Floral Birthday Card and Tag Set with Heartfelt Creations Petunia VIDEO TUTORIAL featuring the May Scraps of Elegance Creativity Add Ons.

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Do you enjoy creating handcrafted flowers? I simply adore them, so couldn't resist trying out the Heartfelt Creations Petunias in the Creativity and Creativity2 Add Ons. I really appreciate that Melinda does such a great job including supplies in her kits that I will be using for years to come on my projects.

I have several hanging baskets of petunias on our front deck that I enjoy every day as I look out my kitchen window. There is one variety that is particularly appealing to me. I don't know what they are called, but they are a gorgeous fuchsia with yellow/green centers. 

 

I used them as inspiration to color the flowers.

FTC Disclosure: I am currently working as a freelance designer for Scraps of Elegance. While I am compensated in product, I maintain the freedom as an independent designer to say what I truly think of these products and will not recommend something that I don’t personally use and enjoy.

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Scraps of Elegance May Kit


Creativity Add On


Creativity2 Add On


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Close-Ups and Details:

A close-up of the handcrafted petunias on the card.

The Blue Fern Studios Happy Accident paper in the May kit is fabulous! I've added stamping with the Blue Fern Studios Halftones Stamps from the Elements Add On. The sweet birthday sentiment is from the Small Classic Petunias Stamp Set. Additional grungy texture is added with Prills, chunky glass glitter, and spatters of white ink.

This sweet butterfly is from the Tim Holtz Idea-ology Botanical Ephemera pack that is loaded with gorgeous floral and butterfly images (Elements Add On).

Petunias on the gift tag.

I've used the same background textures on the tag. The die cut flourish and smaller leaves are more Heartfelt Creations stamps and dies from my stash.

Supply List
Creativity Add On
 Heartfelt Creations Flower Shaping Essentials
Heartfelt Creations Small Classic Petunia Cling Stamp Set

Creativity2 Add On
Heartfelt Creations Large Classic Petunia Cling Stamp Set
Heartfelt Creations Large Classic Petunia Die Set
Heartfelt Creations Small Classic Petunia Die Set

May Scraps of Elegance Main Kit
Blue Fern Studios Happy Accident Collection:  Lucky
Blue Fern Studios Happy Accident Collection:  Fluke

Elements Add On
Blue Fern Studios Clear Stamps: Halftones
Tim Holtz Idea-Ology Ephemera: Botanical

Color Add On
Prima Chat Noir Color Philosophy Stackable Ink Pad
Prima Art Alchemy Butterfly Spells Sparks Acrylic Paint

Items from the Scraps of Elegance Store
Ice Resin German Glitter Glass Shards - Primrose
US Artquest Prills - Minnie Pearls
US Artquest Prills - I'm A-Maized
Dina Wakley Media Gel Medium - Matte
Prima Art Basics Mixed Media Essentials - Gesso, Clear

Previous Kits
May 2016: Prima Art Ingredients Glass Glitter: Sterling

Other Products

Card Base ~ Ivory - Stash

Cardstock ~ White - Stash

Pearl Flourish ~ Stash

Ranger ~ Archival Ink - Jet Black

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Fossilized Amber; Seedless Preserves; Crushed Olive; Pumice Stone; Antique Linen; Brushed Corduroy

Ranger ~ Distress Oxide ~ Fired Brick; Cracked Pistachio; Iced Spruce

Heartfelt Creations ~ Regal Borders and Pockets Die

Heartfelt Creations ~ Classic Leaf Dies

Heartfelt Creations ~ Open Leaf PreCut Set (Stamps)

Spellbinders ~ Radiant Rectangles

My Sentiments Exactly ~ Clear Stamps - Inspirational Birthday Innies & Outies

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ Crafty Power Tape

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Claritystamps ~ Stencil Brushes

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

"Cat's Best Friend" Card for ScrapBerry's

Hello my dear paper crafting friends!! I'm back to share a mixed media card featuring ScrapBerry's gorgeous Holiday Romance Collection. My sister adores her two cats and this sweet image from the collection reminds me of her as a child, so I just had to use it to create a birthday card for her. This collection has a vintage beach theme to it, but also worked beautifully for a vintage mixed media feel for this darling image.

FTC Disclosure: I am currently working as a freelance designer for ScrapBerry's. While I am compensated in product, I maintain the freedom as an independent designer to say what I truly think of these products and will not recommend something that I don’t personally use and enjoy.

Tips and Techniques

ScrapBerry’s has such lovely flowers. For this cluster I included a mix of paper flowers, flowers cut from the Mementos image sheet, resin flowers, and a metal Rosebud Charm I painted with gesso then colored with mist and sanded to allow the metal to show through on the edges. The fussy cut images are inked to give them even more of a vintage feel and the paper flowers were lightly dry brushed with white gesso.

Here’s the cluster from the top of the card. I also included a polymer flower from the Fairy Tale collection. I adore mixed media texture, so in diagonal corners I stenciled music notes with molding paste that I sprinkled with raspberry embossing powder and heat embossed.

Scrapberry's Silk Ribbon drapes so beautifully. I couldn’t resist creating a double loop bow to flow across the bottom of the card. A few dabs of Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive hold the ribbon in place.

Here’s a close up of the sweet girl and kitten image. Of course I just had to tuck in the Cat’s Best Friend Flair.

The base layer is from the 6x6 Holiday Romance Paper Collection. I dry brushed it with gesso and added a bit of blue mist, then stamped with the ScrapBerry’s Butterflies stamp that has a lovely script image. The edges are inked in brown to add to a vintage feel. I scattered a few gems from my stash across this corner.

I hope you’ve enjoyed my project and are inspired to grab your ScrapBerry’s

products to create a card for someone special in your life. 

Product List

ScrapBerry’s Products

Holiday Romance ~ 6x6 Paper Collection

Holiday Romance Collection ~ Mementos

Holiday Romance Collection ~ Day-Dream

Paper Flowers ~ Gardenia ~ 7cm Light Pink

Paper Flowers ~ Rose – Light Pink 

Paper Flowers ~ Cherry Blossom - White & Blue

Paper Flowers ~ Cherry Blossom - Light-Rose

Resin ~ Set of chrysanthemums - Versailles 1 

Resin ~ Set of Flowers - Fairy Tale 1

Polymer Set ~ Fairy Tale - Birds

Charms set ~ Rosebud 18mm

Flair ~ Set of embellishments No 2 - Forever

Silk Ribbon ~ white - 25mm, 2m

Stamps ~ Butterflies 

Other Products

Darice ~ Cardstock - white

Wild Orchid Crafts ~ Bead Berry Spray Clusters, white

The Paper Studio ~ Gemstones - AB Round

Liquitex ~ Gesso - white, clear

Viva Decor ~ Crackle Paint - white

Ranger ~ Archival Ink - Jet Black

Tsukineko ~ VersaMagic Chalk Ink - Sahara Sand, Hint of Pesto, Sage

Lindy’s Stamp Gang ~ Starburst - Hydrangea Blue

Sparkle-N-Sprinkle ~ Embossing Powder - Raspberry Sherbet

The Crafter's Workshop ~ 6x6 Stencil - Mini Sheet Music

Heartfelt Creations ~ Leafy Branch Cling Stamp Set

Heartfelt Creations ~ Leafy Branch Die

Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L ~ Crafty Foam Tape

Home & Hobby ~ Premium Craft Tape - 1/4”

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Thanks for dropping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Spring Mixed Media Card for Helmar

Although it's still cold winter weather here in Ohio, I'm thinking spring with this card featuring handcrafted flowers. I'm delighted to be back guest designing with Helmar again this month. I feature Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Spray to seal my watercolor mediums. This is a scrap my stash project. I had fun giving new life to some older products.

Spring Watercolor Card

Tips and Techniques

I used watercolor pencils and water-soluble wax pastels to paint my handcrafted flowers and die cut frame. As you know, watercolor will bleed into any other wet medium. Since I planned to splatter my card with ink, I needed to seal the painted flowers and background. Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Spray is my go to sealant. I used several light coats, spraying from different directions, to cover all the layered surfaces. Because this spray is matte, it does not change the appearance of the painted surface.

As you can see, there is no glossiness from the spray, and the splatter did not pick up any of the color beneath it.

I bought this stamp and die set from Heartfelt Creations several years ago, and although I've used the flowers, the "Decorative Leafy Frame" set had yet to get used. I adore the way this card turned out and will have to keep these stamps and dies handy for future projects!!

I used Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive to put my flowers together and to adhere the frame and flowers to the background. 

The lace on the edge of the card is adhered using Helmar Fabric Glue. Because this lace is sheer in places and the glue would show through, I applied the adhesive just to the lace edge that is tucked under the frame/flower layer.

This triple loop bow is tied from dyed rayon seam binding. I adhered it to the card using Helmar 450 Quick Dry Adhesive. The bow tails are positioned and then adhered with small dabs of 450 Quick Dry Adhesive.

I used Helmar Zap Dots between some of the layers to add dimension and to give space for adding the Prima die cut doilies. The doilies and other layers are adhered with Helmar Premium Craft Glue.

One final shot.

Thanks for stopping by today!!

Remember to grab a can of Helmar Crystal Kote Matte Spray

to seal your watercolor based mediums.

Helmar Products

Crystal Kote Matte Spray

450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Premium Craft Glue

Fabric Glue

Zap Dots 1/2” Square, white

Other Products

K&Company ~ Brenda Walton - Celest Designer Paper

K&Company ~ Brenda Walton - Flora & Fauna Specialty Paper

Fancy Pants Designs ~ Road Show - 12x12” Paper Pad

Cardstock, white ~ Stash

Pearl Bead ~ Stash

Darice ~ Wire, 24 guage

Close to My Heart ~ Opaques, mocha

Lace ~ Stash

Hug Snug ~ Rayon Seam Binding, white (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Ranger ~ Distress Ink, Brushed Corduroy

Ranger ~ Archival Ink, Jet Black

Caran D’Ache ~ NeocolorII Water-soluble Wax Pastels

Prismacolor ~ Watercolor Pencils

Faber-Castell ~ PITT Artist Pen Big Brush, black

Higgins ~ Drawing Ink, brown, white

Heartfelt Creations ~ Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set HCPC 3502

Heartfelt Creations ~ Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set HCPC 3500

Heartfelt Creations ~ Vintage Floret Dies HCD 727

Heartfelt Creations ~ Decorative Leafy Frame HCD 731

Prima ~ Metal Die - Doily2 #572792

Ranger ~ Inkssentials - Water Brush, Fine Detail Nib

Zutter by Donna Salazar ~ Distrezz-it-All

Tim Holtz ~ Grid Blocks

Sizzix ~ Big Shot

Martha Stewart ~ Scoring Board

Thanks for stopping by! I Treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Love Always ~ for Leaky Shed Studio and OUAS

The June Challenge has been revealed at Once Upon A...Sketch and this is my take on Nadia's gorgeous sketch and theme featuring fabulous Leaky Shed Studio chipboard.

I'm so blessed to have such a great relationship with our son and his wife, Rachel. This is one of their engagement photos. She was a Steeler's fan while Joseph is a Brown's fan. If you're not familiar with the NFL, that's one big rival, but they have not let it cause a house divided.

"Love Always"

(Journaling behind photo - details below.)

Journaling Theme: The following quote

 "The Best Things in Life Aren't Things" 

You are free to interpret our theme ANY WAY you like. It is for your inspiration and this theme word DOES NOT need to be part of your title or journaling. But please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes journaling (hidden journaling is fine). Acceptable journaling is MORE than just a sentence, or generic writing such as date/place etc. It needs to be present and at least 3 lines long. Remember, hidden journaling (under a photo/tag or behind your page) is perfectly fine but please DO let us know in your post where your journaling is! 

Tips and Techniques

I painted the Leaky Shed Studio Heart Key with Gold Color Shine Mist, then dry brushed with Gesso. The background is stenciled with molding paste, then misted and splattered. The flowers and metal elements are dry brused with Gesso, then brushed with cork glimmer mist. 

I wanted the Leaky Shed Studio Picket Fence to look weathered, so I painted it with gesso, with the brush strokes going in the direction of wood grain, then I brushed it with a couple colors of mist that settled into the brush strokes to look like wood. The Prima butterfly wings are also dry brushed with Gesso and mist. 

I cut the Leaky Shed Studio Harja Flower into pieces and used half on each side of the page. I simply textured with gesso and brushed mist for this gorgeous effect. I've stamped the butterfly images in the corner.

I've used a mix of handcrafted flowers, pre-made flowers, and trinkets to cluster around my photo. I've also tucked in chicken wire and feathers. 

My Bitty Blossom tutorial can be found here.

Journaling is a required element in our Once Upon A...Sketch projects, and I've included my journaling on a tag tucked behind my photo mats. The handcrafted flower camouflages the tag once it's tucked into place.

A tutorial for my Embossed Vellum Flower can be found here.

For all the June Challenge details and to link your project, stop by the

Once Upon A...Sketch Blog.

Leaky Shed Studio Products

Harja Flower

Picket Fence

Heart Key

Other Products

7 Dots Studio ~ Cold Country - Secret Diary

GCD Studios by Donna Salazar ~ Natural Beauty Collection

GCD Studios by Donna Salazar ~ Mix'd Media Stax 2

DCWV ~ Big Floral Embossed Paper

Cardstock

Petaloo ~ Beaded Peonies - Small

Petaloo ~ Canterbury Rose, Charcoal

Petaloo ~ Expressions Fabric Flowers, Camel

Prima ~ Arco Iris Flowers

Prima ~ Lady Bird Collection

Prima ~ Ameruse Duchess Mix

Prima ~ Parisia Mayfair Mix

Prima ~ Sugar Plum Roses, Cinnamon

Prima ~ Cotton Tape

Prima ~ Butterfly Kiss Moulin

Recollections 255380

Tim Holtz ~ Tissue Tape

Spare Parts Mini Light Bulbs

Studio G ~ Metal Charms VAC004

Feathers (Stash)

Square Heart Locket (Vintage Trinket)

Heart Charm (Stash)

Beads (Stash)

Flower Basket Charm (Vintage Trinket)

Darice ~ Chicken Wire

Keys (Stash)

Queen & Co ~ Twinkle Goosebumps, clear

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Liquitex ~ Clear Gesso

Heidi Swapp ~ Color Shine - gold

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist - Cork

Spellbinders by Donna Salazar ~ Bitty Blossoms

Spellbinders by Heartfelt Creations ~ Tattered Blossoms

Martha Stewart ~ Punch Around the Page - Doily Lace

Prima ~ Stencil - Flourish 12"

Heartfelt Creations ~ Tattered Stamp

Tim Holtz ~ Flights of Fancy Stamp Set

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Zap Dots Black 1/4" Square

Zutter by Donna Salazar ~ Distrezz-it-All

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Mixed Media Layouts for Once Upon A...Sketch and Helmar

It's a joy to welcome March. That means spring and warmer weather are just around the corner!!

I have two projects to share with you today. The first is a mixed media layout I have created for Helmar. For details please stop by the Helmar Blog. It would be great if you could leave a comment while you're there. Here's a sneak peek.

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My second layout of the day is this DT inspiration for the March Once Upon A...Sketch Challenge. Nadia has outdone herself once again with a gorgeous sketch and thought provoking journaling prompt. Here's my take.

"Words to Live By"

I've included the following hidden journaling on the back of my page.

Faith in Christ is the most important thing in my life. A guiding light showing me how to live right is Scripture. It has never failed me. My favorite verse is James 1:5 ~ “If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all men generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him.”

Journaling Theme ~ Be inspired by this quote.

You are free to interpret our theme ANY WAY you like. It is for your inspiration and this theme word DOES NOT need to be part of your title or journaling. But please make sure you layout is based on the sketch below and includes journaling (hidden journaling is fine). Acceptable journaling is MORE than just a sentence, or generic writing such as date/place etc. It needs to be present and at least 3 lines long. Remember, hidden journaling (under a photo/tag or behind your page) is perfectly fine but please DO let us know in your post where your journaling is!

I have turned the sketch as shown.

Link up your project here.

Tips and Techniques

I've misted and splattered the flowers to coordinate with my page. The leaves are die cut and inked. 

These Leaky Shed Studio Watch Parts have been painted black, then rubbed with gold Rub'n Buff. Photo mat edges are distressed with my Zutter Distrezz-it-All by Donna Salazar.

This chipboard cross from Leaky Shed Studio was heat embossed with Fran-tage Aged Black Embossing Enamel. I adore the texture and color variations in this product!

Here you can see some of the shimmer from the mist spritzed on the background and flowers.

Scripture shines light on the paths I take in life, so I've embellished with this Prima Industrial Lamp and in the title with a Typo Bulb.

I tried a new mixed media product, Golden Extra Coarse Pumice Gel, and wow - look at the texture. It goes on white, but mist and splatter give it this rough granite look! 

I hope you've been inspired to create a layout for the March OUAS Challenge.

Stop by the blog to link up your project.

Products

Heartfelt Creations ~ Balmy Breeze Collection

We R Memory Keepers ~ Storytime Cloud Cardstock

Colorbok ~ Victorian Parlour Alphabet Stickers

Basic Grey ~ Alphabet Stickers bba - 4061

Leaky Shed Studio ~ Cross Set

Leaky Shed Studio ~ Watch Parts

Prima ~ Bebe - En Francais

Prima ~ Kennedy Vintage

Prima ~ Cottage Blossoms - Canary

Prima ~ Wildflowers Pillar Pack- white

Prima ~ Vivian Elizabeth

Prima ~ Guava Peony Brahms

Prima ~ Metallique Iron

Prima ~ Junkyard Findings - Industrial Lamps

Prima ~ Junkyard Findings - Vintage Trinkets Clock Faces

Prima ~ Junkyard Findings - Vintage Trinkets Clock Hands

Prima ~ Junkyard Findings - Typo Bulbs 2

Prima ~ Pebbles - Music Note

Prima ~ Vintage Trinkets Mechanicals Flowers 960407

Prima ~ Say It In Crystals - 551377

Prima ~ Say It In Studs and Crystal Flower Centers - Gray and Brown

Studio G ~ Metal Charms

Creative Charms ~ Vintage Brads

Tim Holtz ~ Tissue Tape - Sketchbook

Abaca Ribbon ~ Stash

Plastic Mesh ~ Stash

Golden Extra Coarse Pumice Gel

Liquitex ~ Gesso

Tattered Angels ~ Glimmer Mist - Cork, Graphite

Art@Glitter Mist ~ Copper

Ranger ~ Perfect Medium

Stampendous ~ Fran-tage Embossing Enamel - Aged Black

Rub'n Buff ~ Grecian Gold

FolkArt ~ Metallic Sequin Black Enamel Paint

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Frayed Burlap, Pumice Stone, Black Soot

Prima ~ Stencil - Netting

Sizzix Die ~ Branch w/Leaves

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Adhesive

Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue

Helmar ~ Zapdots, Black 1/2" Round

Helmar ~ Liquid Scrapdots

Glossy Accents

Zutter ~ Donna Salazar Designs - Distrezz-it-All

Ranger ~ Heat It

Spellbinders Artisan X-plorer

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~

Anglers Mixed Media Layout ~ DT for the February Once Upon A...Sketch Challenge

It's the first of the month and that means a new challenge is up at Once Upon A...Sketch. Nadia's journaling theme this month is "Totally Addicted to . . ." I decided to take a little twist on this and scrap about our son's passion of fishing. He may not be addicted, but he sure enjoys it a lot. 

Here's my take on the February OUAS Challenge.

Anglers

Journaling Theme ~ "Totally Addicted to . . ."

You are free to interpret out theme any way you like, but please make sure your layout is based on the sketch below and includes some journaling (hidden journaling is fine ~ please tell us where it is located).

Tips and Techniques

 Some of my elements like this burlap butterfly and fish netting are dry brushed with gesso to soften them. The frame is simply looped bamboo twine.

Now some close-ups showing the flowers and other elements layered around my photo.

I've tucked in real chicken wire here gifted to me by my sweet friend, Mandy. Yes, this wire has natural patina from being used for an actual coop!!

I've added texture to this gorgeous 7 Dot's Studio - 9th Wave paper by stenciling with molding paste using the Prima Netting Stencil, then added mist, dripping and stamping.

This smaller flower was quite green compared to the rest of my elements so dry brushing it with gesso then a spritz with blue glimmer mist altered it to just the right color. I enjoy perusing my stash and altering what I have to fit my project at hand. The white webbing under the photo was a scrap of black left over from a previous project that I painted with white gesso. 

I've painted and tucked in lots of fun stuff goodies around and under my photo like punchinella, and abaca woven ribbon along with this chipboard from Blue Fern Studio. I created the twine flower, and my tutorial for these flowers can be found here.

I have included additional journaling on the back of my layout:

"Joseph, I enjoy seeing your passion for the sport of fishing and how you enjoy sharing your wealth of knowledge with others who are getting started. Abby loves to fish with you and considers you her fishing hero.

As I see how much you enjoy angling, I'm so grateful that your dad put aside his golf clubs and bought that bass boat when you decided that fishing was your thing. I know you both treasure those many days out on the lake together. 

Although you have become a fisher of men as a pastor, your enjoyment of angling has not waned. How wonderful that you've found a wife who supports your passion and was delighted to say yes when you asked her to spend your lives together on a starlit night out on the lake in your humble bass boat."

Product List

7 Dot's Studio ~ 9th Wave - Sea Foam, Wavy Ocean

Blue Fern Studios ~ Ornate Medallions

Pink Paislee ~ Hope Chest - Burlap Butterflies

Manor House Creations ~ Winter's Song - Log Cabin

Petaloo ~ Beaded Peony - Aqua Blue

Explorer ~ Circle Trinkets

BoBunny ~ Trinkets - Snowfall

May Arts ~ Webbing, Blace (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Hemptique Bamboo Cord - Natural (Really Reasonable Ribbon)

Stash - Fishnet, Black Grid Mesh, Punchinella, Chicken Wire, Woven Abaca Ribbon

Tattered Angel Glimmer Mist ~ Cork, Moonlight

Heidi Swapp Color Shine ~ Teal

Donna Salazar for Clearsnap ~ Mix'd Media Inx - Stormy, Pewter

Ranger ~ Distress Ink - Evergreen Bough

Liquitex ~ Gesso

Golden ~ Light Molding Paste

Pigma ~ Micron - 05 Black

Heartfelt Creations ~ Large Elegant Word Background

Stampers Anonymous ~ Tim Holtz Clear Stamps - Purely Random, Nature's Elements

BoBunny ~ Clear Stamp - Et Cetera

Glitz ~ Clear Stamp - Distressing P2243

Prima ~ Stencil - Netting 960537

Helmar ~ 450 Quick Dry Glue

Helmar ~ Premium Craft Glue

Helmar ~ Zapdots, 1/2" Square - White

Darice ~ Heat Tool

For all the February OUAS Challenge details and to enter your project,

stop by the OUAS Blog.

Thanks for stopping by! I treasure your comments.

~ Blessings ~