Saturday, 4 July 2020

Christmas Nativity.



Hi everyone, it's time for a new challenge at CAS Christmas Challenge, and Marcia has chosen Nativity as the theme.


This could be the wise men, the nativity scene, or even the farm animals.
The design team and our guest designer  Jane  have some wonderful cards to inspire you, so I hope you can play along.

This is a new to me stamp of the three kings. It's a Lavinia stamp, so has lots of fine detail.
I stamped it in versafine clair nocturne, clear embossed it, then blended on some oxide inks as a sunset background.

The sentiment is by Annabelle Stamps, sadly, long retired.

I'm linking up to these challenges:
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Supplies:
Stamps: Lavinia- Three Kings ; Annabelle Stamps - Gifted Swirls;
Other: Versafine Clair ink, clear ep; distress oxide ink; Crafts 4 U stitched rectangle die.

Thanks for visiting,
Cathy x

24 comments:

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Beautiful Wise Men image and I love your shading behind!!

Papercraft Boutique said...

Gorgeous sunset nativity card, Cathy! The ink blended sky and the sun are stunning! Adding the thin light gray frame is a really nice touch, giving a softer and warmer impression.
Hideko xx

Julia Aston said...

Wow, Cathy! your yellow sponging really highlights your 3 kings silhouette image beautifully!

Marcia Hill said...

What an absolutely beautiful card Cathy! I've never heard of that stamp company, but the image is awesome! Your background blending is so pretty too!! Lovely, lovely card!! 😊

BożenA said...

Wow! I love how the glow of the setting sun penetrates the streaks in the dunes. It really looks so innovative. A completely different view on this scene. Thank you for the great inspiration, Kathy
xx

BożenA said...

Sorry, my dear, I have habitally written your name with "K". It won't happen again, dear Cathy :-)

Trina P. said...

Beautiful card and image, Cathy. You’ve highlighted these three wisemen perfectly with your fabulous ink blending to create that glow behind them.

Susan said...

What a wonderful image of the three wise men! Love the colour you added for the night sky and the way you framed it - you created a perfect little image to set against the white card!

Heather said...

Simple and fabulous!! Love the stitching around the outside of your main panel; it really sets the image off perfectly! Thanks for playing with The House That Stamps Built.

Christine Alexander said...

Gorgeous image, I love the blended sun set background- so serene:)

Barb Ghig said...

Your three wise men are so striking, Cathy! I love how you ink blended the sunset behind the mountains and your double frame is perfect!

Loll said...

Gorgeous blended background Cathy. The colours are so beautiful and really make the silhouette image pop. xx

Bonnie said...

This is an awesome stamp of the Wisemen, Cathy! You've done a wonderful job with the sky and found the perfect sentiment!

Esther Asbury said...

What a pretty CAS Christmas card you've created - love the inking behind the wise men! Thanks for playing along at The House That Stamps Built!

Linda said...

Beautifully blended background to offset the 3 Kings traveling to Bethlehem. Lovely, card, Cathy.

Liz said...

Fabulous CAS card, Cathy. I love the atmospheric scene you've created for the wise men. xx

Pat said...

I love your beautiful silhouette nativity scene, coloured very strikingly Cathy, and a great sentiment to go with it, and love the stitched mat too. A very elegant card. x

Mac Mable said...

Wonderful blending and a perfect Christmas scene Cathy x.

Brenda in IN said...

You created a beautiful scene with the Wise Men. I love the sun in the image. Great job with your blending.

Colleen said...

Gorgeous scene of the three wise men traveling over the hills to get to their destination! A perfectly CAS card!

Anita in France said...

Such a striking image of the Magi following the star, Cathy ... and a beautifully blended background ... so atmospheric! Hugs, Anita :)

R's Rue said...

Love it so much

nancy littrell said...

Stunning sunset background for your beautifully stamped silhouette Wise Men, Cathy. TFS your CAS design. Hugs...Nancy

Glittered Paws said...

Absolutely stunning, CAS - and the ink blending is perfect. Thanks fr joining us over at The House that Stamps Built.