Inspired By......Hot Chocolate

 Thought I would jump in on the current inspired by challenge. I'm feeling inspired by the pink and brown and all the hearts! 

This is a weekly challenge and it usually changes before I have a chance to get to it! LOL But today feels like the right day!

I really didn't have anything in mind when I started, just knew that I loved the colors and wanted to get to my craft desk! I grabbed first the embossing folder from Sizzix and Stampin Up called Falling Petals (likely retired). I first ink blended over with my pink blending brush, not what I was looking for. Then I added some vintage photo.....still not right. I then went with some walnut stain and some cotton candy stickles on a few hearts and it's better! :) Next I grabbed a Unity Stamp Co. set called Love to Go. It's perfect with all the hearts! 

Stamped the cute cup onto white cardstock, die cut it along with a piece of patterned paper from Unity's Enveloped in Love paper pack, with the Make a Tag Die set also from Unity. Colored with my King Art Alcohol Markers and added more of the pink stickles. I added some pink grosgrain ribbon and pink and brown bakers twine from Timeless Twine and some foam tape to give some dimension!

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XOXO!

Another challenge completed for Inspired By Challenges. This week the inspiration is XOXO! 

I recently purchased secondhand some Tim Holtz Sizzix Thinlits Alphanumeric dies and my thoughts immediately went to the die cuts in the picture!

My daughter is a competitive dancer....this weekend is our annual "competition showcase" where the team shows all of the competition dances for the first time. Our studio has a "big/little sister" program as well where they pair up an older girl with a younger or new-to-the-studio girl and they support and cheer each other throughout the season. I have created these little 3" x 3" cards to be given with the gifts that will be given throughout the season.

Started with some pink cardstock for the card bases. Next I dug through some scraps to find the different accent papers. Die cut with some dies from Unity Stamp Co. (hearts are apparently no longer available but the postage stamp dies are!) I die cut the letters from white cardstock. When cut the letters have a white border around the letters so I utilized all the pieces! For some I used the outline, for some I used the inside and for one I used both (after I ink blended over the white letters). Extra add ons are pink heart gems (Joanns), "xoxo" wood accent (in a Unity kit), Unity cut apart sentiment strips, and one stamped sentiment from Hero Arts.  Super simple, super cute and perfect to tuck into a gift or lunchbox or briefcase (for hubby)!!

More supplies listed below! I had fun with these! Thanks for the inspiration!

Tim Holtz Alphanumeric Bulletin

ATG Tape glider

blender brushes

liquid glue

VersaFine Clair Nocturne

Tape refills

Fiskars Trimmer

Unity Stamp Co.