WSC55: JustRite Busy Angel
Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #55 is a long one:
I really wanted to use this sweet new Lockhart Ornament Angel but needed my main panel to be a longer rectangle to fit the sketch. Then I spied the new Itty Bitty Ornaments . . .
. . . and decided to put the two together, to make a busy little Angel (a Stamp-A-Ma-Jig is your best friend)!
Angel and ornaments were stamped with Tsukineko Tuxedo Black Memento ink onto Poison Ivory shimmer cardstock and colored with these Copic markers and Copic Spica glitter pens:
I used some Poinsettia Dew Drops to place onto three of the Angel's ornaments (sorry, I cut one off in this photo!):
The Angel panel (5-1/2" x 1-7/8") is matted with Prism Blush Red Dark cardstock and mounted to beautiful Starry Night paper from Webster's Pages Winter Wonderland Collection. Card base is also Blush Red Dark, measuring 9" x 3-7/8" so the card will fit in a standard #10 business letter envelope.
Now, on to the sentiment part of this sketch . . . I looked through my JustRite Stampers inventory, remembering a new Christmas Stamp Ensemble, and found this beautiful round "Season's Greetings" that I decided to make into an ornament!
I used VersaMagic Tea Leaves to ink the entire circle, then I used Spanish Olive to ink the outer edge, to give it some depth. This set measures approximately 3-1/4" in diameter, if you use the outer border (which I didn't use here) and the inner circles are about 2-1/4". They fit onto this beautiful 3-1/4" Harmony Classic Circle III wood block that is sold separately from the Christmas Ensemble:
These new JustRite products are available for preorder at the JustRite site and should be shipping mid-September. Or you can get them through some of your favorite online retailers: Flourishes & Taylored Expressions.
Spellbinders Nestabilities Classic Circles (middle size in the large set) was a perfect fit to cut out this sentiment. For the topper of my ornament, I crimped some gold metallic cardstock, scallop cut the bottom and adhered it to the top of my sentiment circle.
I couldn't find any ornament hangers without having to go to the attic (and I definitely wasn't going up there in this 90-degree August heat!), so I bent a paperclip into the shape I needed and threaded it through a hole in the top of the ornament!
Some more Poinsettia Dew Drops accent the cardfront.
To see some more inspiration for this sketch, please visit these talented stampers' blogs: Beate, Cambria Turnbow, Charmaine Ikach, Jenn Balcer, Laurie Schmidlin, Lori Craig and MaryJo Albright. I hope you'll try the sketch this long holiday weekend and enjoy it!
Well, look at you! Isn't this the most beautiful! Love your use of the sketch - both the stamps together - just gorgeous! I love that Webster's Pages paper, too! ;) Have a wonderful weekend, sweet thang!
Posted by: Lori Craig | August 29, 2008 at 08:59 AM
SHaron, this is absolutely beautiful! LOVE that big ornament!
Posted by: Charmaine | August 29, 2008 at 09:07 AM
ACK!! I have both of these lockhart stamps! I never would have thought to use them this way!! So cute!
Posted by: Otter | August 29, 2008 at 09:28 AM
Sharon, your card is absolutely Beautiful!! I love how you used the stamps and made an ornament using the nest! Fabulous job on the coloring!
Posted by: Heidi Blankenship | August 29, 2008 at 10:03 AM
Gorgeous Christmas card! Beautiful coloring!
Have a great weekend. Hugs and smiles
Posted by: Beate | August 29, 2008 at 10:10 AM
Fabulous! Love how you used these stamps...and your coloring is unbelievably wonderful! Gorgeous!
Posted by: CherylQuilts at SCS | August 29, 2008 at 10:45 AM
Sharon~ Your cards is striking. Great idea with the ornaments... chris
Posted by: Chris Mott | August 29, 2008 at 10:58 AM
Sharon,
This card is beautiful!!! I just LOVE it!
Posted by: Gerri K | August 29, 2008 at 11:00 AM
Amazing Sharon. Hey, my best friend is the Stamp-a-ma-jig as well LOL. Have a wonderful weekend.
Posted by: mj albright | August 29, 2008 at 11:01 AM
LOVE IT!!!
Posted by: Terry | August 29, 2008 at 11:04 AM
This is a FABULOUS card. I love the way you used the two stamps together, and the dew drop accents are perfect!
Posted by: Tamara | August 29, 2008 at 11:22 AM
Sharon, I love how you combined those images...they look like they were meant to go together!! As always, I'm amazed at your coloring skills!!
I hope you have a wonderful weekend!! :-)
Posted by: Laurie Schmidlin | August 29, 2008 at 11:32 AM
Marvelous, simply marvelous!!
Posted by: Linda Marie | August 29, 2008 at 12:10 PM
FABULOUS project -- I love it!!!! Fun, fun!!! I LOVE doing Christmas projects -- just need to get going -- this is very inspirational!!! Thanks!!!
Posted by: Sharon (notimetostamp) | August 29, 2008 at 12:31 PM
This card blew me away. Absolutely love it. Problem is you showed me too many things I need now. Thanks for the inspiration. - Nimmy
Posted by: Nimue | August 29, 2008 at 12:39 PM
Sharon, the ornament is splendid and placing it on the card with all the elements makes a gorgeous creation. Love your coloring! Inspiring indeed! Have a great weekend!
Posted by: barb schram | August 29, 2008 at 12:53 PM
that was a neat idea putting those stamps together, pretty coloring, neat idea with the sentiment bulb, tfs!
Posted by: Conniecrafter | August 29, 2008 at 02:12 PM
I love your idea of combining the 2 stamps...I am going to look at all my stamps with new "eyes"
Posted by: Evie | August 29, 2008 at 02:58 PM
Beautiful card from top to bottom...another fab job!
Posted by: dr.fine | August 29, 2008 at 08:55 PM
Brilliant! You are so clever! Gorgeous card for the sketch! Deb
Posted by: Deborah Golan | August 29, 2008 at 11:29 PM
Inspirational! Those stamps just really came together, didn't they? You always come up with the greatest creations!
Posted by: Nancy | August 30, 2008 at 03:12 AM
Wonderful idea and you did a great job by converting it to a card!
Posted by: Mona | August 30, 2008 at 07:16 AM
This is beautiful! I LOVE the angel hanging ornaments---you're brilliant!
Posted by: Kathleen | August 30, 2008 at 08:43 AM
A very fun and festive card!
Posted by: Elaine | August 30, 2008 at 08:46 AM
What a gorgeous card Sharon - I love the vibrant colours.
(..I'm saving for Justrite monogram stampers - thanks for enabling!)
Posted by: Mandy McIlhatton | August 30, 2008 at 02:51 PM
WHOA - this is such a pretty combination of things that is just perfectly put together, Sharon. . .as usual! Beautiful!
Posted by: jenn | August 30, 2008 at 03:16 PM
WOWZA! Sharon, this is AMAZING! Love the coloring, love it all! You rock my friend. Enjoy your weekend!
~C
Posted by: Cambria Turnbow | August 30, 2008 at 05:32 PM
Your card is just gorgeous! Love all you did to bring all the stamps together. Fabulous coloring and placement. Really appreciate your sharing your beautiful art!
Posted by: Cynde | August 30, 2008 at 07:31 PM
I'm a first time visitor. Beautiful work!
Posted by: Charleen | August 31, 2008 at 01:23 AM
Beautiful card, Sharon!!!
Posted by: Viv (VivLyn) | August 31, 2008 at 01:00 PM
ooooh smart idea with the little ornaments!
Posted by: Heather | September 01, 2008 at 03:50 PM
LOVE this! It's absolutely beautiful! TFS! :)
Posted by: Jennifer Buck | September 01, 2008 at 06:49 PM
Gorgeous!! Thanks for showing how you did your card
Posted by: asela | September 02, 2008 at 06:33 AM
Great idea to make a garland with the ornaments stamp, Sharon, and I love your Christmas bulb with the JSR stamp too!
Posted by: Debbie Olson | September 05, 2008 at 01:53 AM
Beautiful card! Oh, my, I LOVE the way you combined the angel and the little ornaments. I thought at first it was all one stamp. This is just fabulous!
Posted by: Leslie Miller | September 07, 2008 at 11:04 AM