Grace Notes
October 26, 2011
Christmas Chapel
O Come, All Ye Faithful
I loved making this card. I imagined music coming from this country church as townsfolk joyously greeted one another and began singing those old, familiar Christmas carols. In fact, I can picture exactly what the inside looks like.
A center aisle with rows of wooden pews on each side and at the front a platform that has a piano on one side, and a real Christmas tree on the left, all decorated. There are candles on the window sills of each window and wreathes hung over the windows. How do I know all this? I have sung in many such churches over the years; most of them are white but every bit as charming.
The card base is white, with a black mat on top and then the bright Christmas green as a frame. For the snowy background, I used snowflake vellum over white cardstock. Then I created mounds of snow from swirly white and added blue to the edges for definition.
The evergreen trees and rooftop are laden with thick snow. To the cutout windows I added a sheer golden vellum which makes the church come alive. (The windows glow in the picture below.)
And what could be more welcoming on Christmas Sunday than a giant wreath hung on the church front? I prepared the sentiment on my computer, then punched the banner ends with MS lace punch.
Inside:
I created the verse on my computer and printed it on cardstock. and punched the corners to make it lacy. Before gluing it down, I embossed the green mat with rows of holly branches.
Cartridges Used:
Sweethearts - church
Winter Woodland - trees
December 14, 2010
That One Gift - Poem by Grace Baxter
December 09, 2010
SLEIGH RIDE - Framed Card
I love this old-fashioned scene. This Sleigh Ride card is 5" x 5" and has a raised frame. In keeping with the traditional design, I used the standard Christmas colors of red, white and green.
This card was not difficult to make. The card base is dark red. The white sparkly background is from Core'dinations. As usual, the hardest part was deciding what colours to use.
Tip:
Some of the cut pieces are very tiny so this design works best when made at least 5" in size.
In assembling the card, I found it was best to pop the horse/sleigh and people for a 3D effect. The top green frame is also raised by dimensionals.
Inside
I experimented a little with fonts in order to give the message the right look. It's amazing what a difference a font can make to the 'feel' of the card.
Both verses are printed on one page and printed on cardstock rather than just computer paper. This gives a much nicer look and adds body.
Cartridge Used: Cricut Christmas Cards
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