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.
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
Beautiful Wise Men image and I love your shading behind!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous 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.
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Wow, Cathy! your yellow sponging really highlights your 3 kings silhouette image beautifully!
ReplyDeleteWhat 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!! 😊
ReplyDeleteWow! 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
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Sorry, my dear, I have habitally written your name with "K". It won't happen again, dear Cathy :-)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and image, Cathy. You’ve highlighted these three wisemen perfectly with your fabulous ink blending to create that glow behind them.
ReplyDeleteWhat 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!
ReplyDeleteSimple 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.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous image, I love the blended sun set background- so serene:)
ReplyDeleteYour three wise men are so striking, Cathy! I love how you ink blended the sunset behind the mountains and your double frame is perfect!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous blended background Cathy. The colours are so beautiful and really make the silhouette image pop. xx
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome stamp of the Wisemen, Cathy! You've done a wonderful job with the sky and found the perfect sentiment!
ReplyDeleteWhat 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!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully blended background to offset the 3 Kings traveling to Bethlehem. Lovely, card, Cathy.
ReplyDeleteFabulous CAS card, Cathy. I love the atmospheric scene you've created for the wise men. xx
ReplyDeleteI 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
ReplyDeleteWonderful blending and a perfect Christmas scene Cathy x.
ReplyDeleteYou created a beautiful scene with the Wise Men. I love the sun in the image. Great job with your blending.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous scene of the three wise men traveling over the hills to get to their destination! A perfectly CAS card!
ReplyDeleteSuch a striking image of the Magi following the star, Cathy ... and a beautifully blended background ... so atmospheric! Hugs, Anita :)
ReplyDeleteLove it so much
ReplyDeleteStunning sunset background for your beautifully stamped silhouette Wise Men, Cathy. TFS your CAS design. Hugs...Nancy
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning, CAS - and the ink blending is perfect. Thanks fr joining us over at The House that Stamps Built.
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