for a long time and never inked up until today. I decided to stamp the image on Kraft card stock to mimic the mannequin the designers use. I added a little bit of lace trim for the skirt and used a Pearl Pen to make the necklace.

I am thrilled to be a finalist and in the company of such talented ladies!  Now I am off to make my final card for the challenge.  Irene will have silver lining for me...since we really can't go anywhere, I get to spend more time in the studio.

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - CTMH Find Your Style and Wings Workshop set
Cardstock - PTI Kraft
Patterned Paper - Melissa Frances Vintage Attic
Ink - CTMH Chocolate; PTI Fresh Snow
Lace trim
Pearl Pen
Corner rounder

Botanical Birthday

Here's a fun, one layer birthday card I created using PTI's 2010 Anniversary Set, Botanical Silhouettes.  I love, love, love this set. 


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Using the "rock and roll" technique, I stamped the flowers with CTMH Sunny Yellow and Orange inks.  I used a copics black multiliner pen to add a couple dots in the center and then went over them with my Sakura glitter gel pen.  Very quick and easy.  The good news is that it fits this week's CAS sketch challenge on SCS.

Products Used:

Stamp Set - Botanical Silhouettes

Ink - CTMH Sunny Yellow, Orange and Black

Cardstock - PTI Stamper's Select White

Sakura glitter pen

Copic Black multiliner

Corner rounder

A Post Card Just for You

Happy Monday everyone!  Hope you all had a great weekend.  I have a card I want to share with you today that I made some time ago but neglected to post.  It uses several stamp sets and looks complicated but was really fairly easy to create.



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I stamped the flourishes onto a piece of marbled cardstock from DCWV and then sponged the edges.  I built the post card from the images found in PTI's Postmarks stamp set.  I then stamped the sweet pea image from PTI's Year of Flowers in Memento London Fog (second generation) and then colored in with the lightest pink and green copic markers (listed below).  I then stamped the script image from the stamp set that came with the CTMH Bliss Workshop on the Go kit.



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I sponged all the edges with Tea Dye ink and added the twine and a beautiful mulberry flower to finish it off.  I left the address blank so that if I want to, I can personalize it with the recipients name.

I love the vintage feel to this card and how easy it was to create with the Postmarks stamp set.

Thanks for stopping by.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets – PTI Postmarks, Label Basics, Tiny Tags, Year of Flowers: Sweet Pea, Just the Ticket, Mat Stack 2, Fancy Flourishes; CTMH Bliss
Ink – CTMH Black, Grey Wool, Blush and Desert Sand; PTI Chocolate; Memento London Fog
Paper – DCWV Old World Mat Stack; PTI Fine Linen, Vintage Cream and Stampers Select White
Copic Makers – RV000 and G000
Nestabilities deckled edge die
PTI Tiny Tags die
Twine
Recollections Mulberry paper flower

Mehndi Thinking of You

In case you have been wondering where I have been...we went up to Newport, Rhode Island to visit family and had a wonderful time.  We got back just in time for me to attend the CK Convention in Valley Forge.  I had planned to schedule some posts in my absence but with all the preparation for vacation, I never got around to it. 



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Anyway, here is a card I made awhile back using PTI's Mehndi Medallion.  I absolutely love these designs.  I went for a simple one layer card but added a little bling for dimension.

For anyone who is wondering, CK Convention was fabulous.  I took a couple of classes with my daughter this year as well as a few on my own.  I learned some cool new techniques and of course spent way too much time (and money) at the Vendor Fair.  I'll be showing you some of the projects and products in the upcoming weeks.  In the meantime, I hope you have an awesome day!

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - PTI Mehndi Medallion and Botanical Silhouettes

Cardstock - Stampers Select White

Ink - CTMH Sunny Yellow, Lagoon and Black

CTMH adhesive gems

CTMH's New Cricut Cartridge (Video)

One of the best things to come out of this year's Close to My Heart Convention is the news of their partnering with Provocraft to bring you the next great thing to happen to stamping and die cutting! Watch the video to see for yourself how CTMH has taken stamping to a new level and then be sure to come back August 1 to see how you can get your very own exclusive Art Philosophy cartridge at a special price.

The Sky is the Limit

Happy Monday morning to you all!  I hope you had a great weekend.  Today finds my daughter and I headed to a local horse show to support riders from our barn.  She isn't competing today but she really wanted to be there for her friends.

I had a busy weekend catching up on some crafting in my studio.  This card is one of the results.  I had wanted to enter it in this week's OLW (to create a one layer card with clouds) challenge but technically, with the addition of the popped up clouds, I don't think it qualifies as one layer anymore.  Regardless, this is where I got the inspiration.  The good news is that it fits the Technique Lovers challenge this week over at Splitcoast which was to use reverse masking.

To make this card, I cut out the center of a piece of copy paper with a nestabilities die and then used removable adhesive to tack it down on my card.  I then used a couple of cloud shapes to sponge the clouds into the open area.  Then I stamped the balloon and colored it in with copics.   I just couldn't resist popping up a couple of clouds when I was done.  The sentiment makes it an all purpose card or one that can easily be used for graduation. It's really a very simple card but has a neat effect.

 I hope you'll give this technique a try.

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - PTI Up, Up & Away

Cardstock - PTI Stampers Select White

Ink - CTMH Black, Heavenly Blue and Crystal Blue

PTI Clouds die

Nestabilties

Wonderful Friend

Here's another card I made for the SCS July 4 Holiday Challenges.  If you get a chance to check out the challenge galleries, you will see a lot of gorgeous inspiration.  Like yesterday's card, this one fits several of the challenges.

One of the challenges is to use a faux wood technique.  I used the PTI Linen impression plate and Dark Chocolate ink to make the square panels behind the butterfly.  The butterfly is a Spellbinders die which I cut and then stenciled with chalks.  I added a little bling for the flight trail.

Hope you are enjoying the warm days and staying cool.

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - PTI Round and Round

Cardstock - PTI Stampers Select White and Fine Linen

Ink - PTI Dark Chocolate

Spellbinders butterfly die

PTI Linen impression plate

Chalks

Sakura glitter pen

Adhesive gems

Seeing Stars

Here's a card that I didn't get the chance to post over the weekend.  It fits several challenges over at SCS for their July 4 CAS Holiday Challenges.  There is still time to play along.  It also fits in for two other challenges this week - CAS-ual Fridays and Speedy the Cat's Friends. 

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I used Really Reasonable Ribbon for the stripes along the side of the card and then I embossed three stars using silver embossing powder on Kraft cardstock and then cut them out.  I popped the whole panel up on dimensionals.  A super simple card.

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - CTMH July Word Puzzle (retired) and Shining Star
Cardstock - PTI Kraft
Ink - PTI Dark Chocolate and PTI Tea Dye duo
Really Reasonable Ribbon June Club pack
Silver embossing powder

Happy 4th of July

Good Monday morning to you and Happy 4th of July.  A number of years ago today (I am not about to tell you how many), my mother celebrated her "independence" from carrying me for nine months.  Apparently I didn't want anyone having a party/picnic without me and that includes the doctor who delivered me.

Anyway, today I wanted to show you a card I made for one of my daughter's friends who happens to share the same birthdate with me.  I am also entering this one in the Speedy the Cat's Friends Challenge which is to make a patriotic card.

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To make the fireworks, I second generation stamped the small dandelion image from the CTMH Treasures stamp set in Grey Wool ink and then went over it with my Sakura clear gitter pen.  I don't know if it is showing, up but I used the PTI Linen impression plate for the base of the card.

Hope you call have a safe 4th and remember all those men and women in service who fight for our freedom and independence everyday (THANK YOU).

Products Used:
Stamp Sets - CTMH July Word Puzzle (retired) and Treasures
Cardstock - PTI Enchanted Evening, Pure Poppy and Stampers Select White
Ink - CTMH Grey Wook, Cranberry and Pacifica
PTI Simple Circles border die
PTI Linen impression plate
Sakura clear gel glitter pen

Botanical Birthday

Yesterday was my dear friend's birthday and she is also a fellow PTI fan so I made her a card using the Anniversary set, Botanical Silhouettes.  I absolutely adore this set!

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Using the rock-n-roll technique on the poppies, I stamped them using CTMH Orange and Cranberry ink.  I then used a copic multiliner pen to add the stamen in the centers and then went over them with my trusty Sakura glitter pen.  It added just that little bit of sparkle.



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I'm not sure if you can see it in the picture, but I used the PTI Linen impression plate on both the white base and the Cranberry mat.

This is one of those stamp sets that is so versatile.  I am sure I will be using it often.  (Just a note - this was a limited edition stamp set that was part of PTI's reward program last year so you will not see it listed for sale on the PTI site.) 

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - Botanical Silhouettes and Tag-its #3

Cardstock - PTI Stampers Select White and CTMH Cranberry

Ink - CTMH Orange, Cranberry, Garden Green, Black and Heavenly Blue

Nestabilities die

PTI Linen impression plate

Copic multiliner pen

Sakura glitter pen
Adhesive pearls

Rainbows and Sunshine

In case you haven't already figured it out, PTI is one of my favorite stamp companies and every month they run a blog hop but I never seem to find the time to join in or I completely forget about it until I read the post the day after.  For once, I am on time!

This month was an inspiration challenge and here is the picture:

Look at all that lovely color!  It reminded me a little of a rainbow and I knew just what I wanted to do. 



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 My first step was to cut a strip of white cardstock and then, using direct to paper, I swiped a little Lemon Tart, Melon Berry, Raspberry Fizz and Hawaiin Shores across it.  I wanted to mimic the cubbies at the bottom of the picture so I cut a piece of  white cardstock with the Take Three die.  I found the perfect sentiment but then I needed a little sunshine.


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Using the rock and roll method, I stamped the sun from Up, Up and Away using Summer Sunrise and Terra Cota inks.  To add a little sparkle I used a Copic Spica glitter pen.  I then popped the whole panel using dimensionals.

I really like the way this card came out.  It makes me happy and I hope it brightens your day too!

Products Used: (All products are PTI except where noted.)

Stamp Sets - Up, Up and Away and Up, Up and Away Additions

Cardstock - Stampers Select White

Ink - Lemon Tart, Raspberry Fizz, Melon Berry, Hawaiin Shores, Summer Sunrise and Terra Cotta; CTMH Black

Copic Spica gliiter pen (Peach)

Corner rounder

A "Garden Variety" Friend

I just wrapped up one of my card classes for the Summer and this was one of the cards we made.  I just love this set from PTI and the matching dies and so did my ladies!  Many of them did not know how to use a Stamp-a-majig so I showed them with the watering can.  I find that it is easier to stamp exactly where you want on these small dies when I use one.

I stamped the frame image in Black ink and then filled in with the adorable accessory stamps that make this look like a vintage seed packet.  I then stamped the grass image in CTMH Garden Green and added the little flowers with CTMH Tulip.  I repeated this combo using second generation stamping along the bottom of the inside of the card.  I used dimensionals to pop up the watering can and also the matted focal image.  All the edges of the white cardstock were inked with PTI Chamomille ink to enhance that vintage feel.  For a final touch, I added some Pure Poppy saddle stitch ribbon. 

I will miss this group of ladies until I see them in September.  They are a pleasure to teach and I learn an awful lot from them as well.

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - PTI Garden Variety and Wildflower Garden

Cardstock - PTI Kraft and Stampers Select White; CTMH Tulip and Grey Wool

Ink - CTMH Black,  Garden Green and Tulip; PTI Chamomille (Tea Dye Duo)

PTI Garden Variety dies

PTI Pure Poppy saddle stitch ribbon

Special Birthday

I hope everyone enjoyed their Memorial Day and took some time to honor and remember the men and women who serve our country.

Last week was my daughter's riding instructor's birthday.  She is an awesome person who has been teaching my daughter many things about riding and horse care for the last 4 years.  She is a warm and caring person with a great personality who loves what she does and the kids she instructs.  She strikes a nice balance between teacher and friend with all her students and makes the barn a happy place for not only our four-legged friends, but the kids and parents as well.  I have learned a lot from her too.

Anyway, she saw the card I made for my Mother-in-Law and commented how much she liked it so I thought I would make one for her birthday.  I chose hot summer colors which I thought she would like.

Like the original card, the flowers are from K&Co.  I made a triple bow using orange Martha Stewart seam binding ribbon and my Bow Easy.  You can see a list of the products I used at the bottom of my original post.

Tomorrow, I'll show you the gift I made for her so come on back and visit.

1 Card, 3 Challenges

Happy Monday to you!  It's raining....again but what perfect inspiration for a Sympathy card right?  And it just so happens that is the Make it Monday Challenge this week over at PTI.  This card also qualifies for the challenge at Mark's Finest Papers which is to use tone-on-tone stamping and pop up the sentiment.  Here I used CTMH Bamboo ink on PTI Fine Linen cardstock and then popped up the whole center panel.



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The final challenge that this card qualifies for is a new one I discovered a couple weeks ago but haven't had the time to play.  It's a fairly new challenge blog with an awesome Design Team and wonderful inspiration called CAS-ual Fridays.  This week's challenge was to use bling on a CAS card.  I used adhesive backed pearls from CTMH and also added a little sparkle to the leaves using my favorite Sakura clear glitter pen.

Be sure to also check out this Make it Monday blog where each week you can upload any of your cards.  No challenge involved.

Have a wonderful day!

Products Used:

Stamp Sets - PTI With Sympathy and Out on a Limb Sentiments

Cardstock - PTI Fine Linen; CTMH Dessert Sand

Ink - CTMH Bamboo and Dessert Sand

Sakura clear glitter pen

Adhesvive backed pearls