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
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.
