Love Lives Here

Hello, everyone! Welcome to this months Papertrey Ink Design Team Group Post. Our assignment for today was to create a heartfelt, homemade gift and card using Love Lives Here. This amazing set is full of heartfelt words and images, it's a concept by Melissa Phillips and was designed by Nichole Heady.

Now, here's what I came up with... A gift idea perfect for the dinner/party hostess in your life or even to decorate your very own table...
It all started with the napkins, you can create four or more of these to complete a set.
To create, start by stamping the sentiment into one of the corner of a napkin using fabric ink. Die cut a house and two hearts from the colored felt of your choice. Hand stitch felt onto place with matching embroidery floss. Here's An Idea: Choose colors of felt that coordinates with the home of the recipient.

For place cards, I simply die cut Mat Stack #2 from Spring Moss cardstock and stamped with one of my favorite images, from Mat Stack #2 Collection set, in Ripe Avocado.

The place cards can easily be filled out with a name and placed on top of a napkin rings to mark a spot.

The other day I had stopped at my local Dollar Store and found this little treasure... a 4 inch Battery Operated Flameless LED Candle. The candle has a thin layer of wax, which made it possible for me to embellish with stamped images.

Here's How: Stamp images onto white tissue paper (the kind for gift wrapping), let dry and cut out as close the edges as possible. Lay the candle onto it's side and place images. Gently cover with a sheet of wax paper, to hold images into place. Hold the heat gun about 12 inches away and heat images. Since the layer of wax is thin, be careful not to let the heat hit it for too long or the wax will melt a way. I found it easiest to heat the images for a few seconds at a time, then rub and press the images into the wax with my fingers. Through the wax paper you can see the image blend into the candle, at that point let it cool completely and peel back the wax paper for the reveal.

Here's a shot of the fake flame inside. Once the batteries are installed the candle can be illuminated. It even flickers just like a real one!

Not only does this set include amazing images but also coordinating dies! Started today's card by stamping sheet music in Lavender Moon across the front of a white card base.

Die cut a Signature Series butterfly from a Lavender Moon Mat Stack #1 die cut, attached to the card base with dimensional adhesive and embellished with buttons and silk ribbon. In the center I layered a kraft Butterfly die cut and a Love Lives Here butterfly die cut stamped in Plum Pudding. Finished the card off with a sentiment and heart, both from Love Lives Here.

That's it from me today. Now be sure to stop by and see what the rest of the Design Team has in store for you tonight:

• Nichole Heady
• Betsy Veldman
• Dawn McVey
• Debbie Olson
• Heather Nichols
• Lisa Johnson
• Melissa Phillips
• Michelle Wooderson
• Niki Estes
• Erin Lincoln
• Jessica Witty

Thanks for visiting, hope you have a great one!

Maile

Love Lives Here Hostess Gift:

• Stamps: Love Lives Here & Mat Stack #2
• Ink: Ripe Avocado & Dark Chocolate
• Cardstock: Spring Moss
• Accessories: Spring Moss Satin Ribbon, Spring Moss Felt, Green Embroidery Floss, Mat Stack #2 Die, Love Lives Here House Die & White Tissue Paper

From My Heart To Your Home:

• Stamps: Love Lives Here & Background Basics: Sheet Music
• Ink: Lavender Moon & Plum Pudding
• Cardstock: White, Lavender Moon & Kraft
• Accessories: White 1/4" Silk Ribbon, Lavender Moon Vintage Buttons, Mat Stack #1 Die, Signature Series: Butterfly Die, Butterfly Die, Love Lives Here Butterfly Die & Corner Rounder