Hearts and Ribbons Challenge for Elphine House Australia

I just love all the different things you can do with hearts this tie of the year.  They don't just have to have some flowery sentiment or be all about the love of your life.  Sometimes hearts can be soft and subtle.  That's the approach I used for our Design Team Challenge for Elphine House Australia.  Our uber talented leader, Lynda, challenged us to use hearts and ribbons and I chose this precious Daisy Standing Tall designed by the ever so talented Elisabeth Bell.   I see this sweetie pie as being out to pick some flowers for someone who is special to her and I could just see these daisy ending up with a huge bow tied around them.

She's colored with copics and her cutout and the swirls are from Spellbinders.  This gorgeous paper is from BasicGrey's Bittersweet stack and I've held on to it for a really long time!  I added Stickles and Diamond Glaze to her dress and flowers and some pearls from Studio 112 to the edges, butterfly and around her cutout.  The flowers are from my handmade stash and I used my Cricut Expression to cut out the heart and added some Distressed Inks around all the edges.  The lace and ribbon is from my stash.

Gosh, I love her sweet face!

The butterfly is a Martha Stewart punch and I added some pearls to it.

I cut out an extra heart for the inside.

Be sure to stop over at our Design Team Blog and see the gorgeous creations that my Design Team sisters have come up with.  I'm sure they'll do nothing but inspire you to get working on your heart cards and pull out that ribbon!  The world can always use some more bows, knots, and streamers!

Fairy Faye Make a Wish by Elisabeth Bell for Elphine House Australia

It's a gorgeous day here and I just finished washing off half of the pool deck.  Life is pretty good right now!  It's time for another challenge over at Elphine House Australia Design Team Challenge Blog and our oh so fabulous leader, Lynda, challenged us to use doilies.  When I saw this precious little fairy, Fairy Faye Make A Wish, I totally fell in love with her!  You can find her here.

She's all colored up and just looking so precious!  Wouldn't you love to see this little dandelion fairy in your back yard?

Here's a peek of the inside.  I loved this paper underneath the doily and loved how it shows through the middle of the doily.  Call me crazy, but I liked it!

Love the pink flowers!

And Judy, I kind of cased the inside from you.  I like how it came out!

I'm giving her to Lainie Loo for her first birthday.  We're celebrating her this weekend and I can't wait to see that little slip of a baby!
 

Hope everyone has a fabulous day and skip on over to the Elphine House Australia Design Team Challenge Blog and use  up some of those paper doilies you know you've got laying around someplace!

Card Ingredients: Fairy Faye Make A Wish from Elisabeth Bell for Elphine House Australia, Copics, Stickles, BasicGrey Bittersweet Paper pack, Recollection flowers, Cloud 9 Lace, Studio 112 pearls, Wilton paper doilies..