Angels Gift Set

*warning, long post!! Lots of pics!*

I've been a busy girl this weekend! My in-laws came up to visit and help me out for the weekend. It was a wonderful weekend. Now, they're early-to-bed and early-to-rise type people and I am so the opposite ... But, they generally stay at a hotel nearby (their choice) so I don't have to worry about disturbing their rest by puttering about in my stamp room! So, I had plenty of time in the evenings to create.

I thought I'd get a head start on the teacher's gifts this year. I have 5 teachers to make things for and this time, I want them all to be different. This is the first set! Each set will have three cards along with a matching case of some sort.

This box is a simple acetate box, sized to fit normal gift cards (4-1/4" x 5-1/2"). It's 3/4" thick. Pretty simple, although I made two before finally getting it right the third time ... :) With each gift set, I'm picking out one package of retired Designer Series Paper as a way to use it all and create something that matches. In this case, I used the retired Bali Breeze Designer Series Paper and combined it with the "Angels Everywhere" set from CC Designs and two different sentiment sets by AmyR Stamps ("Wardrobe Sentiments" and "Boutique Sentiments"). These stamps have been sadly neglected yet I so loved them and still do!

Here's a closer up pic of all three cards. All the angels are coated in Crystal Effects, an effect I really really like. The wings also have glitter on them, thanks to a Gelly Roll pen. I also used three different sketch challenges!

sketch from Card Patterns

sketch from Jen del Muro

sketch from the Weekend Sketch Challenge

Thanks for looking and wading through all these pics!

Box
Stamps: Angels Everywhere
Paper: Bali Breeze DSP, Taken With Teal, Acetate, Rose Red, GinaK 120lb Pure Luxury CS
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Gelly Roll Pen, Crystal Effects™, Dimensionals®

Card #1
Stamps: Angels Everywhere, Boutique Sentiments
Paper: Bali Breeze DSP, GinaK 120lb Pure Luxury CS, Pumpkin Pie
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Rose Red
Accessories: Copic Markers, Gelly Roll Pen, Crystal Effects™, Circle Nestabilities, Dimensionals®, Colour Me Flower (CC Desings), dollar store brad, Scallop Edge Punch

Card #2
Stamps: Angels Everywhere, Wardrobe Sentiments
Paper: Bali Breeze DSP, GinaK 120lb Pure Luxury CS, Taken with Teal
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento
Accessories: Copic Markers, Gelly Roll Pen, Crystal Effects™, Circle Nestabilities, Prima Flowers, Old Olive Grosgrain, Jumbo Eyelet

Card #3
Stamps: Angels Everywhere, Sugarplums Scenery, Wardrobe Sentiments
Paper: Bali Breeze DSP, GinaK 120lb Pure Luxury CS, Rose Red, Pink Pirouette
Ink: Tuxedo Black Memento, Baja Breeze, Old Olive
Accessories: Copic Markers, Gelly Roll Pen, Crystal Effects™, Dimensionals®, Rectangle Nestabilities, flowers (source ?), pink grosgrain, Scallop Edge Punch