Come along as we head deep into the woodlands to explore the world of Oakberry Lane…the newest collection from Heartfelt Creations! Filled with delightful illustrations of lively, high spirited and lovable squirrels, this collection is one to capture your heart and creative imagination, and will appeal to both the young and the young at heart! Create irresistible outdoor themed scrapbook layouts preserving those precious moments experienced in the great outdoors, as well as charming handmade greeting cards ready to deliver well wishes and sentimental thoughts to friends and loved ones! Darling illustrations of squirrels at play on teeter totters and tire swings, gathering nuts, and bounding about in beautiful floral gardens with their tails held high, remind us that taking time to play, enjoying the company of others and banding together to make light work of the tasks at hand are important to a well balanced life! A stunning autumn themed color palette of acorn browns, woodland greens, sunset oranges, autumn leaf reds, along with deep plums and dark pinks, lay the foundation for decorative papers displaying delicate lace like patterns, vintage style barn wood patchwork backgrounds, as well as fascinating outdoor garden settings! Create your very own Oakberry Lane scenes with three cute and entertaining cling stamp sets and coordinating dies featuring a substantially sized acorn homestead, an assembling of lovable squirrels at play, and of course Oakberry Lane’s own signature wildflower blossom ready to be stamped, colored and assembled into a realistic 3D floral embellishment to accent all of your Oakberry Lane creations! So take a cue from our furry friends and make time to join in on the merriment! A creative adventure awaits you…we promise!
I had a lot of fun creating these tags with the adorable little squirrels.
I had a lot of fun creating these tags with the adorable little squirrels.
Angelica Turner
Size: 4” x 6"
Supplies:
Heartfelt Creations and Supplies Carried by HC
Inks: Distress Oxide inks (peeled paint, spiced marmalade, gathered twigs)
Image Colored With: Derwent Inktense pencils (Saddle Brown, Leaf Green, Beech Green, Red Oxide, Oak, Indian Ink)
Paper: Cardstock 65lb. Smooth (White), Canson 140lb. Cold Press watercolor paper
Accessories: MISTI, foam dots
Watch this video for shaping tips and techniques using the Oakberry Lane collection: https://youtu.be/HirfUN8NEYY
Watch this video for shaping tips and techniques using the flower shaping molds: https://youtu.be/FSdPL7nXvQE
Instructions: Finished size of tags is 4” x 6”. For base of tags cut a piece of kraft cardstock 4” x 6”, using a couple of decorative border dies cut bottom decorative borders as pictured. Cut small leafy border from kraft cardstock and use to mark and trim top of tags to match size of border. Mask the top of the tag where the leafy border will be placed and mask the bottom decorative edge as well, color the tags with distress oxide inks layering color, spraying with water and drying until you have the your desired colors. Stamp some leaves and acorn images all over colored area with distress oxide inks, removed mask, glue leafy border as pictured and set aside.
Cut 3 panels from patterned paper, ink edges with coordinating ink colors. Cut 3 small decorative swirl frames from kraft cardstock using the die from the Intricate Swirl Frames set. Stamp 3 squirrel images on watercolor paper with black ink, cut with coordinating dies, color with watercolor pencils. Stamps several flowers and leaves on white cardstock with Majestic Violet and Leaf Green ink, cut with coordinating dies. Use same colors to shade flowers and leaves, shape with coordinating 3D shaping mold. Stamp small wildwood flowers on white cardstock with cantaloupe ink, cut with coordinating die, shape with flower shaping kit.
Glue patterned paper panels with foam dots. Glue squirrel images with foam dots. Cut the swirl frames into 2 sections each and glue to each tag as pictured. Glue blossom flowers 2 layers each, add stamens and glue flowers as pictured, glue leaves, add stamens to small wildwood flowers and glue as pictured. Add glitter to all flowers.
Wow...these tags are absolutely gorgeous Angelica!
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