Be Joyful

Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the PEACE OF GOD, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:4-7

These are verses I memorized years ago and they are written on my heart. There are times when I still need to remember not to be anxious, but I eventually listen to my heart saying these verses. I didn't really understand what the "peace of God" was until I experienced it. It's having peace inside you, even when you're going through heartbreaking situations and trials. It does "surpass ALL understanding" and you know it comes from GOD alone. Praise the Lord for His wonderful promises!


I love, love, love what I do. I am passionate about the things I create and the talents God has placed in me. I SO appreciate the time you take to look at my things and the comments you all leave me!

Blessings to you!

Kathy

Wednesday, June 15, 2016

Botanic Orchid Hummingbird


Happy Wednesday!

It's time for another Heartfelt Creations project, once again using the  new Botanic Orchid Collection released last week.  This time I have a very clean and simple card using the Botanic Orchid Bouquet Cling.




Both the image and sentiment are from the same set. The hummingbird and floral image also has a matching die, the Botanic Orchid Bouquet Die, that I used here to "pop" it onto the card.

The image was colored with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. The flower center has Heart of Gold Prills added with glue.

You can see lots more creative inspiration on the Heartfelt Creations Blog from the talented designers!

I'm submitting this to the following challenge:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #234-235 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Botanic Orchid Hummingbird

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3743 - Botanic Orchid Bouquet Cling
HCD1 7103 - Botanic Orchid Bouquet Die
368770 - Scor-Pal
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear

Other products: Papers: Neenah Solar White, Recollections White; Ink: VersaFine Onyx Black; Accessories: Adhesive pearls, Scotch Mounting Tape, mineral spirits, paper stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Pale Sage, Kelp Green, Olive Green, Mulberry, Dahlia Purple, Dark Purple, Sand, Jasmine, Ginger Root, Sandbar Brown, Light Aqua, Aquamarine, Peacock Blue

Instructions: Tent fold card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Cut white cardstock 11" x 4 1/4", score at 5 1/2" and fold to create base. Stamp hummingbird and floral branch image from the Botanic Orchid Bouquet set on Solar White with Onyx Black Ink and color with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Die cut image with matching die. Stamp sentiment from the same set on lower right of card base using black ink. Add die cut image to card as pictured using pieces of Scotch Mounting Tape. Add Heart of Gold Prills to flower center using Art Institute Glue. Add adhesive pearls to top right.

Wednesday, June 8, 2016

Botanic Orchid Collection Release


Happy Wednesday!

It's time for the new release of the Botanic Orchid Collection!

For my card this week, I used the Botanic Orchid Wishes and Regal Hummingbird Sets and their matching dies.





The images were colored with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Love these little hummingbirds! The mats were cut from the matching designer papers.

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the designers this week! Also, Emma Lou has a new video showing how she created the beautiful orchids on her cards.

I'm submitting this to the following challenge:

Word Art Wednesday #234-#235 - Anything goes

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Blessings!

Kathy


Botanic Orchid Wishes

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3744 - Botanic Orchid Wishes Cling
HCPC 3742 - Regal Hummingbird Cling
HCD1 7103 - Botanic Orchid Bouquet Die
HCD1 7102 - Regal Hummingbird Die
HCPC1 267 - Botanic Orchid Paper Collection
368770 - Scor-Pal
Deluxe Flower Shaping Kit
159723 - Art Institute Glue - Dries Clear

Other products: Papers: Neenah Solar White, Recollections White; Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black, Razzberry, Tahiti, Baja Blue (Quick Quotes); Accessories: Adhesive pearls, Scotch Mounting Tape, make up applicators, mineral spirits, paper stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Olive Green, Mulberry, Dahlia Purple, Dark Purple, Sand, Jasmine, Pale Sage, Light Aqua, Aquamarine, Peacock Blue

Instructions: Card measures 4 1/2" x  5 1/2". Cut white cardstock 9" x 5 1/2", score at 4 1/2" and fold to make card base. Cut pink designer paper 4 1/4" x 5 5/16" and ink edges lightly with Razzberry Chalk Ink. Cut aqua designer paper 4 1/16" x 5 1/8" and ink edges with Tahiti and Baja Blue Chalk Inks. Glue mats together and add to card base with Scotch Mounting Tape.

Stamp Botanic Orchid Wishes image on Solar White with Onyx Black twice. Color one image completely and the flowers only (upper left) on the second image. Stamp hummingbirds from Regal Hummingbird set on Solar White with Onyx Black. Color the two birds shown. Die cut all images with matching dies. Trim Botanic Orchid Wishes image dow to 3 13/16" x 4 7/8". Add this to the mats with Scotch Mounting Tape. Add two birds and extra floral piece as pictured using Scotch Mounting Tape. Add Heart of Gold Prills to flower centers using Art Institute Glue. Add adhesive pearls to top right.