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, December 28, 2016

Deer Special Moments


Happy Wednesday!

I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and wonderful time with friends and family! We spent it with our neighbors who have become like family :)

I have another card for you this week using the Woodsy Wonderland Collection! So much fun creating these cute forest scenes!





I used the Woodsy Critters and Woodsy Treescape Sets and matching dies for my scene. The deer and grass are all one piece and the trees were cut apart from a tree border piece.

All the images were colored with pencils and mineral spirits. The background for the scene and the outside panel are from the designer papers and are placed on a green card base and brown mat.

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations' Blog to see the wonderful inspiration from the designers this week!

I'm submitting this to the following challenge:

Word Art Wednesday #262-263 - Anything Goes

Thank so much for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Deer Special Moments

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3766 - Woodsy Treescape Set
HCPC 3768 - Woodsy Critters Set
HCD1 7122 - Woodsy Landscape Die
HCD1 7124 - Woodsy Critters Die
HCD2 750 - Cut Mat Create 1B Die
HCDP1 273 - Woodsy Wonderland Paper Collection
368770 - Scor-Pal
159723 - Designer Dries Clear
Other Products: Paper: Neenah Solar White, Stampin Up Early Espresso, green; Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black, Quick Quotes Mocha Mama, Green Tea; Accessories: button, Bow-Easy Tool, Brown Burlap String (Really Reasonable Ribbon), adhesive pearls, pop dots, glue dots, Scotch Mounting Tape, mineral spirits, stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Light Umber, Dark Brown, Espresso, Chocolate, Cool Grey 10%, 70%, Sage Green, Olive Green, Kelp Green, Peach Beige, Marine Green

Instructions: Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Cut green cardstock 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4" and fold to make card base. Cut Espresso 4 1/16" x 5 5/16" and add to base with Scotch Mounting Tape. Trim card panel (pictured) from designer paper, die cut center with Medium Rounded Rectangle from Cut Mat Create 1B Die and ink edges with Mocha Mama. Find card panel in designer paper with small sentiment in top left corner, trim to fit inside "window" as shown. Tape behind mat to secure in place. Glue to Early Espresso mat.

On Solar White with Onyx Black, stamp 3 deer (Woodsy Critters Set), birch tree and tree border (Woodsy Treescape Set). Color 3 deer, birch tree and the far right tree from the tree border with pencils and mineral spirits. Die cut with matching dies from Woodsy Critters Die and Woodsy Landscape Die. Trim single tree from border. Inks edges of die cuts with Green Tea and Mocha Mama. Add trees as pictured using pop dots under foliage and glue under tree trunks. Add deer using pop dots under deer and glue under grass on bottom.

Add adhesive pearls. Make multi-loop bow with Brown Burlap String using Bow-Easy Tool. Add as pictured using glue dots. Thread button with string and add to bow center with glue dots.

Wednesday, December 21, 2016

Best Wishes Woodsy Scene


Happy Wednesday!

I'm back again with another card using the Woodsy Wonderland Collection from Heartfelt Creations!




This time I used the Woodsy Wonderland and Woodsy Critters Sets and the Pampered Pooch Set for the sentiment. These sets are so much fun putting together to create scenes with!

Make sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations' Blog to see what all the other designers have come up with for you!

I'm submitting this to the following challenge:

Word Art Wednesday #262-263 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Best Wishes Woodsy Scene

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3767 - Woodsy Wonderland Set
HCPC 3768 - Woodsy Critters Set
HCPC 3762 - Pampered Pooch Set
HCD1 7123 - Woodsy Wonderland Die
HCD1 7124 - Woodsy Critters Die
HCDP1 273 - Woodsy Wonderland Paper Collection
368770 - Scor-Pal
159723 - Designer Dries Clear
Other Products: Paper: Neenah Solar White, Natural White, Coordinations Pacific Rim, Stampin Up Early Espresso; Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black, Vintage Sepia, Quick Quotes Mocha Mama, Green Tea; Accessories: Spellbinders Classic Ovals Large, off-white twine, button, Bow-Easy Tool, Brown Burlap String (Really Reasonable Ribbon), Buttercup Liquid Pearls, pop dots, glue dots, Scotch Mounting Tape, mineral spirits, stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Dark Brown, Cool Grey 10%, 30%, 90%, Mulberry, Mahogany Red, Sage Green, Olive Green, Kelp Green, Marine Green, Peach Beige, Sand, Blue Violet Lake, Indanthrone Blue, Yellow Ochre, Chocolate, Goldenrod

Instructions: Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Cut Pacific Rim 8 1/2" x 5 1/2", score at 4 1/4" and fold to make card base. Cut Espresso 4 1/16" x 5 5/16" and add to base with Scotch Mounting Tape. Trim card panel (pictured) from designer paper. Die cut Natural White with Large Oval Die and ink edges with Green Tea. Stamp sentiment from Pampered Pooch Set with Vintage Sepia onto oval as pictured. Glue down to card panel covering oval image. Glue to Early Espresso mat.

On Solar White with Onyx Black, stamp log scene and butterflies (Woodsy Wonderland Set) and squirrels (Woodsy Critters Set). Color all images with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Die cut all with matching dies from Woodsy Wonderland Die and Woodsy Critters Die. Glue log image as pictured. Add squirrels using Designer Dries Clear Glue and pop dots. Shape butterflies slightly with fingers and glue center bodies down with Designer Dries Clear Glue.

Make multi-loop bow with off-white twine using Bow-Easy Tool. Add to card using glue dots. Thread button with Brown String and add to bow center with glue dots.

Wednesday, December 14, 2016

Woodsy Wonderland Side Step Card


Happy Wednesday!

It's time for the new release from Heartfelt Creations, the Woodsy Wonderland Collection! Love this collection, it's perfect for guy cards! Here is a little write up about it.

Heartfelt Creations invites you to lose yourself in an enchanting woodsy wonderland filled with magnificent wildlife, beautiful scenic expanses and delicate field flowers. A stunning paper collection showcasing a beautiful outdoor themed color palette of rushing river blues, orange and yellow sunset hues, grass like greens accented with the softest wildflower whites, deep purples, and posy pinks, pulled together and grounded with dark tree bark browns, sky blues and moss like greens.


For my first card with this collection I decided to create a forest scene using a side step card for the base. These scenes are so much fun to create!




The back fold has the 3-trees, the second has 2 of the foxes facing each other and the rest is all on the front of the base. All the images were colored with pencils and mineral spirits and cut with their matching dies. I like the way everything look on the black base, really makes it all pop!

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the awesome projects by the designers this week!  Emma Lou also has a new video on the blog showing you how to create a nature scene using a foldout card!

I'm submitting this to the following challenge:

Word Art Wednesday #260-261 - Anything Goes

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Woodsy Wonderland Side Step Card

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3766 - Woodsy Treescape Set
HCPC 3767 - Woodsy Wonderland Set
HCPC 3768 - Woodsy Critters Set
HCD1 7122 - Woodsy Landscape Die
HCD1 7123 - Woodsy Wonderland Die
HCD1 7124 - Woodsy Critters Die
368770 - Scor-Pal
159723 - Designer Dries Clear

Other Products: Paper: Neenah Solar White, Black (Recollections); Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black; Accessories: Buttercup Liquid Pearls, pop dots, glue dots, mineral spirits, stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Cool Grey 10%, 70%, Kelp Green, Marine Green, Light Umber, Dark Brown, Espresso, Black, Peach Beige, Crimson Red, Sandbar Brown, Olive Green, Deco Pink, Mulberry, Mahogany Red, Goldenrod, Chocolate, Sand, Yellow Ochre, Blue Violet Lake, Indanthrone Blue

Instructions: Card measures 4 1/4" x 5 1/2". Use Side Step Card Tutorial found here to create card base using Black cardstock.

On Solar White with Onyx Black, stamp tall birch tree (Woodsy Treescape Set), raccoon, rock border (Woodsy Wonderland Set) and bunnies, foxes, bluebirds, 3 trees (Woodsy Critters Set). Color all images with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Die cut all with matching dies. Add all to card as pictured using Designer Dries Clear and pop dots.

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Golden Bath Time


Happy Wednesday!

Today I have another card using the Pampered Pooch Collection from Heartfelt Creations. This week with an adorable golden retriever having a bath! I love these golden images, especially where I have a golden retriever myself :) Here is my card!



Aren't they cute? As soon as I saw this collection, I couldn't wait to color this little guys!

The "frame" I created for the image is made with one of the card panels from the designer papers that I matted with green and added to a brown card base. The images were all colored with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps...my favorite way to color! The 2 little goldens were die cut with a matching die. The Best Wishes tag was die cut from the designer papers.

In case you're interested...here is my golden retriever, Bailey! The sweetest boy ever!




This picture was taken in my craft room by my desk...he's waiting for me to move the cords so he can lay down. Such a sweet face :)

Be sure to visit the Heartfelt Creations Blog to see all the beautiful creations by the designers this week!

I'm submitting this to the following challenges:

Word Art Wednesday Challenge #260-261 - Anything Goes
Split Coast Stampers WT608 - All About Critters

Thanks so much for stopping by to visit!

Blessings!

Kathy


Golden Bath Time

Heartfelt Creations Products and Products Carried by HC:

HCPC 3762 - Pampered Pooch Set
HCPC 3760 - Paw-fect Pooches Set
HCD1-7115 - Pampered Pooch Pals Die
HCD2 752 - Cut Mat Create 2B Die
HCD2 751 - Cut Mat Create 2A Die
HCD1 745 - Luggage & Tags Die
HCDP1 272 - Pampered Pooch Paper Collection
368770 - Scor-Pal
159723 - Designer Dries Clear
Other Products: Paper: Neenah Solar White, Early Espresso (Stampin Up), Split Pea (The Paper Studio); Inks: VersaFine Onyx Black, Mocha Mama (Quick Quotes); Accessories: Bow-Easy Tool, Moss Green Micro Gingham, Brown Burlap String (Really Reasonable Ribbon), button Avocado Liquid Pearls, Scor-Tape, Scotch Mounting Tape, glue dots, mineral spirits, stumps, Prismacolor Pencils: Ginger Root, Chocolate, Dark Brown, Espresso, Blush Pink, Powder Blue, Sand, Kelp Green, Cool Grey 20%, 70%, Black, Henna Beige

Instructions: Card measures 6 3/8" x 6 3/8". Cut Early Espresso (x2) 6 3/8" x 6 3/8", score one piece on one side at 1/4", add scor-tape above score line and adhere the 2 pieces together to create card base. Cut Split Pea 6 3/16" x 6 3/16", die cut window out of center using Large Rounded Square Die from Cut Mat Create 2B Die (3 1/2" x 3 1/2"). Trim card panel (pictured) from paper collection and die cut center using Large Rounded Square Die from Cut Mat Create 2A Die (3 3/4" x 3 3/4") making sure opening lines up with Split Pea mat window opening. Ink edges with Mocha Mama. Glue mats together and set aside.

Stamp the bathtub pooch from Pampered Pooch Set on Solar White with Onyx Black. Color with pencils and mineral spirits using paper stumps. Stamp pooch pals border from Paw-fect Pooches Set on Solar White with Onyx Black. Color the 2 puppies shown, die cut with matching Pampered Pooch Pals Die and clip the 2 puppies from the border. Add bathtub pooch image behind window and adhere in place. Add gingham ribbon as shown and secure on back. Add mats/image to card base with Scotch Mounting Tape. Add 2 puppies as pictured with Scotch Mounting Tape and glue.

Die cut "best wishes" sentiment tag from designer paper using Luggage and Tags Die. Ink edges with Mocha Mama, shape slightly with fingers and add to card as pictured using doubled Scotch Mounting Tape under the center and glue on the outside edges. Using Brown String and Bow-Easy Tool, make multi-loop bow. Using gingham ribbon, make 3-loop bow. Glue bows as pictured using glue dots. Thread green button with Brown String and add to bow centers with glue dots. Dot flowers on bathtub pooch image with Avocado Liquid Pearls.