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Showing posts with label Vintage Baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vintage Baby. Show all posts

Friday, October 2, 2015

Carousel Horse Cuteness

Happy Friday, my sweet and sparkly friends! I'm posting on the Live & Love Crafts blog today with my take on Sandy's theme of Cute as a Button. It's been an especially sweet week on the blog! ♥︎

I was inspired to use the cutest paper collection: Maja Design's Vintage Baby. This is for a mother who recently welcomed a very special baby boy into the world. He faces incurable health problems, but we are praying (and believing) he will survive.
The only paper not from Vintage Baby is the dark blue, which is from Pion Design Palette (Blue III). I remain enamored with these darling papers. Coco lace and Sunflower Pearl Trim line the center, which is accented with sweet buttons. A magical occasion always warrants elegance, right?! :o)
The carousel horse is a Forever Memories For You cut file, which I've embellished with pearly goodies. Pearl Lace with Beads trims the canopy while a Pearl String wraps around the pole. I cut off a Sunflower Pearl for the top.

Dangling from the Maya Road Love Heart Clip is one of LLC's newest embellishments: Chain Charm "Leaves." The sweet fluttering leaves and chain are so beautiful that I opted to let it shine on its own. ♥︎
My card base is Go Kreate's Frame Frilly #10 die. The darling sentiment and its metal die layers are from My Craft Spot (no longer produced). I hope this lifts her heart and encourages her to cling to our faith which promises that Love Never Fails.

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

Lovely challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Sapphire)
 *Creative Knockouts~ Lots of Layers
 *Die Cuttin' Diva~ Anything Goes
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ October Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Dream Valley~ Recipe (Pearls/Gems- Patterend Paper- Flowers)
 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Simon Wednesday Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Word Art Wednesday~ Encouraging/Uplifting

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Friday, August 21, 2015

New Baby Magic Box

Happy Friday, sweet friends! I'm posting today on the Live & Love Crafts blog with my take on Sandy's celebration theme. :o)

First, I want to apologize for being behind in visiting you. It has been a rough week, as one of my treasured friends is in her final days after a valiant health battle. I will be catching up with you very soon.

My project celebrates new babies via a fun magic box. :o) This was made for a special mother who was blessed with two little miracles. ♥︎ Her little boy has a huge fight ahead of him health-wise, but we have faith that he will overcome and live a healthy life.
The box itself (minus the lid) was made following a tutorial by the supremely talented Tara of Tara's Craft Studio. My box features papers from Maja Design's Vintage Baby, which is filled with elegance and sweetness. I adore this collection.
Opened up, four 'drawers' are revealed to hold precious little keepsakes. Magic!

Back to the exterior for a moment...
Here is a better look at one of the pink sides for her baby girl. The darling papers for the picture frames are paired with pink mist and lilac roses, while baby blue roses accompany the boy sides. My frames are made with Joy! Crafts Oval Frames. Shabby Chiffon Ruffle Trim lines the bottom.  
The lid decor consists of magnolias, roses, and decoration berries. The sweet tags I used for the banner are part of the die-cut sheet in the 6x6 pack.
The interior is lined with the It's a Boy heart design, as I wanted it to be based in love. Valerie lace accents the top and bottom borders. Each drawer showcases different sweet papers, trimmed in Madeleine lace and accented with pearl heart drawer pulls.
(Sorry for the willy nilly angle of this one.) The die cuts are as adorable as the papers. :o) The pink and blue "love" are from La-La Land Crafts Hanging Hearts and Love Word set.

*Edit: Adding this little collage Sandy made because it's cute!
Thank you for visiting and I wish you a beautiful weekend! :o)

Lovely challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes
 *Crafty Gals Corner~ Anything Goes
 *Creative Knockouts~ Celebration Time
 *Die Cuttin' Divas~ Celebrate It! (Joy! Crafts and La-Land Land die cuts)
 *DL. Art Thankful Thursday~ August Linky Party (Anything Goes)
 *Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes
 *Papertake Weekly~ To Die For (Joy! Crafts and La-La Land dies)
 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes

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Friday, May 8, 2015

Sweet Birth Announcements

Hello, sweet friends! I'm happy to be posting today on the Live & Love Crafts blog. :o)

This week the LLC team is showcasing Maja Design's Vintage Baby paper collection! The more I use it, the more I become enamored with it. It is the sweetest combination of elegance and whimsy. :o)

I was inspired to create birth announcements for two very special babies, which will be part of a memory box I am creating for their inspiring parents. These precious parents have endured such heartache. I found Miracles for Mabry-Kate at the start of this year and am honored to be creating for them. (A very short description of their situation is at the end of this post.)
As a fan of shaped cards, I couldn't resist making the birth announcements in the forms of a pretty dress and sweet overalls. Vintage Baby provides a marvelous variety of patterns from which to choose. :o)
The backs of the keepsake announcements display goodies from the Die Cuts sheet, which I am so thankful Maja thought to include! I love having everything so beautifully coordinated. The girl's is tucked in a pocket, while the boy's is held with the adorable Maya Road Love Heart Clip. The tiny tags are also cut from the Die Cuts sheet, which I've assembled to hold three special memories.
Mabry-Kate's dress is filled with Wild Orchid Crafts flowers, girly trims, and a layer of tulle. Pion Design butterflies are covered in Glamour Dust and I used a few of my favorite pearly products throughout. How adorable is the Maya Road Love Hanger? I've been so anxious to use it!
The rambunctious little teddies felt perfect for Owen's baby overalls! I couldn't find an SVG file that I loved as much as this shape that I had seen several times on Pinterest... so I sketched it out and cut everything the old-fashioned way! Sweet Little Boy (and Little Princess above) are from tear-away strips. Don't you love how Maja makes everything usable? I fussy cut the giraffe and elephant to decorate the pocket for extra whimsy.

Sadly, baby Mabry-Kate is no longer with us but she is celebrated every day by her family. She passed away in February at 10 months old. Sweet Owen was born five weeks ago and is fighting the same rare disease that took his sister. Mabry-Kate is called his guardian angel, as they never would have known to screen for this fatal disease if not for her. Owen has a chance to survive because of it and has already undergone transplant and intense chemotherapy beginning at 2 weeks old. He is a fighter and we are all believing he will survive! God and MK are watching over him to ensure it. :o)

Thank you for visiting and I wish you a sparkly day! :o)

Lovely challenges entered:
 *613 Avenue Create~ Anything Goes (Optional: Feminine)
 *Cute Card Thursday~ Add a Brad
 *DL.Art Thankful Thursday~ May Linky (Anything Goes)
 *Fab 'n' Funky~ May Flowers
 *Fussy and Fancy~ Lots of Flowers
 *Lil Patch of Crafty Friends~ Anything Goes
 *My Time to Craft~ New Baby
 *Penny's Challenge~ Anything Goes
 *Through the Craft Room Door~ Anything Goes



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