Follow Your Bliss…

I needed to finish up my design work for Lizzie Anne this month, and thought these “Joy to the World” images worked so well with my beloved Webster’s Pages paper! I used Terri Conrad’s NEW Holiday “Ting-A-Ling” line of papers. These patterns have a gorgeous vintage feel, yet they are fresh and updated. Aren’t these papers divine??

Joy to the World

I machine stitched the Webster’s (I am Merry) paper (sponged with olive ink) to a soft sky 4 1/4″ card base. Then, I created my “frame”. I cut and embossed the scalloped square (Starbright paper) with my Spellbinders Nestabilities die, then used a smaller basic square die, and cut out the center. I adhered this to the cardfront, and secured silver brads in each corner.

For the focal angel image, I stamped her in olive ink, and the sentiment in ruby red ink. I cut and embossed this panel (poison ivory shimmery cardstock) with a slightly smaller square Spellbinders die, then sponged the edges first with soft sky ink, then olive. The angel is colored with SU! chalk pastels and a cotton swab.

To finish off this design, I tied some silver narrow organdy across the center, quickly heat it with my heat gun to lightly distress it, then added the focal image on dimensionals.

Sleigh Bells Ring

I was so tickled when I saw these words printed on this Webster’s paper!! Bells!! I have a bells stamp!! **insert Trudee doing the happy dance here**

The bells and holly were stamped on cryogen white cardstock and colored with my Copic markers. I cut and embossed the circle with my Nestabilities die, and airbrushed a hint of pink with my Copic airbrush system around the image. I die cut the scalloped mat out of the same cardstock, then colored it with that same pink marker, as I didn’t have the right shade of pink cardstock. I added the silver eyelet and silver ribbon and set it aside.

The Papertrey white cardbase fits in the SU! 5-in-1 envelope (6″ x 3 3/4″). I adhered a strip of the Webster’s Ribbon Candy paper to a piece of Sleigh Belle paper (that was stamped with the snowflake from this Lizzie set in soft sky ink). I adhered this panel to the cardbase, and machine stitched it with pink thread. To finish it off, I added the focal image on dimensionals, and stamped the sentiment in black ink.

I am stunned at the amount of comments y’all have left in just one day on my Trudee Treats giveaway!! Thank you all so much for your kind words. I also really appreciate you sharing your favorite non-card projects with me. If you haven’t left a comment be sure to scroll down and leave one! I will be randomly drawing a name on Sunday night!

Terri Conrad has tagged me, and I am to share 7 random/weird things about me. Hmmmm…well alrighty, then! LOL! Here goes:

1. I can talk like “The Chipmunks”. Ya know Alvin, Simon and Theodore? Yep, them.
2. When it’s chilly outside, I like to sleep with the window cracked open and snuggle under my down comforter and flannel sheets. ahhhhhhhhhh…
3. I like to watch QVC, and sometimes I TiVo my favorite shows. (Philosophy, Judith Ripka jewelry, Chaz Dean haircare, crafting shows) (Lisa Robertson is my favorite host…she cracks me UP, LOL!)
4. My favorite sushi restaurant calls me to let me know when my favorite fish is in! (Toro tuna)
5. I have very strong intuition. (I giggled when I saw this on Terri’s blog, too!)
6. I was held up at gunpoint in a bank robbery.
7. I own a pair of blue Eeyore flannel feet pajamas!

Now I am supposed to tag 7 other bloggers, but instead, if you would like to share 7 things about yourself on your blog, please consider yourself tagged, and share a link with me here! I’d love to read it!