Guardian Angel: backgrounding and working the frame

I'm beginning to think that I'm working this project on a scale slightly larger than the original.

The instructions have a very useful photo of the project in progress, and this is a portion of the frame. The center column of lightest gold, including the dashed stitching lines, visually take up a bit more than a third of the frame width.

Mine... not so much. That's okay, since I can add extra stitching lines as needed, and Galina specifically says that this is a good spot to get a little "creatively sloppy" to blend the colors in the frame. It won't be a problem in the frame at all, but I will have to pay attention in future steps to make sure enough color is getting where it should be going.

I've also finished the light gold background behind the inscription and the angel himself. I admittedly stalled on the project a bit because I wasn't enjoying that bit so much -- and I was occupied with other things over the holidays -- but it is finished now, so I can work on the frame.

Once that's finished, I'll be able to start on the angel's clothing! I'm looking forward to seeing that come together after the relatively simple outlining I've been doing.