Debuting Cherry Blossom Retreat Collection - Heartfelt Creations

Hello Lovely Friends.....

Beautiful gardens filled with warm rays of sunshine, skies of blue, and trees filled with fragrant cherry blossoms make for the perfect retreat setting, where daydreaming can abound and the stress of everyday life just seems to melt away! Breathing deeply and enjoying the sweetness in the air becomes second nature, as you take in your enchanting surroundings…a decorative wishing well with beautiful vining florals, a whimsical wooden bridge leading to places imagined only in daydreams, and a darling collection of hand carved bird houses that your “tweet” friends serenading you from above call home. 

Let your imagination wander, and enjoy life at a slower pace, taking time to smell the delicate cherry blossoms with the new Cherry Blossom Retreat Collection from Heartfelt Creations! Enjoy a walk through a refreshing paper collection filled with beautiful springtime hues…grass like greens, pretty blossom pinks, clear sky blues, and charming corals, all encompassed in dreamy petite plaids, dainty polka dots, and elegant lace like accents. An inviting collection of cling stamp sets, along with coordinating dies, await to bring your very own garden oasis to life, filled with elegant garden benches, alluring wishing wells, and sweet springtime songbirds. A delightful assortment of varying sized cherry blossom petals, along with a coordinating dimensional shaping mold, allow for quick and easy assembling of gorgeous, delicate cherry blossoms perfect for all of your spring themed creations! So, join us as we bring a hint of spring to craft rooms everywhere…it’s the perfect day for a crafty daydream with the new Cherry Blossom Retreat Collection!

 Heartfelt Creations Supplies Used - 

HCDP1-2100 Cherry Blossom Retreat Paper Collection  HCPC-3866 Tweet Cherry Blossoms Cling Stamp Set HCD1-7230 Tweet Cherry Blossoms Die HCPC-3868 Wishing Well Oasis Cling Stamp Set HCD1-7232 Wishing Well Oasis Die HCD1-7231 Cherry Blossom Retreat Die HCPC-3867 Cherry Blossom Retreat Cling Stamp Set HCFB1-474 3D Cherry Blossom Shaping Mold HCD1-776 Eyelet Oval Die HCD1-7203 Ornamental Tags Die ANC845 Power Outage Prills PGM15015 Rajni Chawlas Crystal Clear 159723 Designer Dries Clear Adhesive RACP399 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Carnation Red RACP468 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Jet Black RACP475 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Library Green   RACP436 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Leaf Green RACP962 Ranger Archival Ink Pad – Fern Green

 Other Supplies Used - 
White Cardstock, Red Cardstock, 3D Foam Tape, Pencil Colors

 Instructions - 
For the base of the card cut white cardstock 15-1/2 x 9-1/2, score at 7-3/4 from the longest side and fold. The card consists of three layers, for the first layer choose green color pattern paper from the collection and cut it to the size of 7-1/2 x 9-1/4 and distress the edges. Adhere on the card base with clear dry glue.

 For the second layer cut red color cardstock 7 x 8-3/4 and arrange on top of first layer with 3D foam tape. For the final layer choose pattern paper from the collection cut it to the size of 6-3/4 x 8-1/2 and adhere on top of second layer with clear dry glue.

Die cut white cardstock using largest and second largest die from the Eyelet Oval Die set. Color the largest die cut out with Colorbox ink – Concord.

Arrange the oval die cut out on the right hand side of the card and frame using the largest die cut out as shown.

 Stamp white cardstock using the images from Wishing Well Oasis Cling Stamp Set and die cut with coordinating die. Color the images with pencil colors. Arrange colored wishing well images in the center of the die cut oval with 3D Foam tape and desk image on the lower left side of the card as shown.

For the flowers stamp white cardstock with Tweet Cherry Blossoms Cling Stamp Set using Archival Ink – Carnation Red. For stamping the leaves use Archival ink Library Green, die cut the images with coordinating dies. Color the flower petals with Archival ink – Carnation Red and Leaves with Archival Ink Fern green and Leaf Green.

Shape the flowers and leaves using the 3D Cherry Blossom Shaping Mold. For the center of the flowers use Power Outage Prills.

Stamp white cardstock with the leaf branches from the Cherry Blossom Retreat Cling Stamp Set using Archival Ink - Library Green. Die cut with coordinating die and color the images with Pencil Colors. Arrange the leaves and flowers as shown. Finish off with a die cut sentiment tag from the paper collection.

Apply Crystal Clear glitter on flowers with clear dry glue.

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Pavitra