Heartfelt Creations Blog hop

Today, I'm thrilled to be part of a blog hop by Current and Alumni Design Team Members from Heartfelt Creations. I always love hops and today is no exception. I hope you will enjoy what we have created for your inspiration and since this is a circular hop, you don't need to worry about a start and end. Start where you are at and blog hop until you get back to where you started. Fun, eh?!!

I used an older Heartfelt Creations stamp, Clematis/Cottage Set. I love the lovely vintage feel of this image and while I know it isn't necessarily a vintage image, it lends itself beautifully for this soft colouring technique. Hold on to your cuppa something wonderful as I tell you I coloured it with sponges. I know!

I pulled out my entire palette of distress inks and every sponge wedge I own and went to town. It's a terrific, quick colouring technique that Stamper's Sampler asked me submit several cards done this way for publication. If you want to see them, I have them in this blog post. I stamped the image using Espresso Adirondack ink and then stamped Vintage Life Background Stamp over top and immediately started sponging which smudges the words over the image.

To continue with the hop, here's the order;

Anita Chapman-Hovey  

Selma Stevenson  

Dina Roedel Kowal  

Olga Jewell  

Loretta Mitchell Lock (you are here)  

Clare Curcio 

 Debbie Seyer  

Angelica Turner 

Linda Payne 



Enjoy!!!

stamps; clematis/cottage set, vintage life background set (heartfelt creations)
paper; ancestry (K&Co), geneva, walnut creme (bazzill) 

ink; espresso adirondack, forest moss, peeled paint, fired brick, victorian velvet, milled lavender, stormy sky, antique linen, tea dye, vintage photo, walnut stain distress ink (ranger) 

accessories; jumbo border punch (ek success), natural lace pack (kaiser craft), satin ribbon, linen thread (SU!), modern brown button (bazzill), cowboy dew drops (the robin's nest)