The Heart Desires December Mid-Challenge Inspiration

 I'm back with some mid-challenge inspiration for The Heart Desires! Still plenty of time to play along! So many fun elements to choose from!

Literal girl here- I saw that pink bottle brush tree & I knew the Concord & 9th O Christmas Tree set would be perfect! I used the Gina Marie Scalloped Circle Frame die to cut the fun pink houndstooth paper (Echo Park), popping the frame part up. 

I cut a metallic gold panel with the Gina Marie Nested Rectangle dies, then cut the patterned paper to fit inside of the stitching.

The trees are heat embossed with Versamark ink and some pink embossing powder from my stash (I've had it for years and there is no manufacturer listed).

The sentiment (isn't that the prettiest font?) is stamped with Delicata Golden Glitz ink.

A few gold sequins finish it off!

I hope you find time to play along with this challenge- what will inspire you?

Create Along With Us: December 2016

 Popping in with a few tags for Create Along With Us this month-

I was inspired by Laurie. Her gradient patterned paper & simple sentiment made the perfect pairing.

Patterned paper is DCWV, stamps are Two Feet Deep, any my fave PTI tag die.

12 Tags of Christmas- Day 10

Last one for Ellen's 12 Tags of Christmas- this is for Day 10 using green, brown & white.

I spent my entire day baking & am beyond exhausted so will try to add the product info tomorrow!

12 Tags of Christmas Day 9

A shimmery tag created for Ellen's 12 Tags of Christmas- this is for Day 9!

12 Tags of Christmas Day 7

A fun tag I created for Ellen's 12 Tags of Christmas- this is for the sketch on Day 7!

12 Tags of Christmas Day 1

Only a few minutes to get my tags posted for Ellen's 12 Tags of Christmas- I will add details tomorrow- for now, this is inspired by Day 1!

Coffee Lovers Blog Hop- Merry Christmas

I've got another Winter Coffee Lovers Hop card to share!

I've used the Lil' Inkers Coffee Cozy Die set for my fun cup- I really love this set, such a fun size and great details! 

The frame is a Gina Marie scalloped stitched frame die.

The sentiment and snowflake are from Concord & 9th O Christmas tree set & are both heat embossed- the snowflake with a glitter white (can't see the sparkle in the pic!)

The patterned paper is DCWV.

Hoping to find time to create today- Amy inspired me to die cut a Starbucks card!

I've got 2 of these bundles of ribbon and one Starbucks gift card to giveaway from the comments left on my Coffee Lovers hop posts this week- I will draw 3 names on Sunday!

ETA: Random.org chose 3 winners! (15, 56, 3)

Shelly, Redhead & Helen F!

Winter Coffee Lovers Hop & The Heart Desires Challenge #7

I'm back with another card for the Coffee Lovers Hop using The Heart Desires Challenge #7 as my inspiration!

Can you tell I'm smitten with that bear? And the Santa mug! I LOVE this set! I colored them with my Zigs!

I embossed the front of the card panel with the Richard Garay knit pattern folder (I saw Michele using it too many fun ways and could not resist!)

I used Gina Marie Dies to cut the Scallop frame & circle from DCWV patterned paper.

Don't forget to stop by the Super Sponsor The Heart Desires Store- She's offering 10% off your order during the hop by using code 2016WCLBH

Don't forget that I'm drawing 3 names Sunday from my coffee posts this week to win the above bundle of ribbon ( I have 2 bundles) or a Starbucks gift card!

ETA: Random.org chose 3 winners! (15, 56, 3)

Shelly, Redhead & Helen F!

Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop with Snow

One more for both the Coffee Lovers Bloghop & Lawnscaping Let it Snow!

I am in love with this bear! It's Neat & Tangled Beary Awesome set. I paper pieced his scarf with some Carta Bella plaid washi tape (pieced separately because I'm insane!) The travel mug (cocoa? chai eggnog?) is from Lawn Fawn Love You a Latte. I embossed a frame with a Gina Maries scalloped circle die and then stamped & heat embossed some snowflakes within the circle. I also stamped some in white ink without embossing which gave the snow some depth. A bit of acrylic paint spatters finish the background.
All of these images & dies are available at The Heart Desires Store- one of the sponsors of the Coffee Lovers Bloghop! There's even a sale- 10% off your order by using code 2016WCLBH 

I will be drawing 3 names on Sunday from comments left on all of my coffee posts this week to give away a Starbucks gift card and 2 little bundles of ribbon!

ETA: Random.org chose 3 winners! (15, 56, 3)

Shelly, Redhead & Helen F!

Let It Snow on National Hot Chocolate Day!

 Playing along with the Winter Coffee Lovers bloghop- on National Hot Cocoa/Chocolate Day!

This one also works for the Lawnscaping Let it Snow Challenge!

Lawn Fawn Perfectly Plaid Winter petite paper cut with a PTI tag die.

Making frosty friends is paired with Love you a Latte to give Frosty a mug of cocoa!

All of these images & paper are available at The Heart Desires Store- one of the sponsors of the Coffee Lovers Bloghop! There's even a sale- 10% off your order by using code 2016WCLBH 

Don't forget to leave a comment while you're here- I'm giving away 2 of these bundles & a Starbucks giftcard! I will draw 3 names Sunday!

ETA: Random.org chose 3 winners! (15, 56, 3)

Shelly, Redhead & Helen F!

2016 Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop & MIM #269: Embossed & Outlined Backgrounds

The Winter Coffee Lovers Bloghop started Friday- and today was the first day I had time to get something ready to post! Yikes!

Betsy shared a fun technique for MIM & I've put it to use here:

Snowflakes from Two Feet Deep & Mug from Warm Happiness too were added to a PTI tag. I love that red patterned paper! It's from an old DCWV stack. The technique was to add outlines with copics- but since I'm not a copic girl I put my zigs to work. I also used delicata gold ink for the gradient look at the top. 

Thanks so much to Amy & her crew for pulling together another amazing hop! So many awesome sponsors & inspiration!

Speaking of sponsors, The Heart Desires Store is offering a discount during the hop!

10% off your order by using code 2016WCLBH

I've got 2 packs of this fun little collection of winter ribbon, as well as a Starbucks gift card up for grabs! Leave a comment on any of my coffee posts this week & I will use Random.org to pick 3 winners on 12/18!

ETA: Random.org chose 3 winners! (15, 56, 3)

Shelly, Redhead & Helen F!

THD Challenge #7

Woohoo! Time for another fabulous challenge at The Heart Desires! Look at all the gorgeous inspiration Challenge #7 brings!

Here's what I've come up with:

I've used Avery Elle's Kitsch Christmas for all of the stamped images and colored them with Prismacolor pencils. Those deer!

The base layer is Next Level Quilted Embossing folder- it is the perfect amount of texture without being distracting- I inked it with pale pink at the edges. 

A focal panel was cut from Authentique paper (also inked with pink at the edges) using the Gina Marie Scalloped Stitched rectangle die (I'm a bit obsessed with it!)- I thought the paper really pulled the challenge colors in well. 

Some magenta & sparkly silver ribbon add to the vintage vibe and some Pretty Pink Posh sequins finish it off.

I hope you are enjoying the holiday season & also find time to play along with the challenge!

Head over to The Hearts Desire blog to see all the fabulous inspiration from my teammates!

MIM #268: Double Layer Tags

Dawn had a fun challenge this week for MIM- double layer tags! 

Hers were so fun- here's my take:

I've used my go-to tag die for the base, created my own for the red layer & added my fun die cut sled to the top.

Thanks for stopping by!