Heartfelt Creations - Birds and Blooms Layout

Hello Friends,
Does Old Man Winter have you firmly in his grip? Chase the winter blues away with a breath of springtime! Heartfelt Creations is pleased to present the "Birds and Blooms" collection: a virtual spring garden that's lovely as a song! Shades of cherry blossom pink, robin's egg blue, and soft leafy green fill sunny garden scenes featuring bluebirds, blooming branches, picket fences, bird baths, bird houses, butterflies and frilly hydrangeas. Dozens of stunning card fronts, pre-designed layouts, borders, sentiments and artwork are the perfect remedy for mid-winter doldrums. Six hand-drawn stamp sets feature blossom laden branches, nesting birds, garden scenes and an elegant collage. Two sets of dies coordinate with papers and stamps allowing you to add realistic blossoms, branches and birds to your artwork. Take a well-deserved break from the bleak landscape of winter and escape to a colorful springtime garden where birds chirp, flowers bloom, and soft breezes lift your spirit and inspire your creativity!
Here is the Layout I created with this beautiful collection.

Birds and Blooms Layout

Heartfelt Creations Products:

HCDP1-250 Birds and Blooms Paper Collection

HCPC 3644 Birds and Blooms PreCut Set

HCPC 3645 Leafy Branch PreCut Set

HCD1-756 Birds and Blooms Die

HCD1-757 Leafy Branch Die

HCD 747 Arianna Lace Die

HCPC 3577 Vintage Morning Background PreCut Set

HCD 742 Majestic Blooms Die

 HCPC 3545 Open Leaf PreCut Set

HCD 736 Classic Leaf Die

Paper Blossoms Molding Mat

Paper Blossoms Tool Kit

Other Products Used:

Neenah Papers Natural White and Kraft Cardstock, Metallic Cardstock in Pearl, Spellbinders Labels Forty Decorative Accents, Ranger Distress Ink Pads (Peeled Paint, Picked Raspberry, Frayed Burlap), Memento Tuxedo Black Ink Pad, Copic Markers (E13, B93), Pink Micro Beads, Viva Décor Glitter Pen Gold, Foam Squares.

Project  Instructions:

Color edges of a 12” x 12” kraft sheet with Frayed Burlap distress ink. Cut one of the sheets from Birds and Blooms Paper Collection to 11 ¾” x 11 ¾”. Distress edges and color with distress ink. Adhere to kraft sheet.

Using designer paper, cut 2 rectangles measuring  7 ½” x 6” and 5 ¼” x 6 ½”. Distress edges and adhere to center of page. Using metallic cardstock, die cut Labels Forty Decorative Accents. Trace outer edge of die onto paper to cut background for the frame. Glue together and adhere to center of layout using foam squares. Cut picture to 4” x 3” and adhere to decorative frame.

Using natural white cardstock, stamp several branches, flowers and birds with Birds and Blooms stamp set. Die cut with coordinating dies from the set Birds and Blooms Die. Color with Peeled Paint and Picked Raspberry distress inks. Color the birds with Copic markers. Glue branches, flowers and birds around picture as shown.  Embellish small flower centers with glitter pen.

For larger flowers, stamp Vintage Morning Background set with pink distress ink onto natural white cardstock, die cut with Majestic Blooms Die. Color flowers with pink and green distress inks.  Shape flowers, layer and glue to page. Embellish center of flowers with micro beads. Stamp larger leaves from the Open Leaf set, die cut with Classic Leaf Die, color with distress ink and glue under flowers. 

Thanks for visiting! Hugs!

Marisa