I am leaving on a trip to Washington D.C. in the morning! I am so excited and will be doing a lot of sightseeing and tourist things. I am going with my dear friend and we are going to have a blast! With that being said, today was kind of crazy trying to get everything finished at home that needed to be done before I leave. I did find a few minutes to sneak in my craft room. I wanted to make a card and decided to link it up with two of my favorite challenges.
I used the fabulous sketch from Freshly Made Sketches and the Merry Monday Christmas Challenge theme, "Silent Night!" I am always inspired by these amazing design team members and I hope you will stop by their blogs for inspiration!
The base card is Smokey Slate (5 1/2" X 4 1/4"). I layered Night of Navy and Smokey Slate on the next three layers. I used the Stars Decorative Mask from Stampin' Up! and embossing paste to create the "Silent Night!"
I added another layer of Whisper White and Night of Navy to make the focal point. I stamped the Nativity in Momento Black and used my Stampin' Up! Blendabilities to color the scene. I adhered a punched border on the left side to accent the image. A strip of silver ribbon was the finishing touch. I also stamped Merry Christmas (Teeny Tiny Wishes Stamp Set) to complete the card. I felt the Nativity spoke volumes, so I did not add any other bling.
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Happy Stampin!
Claire
What a wonderful Christmas card. I love all the stars and the beautifully colored Nativity. Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Jen! I had fun making this card! XX
DeleteHave fun in DC Claire, I was there with Stampin' Up! demo's a few weeks ago and had a great time! The layers on your card look great and love the stamped image! Thanks for playing Merry Monday this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Debbie! I have never been and I am so excited! So nice to hear from you! XX
DeleteHave a great trip! Your card is terrific - love the stars!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Linda! Great to hear from you! XX
DeleteLove this, Claire! It is a perfect representation of Silent Night for sure! Have fun in DC! I'll be wavin' atcha! Thanks for playing with my Merry Monday challenge this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, LeAnne! I had a blast in DC. I saw you waving! XX
DeleteSweet! I love all your little stars. I hope you have a wonderful time on your vacation. : )
ReplyDeletePatti
Thank you very much, Patti! So glad you visited my blog! XX
DeleteVery fun design Claire.
ReplyDeleteHugs Diane
Thank you very much, Diane! So happy you visited my blog! XX
DeleteBeautiful! Have fun on your trip!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Jodi! Love to hear from you! XX
DeleteLove this card Claire! That little nativity is just perfect and I love the grunge splatters on the background. The embossing paste stars on the navy complete the scene perfectly. Hope you had a great time in DC!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Joanne! I had fun making this card! XX
DeleteJust beautiful! I love this combination of image and texture! Thanks for joining us at FMS this week!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, Narelle! SO nice to hear from you! XX
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