May Your Day Be Filled With Happiness!

Hello, my dear friends! I hope your week has been sparkly. :o)

It's crunch time for me, but I'm so thankful to nearly be done with my contributions for this month's I Feel the Love Project recipients! We are creating for Mariyah, a sweet 4-year-old girl (who beautifully endures all that goes with being disabled), and her mom.

I made this for Yvette, Mariyah's mom, to deliver an abundance of summery love and happiness... to remind her of the blessings surrounding her and the glorious plans God has for them. :o)

A closer look at the parasol (which is sewn) and the heat-embossed flower stamp within the sentiment:

This was an absolute joy to create for Yvette. The pretty parasol is a cut file from Little Scraps of Heaven, which I cut with my Cameo. It is embossed with the Cuttlebug Baby's Breath folder and popped up for dimension. The flowers are centered with tiny sparkles and for the trims I used a My Mind's Eye paper that is reminiscent of pink and white lace. Super sparkly glitter paper was used for the handle. I wanted the parasol to deliver a bouquet of happiness, so I filled it with Wild Orchid Crafts sweetheart blossoms. :o)

The background papers are from one of my all-time favorite MME stacks, The Sweetest Thing: Lavender. KaiserCraft lace provides a soft border on top. The Memory Box Spring Border serves as my landscape, to which I colored the flowers with my R85 Copic marker and covered in Star Dust. Beneath that is a Victorian Velvet border of Martha Stewart's Lace Heart edge punch. I opted for this double-border because I wanted it rooted in love. :o) As Yvette continues to live a life rooted in heavenly love, she and Mariyah will thrive under God's constant care.

One of my favorite parts of this card is the sentiment! The sentiment and center flower stamps are from My Craft Spot's Stampin' Around Spring set. They are cut out with the coordinating Tiny Doilies metal dies. I *love* these! They're so fun to mix and match and provides multiple ways of layering. The wording is stamped on the same pink lacy paper as the umbrella. The cute flowers are heat-embossed for extra shine and dimension. The card base shape is a Lori Whitlock cut file, purchased at the Silhouette Online Store.

A peek inside:

I hope this brings a smile to her heart. :o) Thank you for fluttering on by and I wish you a blessed weekend. :o)

Challenges entered:
 *'ABC' Challenge~ Doubly Embossed (Dry-embossed parasol; heat-embossed flowers within sentiment)
 *Cut It Up~ Celebrate Summer
 *Cutie Pie Challenge~ Pretty in Pink
 *Divas by Design~ Anything Goes
 *Krafty Girls~ Anything Goes
 *Love to Create~ Hugs and Wishes
 *Make It Monday~ Anything Goes
 *My Craft Spot~ Sew Fun (sewing on parasol)
 *Papertake Weekly~ Dies and/or Punches (sentiment and both borders)
 *Twist of Faith~ Borders and Fancy Edges (Plus an encouraging/uplifting sentiment)