Christmas Blessings to You: Luke 2:14

A week from today is Christmas and today is Sunday which means time for a challenge based on scripture at  Stampin' Sisters in Christ! So glad you stopped by.

This week it was my turn turn to be our hostess and the verse I chose is Luke 2:14. Be sure to stop by our home page to read my devotion.

"Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men" (Luke 2:14)

This week your challenge is to make a Christmas card with a religious theme and/or image. If all of your Christmas cards are done for this year look at it as a head start for next year!   

This is my last Christmas card for this year.  I used one of my favorite stamps from ODBD. It was the first stamp set I purchased from them. I really loved the sketch by Carly and the 2 worked perfectly together. I colored the image with Copics and used a gold pen on the flames and candle holders. A little bling to finish it off.
  

Our sponsor this week is ODBD with a $15 gift card on stamps that you will love.

Be sure to stop by my SSIC design sisters (listed on the sidebar) to see what they have to share this week:

It is always great to see you, thanks for the comments!

Recipe: 

Stamps: ODBD
Paper: Gina K - White and Rocket red

Designer Paper: EP  Season's Greetings

Other: Ribbon, spellbinders die  Copics, and a few pearls

Challenges:

Sketches by Carly - sketch

Marks Finest Papers - Christmas card

Simply Create Too -  Embossing
Our Daily Bread Designs - N (Nestabilities) O (ODBD stamps) E (Embossing) L (Layering) 

Happy Anniversary Honey

 

Today is our 40th wedding anniversary. This is the card I made for him. Our wedding colors were red and white with the men in black tuxes. Our mothers made the bridesmaid dresses and my mother made my wedding gown. And I do believe that I was actually that thin 40 years ago too! Do you notice the diamond earring? Well, I got some beautiful diamond earrings too!

The stamp set is from GKD - called Because of You. 

Christmas Hearts

I really needed to make a few more Christmas cards so when I saw this free - yes I said free digi at Stamp TV I knew I wanted to make this card. Then I fell in love with the sketch from Card Patterns and the card flew together.

I loved how the ribbon turned out. It was a flat ribbon that I heated with my heat gun. The felt poinsettia was purchased after Christmas last year. I love when I do that!

Thanks for stopping by and your comments are always treasured!
God Bless,

Card Recipe:

Stamps: GKD - Free Digi

Paper: GinaK - Lipstick Red and some gold vellum.

Specialty Paper - EP - Season's Greetings

Other: Ribbon, felt poinsettia, Spellbinder dies

Challenges Entered:

Card Patterns - Sketch
4 Crafty Chicks - Christmas Card

Crafting for all Seasons - Christmas
Crafts and Me - Christmas

Divas by Design - Christmas

Sisterhood of Crafters  - Christmas

Birthday Baby: Luke 2:11

The third week of Advent already and another Sunday which means time for a challenge based on scripture at  Stampin' Sisters in Christ! We are always so glad to have you visit.

This week it is Marilyn's turn to be our hostess and the verse she chose is  from Luke 2:11. Be sure to stop by our home page to read her incredible devotion!

"For unto you is born this day in the city of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord."

Preparing our hearts for the birth of our Lord - such a wonderful season. I just had to make that above card from an old stamp set that I had. It required some digging to find it but this verse really cried out for me to use it. It is simple, exactly what this scripture verse is. Simple with a powerful message. At church tonight we sang one of my favorites - "I looked up and saw my Lord a-coming.....". There are other verses but you get the drift and perhaps you even know the song. This is a very special time of the year - and the message that is required is in the verse above. He is born - for us.


I colored that card very simply as well, dug out the old coloring pencils for it. I wanted the muted look. I used this week's sketch from Card Patterns for this card. 


The challenge for this week was to make a birthday card in honor of Christ's birth. Well I first made the card below because it is one of my granddaughters 9th birthday on the 23rd and I wanted to make her card totally all about her.  

 

So this card was made for Dreama - happy birthday sweetie! I used another sketch challenge this week from Mojo Monday.
  

Our sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp  with an adorable stamp set called Terra's Penguins Have Style. 

Be sure to stop by my SSIC design sisters (listed on the sidebar) to see what they have to share this week:

It is always great to see you, thanks for the comments!

Recipe: 

Stamps: SU - The nativity set and I am not sure where the cute birthday girl is from
Paper: Gina K - White and Rocket red

Designer Paper: Graphics 45 for the nativity and EP Dots and Stripes for the birthday girl

Other: Ribbon, spellbinders die  Copics  and pencils to color

Challenges:

MOJO Monday - Sketch - Card 2

Card Patterns - Sketch - Card 1

Crafty Emma - A Traditional Christmas

Card Makin' Mamas -  cards only – Week 1, Christmas

Raise The Bar – Christmas

Simply Create Too -  Embossing

Totally Papercrafts – Anything but Christmas  
   

Angel of Peace: Matthew 1:20-22

Another Sunday means another challenge based on scripture at  Stampin' Sisters in Christ! We are always so glad to have you visit.

This week it is our fearless and faithful leader Lisa's turn to be our hostess and the verse she chose is  from Matthew 1:20-22 . Be sure to stop by our home page to read her incredible devotion!

"But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, 'Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.' All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 'The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel' which means, 'God with us.'"

Gulp - would I be that obedient, that trusting? I don't know. Mary and Joseph trusted completely that what the angel said to them was fact. I may not have angels coming to me in my dreams (at least not that I remember) but I do know that I hear God's word in many other ways. Through church services and reading and the radio station I listen to in the car. Often it is the words of others in my life that hold a message from God, but I have to be listening for them. I often have a tough time letting my worries and concerns go and just let God do His will through me and be open to listen.

The challenge this week is to create a project depicting an angel.

I recently received this wonderful angel from Layers of Color. I was happy that there was a challenge that allowed my angel to be inked up. I stamped her on white card stock and carefully cut her out. I colored her with Copics and I used some Sakura pens to add glitter. I wanted a halo kind of look around her head and chose a red circle to put behind her. The angel is popped up. She does look peaceful doesn't she?

Our sponsor this week is Clear Dollar Stamps with a $15 gift card. 

Be sure to stop by my SSIC design sisters (listed on the sidebar) to see what they have to share this week:

It is always great to see you, thanks for the comments!

Recipe: 

Stamps: LOC - Angel and sentiment
Paper: Gina K - White and Rocket red

Designer Paper: Graphics 45

Other: Ribbon, spellbinders die (for circle), Copics to color and some red glittery embelishments

Challenges:

Allsorts - Going round in Circles

Crafty Catz -colors of Christmas with sparkle

Fairy Tale - Christmas

Raise The Bar – Christmas

Simply Create Too - All About Christmas

Wags 'n Whiskers -  Angel or Fairy