Grace Notes
Showing posts with label Quarter Note. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quarter Note. Show all posts
January 01, 2012
A Christmas Day Birthday
This is a duplicate post as it is both a birthday card and a Christmas theme card. You can read all the details on how I made it on my blog, HERE.
This will be my last Christmas post for 2011. However, I will continue to add Christmas posts to this blog throughout the year, just not as often.
This will be my last Christmas post for 2011. However, I will continue to add Christmas posts to this blog throughout the year, just not as often.
I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a
Happy and Blessed New Year.
Welcome 2012!
~ Grace
December 18, 2011
Angels Touch Their Harps
Shining Angel and Golden Harp
One of the loveliest Christmas carols is, "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear". This card depicts that scene, "from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold".
The white card base is 5"x7". The musical excerpt is scanned from an old hymnal, then edited in PhotoShop to remove all the other verses. I needed to pair down the music to keep it neat. At this size, I was able to print 4 per page with room to spare.
The sky background is from a sheet I've had for awhile. Sadly, I can't find more of it anywhere. Other sky backgrounds just are not as realistic as this one. On with the card.
As usual, we learn as we work through these things. For my first card, I placed the music over my gold "mat". Then I thought, in order to save expensive cardstock it would be smarter to cut a frame to place over the music, AND it would look more like a real frame.
Here's what worked best: On the Gypsy, I designed a frame and placed the harp inside. Voila! Two images for the price of one, literally!
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| Angel close-up |
For the angel's wings and dress, I cut one on blackout for the backing. The lacy fronts, though pretty, needed something a little extra. Heavenly star glow! (In crafting terms that would be glitter.) Isn't she beautiful!
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| Copyright 2011 Grace Baxter |
All of the card printing was done before assembling the rest. I prepared the card inside on my computer, printing all the words from "It Came Upon The Midnight Clear" on the left panel. The verse on the right side is a poem I composed especially for this card. I love it when God gives me wonderful poems that more fully express the story behind the cards.
I'm looking forward to a Christmas Eve service where, hopefully, we will all be singing some of those wonderful old Christmas carols.
November 13, 2011
Joy to the World
I've been waiting a whole year to post this card. I couldn't give away the surprise until my daughter opened it. I love anything to do with musical instruments, and at Christmas time, it's the perfect theme. The French horn has a beautiful sound (and my daughter used to play it in school) so it is especially appropriate for her.
For the horn, I used gold foil cardstock. Once again, I opted for the traditional colours of red and green. They work beautifully with the gold horn. I used a tag from Winter Woodland to cut the cream-coloured musical background.
Inside
I had more fun creating the inside of the card. First, I made the scripture verse on the computer, framing it in red. Then I added a large black sparkly treble clef and red swoosh.
For the bottom panel, I prepared the verse on my computer and printed it on the same heavy white cardstock. A red 16th note with black swoosh completed the inside. I punched the corners of the bottom panel and added some inking to the top one.
This card, with its brass instrument reminds me of a Salvation Army band playing Christmas carols on a snowy night.
Doesn't it just make you want to join in the singing of Joy To The World?
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