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I usually mass produce my Christmas cards, and this is the one that I designed for this year.
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I bought some new Christmas stamps from Our Daily Bread Designs this year, and this is the focal image - stamped in Espresso Ink and painted with watercolours.
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The glow on the lamp was attained with a quick rub of some Inca Gold gold paste.
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The final detail was to gold emboss the sentiment.
I can share this now that all the cards have been posted - finally!
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May your day be blessed
gorgeous card Maxine. Merry Christmas to you and yours.
ReplyDeleteThis is lovely Maxine - the true meaning of Christmas! Love the Espresso ink and your colouring! Thanks for sharing - Love it! :D
ReplyDeleteMaxine. This is a beautiful card with a most beautiful image and meaning...love this one...
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A wonderful and well done card Maxine. Blessings and the best of Holiday wishes. - Jim
ReplyDeleteEine wundervolle Karte. Toll gemacht. Danke daß du bei der Stempelsonne mitmachst.
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Wow, it's classic and gorgeous! Thank for participating on Docerela Creation's challenge.
ReplyDeleteThis is gorgeous Maxine. Such a beautiful image and sentiment... anyone receiving this card is very lucky.
ReplyDeleteJust gorgeous with great attention to detail. It is perfect for our 21st ‘ANYTHING GOES’ challenge. Thanks for sharing your talent with us. Good luck.
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Desíre
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A beautiful stamp, and just what a Christmas card should look like. Lovely .painting and the gold on the lamp is just right. A very happy Christmas to you and your family. Blessings. Kate xx
ReplyDeleteI love this image- and your coloring is spot on. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful card and beautiful image.
ReplyDeleteThis is beautiful, Maxine, and just perfect for the season!
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Merry Christmas!
sparkle & shine *~*
Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.. Sending Hugs & blessings :).
ReplyDeleteLovely CAS design, Maxine. The gold embossing is perfect!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful !!! Love colours and image. Thanks for joining us at Chocolate, Coffe & Cards Challenges!!! I hope you get to join us again for our next challenge. Agnieszka DT
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas :)
Beautiful Christmas card. Hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year!
ReplyDeleteSuch a gorgeous card, Maxine. The manger/nativity cards are among my favorite Christmas cards, and this one is just gorgeous. You are SO good at the embossing technique. I think I've mentioned before that mine never turn out quite right, so I always appreciate those who have mastered it like you have. Thanks SO MUCH for sharing your God-given talents with us. I appreciate your participation in our challenges.
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Karen
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Such an elegant card! Great idea to use the Inca gold for the lantern glow! Thanks for playing along with December Quick Quotes Challenge.
ReplyDeleteLove the images!
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Maxine, This Nativity scene is magnificent. I like the fact that you emboss your sentiments usually in a metallic color. You brought gold to the Infant in you own wonderful way. Blessings Carole
ReplyDeletelovely card thank you for joining us at A Crafty Mess Challenge Sue DT xx
ReplyDeleteMaxine this is a beautiful image and I love the way you've colored it! Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge this month at Quick Quotes.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic CAS card with great coloring. Thanks a lot for joining our Challenge last week at Word Art Wednesday. There's still time to enter more projects in this week's Challenge so, I hope you come back and join us again. Want to share God's Word with you found in Psalm 27:14 which says, "Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD." A Blessed and Happy New Year to you!
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