I made this card for this week's Featured Stamper Challenge. I have been a big fan of Melody's (lacyquilter) for years now. I really had a hard time deciding on which card to make because there are so many, but I seemed to keep coming back to this one and I am so glad I did because it allowed me to use my new Jingle All the Way Die: DEC18VSNA I heard the bells by lacyquilter at Splitcoaststampers. The bells were punched out, sponged with gold Delicata ink, then clear wink of stella was added over the top of the sponging. I added the 2-step stamped pine boughs because I wanted this to look like the bells were hanging from a Christmas tree. The middle bell is slightly off kilter to show movement. Do you remember the line in the movie, "It's a Wonderful Life" where the little girls says to her dad, "Every time a bell rings, an angel gets it's wings!" That is what I was going for here. This card also qualifies for the Alphabet challenge for the letter P for Pine boughs. Thank you so much for sharing your amazing art work with us Melody. You are a huge inspiration to so many of us. ~Karen.
Date: Saturday, December 29, 2018 GMT Views: 925
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Paper: Georgia Pacific White; The Paper Studio Red Mirror and Gold Glitter CS
Paper Size: A2 Card Base
Ink: Delicate Golden Glitz Pigment Ink; StampinUp Certainly Celery and Gumball Green
Accessories: Martha Stewart Bell Punch; Impression Obsession Jingle Die; EK Success Moon & Stars Punch; Firefly Star Die; Gold Peel Off Stickers; Wink of Stella; Sponges
Techniques: 2-Step Stamping; Die Cutting; Punching
Registered: April 6, 2009 Location: Weyers Cave, Virginia in the Shenandoah Valley Posts: 31167
Sat, Dec 29, 2018 @ 12:43 PM
Karen, you have some of the nicest die-cuts. Beautiful glittery stars and cute sentiment cut in that shiny red paper! I like how you have the sparkly jingle bells placed hanging from the tree~
------------------------------ ~Roberta
�Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.�
― Lou Holtz
Registered: April 5, 2009 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 1223
Sat, Dec 29, 2018 @ 1:30 PM
Beautiful card Karen! Love the bells and the red & gold paper adds such a nice touch to the card!
Hugs :O)
------------------------------ Patricia "You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose."
~ Dr. Seuss
Magnificent Masterpiece Sis And I really Love absolutely the idea behind it just Sis Melody’s inspiration but your own imagination of the phrase about “ Everytime A Bell Rings, An Angel Sings!!” You know you had me At Angel for they are kin of my Fairies!
Registered: February 22, 2007 Location: L’etoile du Nord Posts: 6415
Sat, Dec 29, 2018 @ 5:05 PM
Karen, this card is gorgeous! Love all the attention to detail you've put into it!
------------------------------ -----Liz "Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, ..." ~~1 Thess. 4:11 (NIV)
Registered: October 12, 2007 Location: Arizona Posts: 70428
Sat, Dec 29, 2018 @ 10:38 PM
Beautifully done, Karen! A fabulous tribute to Melodys card. Love the pines peeking out from behind the strip and the terrific die-cuts. Love the shine. TFS