Happy Birthday Sunshine!

Kimberly with you today, wanting you to join our challenge!!  I hope you are as EXCITED as I am over this challenge board.  Eeeeek.. It is a Sweeet Combo!

I knew the sweet images in the delightful challenge colors using watercolor would really "pop" off a white background, so I used Neenah paper for the card base, and stamped the Neat & Tangled Beach Day characters in Versafine Black Onyx on Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper, as well as using the Gina Marie Cross Stitch Circle Dies for my "pocket."

 I just LOVE these Neat & Tangled images!!! 

I colored the images with Koi watercolor brush markers and a Zig Detail Water Brush for blending. I trimmed the circle die cut to a pocket shape, added the sentiments, and topped with a scrap of Pollen Bazill Basics Paper, as well as a square of ombre pink paper from the Jen Hadfield Everyday 6x6 pad.  For additional texture and detail, I die cut the borders of the papers with a rectangle stitch die. The images were adhered with foam mount tape.  The card base was embossed with the WeR Memory Keepers Next Level Dotted Folder, I added the pocket and images, swiped the suits and watermelon with a little Wink of Stella Clear, added some white gel pen accents, a little Pretty Pink Poshconfetti sequin "bling," [That I love so very much!]  I was done! 

I based my coloring on the current Challenge #15 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 count myself privileged and blessed to be on a team with my friends that I get to see regularly and be so creative with, its a BLAST!

I look forward to seeing you in the Gallery my friends!!

Fabio!

Toni here and head over fins for all of the nautical goodies coming in to The Heart Desires! Take the Hero Arts Manatee Stamp and Cut set that comes with stamps, sentiments AND dies. All that cuteness in one package--swoon!

I used the WRMK Next Level Wave Embossing Folder as a backdrop and framed the manatee scene with a porthole. Look at me getting all seaworthy! The VersaFine Onyx Black for the sentiment was a no-brainer; nothing is better for ultra-crisp sentiment stamping in my book. Oh, I should have said "boat"!

Of course, everything is colored with my beloved Copic Sketch markers.  I used a Copic Multiliner to draw the waves and splash before coloring them in. Notice the color differentiation between the manatee above and below water?  I like to do that after I've colored up the object then I layer the water color on top without worrying about shading because the object itself is already shaded. A bit of Clear Wink of Stella for the world's most uncomfortable bra and done!

Hero Arts Manatee Stamp & Cut

We R Memory Keepers Wave Next Level EF

Wink of Stella, Clear

VersaFine Onyx Black

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Mid-Challenge 8 Inspiration

We're back with some mid-challenge inspiration for you. Come join in the fun!

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

#thdchallenge, #theheartdesiresstore

Mayra
(Winner of Challenge #5 using Lawn Fawn Frosty Fairy Friends and Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Die)

Katie
(using Paper Smooches Cool Dude)



Eunji
(using Penny Black and The Ton)

Jen

(using Lawn Fawn Making Frosty Friends and Perfectly Plaid Winter 6x6 Paper, Gina Marie Designs Scalloped Stitched Nested Rectangle Die, Versafine Onyx Black, Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper)

Wendy
(using Lawn Fawn Frosty Fairy Friends)

Juhi
(using Altenew Coffee Love and Strathmore Water Color paper)

Lawn Fawn Frosty Fairy Friends	Lawn Fawn Making Frosty Friends	Paper Smooches Cool Dudes	Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Winter 6x6 Paper
Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper	Wink of Stella, Clear	Ranger Multi Medium Matte	Ranger Glossy Accents
VersaFine Onyx Black

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Challenge #7 Winners & More Inspiration

Our December holiday challenge had amazing entries so it was a really close vote. Realllly close.

The winner is #12 Maria F! Way to go, Maria!  Your fun tag was so well done. We especially loved your peekaboo car and trailer against the stylized trees. Perfection!

#12 Maria F

The honorable mentions wowed us too. Congratulations in order of entry to #26 Jen W and #24 Cornelia (fun stamping)! Everyone, please grab a badge from the top tab if you like.

#26 Jen W

#24 Cornelia (fun stamping)

There's still plenty of time to join in our current challenge #8 which runs through January 31. Hope to see you there!

Toni

(using  Lawn Fawn Frosty Fairy Friends, Wink of Stella, Ranger Glossy Accents and Multi Medium Matte)

Lawn Fawn Frosty Fairy Friends

Wink of Stella, Clear

Ranger Multi Medium Matte

Ranger Glossy Accents

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Jingle all the way to the WCLBH!

We are so happy to be a super sponsor for the Winter Coffee Blog Hop!

There are all kinds of awesome prizes to be won!  You have a full week to join in the festivities.

Here is one of the cards I created:

    Distress Inks Tumbled Glass, Chipped Sapphire, Black Soot, Blending Tool; Versafine Black; VeraMark; 

White embossing powder; Copics and you can't see it but Wink of Stella on the ice.

It's time to grab a cup of your favorite warm beverage, mine is a peppermint white mocha and start hopping!  Be sure to stop back by here during the week to see what the design team creates!

Wishing you happy hopping and a very merry Christmas season!

Tonya

*I completely for got to tell you we are running a sale during the hop!  10% off your order by using code 2016WCLBH  www.theheartdesires.com*

Halloween Mermaid for Fun

Hi, everyone!  Toni here with a super fun way to stretch your stamps.  I've used the decidedly not spooky Lawn Fawn Mermaid for You set to create a Halloween card.  How fun!  Mermaid witch! Trident broom! Fish bats!  Coral trees!  A haunted fish aquarium house that lights up!  Squeee!

Now, I've found the Ranger round ink applicators are a must for this type of background.  I've tried using the brush-style applicators for this level of saturation and could not replicate the smooth transition and depth of color. Consideration in using Chibi lights is also a must.  Now that I've done it a couple of times, it's old hat.

You can see additional pics as well as a behind the scenes tutorial of the inner workings of the card by visiting my site, Frankie Helps Craft.  Happy Halloween!

Lawn Fawn Mermaid for You	VersaFine Onyx Black	Ranger Round Ink Applicators	Ranger Round Ink Applicators Refills
Ranger Multi Medium Matte	Wink of Stella, Clear

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Coffee Lovers Fall 2016 Blog Hop, Take 2

More inspiration for the Coffee Lovers Fall Blog Hop which The Heart Desires is sponsoring again! This time you could be a lucky winner of one of two $15 gift certificates. Woo hoo!

Both cards we have for you today used an Autumn palette and the Altenew Coffee Love set in totally different and brilliant ways.  Check them out!

And be sure to check out the coffee, tea and cocoa-themed stamps and dies in the shop and use the code 2016FCLBH to get 15% off everything in that collection!  The latest releases from Altenew, Avery Elle, Lawn Fawn and Newton's Nook have arrived with more on the way.  Just in time for the holidays!

Kimberly

(using Altenew Coffee Love and Coffee Talk, Neat & Tangled Hexastar Cover Plate)

Tonya

(using Altenew Coffee Love, Concord & 9th Stripe Builder, Wink of Stella and VersaFine Onyx Black)

Altenew Coffee Talk	Altenew Coffee Love	Concord & 9th Stripe Builder	Neat & Tangled Hexastar Coverplate Die
Wink of Stella, Clear	VersaFine Onyx Black

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