Good morning – happy Sunday! Well – as always happens – this session of our Krew Retreat is drawing to a close today! 🙁 We’ll do our traditional picture on the front porch – eat one last meal together around the big table and then…off to the four winds we’ll go. It’ll be sad but…we’ve had the BEST time – and are already planning for NEXT YEAR!! Whoo-hoo! Amy and I are staying on (thank you for not kicking us out for these two days, James!) and will be joining our second group when they arrive on Tuesday! Have I said…WHOO-HOO!!
Today’s Christmas card (the next in this year’s Twelve Saturdays Until Christmas Series) is one I really love – it features the beautiful A Child is Born stamp set from the Sep-Dec 2025 Mini – and is very much tone-on-tone in Pecan Pie and Basic Beige. Take a look-see:
This one started with a new product – the Whispers of Texture Specialty Paper (coming as a new Online Exclusive on 4 Nov). As the name implies, it brings a mere WHISPER of texture to your projects. And since it’s all white – it’s a perfect springboard for anything you’ve got up your sleeve!
For this one, I had Pecan Pie ink and a Small Blending Brush up my sleeve! I used them to color a 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ panel of the Whispers of Texture Specialty Paper that I then adhered to the front of a Pecan Pie card base using Liquid Glue.
On a piece of Basic Beige cardstock, I stamped the large Nativity from A Child is Born in Pecan Pie ink. Over Mary’s shoulder, I stamped the star image from the set, also in Pecan Pie ink.
I carefully tore around the image, keeping a rectangular shape and tearing TOWARDS me. Note: tear towards you or away – whichever is more comfortable and whichever look YOU like best. But – whichever you choose – do it ALL the way around! 🙂
With the panel torn, I used the Blending Brush again to add Pecan Pie ink around the edges.
Then, I tore a piece of Pecan Pie Two-Tone Cardstock down to the same size as the art panel and adhered it at an angle on the card front with Liquid Glue. I adhered the art panel over top – straight – with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I tied a bow from two lengths of white Baker’s Twine from the Black & White & Gold Baker’s Twine pack and adhered it with a Glue Dot.
On a piece of Basic Beige cardstock, I stamped a sentiment from A Child is Born in Pecan Pie ink. I tore the paper down to size, blended the edges with Pecan Pie ink and adhered it over the bow with double-stacked Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I added some Basic Beige Neutral Matte Dots to the card front and one large, clear, Faceted Snowflake to the middle of the large stamped star – and the card front was done!
For the inside, I stamped another A Child is Born sentiment in Pecan Pie ink on a Basic Beige panel. Over the top, I stamped the manger in stamped-off-once Pecan Pie ink. I added the star cluster in Pecan Pie as well. Seeing a trend here?! 🙂
I used Liquid Glue to adhere the panel to the inside of the Pecan Pie card base and the card was done.
My Basic White Medium Envelope got the A Child is Born manger in Pecan Pie ink on the front…
…and the star cluster on the envelope flap.
Et Voila! The A Child is Born set is one of my favorite religious Christmas sets of…maybe…ever! I think it is so elegant and simple and beautiful. And the sentiments are simply…perfect!
I hope you like!
If you’d like to recreate this card, all the products and card cuts you’ll need are down below! And – this is the card I posted yesterday on my Saturday Nite NOT-SO-Live YouTube video! If you’d like to see it – for the first time or again! – here ’tis!
I’ve also created a printable PDF with written instructions and a list of the products used to create this project. You can download, print and/or save it by clicking this image:
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M
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Card Cuts Used in This Project:
Pecan Pie Cardstock: 4 1/4″ x 11″ (card base, scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
Whispers of Texture Specialty Paper: 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″ (card front panel)
Pecan Pie Two-Tone Cardstock: 3 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ (torn size – behind art panel)
Basic Beige Cardstock: 3 3/4″ x 4 1/4″ (torn size – art panel); Sentiment (torn to fit); 4″ x 5 1/4″ (inner liner)
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Such a pretty card Mary! Love the layering and the neutral colors are perfect! Sad that everyone from retreat #1 is leaving today…but can’t wait for retreat #2 to begin! 🙂
Right!? How lucky are we to get to do BOTH?!? Whoo-hoo! Thanks much, Amy! 🙂
Your card is beautiful. This will bring a lot of joy to anyone receiving this. I enjoy seeing your cards.
Thank you so much! 🙂