The Spirit of Christmas

This week the Stampendous Design Team is sharing designs for our theme "The Reason for the Season". Today I'm sharing the beautiful Nativity Stencil paired with the Spirit of Christmas stamp. The combination of dark blue, silver and white create an elegant card to share with friends and family during this beautiful season.

Supplies:

Stampendous:

CRH321 Spirit of Christmas
MGK04 Valentine Micro Glitter Set - Silver, Crystal
EK01 Aspen Embossing Kit - Silver Tinsel

MMW811 Mixed Media White Paper
EPA50 HT400 Embossing Heat Tool

Dreamweaver:

DWLL554 Nativity Stencil

Plus:

My Color Cardstock Velvet Night
Double sided mounting paper
VersaMark Ink
Creative Impressions 1/4" Light Silver Gray Glimmer Ribbon 70267
Copic marker W6
Foam Tape

Instructions:

Step 1:  Fold a 6" x 9 1/2" piece of Velvet Night cardstock in half to form an A6 card

Step 2: Cut a 2 1/4" x 5 3/4" piece of Velvet Night and adhere a 2" x 5 1/2" piece of Double sided mounting paper to the center of it, leaving a blue edge all around
Step 3:  Cut a 2 1/2" x 6" piece white cardstock and adhere a 2 1/2" x 6" piece of double sided mounting paper to it
Step 4:   Cut a 2" x 2 3/4" piece of white cardstock and adhere a 2" x 2 3/4" piece of double sided mounting paper to it
Step 5:  Pat VersaMark all over the back of the Nativity Stencil

Step 6: Remove the release paper from the double sided mounting paper (on the blue paper) and carefully place the stencil on the sticky surface with the VersaMark side against the sticky surface, use a piece of release paper to press the stencil in place
Step 7:  Apply Silver glitter to the design, rub it in a little, tap off extra

Step 8: Turn the glittered image face down on a paper towel and carefully peel the paper off the stencil making sure to keep the stencil flat on the table, apply the Crystal glitter to the background, tap off extra
Step 9: Remove the release papers on the other two pieces with the double sided mounting paper and apply Silver glitter to them, rub it down well, edge each with W6 marker
Step 10:  Adhere the Nativity image to the larger Silver piece, adhere to the front of the card near the bottom
Step 11:  Wrap a piece of the silver ribbon around the card near the top and adhere with Mini Glue Dots, add a small silver bow
Step 12:  Stamp the Spirit of Christmas on a 1 1/2" x 2 1/4" piece of white with VersaMark, sprinkle with the Silver Tinsel Embossing Powder, tap off extra, heat set
Step 13:  Adhere the saying to the small blue mat then the small piece of Silver
Step 14:  Use Foam Tape to add the saying image to the card front

The team has more samples to share with you. Check the Stampendous Blog for a list of today's designers.

Happy Creating,

Louise