Happy Birthday my dear friend Valerie!

 I made this card for my friend Valerie's birthday.  It would mean so much to me if you would stop by her blog and wish her a Happy Birthday.  She is extremely talented, has a beautiful blog and she is one of the nicest people you will ever meet here in Blogland.

The beautiful papers and image are Gecko Galz, I hand cut the lace flower and you can't see it, but I added some translucent Stickles to the lace.  The butterfly is velvet with little beads and pearls.  The frames are die cuts from Fancy Borders My Graphico Mujka Chic.  I also embossed the frames.

I am entering this in the Gecko Galz Blog Challenge , there are wonderful prizes up for grabs in it!

Thanks for looking.  ~Diane

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Believe Angel

Here is another stunning Angel from Dezinaworlds.  Christmas Angels.   I used more of Websters Vellum 11 Digital paper, the vintage looks go together so well.  Another fabulous border frame called Fancy Borders is a SVG from Mujka  Chic at MyGraphico.  I had to trim the tops off the fancy Fleur de Lis so you could still see the word Believe.  I did more of the fussy cutting, I cut the wings and added some Diamond Stickles and some foam to lift them up.  Not sure if you can see it, but I also cut all the fur trim including her pocket, sleeve and bottom of the coat and hat to give it more dimension.  It really does not show that much in the pictures though.  I used some of the scraps from the frame to make the fancy envelope liner, that I punched with a Martha Stewart punch.  My girlfriend wants me to make her some Vintage Angels for her Christmas cards this year so this set is perfect for me!   Hope you are getting some of the warmer weather we are getting here in Michigan.  High of 62 today, whoo hoo!  Thanks for looking.  ~Diane
Here is a cool update, this card was just featured on Inspire Me, Websters Pages Ning community!   Thanks so much!
I am entering these challenges:
The Crazy challenge - Something with wings
Heart Song Inspirations - Anything goes 
Make it Monday - Anything goes

Christmas Angel 1

I made this sweet little angel card with Christmas Angels, a printable  collage sheet I bought from my friend June at Dezinaworld.  I just love her vintage collage sheets.  Stop by her Dezinaworld blog and see what her amazing design team does with these images!   I  cut her and mounted her with some foam tape so she has a bit of a 3D look.  I also fussy cut a few of the roses and brought them forward out of the border.  Speaking of borders, the fabulous border frame called Fancy Borders is a SVG from Mujka  Chic at MyGraphico.  I can't get enough of these!  The floral DP is Websters Vellum 11 digital paper another one of my favorites.  I am really pleased with how this came out, I guess a little surprised too, I had no vision for where I was going, it just seemed to all come together for me. Well, thanks for looking, I really appreciate your comments.  ~Diane
Challenging Challenges:
Papercrafting Journey - Use a digi
Lady Bug Crafts - Non traditional or Distressed Christmas
By the Cute and Girly - Christmas Girls
Cupcake Craftroom - Sweet Christmas