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Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Semifinalists for Heartfelt Creations


Oh my goodness...

I just received notice that Heartfelt Creations has chosen me as one of their semifinalists for their 2017 design team call. I submitted 3 projects along with step by step instructions and the top 20 were just announced on the Heartfelt Creations Blog.

I am super EXCITED and HONORED to even be considered. I am constantly looking for ways to grow as an artist and I know that working with Heartfelt Creations would allow me to grow even more. Thank you Heartfelt for allowing me to move forward in this journey.

What's the next step you ask??? To make it to the finals all I need for you all to do is VOTE. They are asking for YOU to choose your top 5 choices to move to the finals. So please look over everyone's projects and vote for your top 5 favorite artists.  To view all the semifinalists visit the Heartfelt Creations blog. To vote please click HERE. You must vote for 5 different people to enter.

Here are the first of my three submitted projects.
 

With this card I have used the  Flowering Dogwood Collection for the stamping, Paper and the floral parts of my card. I also used the Botanical Window Die Set and the Fleur Borders and Pockets Die Set. For the coloring medium on the chapel I used Copic Markers.

 Here is a close up to show the details to the flowers.

For my second entry...


Fairystampland would not be complete without me using the Wildwood Cottage Collection. Coloring this project with my Copic markers was such a joy. The cottage itself is from the actual paper collection but I hand colored all the windows, doors, sign,  fence, flowers and the fairy and have them attached with foam tape to add dimension. This sweet little fairy scene was by far my favorite project to create. It is truly magical. See below for more photos.




For my third submission project...


I have combined the two collections (Flowering Dogwood Collection as well as the Wildwood Collection) to create this stunning card. The flowers are from the Flowering Dogwood Collection and they are all hand shaped, colored, and glittered. The stamped fairy is from the Wildwood Collection and is colored with Copic Markers. The Eyelet Oval Die set was used for the multi layer backdrop for this lovely floral fantasy. 


Thank you for stopping by and for considering me for your vote. I am blessed just to be a part of this process.

Melanie Smith

25 comments:

  1. I just wanted to come by and say hello and to see some of your work! Everything is lovely...gorgeous flowers! Good luck in the Semi-finals for Heartfelt Creations!

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    1. Thank you so much Glenda!!!! I really appreciate you commenting and letting me know you stopped by! xx

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  2. Congrats and Best of Luck, your creations are just stunning!

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  3. Beautiful! Congratulations and good luck!

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    1. Thank you so much Jan! Will be visiting your blog as well so I can check out your flowers 🌺

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  4. CONGRATS!!!! Beutiful 💕

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  5. Beautiful, Melanie! You are an accomplished artist and I voted for you! Good luck!

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    1. Lea your comments mean the world to me, thank you so much for your vote!

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  6. Beautiful cards Melanie thanks for popping over to my blog I wish you the very best for the call hugs Sandra xx

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  7. Love your submissions, they are beautiful. Great job

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  8. Thank you for visiting my blog Melanie. I am very impressed with your cards and wish you all the best for the Design Team.

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  9. As a fellow semi-finalist and lover of all things pink, your creations are amazing. Good luck to you!

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  10. Beautiful work and All The Best for final round.

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    1. Thank you so much for stopping by and for your well wishes. Im quite excited!!!

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  11. Beautiful work, Melanie!
    I'm on my way to vote :o)
    Good Luck!

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  12. Hi Melanie! Very cute designs and best of luck to you too! I hope we can design together at Heartfelt!

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  13. Beautiful - I love your coloring! Congratulations on being a Semifinalist!

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