Night in Bethlehem

As Christmas approaches, I am drawn to the authentic

message, captured in images of the star and a young

couple.  For me, the Night in Bethlehem set on page 26,

with coordinating Bethlehem Edgelits dies, captures

the feeling of Joy and Expectation.  The shiny sparkles,

paired with dark, human figures say it all.

We bring our humanity down the road that we travel,

keeping our eye on a bright star ahead.

Colorful Seasons with Christmas Pines

Sorry, but I really do need to find a better way to

take pictures of cards that I blog.  Maybe that will

be my New Year's resolution!

This card also signals that fact that although I have

readily embraced metalics on my Christmas cards, 

I continue to have an issue with using Black

on these cards.  I do, however, like other nontraditional

color combinations.  In this example, Blushing Bride

and Sweet Sugarplum.  I used the snowflakes and 

thinlits from the Colorful Seasons set (p 147) and

Seasonal Layers Thinlits.  What a lovely combination!

The sentiment comes from Christmas Pines, on page 120.

Add a bit of 1/4 inch Copper Ribbon and I'm good to go!

Seasonal Chums Deer on Ovals

Seasonal Chums, with the coordinating Seasonal Tags

Framelits Dies, on page 47 of the Holiday catalog, is an

incredibly sweet collection of product.  They are designed

to be used as tags, but you can also separate the images and

mount the front or back of the images individually.

In this example, I used the Layering Ovals Framelits and

Stitched Shapes Framelits (p 214) as backdrops for the

deer image.  These ovals were placed on a layer of 

Color Theory Designer Series Paper stack on page 187.

I added a bit of linen thread to pull the card together.

Bird Banter with Sparkle

Welcome back to our Stamp Off fun, sponsored by

Buffy, Susan and myself.

Today we have a fun color challenge.  It will be interesting

to see if we go with non-traditional Christmas colors, 

or steer away from Christmas for this challenge.

For my part, I could envision only one set to go with

these colors, and it is a sneak peak.  This card was made with

Bird Banter (p 42), from the upcoming Stampin' Up! 

Occasions catalog, due out in January.  The little birds 

absolutely lend themselves to bright color combinations,

that can be used for masculine (or feminine) events.

In this example, I covered the parrot with Wink

of Stella, to give it some sparkle.

I used a couple other items that will be released with

this catalog, including the Myths and Magic Glimmer Paper

(p 37) and Petal Passion DSP on page 23.  I am very fond of

black and white patterned paper because it can be used

for almost any card, or colored to help it coordinate with

other product.

So now that you have been kind enough to check out my

challenge project, please click on over to see what

Susan and Buffy have done with their color challenge.

Starlight meets Swirly Scribbles

This card combines Swirly Scribbles Thinlits with the 

Starlight Thinlits, both found on page 216.   They are

layered on the Bundle of Love Specialty Paper on page 189, 

to take advantage of all of that wonderful golden bling.

Color Me Happy with Lift Me Up

Here's one more Color Me Happy card.  I colored the

image with Stampin' Blends and added the sentiment

from Lift Me Up on page 58.  This layer was place on

a piece of Color Theory DSP (page 187).

Hope that you have a happy Monday!