Emilia van den Heuvel: 2017

Friday, November 24

HEARTFELT CREATIONS alumni designers NOVEMBER blog hop

hello HEARTFELT CREATIONS friends!

it is the last friday of the month and as usual it is time for the HEARTFELT CREATIONS alumni designers NOVEMBER blog hop! since there are only 31 days until CHRISTMAS i decided to create a festive christmas card using FESTIVE HOLLY collection.

HCDP1-280 festive holly paper collection
HCD1-7108 snow kissed flakes and tag die
HCST1-401 deluxe flower shaping kit

other products:
DARICE adhesive foam strips
double dots 100pc. - 3D foam circles
ART INSTITUE GLUE - dries clear
SCOR-PAL measuring & scoring board
SIZZIX vagabond 2
MEMENTO dye ink pad - TOFFEE CRUNCH
white and dark red cardstock
white and red pearls
STICKLES glitter glue - diamond

and here are some close ups:

i hope you enjoyed my project!

if you followed the right path you came here from deneen treble's blog and
your next stop is martine smith's blog.

and in case you get lost, here is the complete list of the participants in this blog hop:
kathy clement
vicki dutcher
amarilys doria
gloria stengel
emily niehaus
deneen treble
emilia van den heuvel --> ME
martine smith
sarah miller
alissa wells

this hop starts today, november 24th at 8 am and closes monday, november 27th at 11:59pm EST. and as usual, the winner will be chosen randomly from one of the participating blogs. all you have to do is leave a comment on every blog and you will have a chance to win a $25 gift certificate to shop at HEARTFELT CREATIONS.

the winner will be announced on the HC blog and on HC FACEBOOK page on wednesday, november 29th. he/she just needs to email HEARTFELT CREATIONS at info@heartfeltcreations.us with "winner of the november alumni hop" in subject line.

NB! the winner of the blog hop will have 72 hours to claim their prize otherwise another name will be drawn.

i hope i managed to inspire you today!

have fun hopping!

and GOOD luck!

hugs 'n smiles,

Wednesday, November 15

LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE {kaisercraft & merly impressions}

hello crafty friends!

thanks for stopping by!
today i would like to share part one of my november DT reveal for MERLY IMPRESSIONS with you.

this month i have the pleasure to design with one of KAISERCRAFT newest collections - ROSE AVENUE {available at MERLY IMPRESSIONS’ online store}. this collection is the perfect mix of shabby chic vintage, featuring beautiful rose images with a soft pastel colour pallet.

"LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE"

ROSE AVENUE - SUITE pattern paper

ROSE AVENUE - sticker sheet

ROSE AVENUE - paper pad

ROSE AVENUE - collectables pack

KAISERCARD - COCONUT weave cardstock

paper blooms - FAIRY FLOSS

paper blooms - COCONUT

clear stamp - HONEYCOMB

mini designer template - BUTTERFLY SKIES

KAISERMIST ink spray -WHITE

flourish pack - ANTIQUES

epoxy stickers - SEA BREEZE

rhinestones - SILVER

pearls - BLUSH

12mm double-sided tape

TIM HOLTZ - paper distresser

MOUNTING foam tape

cheesecloth gauze

BOBUNNY - rose gold

EK SUCCESS - piercing bugs

PRIMA MARKETING - got flowers

and here are more close ups and some TIPS&TRICKS on how did it -

i hope you enjoyed today's post!

have a lovely & creative WEEK!

hugs 'n smiles,

Wednesday, October 11

CHRISTMAS EVE layout and YOUTUBE tutorial {BOBUNNY}

hello everybody!

today i would like to share one of my most recent layouts i've designed for BOBUNNY using their most adorable CHRISTMAS collection - "CAROUSEL CHRISTMAS".

"CHRISTMAS EVE"

collection pack - CAROUSEL CHRISTMAS

pattern paper - wishes / CAROUSEL CHRISTMAS

paper pad - CAROUSEL CHRISTMAS

doubled dot paper - SUGAR, VINTAGE

glitter paste - SUGAR

Spray - GOLD

stickable stencil - WINTER FUN

foil transfer - SENTIMENTS gold

jewels - CITRUS, FROSTING

medium doilies

tools - palette knife assortment, scissors

STAMPENDOUS! embossing enamel SHABBY WHITE

DUSTY ATTIC DA1290 mini captions #3

TIM HOLTZ embossing ink

TIM HOLTZ paper distresser

MARTHA STEWART doily lace edge punch

and here are some close ups of my project and TIP&TRICKS on how i did it:

use GLITTER PASTE and a stickable stencil to create the shimmering layer on the pattern paper.

using the foil transfer sheets, add cheerful phrases to your project.

TIP! before adhering the fussy cut images, emboss them slightly using a ball stylus and adhere them with mounting foam tape.

add pearls and swirls to decorate your project.

for my title i used a chipboard phrase from DUSTY ATTIC. i covered the chippie with embossing ink and then a layer of STAMPENDOUS! embossing enamel and heat embossed the set.

and here is the step-by-step YOUTUBE tutorial:

i hope you enjoyed today's project!

THANK YOU for stopping by today! and have a lovely week!

hugs n' smiles,

Sunday, October 8

MERRY CHRISTMAS {kaisercraft & merly impressions}

hello crafty friends!

can you believe that it is OCTOBER already?!! where did the time go... i have so many plans and so many things that i still need to do before CHRISTMAS, but somehow i don't think they are happening ;-)

one of my plans was to keep my blog up to date and today i'll start with a layout i've created for MERLY IMPRESSIONS' blog featuring the lovely CHRISTMAS EDITION collection from KAISERCRAFT {available at MERLY IMPRESSIONS' online store}.

"MERRY CHRISTMAS"

CHRISTMAS EDITION - SNOWCAPPED pattern paper

CHRISTMAS EDITION - sticker sheet

CHRISTMAS EDITION - paper pad

CHRISTMAS EDITION - collectables pack

KAISERCARD - COCONUT weave cardstock

paper blooms - FIRE RED

paper blooms - COCONUT

decorative die - FOLIAGE

decorative die - MINI FOLIAGE

KAISERCOLOUR gel pens

12" stencil - DAMASK QUARTERS

rhinestones - LIPPY RED

12mm double-sided tape

TIM HOLTZ - paper distresser

MOUNTING foam tape

TEXTURE paste

RANGER - mixatives SILVER

and here are more close ups and some TIPS&TRICKS on how did it -

TIP! use a combination of texture paste, stencils and liquid ink to enhance your background!

draw a frame around the sticker words to make them "pop"!

use a combination of die cut images and fussy cut images to decorate your page.

THANK YOU for stopping by today!

have a lovely & creative WEEK!

hugs 'n smiles,

Tuesday, September 19

WONDER & PEACE {merly impressions and kaisercraft}

hello crafty friends!

i'm finally back in HOLLAND after a long long summer vacation and it is time to update my blog! i've got many new projects i would like to share with and i'm going to begin with my latest one - a layout i created for MERLY IMPRESSIONS' blog featuring the amazing CHRISTMAS JEWEL collection from KAISERCRAFT {available at MERLY IMPRESSIONS' online store}.

"WONDER & PEACE"