Heartfelt Creations Alumni September Hop

Hi there...Welcome to the Heartfelt Creation's Alumni Design Team's monthly blog hop...

If you visited the August hop, you will remember that I am loving Heartfelt's "Christmas Card Collection"! Especially the designer card pack!

This year I truly have so little time, so this set has made it sooooo easy to get my cards done. I make about 150 each year and already I need to order another pack of the designer paper to keep on making my cards. I don't have the time or mojo this year to try and make 150 different cards or even to chose 6 layouts and do 25 of each. With this set, I just need ribbon, stickles, and whatever other embellishment I can grab (-:

Here are 3 - so quick and easy - just cut, glue, and embellish. I mail so many of mine so fancy embellishments that need a special envelope are not getting done this year!

Here is the order of the hop - if you are hopping in order then you should have come from Mary's wonderful blog and then your next stop is over to Debbie's gorgeous blog!!!

Selma
Dina
Emilia
Vicki
Caroline
Alissa
Cibele
Mary
ME (-:
Debbie
Candy
Lisa

Remember to comment, a random winner will win a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations. The hop closes Friday the 27th at midnight. The winner will be announced Saturday, Sept 28th at noon!
Enjoy the hop!

hugs,

TTCRD Anything Goes Challenge - Sept 24

Good Morning,

 This week kicks off the next 2 week ANYTHING GOES

challenge at TTCRD

Our Sponsor for this challenge is Digi Stamps 4 Joy

Used their gorgeous Toadstool image  ...love it! love mushrooms..

so are they "mushrooms" or "toadstools"... LOL - guess it depends on where you live (-:

BUT they are fun for any season or occasion

Colored with Copics and added my hand doodling - die cut stamped and sponged leaves, crinkle ribbon...see that shiny green leaf (used Viva's Inka Gold on that...love it!) Viva Decor Pearl Pen for my pearls and flower centers, stickles..stash designer paper and background mat was a spellbinder die that was too small but I liked just having the open scallops...

OK - come on and join in...

Remember its always "Anything Goes" over at TTCRD!

hugs,

Color Me Creative Challenge #77 - Anything Goes!

NEW CHALLENGE #77 will run thru Sept 27th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

**ANYTHING GOES**

color ANY IMAGE

ANY WAY YOU'D LIKE

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

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Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Stamp Fairy

One winner will win a $10 Gift Certificate to Stamp Fairy

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For this challenge I used the

image from Stamp Fairy called "Molly and Sam"

This was so fun to color ...check out all the Copics! Why? just wanted to try different color combos...

Copics: E00,02,11,13,30,97,99...C1,4,5,7...YG11,67,91,95...BV25,29...BG45,49...Y11,21...B32...R20

(her hair is Y11,Y21,E97,E99 and his hair is C4,C7,B32)

OK, now its YOUR turn! Hope to see you in the challenge

Hugs

additional supplies:
Cardstock - Teal, Purple
Designer Paper - K&Company "Susan Winget"
Ink - Memento Grape Jelly
Sentiment - Cloud 9 Design "Simple Thoughts - girl"
Butterfly punch - Martha Stewart
stickles

TTCRD challenge ... Anything Goes ... Sept. 10

Hi there,

sorry I'm a day late in posting this ...ACCCKKKK and my first post being on the Design Team of 

Through the Craft From Door!

For any of you not aware of this team:

• the Team promotes the most awesome online publication...Go HERE or jump over and use the image on my sidebar to check it out - it includes wonderful tutorials, projects, interesting articles and free digis! You will not be disappointed that you subscribed to this one!
• the Team brings you weekly challenge projects to inspire you. It's always "Anything Goes" and has great sponsors who provide the random winner with free product.

This week the sponsor is Eureka Stamps
I chose this adorable image called Best Friends

Colored with Copics listed below, sponged and distressed edges and added some hand doodling (-:

I am so glad to be here on Team B - so glad they have two teams....that way with my limited time for now I can still keep up with the team!

Hope to see you in the challenge!

hugs

supplies:

Copics - E00,09,11,21...R30,37,43...G20,21,24...Y21,28...C1, 2, 4...W7

Cardstock: retired SU Cranberry Crisp

Designer Paper - MME - Miss Caroline's Howdy Doody

Sentiment - SU Sincere Salutations set

Ink: Memento Black, Rangers Distress Vintage Photo

Stash - burlap, button

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop -Inspiration Challenge

Hello, here I am with STV's Alumni CSS Inspiration Challenge for September - it's gorgeous and provided by our wonderful team mate Joy Hadden!

Can you believe Autumn is here...love it! love the cooler weather and the beautiful colors. I colored this one using pencils with a touch of Smooch - Snickerdoodle.

I used Melanie Muenchinger's set from GKD - "Stately Flowers 7" and the little acorn used to create the background is from Melanie's set "A Year of Leaves".

Now you should have come from the wonderful blog of Kay Simmons but if not and you want to start from the beginning, go to STV's forum . Your next stop is over to the hugely talented blog of Miesje Flach!.

My cardstocks, ribbon, ink (Memento-Rich Cocoa, Peanut Brittle) can all be found at GKD (I think the ribbon is from a retired STV kit) and then of course I have to add my pearls using Viva Decor Pearl Pen - black...distressed the edges, spellbinder's deckle edge classic ovals LG... and done!

Hope you were inspired and we see you in the challenge!
hugs,

Color Me Creative Challenge #76 - Retro Fun and Funky

NEW CHALLENGE #76 will run thru Sept 13th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

**Retro Fun, Funkify it Up**

check the challenge from the link above for the rules

Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Digi My World

One winner will win 1 Set of Digis from Digi My World

Using the adorable retro images from Digi My World called 1950 burger stand fifties

whoaaaaa she's big..but this is a BIG card!

Copis used: E00, 21, 53, 55, 57, 59...B04,28...BV13...R20, 22, 27, 59...N2, 4, 8
the colors are more vibrant than they appear - photoing red seems tough, sorry

so fun...I remember going to our local pharmacy/drug store that had their diner in the back when I was little with my Gran Ma...climbing up on the stools and getting a hot fudge sundae...wonderful memories...
ok, so who had a poodle skirt ?? LOL (I did ...)

Hope to see you in the Color Me Creative Challenge

also entering this in the challenge at

Through the Craftroom Door Challenge Blog
A Gem of a Challenge

OH and having a blast creating this weekend - trying to get ahead on DT projects!
Hope you are enjoying your long weekend as well...
hugs

additional supplies:
cardstock - black, white
designer paper - My Minds Eye "Dilly Dally"
white pen
GKD red gingham ribbon

Winner of August Heartfelt Creations Blog Hop

Congratulations to

Patricia St Martin

who is the randomly chosen winner from comments left on My blog!

to claim your $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations, please send Emma Lou an email at info@heartfeltcreations.us and put August Alumni Blog Hop winner in the subject line. 

 Enjoy!

Thanks to everyone who joined the hop.

See you again on the last Tuesday of September...YOU could be the next winner (-:

Heartfelt Creations Alumni's August Blog Hop!

Hi there...

really happy to finally be able to join in the Heartfelt Creation's Alumni Team blog hop...this year has been crazy and no extra time. So this is really fun for me (-:
especially because I am so in love with their new Christmas Card Collection.

Heartfelt has really made it so easy to be able to knock out our Christmas cards ON TIME this year LOL

check out the new video and you will see what I mean...
HERE

.these were each created with the new Christmas Card Collection
I mail my cards so I keep the embellishments fairly simple to keep the postage down...

Only needed various card-stocks for base, stash lace, ribbon, some stickles ... and I love Viva Pearl Pens.

These three cards took....are you ready??? only 30 minutes ...with no rushing! for me....that's awesome.

so now I wont be struggling to get my cards done this year...Thank you Heartfelt!

Now your next stop is over to the fabulously talented Mary Faus

Remember to comment as you hop, there will be a random winner selected from one of the Alumni Design Team's blogs. The hop closes at midnight August 30th and the winner will be announced by noon on Saturday.

 The randomly chosen winner will receive a $25.00 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations

Hope something here inspired you..

Enjoy the hop

hugs

Color Me Creative Challenge #75 - Anything Goes!

NEW CHALLENGE #75 will run thru August 30th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

** Anything Goes**

color ANY IMAGE

ANY WAY YOU'D LIKE

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

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Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

MarkerPop

One winner will win a $25 Gift Certificate to

Marker Pop

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so here's my project for this challenge..using a Sherry Baldy image..

obviously went with a vintage theme...love this image...I think its the hat - soooo Downton Abby!

my button was handmade using embossing powder and a mold I made...from an old button

Copics used: E00, 30, 31, 33...R20, 85,89...B000, 91, 95, 99...G14, 43...BV 23, 29

Hope you like and are inspired!! looking forward to seeing YOUR Anything Goes in the challenge...

also entered this is the Vintage Challenge at Sugar Creek Hollow

hugs,

Additional Supplies:

Cardstock - SU ot Quite Navy

Design Paper - MME - Meadow, plus stash

Embossing - with Cuttlebug folder and highlighted with white pencil

Sentiment - Impression Obsession

Tattered Flower - used THoltz Tattered Flower die, dusted with Ranger Walnut, handmade resin button dusted with Inka Gold

distressed background panels

white pen

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop -Color Challenge

Hi there!

The first hop for the month of August is a Color Challenge Blog Hop and the color challenge is brought to us by Cheri - thank you Cheri!

Now you should have come from Lori's blog...if not - you can start at the beginning at STV!

The Challenge:

Create a card or project with the following color combination Yellow, White and Grey with .... 

One other color of your choice!

I've created two for you - each with a different "color of my choice"

This first one is Yellow, White, Grey....with black. Using GKD's "Poster Board Sentiments" by Rebecca Oehlers.

Cardstock is GKD's Lemon Drop, Black Onyx with stash designer paper and GKD ribbon. Hand doodling by me and a Viva Pearl Pen - black


The second one is Yellow, White, Gery...with Green. Using GKD's "Stately Flowers 7" by Melanie Muenchinger.

Cardstock is GKD's Moonlit Fog and GKD designer paper ...colored with Copics ...

hand doodling by me (-:

Hope you were inspired...now off to check out what teamie Karen has for you...

Make sure to leave a comment as you go along because we will choose a random comment and that stamper will win a grab bag of Gina K. Designs products!

 Look for the announcement on Tuesday, August 13.

hugs,

Color Me Creative Challenge #74 Pink Pink Pink

NEW CHALLENGE #74 will run thru August 16th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

** Pretty In Pink**

color ANY IMAGE

BUT USE SOME PRETTY PINKS

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

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Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Color Me Creative Classroom

One winner will win a free class of their choice

here at CMC (copic classes only)

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I've used a Sherry Baldy image and colored her with my Copics then "fussy cut" and matted onto black cardstock...

Copics used: E00,21...Y11, 28...RV02, 04, 21...B04...YG 63, 67

NOW, MORE NEWS....

Welcome to four new Designers on the team

Judy Rozema - http://jarfullofjoy.blogspot.com

Danni Bindel http://dannisdreamscrafts.blogspot.com/

Cathy Preissing - http://corysnana1.blogspot.com

Carol Kruger VanderWesthuizen - http://carol-mylittlepieceofheaven.blogspot.com/

They are FAB-YOU-LUS!

Welcome ladies (-:

hugs,

Supplies:
Sentiment from Hero Arts
Cardstock: GKD Black, Bubblegum pink, Marks Finest Papers Deep Olive
Designer Paper: MME's Miss Caroline
Ink: Memento Rhubarb
Corner punch
stash pink gingham ribbon

Viva Pearl Pen - Ice White

Color Me Creative Challenge #73 - Anything Goes!

NEW CHALLENGE #73 will run thru August 2nd!!

Your challenge this time is all about

** Anything Goes**

color ANY IMAGE with

ANYTHING GOES COLORING

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Alicia's Little Shop

One winner will win 3 Digis from Alicia's Little Shop

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For my card I used the adorable image called Ballerina with Bunny!

challenged myself to do her hair without using black or neutral colors....

her hair was done with only Copic BV markers...

Copics used : E00, 21...C1, BG02, B04...BV01, 13, 20, 23...R20,85...RV 21

OK everyone...looking forward to seeing what you create!
love the ANYTHING GOES challenge, there are just so many incredible projects always submitted!

STAY COOL
We have had a week of 95 and above...yuk! almost ready for snow (not really LOL)
hugs,

supplies:
Sentiments: Clearly Besotted set "Twinkle Toes"
Cardstock: SU's Razzleberry
Designer Paper:  MME's - Stella Rose
Ink:  Memento Black and Rhubarb
stash ribbon, mesh, glitter, dimension dots
corner punch - EK
flourish punch - Paper Shapers
Viva Pearl Pen - white, salmon
star stamp - Art Impressions

Color Me Creative Challenge #72 - Anything Goes

NEW CHALLENGE #72 will run thru July 19th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

** Anything Goes**

Twist can be Zoo Review..use an animal stamp if you choose!

color ANY IMAGE with

ANYTHING GOES COLORING

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

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Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Louby Loo Digital Delights

One winner will win a $15 Gift Certificate to Louby Loo Digital Delights!!

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For this challenge I used this

Adorable little giraffe provided by Louby Lou called Gemma Giraffe

this below picture I tilted to show the shimmer - but now you cant see the color....grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Colored with Copics : Y21, 28...B04, RV11, E29 then lightly applied Inka Gold's - Gold Braun and Champagne for the shimmer!

I'm just now posting my card for the challenge that began last week because DH and I were away for a week vacation and then when we got home...I ended up sick with sinus infection and lung infection. One of those constant dry coughs that I thought was getting better and then...right back a few days later! I finally needed some antibiotics and feeling so much better now (-:  I think I had taken enough Mucinex and cough lozenges to cure an elephant!

see ya in blogland, 

getting ready to get some blog surfing done and check out what you all have been up to...

hugs

Supplies:
Cardstock from Marks Finest Paper - Chocolate Kiss and stash dp
Stamps: sentiment from Stampendous and Art Impressions, Wood grain background behind giraffe is from Stampin Up
Inks: Memento Rich Cocoa and Cantaloupe
Punches from Stampin Up
Viva Pearl Pen - Black
Stash ribbon, twine, burlap and whatever that "thingy" is LOL

Color Me Creative Challenge #71 - Summer Colors

NEW CHALLENGE #71 will run thru July 5th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

** Colors of Summer**

color ANY IMAGE with

Any Colors that Inspire Thoughts of Summer

We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!

Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Milk Coffee Digi Designs

1 lucky winner (chosen at random) will win a $15 Gift Certificate to

spend at Milk Coffee Designs

I used this adorable image from Milk Coffee Designs called Charlotte with Flower

Copics used: E00, 11, 41, 49, 55, 59...BG000, 01, 07...W4, 7, 9...C1...YG06, G46

Flower soft of various colors was added to her bouquet

Simple card for any occasion...hope to see you in the challenge

hugs,

Supplies:

Cardstock - Not Quite Navy from SU

Designer Paper from K & Co

Ink - Memento Teal

Heartfelt Creations flower die

Spellbinders Long classic scalloped rectangles large

Sentiment from Hero Arts