Angelic Rejoice

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with the Charmed Life Blog. It's a beautiful Sunday here in Pittsburgh. Sunny and warm but not humid. One of those days it's just perfect to be outside enjoying the weather.

 

Yesterday we had a multi family garage sale on our street. It was another great day for being outside. We had lots of stuff from my Mother-in-laws home that we sold. I had everything priced to sell and sell it did. What was left, I packed up and took to our local Goodwill store.  I even bought a few things from the neighbors who were selling (lol)!

 

I am going out to San Francisco on Tuesday. My son and daughter-in-law are going away for a little alone time before school starts. My daughter-in-law is a teacher and school starts for her Aug 21. I have several things I have to get taken care of before I leave so I need to stay focused.

 

So let's get started with some details on how I created this card. I made it for my weekly DT post on the CottageCutz blog. The Rejoice Angel die is part of the new Christmas release by CottageCutz.

 

It's also for the DTGD challenges that are going on over at Splitcoaststampers. I can't give the details of the challenge but you can click here to get more info on joining the site. If you are a fan club member already click here to get the details on this particular challenge.

 

Step 1: I wanted to use background sheet music to feature the Rejoice Angel die. Normally I wouldn't use black on a Christmas card but I knew I could use white and silver cardstocks to brighten it up. Plus, I thought it would give it a more elegant look.
Silver card base: 4 1/2" x 5 5/8"
White Layer: 4 1/4" x 5 3/8"
Patterned Paper Panel: 4 1/8" x 5 1/4"

Step 2: Die cut the angel in silver paper. I decided to layer her on a white star. It's from the previously released Nested Star Ornaments die.

I used a flag banner as another layer for the star and angel image. I cut it in vellum paper so not all of the music would be covered up. Also, I wanted the name of the song to show, which is Cantique de Noel or O Holy Night.

I attached the patterned paper to the white cardstock first. I wanted to use some silver cord and it's layered underneath these panels. 

Step 3: All my card elements are cut and ready to begin the assembly process.  Attached the angel to the star. Used some glue dots and Ranger multi matte medium. After I assembled the card I realized I didn't like my placement of the angel on the star. So I cut the elements again and replaced it for the final picture.

Attached the image panel to the card using dimensional adhesive. Fortunately, for me, what I used wasn't super sticky and allowed me to lift this panel for replacement. I had 2 pieces of this adhesive not sure where it came from (lol)!

To complete my card I added some silver sequins to the vellum flag banner and a silver cord bow. Then the completed panels  were attached to the silver card base.  And, that's it for me for this post.  Enjoy your Sunday and until next time...….God bless.

 

dies I used to create card:

 

 

I am also entering:

1.  Crimbo Crackers has an anything goes Christmas challenge.

2.  Happy Little Stampers has an anything goes Christmas challenge with the option of sequins.  

3.  Merry Little Christmas Challenge has an anything goes challenge.

Sweet Birthday Wishes

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with the Charmed Life Blog today.

Well, my house is so very quiet today. My son and his family left late yesterday afternoon for home. Today besides missing them will be spent getting the house back in order. I will be stripping beds, cleaning bathrooms and putting Phoenix Daisy's toys back in her toy basket.

 

It was a wonderful visit and went by so quickly. I will be going out to San Francisco in 2 weeks to take care of Phoenix Daisy while her parents go away for a little alone time before my daughter-in-law starts back to school. She teaches at the same school that Phoenix attends.

 

So before I begin my day,  let's get started on my card details. This one I created for the color challenge #696 on Splitcoaststampers. Pam was the hostess and she chose pineapple punch, calypso coral and pear pizzazz for her color trio. Optional was to make a summer treat on your card.

pineapple punch, calypso coral, pear pizzazz

I chose ice cream as my treat and created the cone with a die from CottageCutz. For the ice cream scoops, I sponged calypso coral, daffodil delight and pear pizzazz on whisper white cardstock and then cut with the die. I wanted a softer look than I would get using those colors of cardstock. The cone has 2 layers to it and I used baked brown sugar cardstock and sponged the inside layer to get a darker shade.

The background designer paper is from the Stampin'-Up "under the sea" and "petal garden" collections. I used the MFT blueprints 18 dies to cut the dsp and blueprints 15 for the coral strip that is angled.

The sweet phrase is also a die from CottageCutz. I cut it 3x to get more definition. I finished off my card by stamping my sentiment and adding some pear pizzazz and calypso coral enamel dots.

My finished card is 4 ½" x 5 ¾". I didn't have any 12 x 12 paper, so I did a hinge technique to get a bigger card base. See this blog post for more photos and details on how I do this.
Basically, I cut 2 calypso coral panels at 5 ¾" x 4 ½" and another panel at 2" x 5 ¾". I score this 2" panel at 1" and then use score tape to secure to the larger panels. You end up with a card base of 4 ½" x 5 ¾".

 

Well, that's it for me for this post. So until next time...…..God bless.

 

card details:

Stamps: be blessed (Verve)  

Paper: calypso coral, pear pizzazz, whisper white, under the sea &, petal garden dsp (Stampin'-Up)  

Paper Size: 4 1/2" x 5 3/4"  

Ink: baked brown sugar, calypso coral, daffodil delight, pear pizzazz (Stampin'-Up)  

Accessories: Sweet Phrase, Ice Cream Cone & rectangle dies (CottageCutz), blueprints 15 & 18 (MFT), enamel dots (Stampin'-Up)  

Techniques: hinged technique  

 

I am also entering:

1.  Die Cuttin' Diva's has an anything goes challenge.

2.  Lemon Shortbread has an anything goes challenge.

3.  Crafting From the Heart has an anything goes challenge.

4.  Cute n' Crafty has a sweet treats challenge.

5.  Lil Patch of Crafty Friends has an anything goes challenge.