First Christmas

  Happy Friday!!!  It's time for a new challenge from the Cut It Up Challenge Blog.  This week, the challenge is: Christmas!!!!

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Here is my card for your inspiration:

I was looking through my dies to find one that said "Merry Christmas" as I had a completely different card in mind using that die.  I found it and then saw this manger scene die that I had yet to use and a completely different card began to form in my mind.  I started out with a dark blue card stock cut with a stitched rectangle die and then I darkened the edges with Black Soot Distress Oxide ink.  I spritzed on a white shimmer and then used various products to flick on the "stars": white nuvo drops and white watercolor paint.  The larger droplets are from the shimmer spray.  I die cut  black "ground" layer with the same stitched rectangle die and trimmed it to leave just a bit at the bottom.  I then stamped and heat embossed my sentiment with gold embossing powder.  I die cut the manger scene from black card stock.  The star is actually attached inside the stable between Mary and Joseph, so I snipped that off and then die cut another star using the gold glitter paper.  I layered both stars together to create some dimension.  I adhered everything together and then adhered the whole panel to a dark blue card base.  It was relatively quick and simple and I'm glad I finally got to use that die!

Thanks so much for stopping by!  I hope you will hop over to the Cut It Up blog for the full details of the challenge and to see what the rest of the Design Team has created. 

Supplies:

Stamps: CAS-ual Fridays "Snowy Sayings" sentiment

Dies: MFT "Blueprints 13" stitched rectangle; STAMPlorations unnamed manger scene die

Challenges:

Sparkles Christmas Challenge #143--non-traditional Christmas colors

Cards Galore #106--anything goes

Creative Moments #241--anything goes with the optional twist: Christmas/winter celebrations

Die Cut Divas--anything goes as long as it is winter or Christmas

Crafty Calendar--anything goes

Sheepski Designs #69--'Tis the Season

Creatalicious #249--anything goes with the optional twist: CAS Christmas

Winter Wonderland--anything Christmas goes

Paper Funday #48--anything goes with the optional twist: holiday time

Dare 2B Artzy--Clean and simple

Moving Along with the Times #149--Christmas

Crafty Gals Corner #238--'Tis the Season

613 Avenue Create--anything goes with the optional twist: up in the sky (my star take up the whole sky!)

NBUS--never before used stuff (first time I have used this nativity die)

Incy Wincy Designs--Christmas AND/OR movement

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge #624--anything Christmas goes with the optional twist: quick and easy

Sweet Stampers #74--anything goes

Lil' Patch of Crafty Friends #195--anything goes

Use Your Stuff #473--anything goes Christmas edition

Crafting Happiness #137--Christmas

Fab n' Funky #563--last minute Christmas

Inkspirational Challenge #280--word prompt: GOLD (I have a gold star and gold embossed sentiment)

Penny's Challenge #536--anything goes

As You Like It--anything Christmas goes

Krafty Chicks #642--anything goes