O come let us adore Him

I have to let you know that I just love sketch challenges and I am wanting to get my Christmas card done for the month. So I was actually cleaning the other day and found a magazine with some stamps and decided to use them with this Nativity set and my Distress Oxide.  I heat embossed the sentiment and die cut some snowflakes.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio
Cardstock:  Recollections
Stamps:  Creative Stamping - Issue 77 Phill Martin
Ink:  Versafine - Onyx  Black
       Distress Oxide - Frayed Burlap; Mustard Seed
Bling: Recollectiions
Dies: My Favorite Things
VersaMark
Embossing Powder:  Hampton Arts

Challenges
Christmas Card Throwdown  - June Sketch
Fezziwig's Festive Frolics - The Christmas Story
The Holly and Ivy - Ch. 73 Anything Goes
613 Ave Create - Ch. 234 Anything Goes with optional a blended background
CHNC - Ch. 493 Anything Christmas with optional winter fun
Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 442 - 443 Anything Goes

Jesus

I have been wanting to do at least 2 Christmas cards per month, but I haven't been able to keep up since I started working.  I used an image from Bugaboo called Christmas word Jesus.  I used some gold bling stars and gold ribbon.

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Bugaboo - Christmas word Jesus (see above for direct link)

Ribbon:  Michael's

Bling:  Mark Richards

Banner:  Verve

Challenges

Sketch Saturday - Ch. 514

Christmas Card Throwdown - Stars

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 395 Christmas

CHNC - Ch. 386 Anything Goes with optional candy canes

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 336 - 337 Anything Goes

The Merry Christmas - Ch. 21

Cute Card Thursday - Ch. 531 Little Boy Blue

Every good and perfect gift is from above

One last nativity card - I just couldn't help myself.  This card is using an adorable image from Mo Manning.  She has such wonderful images, and one of her digital images was the first one that I ever purchased and I have been on a roll ever since.  I much prefer digital images since you can size them the way you want and there isn't a storage issue.  I still have lots of rubber/cling stamps, but I find it easier to print on my printer than to pull out inks and my heat gun.  The sentiment for this card is from TLC, and I think I have used all of them this week.

Sakura jelly glitter pen on the wings

Patterned paper:  Teresa Collins

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Mo Manning - In the Manger

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Circle Punches:  EK Success

Border Punch:  Martha Stewart

Gems:  Recollection

Sakura jelly glitter pen on wings

Challenges

Dream Valley - Ch. 118 Use the color blue

CHNC - Ch. 252 Nativity

CHNC Extra - October

ABC Christmas Challenge - V for Very Cute

Polkadoodles - Wk 44 Add sparkle, bling or glitter

12 months of Christmas link up - Ch. 10

His Star

Here is another Nativity card that I was able to come up with an adorable image from Saturated Canary.  My sentiment is from a great set at TLC.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe 

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Core-dination; Recollection

Stamp:  Saturated Canary - the King

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Sakura jelly glitter pen

Divine Twine & Hobby Lobby

Gems:  Recollection

Challenges

Incy Wincy - Sketch

CHNC - Ch. 252 Nativity 

CHNC Extra - October

ABC Christmas Challenge - V for Very Cute

12 months of Christmas link up - Ch. 10

Cupcake Inspiration - Ch 333 Stars

Jesus is the gift

I have been going to town with Nativity cards since that is the challenge at CHNC and I just think that is the reason for Christmas cards!  Like I said in a previous post, we just get caught up in all the other stuff in the running around, the hussle and bussle and people forget to be nice.  I know I am MORE than guilty of this myself.  Today, I got new quotes on car/home insurance and found a better price with an agent that is closer to my home.  I have been having problems with my current agent and his staff since my husband passed away (now over 18 months ago) and I have had to make changes to the policies.  Today, I was going to go into their office and tell them that I was dropping them with pleasure, but when I got there I had to fill out some forms and the receptionist confided in me that her husband was just diagnosed with cancer and has brain mets and has less than 6 months to live and that then she will be in a similar situation and they have been married for 45 years.  Being a nurse, I did my counseling and spent time talking with her and she thanked me for doing so, and I left without telling them that on November 6th I will be dropping them.  I just thought it was the wrong time to do so, but felt I was needed in a different way today, and it was better that I was there in person than on the phone.  We have to remember - it's not about me, there are others in this world who have problems/issues to.

Patterned Paper:  Sweet Shoppe - Eskimo Kisses

Cardstock: Bazzil; Recollection

Stamp:  Whimsy - Touched by Love

Sentiment:  TLC, Create - Jesus is the gift

Spellbinder:  Label Number 1

Flowers:  Wild Orchid Crafts

Divine Twine

Challenges

Papertake Weekly - Pick One - Sketch

CHNC - Ch. 252 Nativity

CHNC Extra - October

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 279 Christmas

Word Art Wednesday - Ch. 207 Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - V for Very Cute

12 month Christmas link up - Ch. 10

Pink Gems Nativity Card

I don't remember why I bought this card back some time ago, but thought I should put it together.  It is layers so I have pop dots between the layers of the card that is pre- colored.

Card:  Pink Gems pre-colored set

Pop dots

Challenges

CHNC - Ch 252 Nativity

CHNC Extra - October

A Snowflake Promise - Ch. 9

ABC Christmas - V is for Very Cute

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 279 Christmas

12 month Christmas link up - Ch. 10

Ye shall find the Babe

I got this image from Mo Manning and couldn't wait to color it.  I used a sentiment from a great set at TLC.  I like using non-traditional colors.

Patterned Paper:  Paper Studio

Cardstock:  Bazzil; Recollections

Stamp:  Mo Manning:  Nativity Play

Sentiment:  TLC, Create (see above for direct link)

Ribbon:  Really Reasonable Ribbon & Hobby Lobby

Punches:  EK Success; Die-Naumics

Pearls:  Michael's

Spellbinder:  Small Petite Oval

Challenges

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 - Sketch 73

CHNC - Ch 252 Nativity

CHNC Extra - October

A Snowflake Promise - Ch. 9

ABC Christmas - V is for Very Cute

Fab 'n Funky - Ch. 279 Christmas

12 month Christmas link up - Ch. 10