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Welcome to my Christmas blog. If you arrived here from my other blog, Gracenotes For Today then you already know all about my love for cardmaking, home dec items, sewing projects and graphic design.

This site will host anything with a Christmas theme, either NEW or that was previously on the Gracenotes For Today site. Also, to the above list, I will include some of my poems that are perfect for use with cardmaking.

I'm so happy you decided to drop by. Please feel free to comment on anything you see here that inspires you.

~ Grace

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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.

Christmas-birthday truck with tree


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".

Angel and gold harp card front

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.

Angel and gold harp, front angled

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!

Angel closeup
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!

Angel card inside with poem by Grace Baxter
Copyright 2011 Grace Baxter
Inside
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.
Joy to the World, music Christmas card front

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.

The following picture shows more detail on the card front. For the Joy to the World sentiment and black shadow behind the horn, I used black sparkle cardstock. I wish I could remember where I purchased it. This is not your typical glitter stock. It's quite heavy so you need to set the blade to 6. The evergreen swag is made from several sprigs of green, punched with my Martha Stewart punch, and one gemstone holly berry sets off the swag.

Joy to the World, French Horn music card

Inside
Joy to the World, inside card
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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