A 'Special' Card

So a story is in order. On the way south, we stopped in Calgary for brunch with our son and grand daughter. Rayne and I were chatting about crafts and I mentioned I had all my cards made except for a few special ones and she asked, very coyly, if the card for her was one of those specials cards. Well of course, but now the pressure is on to make sure it is really special.

Actually, it was great fun making this one. What little 8 year old doesn't love bling - so bling it is.

Stamp the Angel stamp (The Artful Stamper) on white c/s with Ancient Page black ink. Paint the image using an aqua pen and Gelatos. Then apply gold Stickles to the wings and dress. Add liguid pearls to the berrys. and set aside to dry.

Make a card that is 5 3/4" square from bright green c/s. cut a square hold in the front the same dimensions as the angel image. Cut a square of red c/s that is 5 1/2" square. Center this piece on the inside front of the card base and trace the opening from the green onto the red. Then cut the opening in the red 1/8th " larger on all four sides.

Cut a piece of white copy paper 5 1/2" by 11" and fold in half. Stamp the background image ( Judikins Bead Curtain) on the left inside of the copy paper with red ink, then add the sentiment (Merry Little Christmas from Stampin'Up) with the Ancient Page ink. Attach it to the right inside of the card, making sure the center folds match up.  Center the dry angel image in the paper inside on the front left side so that it shows through the opening. Attach it to the paper. Then I choose to attach the paper to the front inside of the card. Personal choice as you can also leave it unattached.

A little personal ramble here. I was thrilled when I saw that SU had released the Merry Little Christmas stamp. It is my all time favorite song of the season  and always brings a tear to my eye.  I can not look at the words without starting to sing in my head.

Stamp the Judikins background stamp with Versamark and apply white EP. Heat emboss. Then dab gold Stickles randomly to the dots in the pattern. Set aside to dry. Stamp the sentiment (from the Joyful Christmas set by SU) with the black ink onto white c/s and die cut with a die from the Apothecary die set from SU. Attach five holly leaves die cut from the green c/s using a Memory box die. Add red holly berries with the Liquid Pearls and gold trim with the Stickles. Set aside to dry.

Attach the red card stock to the front of the card, then add a bow made from white satin ribbon and a gold pearl brad (American Crafts Elements) placed strategically to cover the smudge on the angel image. (I used glue dots for this.)

Finally, attach the sentiment element to the front using foam squares.

This one took a bit of time but was worth it, given the recipient!! My Little Angel is worth it all.

That is it for today. I hope you enjoyed this one.