Tuesday, December 4, 2012

His Star



Now after Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea in the days of Herod the king, magi from the east arrived in Jerusalem, saying, "Where is HE who has been born King of the Jews? For we saw His star in the east, and have come to worship Him." Matthew 2:1-1

There was an announcement over on the Skipping Stones Design's Blog yesterday, did you happen to see it? Heather has decided to take a bit of a break and the design team are featuring their favorite sets for the next few months. One of my all time favorite Skipping Stones Design sets is Wise Men.

I started by creating a deep blue panel with distress inks and shimmer spray. I stamped the lone wise man image onto the bottom portion of the panel and then on the top portion, and then I stamped the star in a white ink and heat embossed it. There was a little too much space to my liking between the two images, so I cut a center piece out and then adhered the two panels to a kraft card base with glue and a thin line of stitching. I finished the card by stamping and heat embossing in black with one of the amazing sentiments in the set.

You won't want to miss choosing this set to make its way to you before they are all gone, and while you are shopping, take advantage of the PMS sale going on too!

23 comments:

  1. Oh my goodness...this is stunning! The bold navy on kraft is a gorgeous combination Karen.

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  2. Love the colors of your card. I heard the news and that is so sad.

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  3. This card is beautiful! Love the rich blue color!

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  4. love the addition of the stitch line!

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  5. Beautiful color combination! Love how you separated the panels and added the stitching.

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  6. I think the deep blue background really conveys the mood well! Great card!

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  7. Absolutely beautiful Karen! So serene.

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  8. Lovin' that deep blue against the kraft, Karen! Brilliant idea to cut the center portion - gorgeous work!

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  9. This is glorious Karen and I just love your night sky!

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  10. Love that midnight blue and this design is great, Karen!

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  11. This is beautiful Karen... love it.... hugs..xoxo

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  12. This is absolutely gorgeous Karen!

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  13. Love the way you split the panel!

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  14. Hi Karen! It's been quite a while since I commented here and I just wanna tell you that I still adore your cards! They are as beautiful as ever!

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  15. Such an elegant and strong card. I love the color blocking and that blue! Simply gorgeous!

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  16. i saw that sad news :(
    your card is breath taking!! love your inking :)

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  17. Although I don't own this set, It's one of my favorites too and has been on my wish list! I love how you have showcased this set! Beautifully so!

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  18. amazing night sky. beautiful card!

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  19. This is really beautiful! That background is amazing & really makes your images shine!

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