Heartfelt Creations Alumni July Blog Hop

Welcome to the Heartfelt creations Alumni July blog Hop. At the end of this post you will find the info on how you can win a $25 Gift Certificate to the Heartfelt creations store. 

Did you know today is International Friends Day? It's also the first time that Heartfelt Creations is joining the Alumni Team for this blog hop. In honor of these two great events, , Heartfelt Creations is offering a second $25 giveaway for those that come to their blog hop post. (You can find the list at the bottom of this post.)

Everyone who leaves a comment on the Heartfelt Creations Blog will be entered into the drawing. You have until 11:55 PM EDT on Monday, August 2nd to leave your comment.

The winners of both gift cards will be posted on the Heartfelt Creations blog and Facebook page on Wednesday, August 4th. Be sure to check to see if you are one of the lucky winners!

You can claim your prize by emailing socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.us. Please write Winner of the July Alumni Blog Hop in the subject line.

This month I have decided to create a 12x12 layout of my beautiful granddaughter. She is a happy child! I chose to use the Wild Rose paper collections as well as the Wild Rose stamps and dies for this layout. I did mix in some Leafy Accents as well as a few stamped Sweet Magnolia buds. They were perfect as fillers. I prepared the background paper with some texture paste and a stencil, then brushed it all with clear gesso. This prepared my "canvas" for inks and sprays. 
 

Here is a closeup of the flowers and leaves. I used watercolor paper, and water colors for the flowers and leaves. The thicker paper is perfect to hold the shape as well as blending the watercolors on the flowers and leaves. I used Prills for the middles. I dusted the flowers and leaves with Rajni Chawlas Dusting Powder. I love the shimmer and shine. 

For the frame, I used the Decorative Circle Frames Die. There are so many possibilities of layering the frames. I stacked 3 layers, using corrugated cardboard in-between each layer for dimension. For the lacey part of the frame, I kissed it with texture paste, and used a watered down watercolor to give it some color. I also added some of the same color around the frame and on the stenciled areas of the layout. When the layout was finished, I did some splattering of 3 different inks on the page. I also touched it with Nuvo Crystal Drops in white. 

Here is another closeup of the floral cluster. For the leaves, I inked them in green, colored them in a washed out green, and just used the same color from the flowers, onto the leaves to compliment the flowers. The 2 toned color gives the leaves some dimension. 

Here are the simple rules!!

The hop begins at 8AM EDT on Friday, July 30th, 2021 and runs until 11:55PM EDT on Monday, August 2nd, 2021. The winner will be announced on the Heartfelt Creations blog and Facebook page on Wednesday, August 4th, 2021.

All you have to do is leave some love on each of the designers blog to be eligible for a chance to win a $25 gift Certificate to the Heartfelt Creations Store.

The winner has 72 hours to claim the prize by emailing socialmedia@heartfeltcreations.com. Please write “Winner of the July 2021 Alumni Hop” in the subject line.

Heartfelt Creations July 2021 Alumni Blog Hop List

Heartfelt Creations July 2021 Alumni Blog Hop List

Kathy Clement – https://wp.me/p34lmI-5VC

Carole Wright -https://theprettypaperpatisserie.blogspot.com/2021/07/30th-july-heartfelt-creations-alumni.html

Alissa Wells - https://willrunforstamps.blogspot.com/2021/07/cherry-blossom-retreat-heartfelt.html

Candy Slabaugh - https://candyscreationsblog.blogspot.com/

 Amarilys Doria - https://amadrian8.blogspot.com/search/label/Heartfelt%20Creations

Vicki Dutcher - https://allidoisstamp.blogspot.com/2021/07/heartfelt-creations-alumni-july-hop.html

Monica Edwards - https://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/2021/07/friendship-hop-heartfelt-creations.html

Lisa Gregory - https://what-a-beautiful-mess.blogspot.com/2021/07/heartfelt-creations-alumni-july-blog-hop.html

Magdalena Ruta - https://scrapdesign-handmade.blogspot.com/2021/07/heartfelt-creations-alumni-blog-hop.html

Oksana Clegg - https://everydaycrafting.blogspot.com/2021/07/heartfelt-creations-july-blog-hop-and.html

Heartfelt Creations - http://hcgo.co/HeartfeltCreationsJuly2021

Heartfelt Creations Products Used:

Wild Rose Paper collection 

Wild Rose 3D Shaping mold small

Wild Rose Small Cling Stamp Set

Wild Rose Small Die

Decorative Circle Frames Die

Lettuce Entertain You Prills

Rajni Chawlas Frosting Powder

Leafy Accents Die

Leafy Accents Cling Stamp Set

Leafy Accents 3D Shaping Mold

Ranger Archival Ink Pad-Fern Green

Sweet Magnolia Buds Die

Sweet Magnolia Cling Stamp Set

Nuvo Crystal Drops White