Nativity

Hello Blogger friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog today.

 

It's almost a wrap for 2019. This year whizzed by so fast for me, especially the last 3 months. I am looking forward to what 2020 will bring though. Even Christmas seemed to come quickly and now it's in the history books. Although it was a great family time and my son and his family are still here visiting. They will leave to go home this weekend.

 

While the house is still quiet and everyone is asleep I am posting another of my Christmas cards. This one was probably one of my favorites for 2019. I created it using the colors from the Splitcoaststampers color challenge #769. Jeanne was the hostess and she chose pretty peacock, so saffron and rococo rose for the color trio.

pretty peacock, so saffron, rococo rose

It was also my card for my weekly DT post on the CottageCutz Blog.

 

I am using the CottageCutz Nativity w/Donkey die. I cut a circle from pretty peacock cardstock and stenciled stars with white ink.

For the stable and the manger, I used ivory cardstock and sponged it with walnut stain distress ink. The hay is cut in so saffron and sponged with so saffron ink & dried marigold distress ink.

The sentiment is from PaperTrey ink and I used pretty peacock ink for stamping. To cover the rococo rose color, I scattered a few faceted enamel dots in that color.

Well, that's it for me for this post. So until next time...…..God bless.

die I used to create card:

 

card details:

Stamps: O Holy Night (PaperTrey Ink)

Paper: pretty peacock, whisper white, so saffron, smoky slate, ivory (Stampin;-Up)

Paper Size: A2

Ink: pretty peacock

Accessories: nativity w/donkey, stitched circle dies (CottageCutz), star stencil (MFT), faceted enamel dots (Stampin'-Up)

I am also entering:

1.  Country View Challenge is stars.

2.  Die Cut Divas has a get ready for Christmas challenge.

3.  CHNC #470 is anything goes Christmas.

 

Joy Nativity

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog.

 

Well, another Christmas Day has come and gone.  I hope your celebration was a great one. We had a wonderful family time with my oldest son and his family. Today my youngest son and family come in for a week's visit. It will be time to enjoy one another. I wanted to get this Blog post done before we head to the airport to pick them up. 

 

This card I made for the color challenge #755 on Splitcoaststampers. Chris was our hostess and she chose real red, call me clover and granny apple green for her color trio. Optional was to use plaid.

granny apple green call me clover, real red

Well, my card didn't go at all as planned, but I like how it turned out.  I ended up using black & white plaid paper to cover the optional item. It's from the Stampin'-Up "merry little Christmas" designer paper collection.

The Joy Nativity is a die from CottageCutz. It's currently on sale for 60% off. It would be a good time to get some new dies for next year's cards.

 

I also used a stitched edge die from MFT. Scattered a few enamel dots in "call me clover" and "granny apple green" colors to complete this card.

 

Well, that's it for me for this post. So until next time......God bless.

 

die I used to create card:

I am also entering:

1.  Brown Sugar has an anything goes challenge.

2.  Winter Wonderland has an anything goes Christmas challenge.

3. Crimbo Crackers has a couples challenge. Mary & Joseph are a pretty famous couple!

 

Farm Truck Christmas

Hello Blogger Friends! Thanks for taking the time to stop and visit with The Charmed Life Blog this Saturday before Christmas. 

I have been neglecting my Blog because of finishing up my Preschool Christmas projects and then our Christmas program. But, now I am officially on break until January 2. The time off will be great to get refreshed and ready for the 2nd half of our school year. 

I have so many of my Christmas cards to show so I will be posting regularly until the end of the year. This one I made for the color challenge #764 on Splitcoaststampers. Karen was the hostess and she chose old olive, pool party and poppy red for her color trio. As an optional she wanted us to use silver accents. 

old olive, pool party, poppy parade

This is also my card for my weekly DT post on the CottageCutz Blog. I used the Farm Truck w/Tree die to create my card. 

The truck is cut it in poppy parade cardstock and then I sponged poppy parade around the truck for a bit deeper red shade. 

The hubcaps are cut in silver cardstock to cover the optional and the door handle in pool party cardstock. The designer paper is part of the "Night Before Christmas" collection.

My Merry Christmas sentiment is from the CottageCutz  "Merry Christmas w/friends" die and is cut in poppy parade and again I sponged poppy parade ink to get a deeper red shade. I cut a small slope and added chunky glitter to give the truck a grounding spot. 

Well that's it for me for this post. Hope your Christmas plans are right on schedule. I am a bit behind but hope to make a big dent today. So until next time.........God bless.

dies I used to create card:

I am also entering:

1.  CHNC #469 is anything goes Christmas w/optional to use the word Christmas. 

2.  Just Us Girls has an anything goes. 

3.  Cut It Up has an anything goes Christmas challenge. 

4.  ABC Christmas Challenge is "Y" for Yuletide.

5.  The Holly and Ivy challenge is anything goes Christmas.