Heartfelt Wednesday's

Hi, Welcome back to this week's Heartfelt Wednesday's! I just love this old photo of Roxy and so I am using it again! This layout was inspired by another DT member over at HC. Thanks Glenda for your beautiful inspiration of your Golden Rose Card. All the instructions for this lo can be seen at Heartfelt Creations Blog. Everything here is made with cardstock...NO patterned paper at all...super fun to make the roses...very addicting....you will be seeing more of these soon... :)

Here is a close-up of just some of the beautiful stamps from Heartfelt Creations.

Gotta love the Roses!

Stop on over to the Heartfelt Creations Blog for more inspiration from our amazing DT.

Happy Holidays! Stay well and safe!

Heartfelt Wednesday's

Hi, Im back with this week's Heartfelt Creations design. I used something old and something new and something blue...well, teal...lol... The full instructions on how I made this 12 x 12 layout can be seen at Heartfelt Creations Blog. All the flowers and ornaments are made with paper....there are sooo many beautiful creations you can make with their Stamps and Die Cus over and over again. The best part is all you need is cardstock...it becomes really economical during these crunch times. So here is something amazing and generous from HC.

Heartfelt Creations Christmas Gift Certificate Give Away: As a thank you to all our loyal HC customers, Heartfelt Creations will be giving away 50 - $50 Dollar Gift Certificates on December 21st at 9PM EST. On December 21st we will be providing you with the direct link to the giveaway page on our blog, Facebook and email. Once the page goes live you submit your information and a $50 gift certificate will automatically be emailed. Once the 50 gift certificate limit has been reached it will be indicated on the page. Mark your calenders and make sure you are available at that time, they will be snatched up quickly!

I had this paper from an old Scrap That kit...it is from Pion designs. Be sure to check it out! I also had this old Bo Bunny Paper that I have been wanting to use for a while...It became a perfect match to really enhance the whole design. I used whites, creams and teals.

This is a photo of my little niece Emma. I took this photo of her this past Thanksgiving, she was already wearing her Christmas dress. I asked her "Is Santa Coming?" she said "Yes" and I took this photo...perfect timing for her adorable smile with her curly hair.

Here is a close-up of the beautiful poinsettia stamps, rose die cuts and leaf swirls from Heartfelt Creations. Love them!

These elegant flourished ornaments can be made using the NEW Black Friday Gatefold Collection, this is the "Feather Grass Flourish"

Be sure to check out all the other designs this week at Heartfelt Creations Blog. You will be inspired like I am every week too! Thanks for stopping by!

Lump of Coal Cookie Packaging

Hi, last weekend, I went to my annual cookie exchange party and I knew exactly how I was going to wrap the cookies. Martha Stewart’s Gift Coal Boxes inspired me last year and I decided to make my version to accommodate the cookies.

First, the supplies:

6 inch Cookie Tins any color…I bought mine at the dollar store.

Black Cardstock

Black Glitter Cardstock….2 sheets at Target for 99 cents

Electrical Tape

Paper Trimmer

Scissors

Fabric Starch

Glue

Ruler

Ribbon

Tags…I made mine with Cricut and Microsoft word.

Second, cut 6 strips of black cardstock 2 ½ inches wide. Two of these pieces will be to wrap around the bottom of the tin. Glue them together. I also used foil and placed my cookies inside.

Third, crumble up the 4 pieces of black cardstock and tape it down with electrical tape on the lid.

Fourth, spray black glitter paper lightly on the NON glitter side of the paper with fabric starch and wipe off excess. DON’T over spray or it will rip the paper…..I made that mistake! Lol Then, wrap on top of the lid and crunch it up a bit. It dries super fast, no need to wait and no mess!

Lastly, add ribbon and tag. That’s it! I also put the recipe on the back of the tag.

Here is another view of your Lump of Coal.

Thanks for stopping by!

*Scrap That! Pion Design "Waiting for Santa" Kit

Welcome to the Scrap That! December Pion Design “Waiting for Santa” Kit Reveal Blog Hop!

We are so excited to present this kit to you! These exquisite papers from Pion Design in Sweden are unlike any other papers we have seen and are breathtakingly beautiful and of the highest quality. The outstanding Scrap That! DT have really outdone themselves this month with so many inspiring creations. We hope you will sit back, relax and enjoy seeing some beautiful blogs and some amazing projects. We are thrilled to have PION Designs joining us this month so be sure and give them a warm fuzzy welcome!

First stop on your “hop” is this blog, so if you are here you are in the right place! We have EIGHT BEAUTIFUL blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Scrap That! Pion Design “Waiting for Santa” collection of papers.

We have FOUR prizes up for grabs:

1) A Dusty Attic Prize Pack

2) A Pion Designs Paper Pack “Waiting for Santa”

3) Package of Prima

4) Scrap That! Store Gift Certificate

Read on to learn the FOUR ways you can win!

STEP ONE: First of all, you will need to visit all EIGHT blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) Take your time!! Our designers have beautiful blogs :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. There will be a randomly drawn comment winner from each blog, and one of those lucky ladies will be selected to win a fabulous package of Prima! How easy is that?

STEP 2: Once you’ve done that, you’ll need to swing by our * facebook page, and LIKE us, and then head over to our *social community and become a MEMBER. Once you’ve done that you will be eligible to win a Scrap That! store gift certificate.

STEP 3: If you want to enter to win the Grand Prize of a Pion Design "Waiting for Santa" Prize Package generously provided by Jenny at Pion Design, then head over to our COMMUNITY for details on our monthly challenge. The challenge will run from Dec 9th to Dec 29th so you have LOTS of time to post your creations. You can enter as many times as you like. You do not need to be a subscriber to participate. The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

STEP 4: Who doesn’t LOVE some Dusty Attic? Who wouldn’t want to win some Dusty Attic?

Then, while you are hopping, you will want to be looking for the “special” word on each blog. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. Email the sentence to friends@scrapthat.ca. All correct entries will be entered into a draw for the Dusty Attic Prize Pack.

If you have just arrived here from SCRAP THAT's blog you are in the correct place!

Today I’m going to share with you my project using the Scrap That! Pion Design "Waiting for Santa" Kit.

My first design is a photo of my little niece Emma. This photo was taken last year, but I totally love it! She was adorable laughing! Lots of JOY! The papers were fabulous and I made a poinsettia of out of cardstock. I also added some holly and pearls.

This is a layout of Roxy a while ago...These papers are perfect to go with the soft vintage winter look I was looking for....Also check out those amazing flowers that come with the add on kit!

This is a card that I made using the main kit. Just love the papers. Added some cardstock, flower soft and ribbon from my stash.

Here is another card using the beautiful pink roses that are in the add on kit...they go beautifully with the kit...must have!

Thank you for stopping by! Next stop on the hop is NATASHA’s blog.

Do not forget my secret word, it is HOLIDAYS.

But just to remind you of all the ways you can win:

STEP ONE: First of all, you will need to visit all EIGHT blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) Take your time!! Our designers have beautiful blogs :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. There will be a randomly drawn comment winner from each blog, and one of those lucky ladies will be selected to win a fabulous package of Prima! How easy is that?

STEP 2: Once you’ve done that, you’ll need to swing by our * facebook page, and LIKE us, and then head over to our *social community and become a MEMBER. Once you’ve done that you will be eligible to win a Scrap That! store gift certificate.

STEP 3: If you want to enter to win the Grand Prize of a Pion Design "Waiting for Santa" Prize Package generously provided by Jenny at Pion Design, then head over to our COMMUNITY for details on our monthly challenge. The challenge will run from Dec 9th to Dec 29th so you have LOTS of time to post your creations. You can enter as many times as you like. You do not need to be a subscriber to participate. The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

STEP 4: Who doesn’t LOVE some Dusty Attic? Who wouldn’t want to win some Dusty Attic?

Then, while you are hopping, you will want to be looking for the “special” word on each blog. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. Email the sentence to friends@scrapthat.ca. All correct entries will be entered into a draw for the Dusty Attic Prize Pack.

If you get lost along the way go back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog rotation.

We hope you all have good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along! Watch the Scrap That! newsletter on December 26th to see if you are one of the lucky winners!

Main Kit Contents:

12 Pion Design Waiting for Santa Papers

6 Petallo Darjeeling Velvet Hydrangeas Maroon

3 Little Yellow Bicycle Doilies

1 Tsukineko Psssst! Shimmer Spritz (Gold or Silver)

1 Petaloo Canterbury Fleur Burgundy

1 Pebbles Flora Lane ABC Stickers

2 Green Leaves

1 White Paper Rose

1 Length of Gold Metallic Lace

1 Dusty Attic Mini Holly #2 10 PK (DA 0186)

Prima Angelica Rose - Gem

Prima Meredith Dove

Petaloo Velvet Berry Picks - Burgundy / Mauve

Heartfelt Wednesday's

Hi

Welcome back for this week's Heartfelt Creations Reveal Day and Blog Hop!

I have had these Anna Griffin papers since last Christmas and I could never seem to figure out what to do with them? I knew I LOVED them but everytime I tried to put something together it never worked out? Finally, with the NEW Artistic Gatefold Collection from Heartfelt Creations a light bulb went off! lol The whole tutorial can be seen at Heartfelt Creations Blog. Be sure to check out all the amazing designs from the rest of the DT. This week's theme is Christmas....Perfect ideas to get either last years photos and cards or this years photos and cards out. This layout is of my daughter Erica. I wanted to make it Vintage looking so I stayed with creams and greens throughout....

I even made the font on the tag vintage....check out the flower soft on the trees!

Love making these poinsettias with the perfect stamp and die cuts EXCLUSIVELY from Heartfelt Creations.

A closer view of the amazing NEW Die Cut "Layered Elegant Swirl Die" and more snow....Love it!

Be sure to stop over at Heartfelt Creations and the Blog Hop! There will be a 25.oo gift certificate for commenting over on the HC blog and many other prizes along the way! Fun!

Blue Birthday Card

Hi

Its been a while since I last posted....been busy with my mother who was in town for the holiday....Im sad she went back home... :(

So here is a new card that I made for my girlfriends birthday, Thanksgiving weekend. Actually her birthday is on Thanksgiving, but she had a party on the weekend. I was sad I couldnt make it...i was feeling icky...with a small cold...

I seen her today and here is the card I whipped together for her in less than an hour....she loves sapphire blue...so this is what I came up with...I hope she likes it...

I used a new punch for the leaves....they are so small...but look great.
Come back soon....I will be posting new designs a few more times till the end of the week!

Heartfelt Wednesday's

Hi,

Here is a new card that I made for Heartfelt Creations, using more of the NEW "Artistic Gatefold Collection" The flowers are sooooo beautiful! I used some older products that are Exclusively from Heartfelt Creations....As you can see....all the products work so well together!

For full instructions on how I made this card go to the Heartfelt Creations Blog....also for more inspiration for our amazing DT.

A side view....i just love pop dots..... I think I need stock in them! lol

The NEW "Carnation Florals 1 & 2" and an older "Leaf Medley" Its a bit hard to see the sparkling embossing powder....but trust me it really shines!

Thanks for stopping by!

Heartfelt Creations "Black Friday Artistic Gatefold" Reveal Day!

Hi

Welcome to Heartfelt Creations "Black Friday Artistic Gatefold" Reveal Day!

Heartfelt Creations is pleased to present the Artistic Gatefold Collection . This collection, in simple terms is "stunning and genius". It features 6 new precut stamp sets that coordinate with existing Spellbinders dies and 2 new exclusive dies. This is another must have collection.

Don’t feel guilty for splurging on yourself!

Heartfelt Creations will be donating 10% of all Black Friday sales towards ChildCry, a non-profit feeding organization founded by Times Square Church. ChildCry feeds over 4159 kids in 22 different countries, including the United States. Every penny donated to ChildCry is used to buy food for hungry children so go ahead...feed your hobby, and a hungry child! You can view all the details by following this link: www.childcrynyc.org.

Leave a comment on the Heartfelt Creations blog by Novenber 29 for a chance to win the entire release valued at $150. The winner will be announced on the HC blog on November 30.

I have to tell you that this BRAND NEW collection are totally must haves!!! Everything is absolutely stunning!!! I love the "Flirty Fleurs Stamps", the "Vintage Doors" and the amazing EXCLUSIVE "Layered Scalloped Posy Die" and so many more gorgeous stamps!...be sure to order yours....Im sure they will be a HOT items and go fast! For full instructions on how I made this layout go to Heartfelt Creations Blog.

This is a layout of my niece Emma, she is such a doll and I could scrap her forever! As some of you ladies know Im NOT a pink girl....but here I am again with pink! lol...Im really, really happy on how this came out....almost sad to mail it in...but will be so PROUD to have it displayed on Heartfelt Creation boards. Be sure to look for it at upcoming conventions all over the US.

Here is a closer view of those stunning flowers!!! They also have flowers on top of flowers for a 3D look....love those pop dots.....lol....totally addicting! I also used "Bleeding Cowboys" font...thought it was perfect for this "Vintage Country Baby" layout.

Another stamp of the "Flirty Fleurs" Beautiful!

Here is the close up of the AMAZING "Layered Scalloped Posy Die" Now you gotta love it!

Here is a Christmas card that was inspired by another talented DT member Glenda Brooks. I was sooooo inspired by her card I had to make something similar for this holiday season....not to mention using more of these AMAZING NEW Die Cuts from Heartfelt Creations. This card was made using the NEW "Layered Elegant Swirl Die" The full video tutorial is up now at Heartfelt Creations...be SURE to check it out!

Here is the inside view......I rarely do insides...but for this card it totally completes the stunning gatefold look...not to mention I found an old "merry christmas" stamp that I totally forgot I owned! lol....you can still buy it over at Heartfelt Creations....thank goodness!

Come on over to Heartfelt Creations Blog to see more projects with our NEW products! You will be inspired...Be sure to tell SANTA "I want it all!"

*Mistletoe Kisses* Heartfelt Wednesday's

Hi,

Its Heartfelt Creations Wednesday Reveal Day! Im sharing with you today my creation made exclusively for Heartfelt Creations.... I used several of the products from Heartfelt Creations and the full instructions of how I made this layout can be seen today at the Heartfelt Creations Blog. This is a photo of Roxy and her boyfriend at the time....lol....I loved their cute kiss and therefore the title became "Mistletoe Kisses"....

Here are some close-ups: I love the way the trees really pop with snow!

This Poinsettia came out exactly how visioned it!!! It is so gorgeous IRL

So don't forget to check out all the amazing projects in the blog at Heartfelt Creations! Stunning, talented artists there!

Christmas Door and Wreath Tutorial

Hi Ladies,

Im here today to share a quick Christmas card to make if you haven't started or finished them yet this year! Like me!!! lol...I have seen these around some sites and well this is my version of how to make these fabulous, fast christmas doors with wreaths.

First, I cut 2 (2x2) white paper squares and 2 (2x4) white paper rectangles for my standard white

5 x 6 1/2 card that can be bought in bulk at your local Michael's store..pks of 50 for 10.00....or if you have a coupon even better! I then distressed the squares to give it a bit dimension.

Secondly, the most important part is to have a branch punch. It is approximately 1 1/4 inches. You can use any clear glue and cut out a circle 2 1/2 inches. Punch out several pieces on branches in green cardstock.

Thirdly, you just layer the branches back and forth in and out of the circle till you go all the way around.

Lastly, you glue down the white panels of the door and using pop dots behind the wreath to give it more dimension. Fluff up the branches and add embellishments. I added a old bell, red ribbon, flower soft and a brad for the door knob. EASY and It really looks like you put a lot of work into this....should take about 30-45 minutes to make :)
Hope you enjoyed!

"Poinsettia Vintage Christmas" Card

Hi

Im back with a new card before I start my new DT work again. I bought this branch punch yesterday at the convention...it is just like the old MS branch punch...except I have 2 different sizes in the branches....I tried to buy that old punch from MS and well it is really hard to find....i did find one spot but then a few days later I received an email refunding my money bc they couldnt provide it any longer? Im so glad I found it yesterday to make all these beautiful branches...you will be seeing it a lot more soon! This paper is from an old SCRAP THAT kit! I thought it was perfect for a vintage christmas card.

Here is a close up of those amazing branches! Love them!
Thanks for stopping by!

Halloween Ideas...Creating Keepsakes October 2011 Issue

Hello,

Today Im sharing with you my layout that was a bit revised for the Creating Keepsakes October 2011 Issue....I had it up for a while at sb.com last year and I loved it so much I thought I would try to send it to CK...to my surprise...they loved it too! I added a few more bitten hearts with journaling...for the actual submission.

This photo is of my daughter and a friend of hers....he has those snake bites and with that creepy look he had...it looked like one of those "Bitten" movies....lol

The tombstones are made from kraft paper and the whole tutorial can be seen at

Creating Keepsakes Magical Halloween Layout Ideas. I also added blingy bats, MS Halloween punch and papers, and cobweb to give this layout a super creepy and yet a romantic look

Im so super excited to finally share this again with you all!

TFL

Baby Girl Diaper Cake

Hi ladies,

I wanted to share with you my FIRST diaper cake that I made for my friend's baby shower last week. She is having a girl and her favorite color is pink...so it worked out perfect! I can't believe that they actually charge $125.00 for something like this!! I already owned everything except the diapers...so it costed me under $18.00....lol...but if I had to buy the bear, ribbons, and flowers it would still be under $30.00 to make....I must be in the wrong business??? lol

I rolled all the diapers and placed string around them....then I added the ribbon and lace....I just cut the flowers leaving the stems and tucked them around the cake. I added ribbon around the bears neck to match the rest of the cake too. It took me about an hour to make this cake...easy peasy!!

Here is a closer view of the ribbons and pink flowers....

Here is a photo of my dear friend Julie "baby bear" and some friends at the shower.

Thanks for stopping by!

*Scrap That! November “Putting on the Glitz” Blog Hop Reveal

Welcome to the Scrap That! November "Putting on the Glitz" Reveal Blog Hop!

First stop on your “hop” is this blog, so if you are here you are in the right place! We have EIGHT BEAUTIFUL blogs for you to visit this weekend, each with some gorgeous projects created using the Scrap That! November "Putting on the Glitz" Glitz Design Vintage Blue collection of papers. So sit back, relax, take your time and enjoy!

If you have just arrived here from Karen’s blog you are in the correct place! If not, head back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog hop order and links. Today I’m going to share with you my project using the Scrap That! November “Putting on the Glitz” Kit featuring the Glitz Design Vintage Blue Paper Collection.

This first layout is yellows and whites....I love the vintage feeling of those amazing shutters by Prima! If you don't have any yet I highly recommend getting some with this amazing add-on kit...In this kit I couldn't stop layering and layering...it has to be my newest favorite kit! I added doilies from a prior Scrap That kit and white lace. This is my Roxy again....she was going through a fad of wearing this yellow ASU jacket like everyday....It was the perfect color photo for this beautiful kit!

A closer view of those amazing vintage shutters...

I made the flowers with cardstock and added the beautiful prima flowers from the kit in the center. I also crimped the leaves and layered them over the swirls from Heartfelt Creations and spellbinders.

Here is my second layout, I used lots of layering of these gorgeous blues and yellows together. This layout was made with the main kit and the only thing I added was the DA music chipboard..hint...it came from another main kit from Scrap That too! I made some of the paper flowers with spellbinders roses...super easy and fun to make... This photo is of my oldest dd and her boyfriend. I RARELY get photos of them together....I think he is picture shy....lol...but the blues of their shirts was the perfect photo to use with these amazing blue vintage papers.

Here is a close-up of the prima roses and the handmade paper flowers. I took part of the feathers from one of the kit's flowers and used it as part of a fun look behind the flowers. The stickles was also from a prior Scrap That kit and as you can see every month you can add on and on from prior kits! Love it!

Here I made some hearts and layered them over each other in the blues and yellows. Here you can see the beautiful DA birdcage that comes with this month's kit. I also loved the birds that I just cut out and used some pop dots behind them....

My third layout is my adorable little niece....I have had this photo for a long time. It is a 5x7 photo of my brother's oldest daughter. She is 6 now! lol...I have been waiting for the perfect colors, papers and theme to capture the beauty of this photo....and...well, this month's kit was just that! Love the yellow flowers and vintage papers...I did add some bling, doily and a small piece of lace.

Here is a close-up of the beautiful grey flower and yellow flowers that come with the add-on kit. It truly is a beautiful flower IRL.

Thank you for stopping by! Next stop on the hop is Robin’s blog.

Do not forget my secret word, it is LASER.

But just to remind you of all the ways you can win:

STEP ONE: First of all, you will need to visit all EIGHT blogs and leave a comment on each blog :) Take your time!! Our designers have beautiful blogs :) **This is important so we know you have been to all the blogs **. (Please note: Dusty Attic does not have a blog but just follow the link leave a comment on the forum thread in their community.) There will be a randomly drawn comment winner from each blog, and one of those lucky ladies will be selected to win a fabulous package of Prima! How easy is that?

STEP 2: Once you’ve done that, you’ll need to swing by our * facebook page, and LIKE us, and then head over to our *social community and become a MEMBER. Once you’ve done that you will be eligible to win a Scrap That! store gift certificate. All qualifying entries will also be entered into a draw for the PRIZE, of a FULL Scrap That! Paper Crafting Kit!

STEP 3: If you want to enter to win the Grand Prize of a Glitz Prize Package generously provided by the Glitz Girls, then head over to our COMMUNITY for details on our monthly challenge. The challenge will run from Oct 28th to Nov 15th so you have LOTS of time to post your creations. You can enter as many times as you like. You do not need to be a subscriber to participate. The more entries, the more chances you have to win!

STEP 4: Who doesn’t LOVE some Dusty Attic? Who wouldn’t want to win some Dusty Attic?

Then, while you are hopping, you will want to be looking for the “special” word on each blog. Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. Email the sentence to friends@scrapthat.ca. All correct entries will be entered into a draw for the Dusty Attic Prize Pack.

STEP 5: Finally, if you post our blinkie on your blog you will be entered to win a Scrap That! Store Gift Certificate - super easy right? Just post a link to your blog on the Scrap That! Blog so we can come visit :).

If you get lost along the way go back to the Scrap That! blog for the blog rotation.

We hope you all have good fun hopping with us today, thank you so much for playing along! Watch the Scrap That! newsletter on November 21st to see if you are one of the lucky winners!