Today and Always

Inspiration

Here's my last card this week for the Heartfelt Creations' May release - the Old English Garden Collection. These are the type of Heartfelt Creations designs that I originally fell in love with - beautiful floral images to easily create 3-D effects! On this card, I incorporated a frame using the new Spellbinders' Floral Oval die with an oval die inside it.

Remember to head over to the HC blog to see all the beautiful DT creations - they are gorgeous!! Leave a comment there by May 15th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $141.99.

Ingredients

Note: finished card size is 4 1/2" x 6"

Heartfelt Creations Products

HCD 722 Tattered Blossoms Die HCPC 3498 Tattered Blossoms HCPC 3474 Heartfelt Expressions HCPC 3473 Tattered Background HCPC 3376 Distressed Leaves

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Paper

Soft Suede (SU!)	4 1/2" x 12", scored at 6"
Basic Black (SU!)	2 5/8" x 4 1/8", and 3" x 4", and 2" x 3"
Certainly Celery (SU!)	2 1/2" x 4 1/4"
Sahara Sand (SU!)	4" x 8 1/2"
Classic Black Lace DSP (FabScraps)	2 1/2" x 4"

Ink

Jet Black Archival Ink (Ranger)

Distress Inks (Ranger): Peeled Paint, Scattered Straw, Wild Honey, Walnut Stain

Distress Stains (Ranger): Picket Fence

Accessories

Other Products Available at Heartfelt Creations
Nested Leaves Nestabilities Oval Small Nestabilities Grand Calibur Scor-Pal ATG InLinkz.com
Additional Accessories
Floral Ovals Nestabilities (Spellbinders)
Petite Oval Nestabilities - Small (Spellbinders)
Petite Oval Nestabilities - Large (Spellbinders)
Ink Blending Tool (Ranger)
Brad (Paper Studio)
3-D Foam Squares (Scrapbook Adhesives)
Rotary Trimmer (Fiskars)

Instructions

BASE CARD

Start with a piece of brown card stock measuring 4 1/2" x 6". Score it at 6", and fold. Ink the background stamp with Picket Fence stain, and stamp the card front. Repeat until the entire front is covered. Set aside to let it dry (if you dry with a heat gun, the white will be more intense than in my sample). When dry, use an ink blending tool and Walnut Stain ink to distress the edges of the card.

MAT

Cut black card stock to measure 2 5/8" x 4 1/8", and patterned paper to measure 2 1/2" x 4". Mount in the center of the card front.

SENTIMENT

Stamp the sentiment in black ink on sand card stock. Cut/emboss with the 2 1/2" petite oval die. Cut/emboss black card stock using the 2 3/4" petite oval die. Adhere the sentiment to the black oval mat.

IMAGE

Stamp the 3 largest blossom images on sand card stock in waterproof black ink, and cut out using the matching dies. Blend yellow inks onto the petals. Stack the flowers, and punch a small hole through the center. Fasten the images together with a brad. Stamp the leaf twice using green ink on green card stock, and cut out using the matching die.

ASSEMBLY

Place a plain oval die inside the 4-inch Floral Oval die, and cut/emboss black card stock to create the oval frame. Adhere one leaf image to the card front, then mount the oval frame using foam squares. Add the next leaf using foam squares over the edge of the frame. Then use a foam square to mount the flower, positioning it to cover part of both leaves. Finish my mounting the sentiment with foam squares on the upper right corner of the mat.

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