Blessed Christmas

Hi there.  I'm so glad you stopped by!

I hope that today is a very special day for you.

And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)

To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.

 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.

 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.

 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.

 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.

 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.

 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,

 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

 And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.

 And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.

 And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.

 And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds.

 But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.

 And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them.

Luke 2:4-20

May you have the gift of Faith

The blessing of Hope

And the Peace of His Love

at Christmas and all through the year.

Enjoy!

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Peace Love and Joy for Jingle Belles

Hi there.  I hope you are having a good week.

A sweet friend in my local craft group brought some wood veneer and

challenged all of us to do some die cuts to swap.

I found that misting it with a bit of water helped keep it from splitting.

I've die cut another Nativity from gold foil and offset the wood

from it just a bit.  The wood broke from Mary's halo and I liked the the

gold foil looked.  So I snipped Baby Jesus' halo too.

I've placed it atop a piece of smooshed background done with

re-inker and frost white paint.

Finally, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment.

Jingle Belles Challenge is

'We Three Kings'

Add three of something to our Christmas card.

The holy trio are my three.

I love this die with Mary holding baby Jesus and
Joseph looking on.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Christmas Sentiments (PB)

Ink:   Wow Embossing Pad

Paper:   Neenah (110 lb. Solar White), Gold Foil (SU)

Other:  Wood Veneer, Re-inker, Frost White Paint, Gold EP (SU)

Christmas Peace

Hello Friends.  I'm so glad you could stop by!

There's still a little over a week to join in Colleen's challenge at

 CAS Christmas

I found a piece of Inka Gold Smoosh in my backgrounds and cut it

with the smallest of the Mat Stack Dies.  It's cut a little narrower to

get the gold spots in strategic places.

I used the larger die to dry emboss a frame around the design piece.

The sentiment is heat embossed with gold and I've dipped the edges of

the design piece in an embossing pad and then into the gold embossing powder

for a subtle gold frame.

To me, the birth of Jesus means peace.

Our fabulous Design team have lots of wonderful inspiration for you and

we're joined by talented Guest Designer, Linda.

I hope we'll see you over at CAS Christmas.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Festive Snippets (PB)

Ink:   Encore Gold, WOW Embossing Pad

Paper:   Neenah, Watercolor

Other:  Manger Die (PB), Mat Stack 3 Die, Layerz Mat Stack Die (PTI), Inka Gold, Gold EP (SU)

Glory to God

Hello friends and welcome.

My friend Sue is hosting Merry Monday this week.

I have a lot of favorite Christmas verses but this one has a special place in my heart

and memories of Christmas pageants.

And I'm always happy to have a reason to use a NBUS set!

After punching out the embossed image, I die cut a circle a little larger 

than the image and heat embossed the edges.

I die cut the smaller mat from a piece of gold Inka Gold Smoosh  and

heat embossed the edges of the larger die cut mat.

The design was adhered to a piece of Acrylic paper (love the texture) that

was matted with some Brushed Gold cardstock.

Thanks Merry Makers for the win last week!

I am honored.

Thanks for the visit and special thanks for your comments.

Enjoy!

Card Recipe

Stamps:  Star of Wonder (PTI)

Ink:   Encore Gold

Paper:   Vanilla Thick, Brushed Gold (SU), Neenah, Sparkle, Inka Gold Smoosh, Acrylic

Other:  Gold EP (SU), Layering Mat Stack 3, Layerz Mat  Stack 3, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, Infinity Circles (HA)