tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:45:45 +0000Believe... Dream... Inspire...http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/floralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)Blogger253125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-2381766711014722744Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:23:00 +00002009-11-13T19:59:44.106-06:00Scrapbook LOFamilyDigi DesignsE-scape and ScrapGood Morning and Happy Friday!!Today I have another digital LO to share with you. For this LO I used four different kits from E-Scape and Scrap, Friendship Meadows Paper Pack, Earth Angel Elements, Express Yourself Elements and Primitive Scrapkit. My grandparents are in the picture with my mom when she was just a little baby. I believe this picture is from her baptism. For the designer paper http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/11/e-scape-and-scrap-digi-lo-patricia-lynn.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-6018635114046872383Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-11-11T09:32:32.938-06:00TutorialsCardsSpellbindersI am so excited to be sharing a New Spellbinders™ Technique with you today! Before I get started I want to let you know how I came up with the idea for this technique. I don't know if you have heard this before or not but sometimes when making a die cut the cardstock can really stick in the die template and if this happens Spellbinders™ recommends placing a piece of wax paper in between the diehttp://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/11/new-technique-wax-resist-spellbinders.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-5989387862588341740Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-11-10T15:53:29.250-06:00Just For FunCopicFamilyCardsSpellbindersToday I have a Christmas card using stamped images from Just For Fun Rubber Stamps to share with you. To create this card I used four stamps including the French Horn F2761, Pine Bough E2355, Holly Swag D2762 and Noel E2657. To start I made a label die cut using Labels Eight S5-019 die template along with the Wizard from Spellbinders™. I stamped the French Horn image onto the die cut with gold http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/11/just-for-fun-noel-christmas-card.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-1841864235016974524Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:00:00 +00002009-11-09T15:47:08.165-06:00Crafty SecretsGlimmer MistFamilyTattered AngelsAltered ItemsChristmas OrnamentsHappy Monday! I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. We had a really nice weekend, it was beautiful here in MN! I think we are finally getting our Indian Summer. Eric put up some of the Christmas lights, better to do it now rather then in the cold and snow. Eric and the boys (mostly Eric *wink*) finished up raking and bagging a ton of leaves. I worked on some projects and helped out http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/11/crafty-secrets-christmas-vintage.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-4174766322165463214Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:00:00 +00002009-11-06T10:10:08.317-06:00JustRite StampersFriendsCopicScrapbook LOGlimmer MistTattered AngelsSpellbindersSketch ChallengeGood morning and Happy Friday! A few days back my dear sweet friend, Vicki Chrisman, asked if I would like to join her and some friends in a sketch challenge. I happily said, YES!! I have a link list at the bottom of this post for other ladies who joined in Vicki's Sketch Challenge so be sure to check them out! Vicki designed a Fantastic sketch and said we could create a LO, card, altered or http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/11/vicki-chrismans-sketch-challenge-nature.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-7298165443093377479Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:30:00 +00002009-11-05T09:40:56.667-06:00PhotographyScrapbook LOFamilyDigi DesignsE-scape and ScrapGood morning! Today I would like to share a couple of digi LO's with you and also my banner that I designed for E-Scape and Scrap.I created this first LO awhile back and just didn't get a chance to post it as I came down with the flu shortly after I created it. :( But I am feeling so much better and trying to get caught up and back in the swing of things.Here is my first LO~I love this photo!http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/11/e-scape-and-scrap-digi-los-and-banner.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-3239683599043492050Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:24:00 +00002009-11-04T17:00:52.354-06:00JustRite StampersCardsSpellbindersHave you been checking out all of the NEW Releases from JustRite Stampers? This week JustRite Stampers is showing the NEW Releases on the JustRite Blog so be sure to hop on over there and check it out! You will also be able to see new creative designs using the new products and have a chance to win some Fabulous Blog Candy!! For today's project I created a set of Christmas cards using the NEW http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/11/justrite-new-decorative-frames-borders.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-5705595729260726211Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:44:00 +00002009-11-10T12:22:04.040-06:00Just For FunCopicJust For Fun DTFamilyCardsSpellbindersHappy Monday to all of you! It is a beautiful autumn day here in MN, the air is crisp and the sun is shinning. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend and a Happy Halloween. Today I get to share a secret with all of you that I have been keeping for quite awhile! Don't you just love secrets?! *wink* A while back I received an email from Sherry Cheever asking me to join a new design team! I http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/11/ive-been-keeping-secret-just-for-fun.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-5092573615010769122Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-10-30T16:13:58.414-05:00Crafty SecretsGlimmer MistCrafty Secrets DTBlog CandyTattered AngelsAltered ItemsFlower SoftToday is the Crafty Secrets Design Team Challenge blog hop and I can't wait to see what all of the ladies have been busy creating. Vicki Chrisman our wonderful and very talented Design Team Coordinator gave us a challenge to create a project with a bird theme. Crafty Secrets has several products with beautiful images of birds from stamp sets, journal and note booklets, vintage postcard kits, http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/10/crafty-secrets-design-team-challenge.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-407891209760464603Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:10:00 +00002009-10-29T21:33:30.425-05:00Crafty SecretsFamilyCrafty Secrets DTHello! It seems like forever since I have done a blog post with some artwork, and I am sure you are agreeing with me. *wink* Thank you so much for your understanding!! I also want to thank you for all of the wonderful comments, well wishes and prayers for my MIL and our family. We have very deeply appreciated it. I am doing much better but still have a little bit of a cold and cough. But http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/10/thank-you.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-8161039574815265705Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:00:00 +00002009-10-20T21:22:06.367-05:00FamilyThis is going to be a very short post and with no art to share. I am sorry! I have been really sick for a little over two weeks. I am slowly starting to feel better but I don't have a lot of energy. I still have a horrible cough and a very sore throat and I get tired very easily. On top of all of this we received a phone call today that my mother in law is in the hospital and she may not http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-am-sorry-for-such-long-absence.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-3969272650896493710Sun, 04 Oct 2009 01:49:00 +00002009-10-03T21:53:20.793-05:00Crafty SecretsGlimmer MistTattered AngelsCardsSpellbindersFlower SoftI hope you have been enjoying World Card Making Day and have found at least a little bit of time today to be creative. Or maybe you are one of the lucky ones who has been creating all day!! This morning I was at Scrapping On The Go! teaching a card class. The class was full and all of the ladies were so wonderful and had a great time creating, sharing, talking and laughing.After I came home http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/10/happy-world-card-making-day.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-2792350465869355844Fri, 02 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +00002009-10-02T19:58:49.101-05:00Glimmer MistTattered AngelsTutorialsCardsSpellbindersThis past July while I was at CHA in Orlando, Florida Spellbinders™ and Tattered Angels booths were right next to each other and in conversations the wonderful ladies with Tattered Angels told us about using their Glimmer Screens in the Wizard™ to create Beautiful embossed backgrounds and we were all sooooo excited!! Who doesn't love a new technique! *wink* A couple of days ago I posted the http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/10/spellbinders-wizard-and-tattered-angels.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-5999699986551090773Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:00:00 +00002009-09-30T17:10:24.191-05:00JustRite StampersCopicStorageCardsSpellbindersFor today's card I am using the Thinking of You stamp set from JustRite Stampers. This set includes six borders and centers with some beautiful images to color too. The Thinking of You stamp set fits the 2-1/4'' x 3-1/16'' Oval Wood Stamper. Here is the card I designed using one of the centers and borders from this set.Here is a close up of the stamp so you can see all the details in the http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/justrite-thinking-of-you-sympathy-card.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-6342995372484305288Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +00002009-10-08T14:56:33.490-05:00JustRite StampersCopicCrafty SecretsGlimmer MistTattered AngelsCardsSpellbindersThings are cooling down here in the north and fall is upon us. I love the crisp cool air and prefect sweatshirt weather. The colors of nature are so beautiful in the fall. One of my favorite things in the fall is Halloween! I love Halloween! I love decorating for it and creating for it.The card I have to share with you today is a cute Halloween card. I had a lot of fun creating this card http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/justrite-spooktacular-halloween-card.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-2559063353834456453Fri, 25 Sep 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-09-25T12:33:12.234-05:00CopicCrafty SecretsCore'dintaions PaperFamilyCrafty Secrets DTAltered ItemsCardsSpellbindersEdit ***So Sorry for the late post! I was having some issues with blogger this morning. :(Good morning! Today is the Crafty Secrets Blog Hop and our Design Team Leader, Vicki Chrisman gave us all a challenge to create a card or project using a stamp set that we haven't used in awhile and if we were making a card it had to have fancy folds or a different size or shape.The inspiration for the http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/crafty-secrets-blog-hop-learning-to.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-2053666517850767807Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:02:00 +00002009-09-24T21:46:09.077-05:00ScrapFestCrafty SecretsSpellbindersWOW What a weekend!! I am back home from ScrapFest at Mall of America and I can honestly say I have never experienced anything like it!! I went to ScrapFest with Spellbinders and Kim Hupke, Education Director and I worked in the booth doing make-n-takes for the event. The lines were never ending!!! The ladies would already be lining up when we arrived each morning to set up, greeting us with http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/back-home-from-scrapfest.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-3214800074760485236Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:32:00 +00002009-09-17T07:25:25.025-05:00JustRite StampersCopicJustRite Blog DTBlog CandyTutorialsCardsSpellbindersAre you ready for an Amazing Blog Hop? JustRite Stampers and 54 very talented Ladies are going to be sharing soooooo much creative inspiration with you over the next two days!! Yep, that's right it's a two day JustRite Mega Font Blog Hop!!! JustRite Stampers is also going to be having a wonderful SALE on ALL of the Fonts.Here is the information on the JustRite Sale.JustRite is celebrating http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/justrite-mega-font-blog-hop-personalize.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)249tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-7965892624566535387Wed, 16 Sep 2009 12:50:00 +00002009-09-16T08:43:24.812-05:00JustRite StampersCore'dintaions PaperAltered ItemsCardsSpellbindersScrapping On The GoChristmas OrnamentsClassesI am going to be teaching a class at Scrapping on the Go! October 3rd and I would love for you to come and join in the fun! We will be making two beautiful fall cards and a snowflake Christmas ornament. For the class you will get a chance to use some of the wonderful new products from Spellbinders Paper Arts and JustRite Stampers.Pictured below are the cards and the Christmas ornament we will http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/upcoming-class-at-scrapping-on-go.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-9189809853093655744Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:32:00 +00002009-09-13T15:46:22.555-05:00Scrapbook LODigi DesignsE-scape and ScrapI have been wanting to share some exciting news with you for awhile now but with my recent computer problems I had to put things on hold. I have the computer back and I can finally let you in on the secret I have been keeping. Julie Mead, Owner and Designer of E-scape and Scrap contacted me and asked me to join her Creative Team, E-scape Artists. I am so excited and honored to join her http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/going-digital-with-e-scape-and-scrap.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-6021701690096233617Sun, 13 Sep 2009 18:14:00 +00002009-09-13T13:40:40.447-05:00ScrapFestSpellbindersClassesAre you going to ScrapFest at Mall of America? If you are I hope you will stop by and say Hello! I would love to meet you!! ScrapFest is September 18th - 20th. Kim Hupke, Education Director for Spellbinders Paper Arts and I will be at there to show you Spellbinders Products and to make some wonderful and fun make-n-takes. We will also be at Scrapbooks Too in Bloomington, MN on Thursday, Sept http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/scrapfest-2009-at-mall-of-america-sept.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-997793776149609264Thu, 10 Sep 2009 02:17:00 +00002009-09-09T23:19:27.718-05:00JustRite StampersJustRite Blog DTAltered ItemsTutorialsCardsSpellbindersHello! Before I get started with the blog post I just have to tell you I have some Fantastic news--I have the computer back!! I can't even begin to tell you how happy I am!! You just don't realize how much you depend on the computer until it's gone and then it about drives you crazy until you get it back--LOL!Today JustRite Stampers is the Product Focus at Splitcoaststampers and the product http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/09/personalize-it-for-christmas-with.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-5449256880987615929Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:00:00 +00002009-08-31T10:00:02.050-05:00CopicCrafty SecretsCrafty Secrets DTBlog CandyAltered ItemsCardsGood morning! Today is the Crafty Secrets Postcard Challenge Day and Vicki Chrisman our wonderful Design Team leader came up with a Fantastic challenge for us this month! Each DT Member has created a project to share using the NEW Vintage Postcard Kits. We could have any theme and use any NEW Vintage Postcard Kit we would like for the challenge. I love these New Vintage Postcard Kits!! Each http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/08/crafty-secrets-dt-postcard-challenge.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-1290076090036119973Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:00:00 +00002009-08-17T07:54:29.443-05:00JustRite StampersCopicJustRite Blog DTAltered ItemsCardsSpellbindersChristmas OrnamentsHello and Welcome to the JustRite Christmas Blog Hop! I am very excited about today's Blog Hop, it's going to be soooo Huge! The JustRite Chritmas Blog Hop was open to several Guest Designers who were welcome to join in the fun, we have 33 Designers in all!!! That is Fantastic and I can't wait to see what all of these talented ladies have created!!Here is a list with links to the JustRite Bloghttp://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/08/justrite-christmas-blog-hop.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)48tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3396616448880541537.post-5262889643751942540Wed, 12 Aug 2009 03:30:00 +00002009-08-11T23:25:28.379-05:00JustRite StampersCopicBlog CandyTutorialsCardsSpellbindersHello!!! OMGosh I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am to be doing a blog post!!!!! I am sorry for my absence but after I came home from CHA we went on a family vacation (had a Wonderful Time!!) and came home to a blue screen on the computer!! We are still having some issues with the computer but at the moment it is up and going and I am keeping my fingers crossed!! Technology is http://embellished-dreams.blogspot.com/2009/08/justrite-thinking-of-you-note-card-set.htmlfloralfantasy@charter.net (Heidi Blankenship)17