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Friday, November 6, 2015

Sweet Memories

Happy Friday, dear friends! Thank you for the amazing love on the card I posted yesterday. I am so thankful for all of you! ♥︎ I am mega rushed, so for once I have a short post! ;)

I'm up on the Live & Love Crafts blog today, where Sandy has set the theme of lollipops. :o) This is the main part of what will be a fun centerpiece celebrating sweet love, inspired by lollipop cards. ♥︎
My papers are from Maja Design's Vintage Summer Basics, while the tag is one of the cut-away strips in Vintage Autumn Basics. I paired them with a gorgeous vintage gold Damask Straw. These are such fun and I plan on adding several colors to my collection! I want to make a ton of rosette wands soon. :o)
The 3-D scalloped heart was made with papers from the 6x6 stack and set atop a fancy arrow made from Marianne Design's Anja's Vintage Ornaments 2. The rosette is engulfed in a circle of Tulle Pleat Trim, upon which I adhered a few Maja butterflies. Love makes our hearts flutter, after all. ♥︎ Tulle and a pearl string cascade down beneath a pink Natural Hemp bow to finish it off.

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

Lovely challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes
 *Creative Knockouts~ Lace, Twine, and/or Ribbon
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ November Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Papertake Weekly~ Anything Goes
 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes
 *UnstampaBelles~ Anything Goes (Twist: Flowers)

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Thursday, November 5, 2015

Guest Designer at Frilly and Funkie!

Hello, my sweet and sparkly friends! I'm incredibly excited to be guest designing today at Frilly and Funkie! Their DT is a treasure trove of inspiration and it is an honor to be joining them for their current challenge. :o)

Sue chose the theme of "Let there be Light," which inspired wintry Christmas magic for a special family in need of extra love this holiday season. Their story is incorporated within this post. ♥︎
Combining papers from Maja Design's Winter Frost Basics and Vintage Summer Basics, I created a Sugar Plum Fairy amidst a waltz of snowflakes. The sweetest little dancer, who I love with every beat of my heart, lost her battle to a terminal disease in October. Her family is struggling beyond words, so I made them a Christmas card in memory of her beautiful dance of hope.
My design began with the rays of sunshine, which were made with a Tim Holtz Rays stencil and a dabble into texture paste! (Baby steps...) I made a glitter texture paste with a recipe provided by my sweet friend Pamellia. You can find it on THIS post. To retain the coolness of winter, they are crystalline sunbeams with abundant iridescent sparkle that my photos do not capture. These are heavenly rays of light, more radiant than ever because their little daughter is now in Heaven, filling even their darkest days with her light from above.
My love for trims encouraged a snowy horizon of lace that opens to the heavens and tiny poms that release dainty snowflakes below. The sunset is lavender is honor of our Sugar Plum Fairy ballerina, who is dancing upon a pearly snowdrift into sweet Christmas dreams. Their precious girl, who changed us all forever with her bravery and love, is encouraging her parents to keep their gaze upward and to guard their beautiful hearts. She is lifting their strongholds and releasing healing light. The ballerina is a Marianne Design die, which is embellished with a lacy tutu and pearl adornments. The snowdrift is Marianne Design's Fancy Edge, nestled within my favorite shabby ruffle trim.
The Wild Orchid Crafts flowers are dusted with Christmas sparkle. Tucked within is a My Craft Spot sentiment (no longer produced), which is cut with a Spellbinders Nested Lacey Pennant. I pray this is a source of joy for the family... and it truly is extra special that the sun ray design was inspired by this wonderful crafty opportunity! Thank you for having me, Frilly and Funkie girls! :o)

Thank you for pirouetting on by and I wish you a beautiful day. :o)

Lovely challenges entered:
 *52 Christmas Card Throwdown~ Pick a Previous Challenge (Bling it Up)
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes
 *Aud Sentiments~ Bingo (Patterned Paper-Flowers-Die Cuts)
 *City Crafter~ Getting Ready for Christmas
 *Creative Inspirations~ Sparkle
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ November Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Fab 'n' Funky~ Dies and/or Punches (Several dies)
 *Fussy and Fancy~ Flowers
 *Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (Spellbinders die)
 *Unicorn Challenge~ Christmas is Coming

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Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Chocolate, Coffee, or Tea at Deep Ocean Challenge!

Hello, sweet friends! I hope you're having a beautiful week. :o) It's time for more fun at Deep Ocean Challenge and I hope you'll play along with us! The new challenge theme is Chocolate, Coffee, or Tea. There are so many sweet possibilities.

I opted for a travel coffee cup shaped card to send sweet latte love, as I have wanted to make one for quite some time.♥︎ It will soon be off to a beautiful mother whose daughter is battling a terminal disease. Every little blessing means so much to those in dire circumstances.
The coffee cup svg file is from The Cutting Cafe. I used Maja Design papers for a light and summery version. The papers except the lid are from Vintage Summer Basics, while the lid is from Vintage Baby. Every sweet drink I share with a friend is sprinkled with love. ♥︎
Naturally my coffee cup sleeve is covered in lace. :o) The sentiment and its die cut layers are from My Craft Spot (no longer produced). I filled the center with pearly love, each one reminiscent of a beautiful memory she will forever treasure.
The interior contains a gift card pocket to surprise the recipient with a blessing. This little blessing of a free coffee break is dressed up and filled to the brim with ruffles of love... just like the frilly fancy lattes so many love.♥︎

Be sure to check out the beautiful creations from my teamies. :o) Thank you for fluttering on by and I wish you a blessed day! (Note: The Vintage Summer Basics links are to the 12x12 sizes, whereas I mostly used the 6x6 pad. However the link is missing and I'm unsure yet how to add a product to inlinkz... hehe!)

Lovely challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes 
 *Craftin' Desert Divas~ Sweet and Yummy
 *Cut It Up~ Sweets for my Sweet!
 *Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes
 *Make My Monday~ Shabby Chic
 *Papertake Weekly~ Anything Goes
 *Pile It On~ Anything but a Square/Rectangle
 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes


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Sunday, November 1, 2015

Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe at Live & Love Crafts!

Happy November, sweet and sparkly friends! I hope you're having a lovely weekend. It's time for a fun new challenge at Live & Love Crafts. The holiday season is officially upon us (*happy dance*) and we are celebrating at LLC with Christmas Tic-Tac-Toe!♥︎
Here's the fun board... everything Sandy makes is beautiful, even Tic-Tac-Toe boards! I chose Heart-Glitter-Vintage. ♥︎
My papers are from Pion Design's newest collection Glistening Season and my card base is Go Kreate's Large Frame Frilly 10.
The lovely church is a favorite Pion image, as you probably noticed! I featured it in my snow globe card and couldn't wait to use it again. The 12x12 sheet comes with three of the scenes, so you'll see it again this winter. ;) This one is layered atop Joy! Crafts Lacey Square. My Wild Orchid Crafts flowers are sprinkled with Glamour Dust for Christmas sparkle. The big snowflake in the corner is from Magnolia.
Tucked within this little bouquet is a sweet Cinnamon Stick, adorned with a Liberty Bell which is secured with Natural Hemp. Isabelle Lace ruffles beneath in a pretty wintry breeze. Half Pearls and Cheery Lynn Designs snowflakes accent the image.
Beneath the larger arrangement is a pretty doily, topped with rose-centered snowflakes. Christmas is all about love so I included a Lace Heart Appliqué. The My Craft Spot sentiment (Tiny Tags Christmas) is attached to a Crown Sphere Vintage Pearl Pin.

Be sure to check out my teamies' inspiring projects and I hope you'll play along with us this month. Thank you for fluttering on by! Have a beautiful day. :o)

Sweet challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Host Thank You)
 *Allsorts~ Christmas
 *Crafty Gals Corner~ Anything Goes
 *Creative Card Crew~ Off the Edge
 *Fussy and Fancy~ Flowers
 *Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes
 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Winter Wonderland~ Anything Goes Christmas
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