Heartfelt Creations Alumni January Hop

UPDATE: the winner was chosen from Loretta's blog and is Pati Peterson
Congrats Pati!
See everyone again last Tuesday in February 




Welcome to our first Alumni Hop for 2014...

Our Hop is open from January 28th through  January 31st at midnight. Please leave a comment as you hop along on each designer's blog. The winner will be randomly chosen from all the comments and will receive a$25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!  The winner will be announced by noon on Sat, February 1st ...

now you should have come from the beautiful blog of Linda Lowe

and then I'm next in the hop...

Everything used can be purchased from Heartfelt Creations except the Copics and the retired Stampin Up cardstock..

Supplies:
HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers
HCD 701 Posy Patch Diecuts
HCD 711 Diecut
Copics: Y06,15...V04,9,12...BV000,8,11,13...100
Viva 3D Stamp paint - Violet Metallic, Rosa Metallic
Gala Glitz - Purple, Blue
Cardstock - Country Side Evening Collection, white and StampinpU retired Vintage Violet

Now you are off to the next stop in the hop - the fabulous blog of Caroline Duncan

Really hope we were able to inspire you!

hugs,

TTCRD "Anything Goes" Challenge Jan 21-27th

Hi There

This card is for the Team B Challenge at the TTCRD Challenge! which is always "Anything Goes"...

for my card I used one of my FAV images from Phindy's Place called Birdie ...

kept my card vintage...using black cardstock and scrap pieces from Graphics 45, lightly sponged edges of image with Ranger's Distress Burlap, colored image with Copics E00, 11, 13, 21, 93, 95 and pop of B21 on bird...stash ribbon, tickets, brads, piece of cut cs from spellbinder die...fun to just grab stuff out of the stash boxes!

Hope to see you in the challenge...our sponsor is OOZAKS!  they are absolutely awesome...have purchased most of my Copics through them...their shipping cannot be beat...super fast!

hugs,

Color Me Creative Challenge #85

Hi there

Color Me Creative's new NEW CHALLENGE #85 will run thru Jan 31st!!

Your challenge this time is all about

~TEXTURIZE IT~

Color any image with any colors but it must show texture in some fun way.
That means: HAIR, FUR, FABRIC PATTERNS,GRASS,ROCKS, METALS,
CLOTHING, LANDSCAPE, ETC!
We want to see you use YOUR COPICS, ProMarkers, other alcohol markers or Colored Pencils!!
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THE PRIZE FOR THIS CHALLENGE IS:

ONE $25 Gift Certificate to Paper Temptress

so for my card I tried my hand at creating a "suede" texture on this image from Magnolia...her hat, boots and skirt...with additional texture on the embossed background...

Colored with Copics: W2,4,7...C2...E00,11,31,35,37,47...B21,24,41 and colorless blender
Cardstock from PAPER TEMPTRESS (it is a gorgeous sparkly blue and the cryogen white is so smooth color on)
Ranger Distress - Frayed Burlap
Memento - summer Sky
Cuttlebug - circles
Stash burlap, ribbon, silver mini pearls

Hope you like and are challenged to try your hand at "texturing"...

See you in the challenge!

hugs,

TTCRD "Anything Goes" Challenge - Jan 7th-13th

Welcome!

Kicking off 2014 with Team B over at TTCRD Challenge!

- which is always ANYTHING GOES!

This week's sponsor is the cutest...we are using images from Doodle Pantry

...and the winner will receive THREE FREE images from them...

I chose this adorable set called Cowboy Birdie...

what I love about Doodle Pantry is that the set comes with an image to be colored, one already colored, digi paper AND sentiments! Makes completing a card quick and easy...love that more and more these days (-:

Can use for soooo many different occasions...YEE-HAW!

Hope to see you in the challenge

hugs,

supplies:

Bold Blue cardstock

Copics: E04,18,21,30,47...R27,89...B21,23,24,60...Y23,28

Red Glitter pen

Color Me Creative Challenge #84

NEW CHALLENGE #84 will run thru Jan 17th!!

Your challenge this time is all about

~ANYTHING GOES~

Hope you had a wonderful holiday & that 2014 brings you all much happiness, health and love!!  We are taking it easy with our first challenge of the New Year...Anything Goes...so color any type of image any way you'd like & have fun!!

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

this is a favorite horse image called Mustang from Serendipity stamps that you can find HERE

I get asked for this one fairly often ....so I keep my wood designer paper and a stash of pre-made sentiments in a folder with several of this image printed... ready to color...so assembly is fairly quick..no frills (-:

       for this one, pull out ALL your E Copics LOL

I used E00,02,04,07,11,30,31,35,47,79

Hope to see you in the challenge

Winner will receive

ONE $10 Gift Certificate to any Digi Store of your choosing

hugs.

Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop December Winner

Hello friends! Just a quick post to announce the winner of the December Heartfelt Creations Alumni Blog Hop and to thank everyone who participated in the hop (-:

The December winner was chosen from comments left on Giovana's blog ...

Chris Hunley 

Congrats Chris! 

 You can e-mail Emma Lou at EmmaLou@heartfeltcreations.us , with "Winner of the December Alumni Hop" in the subject line to claim your prize of a $25 gift certificate for Heartfelt Creations.

Hugs and see you in January, on the last Tuesday, for the next hop.

Heartfelt Creations Alumni December Hop

Welcome to our last hop for 2013 

(BUT we will back on the last Tuesday in January 2014 !!!)

Using Heartfelt's Christmas Card Collection paper pack, I made a winter Birthday card...

Love love love the Viva Decor's 3D Stamp paint (thanks Olga!) seems like I added it

 to almost every card I made for Christmas this year.....

and speaking of that...I SOOOOOOO ran out of time this year, even starting in September.

So, I am keeping a box of Christmas embellishments out and going to continue to work on Christmas cards the rest of January...I didnt send all the cards I usually do this past year and that's NOT going to happen to me again in 2014....I hope (-:   

Hope you are enjoying our hop...you should have come from Mary's blog. 

 Hop starts  Tues. December 31st and closes Fri. January 3rd at midnight. 

The winner will be chosen randomly from the comments left on all the blogs and will be announced Saturday Jan 4th by noon. 

That person will WIN a $25 gift certificate to shop at Heartfelt Creations!

 Best of luck to you all (-:

Here are all the designers participating:

Glenda Brooks
Alissa Wells
Candy Slabaugh
Vicki Dutcher
Cibele Glazer
Selma Stevenson
Giovana Smith
Deneen Treble
Caroline Duncan
Lee Ann Barrett
Emilia van den Heuvel
Linda Loew
Mary Faus
Linda Payne - YOU ARE HERE

Wishing all a blessed New Year,
hugs,

Supplies:
HCD 702 Corner Die from set
HCPC 3363 Inspire Me Sentiments
Heartfelt Creations Christmas Card Collection Paper Pack
Base cardstock - Olive
Viva Decor 3-D stamp paint - Gold
White pen
White mulberry paper
Stash gold ribbon

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - Inspiration Challenge

Welcome Everyone,

Well, this is a hard post to write...we found out last month that this is our very last 

STV Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop...

Gina has pulled the plug on us ...out with the old and in with the new!

New ideas for STV that is...You will see some new surprises that we are sure you will enjoy...

It has been a real pleasure creating and hoping to inspire you.

 Want to thank all of you for your faithful attendance each and every month to our hops. We've made lifelong friends as teammates and we all sincerely appreciate your support and encouraging comments over all these past few years...

so now enjoy the hop... 

You should have come from the awesome blog of Kay Simmons  

For my part, I created some new cards and brought back a couple favorites!
This was our inspiration...taken at a Botanical Garden (found it on Pinterest)

First is from combination of Melanie's "Pressed Flower", "Inspiration Mosaic"
 and Theresa's "Very Merry Christmas"

Second from Melanie's "Festive Frame" set

Third from STV's Freebie Tab

Fourth from Melanie's "Hip to Be Square" set

That's it for me...now you are headed over to the most wonderful blog of Lori McAree

and for the last time (sniff, sniff)...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, December 24.

Best Wishes to everyone and have a blessed Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

TTCRD "Anything Goes" Challenge - Dec 17-Dec 23rd

Hi there

Welcome to another challenge from Team B of TTCRD!

Remember challenge is Always...Anything Goes!

Using one of my all time FAV digital images from Phindy's Place called Tasty Flakes.

 I make about a dozen of her every winter... 

I paper pieced her little coat on this one ...and colored the rest....

Hope to see you in the challenge,

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

hugs,

Color Me Creative - HOLIDAY PARTY through Jan 2nd

It's that time of year again!!! Come join Color Me Creative for some fun, games and a whole lot of PRIZES!!!!  Yep.. our annual Holiday Bash is here!!  You don't want to miss out on a chance to win some fabulous prizes so hop on over to the  CMC Holiday Bash and join in on the fun!!!  You've got ALL MONTH to join in and play and win!!!! There are soooooo many ways to win besides creating projects and there are the mooooossst fabulous sponsors giving away prizes!

Our Design Team has some awesome inspiration for you to see and we can't wait to see what you design as well!!

I chose this adorable image from Precious Moments (have had it for ages...)

Copics:

E00,13,15,21,31,33,37.71...Y04,21,26,28...B21,23,34,37,45

Hope to see you in the challenges and games (-:

 There are soooooo many ways to win besides creating projects and there are the mooooossst fabulous sponsors giving away prizes!

Have a blessed, merry Christmas - the DT will be back kicking off 2014  with our first challenge on Jan 3rd!

hugs,

TTCRD "Anything Goes" Challenge - Dec 3rd-9th

Hi there

Welcome to another challenge from Team B of TTCRD!

Remember challenge is Always...Anything Goes!

This week I colored up this adorable (but just realized it's retired) image from Mo Manning.

The background was embossed using Cuttlebug and then colored with Viva Decor 3D stamp paint.  Sentiment was computer generated...Card stock is Black, sponged image/sentiment with Color Box - Blueberry and Memento-Lulu Lavendar, White and Black pens and colored with Copics:

E00,11,21,15, 17, 59...Y21,28...C3...G21,24,94...R27,32,37...V05,09

Spellbinders Labels 8 and Ribbon Banners

The red background looks like its part of the card but it's not (-:

Hope to see you in the challenge

ALSO

If you haven't subscribed to the TTCRD Magazine...you are missing out! Check it out from my sidebar ... There are 17 free digi's in this magazine alone!

Hugs and blessings to everyone,

Color Me Creative Challenge #82

hi everyone, 
I don't know what happened - this was supposed to have auto posted on Nov 23rd...I haven't been on the computer since I had family here for the week of Thanksgiving...my apologies...but you still have time to enter!


NEW CHALLENGE #82 will run thru Dec 6!!

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!!

Our fabulous Sponsor for this Challenge is:

Digi My World

 One Winner will win a Set of Digi images from

Digi My World!

Image is from Digi My World called Special Delivery which also has its own "Cut File" for those of you who like the machine to do the cutting!

Copics used : G3,5,7, 000...YG63, 67...R29, 35...E00, 11, 18, 47...C2,5

Supplies:
Spellbinders Scalloped Edge Frame
GKD card stock - Rocket Red
Designer Paper - retired SU
Gold ribbon

hugs,

Happy Thanksgiving!

To everyone!

We will have our whole family here through Sunday....love that! So I doubt I will be online much...
Plan to eat good (oh yeahhhh) craft with grankids (probably make dough ornaments) play cards, watch movies ....laugh, laugh, laugh....and eat some more!

So thankful to The Lord for His love...and assurance that He has us in His hands...

Hope everyone is enjoying family/friends ....and praying for those serving in our military and those away from family....And safety for all who are traveling...

Hugs to all

Heartfelt Creations Alumni November Hop

Hi there, Welcome to Heartfelt Creation's Alumni Team November Blog Hop! It's always anything goes and we love it!

Supplies:

Kraft Card stock
Memento ink - Black
Cheesecloth
Viva Decor Pearl Pens - white and gold
Heartfelt Creation dies - HCD 701 and HCD 711
Heartfelt Creation Stamp set - HCPC 3352 Bright Christmas and HCPC 3553 Peaceful night
Viva Decor 3-D Stamp paints - Moss Green, Light Blue, Carmine Red, Gold, Walnut Brown, Copper
Glitter pen (green, red), Distress Marker - Picket Fence and Stickles
Decorative corner punch

Using only Kraft card stock - cut card base 5 x 5 and covered with Copper paint.
Cut 4.75 x 4.75 card stock and covered with Walnut, Green, Blue and Gold. Also stenciled with the gold the flourish die reverse mat from cutting it out with Cuttlebug. Punched corners. Matted this to card base.
Sponged same colors onto cheesecloth and attached to card.
Stamped the sentiment, used paper punch circle and attached to card.
Sponged the blue onto flourish die cutout and attached to card.
Sponged the posies die cutout with Carmine red and gold. Then stamped small image from set Peaceful night onto several flowers. Also had some small leaves from another Heartfelt set (but I don't have it, used a friend's) and sponged them with the Moss Green.
Adhered the leaves and flowers.
Sponged buttons with gold and added gold fiber
Colored holly on sentiment with glitter pen and highlighted areas with Ranger's Distress Marker
Added pearls with Viva Pens
and last is some Stickles in the cheese cloth.

Supplies:

Heartfelts Christmas Card Collection and Decorative Window Die 708

Viva Decor 3D Stamp paint
Colorbox Blueberry ink
Viva Decor light blue pearl pen
Copic E21/B63 and gold ribbon

Now, off to the remainder of the hop! If you are hopping in order you should have come from Glenda's awesome blog and now you have one more hop, over to Lisa's lovely blog!

Caroline Duncan- http://stampingsandinklings.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-hop-with-heartfelt-creations.html
Amarilys Doria - http://amadrian8.blogspot.com/2013/11/tuesdayheartfelt-creations-november.html
Deneen Treble - http://apathofpaper.blogspot.com/2013/11/heartfelt-creations-alumni-november.html
Vicki Dutcher - http://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/2013/11/heartfelt-creations-november-alumni-hop.html
Cibele Glazer - http://flowerfoot.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-heartfelt-creations-alumni-dt.html
Emilia van den Heuvel - http://few-favourite-things.blogspot.nl
Giovana Smith - http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/2013/11/heartfelt-creations-alumni-blog-hop.html
Selma Stevenson - http://selmasstampingcorner.blogspot.com/
Alissa Wells- http://willrunforstamps.blogspot.com/
Linda M. Loew -http://www.lindamloew.blogspot.com/
Lee Ann Barrett -http://greytpapercrafts.blogspot.com/2013/11/a-heartfelt-alumni-hop.html
Mary Faus - http://merrymstamper.blogspot.com/2013/11/heartfelt-alumni-dt-november-bloghop.html
Candy Slabaugh - http://candyscreationsblog.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-heartfelt-creations-alumni.html
Glenda Brooks - http://glendabrooks.blogspot.com/2013/11/november-heartfelt-creations-alumni-dt.html
Linda Payne - http://paynehollercards.blogspot.com/2013/11/heartfelt-creations-alumni-november-hop.html (ME)
Lisa Allen - http://toddandlisacreations.blogspot.com/

Hope you enjoy the hop and feel inspired!
If you would like a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to Heartfelt Creations, all you need to do is leave a comment on each designer's blog hop post. You have until midnight on November 29, 2013 to leave your comments. A winner will be selected and announced on Saturday, November 30.

Hugs and have a blessed Thanksgiving,

STV's Center Stage Spotlight Group Hop - "Thankful" Challenge

Welcome to our "Thankful" challenge...

If you are hopping in order - you should have come from teammate Lori McAree's blog. If not, and you want to start at the beginning, then go HERE to start from STV.

My cards are using sets from Theresa Momber. She is absolutely a fav with a-MAZE-ing talent (-:

This first one is using the set "The Northwoods". Using direct to card method with GKD's Powder Blue card stock, Memento's Nautical Blue which is stamped over Ranger's Distress Paint - Pickett Fence...added stickles for some bling...

Second card is using Theresa's  "By the Sea" set with the sentiment from the Northwoods set (love that tiny "Thanks").  Colored water with Copic B23, sponged the sky, stamped bridge with Memento's Rich Cocoa, Card stock is GKD's Chocolate Kiss, SU Night of Navy, Designer paper is from GKD, spellbinder ovals, embossed little panel and added pearls with Viva Decor Pearl Pen - white, and ribbon is stash from GKD.

Hope you are enjoying the hop and inspired to join us! Your next hop is over to Kay's beautiful blog .

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, November 26."

Hugs and have a blessed Thanksgiving...right around the corner!

TTCRD "Anything Goes" Challenge - Nov 19th-25th

Hi there

Welcome to another challenge from Team B of TTCRD!

This week our sponsor is Anne's Digital Art

I've chosen her wonderful rusty, old Chevy image .

Used Copics B12, 24 ...E02, 11, 49, 71... YR 15...Y32...C1,5...W3,5

Sponged clouds with chalk

Outlined bushes with green and burgundy fine line pens

Sentiment is from SU - Sincere Salutations

Card stock is white, kraft and SU - Not Quite Navy

SU badge, circle and corner punches

Glossy Accents on windshield

Hope to see you in our challenge!

Wishing all a blessed Thanksgiving next week (-:

hugs,

Color Me Creative Challenge #81

NEW CHALLENGE #81 will run thru Nov 22nd!!

Your challenge this time is all about

~WINTRY, FROSTY, COLD~

color ANY IMAGE

Wintry, Cold, Frosty Themed

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

"Stamp Fairy officially launched on November 5th 2010.  Gerda Burghardt, artist and owner, creates cute and whimsical digital images for the young and old, inspired by her life, love and 4 cute cats.  You will find adorable teddies bears, young boys and girls, fuzzy little bunnies and whimsical critters.  Please visit the store and browse StampFairy’s wonderful images.  We hope StampFairy’s images inspire YOUR creativity."

click Here to go to store

One winner will win $10 Gift Certificate to use at

 Stamp Fairy!

I used this adorable image provided by Stamp Fairy  

Using this gorgeous card stock from Paper Temptress (hope you can see its glitter) I white embossed my sentiment and snow flakes (unknown who made them, have them in my box of random winter miscellaneous stamps). 

Then printed this adorable image from Stamp Fairy and fussy cut it out. Covered the bottom of the card with Distress Paint dauber - Picket Fence and then applied my image. 

Hope to see you in the challenge!

hugs,

TTCRD "Anything Goes" Challenge - Nov 5-11th

Hi there, ready for another Anything Goes challenge over at the TTCRD challenge blog!

This week we are sponsored by:

Love this image I chose from Nicecrane Designs ...their images are soooo easy to color or you can leave them black n white or print in sepia...Check them out!

Used black cardstock and designer paper from Graphic 45's Twelve Days of Christmas.
Sponged edges of cardstock and edges of designer paper with Viva Decor 3-D stamp paint - Carmine and then some of the 3-D Gold towards the center. Added a strip of lace matted onto a piece of the reverse side of the designer paper. Image is colored with Pan Pastels and Pencil chalks...finished it off with Viva Decor's Pearl Pen - Ice White.

Hope you were inspired and that I see you in the challenge (-:
hugs,