Hearfelt Thanks - Want2Scrap Nestabling™ - JustRite Stampers

Before I get started I want to say Thank You so much for the comments and warm welcome to the Want2Scrap Design Team! I am so honored and excited to be part of the design team and I am excited to do my first blog post on the Want2Scrap Blog today!!

I have two cards to share with you today using the New and ever popular Nestabling™! Here is the first card I designed and I have a step-by-step tutorial to share with you. To start I created the tag using the Grand Calibur™ and S5-030 Fancy Tags Two from Spellbinders™. I used Ivory cardstock and cut/embossed the tag. I used Rich Cocoa ink to stamp the sentiment, colored with a Copic marker and inked the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink. The sentiment is from JustRite Stampers JustRite Cling CL-02080 Fancy Tags. Next I added the Nestabling using Nestabling™ Fancy Tags Two White Pearl.To apply the Nestabling™ you simply peel it off the clear sheet and add to the die cut. The Nestabling will hold it's shape! Another way to apply the Nestabling™ is to peel a little up from the clear sheet, line up the bling on the die cut and peel the clear sheet backwards for perfect placement of the Nestabling™. So Gorgeous and Fast!! Can you imagine how long that would take if you had to add each tiny pearl by hand--way too long!Next I created two heart shaped diecuts (only one shown). I used the Grand Calibur™ and S4-136 Classic Heart #4 and S4-137 Scalloped Hearts #6 from Spellbinders™ to cut/emboss the shapes. For the classic heart I used paper from the Lullaby collection from Kaiser Craft (available in April) and Ivory for the scalloped heart and I inked the edges of both with Antique Linen Distress Ink.I used Nestabling™ Scalloped Hearts Pink Rhinestones to edge the scalloped heart.Next I layered the hearts and tag using 3D Foam Squares from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™.Here is a close up of the hearts and tag on the finished card.The next step is to create the felt roses for the card. I used S4-312 Blossom Three #2, #3 and the Grand Calibur™ from Spellbinders™ to cut the felt flower shapes. Have your A Base Plate on the bottom, add the die template with the ridges (cut size) up, felt, cardstock and then C Cutting Plate.After making the die cuts then I hand cut the felt starting from the outside working inward for a spiral cut. I used a Copic marker to add some color to the felt for a 2-tone look.Next use your favorite liquid adhesive and start to roll the rose.Keep gluing and rolling the rose until you reach the center and glue the center to the bottom of the rose.Using the Grand Calibur and S4-328 Foliage from Spellbinders, I cut and colored some felt leaves to go with the rose.Here is a close up of the felt roses and leaves.I used a piece of pretty pink paper with a white damask flock from the Lullaby collection from Kaiser Craft (available in April).I also added some Baby Bling LeCreme Baby Pearls-100 Count to the corners and some hand tinted seam binding for the bow.

Supplies~ Card One
Bling: Want2Scrap Nestabling™ Fancy Tags Two White Pearl, Nestabling™ Scalloped Hearts Pink Rhinestones, Baby Bling LeCreme Baby Pearls-100 Count
Stamps: JustRite Stampers JustRite Cling CL-02080 Fancy Tags
Paper: Kaiser Craft Lullaby Collection; WorldWin Ivory
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Antique Linen Distress Ink; Copic Marker R81
Dies: Spellbinders ™ Grand Calibur™, S4-137 Scalloped Hearts #6, S4-136 Classic Heart #4, S5-030 Fancy Tags Two, S4-312 Blossom Three #2, #3, S4-328 Foliage
Accessories: Joann's White, Green Felt, SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ 3D Foam Squares, MyStik™Permanent Strips Dispenser ; Hand Tinted Seam Binding; Beacon Adhesives ZipDry


Here is another card I designed using the Nestabling™ Labels 14 Lime Green and Baby Bling LeCreme Baby Pearls-100 Count.

The Nestabling™ Labels 14 Lime Green matches S4-290 Labels Fourteen from Spellbinders™.

Supplies~ Card Two
Bling: Want2Scrap Nestabling™ Labels 14 Lime Green, Baby Bling LeCreme Baby Pearls-100 Count
Stamps: JustRite Stampers JustRite Cling CL-02070 Fancy Frames
Paper: My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Collection; WorldWin Brown, Ivory, Green
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Rich Cocoa; Ranger Vintage Photo, Peeled Paint, Worn Lipstick Distress Inks
Dies: Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur™, S4-290 Labels Fourteen #3, S4-312 Blossom Three #4, S4-328 Foliage; JustRite Custom Dies JB-08950 Nested Frame Dies
Accessories: Ranger Diamond Stickles; Karen Foster Decorative Corner Brads; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ MyStik™Permanent Strips Dispenser , 3D Foam Squares; Beacon Adhesives ZipDry

Please stop back tomorrow and I will have a step-by-step tutorial on the second card. Don't forget to visit the Want2Scrap Blog to see more inspiration. Thank you so much for stopping by & I hope you have a Fantastic Weekend!!

Hugs & Smiles,

Exciting News!! Want2Scrap Design Team!!!

OMGosh I am so excited to finally be able to share some news with all of you!! Before leaving for CHA I received and email from Michele Ciola, Marketing Director for Want2Scrap, asking me to join the Want2Scrap Design Team!! And I said--Yes, YES, YES!!! LOL!! While I was at CHA I had the pleasure of meeting Michele Parrish, owner and President of Want2Scrap and Michele Ciola, Marketing Director for Want2Scrap. They are both amazing ladies!! I am SO honored and excited to be part of such a wonderful and very talented Design Team!!! I LOVE Bling and the products are Amazing!!! Did you hear all the chatter at CHA, on blogs or in forums about the company with the New Nestabling™ to match the Spellbinders™ die templates? Well this is it--Want2Scrap is the company that all the buzz is about!!

I have a card to share with you using the New Nestabling™ from Want2Scrap!!For the beautiful pearly bling I used the New Nestabling™ Beaded Squares White Pearl and LeCreme Baby Pearls-100 Count from Want2Scrap. Look at all that pearly goodness--it's gorgeous and the Nestabling™ is so easy to apply to your projects! To start I cut/embossed a decorative square from lavender paper using the Grand Calibur™ and S4-315 Beaded Squares #4 from Spellbinders™. I left the paper in place and used the die template as a stencil and added Spring Pansy ink.Now you can see the finished beaded square die cut after it was inked. I also cut/embossed and image from Crafty Secrets Altered Fairies Creative Scraps using the Grand Calibur™ and S4-291 Labels Fifteen #5. I hand cut the ticket, birds and wings from the Crafty Secrets Altered Fairies Creative Scraps. Here you can see how easy it is to apply the Nestabling™ to your projects! Start to peel of a little corner of the Nestabling™ from the clear sheet, line up the bling on the die cut and peel the clear sheet backwards for perfect placement of the Nestabling™. Gorgeous!!Here is a close up of the Nestabling™ Beaded Squares White Pearl on the finished card.
To create the little glittery chipboard heart I colored a heart shape from Crafty Secrets Sweet Chips with Copic markers. By adding the E31 along the edges of the heart it give a vintage/aged look once the glitter is added.I used a 2-way glue pen and covered the entire heart with glue and then added the glitter.Here is a close up of the glittery heart. I added the wings and tag with the word block sentiments both from Crafty Secrets Altered Fairies Creative Scraps. The tag is from Crafty Secrets Sweet Chips. I inked the edges, used a glitter pen for a little sparkle and added the word block sentiments. I also added some roses from Prima and hand tinted blue seam binding.Along the bottom of the card I added lace trim, a ticket from the Creative Scraps, buttons and some LeCreme Baby Pearls-100 Count in the corner.Here is another close up of the Nestabling™ and the image of the fairies. I added glitter in between the pearls on the Nestabling™ and used a Clear Star Glitter Pen from Sakura to add a little sparkle to the birds and fairies.I used 3D Foam Squares from SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ to add dimension to the card.
Supplies
Bling: Want2Scrap Nestabling™ Beaded Squares White Pearl, LeCreme Baby Pearls-100 Count
Paper: WorldWin Fairy Tale Pink, Pretty Pink, Lavender
Ink: Tsukineko Versa Magic Spring Pansy; Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink; Copic Markers R81, E31
Dies: Spellbinders Grand Calibur, S4-315 Beaded Squares #4, S4-291 Labels Fifteen #5
Accessories: Crafty Secrets Altered Fairies Creative Scraps, Sweet Chips Die Cut Shapes (heart & tag); Joann's Light Pink Glitter, Buttons; Webster's Pages Lace Trim; Prima Paper Roses; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ MyStik™ Permanent Strips Dispenser, 3D Foam Squares; ZIG 2-Way Glue Pen; Sakura Clear Star Glitter Pen; Hand Tinted Blue Seam Binding

Please be sure to visit the Want2Scrap Website and Want2Scrap Blog to see the announcement and read my answers to some of the fun questions Mimi Leinback, Design Team Coordinator for Want2Scrap asked me. Thank you so much for stopping by today and I hope you enjoyed the tutorial and my first card for Want2Scrap!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Crafty Secrets - Girlfriends ATC

Hello! Today, I have a set of six Girlfriends ATC cards to share with you. These ATC cards are quick and easy to make. You can keep them as and ATC card, add to a card front or create a tag.I made these back before the holidays and things got busy so I am just now posting them. All of the images and word block sentiments are from the Girlfriends Creative Scraps from Crafty Secrets. To start I cut out all of the images and sentiments. Some of these sentiments make me giggle! ;-) Next I inked all of the images and sentiments with Vintage Photo Distress Ink. For the background I cut six pieces of ivory cardstock 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 for the base of the ATC. Then I used a couple flourish stamps from the Flourishes stamp set from Crafty Secrets with Tuxedo Black ink and stamped the flourishes around the outer edges. I mounted all of the images to black cardstock and layered them on top of the ivory base.For a little sparkle I added Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist and then I embellished each of the ATC cards with pearls, rhinestones, ribbon.

Supplies
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Flourishes
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Ranger Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Paper: WorldWin Black, Ivory
Accessories: Crafty Secrets Girlfriends Creative Scraps; Joann's Pearls, Rhinestones, Ribbon; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L MyStik™ Permanent Strips Dispenser, 3D Foam Squares; Tattered Angels Iridescent Gold Glimmer Mist.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Rolled Roses Tutorial Using Spellbinders NEW S4-312 Blossom Three Die Template

Hello! I hope you had a great weekend and a wonderful Valentine's Day! Today, I have a fun little project to share with you creating rolled roses. Flowers embellishments are so fun to add to projects and I love to create them whenever I can. This is a felt rolled rose I created using S4-312 Blossom Three #3 die template from Spellbinders. To see the post click HERE.I am going to show you how with just one pass through the Grand Calibur you can create not one but two beautiful rolled roses. To create the rolled roses I used S4-312 Blossom Three #4, deep red felt, my favorite liquid adhesive Zip Dry, Xmas Red Stickles and a piece of white cardstock (not shown).I used the Grand Calibur from Spellbinders along with S4-312 Blossom Three #4 to cut the felt. I didn't use a wool or special felt, just some felt I picked up at Joann Fabrics. To create the sandwich for cutting layer the A Base Plate, die template with the ridges (cut side) up, felt and a piece of white cardstock. The Grand Calibur is Fabulous to use for cutting felt!! Now you will have two flower diecuts--one felt and one paper.Hand cut both flower diecuts in a spiral until the center is about the size of a nickle.For the paper flower ink the bottom edges of the spiral.Start at the outside edge and begin to roll the rose. Continue to roll the rose until you reach the center. Then add liquid adhesive to the bottom of the rose and hold in place for a few seconds until the glue starts to dry a little.To create the felt rolled rose I used Zip Dry liquid adhesive all the way around the edges as I rolled the felt. Once the felt is all rolled up glue to the center/bottom. Within just a couple of minutes I was able to create to fun flower embellishments for my projects. To add a little detail and sparkle I added red stickles to the red rose and diamond stickles to the paper rose. I also shaped the paper flower and curled some of the petals.

Supplies
Spellbinders Grand Calibur, S4-312 Blossom Three #4
Joann's Deep Red Felt; Ranger Fired Brick Distress Ink, Xmas Red, Diamond Stickles; White cardstock; Beacon Adhesives Zip Dry

I want to share a few more links with you so you can see how some of my dear sweet friends have created rolled roses.

Karen Taylor
Kimberly Crawford
Linda Duke

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy the tutorial and if you give the rolled roses a try leave me a link. I would love to see what you create!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi

Crafty Secrets - Wizard of Oz Stamp Set - Ruby Slippers Card

Good morning! Today, I have a card to share with you using the New Wizard of Oz stamp set from Crafty Secrets. I was so happy when Sandy Redburn, owner of Crafty Secrets came out with the Wizard of Oz stamp set! The Wizard of Oz is one of my all time favorite movies!!Here is the card I designed using the New Wizard of Oz stamp set. I love the ruby slippers and totally LOVE the sentiment!!I stamped the ruby slippers image using Tuxedo Black in and then colored with Copic markers-- R27, R29, R39, C1, T5 on to Simply Smooth White cardstock. Then I cut/embossed the image using S5-025 Labels Seventeen #4 and the Grand Calibur™ from Spellbinders™. I added Red Stickles and red rhinestones to the shoes and corners. To create the black mat I used S5-025 Labels Seventeen #5.I created this sweet little felt rose using red felt, S4-312 Blossom Three #3 and the Grand Calibur™. I edged the felt rose with Red Stikles for a little sparkle. The Grand Calibur™ is Fantastic for cutting felt!! I will be sharing a tutorial in the next couple of days on how I created the rose. To finish off the bottom of the card I added a bow and tear drop jewelry finding.To create the shape card I used LF-161 Grand Labels One #4 and the Grand Calibur™. I used Berry Red cardstock for the card base and inked the edges with Tuxedo Black ink. To finish off the card I added Classic Black Pearl Flourishes from Kaiser Craft.

Supplies
Stamps: Crafty Secrets Wizard of Oz stamp set
Paper: WorldWin Berry Red, Glossy Black; Discount Cardstock Simply Smooth White
Ink: Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black; Copic Markers R27, R29, R39, C1, T5
Dies: Spellbinders™ Grand Calibur™, LF-161 Grand Labels One #4, S5-025 Labels Seventeen #4, #5, S4-312 Blossom Three #3 (to make rose)
Accessories: Ranger Red Stickles; Joan's Red Felt, Ribbon, Jewelry Finding; Kaiser Craft Classic Black Pearl Flourish, Red Rhinestones; SCRAPBOOK ADHESIVES By 3L™ MyStik™ Permanent Strips Dispenser , 3D Foam Squares; Beacon Adhesives Fabri-Tac

Be sure to check out the Crafty Secrets Heartwarming Vintage Blog and the Gallery to see many beautiful card samples created by the Crafty Secrets Design Team Members. I can't believe how fast this week flew by! Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope you have a Fantastic weekend!!

Hugs & Smiles,
Heidi