Over on the Daring Cardmakers blog this week, we’re back to a card challenge!
And it’s one that could assist you if you’ve still got plenty of Christmas cards to make, because the challenge is to make a card inspired by a favourite carol or song.
Well, Do You Hear What I Hear? is one of my favourite Christmas songs, but a carol that I could pay homage to on a card… it had to be We Three Kings, as I just love the chorus:
O Star of wonder, star of night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us to thy Perfect Light
And so it was most handy that I had a matching stamp sentiment in the Lil’ Inker Designs All the Christmas You’ll Ever Need stamp set (there are lots of carol/song inspired stamps in that set!).
The Star of wonder sentiment was the one that immediately drew me to the set as I’ve long been after a festive “star” related greeting. 🙂
And here’s my take:
Paper: Basic Grey
Stamp: Lil’ Inker Designs – All the Christmas You’ll Ever Need
Dies: Concord & 9th – Christmas Cottage, Lil’ Inker Designs – Silly Stitched dies
Ephemera: My Mind’s Eye – Sugar Plum
Other: glitter paper, 3D foam tape
It’s only after the whole card was made that I really, really wish I’d added the circle stitches first before stamping the greeting rather than stamping the greeting first, because I could have moved it over to the left a little to fit in that shiny glittery star from the Sugar Plum ephemera pack. But hey ho!
I also added gold glitter paper behind the windows of the little house and each layer of the Christmas Cottage die set has some 3D foam tape on it to create a truly dimensional background. Such a fab die set!
Anyway, I think I’ll really need to get making more cards inspired by my festive playlist – some good music should make me work faster! 😉
Remember to pop on over to the Daring Cardmakers blog to see the other amazing card interpretations!
Until next time, happy crafting!
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