Follow Your Dreams ♥️

Hello, treasured friends! After a month away, I am ecstatic to be back! I am beyond anxious to visit you and see what you have been up to. Today I am sharing a wee bit of inspiration on the Live & Love Crafts blog.

Originally this post was to be Christmassy, but after getting married last week my heart has been aflutter... so butterflies and flowers it is. ♥️ My card features an all-time favorite collection: Pion Design's Paris Flea Market.

This set is for my sweetest and dearest friend in appreciation of how richly she blessed me and my sweetheart on our special day. Rather than a typical thank you, I am encouraging her as she does us.. and pairing it with a little keepsake wedding cake!

These beautiful Pion papers set a perfect backdrop for a butterfly garden of hope and dreams. My card base was created with Go Kreate's Frame Frilly 7.

The whimsical Wycinanka Louvre Frame has been adorned with pure white WOC blossoms and a sprinkling of Star Dust. This is one of my ultimate favorite chippies! It is encircled with Rockabilly ruffle trim, the most darling polka dot trim I have ever used. Wycinanka's Summer Wedding Border adds extra butterfly love.

Isabelle lace and shabby seam binding provide delicacy and softness. The butterflies throughout are also from Paris Flea Market. The Wycinanka sentiment is from the Catch Your Dreams collection. ♥️

Lastly, the sweet Wycinanka 3D Lacy Cake has been adorned with equally sweet Wild Orchid Crafts flowers.The chipboard pieces have been painted with white acrylic paint... I am enamored with this 3D offering from Wycinanka and had such fun with it. Pink Pearl Garland is woven throughout, while stunning Pearl Lace with Beads trims each cake layer.

Thank you for fluttering on by and I wish you a beautiful day! ♥️

Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - Blue Fabric	Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - Pink Fabric	Wycinanka Chipboard - Frame "Louvre Papillon"	Wycinanka Chipboard - Borders "Summer Wedding"	Lace "Isabelle" (70mm)
Ruffle Trim "Rockabilly" (24mm)	Pearl Lace with Beads	Pearl Garland, 3 mm & 8mm Pearls	LLC Shabby Seam Binding	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm
WOC Open Roses, 15mm	WOC Open Roses, 10mm	WOC Apple Blossoms	WOC Sweetheart Blossoms	Decoration Berries
Ranger Stickles Glitter Glue	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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Photo Inspiration at Live & Love Crafts!

This is my first of two posts today. For the Graciellie Design Stamp Release blog hop, please click HERE.

Happy April, sweet friends! It's time for a new challenge at Live & Love Crafts! We have a gorgeous Photo Inspiration collage to inspire you.

Someone very special to my heart will soon be celebrating a birthday. ♥︎

Here is the collage that inspired my card:

In true Sandy form, the collage is beautiful! Elegant, whimsical, magical... endless avenues to spark your sweet creativity. I was inspired by several facets, including the dreamy colors. I used Pion Design's Paris Flea Market to capture my favorite notes of the color palette.

I also adore the decor in the first frame, which inspired my lace design along the side. Darling two-tone roses (and hidden Prima vax cord) encourage sweet 'poofs' of Coco lace. Do you like my technical wording? :o) Inspired by the bride, I chose my favorite vintage lady from the collection to serve as my birthday girl. She is surrounded with pearl string and nestled within Spellbinders Gold Labels Four layers.

Shabby seam binding cascades below a birthday bouquet, which is accented with special embellishments: Button Etoile and a Crown Sphere Pearl Pin. The card base is a Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles die, which I made with Pink II from Pion's heavyweight Palette collection.

Be sure to check out what my talented teamies have created to inspire you and I hope you'll play along with us this month! :o) Thank you for visiting and have a magical day. ♥︎

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes

 *Aud Sentiments~ Birthday or Use the Number 6

 *Crafty Gals Corner~ Anything Goes

 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ April Linky Party

 *Fussy and Fancy~ Pastel Colors

 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Anything Goes

Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - Pink Fabric	Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - By the Eiffel Tower	Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - Blue Fabric	Pion Design - Easter Greetings 12x12 - Borders	Pion Design Palette - Pion Pink II
Lace ''Coco'' (55mm)	LLC Shabby Seam Binding	Prima Vax Cord	Pearl String, 2mm pearls	Button �toile
Pearl Hearts	Vintage Pearl Pins �Crown Spheres�	WOC Open Roses, 20mm	WOC Open Roses, 15mm	WOC Cherry Blossoms
Round Doilies 4.5"	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

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Paris Love

Hello, sweet friends! I hope you're having a lovely week. I'm on the Live & Love Crafts blog today with my take on Sandy's theme of Bon Voyage. :o)

My heart instantly leapt to Paris! ♥︎ This will soon be shipped off to encourage the dreams of a heartbroken mother.

I used Pion Design's Paris Flea Market for its beautiful pinks and elegance. The card base (Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles) and the Eiffel Tower (La-La Land Crafts) were made with Pink I from Pion's Palette collection. I love these heavier weight solids that perfectly match their unique color palette. 

The Eiffel Tower was sprinkled with Shabby White Frantage. A slightly darker pink Tower was layered beneath to serve as its shadow. The Eiffel Tower charm is gorgeous and one of LLC's newest goodies. Ash Rose seam binding ruffles alongside the flowers. The postage stamp was made with My Craft Spot stamps and dies (no longer produced).

The green bottom layer and foliage (Magnolia Heart Swirls) are from Pion's Linneaus Botanical Journal. The mulberry butterfly is from Prima's Imago set, which flutters within a rose-accented doily. Wink of Stella sparkles atop the flowers and heart swirls. Pearls and lace are incorporated throughout, as always. Sandy has the loveliest selection of embellishments. ♥︎

Thank you for fluttering on by! Have a beautiful weekend. :o)

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Love Me Do)

 *Crafty Gals Corner~ Anything Goes

 *Cupcake Inspirations~ Lace

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

 *If You Give a Crafter a Cookie~ Cookie Inspiration: Pink Bows

 *Let's Craft and Create~ Dies or Punches (Used 4 dies)

 *Penny's Challenge~ Use a Bow and/or Christmas

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Die Crazy (Card base, Eiffel Tower, foliage, postage stamp die cuts)

Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 12x12 - Pink Fabric	Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - Rose du jardin	Pion Design - Paris Flea Market 6x6 - Pink Fabric	Pion Design - Linneaus Botanical Journal 12x12 - Leucanthemum vulgare	Pion Design Palette - Pion Pink I
Lace "Isabelle" (70mm)	LLC Shabby Seam Binding	Flatback Pearl String (6mm)	Sunflower Pearl Trim (10mm)	Pearl String, 2mm pearls
Charm - 3D Eiffel Tower	Prima - Imago Mulberry Paper Butterflies	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	WOC Open Roses, 20mm	WOC Open Roses, 10mm
WOC Apple Blossoms	WOC Carnations	WOC Cosmos Daisies	WOC Cherry Blossoms	Round Doilies 4.5"
Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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