Elizabeth Craft Designs Happy Birthday Jesus!

 Happy Christmas Y'all!

Today we celebrate the birth of Christ!!  Happy birthday Jesus!

Psalms 30:4

Sing praise to the Lord, you saints of His,
And give thanks at the remembrance of His holy name.

I've made this beautiful card using Stamps, dies and paper from the Autumn Harvest Collection at

Elizabeth Craft Designs designed by Angelica Turner.

Florals 31, Florals 32,  Autumn Foliage, Autumn Harvest Paper Collection, 

Elegant Decorative Frame and Layered Greetings 1

I used several layers on this card, copper cardstock, gold cardstock, black cardstock, and 

decorative paper in layers.

The combination of decorative papers and inked flowers and leaves really make this a 

birthday card with elegance.

Put a little shimmer or sparkle on your flowers with fine or chunky glitter. Sometimes it's fun to also give your leaves some shine with Diamond Glaze or other glazing product.

AND

Be bold, mix up your colors when inking!

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

The Christmas story (in a nutshell) from 2 different accounts.

Matthew 1:20-25

20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, “Joseph, son of David, do not fear to take Mary as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.” 22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet:

23 “Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
    and they shall call his name Immanuel”

(which means, God with us). 24 When Joseph woke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him: he took his wife, 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son. And he called his name Jesus.

Luke 2:6-13

6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.[c]

The Shepherds and the Angels

8 And in the same region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear. 10 And the angel said to them, “Fear not, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. 11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be a sign for you: you will find a baby wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying,

14 “Glory to God in the highest,
    and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!”[d]

Elizabeth Craft Designs Thinking of you bird

 Hello crafting friends,

I used the same flower die for both of these flower styles, one is curled inward and one downward.  What a difference it makes.

Wired stamen were used for centers so I used the leftover wire to make curly additions

to the bouquet.

It was fun using a border die to make a frame.
Lace Border, Florals 31, Autumn Pumpkins, Autumn Harvest Paper Collection

                    Stitched Rounded Rectangles

Other products:

Black cardstock, rust cardstock, wired stamen, ribbon, Oxide ink

Thanks for visiting today.

Robin

Luke 2:8-13

8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And [c]behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a [d]manger.”

13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

14 “Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill[e] toward men!”

Elizabeth Craft Designs Lovely Day in Copper

 Hello everyone!

This week I have made a framed floral with the Autumn Harvest lovely paper, copper cardstock and copper metallic thread.

This took a bit of work but not bad. I used the large and medium tags in Tab 4 with Tags.

The flower paper frame and the inner copper is popped up off of the green decorative paper.  Do you have to do that, no, but it adds interest.

Tab 4 with Tags, Circles, Banners and Ribbons, Florals 31, Autumn Greetings

Autumn Harvest Paper Collection

Other products:

Stamen, copper thread, foam tape, copper paper

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

Luke 2:4-7

4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed,[b] who was with child. 6 And while they were there, the time came for her to give birth. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.[c]

Elizabeth Craft Designs Thank you in Copper

 

Hello crafting friends!

I've used this gorgeous paper from the Autumn Harvest Collection in combination with copper and black to make a "statement" to start my fall card this week.

Elizabeth Craft Designs Products: Florals 31, Florals 32, Autumn Foliage, Autumn Fancy Frame

Autumn Harvest Paper, Wildflowers 1, Soft Finish Cardstock

Other Products: Stamen, Prills, glitter, lacquer, copper cardstock, Oxide inks for coloring flowers and leaves.

Oh my goodness, love these wreaths!

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

Impression Obsession Quick and Easy Card Hop Day 1

 Hello Crafting friends and happy holiday as December begins!

A quick way to make a card is to use decorative paper.  I die cut this piece of 5" square wintery paper in the center with DIE1315 Stitched Squares (which is a 4" square). I then popped out the outer frame and glued the center down to give some dimension.

The scarf is die cut from Christmas Plaid.

I used white glitter paper for the head and green glitter paper for the holly leaves.

The small hearts are from the Primitive Snowman die set.

CL1016 Kindness Words

DIE1353 Primitive Snowman

DIE1359 Snowman In Scarf

DIE1315 Stitched Squares

DIE1195 Rounded Rectangle Layers

PP037 Christmas Plaids

PP044 Winter Wonderland

To me the key to quick and easy is to have a stash of premade background panels!  I usually make a bunch whenever I get my craft sheet out.  I use Oxide pads or sprays and some times Mica sprays.  For this panel I used spray inks and water then added Kosher salt (large chuck salt) to get the fun snowing effect (let the salt dry on the panel then brush it off in the trash).

The ribbon is seam binding that I put in some inky water leftovers on the craft sheet.

CL1356 Warm Holiday Cheer

DIE1135 Stitched Frame Tag

DIE014 Mini Rectangle Tags 2

Impression Obsession

Anna Wight

Dina Kowal

Giovana Smith

Jeanne Streiff

Laura Fulcher

Laura Williams

Robin Clendenning

Angela Bode

Don't forget, the online store closes tomorrow.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin

Elizabeth Craft Designs-Center Step Fold Card

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Even if you aren't here in the U.S. we can all be thankful for something, right?

Today I am sharing a center-fold card.

This paper matted with black is such a standout in my opinion.

I love it!

Autumn Harvest paper, Florals 32, Autumn Foliage, Holly Greenery 

Autumn Greetings, Layered Labels and Soft Touch Cardstock

Other products: Black cording, black cardstock, brown cardstock, tiny foam balls, stamen.

There is a step by step tutorial with pattern at SplitCoastStampers for the Center Step Card.

Thanks for visiting today!

Robin