Fountain of Love

Hello, sweet friends! I hope you're having a blessed week. Thank you for your continued emails/comments of love and support. I'm posting on the Live & Love Crafts blog today, sharing a sweet Valentine using Pion Design's To my Valentine. I'm still wrapped up in all things lovey-dovey, so I made a card for someone in need of extra love. ♥︎

My fountain of love is a beautiful resin Prima Garden Fountain, which is embossed with Shabby White Frantage and bubbles up with pearly love. Wild Orchid Crafts flowers bloom across it, accented with a sweet sentiment and butterflies from the coordinating Borders sheet.

Marguerite lace, topped with Sunflower Pearl Trim, rest atop the darling miniature heart paper. My Spellbinders Romantic Rectangles card base is made with the new Red II from Pion's heavyweight Palette collection.

Atop a gorgeous Lace Heart Appliqué I have layered a double-bow of seam binding, a sparkly heart key charm, and another sweet Pion butterfly. Mini Heart Crochet Trim lines the top, which is a recent purchase of which I am completely in love. ♥︎ I topped it with pearls because I cannot stop my pearly self.

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

Lovely challenges entered:

 *Crafty Gals Corner~ Love is in the Air

 *Dies R Us~ Love (Use at least one heart) (And I used Spellbinders dies)

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

 *Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (Spellbinders)

 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Have a Heart

Pion Design - To My Valentine 6x6 - Love is in the air	Pion Design - To My Valentine 6x6 - Roses of love	Pion Design - To My Valentine 12x12 - Borders	Lace "Marguerite" (35mm)	Maya Road Crochet Trim - Mini Hearts (13mm)
LLC Shabby Seam Binding	Lace Heart Applique	Sunflower Pearl Trim (10mm)	Prima Shabby Chic Treasures - Garden Fountain	WOC Magnolias
WOC Apple Blossoms	WOC Cosmos Daisies	WOC Hip Rosebuds	WOC Open Roses, 15mm	WOC Sweetheart Blossoms
Decoration Berries	Charm - Heart Key with Rhinestones	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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All My Love Anniversary Card

Hello, my beautiful friends! Heartfelt thanks (and hugs) for the sweet messages during this tough stretch! I am so grateful for you. I'm posting on the Live & Love Crafts blog today, showcasing Pion's gorgeous To my Valentine.

My parents are soon celebrating their 53rd wedding anniversary and this is for the lovey-dovey occasion. ♥︎

Although a surprise trip to Paris is out of the question, at least I can create a bit of Parisian romance with pretty papers and embellishments from LLC. The La-La Land Crafts Eiffel Tower is sprinkled with Shabby White Frantage and adorned with wedding-white butterflies from Maja's Coffee in the Arbour. The top of the card is bordered with Joy! Crafts Butterfly Edge.

Coco lace is lined with Double Row Pearl Trim for extra elegance and topped with a floofy bow and frantage'd Clay Heart. The flowers are dusted with Glamour Dust and accented with a Crown Sphere Pearl Pin. Magnolia Heart Flourishes scroll within.

The JustRite Stamps sentiment is stamped atop a sheet from Maja's Home for the Holidays, as the delightful hearts pair beautifully with this collection. It is cut out with a Spellbinders Lacey Pennant. The resin corner detailing is from the Melissa Frances Garnish Appliqué set.

Thank you for visiting and I wish you a beautiful weekend.♥︎

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Birthday/Anniversary)

 *Creative Inspirations~ Florals

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

 *Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (La-La Land, Magnolia, Spellbinders dies)

Pion Design - To My Valentine 12x12 - Valentine's roses	Pion Design - To My Valentine 12x12 - Love letters	Pion Design - To My Valentine 12x12 - In my heart	Maja Design - Home for the Holidays- Together	Maja Design - Coffee in the Arbour 6x6 Paper Stack
Lace ''Coco'' (55mm)	Double Row Pearl Trim (10mm)	Vintage Pearl Pins �Crown Spheres�	WOC Magnolias	WOC Apple Blossoms
WOC Cosmos Daisies	WOC Sweetheart Blossoms	WOC Hip Rosebuds	WOC Open Roses, 10mm	Decoration Berries
Melissa Frances Resin Embellishment - Garnish Applique	Clay Hearts	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels	DecoArt Glamour Dust	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads
Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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Love

Hello, sweet friends! I'm posting on the Live & Love Crafts blog today with a paper bag inspiration. This was my first time decorating a bag and I enjoyed every moment of it. :o) This bag is working double duty for me, as it also serves as my project for the new challenge at Deep Ocean Challenge! Our theme is Something New. My papers and clay hearts are new, as is my dabble into gift bag decorating! The sponsor for Deep Ocean is The Ribbon Girl, who is offering one lucky winner a lovely assortment of trims (example photo below).

This week has not gone as planned and I apologize for being behind (again) in visiting you. Extra help has been required of me as loved ones heal, but I expect things to calm down very soon. I see your beautiful creations but have not had time to properly comment. :(

Pion Design's To my Valentine collection is irresistibly beautiful in color and design. ♥︎

Red is one of my favorite colors with which to craft so I am excited about these papers. Love is for all seasons and the majority of this collection is not Valentine-specific. They are a stunning avenue to share a piece of your heart, especially when bordered by ruffly trims. ♥︎ This will soon be en route to shower love and hope upon someone enduring overwhelming heartache.

The lattice heart is bubbling up with sweet love, adorned with tiny Maja butterflies and a combination of Wild Orchid Crafts and You Do flowers. The heart is from the Silhouette Online Store, while the center is Cheery Lynn's Small French Lattice die. Nestled within the arrangement are clay hearts, which are embossed with Shabby White frantage for touches of gold. The layered lace flower is centered with a Button Etoile, perhaps my all-time favorite button.

The large layered Memory Box butterflies (Isabella) are cut with pretty Pion papers, upon which I used the darker heart paper for its shadows because they are guided by and delivering love. For sappy crafters like myself, this collection makes the heart flutter. The 'love' sentiment is from La-La Land Crafts Hanging Hearts and Love set. The border around my design is Cheery Lynn's Anastasia die.

Prize example for Deep Ocean (actual prize contents may vary):

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

Lovely challenges entered:

 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes

 *Crafty Boots~ Something New (Papers)

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

 *Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes

 *Scrapy Land~ Anything Goes (Cheery Lynn,  La-La Land, and Memory Box dies)

 *Simon Says Stamp~ Something New (Papers)

Pion Design - To My Valentine 12x12 - Valentine's roses	Pion Design - To My Valentine 12x12 - Roses of love	Pion Design - To My Valentine 12x12 - Love letters	Pion Design - To My Valentine 12x12 - Love is in the air	Maja Design - Coffee in the Arbour 6x6 Paper Stack
White Paper Bags	Lace "Madeleine" (25mm)	Shabby Chiffon Ruffle Trim (40mm)	Sunflower Pearl Trim (10mm)	Button �toile
WOC Magnolias	WOC Cosmos Daisies	WOC Apple Blossoms	WOC Hip Rosebuds	WOC Open Roses, 15mm
You Do Lace Flowers	Pomegranate Apples	Decoration Berries	Clay Hearts	Stampendous Fran-táge Embossing Enamels
Round Doilies 4.5"	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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