Live and Love Crafts - December Challenge

Welcome back to another LLC monthly challenge!!  This month the challenge is 

STARDUST!

I had to look this one up first because even this was a challenge for me.  

"A magical or charismatic quality or feeling"

So I went for the magical feeling of Christmas.  I was somewhat disappointed with my photography as I wanted for my picture to show all the Stickles I added EVERYWHERE.  You really have to strain to see it but wherever you see the white Martha Stewart snow, I've Stickled over top.   The papers and image are from  Pion's "Wintertime in Swedish Lapland" collection.

This "JOY" chipboard is from Southern Ridge Trading Company.  A new online company in BC, Canada for chipboard.  I covered it with Tim Holtz's "Weathered Wood" distress paint, clear Distress cracked paint, then dabbed on some Martha Stewart texture here and there and finished it off with Stickles. 

I added some bells to my shabby bow and topped off a tag with it.  Hard to see because again, I've covered everything!!  I loved adding that tiny Fancypants tree into the TH glass tube.  Those things are adorable!

 I added a few more stars to the stardust theme from TH's new Stacked Stars as well as the nice bark stars from LLC.  I covered the TH stars with the Pion paper as well.

As always there will be a random winner for:

Thanks for stopping by and I hope
you enjoy the rest of your Sunday!

Pion Design - Wintertime in Swedish Lapland 6x6 - Northern Lights	Pion Design - Wintertime in Swedish Lapland 6x6 - Nisse	Pion Design - Wintertime in Swedish Lapland 12x12 - Tags	Jute Ribbon (40mm)	Lace "Greta Garbo"	Beaded Berries
Maya Road Vintage Findings - Antique Jeweled Pearl Pendants	Jingle Bells	Flower Sprays	Kort & Godt Rolled Paper Roses	WOC Wild Roses, 30mm	WOC Open Roses, 15mm
WOC Lilies	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool	Tim Holtz Distress Stickles	Tim Holtz Distress Ink Pads

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NOVEMBER WINNER!!

CONGRATULATIONS CHARLENE 

Please send me your email address at

eulandas@rocketmail.com

Winner of my first monthly draw!

WHO WINS:

THANK YOU TO ALL!!

I will be posting my next monthly draw

tomorrow.  Stay tuned!! 

Live and Love Crafts - Shabby Christmas

This week I am playing with papers from Maja Design's "It's Christmas Time" collection for LLC's "Shabby Christmas" inspiration.  I love adding lace, pearls and Gesso for any shabbiness and that's just my basics to start with.

One of my favorite embellishments to play with are these Magnolia doohickey hearts, tied up with some shabby seam binding and popping the vintage pearl brads in the center.  This time I even added a few pearl strands. 

Those bark stars are always a favorite of mine!!  I have a chipboard tree from Southern Ridge Trading Co. that I covered with some Martha Stewart texture but it's the same as the SnowTex sold in the LLC store. 

YAY I got to add my favorite Wild Orchid Crafts bouquet but I also threw in one of those sweet Magnolia cherubs and a new white apple.  I just love them!!  I think it's because it's just such a non-traditional color that draws me to it.  And of course everything is covered in Gesso!! 

This week LLC is sponsoring 

Challenges and Candies 

and the theme is 

SHABBY CHIC!

They would love to have you join in their challenge and 

one lucky winner will receive

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend! 

Eulanda

Maja Design - It's Christmas Time 6x6 Pad	Lace "Madeleine" (25mm)	Melissa Frances Pleated Satin Ribbon	Dies - Magnolia Doohickey - Leaf & Swirl	Dies - Magnolia Doohickey - So Wrapped Lovely	Magnolia Vintage Angels
Pearl String, 6mm pearls	Pearl String, 2mm pearls	Melissa Frances Self Adhesive Pearls	Creative Charms Vintage Pearl Brads	Bark Stars	Kort & Godt Rolled Paper Roses
Christmas Apples (22mm)	WOC Lilies	WOC Open Roses, 10mm	WOC Open Roses, 20mm	WOC Cherry Blossoms	WOC Open Roses, 15mm
Foam Flower Buds	Kort & Godt Chrysanthemums	Claudine Hellmuth Studio Gesso	Tim Holtz Paper Distresser Tool

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LDRS - Izzy's Friends

Isn't that just the cutest name?!  IZZY?!  I love it!!  This new CandiBean image is now available at Little Darlings Rubbers Stamps along with 9 others!  For this sweetie image I made a bookmark ... kind of a big one but it works!  LOL!  Of course I had to pick this image to play with as it reminded me of myself and my sister when we were kids.  We even had the cat!

I also used LDRS's "Fairytale Sentiments",which I thought was perfect for this image and my bookmark!  I added a few flowers from my stash from years ago.  See?  It's a good thing to hang on to stuff.  LOL!  The chipboard plate is from a company coming online soon called Southern Ridge Trading Company. 

The gorgeous paper is from LDRS as well called "Petals and Lace".  OH it is so pretty and nice to play with let me tell you!

And how hard this was for me to keep it flat?!  WHOA CHALLENGING!!  hee hee!!  The chipboard stars I cut from Tim Holtz's new "Stacked Stars" and the pearl stars along with the pretty lace are from Wild Orchid Crafts.

 

So all images are in the store for sale but they are moving very quickly so don't be disappointed and go order right now!  :)

Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Big CandiBean hugs!