Heartfelt- Special Black Friday Debut

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

VIDEO LINKS:

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSdPL7nXvQE&feature=youtu.be

For more tips on creating with the journals, watch the tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw4lcnn_9zU&feature=youtu.be

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.