Fairies & Angels at Deep Ocean Challenge!

Happy Tuesday, my treasured friends! I hope you're having a lovely week. :o)

It's time for a fun new challenge at Deep Ocean Challenge and this time it's all about Fairies and Angels. I opted for a Christmas card with my favorite angel paper. :o) I was very short on time and my lingering arm issue has been painful, but I'm grateful I was able to make a little something yesterday. ♥︎

My background papers are from Pion Design's Silent Night collection, which I combined with some of my favorite trims and pearls from Live & Love Crafts. The sentiment is from My Craft Spot's Christmas Chalkboard (no longer produced) and the pretty snowflake is a Magnolia die.

The pretty poinsettia is a Cheery Lynn Designs die, which has been sprinkled with Shabby White Frantage and centered with Frosted Berries. My fancy 'snow drift' was made with the Marianne Design Fancy Edge die, which is covered in Glamour Dust (crystal and gold). The Memory Box Frosted Spruce Tree is accented with Polar White Flower Soft. My base was made with Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles, using Pion's Palette Grey 1.

Be sure to check out the inspiration from my sweet and talented teamies. ♥︎ Thank you for fluttering on by! Have a beautiful day. :o)

Lovely challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Pink)
 *Christmas Card Challenges~ Anything Goes (Optional: Color Challenge)
 *Christmas Stampin' All Year Long~ Fave Combo or Lots of Layers (Layers!)
 *Craftin Desert Divas~ Things with Wings
 *Cut It Up~ Back to Nature (Tree and 'snow drift' dies, among others)
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ October Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Glitter 'n' Sparkle~ Anything Goes
 *Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes
 *Papertake Weekly~ Anything Goes
 *The Glory of Christmas~ Anything Goes (Optional: Green and Gold)

Pion Design - Silent Night 6x6 - Church	ion Design - Glistening Season 6x6 - Angel's choir	Pion Design Palette - Pion Grey I	Maya Road Tulle Pleat Trim (43mm)	Lace "Valérie" (21mm)
Flatback Pearl String (6mm)	Frosted Berries	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	DecoArt Glamour Dust	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads
Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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Carousel Horse Cuteness

Happy Friday, my sweet and sparkly friends! I'm posting on the Live & Love Crafts blog today with my take on Sandy's theme of Cute as a Button. It's been an especially sweet week on the blog! ♥︎

I was inspired to use the cutest paper collection: Maja Design's Vintage Baby. This is for a mother who recently welcomed a very special baby boy into the world. He faces incurable health problems, but we are praying (and believing) he will survive.

The only paper not from Vintage Baby is the dark blue, which is from Pion Design Palette (Blue III). I remain enamored with these darling papers. Coco lace and Sunflower Pearl Trim line the center, which is accented with sweet buttons. A magical occasion always warrants elegance, right?! :o)

The carousel horse is a Forever Memories For You cut file, which I've embellished with pearly goodies. Pearl Lace with Beads trims the canopy while a Pearl String wraps around the pole. I cut off a Sunflower Pearl for the top.

Dangling from the Maya Road Love Heart Clip is one of LLC's newest embellishments: Chain Charm "Leaves." The sweet fluttering leaves and chain are so beautiful that I opted to let it shine on its own. ♥︎

My card base is Go Kreate's Frame Frilly #10 die. The darling sentiment and its metal die layers are from My Craft Spot (no longer produced). I hope this lifts her heart and encourages her to cling to our faith which promises that Love Never Fails.

Thank you for fluttering on by and I wish you a beautiful weekend. :o)

Lovely challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Sapphire)
 *Creative Knockouts~ Lots of Layers
 *Die Cuttin' Diva~ Anything Goes
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ October Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Dream Valley~ Recipe (Pearls/Gems- Patterend Paper- Flowers)
 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting

Maja Design - Vintage Baby 6x6 Paper Stack	Pion Design Palette - Pion Blue III	Lace ''Coco'' (55mm)	Pearl Lace with Beads	Sunflower Pearl Trim (10mm)
Pearl String, 2mm pearls	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	WOC Open Roses, 20mm	WOC Open Roses, 15mm	WOC Open Roses, 10mm
WOC Cherry Blossoms	WOC Lilies	WOC Apple Blossoms	Pomegranate Apples	Maya Road Love Heart Clips
Charm - Chain Charm "Leaves"	Round Doilies 4.5"	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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Pink at Live & Love Crafts!

Happy October, sweet friends! I hope your month is off to a beautiful start. :o) Today begins a new challenge at Live & Love Crafts, which is Pink! Gather your favorite pink goodies and play along with us. :o)

For my project, I created an encouragement card for a mother suffering the unthinkable heartbreak of losing her little daughter to an incurable disease. She was the bravest little toaster, inspiring us all with every breath of life. ♥︎

My papers are from Maja Design's Coffee in the Arbour, which is a favorite collection. Wild Orchid Crafts flowers are trimmed in Glamour Dust, blossoming alongside a lattice heart. The heart frame is from the Silhouette Online Store, while the inner lattice is Cheery Lynn Designs Small French Lattice. Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourishes scroll beneath my flowers.

Indeed I am sending her every ounce of love within me... praying that joy blossoms in her shattered heart. My sentiment is from JustRite's With Sympathy stamp set. The resin heart is a recent gift from my sweetheart, which is from Prima's Shabby Chic Treasures Hearts collection and tucked within a Shabby Chiffon ruffle of love. It is sprinkled with Shabby White Frantage.

The card base is Cheery Lynn's Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames, where love blossoms within. Flat-back pearls, sunflower pearls, and a heart pearl accent the front, along with a sweet doily for softness. I pray she feels every ounce of healing love with which this was created. ♥︎

Be sure to check out the inspiring work of my teamies at the LLC blog! I can't wait to see what you link up this month. :o) Thank you for visiting me and I wish you a beautiful day!

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Sapphire)

 *Cheery Lynn Designs~ Anything Goes (Small French Lattice, Horizon Square Boutique, Mini Fanciful Flourishes)

 *Crafting with Dragonflies~ Anything Goes

 *Creative Inspirations~ Anything Goes (Optional: Sketch)

 *Die Cuttin' Divas~ Anything Goes

 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ October Linky Party (Anything Goes)

 *Papertake Weekly~ Take Your Pick (Technique: Embossing Enamels on resin heart)

 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Anything Goes

 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting sentiment

Maja Design - Coffee in the Arbour 6x6 Paper Stack	Maja Design - Coffee in the Arbour - Rose garden	Shabby Chiffon Ruffle Trim (40mm)	Sunflower Pearl Trim (10mm)	Flatback Pearl String (6mm)
Pearl Hearts	WOC Magnolias	WOC Cherry Blossoms	WOC Cosmos Daisies	WOC Open Roses, 10mm
WOC Hip Rosebuds	Pomegranate Apples	Decoration Berries	Prima Shabby Chic Treasures - Hearts	Round Doilies 4.5"
Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	DecoArt Glamour Dust	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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