July CAS Christmas Card Challenge - Nativity

Happy Day Before the 4th to all those living in the USA!  

Today is also the day the July CAS Christmas Card Challenge has been posted!   Marcia is our talented hostess this month and she would like us to use a Nativity on our card.

I used the older Petite Places: Nativity Stamp and Die set from PTI for my stable, Holy Family and sentiment, as well as the Scene It: Bethlehem Die from PTI for the starry sky.  I die cut the stable out of metallic gold paper and gold embossed the Holy Family and the sentiment.   I layered a half circle of metallic gold paper behind the stars and set it inside the circle frame which is cut using one of the Stitched Square and Circles dies from Penny Black.

 

I gold embossed another sentiment on the inside of the card from the O Holy Night set from PTI.  

When everything on the front was in elegant gold - it didn't seem right to stamp with black ink on the inside!

So please check out this month's CAS Christmas Challenge - you will find lots of inspiration from the team as well as our creative July Guest Designer, Jane!

I, for one, am very happy to be getting a jump on my Christmas cards for this year!  

Please join us and you'll be ahead of the game as well! 

 Remember to keep it Clean and Simple (CAS) with lots of empty space showing!

Stamps:  Petite Places: Nativity Stamp Set, O Holy Night Stamp Set - Papertrey Ink.
Ink:  Versamark
Paper:  white - PTI, Kraft Stock Metallic - Tim Holtz/Idea-olgy.
Accessories:  Scene It: Bethlemem Dies, Petite Places: Nativity Dies - PTI, Stitched Square and Circles Dies - Penny Black, Tombow Glue, Gold Embossing Powder - Ranger, heat tool.