Lily Corsages

Hello Everyone!

I made these corsages using the Sunrise Lily Collection this week!  I really had no idea if this was going to be an easy project or not, but once I had all my materials ready, they literally took less than half an hour to assemble both of them! 

I created all the lilies first from white cardstock, sponged on yellow and pink ink and used green Viva 3D stamp paint for my leaves.

I had some small craft sticks (or are those coffee stirrers??) that I used as my base. I hot glued some gathered tulle fabric onto the sticks, then added my flowers, tucked in the leaves, sprays and ribbon.  No real plan, just sort of followed some googled photos of corsages that I found to get the design somewhat realistic!  Once the corsage was assembled, I turned it over and hot glued a jewelry pin blank to the stick so they could be pinned on your favorite Mom, Easter Date, etc.! 

So this turned out to be much easier than I expected and now I have plenty of lilies left over to make several more to give away as gifts! I'm also thinking it's a fun way to use up some of the other leftover Heartfelt flowers I have waiting to be used on a project!!  "Bonus!"

The specific, step-by-step instructions are on today's blog at Heartfelt Creations!  Leave me a comment if you make some too!  I'd love to come see your work!!

The Heartfelt Creations blog is loaded with new and amazing inspiration this week!  Be sure to stop by and check it out. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!!  Have a blessed week!



Anne

Sunrise Lily Frame

Hi Everyone,

Today's post features the new and gorgeous Sunrise Lily Collection from Heartfelt Creations!  I can't tell you how much I love this new flower!  It is simple to color, easier than ever to assemble and the 3-D effect is crazy beautiful!!

For my project, I used a yardsale-find frame that I cleaned up a bit.  I covered the inside display area with a card panel from the Sunrise Lily Paper Collection and stamped my sentiment.  From there it was just a matter of inking up the lilies, die cutting the pieces, and assembling them on my frame.

You can find all these HC Products that I used on this frame at Heartfelt Creations:

HCDP1-263 Sunrise Lily Paper Collection
HCD1-787 Sunrise Lily Die
HCPC-3720 Sunrise Lily Cling Stamp Set
HCD1-788 Sunrise Lily Swirls Die
HCPC-3722 Sunrise Lily Swirls Cling Stamp Set
HCD1-778 Fleur Borders and Pockets Die
HCD1-768 Enchanted Mum Die
HCPC-3691 Enchanted Mum Cling Stamp Set
HCPC-3311 Hope in the Lord

The Heartfelt Creations Blog has some amazing samples using this collection.  I hope you'll take a peek and get inspired!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Blessings my friends!
Anne

Card Catch Up!

Hi Everyone,

I'm posting several cards today to try to get a little caught up on some card making I've been doing this summer.  I've been side-tracked by some other crafty projects that aren't necessarily cards, but I'm definitely having fun.  I'll try to get more of those projects up here too.  Meanwhile . . .

Here's my first card that I made for this week's Inspiration Challenge that I'm hosting.  The webstore is "Poketo" and I chose this "Andrea Kang Wallet 2" as my inspiration.  I wanted to make a card in the pink and grey color scheme, but when I sat down to do it, it didn't turn out anything AT ALL like I was envisioning.  I'm a much better artist in my imagination LOL!!  The dies used for this card are Cheery Lynn Exotic Butterfly Small, Mini Fanciful Flourish.  Marianne Design #LR0202 border, Oval Nestabilities.

 

I had fun making this next card for my Nephew's BD.  I used three tiny stamps of strange, little bald men that I've had for awhile.  They're from an Etsy website called "Pictureshow."  Their stamps are so funky and retro and I just love them. On this card, I fussy cut the little men and had them grabbing onto a banner that says "Happy" as part of a birthday sentiment that seems to be getting away!

This next card is one I made using a Tim Holtz Blueprint Series stamp set called "Vintage Things".  The images all look like they are still in draft stage on a blueprint.  I embossed the image and sponged colors over the areas kind of randomly.  I dressed it up with some ivory seam binding, a Prima rose, a swirly metal finding and some tiny pink plastic flower buds.

This next group of cards go all the way back to Easter!  Yup, that's how behind I am on posting.  (The lead card for this post up at the top is a close-up of one of them.)  The cards were made using bubble dome kits that I bought at a Scrapbook convention in January.  I tried to find more on line but the store that had them at the show didn't sell them on line.  The good news is, I went to a convention last month and Sizzix now carries a slightly different version - at a much better price!  They are "Susan's Garden" Domes, Item #658434 if you're interested in trying them out.

For these Easter themed cards, I found some vintage background printables on-line and used them for the backdrop of the dome.  Then I just proceded to fill it up with flowers and do-dads and it just could not be easier to create a WoW! card!

This next card is made with a new Heartfelt Creations stamp set that I got that coordinates with my Spellbinders Tattered Blossoms dies.  I stamped the image onto white CS, then die cut the two smallest sized blossoms and layered them over the stamped image.  I added Stickles and bling centers.  The sentiment is SU Perfectly Penned.

And the last one for this posting is an Anniversary card that I paper pieced and colored with Copics.  The stamp is by Art Impressions.  I actually made two different ones but apparently I only photographed this one for some reason!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

More Love Fest Cards

 

Hi Everyone,

I've been making cards for the Love Fest Challenges on SCS again this weekend.  I'm also incorporating a few other cyber challenges along the way, so below are the cards I've created for all of them today.

The first one above is for the "Die Crazy" Simon Says Stamp challenge and this week's IC.  The webstore for the IC is "Designs by Lucinda".  How could I not participate in that challenge when my MOM'S name is Lucinda!!  How fun!!

I used three dies on this card: "Absolutely" by Simon Says, A Sunburst from Lil Inker Designs (I love the way the die creates little perforations around the edges!), and a Cuttlebug trees die (one of those older silver-toned squares).


The paper is "Earth Love" by Cosmo Criket and the sentiment is the coordinating stamp set from Simon Says that goes with the "Absolutely" die.  I free hand cut the banner.  To cut the "hills", I used my fun new Kiwi Lane Design "Sentiments" template set that I won from the Scrapbook Expo yesterday!  (It's so much more fun to  "win" a new toy!)

This next card is for the Inspiration Challenge hosted by the Cats Pajamas.  I always have a hard time with the gray/yellow color pallet that was in the inspiration piece, but I gave it a shot anyways since I had some new stamps to play with (again from yesterday's Scrapbook Expo)!  All the stamps used on this card are by Rubbernecker.  The flowers are "Poppy Layers", the background is "Victorian Lace" and the the sentiment is "Easter Blessings."

I stamped my background, the images and sentiment onto white CS, die cut the shape then mounted it onto a gray panel. I added some jewel bling just to balance it out, but overall, left it pretty simple. The die I used is from SU Labels Collection.

This card is for three challenges.  The "Make My Day" Lovefest Challenge hosted by MFT; the current "Case Study #129" Challenge; and the current "Basic Grey Challenge #88" which is "Anything Goes" but you must use a Basic Grey product.  I used "Perhaps" DP.

The sentiment is from Crafty Secrets (I think the set is called "A Couple of Cuties") and I used some scalloped Peel Offs lines, a dove charm and some HL gold flowers to embellish the card.




Thanks for stopping by and checking out my work!!

  
 

So Many Cards

 Hi All,

I'm bombarding you again with a bunch of cards I've made recently!

I'll start with the one I made for today's Inspiration Challenge over on SCS.  The website is "Greenheart" and I chose this cute bird plate as my inspiration.  I "thought" it was a good choice for a quick, CAS card that I could use some of my new K&Company stickers on, but noooooh!!  It took on a life of it's own and consequently took me all morning long!

The card ended up with 8 layers, a punched and dry embossed flower, a small rosette, the bird sticker and some dimensionals between the layers. 

  







The next photo is of some of the Easter Cards I made.  Using my fav TH rossettes, I attached them to a card base, stamped a bunny ($1 bin stamp!) onto coordinating DP, and added heart rhinestones.  Super quick.

The next photo is of a couple of First Holy Communion cards I made using vellum stickers.  I have had that sheet of stickers forever - Dollar Store find so I couldn't pass them up when I found them years ago, but never used them until now.

Lastly, my favorite.  Some of you "oldie" stampers may remember, "back in the day", before "Movers and Shapers" dies became a hot item, we had those small, thick Sizzix green dies.

It occurred to me that they work exactly the same way as the Movers and Shapers dies, but without the base plate that is needed to keep them magnetized to the base.  Duh.  Anyhow, I don't have nearly the number of those green dies that I used to, but I did keep some (yay for the hoarder in me!). And there's lots of them for sale on e-Bay for about $2.50 - $3.00 ea.   

To make the card, I cut out a white panel, positioned the die three different times on the CS and ran it through my Big Shot. The reason these thick dies work better for this technique than the thin wafer-type dies is because they don't leave a square impression around the negative piece that is left. 

I positioned my DP pieces on the base so that a different piece would show through each negative space and then popped up the panel dimensionals.  The DP in the background is KaiserCraft Peachy Keen collection that Stephanie (aka SmilinStef) gave me. Thanks Stephanie!!  So love that pad and those colors!!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

IC Challenge and a Quick Tip!!

Hello Friends!

It has been awhile since I've had a chance to blog!!  I went on vacation and then came back with a terrible multi-virus thing that required masses doses of antibiotics and steroids to kill.  But, the good news is, it worked!  Just in time for the weekend - LOL!!

My card is for the Inspiration Challenge this week that I get to host!  I chose the website "Fossil" because my sister just got a job there (after 2 YEARS of job hunting) and it looks like a fabulous place!!  I'm so excited for her and excited that it led me to this fun inspiration site!!  (Did you know Fossil even sells antique retro items??)



I chose this fun "Sasha Butterfly Clutch" as my inspiration.

My butterflies are made with Prima "Madeline" DP and SU's Butterfly Bigz die.  I used SUs Priceless set for the swirls and embossed them with gold EP.  The border punch is MS.  Addtional stamps used are SU's "Shapes and Shadows" and "Well Scripted".

I also have this quick tip for ya!!

For the butterfly antennae, I used these Blue Moon metal eye pins that are traditionally used for bead work.  They are so cool, they already have a tiny loop ("eye") at the ends so all I had to do was twist and adhere to the back of the butterflies!  All three packs of them came on one card, and they are 3 different lengths. 



I tried to get a close up of the curly antennae but it dosn't show up so well.  You might click on the photo for a close-up look.

I haven't tried yet, but I think next I'll try using them as stick pins for embellishments. 



TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Hedge Hugs -- More New Basic Grey

Quickly posting today...not much time to stamp so I'm just gonna put these up and go back to crafting!

This card is made using BG Green at Heart DP and Chipboard stickers.  Used an EK Success border punch on the cardstock base cover.

The Chipboard stickers are really fun, some you can use as charms (see the little butterfly hanging from the "u").  Love this line!!


Everything on this card is available through the Frantic Stamper website!!

Next up:   Mojo Monday Card which I finished early this week but hadn't posted yet!   

Used BG Kioshi DP, SU! Beautiful Wings Embosslits and Nesties Fancy Tags. Sentiment is Impression Obsession.

And finally, this is my card for the Featured Stamper Challenge over on SCS.  This week the FS Crown goes to Brandi (aka Beedubya).  I chose her card called "WSC #66". 

The basket with eggs in the center and surrounding split-eggs were made using these two punches that I got from the daily "Crafty Steal".





The basket layers are popped with the eggs in between. A tiny raffia bow was glued to the handle.




The end result doesn't exactly follow her layout, but I hope you can see that it was clearly inspired by her creativity!  Congrats Brandi!!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!