Friday 26 November 2021

Heartfelt Creations November Blog Hop








Hi everyone and welcome to the November Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop! 
 Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 29th Of November at 11.55pm EDT and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 1st Of December.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  Heartfelt Creations will be giving away a second $25 gift card chosen randomly from the comments on their blog.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the November Alumni Hop" in the subject line.








Today the Alumni team are sharing creations made with the Black Friday release from Heartfelt Creations - The Classic Framed Dies Collection.  The die set that I have used is the Fancy Classic Rectangles which I die cut mainly in Kraft card with a little white and gold.  I started by stamping the sentiment and then built up my card using the die frames I wanted to use, added some ink around the paper edges and then added my dogwood flowers and leaves.  Just a few beads added to the flower centres and curled paper strands to complete.  This card is a little larger than my usual size, so I have photographed it lay flat.


Friday 29 October 2021

Heartfelt Creations October Blog Hop







Hi everyone and welcome to the October Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop! 
 Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 1st Of November at 11.55pm EDT and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 3rd Of November.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  Heartfelt Creations will be giving away a second $25 gift card chosen randomly from the comments on their blog.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the October Alumni Hop" in the subject line.










This month, my card is quite simple using the Flowering Dogwood flowers and leaves.  I started with a ready layered background from the paper collection, then stamped a lovely sentiment and framed it in one of my favourite decorative dies. No twine, pearls or embellishments this month, just the beads to the flower centres!




Friday 24 September 2021

Heartfelt Creations September Blog Hop








Hi everyone and welcome to the September Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 27th Of September at 11.55pm EDT and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 29th Of September.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  Heartfelt Creations will be giving away a second $25 gift card chosen randomly from the comments on their blog.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the September Alumni Hop" in the subject line.







This month, I have created a bright floral card making my own stencil to create the background.  I simply die cut the Flowering Dogwood flowers and leaves several times quite closely together. (photo attached below). I then inked through it using the yellow and orange inks, added the birthday sentiment, along with some delicately inked flowers.  No twine this month, but added this metallic thread which I really like and some foliage to complete.





Friday 27 August 2021

Heartfelt Creations August Blog Hop








Hi everyone and welcome to the August Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 30th Of August at 11.55pm EST and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 1st Of September.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the August Alumni Hop" in the subject line.







This month, I have made a small, simple card suitable for several occasions.  Using the beautiful Wild Rose Paper as my background, I then used the dogwood flowers and leaves to embellish a lovely sentiment and completed the card with a rustic twine bow.


Friday 30 July 2021

Heartfelt Creations July Blog Hop and International Friends Day







Hi everyone and welcome to the July Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday, 2nd Of August at 11:55pm EST and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday, 4th Of August.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the July Alumni Blog Hop" in the subject line.

Did you know today in International Friends Day? It's also the first time that Heartfelt Creations is joining the Alumni Team for this blog hop.  In honour of these two great events, Heartfelt Creations is offering a second $25 giveaway for those that come past their blog hop post. (You can find the list at the bottom of this post.)  Everyone who leaves a comment of the Heartfelt Creations Blog will be entered into the drawing.  You have until 11:55pm EDT on Monday, 2nd of August to leave your comment.  The winners of both gift cards will be posted on the Heartfelt Creations blog and Facebook page on Wednesday, 4th of August.  Be sure to check to see if you are one of the lucky winners!  You can claim your prize by emailing socialmedia@heartfletcreations.us with "Winner of the July Alumni Blog Hop" in the subject line. Have fun hopping!









This month, I took inspiration from the pink flowers in the above July HC graphic and decided to have a go at some simple water colouring.  I simply stamped the wild rose flowers, heat embossed them using gold embossing powder, then painted them with the watercolours. With the left over ink, I created some droplets for the background after masking off the painted flowers. I needed a simple sentiment to complete the card so masked off the unwanted part of the stamp to leave just the birthday. Added the natural twine (again) to complete!


Friday 25 June 2021

Heartfelt Creations June Blog Hop








Hi everyone and welcome to the June Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 28th Of June at 11.55pm EST and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 30th Of June.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the June Alumni Hop" in the subject line.











This month, I have made a simple and a little rustic looking card.  Using the beautiful Wild Rose Paper Collection, I die cut lots of the paper strips using the sentiment die and have paper pieced them together onto a piece of card to create a background, including a sentiment centrally.  Then simply added the natural twine, two small wild rose flowers along with some leaves and a flourish to complete.




Participating designers:



Good Luck Everyone and thank you for visiting me today,
Oksana

Friday 28 May 2021

Heartfelt Creations May Blog Hop







Hi everyone and welcome to the May Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 31st Of May at 11.55pm EST and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 2nd Of June.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the May Alumni Hop" in the subject line.








This month, I have used the dogwood flowers - this is my first time using these flowers and I really like them.  I have used pale pink and green coloured patterned papers with a lovely framed sentiment in the centre.




Participating designers:


Good Luck Everyone and thank you for visiting me today,
Oksana
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Friday 30 April 2021

Heartfelt Creations April Blog Hop







Hi everyone and welcome to the April Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 3rd Of May at 11.55pm EST and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 5th Of May.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the April Alumni Hop" in the subject line.







This month, I have used the wild rose flowers once more - even chosen the same colours - just loving using them at the moment!  I have done a different background though, using my distress oxides inks to add a different look to my card for this month. Added a lovely framed sentiment; then completed with some leaves and a few pearls to finish.




Participating designers:

Good Luck Everyone and thank you for visiting me today,
Oksana
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Friday 26 March 2021

Heartfelt Creations March Blog Hop






Hi everyone and welcome to the March Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 29th Of March at 11.55pm EST and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 31st Of March.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the March Alumni Hop" in the subject line.








I really liked the card I made last month, so I have used similar colours/flowers in my project this month.  I have done some simple stamping to create a background, added a lovely framed sentiment; then completed with some wild rose flowers and leaves - I had to add a little twine to finish off the card!




Participating designers:

Good Luck Everyone and thank you for visiting me today,
Oksana
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Friday 26 February 2021

Heartfelt Creations February Blog Hop







Hi everyone and welcome to the February Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop!  Please follow the hop and leave as many comments as possible as one comment will be chosen at random to receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations! The blog hop closes on Monday 1st Of March at 11.55pm EST and the winner will be announced on the HC Facebook page at noon on Wednesday 3rd Of March.  A randomly chosen comment from a mystery blog will receive a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations.  To claim your prize please email Heartfelt Creations at socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us with "Winner of the February Alumni Hop" in the subject line.








Today I decided to make a simple stamped birthday card using some of my newest stamp and dies purchased.  I went back to basics with simple stamping, colouring, die cutting and flower shaping and love how my card turned out.  Loving the pastel colours, especially at this time of the year!  I have added a little twine to finish off the card, was very tempted to add some pearls or beads to the flower centres but decided not to for a change.




Participating designers:

Good Luck Everyone and thank you for visiting me today,
Oksana
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