Christmas Treats

Stocking Stuffers

It's Christmas Week at Heart 2 Heart. You will find lots of ideas 

there to fancy up your Christmas.

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 M&Ms peanut or plain make a yummy chocolate Christmas treat.

Hershey's Nuggets or Ghirardelli chocolate squares for a Christmas stocking.

Be sure to visit Heart 2 Heart to get some amazing Christmas ideas

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Pear and Partridge, Believe

Cardstock: Cranberry, Topiary, White Daisy

Stamps: Very Merry Christmas. Perfect fit-Holiday, Perfect fir-Halloween

Ink: Cranberry, Topiary,Sky, New England Ivy, Cotton Candy

Embellishments: Seam binding ribbon, Sparkles, Bakers Twine

Other: Ribbon from my stash

Clear Boxes from www.clearbags.com 

Color Dare #19 Gets CAS

Cranberry, Hollyhock, and Sweet Leaf

Complementary colors are in play at Color My Heart this week. 

I used the sketch below to make my card Clean And Simple.

Come play at Color my Heart and CAS(E) this sketch.

Share your creations with us.

Color My Heart With Gratitude

Giving Thanks

Thank you Sarah at Color My Heart and Mary at Heart 2 Heart.

 Each week Sarah gives us some challenging color combos to play with. 

And... for several years Mary has challenged us with many weekly inspirational 

challenges of all kinds. As a previous DT member at H2H I was always amazed at how 

each member was totally inspired in different ways without consulting one another. 

Mary has announced her retirement from H2H and I personally will miss her. 

However, all good things at H2H will continue with some amazing leadership 

and new designers. Be sure to play along in the new year.

Color My Heart Challenge: Avonlea Teal, Flirty Raspberry, La Belle Vie Pink

Heart 2 Heart Challenge: Tell us what you are grateful for.

Take the challenge and share at Heart 2 Heart and/or Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Avonlea, Flirty, La Belle Vie

Cardstock: Colonial white, La Belle Vie Pink, Avonlea Teal

Stamps: Thank You, Just for You

Ink: Slate

Embellishments: Brocade Assortment

Pattern: Make It From Your Heart #30

Home of the Free

Because of the Brave

On Veteran's Day we honor all those who have served our country 

to secure and defend the freedoms of the United States of America. 

We salute you, your bravery, and your unwavering commitment 

to freedom for all peoples. May God bless your lives and give you 

His gracious and unending peace for what you have given to us. 

We will not forget this great gift given with such great sacrifice. 

We can only pray that the Lord will come soon and bring Peace on earth.

Yoohoo

A Photo Challenge

This week at Heart 2 Heart we get our inspiration from a photo. 

I used the wood grain, the black from the napkins, the red 

from the bricks for my color scheme and the Owl in the stamp set Dream Big. 

I also tried another sketch from  CAS(E) the Sketch. 

 Card inspired by the Heart 2 Heart Photo

 Inspired by the owls, the black and brick red colors and the wood grain.

I used this sketch from CAS(E) this Sketch.

 Now it's your turn to share with us your inspired

creation from the photo at Heart 2 Heart.

CTMH Supplies: 

B&T Duos: Dakota

Cardstock: Colonial White

Stamps: Dream Big, Kudos

Ink: Barn Red, Black

Embellishments: Black Ribbon Round, Bitty sparkles

Warm Wishes From the Snow Birds

Clean and Simple 

I followed the trail to this sketch challenge. It started with the sketch 

Laurel used at Inspired By. I followed her link to the CAS(E) this Sketch

 that she used to make her card. Then I saw that the challenge for that sketch 

was closed so I went to the sketch for this week at CAS(E) the Sketch. 

The sketch looked like fun so I gave it a try.

 Snow Birds give a warm wishes greeting.

Use this sketch for your creation. The challenge will end today 

but a new one will be up on Thursday. Be sure to check it out.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Sky, Indian Corn Blue, White Daisy

Ink: Indian Corn Blue

Stamps: Perfect Fit-Holidays

Embellishments: Sparkles

Chocolate Book

Inspired By #48

With the inspirational photo at Inspired By I decided it was time to make my 

Rules of Chocolate Book again. I used neutral colors from the Scholastic 

Paper Packet. The inside of the book hold two Hershey chocolate bars 

with the Rules of Chocolate on top of each bar.

 Front Cover of the Book

 Inside the book hold 2 chocolate bars with the Rules of Chocolate.
Click on the rules to enlarge for reading.

Inspirational Photo from the Inspired By Challenge.

Use this photo to create something special to share at Inspired By.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Scholastic

Cardstock: Cashmere, Colonial White

Stamps: Approved

Ink: Black, Ruby

Embellishments: Antique Gold Brads, Durable Studs

A Challenging Color Dare

Smokey Plum  Sunset   Sweet Leaf

This week at Color My Heart the color dare is some what challenging. 

Sarah calls these triadic, secondary colors. I call them Halloween colors. 

But Halloween is over. So...what to do? I decided to focus on the Smokey Plum 

and accent with small amounts of Sunset and Sweet Leaf. 

The neutral background helps to soften the look.

So... take the challenge with Smokey Plum, Sunset, and Sweet Leaf. 

 Be sure to share your creations at Color My Heart.

CTMH Supplies:

Cardstock: Colonial White, Smoky Plum, Desert Sand

Stamps: Card Word Puzzle, Avonlea Card WOTG

Ink: Smokey Plum, Sunset, Sweet Leaf, Desert Sand

Embellishments: Opaques, Green Buttons

Other: Ribbon and Lace from my stash

Avonlea Card Workshop Meets A Color Dare

Color Dare #16

Cranberry, Autumn Terracotta, Goldrush, and Honey

My Avonlea card workshop gets an update with this new color 

challenge at Color My Heart  The workshop calls for two 

B&T papers and three colors of cardstock. I used the 

Honey B&T from Pemberley and the Goldrush B&T from Flirty

 with Cranberry, Goldrush, and Autumn Terracotta cardstock. 

Then I just followed the directions in the workshop brochure.

 Card #1 Make It From Your Heart #20

Card #2 Make It From Your Heart #27

Card #3 Make It From Your Heart #29.

Tomorrow a new Color Dare Challenge will be at Color My Heart. 

Join us early and join us as often as you can.

CTMH Supplies:

B&T Duos: Pemberley, Flirty

Cardstock: Cranberry, Goldrush. Autumn Terracotta

Stamps: Avonlea Workshop on the Go

Ink: Cranberry, Autumn, Terracotta, Goldrush, Honey

Embellishments: Sparkles

Other: Cranberry Ribbon from my stash

Patterns: Make It From Your Heart #20. #27. #29

View the original Avonlea Card Workshop Here

Thank You Lord

Just a Little Prayer

for all the victims of hurricane Sandy. 

May the Lord be with all those who have suffered loss and may He give them 

His strength each day as they regain their daily lives. 

Also, May the Lord give strength and wisdom to all  first responders, rescue workers, 

Governors, and the re-builders of this great devastation. Our thoughts and prayers 

are with all each day as our nation works together to build back that which was lost. 

May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, 

keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:7

You can do all things through Christ who strengthens you. Philippians 4:13