#thereasonfortheseason

Christmas morning is the perfect time to end my #thereasonfortheseason series with today's card. If you missed the others, you can find them here.

I used an embossing folder to emboss snowflakes on a linen cardstock front embossing the bottom portion, flipping the folder around and embossing a small portion of the top in order to leave a blank space for the sentiment from the Inspired: Jesus Mini Stamp set. I then used the Inspired: Jesus Die to cut two layers from plain white cardstock and one from gold metallic cardstock. I stacked them together and attached to the card front alongn with a few sequins for a clean and simple design.

Products: Papertrey Ink stamps and die, PTI and Michael's metallic cs, Verve sequins, Darice embossing folder, Ranger Archival ink

May you have a blessed Christmas with your family and friends.

Little Baby Jesus (#thereasonfortheseason)

Today's faith based Christmas card is another one for my #thereasonfortheseason series. If you missed the others, you can find them here.

Afterall, Jesus is the reason for the season. 

I stamped the image from the Neat and Tangled Little Baby Jesus set onto Neenah cardstock twice so I could stack them and then cut out with the matching dies. The baby Jesus portion was trimmed closer and then attached to the hay with foam tape for dimension. I prepared the background by using the smooshing on acetate technique with blueberry sky ink onto Ranger Distress watercolor card stock and then added more water with a wet brush. Splatters of Hero Arts Unicorn white ink completed the look. After cutting out the watercolor piece with a wonky stitched rectangle die, I stamped part of the sentiment directly onto the panel. The rest of sentiment was stamped onto a double ended flag which was attached with a layer of foam tape. A few stars cut from gold metallic cardstock and attached with foam dots finished it up. 

Products: Neat and Tangled stamps and dies, PTI, Ranger Distress watercolor and Michael's gold metallic cs, MFT dies, Hero Arts ink, PTI and MFT ink, Copic Markers

Copics: N1, N3, N5, E00, E01, E13, W00, E81, YR30, YR31, YR20, YR23

Christmas Eve is one of my favorite days. My Christmas prep is done so all I have to do is enjoy the day. We will be heading out for a Church service in the early evening which is always so special and moving. I love the candle lighting, communion, the music, everything. 

It is the Night of Our Dear Savior's Birth (#thereasonfortheseason)

Today's faith based Christmas card is another one for my #thereasonfortheseason series. If you missed the others, you can find them here.

Afterall, Jesus is the reason for the season. 

I cut the image panel from linen cardstock using the Papertrey Ink Basic Bookmark 3 die. After stamping the sentiment from the O Holy Night set using bermuda bay ink, I stamped the angel and nativity from the Petite Places: Navity Mini stamp set using blackberry bliss ink and the star using daffodil delight ink. I cut out the manger from cardstock using the Petite Places: Navity die set. I added some seam binding ribbon at the top and attached to a patterned paper background using foam tape.

Products: Papertrey Ink samps and dies, Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, The Cat's Pajamas seam binding, PTI and Simon Says dies, Stampin' Up ink

Blessing to you.

You Will Name Him Jesus (#thereasonfortheseason)

I used several different Papertrey Ink stamp sets to create today's faith based Christmas card for for my #thereasonfortheseason series. If you missed the others, you can find them here.

Afterall, Jesus is the reason for the season. 

After stamping the nativity image from the Star of Wonder using blueberry ink, I cut out with a circle die and then matted with cardstock. I then stamped several of the foliage from the Holiday Greens set using catkin and raspberry ripple ink and cut out with the matching dies. I prepared the background by flicking a small amount of blue gray watercolor ink on the card front and then stamped the sentiment from the Inspired;Jesus Mini Stamp set using blueberry ink. After layering the foliage and nativity pieces onto the card base using a combo of glue and foam tape, I used the Inspired:Jesus die to cut a couple of layers with the top one cut from raspberry ripple cardstock. After stacking them together, the piece was attached to the layered cluster. I finished it with stacked star cut with a die from the Small Sketched Stars die set.

Products: Papertrey Ink stamps and dies, PTI and Stampin' Up cs, MFT, Simon Says and Stampin' Up inks, Kuretake Zig Watercolor Brush Marker

Blessings to you.

Wise Men Still Seek Him (#thereasonfortheseason)

Welcome to another card for my #thereasonfortheseason series. If you missed the first two, you can find them here.

Afterall, Jesus is the reason for the season. 

I used a dual stitched circle die to cut an opening in a white linen cardstock panel and then stamped the image from the Papertrey Ink  Star of Wonder set onto the cutout portion using blackberry bliss ink. After stamping the sentiment from the Petite Places:Nativity Mini set using midnight muse ink,  I sandwiched the two pieces together with strips of foam tape. For a clean and simple card, I added a gold mirrored cardstock snowflake cut with a die from the Reverse Confetti Snowflake Trio set and a scattering of sequins. 

Papertrey Ink stamps, PTI cs, Michael's gold mirrored cs,Verve sequins, Lil Inker Designs and Reverse Confetti dies, Stampin' Up ink

Blessings to you!

Christ the Savior is Born (#thereasonfortheseason)

Welcome to my second installment of my #thereasonfortheseason series. If you missed the first one, it is here.

Afterall, Jesus is the reason for the season. 

I can't do a faith based series without using stamps from one of my favorite companies, Verve. The stable from the Weary World set was stamped onto Neenah cardstock and cut out with the matching die from the Starry Stable die set then colored with Copic Markers. After the sentiment was stamped onto a stitched rectangle the stamped piece was attached with foam tape and matted with silver metallic cardstock. I applied Ranger Diamond stickles to the edge of the star and than topped it with a star cut from the same silver metallic cardstock. The image piece was attached to an embossed background.  

Products: Verve stamps and dies, PTI and Michael's metallic cs, Ranger Stickles, Darice embossing folder, MFT ink, Copic markers
Copics: Baby Jesus-E00, E01, E13, E81; Stable-W00, W1, W2, W5, E40, E41, E42, E44; Hay-YR30, YR31, YR21, YR23, YR26; Sky-B91, B93, B95, B97

Blessings to you!

Come Let Us Adore Him (#thereasonfortheseason)

A Sunday seems the perfect day to start a series of faith based Christmas cards that I am tagging as #thereasonfortheseason. Although, I make both secular and religious Christmas cards my heart really belongs to faith affirming cards. Even on my secular creations, a faith message is stamped inside. The #thereasonfortheseason cards will be featured periodically throughout the month interspersed between other types of projects.

Afterall, Jesus is the reason for the season. 

I cut a piece from both black and white cardstock using the largest die from the Simon Says Quadrangle Frames set. The nativity image from the Illustrated Faith Christmas set was stamped onto the center white portion and colored with Copic markers. The sentiment from the same set was stamped onto a stitched circle using bermuda bay ink. Both pieces were attached to a tag cut with the largest die from the Paper Smooches Gift Tags 2 die set. After creating an aqua seam binding ribbon treatment in the tag hole, the tag was attached to the prepared background with foam tape. Stamped stars on the tag and a few wood veneer stars finished it up.

Products: Illustrated Faith stamps, Doodlebug dp, PTI cs, Studio Calico wood veneer stars, Paper Smooches, MFT and Simon Says dies, Stampin' Up and MFT ink, Copic Markers
Copics: Clothing-W00, E81, V12, V15, V17, G20, G21, G24, BG11, BG23, BG34; Manger-W00, W1, W2

I am submitting this to the Color Throwdown #241 challenge.

I hope you will stick with me throughout the month of December as I share my faith based cards with you.