Kaiser Krazy....YEAH!!!

Did you hear that noise? Yeap,  It was me screaming while I stood in my kitchen and read I had made the top 25 finalist for the KaiserCraft Design Team Call.  I'm so thrilled...I ADORE KAISER and it's always nice to know someone else likes your work.  So the roller coaster ride continues and I'll have my next round of entries in to Kaiser by the end of the month...and then the wait starts all over.  Send those good crafts vibes my way..but if nothing else cheer along with me to have made it this far in the company of some wonderful artist.

Heartfelt Wednesday : New Life

Welcome to another Wednesday with Heartfelt Creations.  This week I created a layout for you.  I had to use these pictures...they are from a robins nest that was/is right outside my parents house.  My Dad was able to hold the camera up and shoot...and I think he got some great shots.

New Life 12 x 12 Layout


Heartfelt Creations Products: Perfect Petal Medley Stamp HCPC 3313, Posy Patch Flowers Stamp HCPC 3303, Posy Patch Die HCD701, Perfect Petals Die HCD704, Decorative Butterfly Border Die HCD702, Scalloped Circle Grand Nestibilities 452063, Zip Dry Glue ZD2OZ

Other Products Used: Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Paper, Prima Paper, Ranger Liquid Pearls, Tattered Rose Distress Ink, Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden Fonts, Kasier Craft Pearls, Paper Piercer, Corner Rounder/Scallop punch, standard hole punch, X-acto tool, 3-d tape

Directions:

Cut the center our of your base page leaving at least an inch border. Take the inside piece of your base page and use this to create your scalloped circle. On each of the scallops punch a hole with your hole punch. Cut your top base to 11 ½ x 11 ½ and adhere to your base frame using zip dry glue. For the long pink strip cut to 3 ¼ x 10 ½ , scallop and punch the top edge and ink all around with distress ink. For the pale blue word strip cut to 3 ¾ x 7 ½ and scallop, punch and ink that piece. Cut the patterned butterflies from the paper using your X-acto tool. You just want to do the wings so they will still be attached but you will be able to pull forward so they look as if they are coming off the page.

To create the flowers stamp various sizes of Posy Patch flowers and cut out using the matching die. Ink all the edges with distress ink. Take the handle end of your piercer and curl the petals inward. Stack and glue with Zip Dry. Complete the centers with Rangers Perfect pearls and let dry. Cut butterfly out using Butterfly die and patterned paper and add perfect pearls to the body of the butterfly…let dry. Stamp leaves with Perfect petal medley stamp and cut with matching die…curl the leaves also as you did the flower petals.

Assembly:
Lay your patterned paper pieces down tucking the circle under the butterflies wing. Glue all patterned paper down. Mount photos on patterned paper and glue down. Add fonts to the layout and also glue all your flowers,leaves and butterfly down . Add foam tape to the back of the X-acto tooled butterflies to give some dimension. Apply pearls to layout and add perfect pearls to the font letters…be sure to not touch until dry. Finally back your whole layout on a clean 12 x 12 piece of cardstock to give strength and also a base for the foam tape on the back of the butterflies to adhere to.


Now it's time to check out the other Heartfelt Design Teams creations...they really are stunning.  Oh and be sure to stop in next Wednesday as it will be the premiere of the new release...and let me tell you, It's stunning.


Hugs, Lori

Creative Charms May Deals

It's the beginning of a new month and you know what that means?  It means it's the release of Creative Charms May Specials.  During the month of May you can scoop the Deal of the Month for only $6.99 or the Kit of the Month for $14.99...but you better hurry as supplies are limited and the kits do sell out.  Here's all about them, oh and don't forget to check back next week to see some great inspirational projects using the May Kit of the Month.

May Deal of the Month - $6.99

Sparkling Garden of Delight – 347 Pieces

· Amber Gradient Gem Stickers – 76 Pieces

· Blue Gradient Gem Stickers – 76 Pieces

· Pink Gradient Gem Stickers – 76 Pieces

· Assorted Gradient Pearl Stickers – 76 Pieces

· Light Purple Vintage Jewels – 12 Pieces

· Light Green Vintage Jewels – 12 Pieces

· Green Gradient Gem Brads – 9 Pieces

· Purple Gradient Gem Brads – 9 Pieces

· 18” Blue Fancy Polka Dot Ribbon

May Kit of the Month - $14.99

A Knitted Garden – 46 Pieces

· Knitted Strawberries – 3 Pieces

. Orange Countryside Garden – 6 Pieces

· Green Knitted Butterflies – 4 Pieces

· Blue Small Knitted Flowers – 9 Pieces

· Blue Blooming Garden – 12 Pieces

· Pink Blooming Garden – 12 Pieces


Be sure to click on over and take advantage of these awesome deals.....



KaiserCraft Design Team Call

I have to tell you I was super stoked when I heard that KaiserCraft was having an open design team call.  I literally had just told my sister I would love to be on their design team and low and behold the call was posted just a few days later.  I've been in love with their embellishments for some time and their paper is to die for...but honestly the paper and embellishments are just the beginning.  They really are an amazing company with such a wide array of products...so who wouldn't love to be on such a Design Dream Team.



12 x 12 Layout : Cherished / Chanteuse Collection



One of the requirements for applying for the Design Team is to post eight projects, highlighting KaiserCraft products, so I better start showing you my work, as this is a long post. 




Detail of Cherished





Another Close up of Cherish








12 x 12 Layout/ Easter Meltdown : Bubblegum Hill Collection











Close up of Melt Down






Bloom Card : Bubblegum Hill Collection

 




Bloom Card Detail

 


Hanging Frame : Lullaby Collection




Close up Hanging Frame




Handmade Hydrangia Bloom





Spring Card :Chanteuse Collection




Detail of Wooden Die Cut (painted, stained, crackled and inked)




Card with a Pop: Bubblegum Hill Collection




Detail of Handmade Flower and stamping techniques




12 x 12 Layout : Lullaby Collection : handmade flowers and hand painted background




Detail of painting and flowers

Altered Bottle/ Chanteuse Collection and handmade metal flowers




Recycled Flower Card

This month at ABC DT we have been celebrating Spring and I'm going to finish up that theme with this Recycled Flower Card.  Have you ever wondered what the heck to do with all those old phone books?  How about using some of our cherish Spellbinders dies and created handmade flowers.  I used the brand new die Blossom 3 and cut lots of blooms out of used phone books.  I then sprayed the pages down with Tattered Angels Mist  and left to dry.  Once dry I crinkled the blooms and layered them up to created this stunning flower. 

We'll have a new challenge coming up this weekend...so be sure to check back on our blog and see what it is.  It's something that everyone is doing right now, so you'll have plenty of chances to enter your artwork.  Have a great weekend.

Hugs, Lori

Heartfelt Wednesday with a Cherry on Top

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Hi everyone, it's Heartfelt Wednesday and for today card I couldn't resist using the new Luscious Cherry Swirls stamp.  So fresh and cute for spring.  Here is everything you need to make this card including the directions.

Heartfelt Products Used: Luscious Cherry Swirls HCPC 3387, Labels 4 Grand Nestiblies #452069,Labels 4 Spellbinders # 393386, Scor-Pal Board 368770, Zip Dry Glue #ZD20Z, Dries Clear Glue 159723

Other Products Used: Bazzil Cardstock, Bazzill Bling Button, Pearl, Twine, Close To My Heart Ribbon, Cranberry Ink, Black Ink, 3-D Foam Tape, uniball white pen

Directions:

Cut and emboss the largest die from the Label 4 Grand Nestibles out in the Kraft paper cardstock. Score two inches in on each side of the die using the Scor-Pal Board and fold. Cut three decreasing sizes of the Label four out, the smallest and largest in cream and the middle size in red cardstock.

Stamp the single and the double cherry stamps on red and green cardstock. Cut pieces and glue the cherries together. Add a highlight to each cherry with white pen. Stamp sentiment on kraft paper and glue to the to the interior die label and trim.

Assembling: Glue ribbon with Clear Dries Glue around the outside of the base card. Tie Ribbon and adhere with glue. Top ribbon with Bazzil Bling Button and top Button with Pearl. (Tip: Color white pearls with Copic Markers to create custom colored pearls) Glue interior label to inside of card and attach one of the cherry stamps with foam tape to the inside. Attach smallest label to the red label and glue remaining cherry stamp with 3-d foam tape to the top. Finally add twine loop behind the front labels and wrap around the card over the button to close the card.  

Be sure to check out the rest of the design team's projects this week at Heartfelt Creations....they are amazing. See  you on Friday and have a great hump day.

Helmar Guest Designer

I was super excited with Helmar's big announcement today...(yeap I'm Lori Lentz, LOL.  Everybody has typos) I was chosen to be a guest designer for them.  I love their Scrap Dot's 3-D glue and can't wait to play with their other glues.  I promise I'll create some out of this world projects.  I'll keep you posted when my guest spot will be. 

Tomorrow they will be announcing their upcoming design team...so be sure to check out their post tomorrow also. 

Hand Made Peony

This week at Just Rite Stampers the challenge is to incorporate handmade flowers into your project.  I'd gotten some new McGill punches that I couldn't wait to try out and this was the perfect challenge for me.  I took on the peony and though it took some time...Man was it worth it!!!! I love the finished flowers, just stunning.  The paper I used for this piece is the new Pink Paislee Butterfly Garden and I picked it up at Beary Scrap.  The sketch I used for this card is from Card Sketches.  I ended up giving this to my sister EE as we celebrated her birthday this weekend...I laughed when she asked if I actually won anything from the challenge did she get it...you have to understand I had just handed her a big bag of punches where she could make her own flowers...Silly girl!!!!

 I love the new Just Rite stamps...they are so detailed and they coordinate with Spellbinders so you know that wins my heart :)

See you soon and have a great week!!

This card qualifies for the following challenges:
JustRite : Handmade flowers
Card Patterns: Sketch
Shabby Tea Room: Butterflies
Simon Says : Embossing

Gift of Gab

Yeap, even at five my little monkey has the GIFT OF GAB!!!  I talk to my sister....oh about 12 times a day and so of course he wants to talk to aunt EE too.  I love these pictures of him chilling out just chatting the night away to his aunt.  He's always so thoughtful to ask her " EE, How was your day?"....how sweet is that?

The paper used for this layout is from Prima Reflections collection.  I cute the flower papers and layered them with some of Prima's yummy flowers. 

The Title letters are a mix...the blue letter are so Dusty Attic...gotta love that stuff.  The smaller letters are from a prima stamp.. the cut out butterflies are from that same stamp set.

I used the newest sketch from the Once Upon....a Sketch challenge that is currently going on .  I love their sketches and though you have to look a little...hope you'll see my version of it.  This layout also qualifies for The Shabby Tea Room challenge: use butterflies. 

Hugs

Happy Easter

Everyday that I get up, I can do so with a smile on my face because of TODAY! I'm so happy that Jesus died on the cross for me and rose again...I truly stand in awe of my savior.  I'm amazed at the peace he affords me when there have been things in my life that just seem to big to handle...but he has taken those things and made them HUGE BLESSINGS.  I'm also very lucky to have such a wonderful church to attend...our pastor is filled with so much love, it's wonderful.  In fact our church is now doing live stream videos that you are welcome to watch...it's funny, true and challenging...here's the link if you'd like to check out some good news. BILTMORE BAPTIST This is also a great way to attend church if you're unable to get out of the house, on vacation or even overseas serving our country. 

I hope you all have a blessed Easter with family and friends and get a chance to CELEBRATE THE GOOD NEWS.  CHRIST IS ALIVE!!!!!