Heartfelt Creations Alumni Hop September: Inspiration Galore!

 

Hello there inky friends!  It's that time of month again...ermmmm...not THAT kind, but it is the fun Heartfelt Creations Alumni DT Inspiration Blog Hop!  WOOP!!!  This month, we've got a ton of talented designers sharing some gorgeous inspiration using Heartfelt Creations products!   Make sure to take a stroll to each hop spot for some inspiration and for tips/ideas!  We hope you enjoy this hop and wish you good luck in this month's drawing!  If you arrived here from Vicki's blog, you're on the right track!  If not, you can find the full blogroll at the bottom of my post today.  Happy Hopping!!!

This month my focus is on FALL.  I LOVE the fall season and the changes that it brings.  I love the cooler weather, the fall colors, the longer walks with my pooch and the holidays coming soon.  My focus for this card was the beautiful colors in the fall.  I just love the rich oranges and reds in the leaves so I used these colors in my design.  

I used one of my favorite flower collections for this card too.  I just love the pretty "country" vibe the Oakberry Lane collection gives me.  I used the Oakberry Lane Blossoms Cling stamps and colored them with a mix of Copics and watercolor pencils.  After diecutting them with the coordinating dies HERE, I pressed them using the mold HERE.  I am soooo addicted to these molds!  They make the flowers soooo professional!  After creating my flowers, I assembled them in layers and added some Prills (THESE) to the centers.  i set them aside to dry and then started working on the background.  

I decided to take the leaf die and use it as a stencil on my background.  I love that it allows me to give a little bit of color and design without overwhelming the page.  Just a little brush with the blending brush was all that was needed on each corner.  After finishing the background paper, I used some foam squares to mount it to a piece of dark green cardstock and then burnished and curled the edges with my fingernails.  I tied some jute around this panel before assembling the "spray" onto the card.

When complete, I added more foam squares and attached this panel to an A2 rusty orange card base and my card was complete.  Since I will be sending this card with some special treats for fall, I didn't use a sentiment on the front...I'll save that for the inside with my handwritten note!  

Thanks so much for hopping over to check out my card.  I hope you continue to find inspiration in the posts following mine!  Happy Hopping and GOOD LUCK!

Hop Blogroll:  

Kathy

Amarylis 

Vicki

Kerry-ME!

Lisa

Magdalena

Sarah

Emily

Alissa

Candy

Oksana

Carole