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Tuesday, September 10, 2019

HC Aster Debut

Good morning!


Warm summer breezes have begun to cool, and daylight hours have started to shorten…tall grasses rustle in the wind preparing to make their way to seed, and leaves slowly begin their tumble to the ground to insulate the earth for the cooler upcoming season. As summer begins to fade, and the bright hues of heat loving florals dim, it is then that the graceful aster takes the limelight and becomes the crowning glory of the autumn season, lending it one last burst of color with their blends of pretty purples, pleasing pinks, and blazing blues! Join us as we bid summer farewell and celebrate the arrival of the autumn season with the Wild Aster Collection from Heartfelt Creations! Take a walk among the last perennial wildflowers of the waning summer season as you delve into a paper collection draped in light and airy asters hued in vibrant fuchsias and pretty purples, all accented with glorious greens, precious pinks and tranquil creams. Enjoy alluring backgrounds filled with dainty lace like accents, grand vintage style stripes, and beautiful brocades, all ready to set the stage for captivating aster arrangements! A lovely assembling of cling stamp sets filled with pleasing aster illustrations unite to create pretty wildflower sprays and elegant bouquets, while a stunning collection of beautifully illustrated aster petal images, when paired with the corresponding dies, join together harmoniously to create light, airy, dimensional aster flowers perfect for creating elegant autumn inspired floral clusters! So, grab your sweater and join us for one last walk through the garden as we take in the simplicity and beauty of the glorious wild aster! 


My first card is made using vellum.

The black decorative die cuts and offset with gold. I used Gold Pearl Pen (Metallic Gold Liquid Pearls) to make the little dots on the sprays. The petals have a bit of Gold Nuvo Mousse on their tips.




HC PRODUCTS USED      

Other Products:
Oxide Distress Ink- Wilted Violet and Peeled Paint, clear embossing powder, Sparkle glitter, gold cardstock, black cardstock, white cardstock, Gold Liquid Pearls,  Gold half ball, Distress Ink Wilted Violet and Peeled Paint.

Instructions:
Card size:5 1/8 X 7 1/8”.  Cut white cardstock 7 1/8 X 10 1/4" then fold in half.  Cut a piece of gold 5 1/8 X 7 1/8, glue to white card.   Cut a piece of black 4 15/16 X 6 15/16”, glue to gold panel.  Cut a piece of lavender decorative paper 4 7/8 X 6 7/8”, glue to black panel.  Cut Frame out of gold and out of black, glue together slightly offset.  Cut Decorative Oval out of black and gold, glue together slightly offset.   Cover the back of decorative oval with lavender decorative paper and trim away excess.  Glue the frame to the center of card then pop the oval up in the center of the frame.

Stamp sentiment using black, onto decorative paper then cut out with and oval die measuring 2 ¼” across.  Sponge the edge with black ink.  Cut a gold oval just slightly larger to mat the sentiment.  Pop the sentiment and mat on top of Decorative Oval die cut.

Stamp the asters using Oxide Ink onto vellum then heat emboss with clear powder.  Stamp the leaves onto vellum using Peeled Paint and emboss add more powder while heated and emboss entire leaf.  Use Distress inks to color (same name colors only die ink).  Form the flowers with the golf tools.  Glue 4 layers together to form the flowers.  Pierce centers then insert stamen.  Sponge ends of petals with gold mousse.  Stamp spray using a combination of green and violet ink them emboss.  Sponge dye ink on for color then dot with gold Liquid Pearls.  Let dry completely.  Stamp the butterfly, emboss, color then heat again and sprinkle sparkle glitter on while heated and heat again.  Add a gold ball to his head.

Use foam tape to adhere the butterfly body to the right top of Decorative Oval.  Arrange flowers, leaves and aster spray going around left side of the sentiment oval. Add Glitter to flowers.



I have a pot of fall asters in my yard that are pink and purple growing together and I just love it.
My card today shows that look...I see some yellow bellflowers in among the asters too.


HC PRODUCTS USED      
HCD1-7257   WildAster Die
HCD1-7258   WildAster Scroll & Cluster Die
HCD1-7259   WildAster Spray Die
HCPC-3887   WildAster Stamp Set
HCPC-3888   WildAster Spray Stamp Set
HCPC-3889   WildAster Scroll & Cluster Stamp Set
HCDP1-2106 Wild Aster Paper Collection
HCPC-3866   Tweet Cherry Blossoms Stamp Set
HCFB1-474   3D Cherry Blossom Shaping Mold
RACP436      LeafGreen Archival Ink
RACP962      FernGreen Archival Ink
RACP614     MagentaHue Archival Ink
RACP524     VibrantFuchsia Archival Ink
RACP494    Majestic Violet Archival Ink
RACP632    Buttercup Archival Ink
PGM15015 Rajni Chawla’s Crystal Clear
ANC803       MinniePearls Prills
ANC818       Go ManGo Prills
HCST1-401    DeluxeFlower Shaping Kit
HCPP1-475    DeluxeFlower Shaping Paper Pack of 50-White
HCD1-7149  WindowBox Fillers Die
HCPC-3795  WindowBox Fillers Stamp Set
352854        Metal Tip for Adhesive
159723       Dries Clear Adhesive

Other Products:
White cardstock, yellow cardstock, green cardstock, Foam Tape, Copic Markers: E51, E53, E33, E35, V01, V12, V15, RV02, RV55, YG61, YG82

For more tips on creating with the flower shaping molds, watch the tutorial at https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE
Instructions: 
Card size: 5 1/4 X 7 1/4".  Cut white cardstock 10 1/2 X 7 1/4", Cut White Intricate Swirl Frame then cut decorative paper with the inside part of the Intricate Swirl Frame and a 5 X 7” panel, Cut yellow cardstock panel 4 3/4 X 6 3/4".  Fold white card in half, glue the decorative paper to the card base then the yellow panel.  Glue the Frame to the yellow panel and then glue the decorative paper die insert to the center. 

Using black ink stamp the Thinking of you today scroll on white, die cut  and color.  Stamp asters using Vibrant Fuchsia on Deluxe Flower Paper also stamp some using Majestic Violet,  Sponge pink flowers with Magenta Hue sponge purple with Majestic Violet, die cut then sponge ends with deeper color, form with Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit then fill centers with yellow Prills.  Stamp leaves using Fern green, sponge with Leaf Green, die cut and form.  Stamp aster spray with a combo of Fern Green and Majestic Violet then sponge more color on and die cut.  Stamp Cherry Blooms (smallest) with Buttercup and sponge with the same then die cut and form in mold then fill centers with white Prills.  Form 3 buds (2 pink 1 purple) using the smallest asters.  Use some green paper to make stigmas and the leaves from Window box Fillers for them as well.

Pop up the scroll in the center of card then arrange flowers and leaves around the oval on the right side, ending with the spray and buds.  Place some of the yellow flowers here and there as fillers.

Glitter all the flowers (a sponge for the glue or an old brush works well).  Randomly sponge adhesive on the card and sprinkle with glitter as well.
Thank you for visiting today!!
Robin

1 Chronicles 29:11-12 New King James Version (NKJV)


11 Yours, O Lord, is the greatness,
The power and the glory,
The victory and the majesty;
For all that is in heaven and in earth is Yours;
Yours is the kingdom, O Lord,
And You are exalted as head over all.
12 Both riches and honor come from You,
And You reign over all.
In Your hand is power and might;
In Your hand it is to make great
And to give strength to all.

1 comment:

Jan's Paper Flowers said...

Wow...two gorgeous projects, my friend! Your asters are absolutely beautiful on both, but the card with the vellum asters absolutely took my breath away!