Heartfelt Creations - Best Wishes

Good Afternoon All and Welcome this Friday!
Today, Heartfelt Creations have released the Romantique Garden Collection on their website with some Special Black Friday Offers!

My project on the blog today is a card made with the sentiment as the focal point. I thought it really stood out on the black card when I heat embossed it using white embossing powder.

The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with many more ideas and inspiration from the design team this week.

Card Size :    12cm x 12cm (4 3/4" x 4 3/4")

Instructions:
Select the paper shown from the paper collection and cut to measure the card front. Add pink ink around the edges and heat emboss with clear powder. Adhere to the card front using double sided tape. Stamp the sentiment onto black card using VersaMark ink, heat emboss using fine white embossing powder. Die cut using the second largest circle die. Die cut a lattice piece from pink card. Adhere to the sentiment using glue.  Adhere to the centre of the card front using foam pads. Create a double bow using pink ribbon on the bow maker, add to the card using hot glue. Add the pearl to complete.

The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Heartfelt Creations - Celebrate The Season

Good Evening All and thank you all for the lovely comments on my last card.

My project on the Heartfelt Creations blog today is one more Christmas card, mid November already! Have you all started on your own Christmas cards yet?  If not, then this is a really easy Christmas card to create.  I loved this verse which is in the paper collection and wanted to make it the focal point of the card, with a delicate framed edge.

 The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team this week.

Card Size :    13cm x 16cm (5" x 6 1/4") (including the framed edge)

Instructions:
Select the sentiment piece from the paper collection and cut out.  Add green ink around the edges

and heat using clear embossing powder.  Die cut 3 lattice pieces from dark red card. Cut two in half and add around the sentiment to create a framed edge.  (Start with the corners first.)  Then cut down the last lattice piece to fill in the gaps.  Secure with glue.  Create a loopy bow from gold twine on the bow maker, add to the card as shown and secure on the reverse.  Create a card blank to fit and adhere with glue to complete.

The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
CAS on Sunday - Ribbon and/or Twine
Dies R Us Challenge - Die cuts - Christmas

Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas
The Ribbon Girls - Use Red

Heartfelt Creations - Holly Berry Christmas

Good Morning All! Thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my card yesterday.
As I posted a Christmas card yesterday, thought I would post another one today. This one is very different and has more of a vintage feel, made using traditional colours. 

Card Size :  10 1/2cm x 15 1/2cm (4 1/8" x 6 1/8")

Instructions:
Cover a white card blank with the gold linen effect paper.  Using the largest rounded rectangle and the largest medium rectangle, die cut these shapes from dark red card.  Using the smaller rectangles, die cut these shapes using paper from the collection as shown.  Cut down the smaller rectangles into a banner edge. Adhere these together. Stamp the sentiment onto vellum using green ink and heat emboss using clear embossing powder. Cut down to measure 3 1/2cm wide. ( 1 1/4"). Adhere the banner shapes into place using foam pads, then wrap the vellum around the card securing on the reverse. Add this to the main card using double sided tape.  Stamp the holly onto cream card twice with green inks and die cut using the matching die. Blend in more green ink to cover the leaves.  On the second die cut, cut off the berries, dip into red ink and heat emboss.  Add the holly to the card as shown and complete by adding the berries.

The products used can be found over at Heartfelt Creations along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Christmas Joy

Craft Room Challenge - Vintage Christmas

Card Mania - Use your Dies

Heartfelt Creations - Merry Christmas

Good Morning All and apologies for my absence last month.
We had a family wedding which took place in Scotland and with all the last bits of prep to do, I had no time for blogging.  Arrived home on Saturday after a lovely 9 days away on the outskirts of Edinburgh.  I will share a few photos soon.
I am a bit behind with blogging my projects for Heartfelt Creations, so will catch up with these over the next week also.  My project on the Heartfelt Creations blog today is a Christmas card, November already!
This card is really easy to make and I hope to make more to send out as my Christmas cards for this year!  The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the new design team.

Card Size :    11cm x 13 1/2cm (4 1/4" x 5 1/4"). 

Instructions:

Create a card blank from white card.  Add the two distress inks colours to the stamp.  Lightly spray with water, then stamp the image onto white card and allow to dry.  Using the pine needles ink and some water, use your water brush to paint on some white card, allow to dry.  Using the Large Rounded Rectangle: 3 1/2" x 4 1/2", die cut the festive notes background. Using the  Large Rounded Rectangle: 3 3/4" x 4 3/4", die cut a mat from the green painted paper.  Adhere these together using double sided tape.  Stamp the sentiment onto a separate piece of the same green paper and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  Die cut using the middle sized Heirloom Ornament Die. Create a loopy bow from bright gold twine on the bow maker, add a strip of cord around the top of the card as shown and secure.  Add the ornament using foam pads, adhering the end of the cord behind.  Add the bow using hot glue.  Cut a mat from dark red card and round the corners using a punch - mine measured 10cm x 12 1/2cm (4" x 5"). Adhere together using foam pads.  Add to the card blank using double sided tape to complete.

The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - Christmas Joy

UK Challenge Blog - Add Some Bling

Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow

Stamping Sensations - Simply Christmas

Heartfelt Creations - Butterfly Get Well Soon

Good Afternoon All! Hope you all had a lovely weekend!
This is my card created for Heartfelt Creations last week, mainly using the paper from the Sunflower Collection and a Fancy Oval Frame (Creative Embellishments).  I love the butterfly stamps in this collection and  have used them to create my background.  The instructions are below.

Card Size :    11cm x 15cm (4 3/8" x 5 7/8").

Instructions:

Create a card blank from white card. Select the paper shown from the collection and cut to size. Using the Versamark Ink, stamp the larger butterfly onto the paper and heat emboss with the gold embossing powder.  Stamp the smaller butterflies using the black ink.  Add Versamark ink around the edges and heat emboss with the gold powder.  Adhere to the main card blank using double sided tape. Add Versamark ink to the smaller oval frame and heat emboss with the gold powder.  Do this twice and also on the inside of the frame.  Stamp the sentiment in black ink onto a piece of the same paper and heat emboss with clear powder.  Adhere to the frame and cut away the excess (an oval die of the same/similar size could also be used). Adhere the frame to the main card blank.  Die cut the butterflies from yellow and black card, adhere in the centre with glue and add the gems.  Adhere to the card to complete.

The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Die Cut
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper – Anything goes with Patterned Paper
Pan Pastel UK - Add some embossing
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge - Finishing Touch

Heartfelt Creations - Butterfly Dreams

Good Afternoon All! Hope you are all enjoying this lovely sunshine?
This is my card created for Heartfelt Creations this week, mainly using the paper from the collection.  I love the butterflies and had this corner piece of paper left over and couldn't just throw it away, so came up with this card!  The instructions are below.

Card Size :   13cm x 15cm (5" x 5 7/8"). 

Instructions:
Create a card blank from white card. Select the paper shown from the collection and cut to size - mine measured 12cm x 14cm (4 3/4" x 5 1/2").  Choose a section of paper and begin to die cut the hexagonal shapes - die cut them next to each other so the pattern can be pieced together. Arrange and adhere the pieces to the paper using double sided tape on some and foam pads on others.  Trim off any pieces that overlap the edges.  Mat onto some black and then yellow card.  Adhere this to the main card blank.  Cut the sentiment from the paper collection, trim and mat onto black card.  Adhere to the card using foam pads.  Die cut the butterflies from yellow and black card, adhere in the centre with glue and add the gems.  Adhere to the card to complete.

The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Cuttlebug Mania - Anything Die Cut
Through The Craft Room Door - Always Anything Goes
Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper – Anything goes with Patterned Paper

Heartfelt Creations - Sunflower Burst

Good Afternoon All! Hope you have all had an enjoyable weekend?

Last week, a new collection was launched from Heartfelt Creations - The Classic Sunflower Collection.  I have created a CAS card and used this beautiful sunflower as the focal point - love how this card turned out! The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Card Size :   11 1/2cm x 14 1/2cm (4 1/2" x 5 3/4").

Instructions:
Create a card blank from white card. Stamp the image onto white card using Versamark ink and heat emboss with white powder.  Add two distress ink colours (green and yellow) onto an acrylic block and lightly spray with water, stamp over the sunflower with the block.  Add some brown ink to the flower centre.  Allow to dry. Using the largest die from the set and the third largest, die cut a frame from white card.  Adhere the frame to the stamped sunflower image using double sided tape.  Add the yellow ribbon around the card and secure on the reverse. Adhere the framed image to the card using foam pads.  Stamp the butterfly onto black card using Versamark ink, heat emboss with white embossing powder and cut out. Add some yellow ribbon to the centre of the butterfly, tie on the reverse.  Add to the card using hot glue.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Make Your own Background
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations -Things with Wings
Stempelsonnen Challenge - Sunflower

Heartfelt Creations - Mini CAS Cards

Good Evening! Thank you all for the lovely comments on my recent Christmas cards.  As it's Wednesday, I have two mini cards to share made using products from the Cut, Mat, Create Collection.  These are featured over on the Heartfelt Creations blog today.  Really simple to do!  A few weeks ago, I made a box and two other small cards which I'll share later in the week, and decided to add another two to the collection which are now all on way to the Heartfelt Creations office!

Card Sizes :  8cm x 8cm (3 1/8" x 3 1/8")

Instructions:
Card 1
Create a card blank from white card. Stamp the Caroling Bird image using shades of blue inks directly onto the front of the card as shown. Stamp the sentiment onto white card using blue ink and heat emboss. Die cut using the label strip die.(I made the label shorter by refeeding through the die to trim). Die cut the daisy cluster from white card and arrange around the sentiment.  Add this to the card front using foam pads, complete with some gems.

Card 2
Create a card blank from white card.  Select the paper shown from the paper collection and cut to fit the card front. Adhere to the card front using double sided tape. Stamp the sentiment onto white card using blue ink and heat emboss. Die cut using the square die. Add the same ink around the edges and heat emboss again.  Add the blue ribbon around the card as shown and secure on the inside. Die cut the small leaf and small vine from white card, arrange around the sentiment and adhere in place( I did cut a few swirls off the vine).  Add this to the card front using foam pads. Add the pearls to complete.

The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my cards into the following challenges:
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - August Challenge Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Heartfelt Creations - Red and White Ornaments

Good Morning! Hope you all had a lovely Bank Holiday Weekend.  Mine was spent catching up with various jobs at home and shopping for a new iron - how difficult that turned out to be!
I have another Christmas card to share today.  A simple CAS card in red and white.  This one sort of just came together and again could easily be made in batches!
A quick reminder that the current Design Team at Heartfelt Creations is being voted on.  

If you like my style and would like to vote for me then please head over to the Heartfelt Creations Blog.(click here).  Last few days as voting ends on August 29th, 2014. Thank you so much to all those who have already voted!x

Card Size :    12cm x 12cm (4 3/4" x 4 3/4")

Instructions:
Stamp the background image onto white card using the red ink and heat emboss using clear embossing powder. Using two heirloom ornament dies, die cut the shapes.  Emboss a piece of white card with the dotty background embossing folder.  Cut down to measure 11 1/2cm x 11 1/2cm (4 1/2" x 4 1/2"). Add red ink to the edges and heat emboss.  Add a piece of red/white twine to the tops of the die cuts. Add these to the embossed panel using foam pads and secure the twine on the reverse.  Adhere to the main card blank using double sided tape.  Create 2 double bows from red ribbon and secure to the top of the baubles using hot glue to complete.

The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
My Craft Creations - Anything Goes
Stamping Sensations - August Challenge Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes for Xmas
Crafty Ribbons - Celebration with Ribbon

Heartfelt Creations - Special Christmas Wishes

Good Afternoon All! I'm back home and catching up with things slowly but surely. Please give me a few days and I will visit your blogs.

This month has seen a new release from Heartfelt Creations - The Festive Christmas Collection.  I have made a CAS card so that this beautiful sentiment could be the focal point - love the font used. ( Also, I was trying to think ahead of a simple card that I could make lots of for the festive season!)
As you may have seen, Heartfelt Creations currently have a Design Team Call open, which also means the current Design Team is being voted on.  

If you like my style and would like to vote for me then please head over to the Heartfelt Creations Blog.(click here).  You are able to vote once, but you do need to select 5 or more designers for your vote to count. You will also be entered into a draw to be eligible to win a HC Gift Certificate.  Voting ends on August 29th, 2014. Thank you so much in advance! 

Card Size :    12cm x 12cm (4 3/4" x 4 3/4")

Instructions:
Cut down the paper shown from the collection to measure 11 1/2cm x 11 1/2cm (4 1/2" x 4 1/2"), adhere to the card front using double sided tape. Stamp the sentiment onto white card using the brown ink and heat emboss using clear embossing powder. Cut down to measure 10 1/2cm x 3 1/2cm (4 1/8" x 1 1/4").  Add brown ink to the edges and heat emboss. Die cut the 2 sentiments using the matching oval tag die.  Create a loopy bow using the green/cream twine on the bow maker, thread through the sentiments and wrap the twine around the card twice as shown, securing on the reverse.  Adhere the sentiment using foam pads to complete.


The products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations blog, along with more ideas and inspiration from the design team.

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Craft-Dee BowZ - Anything Goes with a Handmade Bow
Creative Card Crew - Embossing Wet or Dry
Stamping Sensations - August Challenge Anything Goes
Winter Wonderland - Anything Goes for Xmas