Monday, March 30, 2015

Besties International Challenge #7




Hi bloggers. Time for another challenge from My Besties International. This one challenges you to use bunnies & eggs. You can check out the blog and find the link tools HERE. Thus challenge runs from 3-30 to 4-10 so you have plenty of time to get your projects in! My card today uses an image called Messy Tessie Cottontail, cute huh? The number in the My Besties Etsy store is IMG 683.
The grand prize winner will receive three My Bestie digital stamps and the three DT favorites will receive a Besties Badge.
Join us for all the fun and lets see your bunnies and eggs!!
Thanks for joining me today and come again.
Hugs, Maureen


Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Heartfelt Creations Pink Peacock




Hello bloggers. Time for another piece created from the Heartfelt Creations Peacock Paisley Collection. I wanted to do something a little different this time making a pink peacock. Are there pink peacocks you say? Well in my mind they are everywhere! I was so inspired by my Teammate Olga's monochromatic card last week that I wanted to try my hand at it and this is the result.
You can find complete instructions for my card at the Heartfelt Creations Blog, along with lots of inspiration from my fellow DT members. so be sure to stop in and check it out! here a close-up of my Peacock and you can find the list of Copic markers I used on the HC blog.
Thanks so much for joining me today and come back soon!
Hugs, Maureen



Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Heartfelt Wednesday Inspiration




Hi bloggers. Time for a little inspiration from Heartfelt Creations. My FAV-OR-ITE company! My project isn't a card today. I was so enthused my the warm weather we are having I wanted to do a spring looking wreath. Daisies always remind me of spring, haven't a clue why. It should be tulips, daffodils & such, but I have always marched to a different drummer, so why change now!
I have used the Delightful Daisy stamps & matching die to construct my wreath along with the Peacock Paisley paper pad. The Peacock feathers are from the Feathery Peacock stamp set. These are products from the new release for March. You can find the complete detailed instructions for this project HERE
Here's a close up of my sweeter than sweet daisies!
Thanks so much for stopping in today and be sure to stop in at the Heartfelt Blog and checkout all the gorgeous work from my Teammates!
Hugs, Maureen

Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Heartfelt Creations New Release Wednesday




Brighten your world with the sparkling colors and mesmerizing motifs of Peacock Paisley, the exquisite spring release from Heartfelt Creations.  This lush collection sparkles with jewel tones of topaz, sapphire, amber, emerald and turquoise.  The artistic flair of exotic peacocks, intricate paisleys, frilled feathers and delightful daisies will captivate your imagination and energize your creativity.  Six sumptuous sets of intricately designed, deeply etched red rubber stamps are the perfect companions to a vibrant paper collection that is overflowing with card fronts, cut apart pages, vivid artwork, pre-designed layouts and beautifully layered backgrounds.  The Delightful Daisy Die cuts 7 perfect floral layers with one pass through your cutting system.  Whether you want to preserve life's most beautiful moments, create with mixed media techniques or design keepsake cards, you'll be proud as a peacock to present the sophisticated elegance of Peacock Paisley.

Well bloggers, how about that? This collection is as amazing as it's description! You can find the entire collection at the Heartfelt Creations online store or at your local retailer.
My card today is featured on the latest video by Emma Lou that you can watch HERE. I love the breathtaking colors of this collection and I am here to tell you Peacocks have now become one of my favorite birds!
I've colored my image, called "Feathery Peacock" with Copic markers and you can find the complete color list, along with detailed instructions for my card HERE. The Daisy stamp and matching die in this collection is perfect for your spring projects. I feel even a novice flower maker would be able to create stunning flowers with this set.


Here's a close-up of this fantastic image!


So my dear blogging friends, head on over to the Heartfelt Blog for tons of inspiration from my Teammates made from this delightful collection!
Thanks for joining me today & come again soon.
Hugs, Maureen

Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Heartfelt Inspiration




Hi bloggers. Time for some inspiration from delightful Heartfelt Creations. Actually we are a day early, something about our fearless leader & jet lag, LOL. Thats OK by me, there's not a one of us that's perfect! The time flies so quickly for me with each collection. This will be my last post for the Butterfly Medley collection, but thank goodness we will be able to incorporate some of the elements from it into the upcoming collections from Heartfelt. Each new collection has a smidgen of previous themes, which I think is awesome! You can mix and match as you go along adding to your Heartfelt products. My card today can be seen on the Heartfelt Blog along with the complete instructions. My teammates have created a bevy of wonderful projects as well, so be sure to check them out!
My card today used two of the amazing butterflies from the Butterfly Medley. There are a total of ten, yes I said ten, butterflies to choose from in this release. I liked the way these looked with my scrolls, curly tails & all, LOL
Here a close-up of the Gala Glitz centers of my flowers. I just tried a container of it, which you can find HERE & I LOVE it! I see more colors of it in the future for me. :-)
Thanks for joining me today & come back soon. Next week will be the Peacock Paisley Collection release with all it's jewel toned splendor! Hope to see you then.
Hugs, Maureen


Monday, March 2, 2015

My Besties International Challenge #5




Hi bloggers. Time for an inspiring challenge from My Besties. This challenge offers you the choice of using a 3-D image from Sherri's store or make your own if you wish, or using three layers + buttons. This is what I have chosen to do on my card. The image I have used was offered on the Create & Craft TV show. You can find this image HERE
There is a prize of three My Besties images for the winner of this challenge, and a blog badge for the runner ups. Let your creative juices flow and jump right in!! It's fun! You can click on this link to enter and follow the linky tools. This challenge runs from 3-2 until 3-13 so you have plenty of time to dream up some wonderfulness!! 
I've added some flowers to my card that I created with Heartfelt Creations stamps & matching die, paper and butterfly are from this latest release called Butterfly Medley as well. My image is colored with my Copic markers and I'll list the colors below.

Copics used:
Skin- E11, 00, 000
Cheeks & lips- R20, 30
Eyes- E29, 25
Hair- E53, 51, 50
Greens- G12, 00, 000, 0000
Pinks- RV13, 11, 00
Yellows- Y21, 23
Shoes- E43, 40

Thanks for joining me today and please join the fun & enter this challenge!
Hugs, Maureen