in the garden {DT work for HEARTFELT CREATIONS}

hello scrappy friends,

it's HEARTFELT CREATIONS wednesday, but this week we've got a special treat for you!

we're excited to show off the june release! the GARDEN ROMANCE COLLECTION is teeming with birdies, butterflies and blooming peonies. fun bird houses, mailboxes, and trellises dot the landscape of this new set. don't say you weren't warned- you may get butterflies in your stomach. there are 7 new precut stamp sets and one beautiful new exclusive SPELLBINDERS die designed for HEARTFELT CREATIONS.

as usual there is a chance to win: leave a comment on the HC blog by june 19th and you will be eligible to win the entire release valued at $141.99. the winner will be announced on next wednesday's blog.

for my layout this week i chose a picture of the newest member of our family - the Siamese cat AXL:

heartfelt creations products used on this project: 

HCPC 3480 brookside manor precut set 

HCPC 3478 twining roses precut set 

HCPC 3477 bird haven precut set 

HCPC 3457 birch tree precut set 

HCPC 3470 broken cinder blocks precut set
HCPC 3405 leaf medley precut set
HCPC 3407 botanical floral 2 precut set
HCPC 3406 botanical floral 1 precut set
HCPC 3323 large elegant word background precut set
HCD 723 garden romance die
rose creations shapeabilities
elegant posts shapeabilities
fancy tags two shapeabilities
foliage shapeabilities

i begun stamping the cracked edge from HC broken cinder blocks set on a white cardstock. then i stitched the blue edge on top of it. i used the crafter’s workshop "bricks" mask to create the background. i stamped the manor house from HC brookside manor set and the large tree from HC birch tree set on both sides of the brick background. for the flowery heart i used HC twining roses set.

i die cut the circles with picot edge circles nestabilities die and stamped the wording from HC large elegant word background set on the large circle. to embellish them further i added small pearls.

then i cut AXL out and adhered it with 3d tape onto a blue rectangle. i cut 4 garden fences with HC garden romance die to create the long fence on which my cat is standing.

using the HC bird haven set and HC garden romance die i stamped and cut the bird house. i die cut one of the posts from the elegant posts shapeabilities die and “hang” the bird house on it. for the little birdies i used  HC brookside manor set and HC garden romance die.

i stamped the flowers with HC botanical floral 2 set and HC botanical floral 1 set, die cut them with the rose creations shapeabilities die, assembled the blossoms and attached them together with a pearl brad. i stamped and cut the leaves with HC leaf medley set and foliage shapeabilities die.

i wrote the title using the crafter’s workshop alphabet template “perky letters”. i cut two tags with the fancy tags two shapeabilities die to create the base for my title.

i hope you enjoyed today's post!

but wait - there is more:

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have a wonderful CREATIVE week!

hugs 'n smiles,