Magic of the Moment

Hello, precious friends! I hope you're having a lovely weekend. I'm sharing a soft and sweet encouragement card on the Wild Orchid Crafts blog today.♥︎

A crafty friend of mine is a tough stretch, so I created this card to encourage her to embrace every tiny bit of magic she can find. (We do make the most wonderful friends in this community, don't we?) How I treasure these beautiful Wild Orchid Crafts flowers! Every card is an indoor garden for the special recipient.♥︎

I combined pink and white blossoms, which sparkle with a touch of Glamour Dust paint. A vintage crown pin (on special!) is nestled within. The dreamy papers are from Maja Design's Sofiero collection.♥︎

White Cotton Lace adorns the sides, while White Net Lace ruffles across my floral arrangement.♥︎  The lace floral corners are from my stash. I wanted to add softness to my bouquet without adding leaves, so I tucked in a few lace roses (inspired by my sweet teamie Evgenia!).

I pray this is a ray of sunshine in my friend's life. Thank you for fluttering on by and I wish you a beautiful day!♥︎

Wild Orchid Crafts products used:

WHITE TRELLIS ROSES 40mm~ MKX-682

WHITE WILD ROSES~ QVR-014

WHITE HIP ROSEBUDS~ GST-020

MIXED PINK CHERRY BLOSSOMS~ MKX-039

MIXED PINK MINIATURE SWEETHEART BLOSSOMS~ MKX-256

2-TONE PINK/IVORY GYPSOPHILA~ GST-230

MIXED PINK ROSEBUDS~ MKX-252

WHITE COTTON LACE~ MKX-334

WHITE NET LACE~ MKX-584

WHITE CROWN PIN~ GST-119

Sweet Pink Birthday

Hello, sweet friends! After a bout with the dreaded flu bug, I am back in action and will be sprinkling your blogs with love later today! I hope you are healthy and happy.♥︎ I am posting on the Wild Orchid Crafts blog, sharing a sweet pink birthday card.

Blossoming in love for the special day, my bouquet is filled with roses, sweetheart blossoms, rosebuds, and gorgeous tulips. Oh the beauty of WOC.♥︎

I combined Pink Mist and Mixed Pink flowers for a variety of pink shades, nestled alongside pure white beauties. ♥︎ The dreamy papers are from Maja Design's Sofiero collection. I kept the framed design mostly open because it's just so lovely.. I envision it as the butterflies dancing around a sweet scene, with darling rosebuds sprinkling atop the birthday girl.

The bow is made with lovely Pink Tulip seam binding and my sentiment is trimmed with White Net Lace. (Yes, I have an affinity for doing that.) ♥︎ The pretty frame is Tutti Design's Butterfly Oval, which makes my heart happy.

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

Wild Orchid Crafts products used:

PINK MIST OPEN ROSES 20mm~ MKX-028

MIXED PINK TULIPS~ MKX-143

MIXED PINK MINIATURE SWEETHEART BLOSSOMS~ MKX-256

MIXED PINK HIP ROSEBUDS~ GST-014

MIXED PINK ROSEBUDS~ MKX-252

WHITE WILD ROSES~ QVR-014

WHITE OPEN ROSES 10mm~ MKX-013

WHITE SWEETHEART BLOSSOMS~ MKX-336

WHITE MINIATURE SWEETHEART BLOSSOMS~ MKX-328

2-TONE LT. GREEN/BABY PINK LEAVES~ MKX-248

WHITE NET LACE~ MKX-584

PINK TULIP VINTAGE SEAM BINDING~ MKX-482

Spring is in the Air at Deep Ocean Challenge!

Happy Tuesday, sweet friends! I hope you're having a beautiful week. It's time for a fun new challenge at Deep Ocean Challenge and this time it's all about Spring! We are being sponsored by Live & Love Crafts, my favorite store. ♥︎

I'm anxious to see butterflies and flowers in all their Spring splendor. :o)

I'm celebrating Spring with an encouragement card and prayers of renewed hope for a sweetheart in need. My Maja Design papers are from the Sofiero (retired) and Coffee in the Arbour collections. 

Nestled within Glamour Dusted Wild Orchid Crafts flowers is a sweet little birdhouse from La-La Land Crafts. Naturally it is bubbling up with love inside. :o) Two precious birdies await the recipient, ready to sing songs of hope to her heart. Cheery Lynn Mini Fanciful Flourishes serve as my vine. The lace is from The Ribbon Girl.

The Pure Love ribbon is from DL.Art's Valentine Bundle and the sweet butterfly is from Cheery Lynn. Once again I used Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles for my base. I had been wanting to do another flower/rolled paper combo since my scrapbook layout, but I really should have waited for a larger card base! This had to be pretty mini, but hopefully she'll think it's pretty anyway. ♥︎

Flutter on over to check out my teamies' beautiful creations and I hope to see you play along with us. Thank you for visiting and have a sparkly day. :o)

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: White Shade of Pale)

 *Cheery Lynn Designs~ Back to Nature (Butterfly and Right/Left Mini Fanciful Flourishes)

 *Creative Card Crew~ Die Cuts (Base, birdhouse, birdies, butterfly, and flourishes are die cuts)

 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ April Linky Party

 *Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes

 *UnstampaBelles~ Flora/Fauna and Texture

Take Life by the Hand and Dance

Hello, sweet friends! I'm up on the Live & Love Crafts blog today, where my teamies and I have been inspired by movies this week. (In celebration of Cannes Film Festival in France.)

At the 1954 Festival, a beautiful ballet documentary titled Stars of the Russian Ballet was nominated for the Grand Prize. Some of the most famous and talented dancers of that time starred in the film, preserving a lovely moment in time where artistry and passion reigned supreme over perfect technique.

This card is for a precious child named Tralynn (and her mom). I happened upon her prayer page (Tralynn's Prayer Circle) and she tugged at my heartstrings. Tralynn is a warrior princess fighting cancer and I am so proud of her determination.

Maja Design's Sofiero Collection pairs with Coffee in the Arbour to create my floral stage. My base is made with Go Kreate Large Frame Frilly 10. Every ballerina needs her post-performance bouquet, so I combined my favorite shades of Wild Orchid Crafts roses (white, pink mist, lilac, and baby blue). Nestled within are sweet tulips, a new apple blossom, and a ruffly carnation.

I enhanced the tutu on my Marianne Design ballerina die with Madeleine lace, which is adorned with pearls. Her costume bodice was cut from The Magnificent Flowerstreet sheet and her base is a Marianne Design Circle and Flower Stitch. She is surrounded in a pearl string as she dances along her pearly path. A pearl rhinestone button centers my Juliette lace bow because you can never have too many pearls. The Cheery Lynn Designs butterfly remains my favorite, which is from their Small Exotic Butterflies set.

My sentiment is from a no longer produced Whimsical Designs stamp set, which is atop a Spellbinders Lacy Pennant (slightly modified for identical ends). This is my first time using a doily and I love the softness it adds.

This card will soon pirouette over to Tralynn to deliver love and sunshine. I will also be making a more typical kiddo card for her... but my heart was relentlessly prompted to create this ballet one for her first. Isn't she lovely?

Last week she twirled in a fluffy tutu through bubbles that her momma blew for her. It takes a warrior princess to dance while enduring cancer treatments... she is ever an inspiration. I hope she doesn't mind me exchanging the bubbles for pearls. ;)

Thank you for visiting and I wish you a beautiful day!

Wonderful challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Celebrate); Celebrating life!

 *Crafty Boots~ Ribbon or Lace

 *Creative Inspirations~ Shabby Chic

 *Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (Die brands you carry are Cheery Lynn Designs and Spellbinders)

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Inspiration Color Swatch

 *Simply Create Too~ Favorite Color Combo

 *Through the Purple Haze~ Spring Colors

Maja Design - Sofiero Limited Edition - The Magnificient Flower Street	Maja Design - Sofiero Limited Edition - Strolling Down The Rose Path	Maja Design - Coffee in the Arbour - Blueberry cupcake	Lace "Madeleine" (25mm)	Lace Juliette (35mm)
Pearl String, 2mm pearls	12mm Round Pearl Button with Rhinestones	Pearl Stamens	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	WOC Open Roses, 20mm
WOC Open Roses, 15mm	WOC Open Roses, 10mm	WOC Apple Blossoms	WOC Tulips	WOC Carnations
Flower Sprays	Round Doilies 4.5"	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

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A Beautiful Love

Hello, sweet friends! I hope you're having a blessed week. :o)

As you all know, the I Feel the Love Project has defined my crafty life over the past few years. Creating for charity has been my paper crafting purpose. On January 1st, sweet Madison announced its unexpected ending due to circumstances within her family. I honestly felt lost most of that week, as a huge part of my mission was gone.

Shortly thereafter, I was perusing prayer pages to find more kids to pray for. One in particular tugged on my heartstrings and I spent a considerable amount of time learning more about this child and her family. I'm honored to be making cards not only for the precious girl who is battling numerous health problems, but also for her siblings and parents. When one suffers, all who love her do as well.

My first card is for her parents, who I very quickly came to love. The 'me' in this sentiment is not me... rather, this is essentially for them to give each other. They share the most beautiful love and this is a celebration of it.

The stress and heartache they have endured since their daughter's birth often drive apart marriages. Thankfully, they have only grown closer and it is beyond inspiring. Love never fails and I believe with all of my heart that their unyielding connection is a big reason why their little girl is still here fighting. They certainly have no time, resources, or energy to spoil one another with a tiny handmade gift... so I'm doing it for them. :o)

"You & Me" is from My Craft Spot's Tiny Tags 2 stamp set, which I've nestled within a Prima resin heart. I adhered varying sizes of pearls inside, as love is ever bubbling up within them. To make it appear as a hanging heart, I placed two pretty roses atop it and Cheery Lynn Designs Mini Fanciful Flourishes (right and left). Fluttering nearby is my favorite Cheery Lynn butterfly from the Small Exotic Butterflies #1 set.

A soft and sweet bouquet adorns the entire corner, as their relationship continues to blossom despite dire circumstances. All are from Wild Orchid Crafts, with more Cheery Lynn vines beneath. The flowers are covered in Shimmer Spritz for a pretty sparkle. The side panel is embossed with the Cuttlebug Baby's Breath embossing folder, which is accented with pearls. The pearl trim and church window guipure lace are from The Ribbon Girl.

My card base is made with the Cheery Lynn Horizon Square Boutique Stacker Frames set. The floral paper is from Maja Design's Sofiero collection (retired), while the hearts and solid pink are from Maja's Coffee in the Arbour collection.

I hope with all of my heart that the sweet recipients enjoy it. Thank you for visiting and have a blessed day! :o)

Inspiring challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Winnie the Pooh)
 *Cheery Lynn Designs~ Sweethearts (Add a heart)
 *Crafty Boots~ Butterflies
 *Creative Inspirations~ Pretty Pearls
 *Dies R Us~ Embossing Folders (Cuttlebug Baby's Breath)
 *DL.Art~ January Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Penny's Paper-Crafting~ Anything Goes
 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Have a Heart (Create for someone you love!)
 *SweetStamps~ Hearts
 *The Ribbon Girl~ Pink