Good morning everyone!
Happy Black Friday!
Today is the day we've all been looking forward to and I can't wait to show you what I've been up to for Heartfelt Creations!
It was my pleasure to do this wonderful new album
to showcase not only the beautiful album but also the
fantastic new flower molds Heartfelt Creations now has available.
I was able to use the Floral Basics Shaping Mold on most of the flowers in this book and the Rose Flower Mold for others.
I have a project coming up where I use the Poinsettia Flower Mold and boy is that fantastic!
This book is all about a particular backpacking trip my husband Andy and I took.
We have gone hiking and backpacking for most of our vacations over the last 35 years
Tag journaling: At 8,600 foot elevation, Tuolumne Meadows is the gateway to the Yosemite High Sierra. It is a stunning wilderness of flowery meadows, snowcapped peaks and oceans of sparkling granite. A great place to cool off escaping the valley heat in summer. We intentionally live near one of the great wonders of the world, Yosemite. Everyone has their own special desires of what they want to do and where they want to go, this is our special place. We often start our back-country adventures from this place called Tuolumne Meadows High Sierra Camp.
Journaling says: Some look for gold but we look for the jewels of the Sierra-wildflowers! Rivers that turn to liquid gold as the sun starts to set and the alpine glow begins. Every mountain top is aflame with super-natural light during this time of day.
Journaling say:(page 4 top) Casting off a sandy bar with the lodge pole pine forest behind and towering above that the snow covered granite peaks of Cathedral. (page 4 bottom) Tuolumne River sending swiftly flowing snow melt down to pools of ice cold water, a trout's heaven and a trout fisherman's delight! Timber forest open to a snow covered Cathedral Peak. The fish are not hungry, shy to the lure splash they "run" to hide, move along, try some place else. Who is persistent? A fisherman, focus and determination in motion...a duck could waddle past and who would notice? A bear could come to see and who would know? What a joy it is when my only concern is "what gear to use", be gentle, catch and release.
(page 5) A voice calls out, "Let's get going", it startles, oh yes, we were on a hike to where?
Journaling says:
Finally on the trail, with every step we leave the cares of life behind us, our
eyes and ears, our senses begin to open and receive the beauty of the Lord
in this place.
A Kelty backpack, who knew it could be a trade up for a set of golf clubs, she
hates golf, and I was clueless. 30 plus years of backpacking with a Kelty and
Robin-priceless!
Time is non-existent for a few days, rested, anxious, and ready.
Fresh on the trail from Soda Springs in Tuolumne Meadows, we are on our way
to Glen Aulin, a flowing moving active force of water powered by plunging through
the Tuolumne River Canyon, cascades and waterfalls all along the way.
No phone, no regular worldly cares, concerns or responsibilities. Now it is the
pleasure of the company with no distractions. It’s the feeling of the wind, the
scent of the mountains and trees, the sparkling of towering white granite bluffs
and domes, the treasure of the jewels of the Sierra, wildflowers.
How good it is the have a like-minded companion to share such a precious time
and place. Years later with reflection, it is even more wonderful!
Journaling:
Rivers form from High Country glacial lakes Like Mt. Dana and Mt. Lyell, they flow down-hill into this river called Tuolumne in Tuolumne Meadows, we follow the river down the” Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne” as it cascades and falls. In one place the force of the water creates a most spectacular event (usually only in early spring) called “The Water Wheels”. The water cascades over rocks with so much force that it creates actual “wheels” of water when it hits some particular rocks in the cascade. We usually hike there after resting in Glen Aulin, (where our favorite waterfall of the High Country is found). This photo is at our resting place on the way down to Glen Aulin, it is flat area and a very good place for fishing, taking off boots and refreshing our feet in the ice cold water.
“The mighty Sierra, miles in height…so gloriously colored and so radiant, it seemed not clothed with light but wholly composed of it, like the wall of some celestial city…Then it seemed to me that the Sierra should be called, not the Nevada or Snowy Range, but the Range of Light.” John Muir
Journaling: (page 10 top) Tuolumne River cascades down the river gorge.
(page 10 bottom)
The excitement and thrill of the ascent, rough going at times as there
is no trail, but exhilarating all the same and then the exultation of
the view from the top, so many smiles to What is a smile but the
outward showing of the joy inside of us. We are tired from the climb
but so happy to be at the top.
Life can be a balancing act, God can tilt it in your favor, GO!
(Page 11)
A place that warms our soul, the higher we go in elevation
the happier we get or is it the lack of oxygen? I’m sure it
is this special place!
We were there!
Each page has a scripture printed on the paper.
Journaling: (page 14 top)
Do you want to see greatness and power in motion, stand at
the base of a waterfall, feel and see it!
(Page 15 top)
Life can wear you down, cause soreness and even blisters, what is more pleasant and refreshing
than to stop, take off those boots and feel the coolness of flowing mountain water, wiggle the
toes, let the pebbles of river rock message your feet and be refreshed.
High on the rocky slopes the snow melts, trickles, gathers together and begins to flow
making a creek and then a river. The earth comes alive as it passes down through canyons,
gorges and meadows then here we are, we are in it, a part of it.
Journaling:
Lounging on a natural rock “chair”
at the base of a 500’ cascading river,
mist is floating on the air and at
the base of this cascade is a deep
swirling emerald pool of water…
totally irresistible.
Heartfelt Products
ITEM NUMBER
NAME
HCPC-3813
Today’s Quotes stamp Set
HCFB1-464 3D
Floral Basics Shaping Mold
HCFB1-462 3D
Rose Shaping Mold
HCJB2-5004 3Ring
Journal Binder-White
HCJB1-5001 Daily
Blessings Journal Pages
HCDP1-278 Classic
Petunia Paper Collection
HCDP1-275
Flowering Dogwood Paper Collection
HCDP1-250 Birds
& Blooms Paper
HCPC-3644 Birds
& Blooms Stamp Set
HCD1-756
Birds & Blooms Die
HCD1-757
Leafy Branch Die
HCD1-734 Sun
Kissed Fleur Die
HCPC-3533 Sun
Kissed Fleur Stamp Set
HCD1-7139 Small
Classic Petunia Die
HCPC-3785 Small
Classic Petunia Stamp Set
HCD1-7124 Woodsy
Critters Die
HCPC-7123 Woodsy
Wonderland Die
HCPC-3767 Woodsy
Wonderland Stamp Set
HCPC-3768 Woodsy
Critters Stamp Set
HCD1-7110
Classic Rose Die
HCPC-3752
Classic Rose Stamp Set
HCD1-7129
Flowering Dogwood Die
HCPC-3773
Flowering Dogwood Stamp Set
HCD1-7125
Wildwood Florals Die
HCPC-3769
Wildwood Florals Stamp Set
HCPC-3795 Window
Box Fillers Stamp Set
HCD1-7149
Window Box Fillers Die
HCD1-7150
Window Box Elements Die
HCD1-7118
Delicate Borders Die
HCD1-7102 Regal
Hummingbird Die
HCD1-783
Border Essential Die
HCD2-751 Cut
Mat Create 2A Die
HCD2-750 Cut Mat Create 1B Die
HCD1-745
Luggage & Tags Die
HCD1-7157
Eyelet Oval & Basics Large Die
HCD1-7156
Eyelet Oval & Basics Small
HCD1-7154
Eyelet Circle & Basics Small
HCD1-7161
Sweetheart Borders Die
ANC814
Lettuce Entertain You Prills
ANC851
Rock N’ Roll Prills
HCS1-457-1
Pastel Pearl-Small
HCS1-457-2
Pastel Pearl Medium
TSMP707
Bamboo Leaves Memento
TSMP103
Cantaloupe Memento
TSMP704 New
Sprout Memento
TSMP400 Rose
Bud Memento
TSMP602 Teal
Zeal Memento
Other Products:
Angel Pink Memento, white
card stock, blue card stock, purple card stock, green card stock, pink card
stock, dark pink card stock, Copic Markers E53, E33, E35, YGO3, YG17, YG63,
Y11, Y15, V01, V12, V15, bv01, Y38, YR04, C01,R11, R02, R21, BG32, BG34, B01,
Transparency, Vellum, Brilliance Pearlescent Purple, Wilted Violet Distress Ink
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Instructions:
Approx. 9” X 8” 3 ring binder Journal Album. Cover:
8” X 8 ½ piece of Flowering Dogwood trimmed at the bottom with the
Sweetheart Border Die. Under the die cut
is a strip of light pink decorative paper.
Photo is framed with Flowering Dogwood paper and blue card stock. Scripture panel comes from the Daily
Blessings Journal pages. Add flowers
formed with the 3-D molds and stylist and filled with Prills or Pearl
stamen. Finish with rhinestone
flourishes. Finish spine with ribbon and
tags from the Flowering Dogwood and Birds and Blooms.
Cover inside front and back with Classic Petunia Paper and
Border Essentials die cuts. Stamp
Today’s Quotes with Wilted Violet Distress Ink
on Classic Petunia Paper and cut with Circles die then mat with white
using the circle dies. Cut a panel from
the Classic Petunia paper and a little tag then attach the little tag with
ribbon. I did my journaling on the
computer and printed on transparency.
Back inside in made the same way using the oval dies for sentiment
instead of the circles.
Pages: After matting and applying photos to chosen
pages (some are tucked under designs in paper using an X-Acto knife to make
slits) I glued paged back to back because I decided not to use the plain lined
sides (except page 1). That also helped
to hide my slits in paper where I tucked photos in. I then chose flowers, birds, animals and
borders to decorate each page. After
decorating each page and using the molds for flowers making it quick and easy,
I added my journaling to each page.
Thank you for visiting today!!
Robin
Psalm 119:105New Living Translation (NLT)
105 Your word is a lamp to guide my feet
and a light for my path.
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