New Antiquity Collection from Heartfelt Creations

Hello,

I have spent the past four days at the CHA convention.  I had so much fun.  I took several classes at Clearsnap and learned several ways to use ink to create beautiful backgrounds on a variety of surfaces and with a variety of inks and sprays.  I still really like the Colorbox pigment inks. They came out with two new sets that have yummy colors.
One of my favorite booths was Heartfelt Creations.  They have beautiful stamps, metal dies and papers.  The display samples are over the top beautiful.  I was able to get a paper pad of their new Antiquity Collection colors to show at work. (Hopefully we will be ordering some for upcoming kits).  I really like that the new paper pads though 12 x 12 in size have 6 x 6 quads on a page.  Great for those 6 x 6 albums I like to make.  The pads also have 12 x 12 designs and lots of beautiful frames and greetings that are wonderful for card making and scrapbooking.
Here is a card I made tonight using the paper. I know it isn't full of flowers and mega layers of stuff.  How do you mail those cards anyway.  This card is also for a guy and he wouldn't want all those flowers.  Watch for more projects.

Blessings, Diane

Love Messages in a Jar

Hi, 
My son Allan wanted to make his girlfriend something from his heart for her for Christmas. I helped him a little with this project. We designed these small cards that he wrote down things he likes and appreciates about her. Then he decorated a jar and filled it with the cards. Is that just not the sweetest. I was amazed at how many things he wrote and filled the jar with. I was thinking these would make wonderful Valentines gifts. If anyone is interested I could make one for you and you just fill in the cards to give to your loved one. I will also include extra cards so as time goes on you can fill in more cards to be added to the jar. I can change the colors of the paper to colors you prefer. I can also make hearts, butterflies and different flower shapes. Contact me if interested. Click photo to enlarge.

Blessings, Diane

Cupcake Liner Storage Idea

Hello,

I have discovered in 2013 that I have found I enjoy finding new uses for items.  I try to think outside the box on ways to re-purpose items.  I have come up with some clever ideas if I say so myself.   Do you have cupcake liners in your cupboard that fall around, get dirty if left unused for too long or get smashed and useless? I cannot take full credit for this idea but knew it would be a very useful idea, I just needed to find a container that would work and one I already had sitting in a cupboard not being used.  I found this beautiful jar. So what if it has a Christmas print.  I have always liked the jar but had it stuffed in the back of a shelf too high for me to reach.  It will now be in a cupboard I open everyday so I will see it more often and better yet my cupcake liners will be neatly contained and clean.

Give this a try yourself.

Blessings, Diane