Collage Card

Hello Friends!

I have another Heartfelt Creations card using the Everyday Heroes Collection!  I am just eating up all my supplies from this collection, I almost hated to move on to the next one until I saw it... which BTW comes next week!!  And not to be cruel -- but it is so unique and fabulous, you are going to LOVE it!!  It's unlike any of the other releases from HC so far!  You'll just have to come back and see for yourself!!  ;)

Meanwhile, I used several different elements from the Everyday Heroes Collection to make the collage for this card.  I created the background by randomly stamping the script stamp in Ruby Red and Chocolate Chip ink. 

From the paper collection, I selected a large tag, the combat boots postage stamp, and a smaller tag for the card front.  I distressed and layered them with red cardstock.  I also stamped and die cut the images from the Newsprint Cling Stamp Set (the arrow and newsprint) as well as the circle piece from the You Inspire Me Cling Stamp Set. I assembled all my pieces and parts, along with some embellishments from my stash (clips, stars, twine), and that was it!  Had a lot of fun with this one!

Here's the HC products I used on this card:

HCDP1-253 Everyday Hero Paper Collection
HCD1-761 Everyday Heroes Die
HCPC-3665 Everyday Hero Newsprint Cling Stamp Set
HCPC-3666 Everyday Hero Cling Stamp Set
HCPC-3664 My Hero Cling Stamp Set

And here's a link to the Heartfelt Creations Blog post this week -- you'll find step by step details for my card there plus some amazing projects and lots more inspiration by those crazy talented ladies from the HC Design Team!

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

Eveyday Hero Mirror to Match the Card!

Hi All,

Here's Part II of the card I made from last week's post.  It's a mirror that I made using a clear acrylic photo frame -- the kind you get at your Dollar Store or HL that are meant for photos but we crafty types use them for post-it note holders, little calendar stands, (and mirrors!) etc.!

To create the mirror, I inserted my paper in the frame, attached a round mirror (purchased from Hobby Lobby in a package of 6), and created a frame for the little mirror piece with HC stamps and die from the Everyday Heroes collection.

I added the flowers in the corner to match the ones on my card. You can find my step by step instructions on the Heartfelt Creations Blog today!

HC Products used on this project:

HCD1-758 Botanical Wings Die
HCPC-3651 Botanical Rose Cling Stamp Set
HCD1-761 Everyday Heroes Die
HCPC-3666 Everyday Hero Cling Stamps
HCDP1-253 Everyday Hero Paper Collection

There's lots more projects and inspiration (and a new video from Emma Lou!) to be found on the HC blog today!  You'll be amazed at the DT's creations!!  I'm always in awe of their work, it's such an honor to be on the same team, all these months later and I still can't believe it!!

Thank you all so much for stopping by, I'm so glad you came!

Everyday Heroes - New Collection Release!

Hi Friends!

Today Heartfelt Creations is debuting the “Everyday Hero’s Collection”!  This is truly a favorite of mine!  I absolutely loved working with the color palette and creating with a collection with a masculine influence!  But the most awesome part of this collection is that the “Everyday Heroes Collection" can easily be used for any and every “hero” in your life – including parents, spouses, family and friends!!  The official product description describes the collection perfectly:

“Do you have an unsung hero in your life?  Your champion may never have a medal pinned to his or her chest, but you can demonstrate your gratitude with the Everyday Heroes Collection from Heartfelt Creations.  These epic stamps, dies and papers salute the extraordinary "ordinary people" who inspire us as they live their daily lives with honor and integrity. Greys, teals, khakis, creams and browns have been blended with distressed newsprint, vintage maps, globes, sailing ships, timepieces, combat boots, stripes, dots and flourishes to create a rugged, paper collection that is timeless in its appeal.  Six deeply etched cling stamp sets featuring detailed collages, inspiring sentiments and unique circular elements mesh perfectly with the paper collection and matching set of dies.  Let's sing the praises of the unsung heroes in our lives with the Everyday Heroes Collection from Heartfelt Creations!”

For this card I used the “My Anchor” cling stamp set as my focal point.  I stamped it onto a white cardstock panel and  sponged on TH Distress Inks to color the image.  Next I chose some designer paper from the Everyday Heroes Paper collection and tore and distressed the edges.  I attached my image at an angle onto the distressed panel.  I mounted both panels to a card base covered with more paper from the Paper Collection.

To create a dimensional anchor, I stamped just the corner of the same "My Anchor" image onto black cardstock, covered it with some Clear Wink of Stella marker and die cut it out using the coordinating Anchor die that comes with the collection.  I adhered the die cut piece over the stamped anchor on the front of the card and covered it with Glossy Accents.

I finished my card by adding a nautical charm, gold twine and red stickles for a touch of sparkle on the flags!

Here is a list of the products from the "Everyday Heroes Collection" that I used:

HCPC 3662 - My Anchor Cling Stamp Set
HCDP1-253 Everyday Hero Paper Collection
HCD1-761 Everyday Heroes Die

I hope you get a chance to check out the HC Blog today!!  You’ll LOVE all the different projects the Design Team came up with using the new Everyday Heroes Collection!!
 
TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!

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!
 

Motorcycle Party

Hi All,

Just finished this card for a the Deconstructed Sketch #84 challenge.  I saw the sample card by Jen Shultz and really liked the sketch so I decided to try it.

I used SU! DP and the image is from Artful Inkables.  It's colored with copics and embellished with some SU! brads and a metal tag from Paper Studio

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

Boy Cards!

 Hi Friends!

As the Summer moves on, so does my reprieve from making "Boy Cards".  Ughh!!  I'm never caught up with those.  But, this year will be different!  I sat down and did some Pinterest surfing and found some techniques and cards to case and got a bunch done!

The first two I did by using the (now) very trendy "splotching" technique.  I'm sure it has an accurate name, but I can only show you how I did it, don't know the name!!

I wanted to use these dimensional "boy" stickers I picked up from Joann's during a 50% off sale last year.

 I chose coordinating ink colors (Island Indigo, Cherry Cobbler, Crumb Cake) and directly smooshed each of the ink pads down onto my craft sheet. I just pressed part of the ink pad down and I didn't mix the colors doing this.  Then I closed my ink pads and put them away.
 

Next I spritzed the inks with water, several times actually, so that the inks were pretty wet.  At that point, the resulting puddle of wet ink shown here became my ink pallet.

I used the splotch/stain stamp from SUs! Rock Star set, and just pressed it into my very wet ink pallet and then stamped my white card panel.  I stamped my two card panels at the same time.  (Sorry, I never mounted the sticker that should be on the back of this stamp block.)





After I was sure the splotch on my card panel was dry, I attached one of the boy stickers.  Next I stamped a sentiment that sort of went with the sticker (from the Fiskar's clear stamp set of Birthday Quotes). I attached the finished panel to my card base with dimensional foam and they were done!

This next Boy Card was not made using the above techinique!

It started as an embossed Crumb Cake CS panel using a Tim Holtz EF.  I wanted to play around and see how I could make it more grungy and vintage looking.

First I lightly swiped Adirondack Snow Cap ink direct onto the CS from the pad across my embossed panel.  I then alternated swiping some Chocolate Chip, Cherry Cobbler and Island Indigo inks across different areas of the card.  The Snow Cap ink helped to keep the ink colors muted.  I liked that the raised areas caught the colors pretty randomly and afterwards I went back and deliberately added more ink in some areas to bring out the colors.

I attached my sticker from the same sticker set, but it kind of got lost on the background.  So I took a black Copic marker and ran it around the edge of the sticker image so it would stand out a little better. I wrapped a string of twine and added my tag to finish it off.



This last card is a different altogether!     

No real technique to speak of; I just assembled some fun "Technologic" Kaiser Craft die cut shapes onto Vanilla CS.  I stamped a sentiment from Maya Road on the star before adhering it with dimensional foam.

This close up shows the little "Irresistible Resisters" that I wired onto the card.  They are actual tiny electronic resisters you see on the inside of electronic gadgets.  Really cool! I got them from "Sky Blue Pink", a very funky kind of store for crafters when you are looking for some odd, hard to find trinket stuff for creating!  

I hope you enjoyed my "Boy Cards"!

BTW, I just wanted to share with you that I had several cards published in "Papers and Pixels" (see my side bar) this month and also, I just found out I was one of five selected from the Hero Arts Blog this week as a "Heroine" for this card I entered into their challenge last week. I have a new "badge" from HA for my blog!! 

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

Party On!

This is a card for my brother-in-law who is "getting on" in his years LOL! I used the old fishing guy image called "Grandpa" by Rubbernecker and added some freehand cut cool sunglasses ("shades") to make him cool and stamped "Party On" in the corner. I colored him with Copics and on the Inside it says "It's never too late to be a Rock Star."
 
TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!
 

A Boy Card!

Hi Friends!

This month I'm working on boy cards - a wide spectrum of ages from not-really-"boys" any more (i.e. HS and college teens) to over the hill 50+ geezers LOL!  Egads!! What am I saying, I'm over 50!!

I created this Star card by casing a card by Lynn Mangan from the March 2012 Cards mag.  The sketch and color scheme are pretty much the same, as the published version, so it was hard to go wrong!  I used SU punches, Basic Grey DP, Recollections bling, AC buttons and the sentiment is SU.

Stamped image is "Floral" by Rubbernecker stamps. Sentiment by SU!

This next card is super simple for the IC this weekend.  The inspiration website is "Superfine Bakery" and I chose this cake as my inspiration piece.  I used SU Markers direct-to-rubber onto glossy.  Added 3 rhinestones and the sentiment and I was good to go!  I stamped the envelope with the residual ink still left on the stamp, just a couple of huffs on it and it made a very nice ghost impression on the envy.

TFL, I'm so glad you stopped by!