Heartfelt Creations Design Team Semifinalist

I have exciting news to share with you! :) I am a semi finalist for the Heartfelt Creative Design Team. I'm honoured that I was chosen out of all the creative people who applied and would like to congratulate all the other semi finalists: 
Karen Conner, Maureen Russell, Karen Letchworth, Susan Smit, Joyce Erb, Amanda Reed, Shellie Geigle, Debbie Seyer, Jolande van Oosterhout, Archana Joshi, Shona Ratliff, Robin Tharaldson, Candy Slabaugh, Mallika Kejriwal, Marzena Ziuziakowska, Tracey Fehr, Susannah McManus, Anne Harada, Sandie Dunne, Nupur Priya and Gloria Stengel

If you really like my Heartfelt Creations cards, I would appreciate your vote. 
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After you've checked out the other semi finalists blogs (by clicking on each of their names). Click on the red "CLICK HERE" link and that will take right to the voting page. 
When you vote you will be entered into a draw for a $50 Heartfelt Creations Gift Certificate. 
Best of luck to all my fellow semi finalists! 
Thanks for following my blog and thank you for your support :) 

Heartfelt Creations Christmas Rose Card

Christmas Rose Card

Heartfelt Creations Products Used:

• Vintage Floret Die Set                                 SKU: HCD 727
• Ornamental Add On Die Set                       SKU: HCD 738
• Book Frame 1 & 2 PreCut Stamp Sets       SKU: HCPC 3433, HCPC 3434

Materials Used:

• Card stock  10.5" x 6",  9.25" x 5.75"
• Vellum
• Gems & Pearls of various sizes
• Ribbon
• Jute
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink - Tea Dye & Walnut
• Dimensional tape
• Double sided tape
• Art Glitter Glue

 Product Instructions:

Creating Dimensional Card

Cardstock

1) Cut your card stock to size.(10.5" x 6")

2) Score the largest piece down the centre, and then score the right hand side on a diagonal from the top corner down to the centre score.
3) Cut the smaller piece of card stock (9.25" x 5.75) in half and cut one section on a diagonal.
4) Fold card from right to left, tape the square along with the ribbon onto the base of the card and the two triangles onto the top. Fold on the diagonal.

Decorating Card:

1)     Stamp off two large books (along the music notes) and three small books.

2)     Cut the large book out first along the outer edge, cut along the paper line of the other large book. Same for the small book, one outer edge, two along the paper line.

3)     Distress the booklets, first with the Tea Dye, then Walnut.
To make the books look fuller I mould and shape the paper, folding over a corner or two.

4)     Using the glue I place the "sheets" of paper into their respective books.
Cut out your flowers, I used the four smallest dies.

5)     Make two with four layers, three with three layers and four singular ones.  

6)     Shape your flowers and add your gems.

7)     Cut out a leaf

8)     Start applying the two books onto the front along with your flowers and leaf, add a few pearls.

9)     Angle the other small book with glue and dimensionals

10)  Add one large flower onto the base of your card along with a verse.

Heartfelt Creations Friendship Card

Friendship Card

Heartfelt Creations Products Used:

• Tattered Blossoms Die Set.                   SKU: HCD 722
• Burnished Key Die.                                 SKU:  HCD 741
• Decorative Corner Blossom Die Set.   SKU:  HCD 729
• Garden Romance Die.                           SKU: HCD 723
• Keys and Roses PreCut Set.                SKU: HCPC 3571
• Burnished Key Hole PreCut Set.          SKU: HCPC 3573

  

Materials Used:

• Card Stock 6.5" x 10",  5" x 6.5",   4.75" x 6.25".  
• Book mark 3.75" x 5.75",  3.5" x 5.5"
• Vellum
• Tim Holtz Distress Ink – Walnut
• Ribbon
• Gold Glitter and Micro Beads
• Pearls
• Double sided tape
• Art Glitter Glue
• Copic Markers

  

 Product Instructions:

Creating Bookmark Card

Cardstock

1)     Cut all of your layers (6.5" x 10",  5" x 6.5",  4.75" x 6.25") and as well as your corner die.

2)     Distress your layers.

3)     Adhere with your tape.

4)     Glue your corner blossom onto your card, set aside while making your bookmark and flowers.

Bookmark

1)     Cut the layers for your bookmark

2)     Angle cut the top corners and distress your edges.

3)     Cut out a key and lock attach with your ribbon.

4)     Stamp and color.

Flowers:

1)     Cut out your flowers, mould and layer together using your glue. I use the four smallest dies (one three layer, one two layer and five singular flowers).

2)     Glue some glitter and micro beads into the centre of your flowers.

3)     Cut out two butterflies, place a pearl onto its body.

Decorating your card:

1)     Slip a scrap of paper under your corner blossom to prevent getting any glue onto your card that would prevent you from getting the bookmark into the slot.

2)     Glue your flowers and butterflies onto your card, let them set for a few seconds, then pull out the scrap paper.

3)     Insert your finished bookmark and send to your favourite reader!

Heartfelt Creations Pop-Up Wedding Box Card

Antique Pop-Up Wedding Box Card

Heartfelt Creations Products Used:

·         Stamp –Sun Kissed Fleur PreCut Set                                     SKU: HCPC 3533

·         Stamp –China Fragments PreCut Set                                     SKU: HCPC 3472

·         Die Set –Sun Kissed Fleur Die Set (Spell Binders)                 SKU: HCD 734

Materials Used:

·         1 -12 x 12 Cream Cardstock

·         1 -12 x 12 Black Cardstock

·        1 -12 x 12 White Cardstock

·         1 Sheet of Vellum

·         Adhesive

·        3-D Foam Squares

·        Cutter

·         Wire

·         “Love” Gold Heart Key

·          Scoring Board with Scoring Tool

Product Instructions:

Creating Pop-Up Box

Pop-Up Box Card

1)      Cut cream cardstock to 8.5” x 12”

2)      Score on the long side at 2.75”, 5.5”, 8.25”, 11”

3)      At the bottom of the scored cardstock cut off a 2” x 12” strip and set aside (will be used later)

4)      Turn the 6.5” x 12” panel turn 90°, score at 2.75”

5)      Cut down 2.75” to this scoreline along each of the 4 perpendicular score lines

6)      Cut a slight angle up from the edge of the cardstock at the 11” scoreline and create a tab

7)      Cut the 2” x 12” strip (that was set aside) at 4.75” from the end with the 1” scoreline

8)      Cut the 2” x 4.75” strip in half long way to create two strips, 1” x 4.75”  (both strips should be scored at 1” from each end –fold both tabs back)

Black Cardstock Paper (for each panel)

• Cut 2 panels                                        2.5” x 6.25”
• Cut 3 lower panels                              2.5” x 3.5”
• Cut 6 upper panels                              2.5” x 2.5”

a)      Attach these black panels to the pop-up box card using adhesive (see photo)

Inside 

Outside

 White Cardstock Paper (for each panel –on top of the black paper)

• Cut 2 panels                                        2.25” x 6”
• Cut 3 lower panels                              2.25” x 3.25”
• Cut 6 upper panels                              2.25” x 2.25”

a)      Crumple up all the white cardstock paper

b)      Flatten out the paper

c)      Using a finger dauber with Tim Holtz Brushed Coudory ink on it, wipe the white paper back and forth covering the high spots

d)     Attach your antiqued white paper to the black panels on the pop-up card box

Building Pop-Up Box

a)      Fold the pop-up box card on the 5.5” scoreline and attach the tab inside with adhesive

b)      Fold back the three top flaps that have the single squares, so they are hanging down (leaving the rectangle panel standing tall as the back)

c)      Apply adhesive to the end tabs of the 1” x 4.75” strips (that were set aside prior), adhere them to the inside of the opened box, making them parallel with the back panel (see photo)

d)     Turning both tabs toward the outside (front or back of the box) will help to ensure straight placement to create stabalizers –these will be used to attach your embellishments to

Decorating the Pop-Up Box

Stamping & Die Cuts

1) Sun Kissed Fleur PreCut Set

            a) using brown ink stamp on brown cardstock, as well as on vellum

            b) cut the flowers out of both brown paper and vellum

            c) use an embossing stylus to round the flowers

2) China Fragments PreCut Set

            a) using brown ink stamp on brown cardstock twice

            b) cut out both the medium size cups (2.25” x 1.75”)

            c) cut out both the medium size handles (1” x 1.75”)

            d) attach the handles to the cup

Adding Embellishments to Card

1) Inside of Card:

      -Attach the brown flowers to the vellum flowers as described below

·      Inside Centerpiece Flowers

   -on wire: 2.25” x 2.25” (vellum on top), 2.75” x 2.75” (vellum on top)

   -glued inside: 2” x 2” (brown on top)

                  -Wire Flowers (center):

  -back: wrap a wire around the back stablizer and attach the largest flower 

   on to the top of the wire (cover the top with a small brown piece of

   paper)          

-front: wrap two wires around the front stablizer and attach same as ‘back’

   above with the 2.25” flower on one wire and a medium tea cup on the

   other wire  

**Could also use simple cardstock paper to make a stem to hold up flowers

·       Right flap 

                        -Flower -1.25” x 1.25” (vellum on top) –attach to flap with a 3D foam square

·          Front flap 

                       -Flower -0.75” x 0.75” (brown on top) –attach to flap with a 3D foam square

                      -Tag –cream cardstock:  2.25” x 1.5” (inside) -invert all four corners of each of the two tag

                                          -Write your little sentiment on this tag 

                       -Love Gold Key –glue on front flap

·          Left flap

                        -small tea cup attached to flap with a 3D foam square

2) Outside of Card

• 2.75” x 2.75” (vellum on top)
• Medium Tea Cup
• Cream Cardstock Tag: 2” x 1.5” (for outside) -invert all four corners
• Stamp Tag with Congratulations or another saying for the Bride and Groom

Pop-Up Wedding Box Card