Butterfly Center step card

Happy Wednesday!

For today’s Heartfelt Creations post I have a center step card using the oh so amazing Butterfly Medley PreCut Set teamed up with the Timeless Amour Die and roses made from Botanical Floral PreCut Set.

I’ve dressed the panels with beautiful papers from the Sunny Days Paper Collection. The turquoise with the soft butterfly pattern and white lacey swirls is my favorite.

I layered a couple of the heart die cuts to get more dimension to the frame, and then dressed it up with tiny pearls.

The Butterfly stamp is colored with Distress inks on Aquarelle paper.

Got to go, another busy day lies ahead. But February will soon be over and the deadline we’ve been working against for 1,5 years is on Friday. Then my life will begin again… :)

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a wonderful day!!!

Tesa

Love

Hi! 

For this week's The Rubber Cafe DT post I have an 8 x 8 layout to share today. I’ve started this smaller album to scrap the random photos that I don’t tend to scrap otherwise. Here is one of the pages I’ve made so far. It’s my boy with his iPad.

I went crazy with the stamps on this one. The background is made with the Don't be Wishy Washi set by The Rubber Cafe.

 The polaroid frame (yes it's a favorite!!!) is from the Pictures Framed set and the date block, title and flower in the upper right corner are all from the Remember This Moment set.

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fab new week!!!

Tesa

Hugs and Kisses

My boy is away on winter break all week. He is being spoiled rotten by his grandparents. And I miss him badly. *Sigh* So, today I made them all a card wishing them a fun week together. I used my boy’s all time favorite stamp. He picked it for me a few years ago, and he asks me now and again if I’ve used it lately… Now I can honestly say yes!

I used this fabbie sketch from Sunday sketch and stamp.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tesa

Hello!

Here is this week’s Heartfelt Creations card. I used the Antique Essentials PreCut Set and I must say I loved coloring it. The water pump reminds me of my wonderful childhood summer vacations where we stayed in a cabin with no electricity and water from a pump like this. It was green.

It’s a pure joy to color these stamps!

HC Products Used: HCDP1 230 Sunny Day Paper Collection, HCPC 3516 Antique Essentials PreCut Set, HCD 730 Decorative Butterfly Corner Die, HCPC 3303 Posy Patch Flowers PreCut Set, HCD 701 Posy Patch Die. Other Products: Papers: Cranson Water Color paper, Black and kraft cardstock. Ink: Versa Fine Onyx Black, Distress inks – Faded jeans, Broken China, Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo, Weathered wood and Black Soot. Tombow markers – light pink. Pearls and letters from Lilybee Designs. Glue and 3D foam.

More cards and projects with these stamps, dies and papers can be found on the Heartfelt Creations Blog.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tesa

Barry Manilow

Hi!

I'm having a much needed coffee break, trying to get a bit acu on blogs and stuff. So much inspiration, so little time... Oh well, I have a deadline on Friday/Monday, I hope to retrieve my life after that. A bit anyway... :):):)

As therapy, I've been scrapbooking late nights when sleep is far away. I thought I'd share one of the pages today. It's totally out of my comfort zone and was so much fun to make. 

This is what Anders looks like when he says Barry Manilow.

We have this family joke related to the man, the myth the legend Barry Manilow that I will not be able to explain (it has to be experienced), and this is my dear husband making me hit the floor with laughter.

Using up some old supplies, yay!

Have a fab day!

Tesa

Treat Box

Hi! Happy Monday!

For today’s blog post over at The Rubber Cafe I made a sweet little treat box.  I used an old chocolate box as a template, and it worked out really great and it was super easy to make. 

I stamped the white Pugnacious Signature paper with 18th Century Proclamation all around the box and heat embossed it. Then I went over it all with Distress inks and sprayed it with Glimmer mist. It got this glimmering look that is almost metallic. 

The LOVE sentiment is from Pictures Framed set and it is also heat embossed. The butterfly comes from Butterfly Set. The pearls ended up a bit out of line, but it’s fixed now. Too dark to take new photos though.

I have a full tutorial with template up on The Rubber Café Blog, you can find it HERE if interested.

My google went back to normal last night. I think. 2000+ posts from the past week showed up in my reader. Might come more since it was gone for a while. 

Thanks for stopping by!

Tesa

Sunny Day Collection

Today is new release day over at Heartfelt Creations. And we are very happy to present Sunny Day Collection. This collection captures the tranquility of a sunny day in the garden. Setting the tone with serene garden views and peaceful plant and butterfly harmonies is the Sunny Day Paper Collection. Stamps include bustling bees, a vintage watering can and botanical butterfly medleys. The Decorative Butterfly Corner Die in this collection will add unique versatility to any project.

You could win the entire release by letting us know what you think about the new collection over at the Heartfelt Creations Blog. And if you love these fabulous products as much as I do and want to be a part of a fantastic team, there is a Design Team Call out – you find it HERE.

Time to check out my cards:

HC products used: HCDP1 230 Sunny Day Paper Collection, HCPC 3520 Botanical Oval PreCut Set, HCD 730 Decorative Butterfly Corner Die, HCPC 3480 Brookside Manor PreCut Set. Other Products: Watercolor paper, black and white cardstock, Versa Fine Onyx Black pigment ink, Distress inks and ribbon. Glue and 3D foam.

 

HC products used: HCDP1 230 Sunny Day Paper Collection, HCPC 3520 Botanical Oval PreCut Set, HCPC 3518 Vintage Watering Can PreCut Set, HCD 730 Decorative Butterfly Corner Die, HCPC 3500 Open Vintage Floret PreCut Set, HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set, HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die, HCD 728 Timeless Amour Die, HCD 712 Bella Rose Die. Other: White cardstock, Versa Fine Onyx Black pigment ink, clear embossing powder, pearl brad, ribbon and floss. Glue and 3D foam.

This last card is a lift of this card. Such a beauty and I did not do it justice.

If you pop over to the Heartfelt Creations blog you will find a blog post chock full of goodies, the chance to win and the DT call. What are you waiting for??? :) :) :)

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Tesa

Love Always

Hi! Happy Monday!

I thought a love themed card would be a good idea for today’s The Rubber Cafe project. I wanted to use the Love Always sentiment stamp and teamed it up with the Pictures Framed and Don’t be Wishy Washy.

I stamped and clear embossed the sentiment on a piece of scrap patterned paper and framed it with the cut out Pictures Framed stamp. I masked some washy tape stamps on the panel and added a piece of fabric tape and a button to finish it off.

My google reader has gone crazy. Most of the blogs I’m following are gone and my new posts isn’t up on other people’s readers either. Grrr. I’ll look into it but I have so much else on my (and my family’s) plate right now so I just wish things like this would work.

Have a great day and thanks for stopping by!

Tesa

Favorite layout and a Valentines CAS card

Hi! Here is a layout I’ve been working on a few days now. It’s a new favorite of mine, cause it was super fun to make and I love the photos of my boy and my mom playing games and having a great time together. I used all scraps for this, all the papers and embellies are from old kits from 2011. I was sooooo inspired by Julie and her work with her stash!!!

I used this fab sketch from Scrapbook.com:

Every week I plan to play along with CAS-ual Fridays, but seldom do. But wohooo, this week I did!!! I used my Grunge 2  stamps from Skipping Stones Design and stamped away. Super easy. I’m just sorry that , the red I love you ended up really wonky on the photo. It’s a brighter red, like the twine, irl.

Thanks for stopping by!!!

Tesa

Thanks for all you are to me and a layout

Hi! I have two Heartfelt Creations projects to share today. First up is a window card with loads of dimension.

I tried to go for a spring-y look, I want some sun and some flowers and some blue skies badly!

HC Products: HCPC 3513 Weathered Fence Post PreCut Set, HCPC 3512 Antique Lantern PreCut Set, HCD 708 Decorative Window Scene Die. Other: Water color paper, White and black cardstock, Patterned paper – My Minds Eye The Sweetest Thing Collection, Versa Fine Onyx Black Pigment Inc, Ranger Clear Embossing Powder, Distress inks: Vintage photo, Tea Dye, Peeled Paint, Shabby Shutters, Cotton Candy, Broken China. Rribbon, button, floss. Glue and 3D Foam.

And my layout:

HCPC 3507 Timeless Amour Background PreCut Set, HCPC 3509 Timeless Sentiments PreCut Set, HCPC 3502 Mini Vintage Floret PreCut Set, HCD 727 Vintage Floret Die, HCPC 3510 Petite Floral Swirls PreCut Set, HCD 729 Decorative Blossom Corner Die, 253731 Decorative Labels One. Other: Brown Cardstock – Panduro, Beach cardstock – Bazzill Basics. Patterned Paper – My Mind’s Eye (blue and white), SassaFras Lass (yellow), vintage book paper. Ink: Archival Ink – Coffee, Distress inks – Embossing ink, Cotton Candy, Rusty Hinge, Vintage Photo. Chipboard from Dusty Attic, Lace from Panduro, Stickers from Lillibean Soup, Pearls from Kort og Godt, rhinestones from Prima, Washi tape, Distress stain – Vintage photo, Heart punch, Edge punch, letters from Lillibean Soup. Floss. Tape and 3D foam.

My son’s first reaction was: who is THAT? YOU!!! What awful glasses!!!!

Well, it IS 11 years ago. And it IS hard to find nice glasses – I’m in the process right now so I know all about it. Anyway, I really like this page. It’s a bit soft in the colors and the colors are my favorite combo of blue and browns. I stamped a lot, but a bit subtle on this one. The flowers and the hearts are clear embossed and inked, but doesn’t really come through on the pic.

The Heartfelt Creations Blog is chock full of projects so don’t forget to pop over! Thanks for stopping by today!

Tesa

On top of the world

Happy Sunday! Hope you are enjoying a lovely weekend!

I have a random layout to share. The photos are from our vacation last summer when my boy met the special rock formations of Gotland and Fårö for the first time. He could have spent the whole week climbing these rocks.

I used a sketch for the design, but can’t find it.

Thanks for stopping by!

Tesa