In The Garden.....

Good Morning All!

A male card today, with a garden theme.  This little stamp I have had for a few years and I really enjoy using it.  I have stamped the image twice, coloured it with Promarkers and then die cut it out.  I added some blue distress ink around the edges whilst the card was still in the die, then decoupaged the plant pots and the fork using foam pads.  The background was embossed and I have used ink around the edges and then heat embossed with clear embossing powder. (I have used this technique a lot recently, gives a lovely finish as an alternative to layering onto card).  Finally the words and tag dies are from Heartfelt Creations, have used these a lot recently too - just love them!

Thanks for visiting me today,

Oksana

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

PanPastel UK Challenge - Male Theme

Creative Creations Challenge Blog - For Dad/Masculine

Lexi's Creations - Father's Day or Special Male Birthday

Catered Crop - Masculine Card

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Father`s Day/Male

Heartfelt Creations - The Gateway To The Seasons Collection

Hi Everyone!

This week saw the release of the Gateway To The Seasons Collection. This collection includes an Ornate Gate Die that is adorned with a flourishing design and a large, exotic accent piece. Lace, gazebos, birdhouses, gardens, backyards, a fall scene, a winter home and sentiment stamps will add joy to your cards and a smile to your face. These scenes and sentiments will complete your stamp collection. The Daphne paper pack is loaded with lacy Victorian patterns in soft pink, cream and greens accented with red, green and brown. Classic Heartfelt Creations images combined with stripes, diamonds and vintage type, tags and journaling blocks create a collection you will treasure forever! 

Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by June 18th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $150.00.

My card today features the beautiful birdhouse stamp and I have used the sentiments stamp for the background.

The card Instructions are:
Card Size - 14.5 x 10.5cm
Stamp the All Seasons Sentiments stamp onto Kraft card using Memento Potter's Clay ink and cut out.  Gently bland around the edges using the same ink.  Add brown ink to the edges and heat emboss with clear embossing powder.  On separate card, stamp the birdhouse twice using black archival ink.  Gently watercolour one full image using green and brown memento inks and just the birdhouse on the duplicate.  Cut down and around the image to measure 5cm x 11cm.  Again gently blend around the edges, add brown ink to the edges and heat emboss.  Cut around the second birdhouse and use the tool kit to create a hole for the entrance.  Using foam pads, add over the original image.  On separate card, stamp the top half of the All Seasons stamp using black versafine ink and heat emboss.  Cut down the words Cherish, Precious and Moments.  Add cord around the stamped image, thread a button and tie into a bow.  Adhere the birdhouse image using foam pads and the words using glue.  To complete, add this to your main card blank using foam pads.

All details of the products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations Blog, please have a look and see what the other designers have been creating this week also!

Thank you for visiting me today

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:
Emma's Cards UK - Buttons and bows

Heartfelt Creations - Intertwining Leaves Gift Box

Good Morning All! Today on the Heartfelt Creations Blog my project this week is a beautiful Intertwining Leaves Gift Box, made using the Gift Ensemble Die.

The Instructions Are:
Using the Ensemble Die and cream card stock, die cut the box template 4 times. Using paper from the Sun Kissed Fleur collection cut 4 rectangles to fit the centres of the box sides. (Mine measured 8.8cm x 5.8 cm to give a small border) Add blue ink to the edges and heat emboss using clear embossing powder. Adhere to the box centres using double sided tape. Adhere all the sides and assemble the box. Stamp the leaf swirl twice using Memento Bamboo Leaves onto paper from the collection and die cut using the matching die. Also die cut 2 leaf swirls using the same paper and add to the box using foam pads and glue. Stamp the Striped Sun Kissed Flower in blue and the leaves in green ink and heat emboss. Die cut using the matching die. Make the flower using 4 layers with foam pads, add the leaves and adhere to the top of the box. Add 2 small flowers onto the leaf swirls and add a white pearl to the centre of all the flowers.

All details of the products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations Blog, please have a look and see what the other designers have been creating this week also!

Thank you for visiting me today

Oksana

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I would like to enter my project int the following challenges:

Country View Crafts' Challenge - Die cuts

ABC Challenge - O is for Open (Anything goes)

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Heartfelt Creations - Wonderful Birthday

Good Morning All.  Apologies for not posting my Heartfelt Creations card yesterday.  It has been made using the Sun Kissed Fleur Collection.

I am really enjoying creating cards with clean lines to show the beautiful detailing of these stamps by Heartfelt Creations!  They stamp so easily with wonderful results!  ( I tried my best to get a good photograph again without too much reflection from the acetate!)

The Card Instructions Are
Card Size 10.5cm x 14.5cm.
Cut a piece of card to measure 10cm x 14cm and dry emboss using the Swiss Dots embossing folder.  Add orange ink to the edges and emboss with clear embossing powder.  On a separate piece of white card stamp the Striped flowers with orange ink and heat emboss, die cut using the matching die.  Choose three flowers and adhere together using foam pads.  Stitch the button onto the flower using some orange thread.  On a piece of acetate measuring 10.5cm x 14cm, stamp the frame just above the centre in black StazOn ink and leave to dry.  On a separate piece of white card stamp the sentiment in Versafine Black Ink and heat emboss.  Die cut using a Labels 3 die.  Adhere the sentiment die cut to the card using foam pads.  Add the acetate (so that the frame is over the sentiment) and attach using eyelets on the left side first.  Create a slight dome with the acetate and attach to the right side with eyelets.  Add the flower to the acetate using foam pads, then adhere to the main card using double sided tape.

All details of the products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations Blog, please have a look and see what the other designers have been creating this week also!

Thank you for visiting me today

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Paper Pretties Wednesday Challenge - Embossing
Addicted To CAS - Birthday
Allsorts Challenge - Birthday

Wedding Wishes

Good Morning All! Hope you all had a lovely sunny weekend with maybe some crafting along the way!

I have a wedding card to share today with a LOTV stamp, which I have coloured in using my Promarkers.   I have used this stamp many times and it never disappoints.  

Quite a simple design using the Tied Together embossing folder for the background and some organza ribbon.

Thanks for visiting me today,
Oksana
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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Lawnscaping - Clean & Simple
Passion for Promarkers - Add Ribbon, Lace or Twine
Stamping Sensations - Embossing and Texture

Heartfelt Creations - Only One Like You

Good Evening All!
It's Wednesday, so I have a Heartfelt Creations card to share which is also featured today on the Heartfelt Creations Blog. 

I created a Clean and Simple Card using the Sun Kissed Fleur Swirls stamp.  Such a lovely, detailed stamp that I wanted to use gilding flakes with it. ( I tried my best to get a good photograph, but it still doesn't show the beautiful shine of those gilding flakes.)

The card instructions are:
Card Size 10.5cm x 14.5cm.
Using the flower swirl stamp, stamp four times onto a piece of plain white card using the flitterglu.  Cover the images with gilding flakes and clean up using a texture sponge.  Cut down the card to measure 10cm x 14cm. Add some more flitterglu to the edges and add gilding flakes.  Cut a piece of plain white card to measure 2.5cm x 10cm (this was the width of the ribbon I used). Add this to the card.  Add the ribbon over this card and adhere on the reverse using double sided tape, then add the twine and tie into a small bow.  Adhere this to the main card blank with glue.  Stamp the sentiment onto white card using black ink and heat emboss.  Die cut using a Spellbinder circle die.  Adhere to the card using foam pads.

All details of the products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations Blog, please have a look and see what the other designers have been creating this week also!

Thank you for visiting me today

Oksana

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I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
The Perfect Sentiment - Must have sentiment on front - Anything Goes
Craft Room Challenge - Stamp your own background/background paper
ABC Challenges - Stamped Backgrounds
My Craft Spot - Ribbon & Twine




Heartfelt Creations - Floral Card

Good Evening All!

Every Wednesday on the Heartfelt Creations Blog there are new and inspiring projects made by the design team.  My project today is a card made using products from the Sun Kissed Fleur collection. 

The card instructions are:

Cut a piece of paper from the Sun Kissed Paper Collection to measure 11.5cm x 11.5cm.  Add blue ink to the edges and heat emboss with clear embossing powder. Add to the card using double sided tape.  On separate white card stamp the sentiment in blue ink and heat emboss. Die cut using a Spellbinder circle die.  Add blue ink around the edges and heat emboss.  Die cut the leaf swirl using the reverse of the paper used previously.  Add the swirl to the reverse of the sentiment die cut and adhere to the card using foam pads.  Stamp the lower five flowers of the Sun Kissed Fleur stamp onto acetate using StazOn black ink and leave to dry.   Die cut the flowers using the matching Sun Kissed Fleur Die.  Overlay the three flowers onto the card, adhere using glue and add a pearl to the centres.

All details of the products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations Blog, please have a look and see what the other designers have been creating this week also!

Thank you for visiting me today

Oksana

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Baby Boy Card

Good Evening Everyone!

A New Baby card today using a baby giraffe stamp that I have had for so long!!  I stamped onto some Bazzill Basics cardstock and then cut one out and layered it up.  The sentiment was computer printed and I used a Spellbinder tag die underneath.  I used the Swiss dots embossing folder for the top half and added some ribbon and twine to complete.

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

Red Carpet Studio - Baby Card

Sarah Hurley Challenges - Shades of Blue

Stamping Sensations - Embossing and Texture

Ladybug Crafts Ink Challenge - Baby Cards and Projects

Ribbon Carousel Challenge - must include spooled item - Celebrations

Thanks for stopping by today

Oksana

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Heartfelt Creations - Sun Kissed Fleur Collection

Good Evening Everyone and welcome to my first post as a Heartfelt Creations Design Team Member!
Today we are pleased to introduce the Sun Kissed Fleur Collection.  This collection includes 2 dies: the Gift Ensemble die (you can make a fancy box with this die) and the Sun Kissed Fleur die which cuts out 10 different flowers at a time!
The Sun Kissed Paper Collection comes in vibrant aquas and oranges and fades to light greens and yellows.  The paper pack comes with 24 12 X 12 papers that have designs on both sides and are acid and lignen free.  There are 2 sheets per design, some are dramatic, others are subdued.
There is also a wonderful selection of floral stamps to choose from:  fancy tags, an overflowing basket, beautiful patterned backgrounds, borders and corners.
Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by May 14th. and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $180.91.

I loved using the stamps and dies to make my card!

The card instructions are:

Stamp the Sun Kissed Fleur Background onto white card with orange ink and then heat emboss. Cut down this image to measure 11cm x 11cm. Add orange ink to the edges and heat emboss. Stamp the word friend with Versafine black ink, heat emboss and die cut. Wrap the orange ribbon around the card, add the gold twine threading the message tag though and tie in a bow. Add to the main card using foam tape. Stamp the Sun Kissed Fleur flowers in orange ink, heat emboss and die cut using the matching Sun Kissed Fleur Die. Choose three flowers and layer them up using foam tape. Glue a button to the centre and shape the flower petals. Add the flower to the card using foam tape.

All details of the products used can be found on the Heartfelt Creations Blog, please have a look and see what the other designers have been creating also!

Thank you for visiting me today

Oksana

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Heartfelt Creations Design Team!

Good Morning Everyone!

Well, I have some wonderful news to share today! I am very happy and excited to be joining the Heartfelt Creations Design Team! I am so looking forward to working with all their wonderful products! Please have a look at the Heartfelt Creations blog to see the other talented team members and all their beautiful creations.

This is one of the cards that I made for the semi finals which is on the Heartfelt Creations blog today along with all the instructions!  I used the Posy Patch papers, stamps and matching dies set which I loved working with!

Thank you for visiting me today,
Oksana
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