Today's Beautiful Moments...Tomorrow's Beautiful Memories: swirls

Hello!
I'm so excited to say that Crafty Boots Challenge blog invited me to guest design for them in their current challenge "Things with Wings".

Now if you've been following me for the last little while, you know that I have jumped onto the Pocket Letter bandwagon....so I decided to do a pocket letter page showcasing some things with wings!

Here is how it turned out...

We've got several birds and some butterflies as well!
I love this page from the Graphic 45 Collection "Botanical Tea".
I decided to just add some pearl corners, some Glitter Ritz to the rose and then let the picture be the beauty that it is. My little RAK gifts will slip in behind the image on this one...because I just cannot bear to distract from this image! (Or maybe I'll just keep this one for myself and make it the cover page for my binder! LOL)

I do hope you'll head on over to the Crafty Boots Challenge blog for a peek at what the other guest designers have created for the mid posting of the current challenge. Maybe you'll even be inspired to create something to enter as well...there's still a little time left! You may be their next guest designer!

Until next time...

This creation has been shared in the following challenges...
All Crafts Challenge..."Anything But a Card"
Crafting from the Heart..."Anything Goes"
Not Just Cards Challenges..."Anything Goes"
Whoopsi Daisy Challenges..."Things with Wings"
613 Avenue Create..."Anything Goes with optional twist of Feminine"

Hi there!

So sorry I'm a little late with my posting today. Life just seems to get in the way sometimes.

I'm back today with a card I've created for the new challenge starting at The Crafter's Cafe Challenge Blog.

Our theme for this challenge is ...

"Use Three Flowers on Your Creation"

What a great theme! I love flowers!

I had an idea in my head from the first time I read about this challenge. I knew that I had a new poinsettia die made by Memory Box that I was just dying to try out...so I knew I was going to go with a Christmas Card.

Here's a photo of how it came out...

I love how the cluster of poinsettias turned out. I was lucky enough to work with one of sponsors, Decosses Dynamites Doodles, who created a collection just for us to work with. The beige and pink solid papers used in this card are all from her collection...as well as the patterned papers the poinsettias have been cut from. There is also a doily image that I have incorporated into the design. I cut the image in half and used part under the poinsettias (you can barely see part of it peeking through), and the other half is in the upper corner under the holly and berries die cuts. I've also used an fancy oval die cut for the background under the sentiment. After the addition of the chipboard swirls, and some stickles to the flowers and berries and I was finished. I really like how this one turned out. So much so, that I've added it to my new Art Fire Store. Be sure to pay me a visit there and see if there's a purchase you'd like to make! I've only opened it this week, and there will be more stock being added all the time. Be sure to do me the favor of sharing with your non card making friends as well as liking my page on FaceBook!

The last bit I need to share with you today is our sponsors for the week....