Heartfelt Creations September Alumni Blog Hop

Hello and welcome here!  Okay, where did September go?  I almost forgot about the Heartfelt Creations Alumni blog hop, the end of the month snuck up on me.  If you've come from Alissa's Blog you're on the right track.  If not, you can find the Blog List at the bottom of my post.

Leave a  comment on each blog for a chance to win a $25 Gift Certificate.

Contest closes Monday October 2nd,  11:59 pm EST. The winner will be announced Oct. 4th on the HC Blog and Facebook page. Good luck and have fun!

 Box Size:  2.75" x 6.5"  (~1.25" high)

I found this box tutorial by Tamra Kilgore-Merill on Authentique Paper's Facebook page HERE. I have recently joined Country Craft Creations Facebook page and let me tell you, it is FULL of great tutorials.

The box could be a fancy gift card holder, or like I am using it here, a little mini album/treasure box.

Keep scrolling to find the hidden treasures of this box!

I used the Classic Rose stamp and dies to create the flowers.  

 

Here's what the closed box looks like from the side.

I used magnets to keep the flap closed (you could also wrap ribbon around to tie it closed if you don't want to use magnets.)

My dad passed away just over a year ago and I wanted a spot to keep the last photos I had taken of  him with the kids.

I used the ornamental die from the Window Box Elements Die set.

 The box has a 'wrapper' around it.

The inside box is revealed.  If you're using it as a card, instead of photos you could have quotes.

I used 2 different paper collections, Flowering Dogwood and Classic Rose.

I used magnets to hold the box closed, but again, there is enough room to use ribbon if you wanted to tie it closed.  I use one of the dies from Arianna Lace to look like a clasp holding it closed.

Here's the box!  It holds quite a bit.  I still want to add some tags to write our memories of him down, but I ran out of time.

Recipe:  Heartfelt Creations PP-HCDP1-275 Flowering Dogwood & HCDP1-270 Classic Rose, HCD1-7150 Window Box Elements Die, HCPC-3752 Classic Rose Cling Stamp, HCD1-7110 Classic Rose Die, HCD1-783 Border Essentials Die, HCD1-747 Arianna Lace Die, Papericious-Crystal Clear, Bazzill CS-purple & black, CTMH CS-White Daisy, Prima-Say It In Crystals, Prills-Minnie Pearls & Lemon Chiffon, My Favorite Things Inside/Out Stitched Oval Die, Magnets, CTMH Ink-Whisper, New England Ivy & Vineyard Berry, Versafine Ink-Onyx Black, Lace Ribbon, Foam.

Now it's time to hop on over to Sarah's Blog!
Deneen

Blog List:

Vicki Dutcher

Kathy Clement

Amarilys Doria 

Archana Joshi

Martine Smith

Gloria Stengel

Alissa Wells

Deneen Treble - You're Here

Sarah Miller 

Cuttlebug Mania Golden Harvest Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  It's time for another Cuttleubug Mania challenge.

Challenge - Golden Harvest

(fruit and berries or with something made of the goodies from garden and nature)

For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Challenge runs for 2 weeks.

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

Coneflowers are a pretty harvest time flower.  The stamp is from Tim Holtz called Flower Garden and I watercoloured it to give it a nice soft feel.

Distress Inks Use:
Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Broken China, image was stamped with Antique Linen

Recipe:  PP-BoBunny Double Dot Buttercup Flourish, Bazzill CS-black, Strathmore Watercolor Paper Cold Press 140lb, My Favorite Things Inside/Out Stitched Rectangles, Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Borders, Spellbinders Fancy Label Tags 4, Distress Inks-Peeled Paint, Wild Honey, Spiced Marmalade, Walnut Stain, Broken China & Antique Linen, Foam, Altenew SS-Label Love, Versafine Onyx Black, Viva Pearl Pen-Cream, Tim Holtz SS-Flower Garden.

I also made a blue version.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

My Favorite Things Inside/Out Stitched Rectangles Die
Lawn Fawn Stitched Scalloped Border Die
Spellbinders Fancy Label Tags 4 Die

I hope you can join us for the challenge!

Deneen

Cuttlebug Mania Anything Goes Challenge

Hello and welcome here!  Wow, the summer just flew by and it's back to work today for me.  It's also time for another Cuttleubug Mania challenge and it's a nice easy one to get us into the swing of things...Anything Goes, use your dies and/or embossing folders and don't forget to use your Cuttlebug.

Challenge - Anything Goes

(Use dies &/or embossing folders)

For a chance at winning an awesome prize, link your creation over at Cuttlebug Mania.

Challenge runs for 2 weeks.

Don't forget to let us know how you used your Cuttlebug!

Card Size:  4.25" x 5.5"

The roses look more red in the photo but they were pinky in real life.  A friend moved into a new home and this was the card I made for her.

I used Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose stamp and die for the flowers, they turned our really pretty.

 Recipe:  PP-?? they were scraps, Bazzill CS-burgundy & green, CTMH CS-White Daisy, WeRMemory Keepers EF-Quilted, Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders 1, Heartfelt Creations-Classic Rose &; Arianna Lace, Frantic Stamper Elemental #7 Coved Labels, Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose Stamp, CTMH Ink-Olive & Whisper, Distress Ink-Aged Mahogany, Versafine-Onyx Black, Flourishes SS-Tag Lines, Viva Decor Pearl Pen-Cream, Prills-Minnie Pearls, Foam.

Around the same time a friend requested a birthday card so I made a purple-y version for her to give away.

Cuttlebug Items Used:

WeRMemory Keepers Quilted Embossing Folder
Spellbinders A2 Curved Borders 1 Die
Heartfelt Creations Classic Rose Die
Heartfelt Creations Arianna Lace Die
Frantic Stamper Elemental #7 Coved Labels Die

I hope you can join us for the challenge!

Deneen