Sleigh Rides

Hello friends!  I've been wanting to make a sleigh and when I saw the Nutcracker Sweet Collection by Graphic 45, I knew it would be perfect for my design.  I made a pattern and cut the medium weight chipboard with a craft knife.  I cut the Nutcracker Sweet papers and used my craft knife to cut close to the chipboard.

I've added some embossed Chipboard, Tim Holtz labels and Rosette die, Graphic 45 Metal Brads and Graphic 45 packaging on the mini.

Worldwin ColorMates were used on the inside of the sleigh.

Close up's.

Label close up, embossed with WOW! Gold embossing powder.

Also used are Purple and Red Embossing Powder.

If you save the packaging with the acetate, it makes for a great little shaker.  I used tiny Jingle Bells inside the acetate for the cover of my mini.

Cover with the Jingle Bell Shaker

Tim Holtz Gears and 7 gypsies Metal corners.

Embossing close up and Graphic 45 Metal Clothespin.

The rest of the pages.

Really Reasonable Ribbon Seam Binding.

Snowflake die is Spellbinder's and I've cut them out of a white foam sheet and applied glitter.  The scalloped top is an Accucut die.

Metal Corners are 7 Gypsies

The fence die cut is Heartfelt Creations.

Catered Crop Challenge with Heartfelt Creations

Front close up

Butterfly and Rosettes

from the side

“Home Tweet Home”

Shabby Chic Lamp
Linda McClain of The Catered Crop has invited the Heartfelt Creations Design Team to join in on a fun challenge.  Here’s the recipe and a cut and paste from the Catered Crop!
Playing with us at the Catered Crop "Follow-the-Recipe" linking party is easy as pie.  Here's how it works:

1. Use any of the ingredients (themes, colors, techniques, shapes, etc.) in either of E.T.'s projects. You don't have to use all the ingredients or the same brands. Just pick a few ingredients and then add your own spices to cook up something uniquely yours.
2. Add your project using the InLinz (froggy) button below and join the party.
3. Be sure to list your recipe or tell us what ingredient you used from the sample recipe.
4. Don't forget to link back to this post or include the "I Followed the Recipe" button on your blog (see the side bar to the right).

Here's your FTR20 recipe.

• Colors – Soft pastels
• Stamps and Stickers – Butterflies, flowers, sentiment
• Color Mediums – crayolas, stamping ink,
• Embellishments – ribbon, glitter, lace, rosettes, tag, rhinestones/gems, pearls, ribbon
• Techniques – use your own handwriting, embossing, stitching, make a bookmarker
• Tools –Die cuts, digital stamps
• Themes –Shabby Chic

Here’s what I used from the recipe:
Colors-Soft Pastels
Stamps and Stickers-HCPC Bella Rose PreCut Set, Bella Rose House PreCut Set
Color Mediums-Stamping ink, Glimmer Glam
Embellishments-Buffalo Snow, rosettes, glittered balls
Techniques-none of the above, added crackling
Tools-Diecuts, Heartfelt Creations HCD 712
Themes-Shabby Chic

Night Light: Heartfelt Creations

Hello friends!  While browsing around at the Dollar Store, I found this Night Light and thought, I could alter that!  It originally had a goofy looking lady on the front so I removed her.  I used Timber Brown Stazon and stamped the circular glass with “Vintage Life Background” (HCPC 3367). Next, I stamped (HCPC3318-Daisy Patch Flowers PreCut Set) 2 large daisy’s and the next two smaller daisy’s one time.  Die cut or hand cut and layer with U-Cut-It Foam by Glue Arts.  Curl the petals under. Add Prima Pearls and using U-Cut-It Foam, adhere the flower to the night light!  Pretty easy and it make a beautiful custom Night Light!

Heartfelt Creations Photo Cube

Hello friends!  Thanks again for all your well wishes after our storm.  We continue to make progress but it’s a slow process after so much damage.  We all deeply appreciate your thoughts and prayers. 
Today you’ll have to be sure to check out Heartfelt Creations for some Designer Inspiration.  The designer’s are so talented and always make beautiful projects.  Mine is so simple and something that could be made easily and quickly.  I bought the photo cube at Hobby Lobby and added some hand dyed seam binding to the top.  I simply used Heartfelt Creations Wedding Sentiments (HCPC 3404 Wedding Sentiments PreCut Set and HCD Posy Patch Die)  I cut the Posies on fabric and added them to the front of the cube.  The beautiful patterned paper is from the “Creating With Vintage Patterns” CD by Crafty Secrets.

An Altered Frame with Heartfelt Creations Botanical Collection

Hello friends   I’m still without internet but am visiting a friend and using his internet.  We are truly blessed to have so many friends who have been there with us!
You’ll love this beautiful Botanical Collection by Heartfelt Creations!  Just love the stamps and the dies! 
The Botanical Garden Collection features 5 new precut stamp sets that coordinate with existing Spellbinder Rose Creations Shapeabilities and Spellbinder Foliage Shapeabilities. The Botanical Garden Collection is a great addition to every floral lover's collection of flowers.
Leave a comment on my blog or the Heartfelt Creations blog by July 19 and one lucky person will win the entire release valued at $75.00. The winner will be announced on the HC blog on July 20

Here’s the products I used.
HCPC 3405 Leaf Medley PreCut Set
HCPC 3406 Botanical Floral 1 PreCut Set
HCPC 3407 Botanical Floral 2 PreCut Set
HCPC 3389 Sentiments for Mom PreCut Set
Other supplies:
wooden frame (Hobby Lobby), patterned paper (Crafty Secrets), pearls (Prima), ribbon (May Arts), Glimmer Mist, clear jewels, Zip Dry Glue, Ink (Tsukineko)

With Love Altered Box

Heartfelt Creations has the most beautiful stamps and dies!  They have some of the most talented designer's that help to bring their products to life!  Each of us has a unique style and I think that's what makes it fun!  It's always a pleasure to see what the girls create for us!

Finished size:  4" x 6"
Heartfelt Creations products used:
HCD701 Post Patch Die
HCD712 Bella Rose Die
HCPC 3363 Inspire Me Sentiments PreCut Set
Other supplies:
4" x 6" Wooden Hinged Box (Hobby Lobby), Pearls and paper (Prima), Antique Whit acrylic paint (Plaid), Glimmer Chalk (Tattered Angels) U-Cut It Dimensional Foam (Glue Arts)
Instructions:
1.)  Using Antique White, paint the wooden box.  Let dry.
2.)  Measure and cover the box.
3.)  Using the Posy Die, cut one of each of the second largest to second smallest flowers.
4.)  Mist with Light Pink Glimmer Chalk.  Let Dry
5.)  Use dimensional foam in between layers.
6.)  Add a generous bead of hot glue to the center of the flower and add small pearls.
7.)  Using the Bella Rose die, cut out 2 of the lacey leaves.
8.)  Hot glue the flower to the center of the lid.
9.)  Glue the lacey leaves to the left of the flower.
10.)  Add two gold leaves to the right side of the flower.
11.)  Stamp "With Love" near the left, bottom of the box.
13.)  Add a pearl/crystal border to the top of the box.

To Have and To Hold Blog Party

Stephanie of Angelic Accents is hosting a “Wedding Blog Party”!  Be sure to check out all the blogs for lots of inspiration and ooo’s and ahhhh’s! 
Here’s a few of my recent wedding projects.  The first two are mirror projects and the third is a mini album.

Made using Kaisercraft and Heartfelt Creations

Made using Basically Bare products.

And posting today on the Glue Arts Blog is an Acrylic Wedding Album. Glue Arts holds it all together with their Perma Tac!
I made this album using Clear Scraps acrylic scalloped tags and I cut  an acrylic castle using Clear Scraps acrylic sheet and Accucut Castle Die.  GEE!  A lot of recent wedding projects and we don't have any weddings this summer.  LOL!  All the paper and dies on this album are Crate Paper.

Wedding Memory Box with Heartfelt Creations

Good morning friends!  Heartfelt Creations has the most beautiful new release and it’s all about weddings.  I altered this 4”x4” wooden hinged box.  Check out their blog for some inspiration by the very talented design team.  “What a beautiful way for LOVE to bloom” is stamped on the front of the box.  The Scroll stamp on the lid is also Heartfelt Creations  Paper and diecut are Crate Paper.  Lace is Prima.

Happy Anniversary

Hello friends!  Lori is hosting a fun challenge over at Splitcoast Stampers and all you have to do is use Crafty Secrets and make a card that is not an A2.  I decided since hubby and I have an anniversary later this month, I’d make him a 4”x6” anniversary card. 

Products used:
Heartfelt Creations (Decorative Oval Window Die HCD710)
Crafty Secrets (Love Mail Creative Scraps CS17-DS)
Creative Imaginations (Shimmer Mist)
Pink Paislee (Cardstock)
Melissa Frances (Cardstock)
Fiskars (Notebook Punch)

Gift Box with Cherries

Hello friends!  Today I’m sharing a project I had done in advance for Heartfelt Creations.  These are cherries that were  picked fresh from our cherry tress last year.  Don’t you just love the bright and cheery stamps?


Products used:
HCPC3387 Luscious Cherry Swirls PreCut Set
Spellbinder’s Label 4 (S4-190)
Other:
Cardstock (October Afternoon), 5” x 5” corrugated box, white acrylic paint (DecoArt), black ink (Stazon), recycled cardboard, Zip Dry Glue.
Instructions:
1.) Stamp the cherry image on red polka dot paper.
2.) Stamp the leaves on green paper.
3.) Cut out cherries and leaves.
4.) Stamp the cherry stamp on the Label 4, kraft cardstock.
5.) Glue the cherries and leaves in place.
6.) Layer the kraft Label on blue cardstock.
7.) Cut a 4” x 4” piece of red polka dot paper and layer the labels on top.

You’re the flower in my garden

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Heartfelt Creations really does have some of the most beautiful stamps and coordinating dies.   I’ve used Daisy Patch Swirls and Vintage Word Background  stamps and Spellbinder’s Blossom 2 die. May Arts ribbon is used all around the die. Paper is g.c.d studio and EK Success.  Liquid adhesive is Zip Dry and the melt sticks are Glue Arts.

Window Tin with Tags for all ocassions

Heartfelt Creations new release of Bella Rose will make your heart sing!  I love the entire collection of stamps and dies.  I used several other sets to make up my tag assortment.  Isn't the Decorative Window Die gorgeous?  I'll be using this one over and over..right along Bella Rose!

Products used:

HCPC 3396 Bella Rose Lattice Background PreCut Set

HCPC Bella Rose Vintage Background PreCut Set

HCPC 3363 Inspire Sentiments PreCut Set

HCPC 3304 Posy Patch Swirls PreCut Set

HCPC 3311 Hope In The Lord PreCut Set

HCD Bella Rose

HCD 708 Decorative Window Scene

Other: Window Tin (unknown),Paper (Kaisercraft), Pearls (EK Success), Ink (Timber Brown and London Fog, Tsukineko), Eyelets (WeRMemory Keepers), Markers, G21, G24, R81, R83, V12 (Copic), Corner Rounder and circle punch, vintage crocheted border, double-sided tape, Bakers Twine

Lid:

1.) Stamp the rose from the Bella Rose Lattice Background. Diecut with coordinating die.

2.) Color with markers.

3.) Add three pearls to the rose.

4.) Adhere to the bottom right on the lid.

5.) Diecut Decorative Window Scene and trim sides to fit on the inside of the lid.

6.) Glue both sides to hold in place.

7.) Add vintage trim to the side and glue a pearl to the side in the center.

DIVIDERS

1.) Start with a 5.5” x 3.75” window tin.

2.) Cut a piece of cardstock 5” x 5”. Score at 1”, 2” and 3”.

3.) Cut a second piece of matching cardstock and score at 2..75”, 3.5” and 4.25”.

4.) Round the corners of each piece.

5.) Place in window tin.

Tags

1.) Punch as many circles as desired. Cut rectangles.

2.) Stamp Background and sentiment.

Spread your Wings

Good morning, friends!  Did you notice the new design of my blog?  I love it and it was designed by Valentine Design.  The man and woman in the picture are my Mom and Dad.  Dad was a mechanic and so I wanted some gears and washers.  Mom adores butterflies, so there’s a sweet little butterfly, too!  They’ve always encouraged and supported me.  Dad passed 16 years ago and Mom is still my best friend :). 
I will be adding items to my shoppe but haven’t  had the time yet..LOL!
Here’s a foam board home décor piece.

Products used:  Spellbinder’s label die, Heartfelt Creations butterfly/border die,Prima lace, crystals and vintage shapes, crystal pick, vintage lace, hand crocheted and tatted flowers and  GLUE ARTS perma tac and hot glue holds it all together.