Exciting News To Share!!

We have exciting news to share with you!  

Studio 313 and McMahon Five Designs 

have joined forces and have a monthly challenge called 

"The Hotspot Challenge"

  

The First of every month will be a new 

Hot Challenge based on the Latest Hottest Trends!

For February our theme is Natural Elements.  

Go ahead and find natural elements to add to your card this month!  

Pull out some of the items you haven't used in a while 

or haven't even tried yet!  

We all have a stash of... 

hemp cord

raffia

pressed flowers

mulberry paper flowers

sea shells

wooden buttons

cotton ribbon 

and how about really changing it up and using...

 Real Wood Paper?  

There are hundreds of ideas for it's use in the Idea Gallery!  

Below is an Inspirational Photo to get your creative minds going!

Now, it wouldn't be a challenge if there wasn't a prize, right?  

RIGHT!  

Using our Natural Elements Theme we created a 

Prize Package filled with Natural Elements!

Prize package includes:

1 sheet of Birds Eye Maple Real Wood Paper

1 sheet of Cherry Real Wood Paper

1 sheet of Maple Real Wood Paper

1 sheet of Walnut Real Wood Paper

1 package Kaisercraft Wood Flourishes Vines

1 assorted package of Real Wood Paper Leaf Die Cuts

15 yards of Hemp Cord

1 foot of 100% Cotton Twill Tape

1 bundle of Raffia

1 Wicker Basket Full of Fibers – White and Multi

1 Wood Trinket Box for Altering

1 7” strand of Freshwater Pearls

2 Vintaj Natural Brass Filigree Butterflies

1 package of 10 Natural Pressed Flowers

4 Mulberry Paper Roses

Now for my project for this months Natural Elements Challenge!


Recycled Coffee Tins!

I used Real Wood Paper on each of them as well as an image from 

all 3 of the M5D Illustrators!  

If you would like to see a TUTORIAL on how I made these, 

check it out HERE!

And when you are done checking out the tutorial...

submit your Natural Elements project to...

"The Hotspot Challenge"