Good Sunday morning. My project today was made using the Creative Expressions Christmas Angel. I think this is such a gorgeous and elegant die. It cuts beautifully and is very easy to pop up on a project since the upper body is solid. I embellished the angel with small pieces of the Impression Obsession Fir Sprig set, Holly Flourish and berries made using a 1/8” circle punch.
I cut the frame sections, attached them together with 1/4” double stick tape, applied thin strips of mounting tape on the back and attached to the card base.
I arranged a few pieces of fir sprigs on the waist line of the angel and attached with glossy accents. I cut a couple sections of leaves off the holly flourish, punched red berries with a circle punch and attached on top of the fir with glossy accents. I cut the candle holder in gold foil, attached tiny fir sprigs and red berries and attached to her hand with glossy accents. I couldn’t resist adding a tiny sprig and gold berries to the angel’s hair. I applied mounting tape on the body of the angel and attached her to the card base.
I rolled a piece of double stick tape, cut into a few small sections and applied them to a few places along the hemline of the gown to hold in place. I learned this trick from Mitra Friant , owner of Impression Obsession when I worked with her at an event a couple of weeks ago.
Mitra Friant
I thought it would be easier to show you in a few pictures. This is perfect for attaching tiny thin pieces of dies like tree branches and the delicate die I used today.
Attach a piece of double stick tape to your work table. The first time I did this I tried to attach it to my non stick craft sheet. Duh! Nothing sticks to that.
Remove the paper backing.
Roll the tape with your fingers from both sides at once.
You can use it as is or cut into smaller pieces as needed.
Attach it to the die. I used a 1/4” tape for the photos but you can do this with any size. I have gotten a really thin piece using the 1/8”. I hope this tip helps you as much as it did me.
Thank you Mitra!
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful Sunday.
Card size: 5.50” x 4.25”
This is beautiful Kittie!
Very pretty. Loved your “duh” moment…been there, done that. LOL Great tip, BTW…thanks. Seems this will work better than glue dots in certain situations.
OH, MY GOODNESS x 3!!! I LOVE angels and this one knocked my socks off. This is an amazing and super-fabulous card! TFS and have a great Sunday, hugs.
This is just beautiful! Thank you for the great tip on the rolled tape.
Beautiful card, Kittie. Thank you so much for sharing this great tip. I’ve tried to roll glue dots, but they seem to stick to my fingers so much that by the time I attach them to the die, there is not glue left! I’ll try this next time I’m working with a delicate die – I’m sure this is going to work just fine. Once again, thank you for sharing this great tip and all of your beautiful creative work 🙂
Lena
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Lena’s Creations
This is beautiful Kittie! Love the red glitter. And what a great idea using the tape.
Such a beautiful card! Thanks for the tip on the rolled tape – I will have to try that next time!
She is just Beautiful especially in the red glitter paper you used. The gold and green touches are lovely and very Kittie LOL. Thanks for a great tip on the rolled tape too.
beautiful card..thanks for sharing the tape trick..i didn’t get it, until you showed the photo’s..thanks mitra and kitty..
Good Afternoon, Kittie, a beautiful angel, looking up to the Lord, an giving a
a gift to Him. So pretty, with gold an red. and what a delicate dress she is wearing. I like your idea of flowers in her hair. Looking her very best. And that glitter card stock is perfect.
appreciate the info on the double tape, looks easier than the glue dots, but both are terrific for these efforts. …have a good day.
Glorious Kittie.
Kittie, I’ve been enjoying all your beautiful cards, and your Scor Tape/ Be Creative Tape tip is really a good one! I’ll use it on a project that’s on my work table today!
A beautiful angel and I love all the sparkle! And thank you for sharing Mitra’s tip – that will come in very handy! I enjoy your cards and your blog very much, Kittie, and I am so grateful for the tips and tutorials that you provide. It’s helpful for someone like me, who has not tried many of these things before. Thank you so much!
Breathtaking!! The sparkle paper really brings that angel die to life! Beautiful.
Just love this Angel, she is perfect in every way.
And what a Wonderful Tip to share with us… Thanks so much!!!
absolutely stunning….. this has to be one of the prettiest I’ve seen in ages…. Gonna have to have this one too….lol. Thank you for sharing your wonderful creativity…
Have never been able to roll the dots, but this tip works great for me…thanks for sharing to both you and Mitra. That is an outstanding card…love the angel.
Beautiful card and such a great tip! Thank you very much!
Great idea. Thanks for the info.