Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge and Happy Pink Saturday!!

Happy Pink Saturday!!

Okay.....I know it is still Friday, but it is never to early to celebrate

Pink Saturday!!  So I am sure you can tell I will be sharing my post with Beverly and all the others who love their pink!

I am also linking up to a new blog I found called 

Sugar Creek Hollow!

They are a challenge blog for Vintage and Prim!

Right up my alley.  This week the challenge is to find a photo for inspiration and use it to create a project that has a vintage or prim feel to it.
Another fun blog linking party find...
Knick of Time Tuesday!!
You need a vintage theme to link up there :0)

Here is the tag I designed.  I used some Graphic Fairy images as well as some I painted myself.

Here is the photo that I used for inspiration

I used some fabulous embellishments from Pro 31 Designs!

Here are some close ups.

The roses you will recognize as the ones I painted myself in GIMP.

I used a Vintage Spoon image to run down the center of my tag.

The white with pink polka dots, teacups, spoons and "tea party" background paper is one I created myself in GIMP.   These adorable little chics and forget me nots are from the Graphic Fariy.

I used vintage photo distress ink by Ranger and perfect pearls in perfect gold to accent my piece.

I used flatback pearls, blingy bling pink mesh, curly mulberry rose and the white pearl spray, from Pro 31 Designs. 

Since I designed all the elements of this tag, I hope to sell it as a kit in my etsy shop soon (if anyone is interested).  Here is a better look at the paper I designed, I used it on the back of the tag.

I did do a video showing the tag above and some of my goodies from my Pro 31 Designs team kit, and a little give away on my youtube channel.  
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8Pq8jdrj5E

All you have to do, is watch my video, subscribe to my channel, go to the Pro 31 Designs Facebook page and "like it" leave a comment that I sent you..and then leave a comment on my youtube that you "liked" the facebook page, and I will use Random.org to chose one of the commets to win this little sweet package of Roses that 

Esmeralda gave me to give away!!  She is so sweet!

close up of the package

the bottom of the package close up

As soon as the video is uploaded (takes forever...I mean FOREVER) I will post it here.  For now...here is the link to my 
youtube channel.


Here is the link to the Pro 31 Designs Facebook page for you to go and "like".
I hope you have a fabulous Weekend!!
Thank you for visiting!!
Hugs!


Heather
Do go and check out the Pink Saturday blog and the Sugar Creek Hollow Challenge blog, I am sure you will love them!


I am sharing this post with Passionately Artisic

 

Letters from the shore Blog Background

Hello Friends and happy Friday!!

I am so excited because I had someone contact me last week that was interested in one of the blog backgrounds that I created.

It was my first blog background that I had created for myself, almost a year ago.  I started out with a Rose background from the Graphic fairy...and got rid of everything but the roses.  Then I used some flowers..and leaves from some other Graphic Fairy images.

(see this snippet of it below)

I received a wonderful email from 

Kim  "Letters from the Shore" 

You always feel good...when someone else enjoys something that you have created :0)  Gives you those warm cozy feelings.

Right away when I went to Kim's blog, I noticed she shares a love for Kitties!!  I thought it would be fun to add some kitties to her blog.  So I asked her to find some images that she would like to have incorporated into the background above and her new blog header.  She sent me the most adorable images!!

I will share the ones that I used below.

I used this trio in her blog header :0)  They are too sweet!

This one I used for the sides of her blog.

I used this one too...in her blog header.

I used GIMP to make the changes I needed to the images to use them on her blog.

I would LOVE it...if you would hop over to her blog and  take a peek at her new blog background.  I had so much fun creating it!

"Letters from the shore"
You can see it all on her blog :0)  just click above

She will have a new post up about her background a little later today!

I hope you have a great day!!

Thank you for visiting!! 

<3 Heather

Gecko Galz Shabby Spring in Paris Card

Hello Friends!!

I am so happy to have a chance to create today!

Not that I didn't create yesterday, or on Sunday.  Today I was finally able to get things printed and cut out.  

Nothing worse than spending time creating a beautiful hybrid card digitally, only to have your printer say...

"Sorry Miss Heather...not today"

I was trying to print from Inkscape.  What a nightmare..LOL.

Finally my DH was home..and being the Technical Genius that he is

he was able to fix my problem.  Imagine for two days, working on projects....and NOT being able to get them to print..or when they DID print...the cut lines were off when cutting!

So...today is a happy day!!

I actually was able to put my digital images on paper!

I did some distressing some inking, and a little twisting!

Let me say that I started this digitally yesterday morning after visiting the Shabby Tea Room to get inspired.  Pop on over there to see the inspiration by the DT.  
This is the inspiration Photo below

  I am so lucky because I found a new place to play...that will be right up my alley! The blog is called Sugar Creek Hollow.  I just love VINTAGE..and PRIM...this week their challenge is to use what ever photo you like..to inspire a vintage creation :0).  
Here is what I came up with.

I love it!!

Let me say that I started this digitally yesterday morning after visiting the Shabby Tea Room to get inspired.  Pop on over there to see the inspiration by the DT.  

This darling little girl in her rain coat with the jump rope is part of one of the new sets of March Gecko Galz Ephemera.  The Vintage white frame is from a Gecko Galz collection. The forget me nots are one of my favorite go to images from the Graphics fairy!  The Eiffel tower I found as free clipart online.  I just changed it a tad.  The Shutters are digital stamps (also from Gecko Galz).  The gorgeous ivory mulberry roses and vintage champagne colored flatback pearls are from Esmeralda's Pro 31 Designs Etsy shop.

The lace is one from my stash.  

Used a vintage button, some May Arts Trim and a Ideology Clear fragment from Tim Holtz (Ranger).  I will be entering this into Sandi's challenge at the Flying Unicorn.  

Of course..you know I love a hidden tag :0)  just wouldn't be my creation with out one!  I used pop dots on the upper flowers on this darling little tag.

Here is the back of the tag!

I used Ranger's Distress ink in vintage photo on all of my pieces.  I created the beige and white polka dot paper myself in GIMP as well as the plain blue paper (I used the eye dropper tool to get one of the shades of navy from the forget me nots).

Thank you for visiting me today!

Hugs!

Heather