Monday, September 3, 2012

I Love Angels


I am using some of the new stamps by Impression Obsession and what fun.  This little lady is Angelica.  She can also be purchased as a Clear Stamp Set.  Just a note that I pretty much emboss all of my images from the backside with a stylus on an embossing mat.  The minute I saw her I thought "Perfect for paper piecing."  Below is how I did the rest:

IMAGE:
  1. Stamped Angelica on white cardstock with Memento Cocoa Brown.
  2. Painted the first images face, hands, and feet.
  3. Used Stickles Diamonds glitter glue inside her wings.
  4. Used Flock for the halo and wing edges. (It wasn't white enough for me so I applied Fluid Chalk Popcorn ink with a paint brush on top of it.  I squeezed the bottle just enough to wet the top opening.  I laid the image aside to dry.)  You could try Flower Soft too.
  5. Stamped Angelica's head and painting hair, cutting out and mounting on head.
BACKGROUND and GOWN:
  1. Inking Cover-A-Card Ornate Snowflakes with Fluid Chalk Warm Red and stamped on white cardstock twice length-wise with Mega Mount. 
  2. Trimmed a piece to 4"X5.25" and applied the bottom half of IO Border Duo 1 to one of the bottom of the 5.25"H sides and mounted to white cardstock base.
  3. Stamped arms and skirt of Angelica on piece of Ornate Snowflakes with Memento Cocoa Brown, cut out and mounted on Angelica with 3D pop-dots.  Added embroidery string bow and pearl stickers to waist and skirt.
  4. Applied a piece of white cardstock to a Spellbinders Oval Deckle die, used a dauber to add Fluid Chalk Warm Red around the edge using die as stencil as shown.
  5. Stamped Heavenly Holiday with Memento Cocoa Brown to oval and added 6mm pearl heart.
ASSEMBLY:
  1. Mounted oval with image to background.
  2. Mounted white organdy ribbon and bow as shown.


INSIDE and ENVELOPE:
  1. Two Deckled Oval dies were used with a piece of Ornate Snowflake background and used like THIS.
  2. A piece of the die cut from Border Duo 1 was used for the lower left front.
  3. The die itself was used on the flap of the envelop as shown.
I am posting this Monday evening.  If you want to see my cute Halloween card tomorrow, 09/04, on the IO blog go HERE.  That's it for this visit. Thanks for stopping by to look and share!!!

 Shirley

SUPPLIES:

15 comments:

G Peplow said...

Hi there Shirley, Your Christmas card is totally gorgeous, I love the little angel and that background in red is fabulous:0) Hope all is good with you? Gay x

redwasher1 said...

Shirley your card is adorable and love the colors!

Donna B. said...

Super sweet angel card Shirley!! I love the cute angel and these colors!

Crafting Queen said...

Beautiful card Shirley. Love what you did with the wings,great dimension.

Helena (Gvendalen) said...

Very beautiful card, Shirley! So cute image and lovely color. Thank you for your tutorial, it's very interesting.
hugs, Helena

Paper Creations by Shirley said...

Hi Shirley ! She is beautiful and so is your card ! Love the colours and the embossing (will have to try that technique). Love that background with the CAC image ! Have a great day, Shirleyx

Ellen Taylor said...

Fab card Shirley! Love the colors and that sweet angel! Wonderful background too!

Sue Lelli said...

Shirley, what a Pretty angel! LOVE her wings and the colors you used and that sentiment! FAB card!

Conniecrafter said...

she is so cute and like her glittery wings!

Benzi said...

Gosh, I thought I had commented on this card days ago, apparently not.
Your little angel is such a cutie. Love the flocked wings and the fabulous Ornate Snowflakes. Very pretty card!!

Colleen Dietrich said...

This little angel is so sweet, Shirley, and I love her glittery wings and paper pieced gown.

Thank you SO much for the lovely visit today...it was wonderful to see you!

yyam said...

Oh wow Shirley! Your card is beautiful! I love the colours and the sweet angel! Such a magical card! :)

Cindy Haffner said...

Super SWEET!~

craftimamma said...

Fabulous colour you'v e chosen for your cute little angel! I love the touch of flocking to her wings and halo too.

Hugs
Lesley Xx

Shannon White said...

Soo Adorable Miss Shirley! LOVE you Sweet Christmas Angel! And such a Wonderful Custom stamped BG too!

Hugs
Shannon

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