The Nativity - 3 Christmas Cards

Hello my blogging family and friends I hope my post finds you well. Did you have/are you having a great day?
I have three cards to show with you all use the Cottage Cutz Nativity scene, so they are similar but slightly different!

Here we go .....
CARD #1:

This is the front of Card #1. The base is white card stock with a mat of gorgeous Pale blue American Cards Pastel Card Stock which I mounted using foam tape for added dimension. The top white card stock mat was then faux stitched which was the layer I added the die cut images of the Nativity onto. The sentiment is a Waltzingmouse Christmas stamped with Tuxedo Black memento ink.

I'll tell you a secret, I actually thought I'd lost the last third of the image, then I found it so I added it to the inside of the card with a JustRite stamped sentiment.





Card #2:
A little bit the same - this time using Navy card stock for the Nativity images.

This is the complete Nativity on the card front.


Card #3:
I have a few Photos to show some of the images close up. This time I used a Black (Kaisercraft Liquorice) card stock for the Nativity scene with a matching black card stock matted layer as well.

Here are all the parts of the Nativity in close up.

We three kings of Orient are...

Unto us a child is born ......

While Shepherds watch their flocks by night .....









Here are the main ingredients I used to make these cards:

Quill White MultiBoard 210gsm Card stoc	Pokey Tool	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Clear 12 inch Design Ruler	American Crafts - 12 x 12 Cardstock Pack - 60 Sheets - Pastels	Kaiser Craft Liquorice Weave Card Stock
DCWV Jewel Colored 4.5" x 6.5"Card Stock Mat Stack	Cottage Cutz Nativity Scene (4x8)	Double Sided Foam Mounting Tape	Waltzingmouse Stamps - Compliments of the Season	JustRite Stamps Christmas Inner Thoughts CL04625
Memento Tuxedo Black ink pad	Stickles - Crystal

InLinkz.com

Thanks for stopping by today, I have a couple of other cards in hand to share with you, so  I'll post those as soon as I can.

An oval 3 panel accordion birthday card

Hello, thanks for stopping by. I hope this post finds you well and that your week has began well.
I have another accordion card to show you. I am really enjoying making them, the Elizabeth Craft Design dies designed by Karen Burniston make card making so much fun.

So here is my card, it is a 3 panel oval accordion.

I used a piece of Kaisercraft design paper as the base of my card. Then I used some DCWV bright 12 x 12 coloured card stock for the edges on the frames.

The peel off I used was one I had in my stash - like most of us, I guess, we have things we have collected over time and not used. So it was great to find a use for a peel off I have had or some time.

I have photos of each of the panels:

The first/front panel



I used Transparent Double Sided Adhesive sheets, glitter and Copics to make and colour each of the panels.

The second panel.





A different image on the same peel off. Great to colour and easy to do.

The final panel.



I needed to add little pieces of solver tape to cover the corner edges (basically I didn't but the corners together very well!).

I have now learned to put the edge pieces together first (using little pieces of tape on the reverse) before adding glue and sticking them to the card panel.










The main ingredients I used to make this card:

ECD Double Sided Adhesive Sheets 8.5" x 11" - 5 pack (502	ECD Warm Diamond Silk Microfine Glitter	ECD Accordion Oval Card - 772	ECD Oval Flourish Frame Edge - 777
DCWV Bright Mat Stack Pad 12 x 12	COPIC Sketch Markers

InLinkz.com

Thanks for stopping by to read my blog today.

A Christmas Accordion Card

Hello my blogging friends and family I hope you are well and enjoying whatever life offers you currently. I was speaking to my sister Clare last evening (we often do a catch-up call on a Sunday night) and she said she'd like more information on an accordion card I made for Christmas.

This post will do just that. It is an accordion card and looks really effective despite not being in the traditional red and green colours of Christmas. The base of the card is made with a Karen Burniston Design/Sizzix die and the instructions for using it to make the base structure is available as a PDF download on the Sizzix website. Click HERE.

I have a few photos to show you and then I have included what I used in the ingredients list.

This shows the card as you take it out of the envelope: I used Movers and Shapers "Wish" die as well as a Marianne Design die. The design paper is the Fa La La paper pad from Lawn Fawn.

Here is the card opened out fully. I'll show you close ups of each panel in turn.

This first panel shows the Kaisercraft Sage weave cardstock I used and Impression Obsession Fr Tree die with Movers and Shapers Reindeer.

Here this photo shows a better view of the Marianne Design Sleigh and Snowflakes dies. Lots of pearls and that's this panel done.

You can't have a Sleigh and not have Reindeer ... so here they are .....

Here is the last panel ...

Here is the front (again!) and the back of the card.

 .... and there you have it. So next I'll show you the ingredients I used

Quill White MultiBoard 210gsm Card stoc	Kaisercraft Weave card stock Sage	Lawn Fawn FA-LA-LA COLLECTION KIT 12 x 12 Paper Pack	Sizzix Album, Accordion Flip 3-D Bigz Die 65803	Sizzix Frame & Label, Bracket Bigz Die 658037
Marianne Designs Merry Christmas LR0225	Sizzix M & S - Mini Reindeer & 25 #657493	Marianne Designs Sleigh LR0180	Marianne Designs Reindeer LR0179	Marianne Designs Snowflakes LR0125
Impression Obsession Fir Trees DIE084-V	Sizzix Movers & Shapers Wish #657078	Sizzix M & S Die Set 2PK - Label & Ribbon

InLinkz.com

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed reading today's post