Heartfelt Creations Semi Finalists Announced

I am so excited to announce that I am one of the Semi Finalists for the Heartfelt Creations Design Team Blog!    I have loved Heartfelt Creations ever since I was introduced to their fabulous stamps paper and die.    One of my favorite Designers was Penny O'Dell.   I would always come away inspired and ready to create after seeing her fabulous projects.     

There are 20 of us in the running as Semi Finalists.   I have the names listed below.   

It is important that we work to inspire and encourage our wonderful supporters and members of Heartfelt Creations Community  -  So the decision of who goes forward as the Finalist is up to you - the Community.    You are being invited to select 5 Designers to move forward on the Design Team. 

For the next 3 days, I will be posting one of my three submissions to Heartfelt Creations DT Call

I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed creating them!     

Trust me -  You can't go wrong with ANY of the fabulous Designers listed.   

Each and every one will bring everything they have to the table in hopes of inspiring you and showcasing all the beautiful paper, die and stamps from Heartfelt Creations.  

Check out their blogs and YouTubes.

Chat with them on Facebook and other forms of Social Media - 

then select 5.   You can't go wrong!   

They are all fantastic!

The important thing is to VOTE!    

Announcing the Semifinalists: 

Today we are pleased to announce the Heartfelt Creations Design Team Semifinalists. Choosing from such great talent and diversified submissions is very difficult and we appreciate all the applicants that participated in the design team call. Without further ado, here are the semifinalists: Rajni Chawla, Dorota Kopec, Sandi Nagel, Tracy McLennon, Marie Gamber, Polya Bogdanova, Martine Smith, Shellie Giegle, Meraj Zaidi, Neva Cole, Elsa Sapp, Rhonda van Ginkel, Sandra Carey, Sandy Hulsart, Anita Kejjriwal, Debbie Sherman, Joyce Erb, Amarylis Doria, Gini Cagle,Glenda Brooks, and Amelia Van Den Heuval
Vote for your favorite Semifinalists:

We would love to have you particpate and vote your 5 favorite semifinalists. Review each one of their blogs and then CLICK HERE to submit your vote. Voting ends on March 25th, 2016.

Thinking of You - My Bestie Image

Hello and welcome!

I would love to share a card I created with one of Sherri Baldy's new digital release images.   img997
Isn't she just the cutest?   Sherri really outdid herself with this digital image!     I love the face and that hairdo!  

Copic Markers

E000, E00, E11, 13, E24, R20

T2, T3, T4, T5, T7, T9

RV10, RV13, RV17, RV19

YG 61, YG63, YG67

Y11, Y13, Y15

E40, E33, E35

Opaque White Ink

You can find this digital stamp at Sherri Baldy's Shop HERE

Take care my friends and have a great week.

I am off tomorrow to Arizona for a Mystery Conference with some of my favorite authors!   

Back soon! 

What's Up? - Twisted Thursday Challenge

Hello and welcome!   

I am so excited to share my Guest Design Team card with you today!   The Outlawz: Twisted Thursday is having an Anything Goes Challenge for you!   

 I hope you hope over and join in the fun!    

Sponsor Stitchy Bear

http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/

   I have been waiting for something special so I could use my new stamp set from Heartfelt Creations!    I used a fun stamp set and die called Sugar Hollow Tree Cling Stamp Set and Die

I cut the tree three times and used pop dots to pop this up for a lot of fun dimension!  

Isn't that fun? 

II colored the image using my Copic alcohol ink markers.    

Love this stamp set and die!    

I hope you join us this week at Twisted Thursday!   

We would love to see your fabulous creations!     

Thank you for joining me!

Winter Cardinals

I finally finished my card for a very special anniversary!    I have a deep love for birds and wildlife.   I just couldn't resist coloring the beautiful Cardinals .  

I used a gorgeous stamp illustrated by the fabulous Jennifer Dove from DoveArt Studios.   This deeply etched rubber stamp can be fund HERE.       Stamps just don't get any better than this!     

Ink Medium - Copic Alcohol Ink Markers

R20, R22 R24, R27 R57 W7

G40, YG 63, YG69, G29

B000, B00, B21, B41,  C3

W7, W5, W4, W4, W1 W0, W00

Thank you for stopping by! 

You Light Up My Life - Sherri Baldy Release January 7, ,2016

Welcome to this weeks post  with a new release by Sherri Baldy at her My Besties Shop . 

 I used this adorable Bestie Image -  img955. 

 I want to try some new things this year so for this post, thought I would take one image and see if I cold get a really different look.    I thought it might  be a way to stretch some of those stamps and images.  

I colored the first with Copic Alcohol Ink Markers and for my background, I added some muted hearts with watercolor.   I added quilling on top of that.   I combined two types of quilling.....    Shaped rolls and also Chinese Quilling.   

When I was in Hawaii, I saw some beautiful quilled cards and the artist created a watercolor background to coordinate with her quilling.   I think I will be trying a lot of that this year...   now you know one of my personal resolutions for the year.   LOL.   This will help with my watercolor, sketching and quilling!  

For my second card, I used the same image but created a fireworks background that I learned at a Kit & Clowder Class.  I thought it would make a cute Valentine Day's Card (You light my life) or a great New Years or Fourth of July!    

Thank you for stopping by my blog!   I really appreciate it.   

I also have been posting some new  YouTube video's on Seasonal Tags and some involve quilling.    I would love for you to check out my YouTube Channel!   

Have a wonderful day! 

A Winter Greeting - The Outlawz Twisted Thursday Challenge

Hi everyone and Welcome!   

This is my first post for 2016 and I am so glad to have you!    

I am sharing a cute little Bestie image for my Guest Designer for our 

 Twisted Thursday Challenge!  

We have an "anything goes" theme for you and our fabulous sponsor is Sherri Baldy!  

Our challenge will go through Wednesday so that means there is still time to get crafty and share your inspiration with us!  

I colored this image with my topic markers and the background with Prismacolor pencils.

I added some snow with my Opaque White ink.  

I hope you have a fantastic week and I will look forward to seeing you at 

The Outlawz: Twisted Thursday Challenge!   

Happy New Year!  

The Outlawz: Twisted Thursday Challenge - Christmas Angel

Happy Thanksgiving!   

I am so excited to be the Guest Designer for The Outlawz - Twisted Thursday! 

Our challenge is "Anything Goes"!    

Our awesome sponsor this month is: Ppinkydolls

Ppinkydolls

I colored this image with Copic Alcohol Ink Markers and created a "globe-like" background using Prismacolor Pencils, Gambol and opaque white ink.    

Now if you would like to join us - here are some tips for entering your amazing card or project!    

1. Click on Reply To This.
2. At the top of the reply box next to the LINK you will see a light blue square.
3. Click on the light blue square and add your photo. If you are adding your photo via a link, enter the link in the link box.
4. Set the width to 300.
5. Click ADD REPLY.
6. After you have placed your creation in the challenge thread, upload it to the gallery.
7. Be sure to add the tag
 TT112615 so your creation is entered in the drawing for November Twisted Thursday prize. If you have any questions on how to add the tag, please ask! We do not want anyone to miss out on the chance for the prize. ;o)


Only cards uploaded to the main gallery and tagged correctly with TT112615 will be eligible for the prize. We recommend that you copy and paste the tag to ensure your creation is uploaded with the correct tag for this week's challenge.

I would love to share some amazing cards from my teamies!    They are amazing! 

Pat

Http://rubberstampingismygame.blogspot.com/

Janet

www.mainelycards.blogspot.com

Pia

http://piaspapirogperler.blogspot.no/

Andrea

http://andneil.blogspot.co.nz

Jean

TangleStreetColorway

Nicole

Carrie

Carrie's Custom Cards

Marie - Guest Designer

So what are you waiting for?   LOL   Grab your card and project and hit the link HERE and upload your creating now!    

Have a save and wonderful Thanksgiving! 

Fall is in the Air - DoveArt Studios

It's time for our Twisted Thursday Challenge!     I am proud to say I am the guest designer for this week!   

What better way to share all the fabulous inspiration than to share all the fabulous cards created by our fabulous team!    

For this week's challenge the optional twist is: "Anything Goes"

Twisted Thursday Challenge is always “Anything Goes”, which means your project can be anything...a card, tag, scrapbook page, fancy box, or anything you wish to create. You do not have to add the twist – BUT if you choose to add the twist, you may submit 2 entries in the challenge. If you choose not to add the twist, only one (1) entry of “anything goes” may be submitted.  We love your interpretations of the twist and would love to see more in our challenges. By using the twist, your name will also be entered into the Twisted Thursday monthly prize drawing TWICE !!!

When you upload your entry into the gallery, please tag it with this week’s tag: TT102915 

Also, be sure to check the monthly winners page for the previous month to see if you are a winner!  The winner section is on the right side of the upper bar.

Our fabulous sponsor for the month October is

Sponsor Stitchy Bear

http://stitchybearstamps.com/shop/

Upcoming challenge
Nov 5 Triple Play (3 different colors)
Nov 12 Paper Piecing
Nov 19 Something with wings
Nov 26 Anything goes

Pat
http://rubberstampingismygame.blogstop.com/

Janet

www.mainelycards.blogspot.com

Pia

http://piaspapirogperler.blogspot.no/

Andrea

http://andneil.blogspot.co.nz

Jean

TangleStreetColorway

Nicole

Carrie

Marie Gamber - Guest Designer

I hope to see your fabulous card at our Twisted Thursday Challenge!     Remember  - it's Anything Goes!  

Grow & Bloom

Hello and Happy Sunday!
We had some "much needed" rain today.   After the big fire - this is just what the doctor ordered!  
If we can just keep the flooding in check, we will be going good!    

And now, it's time for another new Release from Sherri Blady.  

This is a stamp set called Grow and Bloom.   

Grow & Bloom (Sherri Baldy's My Besties)

 Coloring Tutorial  in HD YouTube can be found HERE

I love the color combinations used in this image.   I used Copic Alcohol ink markers and I have them all listed in the video .  

Take care and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday!  

Happy Haunting!

Hello!  

First I want to apologize for the delay in posting .    My area County was devastated with the second wort fire in the history of California.     As you may know, I work as an RN Patient Care Coordinator in an Emergency Department but I have been spending my time off helping with the victims of the fire.   Things will take a long time to recover - but the infrastructure of rebuilding is now in place and the process that will take a few years has started.  

And now to introduce you to Sherri Baldy[s newest SVG  file that can be found HERE. 

 I used my Cameo to cut the files.   Vintage Photo Distress Ink was used to sponge the edges!  

What an easy halloween Card!!!   This is a card that can also be used as a Fall Card by changing the sentiment!  

Thank you for stopping by and have a beautiful day!