Happy Valentines Day

Todays card is one that I thought would be perfect to wish you all a Happy Valentines Day.  This is a card I created for Hampton Art.  I love the sentiment but more than the sentiment I love the little string of lights stamp.  I'm a sucker for a banner any day of the week, so the lights are a banner but with a twist.  I just think it's a really cute stamp.

I hope everyone has a great Valentines Day and you are able to spend it with someone or someones that you love.  I have two little boys that will be my sweetheart :)

New Butterfly Medley Collection from Heartfelt Creations

 

Today marks the release o the new collection from Heartfelt Creations " Butterfly Medley ".  It has a beautiful flowers die with coordinating stamps plus butterfly stamps and dies.  It's one of those staple collections that you'll use again and again. 

 

I love the way it's making me yearn for spring.  The colors are so bright and vibrant and I know just around the corner I'll be seeing real blooms in my garden. 

 

 

Please be sure to check out Heartfelt Creations Blog for more designs, instructions and even a video featuring this collection.   You'll love everything you see. 

Hello Little One with Hampton Art

This is a card I created for Hampton Art/ CHA and the neat thing about this project is it was created with all plain cardstock.  I love when I can created textured patterned paper with just stamps...The polka dot background was all stamped with one of Hampton Arts latest block stamps.  I just think overall this card is just sweet with the handmade daisies and the little owl pair. 

Hello with Hampton Art

This is a card I created for Hampton Art /CHA.  I love the mason jar...and to make it shaded I just used a sponge dauber and some ink and varied the color, getting lighter at the top.  I think it looks like and old Ball jar....and I love it. 

Here's are some close up of the card so you can see a bit more detail. 

A Final Day of Birds and Blooms with Heartfelt Creations

I've really enjoyed working with the birds and blooms collection this month from Heartfelt.  It has everything that I love, flowers, the color combinations and that shabby chic feel that Heartfelt is always so good at bringing to the table. 

This card is one that I fussy cut out the birds from the duplicate paper and then layered them with foam tape.  You can really see the detail in the close up picture. 

Next week will be the release of the latest collection from Heartfelt so be sure to tune back in on Wednesday.  Also remember you can always see complete details and material list on Heartfelt's Blog of my work and the rest of the design team...so hop over and take a peek. 

ABC Primer Card with Graphic 45

I love the ABC Primer collection from Graphic 45 when it was released years ago, and now you can have the updated re-release of ABC Primer.  This is something that Graphic 45 is starting to do and I love it, re releasing favorite collections.  For those of us that have been long time fans it's great to get our hands on the collections again but for a lot of new comers to the paper field it let's them enjoy some of the long time favorites too. 

This card is one that has lots of layers of the ABC primer.  I created this to be shown at CHA so at the time it was made all the chipboard and stickers that go along with the paper weren't available ....this card was created strictly from the paper and that's it. 

Be sure to hop over to Graphic 45's blog today and see Ginny's Raining Cats and Dog Card that is just beautiful.  She always has lovely and inspiring cards. .

Birds and Blooms Tag with Hearfelt Creations

This layered tag was so much fun to make.  The base tag was stamped with versa mark, heat embossed and then covered with vintage photo distress ink to create a lovely background.  Some of the birds and butterflies in the background were colored in lightly with colored pencils...it gave a very soft effect. 

Please be sure to go to the Heartfelt Creations blog and see a complete listing of supplies and detailed instructions for this tag and many other projects. 

Graphic 45 Artisans Style is knocking

 

The area of the country that I live in has a lot of bungalow inspired housing and arts and crafts style all around.  In fact yearly they hold an Arts and Crafts conference at a local Inn, The Grove Park and I’ve attended numerous times.  I’ve been in love with this style for as long as I can remember and have always said one day I’ll live in a craftsman style house.  This collection embodies the colors, motifs and designs of that design era.  So I may not live in that type of house quite yet, but at least I can make pretty projects with the Artisan Style collection until then, LOL. 

 

 

Something that really makes this card pop is one of Graphic 45 latest additions to the staples line,  the lion door knocker.  He is so cool and I can’t wait to use more of them in other projects, you’ll love them.   I know they’ll do great on box and mixed media pieces but to me he just had to adorned the front door of my card. 

 

 

Interior of Card
 

 

 

Hampton Art and Graphic 45 Go So Well Together

I love the way Hampton Art Stamps and Graphic 45 always seem to go hand in hand.  This is from the latest collection from Graphic 45 " Artisan Style " .  This is so my collection as I've been in love with the Arts and Crafts Style for years.  In fact they have a huge show/conference every year at Grove Park Inn in Asheville where I live that educates and celebrates that time period and style....it's wonderful.  Graphic 45 has of course captured it with this collection...it's stunning.  The stamped flowers and sentiment are from Hampton Art and they blend beautifully together.  You're going to have to get your hands on some of these goodies, for sure.

Welcome Birds and Blooms by Heartfelt Creations

Have you seen the latest release from Heartfelt Creations....Birds and Blooms.  You'll love the spring fever it will give you as we wait for the latest round of cold winter to hit.  Complete details of how to create this card and the supply list can be found on Heartfelt's Blog.  Also you'll find lots more inspiration from the rest of the creative design team, so be sure to take a peek.