A Sahbby Chic Poinsettia card in Honor of the Virgin...

Hello My dear Stamper friends:

On December 12th, the day when it is celebrated the day of the "Our lady of Guadalupe" the patron of the Americas, I posted this card at the French Blog for Memory Box: "Un brin de créativité",  on her honor...

if you like this card, share it on Pinterest! 

simply hover over the image (top right) and click on the "P" symbol.

Did you know that poinsettias are Mexican flowers, brought to The USA by an American ambassador?

I used soft colors  that remind me the "Shabby Chic" style and I mix and match some Memory Box Dies with Some "Poppystamps" dies...
The background die is a "Poppystamp" die called "Meso Background"...

For my Post on the  celebration of our Lady of Guadalupe" click HERE and HERE

I hope all  your Christmas preparations are going smoothly...

Thank you for the visit and Big Hugs

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Celebrating our Lady Of Guadalupe with Lost Coast Designs

Hello Dear Stamper Friends:
I have a quick post, due to our stormy weather here in California, We are on and off from shortages of electricity ...so I am hurrying up to write this post while I have electricity...

Today The lady of Guadalupe, 

the virgin patron of Mexicans and of all the Americas

 is being celebrated !!! 

on December 12th...

and I made this triptyque using my silhouette machine for the shape of the card...
the stamp is from Lost Coast Designs, embossed in gold
and the background was embossed with a Darice embossing folder
and a stencil from Memory Box

Last night at midnight everybody gathered at the biggest basilica in the world (after the Vatican) at the Basilica in Mexico city, to celebrate HER day and sing to her the happy birthday...
You may visit my post from Last year "The feast of our lady of Guadalupe" and read a little bit more about her and this festivity...

Unfortunately due to our weather...I did not go to church last night at midnight and celebrate this day here in California...:(
anyways at least I have this card to share with you all...

This tag with the poinsettia made in a "make and take" holds the image of the virgen, this tag is always placed at my desk with one of my favorite prayers....

and this image of Her,  I carry in my wallet...

on this  special day, 

I thank The "Virgen de Guadalupe" 

for her protection and all her blessings!

Big hugs and keep on celebrating 

on this wonderful season!

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Lost Coast Designs: Mary and angels;

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Feast of Our lady of Guadalupe!

Hello Dear Stamper Friends:
Today December 12th is celebrated throughout  the catholic world and specially in Mexico, the day of Our Lady of Guadalupe "Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe"...title given to the Virgin Mary.
And I decided to make this card in her honor using this stamp from  Lost Coast Designs  as part of my contributions as a DTM

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The stamp is the reproduction of the original image of the virgin that is housed in the mayor Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Mexico, city and she is the patroness of Latin America!

The snowflakes were heat emboss using silver glitter over silver mirror paper using the sticky powder, and the gold rays were embossed with gold embossing powder. The main image and the roses were hand cut..

The official catholic account says that she appeared back in 1531 to an Indian named Juan Diego and she told him to build a church in that site (where nowadays stands the basilica)
When Juan Diego open his cloak to the Bishop full of roses that he had gather from the site where he 1st saw the virgin, all the roses fell in the floor and on the fabric was THIS image of her...
It is said that the cloak/ "Tilma" that Juan Diego wore is the same one hanging in the Basilica nowadays in Mexico city...which is protected by bulletproof glass and low oxygen atmosphere...(photo below)

photo from the basilica/Wikipedia

When I was living in Mexico I had the opportunity to visit her many times in this basilica...
It is immense and very impressive specially today where millions and millions of people from all over the country and even Latin America come to gather there to celebrate her feast (Mexico city has 20 million inhabitants, making it the largest city in the Spanish speaking and western hemisphere!)

 ...actors, singers, and many people gather on this day to sing "Happy Birthday" ("Las Mañanitas")  to the virgin..
even if you are not a believer this is quite an impressive demonstration of faith...and a very moving one...and if you are a believer this day is even more special for the significance that it holds!

Ok my dear friends, hope all your Christmas preparations are going smoothly...

Remember WHY we are celebrating this season and take time every day to be with yourselves in peace and surrounded by your loved ones...

Hugs and kisses 

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stamps from Lost Coast Designs: virgin of guadalupe;  roses; small snowflake set ;

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