Snowy Christmas

Hello, sweet friends! I hope your week is off to a sparkly start! I'm posting today on the Wild Orchid Crafts blog, sharing a snowy Christmas inspiration.

I used Foamiran for my poinsettia, which has a lovely soft effect; perfect for a peaceful Christmas. :) For a festive pop of red, my poinsettia is centered with a red bead berry spray.♥️

Cascading from either side are babies breath fabric flowers. Their wispiness and pearly elegance make my heart dance! Although the white option is currently out of stock, the pale blue is available and would be stunning for wintry Christmas creations.♥️

I created a ruffly lace snowdrift, lined with my favorite flat-back pearl string, before nestling in a Wycinanka chipboard Christmas tree. Self-adhesive pearls were sprinkled atop.♥️The sentiment is from My Craft Spot (no longer in business), which is cut out with a Spellbinders banner die and trimmed with lace.

Tucked within my floral arrangement are pearl snowflakes and frosted berries. The sparkling iciness of winter is magical.♥️The pretty papers are from Pion Design's The Night Before Christmas.

Thank you for fluttering on by and I wish you a beautiful day. :)♥️

Wild Orchid Crafts products used:

FLOWER MAKING FOAM

RED BEAD BERRY SPRAY~ GST-152

WHITE FROSTED BERRY SPRAY~ MKX-600

BABIES BREATH FABRIC FLOWERS

PEARL SNOWFLAKES~ MKX-423

WHITE SELF-ADHESIVE PEARLS 3mm~ MKX-506

WHITE NET LACE~ MKX-584

Sweet Christmas

Hello, treasured friends! Thank you for the endless love and well-wishes. I remain in the midst of this healing journey, so I am not yet back as I'd like. With all of my heart, I pray to be soon!

I'm posting today on the Wild Orchid Crafts blog, sharing a wee bit of sweet Christmas. I have a beautiful stash of red WOC goodies which had sadly been neglected. They inspired this festive creation using darling papers from Pion Design's The Night Before Christmas. ♥️

I especially love the deep reds, which are perfectly rich for traditional holiday colors. The red bead berry sprays are delightful accents, while the cherry blossoms remind me of warm-centered poinsettias. (That's my excuse for using these sweet blossoms in a Christmas card.) ;) ♥️

The Cruise Beige vintage seam binding is centered with one of my favorite embellishments: Flat-back Pearls in a Diamond Circle. How stunning is the deep red, bursting with Christmas love.♥️ My sentiment is trimmed with the ever-versatile White Net Lace. The sweet scene is framed with a Wycinanka Blueberry Swirls chippie.

Oh the beauty of Wild Orchid Craft flowers.♥️ Some lovely pearl snowflakes are also nestled within.

My card base and coordinating filigree layer are from Sue Wilson's Delicate Garden set. Thank you for visiting and I wish you a blessed day!♥️

Wild Orchid Crafts products used:

DEEP RED OPEN ROSES 25mm~ MKX-002

DEEP RED ASTER DAISIES~ GST-220

RED CHERRY BLOSSOMS~ MKX-038

RED BEAD BERRY SPRAYS~ GST-152

WHITE WILD ROSES~ QVR-014

WHITE COTTAGE ROSES 25mm~ MKX-683

WHITE OPEN ROSE 10mm~ MKX-013

WHITE NET LACE~ MKX-584

CRUISE BEIGE VINTAGE SEAM BINDING~ MKX-475

FLAT-BACK PEARLS IN DIAMOND CIRCLE~ MKX-657

PEARL SNOWFLAKES~ MKX-423

Starry Christmas

Happy July, sweet friends! Thank you for your endless love. I'm posting today on the Wild Orchid Crafts blog, where the designers were asked to step outside of our comfy zones and create in styles different than our typical. There are two I will be frolicking in and up first is my take on Clean and Simple! Say what?! ♥️

For true CAS crafters, this may be viewed as too much... but coming from all out shabby chic with oodles of layering and texture, even *this* was challenging for me.

I created a Christmas bauble card, featuring pretty pearls, lace, and of course a few gorgeous flowers. Red and white aster daisies nestle beneath a sparkling Christmas rose. ♥️ My snowy accents are Snow Writer topped with Glamour Dust. The festive papers are Pion Design's The Night Before Christmas.

My chipboard Scrapiniec Starry Bauble hangs from a pearl string, which dangles from a white net lace border. I was super excited to see that the two largest stars on my bauble were the perfect match for WOC's pearl stars. I happy danced while adhering them! It was a nice way to incorporate texture without adding layers to the open card space.

The wavy border at the bottom is a Marianne Design die. As terrifying as this challenge was, I'm very excited about it! Who knew I could get this close to CAS? It may help during the Christmas rush that will be here before we know it. Thank you for visiting and I wish you a beautiful day! ♥️

Wild Orchid Crafts products used:

WHITE OPEN ROSE 20mm~ MKX-013

WHITE ASTER DAISIES~ GST-216

DEEP RED ASTER DAISIES~ GST-220

ROSE LEAVES 15mm~ MKX-441

WHITE NET LACE~ MKX-584

WHITE FLAT-BACK PEARL STRING 4mm~ MKX-612

WHITE STAR PEARLS~ GST-030

WHITE SELF-ADHESIVE PEARLS 3mm~ MKX-506

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