The Heart Desires Challenge 17

Hello, friends! Autumn is fully upon us and Halloween is just around the corner.  Let's celebrate all things spooky and cute and colorful. Or, maybe you're drawn to other elements in the photos.  Whatever floats your boat is A-okay with us!  We've got a lot of fun inspiration for you, using the supplies we have in really creative ways. Come join us!

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Toni
(using Avery Elle Happy Home Dies, Hero Arts Luggage Tag Alphabet, Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Fall and Knock on Wood 6x6 Paper, Neat and Tangled Yo Ho Ho, Ranger Glossy Accents and Multi Medium Matte, Versafine Onyx Black)

Katie
(using Paper Smooches Chubby Chums)

Kimberly
(using Lawn Fawn You're Clawsome)

Jen

(using Concord & 9th Happy Day, Versafine Onyx Black, Tsukineko Delicata Golden Glitz Ink, Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper)

Lenae

(using Avery Elle Dear Santa, Ranger Mowed Lawn Distress Ink,Hero Arts wave stencil, Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper)

Amy
(using Neat & Tangled Pumpkin Everything)

Wendy
(using Neat & Tangled Be Full)

Juhi
(using Lawn Fawn Ahoy, Matey and Happy Happy Happy Add On Stamps and Dies)

Kate
(using Concord and 9th Lace Leaf, Lawn Fawn Sealed with a Kiss, Gina Marie X Stitched Rectangle Dies)

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Mid-Challenge 16 Inspiration

Half way through Challenge 16 and hoping you'll join us!  Check out the additional inspiration from the DT team!

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Deanne K (guest designer)
(using Sugarpea Designs Easily A'moose'd)

Toni
(using Lawn Fawn Small Stitched Leaves dies and Fall Perfectly Plaid 6x6 Paper, SugarPea Designs Birthday Journal Card Dies, Concord & 9th Take a Bough dies, Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Circle Frames, Ranger Multi Medium Matte)

Wendy
(using Neat and Tangled Better Together)

Katie
(Gina Marie Pine Cone Die Set, Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched Rectangle Die,  Lawn Fawn Fall Perfectly Plaid 6x6 Paper)

Jen 
(using Concord & 9th Tree Ring and Layering Leaves Dies, Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink, Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper)

Juhi
(using Lawn Fawn Portrait Leafy Tree Backdrop Die and Jump for Joy)

Grateful

Kimberly with you today, hopefully enticing you to join our challenge with this simple fall inspired card!

I thought it would be pretty neat to stamp swipes of color behind a gold embossed vellum leaf. I started stamping with the largest "swoosh" image from the Flora and Fauna Textures Clear Stamp Set on separate piece of cardstock.  I selected some bright hybrid Hero Arts Ink colors: Lemon Yellow (Shadow ink) Green Apple, Tangerine, Strawberry, and Caramel. The base card is Key Lime from Memory Box.  On clear vellum, I gold embossed the Concord and 9th Leaf from the Lace Leaf Clear Stamp Set in Ranger Gold Embossing powder. The grateful die is from the Concord and 9th Grateful Leaf Die Set.

I based my coloring on the current Challenge #16 amazing images and vibrant colors. I sure hope that you are as excited as we are about the AMAZING inspiration challenge boards that The Heart Desires has, the MORE than amazing DT creations.

 I look forward to seeing you join us in the Gallery!!

Masculine Holiday

Happy September THD fans!  You know how the holidays arrive earlier and earlier every year (or at least that's how it seems, especially as you age...), well for once I have made a seasonal card long before the holidays even hit the shelves!  I was inspired by our current challenge that began yesterday!  Masculine cards are hard, but Tonya has a great selection of papers, dies, and ephemera to pull together a great man's card!

Once I started cutting the Flora & Fauna Bus & Camper Dies, I couldn't stop.  I have 4 cards already completed and 6 more in the works featuring these die cuts, which are amazing and so versatile-- you can see my fall version at the challenge page!  Check back at my blog or Instagram for the others inspired by our challenge and products in the Heart Desires store!

The Concord & 9th tree ring will never get old-- stamped in Unicorn White and heat embossed on kraft, then fussy cut and layered with the rest of the die cuts and ephemera.  The fun wood saw is available in the store from Richard Garay's Lumberjack series.

The Jen Hadfield paper pack Warm & Cozy supplied all the plaids and woodgrain patterned papers.  Don't you love the Splendid Stag from Newton's Nook cut in the brown plaid?

Tonya has a great selection of Brushos, another technique I love used here on Ranger watercolor paper and die cut.

I featured the Carta Bella Autumn series Washi tape (the same design can be found in the paper pack) and wrapped it all up with the Neat & Tangled envelope die.  Tonya has a great selection of Neat and Tangled, but this die is only available as an exclusive at their site.

That's a wrap!  Hope I've helped inspire you to get a head start on holiday cards! 

The Heart Desires Challenge 16

Fall is nearly upon us and I am so ready! I love everything about the season: the changing of the colors, little animals stuffing their faces in preparation for winter (yeah, that's my excuse), harvest, crisp mornings and warm afternoons, just everything about it. Come celebrate with us and join in the fun!

When you post your entries, feel free to tag us on social media!

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Deanne, Challenge Winner
(using Altenew Peony stamp set, SugarPea Designs Chatterbox Sentiments and SugarPea Designs Celebrate)

Toni
(using Neat and Tangled Maple Thanks and coordinating die, VersaFine Vintage Sepia, Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade and Candied Apple)

Kimberly
(using SugarPeas Designs Fall Fox, Stitched Flag Dies, Zig Zag Stitch Rectangle Die, Carta Bella Autumn 6x6 Paper, Pebbles Jen Hadfield Warm and Cozy 6x6 Paper, Versafine Black Onyx Ink)

Lenae
(using SugarPea Designs Nuts About You and Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Fall 6x6 Paper)

Wendy
(using Neat & Tangled My Favorite Nut)

Amy
(using Lawn Fawn Hang in There and Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 6x6 Paper)


Katie
(using SugarPea Designs Nuts About You and Lantern die, Neat & Tangled My Favorite Nut and Beach Day 6x6 paper)

Jen

(using Neat & Tangled My Favorite Nut, Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangles and Scalloped Stitched Rectangles, Versafine Vintage Sepia Ink, Strathmore Bristol paper)

Kate

(using Flora & Fauna Bus & Camper dies, Concord & 9th Layering Leaves dies, Carta Bella Autumn 6x6 paper, Pebbles Jen Hadfield Warm & Cozy)

Juhi

(using Neat & Tangled My Favorite Nut and Hexastar Cover Plate) 

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Wish You Were Here

Hello from Monterey, California!

I'm writing this in advance of our kayaking of the Elkhorn Slough and trip to the Monterey Aquarium, but by the time you are reading this, we will have done both, and I made my card with this part of our trip in mind!

I am beyond excited to see all the sea otters, seals and other marine and avian life this area has to offer, up close!!  We hiked Ano Nuevo a few days ago and spent time with elephant seals, brown pelicans and a host of other wildlife, but it was the elephant seals' show there as 8 year old males practiced play fighting and younger males just rested on the beach and tried to get through their molt!

This is such an amazing part of California and the United States, so if you've not been, I recommend it!  It's been a dream of mine for a long time! 

Here's my card at the Aquarium overlooking Monterey Bay, which is actually an underwater canyon ( similar to the Grand Canyon) and from here you can see whales, dolphins, sea otters, lots of cormorants, and my favourite, harbor seals, to name a few wildlife! The otter population is still of concern, but their numers are rising and there are currently about 3,200 Southern Sea otters along the coast.  Numbers in the Elkhorn Slough are about 112 according to the person I spoke with.

I'm hoping to kayak this very area on Friday!

I opted for a postcard design cuting a two rectangles from the Gina Marie Designs cross stitch die, and then stamping my scene, which involved a bit of stamp surgery and masking!

I cut the -ly off the Lawn Fawn sentiment so it fit mine! The postcard was stamped on other diecut, then they were adhered back to back.

Here's the back, using a different Lawn Fawn stamp set to create the postcard.

I wrapped it all up with some wax twine and sequins!

If you've seen our challenge, which began yesterday, you'll note that I used the colors in my design!

Thanks for stopping by! We'll be heading to Big Sur then back up the coast to San Francisco for the last leg of our trip! Hope all your trails this summer are happy ones!

Supplies at The Heart Desires Store:

Gina Marie Designs Cross-Stitch Rectangle
Delicata Gold Ink
Hero Arts Inks
Hero Arts Blue Whale Stamp set
Concord & 9th Scripty Letters
Lawn fawn Year Five Otterly

Mid-Challenge 14 Inspiration

Our anniversary celebration is going on through the end of July and you could be a winner!  One of the ways is to the enter this month's challenge! Read about the details on the main post.

We have more inspiration for you and hope you'll join in the fun!

When you post your entries, feel free to tag us on social media!

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As an added bonus, everything in The Heart Desires is 20% through July 31. Use the code CELEBRATESUMMER2017!

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Erin (winner of Challenge 10)
(using: Flora and Fauna Adventure Set)

Toni
(using Neat & Tangled Making Waves, Distress Ink Picked Raspberry and Mermaid Lagoon)

Wendy
(using Lawn Fawn Year Seven Pinata and Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 6x6 Paper)

Katie
(using Neat and Tangled Mermazing, Distress Oxide Broken China, We R Memory Keepers Wave Next Level EF)

Jen
(using Flora & Fauna Birthday Set and Glass Dome Set, Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Die, Ranger Glossy Accents)

Juhi
(using Concord & 9th Wildflower and Love You, Mean It)

Concord & 9th Wildflower	Concord & 9th Love You, Mean It	Flora & Fauna Birthday Set	Flora & Fauna Glass Dome Set
Lawn Fawn Year Seven Pinata	Neat and Tangled Mermazing	Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Dies	Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Rainbow 6x6 Paper
Distress Oxide Ink Broken China	We R Memory Keepers Wave Next Level EF	Ranger Glossy Accents

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