Good morning!
Summer
brings with it the excitement of a new gardening season, lounging in the open
expanse of the backyard and enjoying the beauty of favorite perennial blossoms
dancing gently in the warm summer breeze! Among those returning favorites are
the attractive, butterfly loving coneflower! Bright and colorful, these pretty
flowers come dressed in a wide variety of hues and quietly display their domed
centers and soft delicate petals against the backdrops of ornamental grasses and
other decorative backyard plantings! Come along with us as we welcome back the
summer season with a walk through the Backyard Blossoms Collection by Heartfelt
Creations! Brilliantly hued, and filled with a good dose of summer sunshine,
the fabulous paper collection showcases happy shades of bright yellows, pretty
pinks, luscious lavenders and glorious greens and showcases lovely lace like
patterns, elegant swirls and bountiful coneflower blossoms! Included in this
jubilant and cheerful assembling are three exquisitely illustrated cling stamps
sets with coordinating dies ideal for all of your summer themed paper craft
creations! From large coneflower images, ornamental grasses, to smaller
backyard blossom accents, these dynamic illustrations are ideal for creating
your very own dimensional flower gardens as focal points on card fronts or as
accents on scrapbook layouts! So grab your lounge chair, slather on the sunscreen
and join us as we kick back and relax in the backyard enjoying our favorite
backyard blossoms!
Heartfelt Creations products used:
Other Products:
Peach card stock, Lavender card stock, ribbon, Copic
Markers:B00,B000, B01,
R30,R21,R22,V01,V12,V15,E33,YR65,Y11,Y15,Y38,E53,E33,E35,RV000,G43,G82,YG63,YG03,YG23,C01,C02,C03,C05,R81,R83,E000,E00,E93,E01
Instructions:
Card size: 6 X 6
½” Cover each panel of foldout card (see
video for cutting paper) with the Backyard Blossoms Paper Collection. Die cut
borders out of peach card stock and cut narrow borders using the plain edge of
the Fleur Borders out of lavender card stock. Cut back border from peach using
two of the Delicate Boders and the lavender narrow border using the plain die
from the Classic Border set. Die cut a
lavender and a peach using the Festive Holiday Die and one each using the
Decorative Medallion Die. Glue the
lavender Decorative Medallion to the back of the card on the right side leaving
at least half sticking out from the edge then glue the peach one on (the
lavender will appear on top from the front).
On the other side, glue the peach Festive Holiday die to the back of the
third panel (third from the front) at an angle and then glue the lavender
Festive Holiday die on top of the peach. Cut one pocket from lavender. Cut a rectangle tag and an oval tag from
decorative paper.
Stamp, die cut and color the fairies, blossoms, birds,
critters, and coneflowers with Copic Markers.
Glitter all flowers, fairy wings, and butterflies. On the back panel glue sitting fairy to log
on paper, glue one of the birds to top right corner and glue some of the
blossoms to the bottom area. On the
inside of third panel glue the lavender pocket to bottom right and insert
tags. Glue some of the blossoms on the
left side of the bottom next to the pocket.
On the back side of the same panel, glue the tall coneflower over the
Festive Holiday die and then glue a short one next to it (one coral and one
purple). Inside second panel, glue standing fairy to
left bottom and the little bird and branch to top left. Glue small coneflowers to bottom right. Inside first panel die cut the paper with
wheat stocks using the wheat stock die from Backyard Blossoms and then glue
them on top of decorative paper. Glue
tiny butterflies and bunny on the bottom.
On the outside of the last panel glue two coneflowers (one purple and
one coral) to the left side. Stamp It’s
Your Birthday on decorative paper and die cut with oval die then mat with another
oval cut from peach card stock and glue these together then onto the front
right bottom. Glue a bird at the top
left on top on one of the coneflowers.
Now make a 3D coneflower using the sunflower stamp and
die set. Sponge deep Purple color onto
petals front and back. Shape by misting
flower from the back, place face side down on shaping mat and starting from the
outside, use tool to draw petals inward.
Pierce hole in the center and insert a wired stamen (color wire with
green ink) from the top (stamen will stick up).
Fold flower in half and even tuck sides in to make it look more like a
coneflower then start adding 3D type glue to the stamen and rounded top of the
flower to cover with Prills (Mix Go Man Go with Express-O Yourself). Add more
glue and more Prills until you have a rounded cone center. Let dry completely, then glue flower to front
panel. Tie a triple bow with lavender
ribbon (or dyed seam binding) and glue
to the front at the bottom of the stems.
Thanks for visiting today, hope you got some ideas for a card!
Robin
Starting with Genesis and on through until the end of the Bible, it all speaks of God's awesome power AND His unfailing love for us, His mercy and His grace.
I'd like to share one of my favorite songs with you, well part of it anyway!
Verse 1
"God of creation there at the start
before the beginning of time
with no point of reference You spoke to the dark
and fleshed out the wonder of light
Chorus 1
And as You speak a hundred billion galaxies are born
In the vapor of Your breathe the planets form
If the stars were made to worship so will I
I can see Your heart in everything You've made
Every burning star a signal fire of grace
If creation sings Your praises so will I
Verse 2
God of Your promise
You don't speak in vain
No syllable empty or void
For once You have spoken all nature and science
follow the sound of Your voice
Chorus 2
And as You speak a hundred billion creatures catch Your breath
Evolving in pursuit of what You said
If it all reveals Your nature so will I
I can see Your heart in everything You say
Every painted sky a canvas of Your grace
If creation still obeys You so will I"
By Hillsong United
It goes on but I will close right here. I just love the way it speaks of God's almighty creative power and awesomeness! How He speaks and it is done, it is created, it is accomplished. How great Thou art!
