Inspired Away in a Manger

Don’t ask my what I am doing stamping this morning.  My mother-in-law, Marie is coming next week to spend the holidays with us and my house is not exactly company ready.  But….after a hard week of work I needed a little stamping therapy to sooth my rough edges before I started tackling the house,

This project is for the SCS Inspiration Challenge and   Lorelie Kay Designs was inspiration site.  I was intrigued by this little Christmas Box Scene because of the sheet music.  I wanted to combine the sheet music with the sweet little Sarah Kay angel waiting in the wings to play her part in the Christmas program.

I stamped the image on a piece of designer paper with black craft ink and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I stamped it a second time on watercolor paper, colored and cut out to paper piece on the designer paper.  I placed a coluzzle over the designer paper and roughly cut out a frame to allow the sheet music to show.  I hand cut the frame a little to give more drape feel.  I used a black glaze pen to add additional lines to the drapes. I printed sheet music off of the internet on to parchment paper and then sponged with antique linen to age.  I attached the music to the card base and then attached the frame with mounting tape.  The angel was attached and I applied a little Rock Candy Stickles to the star and the wings. This is a simple vintage Christmas card that brings back my childhood memories of singing in holiday programs with the sweet innocence only found in the heart of a young child.  Can’t you just hear the little voices singing Away in a Manger?

Have a great weekend.

Stamps:  Stampavie Sarah Kay Noel Peace    Paper:  BasicGrey, Parchment, Vanilla      Ink:  Black Craft, Peeled Paint, Antique Linen, Cranberry     Accessories:  Taffeta, Black Glaze Pen, Clear Embossing Powder, Rock Candy Stickles, Coluzzle, Mounting Tape, Brushes, Snips

Comments

[Flaviana Melo]

Lindo esse trabalho. Admirá-lo nos transmite paz. Parabéns pela criação.

[Tamara]

absolutely beautiful...

[Candy]

Beautiful Kittie!!

[Tammy Hershberger]

OMGosh, that is the most-precious card EVER! What a fabulous design, Kittie!

[Michele]

Kittie, how delightful is this awesome, creative masterpiece!! Love the curtain pattern and all the touches to make the folds so realistically drapish!! And, the adorable "piece de resistance"--that SWEET little angel in the wings. Darling as can be.

[Conniecrafter]

very creative and so sweet, great job making it look like curtains!

[Joan Ervin]

Awwww, how sweet, Kittie....your little angel is just precious and the *frame* around the music score is such a clever idea!!! You always come up with the most original and AWESOME designs!!!

[Candy Mills]

Kittie!
This is a masterpiece! Love it to death. I must find that little angel......
You got me right in the heart with memories of long ago!
Hugs, Candy

[Sandy Duley]

This is so pretty. I love the sheet music idea. What site did you find the sheet music on?

[Yvonne]

Wow this is a MASTERPIECE!
SO delightful. I love it!