O Come All Ye Faithful Layout

My last layout for 2023 is also the last layout I needed to complete for 2016! I started this layout in October but it was not working for me, so I put it aside and finally decided to finish it tonight. I fell ten short of my scrapping goal this year (only made it to 90) but am looking forward to a new year and hopefully more scrapping fun. Happy New Year, everyone!

Recipe:
A Typeface, Glory to God & Trim the tree stamp sets
Mistletoe papers
Cranberry, Black & White Daisy cardstock
Cranberry, New England Ivy & Black ink
Black marker
Sparkles Holiday Shapes
Black button brads
Red ribbon (recycled)
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: title, ornaments, stars, tag
Cricut Artiste cartridge: pocket
Cricut Design Space: nativity scene
Pattern: EMS Sketch Challenge 98

Peace on Earth Christmas Card

I've been busy creating cards for my cardmaking class this Saturday at church, and I thought I would share! For this one, I pulled out some Nativity stamps and created a little scene. I'm going to have some novice stampers at the class, so I didn't want to overwhelm them with techniques, but I thought they could probably handle the little bit of heat embossing required to do the star! I'm trying to keep the cost down so I used older products that I already had in my stash.

Recipe:
Glory to God & Everlasting Life stamps
Kraft & Pacifica cardstock
Vellum
Chocolate, Pacifica, Black, Bamboo & Versamark ink
Gold embossing powder
Gold ribbon (from my stash, source unknown)
Gold Stickles (Ranger)
Pattern: Atlantic Hearts #345 (my vertical strip doesn't go all the way down because my sentiment is too big)

Song of Glory, Star of Grace Layout

Super simple layout using just cardstock, ink, embossing powder, a marker, and gold brads! I tried doing my journaling using a gold Gelly Roll pen, but it's so old that the ink is very faint. There will be journaling in the center square, but I need to order the CTMH gold metallic pen and try using that instead.

Recipe:
Glory to God & Friendship Alphabet Small stamp sets
Black cardstock
Versamark ink
Versamarker
Gold Gelly Roll pen (Sakura)
Gold embossing powder
Gold brads
Pattern: Nuts About Sketches Week 167

Creative Belli Christmas in July

The wonderful ladies over at the Creative Belli Blog have invited me to be a guest designer this week for their Christmas in July challenge! I pulled out a few stamps from the Glory to God stamp set and got to work. It was fun figuring out the layering on this card; I was stuck on how to get the shepherd layer on top of the Bethlehem scene and the night sky without fussy-cutting him, but then I thought of stamping him on vellum. Love how it turned out and I hope you do, too. Annabelle Stamps is also doing a Christmas in July challenges, so I thought I'd submit my card there, too.

Recipe:
Glory to God & Everlasting Life stamp sets
Superhero Level 2 papers
Outdoor Denim, Kraft, Colonial White & Black cardstock
Vellum
Chocolate & Versamark ink
White & black embossing powder
Colonial White brads
Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge: frame, star