Mad for Plaid

Toni here having great fun with the Carta Bella Plaid Stencil. I loves it! Loves!  I used a few of the Distress Inks that are a new line in The Heart Desires Store:  Tumbled Glass, Squeezed Lemonade, and Mowed Lawn.  With this stencil and a few DI, I can create just about any plaid color combo that enters my pretty little head.

Fab, huh? I'd like to remind you that The Heart Desires Challenge 6 is on (oh, it's so on!) and it's a particularly fun one. I went with the traditional Christmas colors and a "manimal."  LOL.

Neat and Tangled Lumberjack Love	Carta Bella Plaid Stencil	Distress Ink Tumbled Glass	Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade
Distress Ink Mowed Lawn	VersaFine Onyx Black	Ranger Round Ink Applicators Refills	Ranger Round Ink Applicators

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Nature Listens

Toni here with another card based on the current The Heart Desires Challenge! I used the element of creatures for my non-traditional holiday card.

I used Ken Oliver Color Burst Splash 6x6 Paper (all the glam without all the mess!!!!) as the background.  Wowza!  Is it not the perfect backdrop for the Gina Marie Designs Tree Frame die and the sponged deer?

Btw, some of my favorite Distress Inks are now available in The Heart Desires Store. Happy dancing!

Gina Marie Tree Frame Die	Ken Oliver Color Burst Splash 6x6 Paper	Ranger Round Ink Applicators	VersaFine Onyx Black
Ranger Multi Medium Matte

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Warm & Cozy

Hello everyone!  A warm and cozy welcome to you and November! 

As we move from the glory days of fall into the darkening winter, I am hoping to warm up your week with a couple of transitional cards that feature not one, not two, but three of the wonderful paper offerings Tonya has in the store!

One card has it's foot in the waning days of fall, the other firmly planted in the festive reds and greens of the winter to come.  You may also note the inspiration in each from our latest challenge that just started anew on Wednesday.

Apologies for the overexposed and blue-grey nature of the photos, as I have new editing software and do everything on the tiny screen of my phone, which often looks okay in small format and with a good screen resolution.  On my 6-year-old laptop, however, (which has terrible resolution), the colors look awful!  I hope they look good on your shiny new-ish device!

 

For my fall thinking of you card, I made a collage atop the Concord and 9th Tree Ring, stamped and heat-embossed with Delicata Gold Ink on vellum (hasn't gotten old yet!)--both available in the store!  

You can find the Layering Leaves and the new Gina Marie Fern leaves dies in the shop.  The tall leaves are cut from woodgrain paper, and little frond is from the Warm and Cozy paper.  The three layered pattern papers are from (bottom to top) Warm and Cozy, Bloom, and Autumn by Carta Bella. These Carta Bella papers are the best--thick, textured and just great patterns.

I have been making my own flair with epoxy buttons measuring 1".  The little sentiments in the Warm and Cozy pack are just perfect for cutting with a 1" punch and making into buttons.

The font of the sentiment also matched the Hero Arts Dare to Dream sentiment on the inside well!

Next up a holiday thank you featuring the awesome squirrel paper from Carta Bella's Autumn set, the leaves and knit papers from Warm and Cozy, and the bottom layer embossed with the Richard Garay knit folder.  Tonya also carries the Autumn collection's Leaves embossing folder that would work great as a base layer here.

I used the Jen Hadfield Warm and Cozy ephemera for the deer head; the sprig and star though are from Take a Bough, by Concord and 9th!  Tonya has some stag head dies and wooden embellishments in the store, though! 

I've cut another flair for the sentiment, and then finished the inside with a sentiment from Concord and 9th's set Brushed Blossom which also works well with the font!

I think you're delightful for stopping by and checking out my work!  Hope you found some inspiration!  You can't go wrong when combining these paper sets and other fabulous products here!

Now that Halloween is behind us, here's to the next two months of festivities! Make sure to check back often for new products and inspiration to make your holidays and handmade goods delightful!

The Heart Desires Challenge 6

Elements:  Color, Creature (manimals included), Sketch

Fall is here and in some places it feels more like winter, so flannel and cocoa and perhaps even a beard are in order.  We hope you're inspired by the pic and sketch and will have loads of fun using the colors, creatures and manimals, or the sketch in your projects.  You have until November 30 to join in.  While you're at it, please tag us on Instagram!  Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!

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We'll be announcing winners for Challenge 5 next Wednesday so check back!

Now onto the really good stuff.  Michele, one of the honorable mentions from Challenge #3 has done an amazing job interpreting the challenge.  Check out her fantastic colors and layout.  Did you notice the strip is a scarf with fringe? Say what?!  Such attention to detail.  Thanks for playing along with us this month, Michele!  The DT have worked their magic as well.  I love them all!

Michele
(Honorable Mention Challenge #3)



Toni
(using Carta Bella Plaid Stencil, Ranger Round Ink Applicator and Multi Medium Matte, Distress Ink Candied Apple, Squeezed Lemonade, VersaFine Onyx Black)

Katie
(using Neat & Tangled Lumberjack Love Stamps and Dies, Jen Hadfield Warm and Cozy 6x6 paper)

Wendy
(using SugarPea Designs Caffeine Addict, Gansai Tambi Watercolor Paint)

Amy

(using Lawn Fawn Narwhal and Friends, Perfectly Plaid 6x6, Love You a Latte and MFT Stay Cool.)

Jen 

(using Neat & Tangled Lumberjack Love, Lawn Fawn Love You a Latte, Versafine Black Onyx Ink, Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper) 

Kate Lorenzini

(Using Jen Hadfield Warm and Cozy Paper, Carta Bella Autumn Paper, Concord & 9th Tree Ring, Hero Arts Unicorn White Ink)

Kimberly Wiener

(Using Concord & 9th Tree Ring, You're My Person, WeR Memory Keepers Embossing Folder Woven)

Juhi

(using Neat & Tangled Scandinavian Prints Stamps and coordinating dies)

Lenae

(Using Lawn Fawn Frosty Fairy Friends Stamps and Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Paper)

Concord & 9th You're My Person	Concord & 9th Tree Ring	Lawn Fawn Love You a Latte	Lawn Fawn Narwhal and Friends Dies
My Favorite Things Stay Cool	Neat & Tangled Scandinavian Prints	Neat & Tangled Scandinavian Prints Dies	Neat and Tangled Lumberjack Love
Neat & Tangled Lumberjack Love Dies	Sugarpea Designs Caffeine Addict	Pebbles Jen Hadfield Warm & Cozy 6x6 Paper	Lawn Fawn 6x6 Plaid Paper
Strathmore Bristol Vellum Paper	Carta Bella Autumn 6x6 Paper	We R Memory Keepers Woven Next Level EF	Carta Bella Plaid Stencil
Gansai Tambi Watercolors	Distress Ink Mowed Lawn	Distress Ink Squeezed Lemonade	Distress Ink Tumbled Glass
Zig H2O Detail Watercolor Brush	VersaFine Onyx Black	Ranger Round Ink Applicators

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Please read the rules below before you enter. We can't wait to see what your heart desired!

• Challenges will run from the first Wednesday to the last Wednesday of each month.  This challenge ends November 30.
• Use one, two or three of the identified elements. 
• If you choose to use colors, you need only use 2 or 3 of them. 
• Use your choice of neutrals (white, kraft, black, gray).
• Identify the elements you chose to use if not readily evident. 
• Enter up to 3 times and combine with no more than 5 challenges, including ours. 
•  Include the inspiration pic as well as a link to the challenge in your post. 
• The challenge winner will be invited to be a future guest designer. 
• Most importantly, have fun!!!! 

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