Sunday 10 December 2017

Advent Calendar Extravaganza with Taheerah Atchia

Good morning! It's an exciting day here - I've been invited to be part of Taheerah's Advent Calendar Extravaganza!



Advent Calendar Extravaganza is -the- festive event of the season! This ‘hop with a twist’ was dreamed up by Taheerah Atchia and features surprise destinations each day! Joining in the fun with Taheerah are ONE HUNDRED special guests - each serving up some fantastic Christmas inspiration! Just like an Advent Calendar, you’ll never know where you’re going to be visiting next until you ‘open the door’!

And that’s not all! With 25 *amazing* sponsors taking part as guests as well, your crafty wish list is bound to get a boost with a chance to win a prize EVERY SINGLE DAY!!

Join in the fun every day at taheerah-atchia.com to see what special surprises await behind the door!


Here's my project. I decided to create a Nativity scene with a twist - it's Christmas morning (with a sunrise) rather than the traditional night sky.

The sun was made using one of my first alcohol ink experiments. I am missing the 'official' blending solution and any metallic mixatives, so I used my Delicata Gold re-inker (from AGES ago!)  and some rubbing alcohol and made a 'polished stone' background - it has beautiful golden, sunshiney shimmer! I borrowed an idea from Jessica, to use a camera lens cleaner to 'blow' the ink around on the Yupo paper.

I used stamps and dies from SugarPea Designs (also available at today's sponsor, Seven Hills Crafts!)




It’s not a party without a prize - and with prizes every day there are several chances to win! Today’s prize is generously supplied by Seven Hills Crafts so you’ll definitely want to win! Simply leave a comment on this post - then head back to taheerah-atchia.com and leave a comment there too! You must leave a comment on Taheerah’s blog as well as mine in order to be eligible to win! Don’t forget to grab the other surprise destinations from Taheerah’s blog and head over to them to leave comments there as well to improve your odds even more! You have until 23:59 EST on 31st December 2017 to enter.

Don’t forget Advent Calendar Extravaganza runs from 1st-25th December inclusive so make sure you visit taheerah-atchia.com every day for fabulous inspiration and amazing prizes every single time! Merry Christmas!


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180 comments:

  1. I love the "Morning"! Beautiful card.

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  2. I love how you added the sunburst with the nativity border. And the sentiment is perfect. Thank you and Christmas blessings.

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  3. What an inspiration! Why do I always think it has to be night in a Nativity scene? I’m definitely gonna to try a morning scene today.

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  4. Such a bright and beautiful with Nativity border, Amazing!

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  5. What a wonderful card. That border die is amazing!

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  6. Wonderful nativity scene - I love the brilliant sun backdrop.

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  7. Love the sunrise with the nativity scene...beautiful!

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  8. Beautiful! Love the combination of ink and dies.

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  9. I love the joy this card projects to me, with the sun's rays. Gorgeous!

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  10. Your card is so pretty, Ardyth. Thanks for sharing your talents in this special event.
    Karen Letchworth

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  11. That's such a bright beautiful card! Thanks for the video :)

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  12. That's such a wonderful design, I really like how you put it all together!

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  13. Lovely card! Great idea on the morning background and I totally like that nativity die!

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  14. What a glorious Nativity scene. Love it. Cheers.

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  15. How pretty, love that POP of yellow!

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  16. Love the dies you used to create this beautiful card!

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  17. Beautiful card, thanks for sharing.

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  18. Great card - I just love this Nativity scene die

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  19. I love everything with a sunburst! Beautiful.

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  20. fantastic card, Ardyth - a glorious sun background!!

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  21. Love the sunrise background.

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  22. What an original idea to make a sunrise-Christmas-card ! It sure works !!

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  23. Great card - love the sunrise.

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  24. A very beautiful morning sunrise card, Ardyth! Love it.

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  25. I've just jumped on the alcohol inks band wagon! Love your card and thanks for the tips on accessories!

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  26. Love the rays of joy.
    The die cut is great.
    thanks for sharing a
    wonderful card.

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  27. what a neat use of that die!

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  28. I love the use of the air to move the color, beautiful.

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  29. Beautiful card! Thank You for the inspiration.

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  30. The nativity die is great and using a sunrise instead is a clever twist.

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  31. You've made me put that Bethlehem die on my wishlist! Absolutely love your unique, beautiful card, Ardyth!

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  32. The Nativity in the morning...GLORIOUS! Beautiful card and thanks for the video.

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  33. Haven't seen any nativity cards till now, such a bright, happy modern spin on it, fantastic x

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  34. I love your beautiful nativity scene!

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  35. beautiful, thanks for the video!

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  36. Love this sunrise nativity and that you can improvise with alcohol inks. Thank you for sharing.

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  38. Fabulous card!! Love the sun!!

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  39. Love the sunrise scene! Perfect for The Light! Thanks for sharing!

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  40. I find this an interesting Christmas card!

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  41. This is a beautiful card and I love the extra meaning it gives to the Christmas story!

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  42. Just stunning! I love your design and the gold is awesome! Just lovely. Happy Holidays!

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  43. Absolutely gorgeous card! Love how the sun turned out.

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  44. The detail in that scene is so wonderful. Plus the beautiful sun.Nicely done.

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  45. Clever use of inks and dies.

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  46. I love to make my Christmas Cards with a religious theme. After all, it is the day of Christ's birth. Your card is beautiful.

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  47. Wow. So often we see this scene with a moon ,but I love the SONSHINE! :)
    Kim Marie

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  48. Such an unexpected and dramatic design. TFS

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  49. Love your nativity scene - so beautiful!

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  50. I love it when someone figures out a different way to use a paper crafting supply. Great idea!

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  51. Your bright and sunny card to welcome Him is just perfect. A lovely nativity scene.

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  52. I tooo like your take on the Nativity scene with the Sun rising.

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  53. Great idea to go for a morning card! I think it really worked well.

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  54. Beautiful “burst of light”. Such a good choice for the background.

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  55. Really love that background but I sure would have had a hard time cutting into it. Alcohol inks just rock!

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  56. Great card! Thanks for sharing your quick video and for participating in this fun event!!

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  57. Your background is beautiful for your sun Ardyth, such a cool die and your scene looks awesome, nice job.

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  58. What a great card, Ardyth! The technique looks like it is so fun to do. Thank you for showing how easy it is to do and inspiring me!

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  59. Heavenly sunrise!
    Looks lovely and
    wonderful.
    Carla from Utah

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  60. Beautiful card to celebrate the meaning of the season!

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  61. The sunburst in the background is a wonderful way to showcase the front images! TFS!

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  62. Great idea to make a sunrise scene of the Nativity.

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  63. Beautiful card! I love the sunrise.

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  64. Awesome card. Love the sunburst background.

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  65. Your sunny morning Nativity scene is gorgeous, Ardyth; exactly as I would imagine the day to dawn following Jesus' birth! Beautiful and heart-warming! So thrilled to see you sharing your amazing creativity at Taheerah's Advent Extravaganza!
    Hugs~c

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  66. Your card is stunning, Ardyth! Beautiful sunburst

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  67. It was fun to watch you make this background. Love the finished card..

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  68. Beautiful sunrise nativity scene, the yellow background is just gorgeous!

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  69. I was intrigued by your camera lens cleaner. I must have missed Jessica's video when she did it. So glad I could see what you did send and how it worked. Thank you! I like the idea of your cards having the morning sun. It's a unique twist but makes much sense. .

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  70. Beautiful card. Thanks for sharing...

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  71. Oh I love this idea! It reminds me of the line from "O Come All Ye Faithful" that says, "Yea, Lord we greet thee, born this happy morning." You're right; we do forget there was a morning involved in this too! But anyway, aside from just the whole concept, it is a beautiful card; those alcohol inks make for a gorgeous, bright sun. The white silhouette in front of it is also quite striking. Thank you for sharing such wonderful ideas and inspiration (and a whole new set of stamps and dies I hadn't seen before)!

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  72. Beautiful card! Thanks for sharing!

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  73. Love your card. So good to see one with the true meaning of Christmas.

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  74. Saw your quick video on IG, such a fun way to create this vibrant sun!

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  75. What a STUNNING and unique card, I love it. Thanks for sharing. Tracey Magner

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  76. I LOVE how this turned out, Ardyth!! So perfect!!

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  77. Oh my ! I love that sunburst in the background ! margessw@icloud.com

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  78. This nativity scene is really amazing! I love the tiny detail!

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  79. Cute card - love the gold/yellow!

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  80. A stunning design! Love the morning starburst and the simplicity of the design.

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  81. Awesome card! Thanks for the canned air tip to blow colors around!

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  82. Very cute Nativity scene. I think I had never heard of this company before.

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  83. Great card - love the idea of the Christmas sunrise!

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  84. refreshing new look with your bright sunrise!

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  85. Love the nativity scene die. Your card is a cool twist on a traditional scene

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  86. I am enjoying so much seeing everyone's creative works. Your card is
    simply beautiful!!!! Thanks for sharing. Happy holidays!

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  87. Beautiful card. Love the sunburst background.

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  88. Lovely! I like the morning....a NEW DAY DAWNS for humanity!

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  89. Well of course Jesus was still there in the morning! Beautiful card representing the REASON FOR THE SEASON! Thank you for the inspiration!

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  90. Ardyth, what a fabulous way to use the NativityScape die! Might have to try something similar.

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  91. What a beautiful nativity scene, your sunburst looks fab!

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  92. What a unique beautiful card.

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  93. I have to try out the Yupo paper! The alcohol inks really move on it!

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  94. Great card, love the bright star in the background of the nativity scene.

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  95. Beautiful card! Love the bright colors!

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  96. The sunrise over the nativity looks wonderful, Ardyth.

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  97. I just love your little videos!! The blowy thing is fabulous... so much easier than a straw.

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  98. Love your idea and substitutions! Great card.

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  99. I love cards with Nativity scenes and this one is beautiful with the sun rays behind it!

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  100. Oh my how wonderful is your card. I think it is a great idea for it to be sunrise & what a glorious sunrise you have provided.

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  101. Such a great card. Thank you for sharing.

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  102. Great to see you taking part! And what a great graphical design! Hugs, Gerrina

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  103. What a great idea and such a pretty card.

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  104. Wonderful card, thanks for sharing.

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  105. Fabulous card! Love the sun rays!

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  106. Nice Happy, Sunshine Yellow background with Glorious Sun Rays. Nice job!

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  107. Fabulous card! I really love that sun (totally makes me want to buy some alcohol inks and Yupo paper)!

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  108. what a great unexpected take on a Christmas card!

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  109. I thinks is my favorite card so far in this event. Love the background. Thank you for sharing.

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  111. Neat idea to use a sunrise instead of a night scene.

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  112. Great idea with sunburst...love the nativity!

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  113. Oh my gosh, talk about thinking out of the box! There had to be a beautiful sunrise the morning after our Lord's birth and you used my favorite color in the whole wide world, yellow and for that I give you 100 points! LOL I love how you embossed the Scripture too. I am loving this card so much even if you didn't do it bright, sunny yellow. It's so hard to find Christian stamps and cards although I am beginning to see more stamps lately and for that I am so thankful. Can you tell I am Catholic? I'll bet God is smiling when he sees this card although I know he loves everyone's talent.
    Thank you for showing us your sunny yellow card and for giving us the chance to win something. When I win I am going to shop till I drop!

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  114. What a great celebration for your card- the SUN on Christmas morning, shining on the SON!

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  115. I love this - why do I always think the manger scene should be at night?! What a great idea and a great card!

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  116. Thanks for the technique video. And thanks for the twist on the manger scene. I don't know that I'd break out of the box and think morning sunrise. Nice!

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  117. This is such a unique card. I love the whole theme of it and the sun rays are just beautiful behind the nativity scene! Thanks for sharing! Merry Christmas!

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  118. The card is great, I would have never thought to use the die in that way.

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  119. I love how you used the sun with the nativity scene, I never have thought about the day time. In all the cards I have made with the Nativity, I have made it as night, something different is good.

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  120. Love the bright yellow from the alcohol ink. So pretty.

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  121. Love your bright beautiful sun with the nativity!

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  122. Gorgeous scene and love the sunburst die!

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  123. Gorgeous card! I love the sunrise, fabulous twist.

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  124. love the sun die and the use of alcohol inks for brilliance.

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  125. Such a lovely card! I love the bright yellow on this card with the white die cut is very striking!

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  126. Striking effect. The perfect nativity scene

    Sammibug aka Samantha Houp aka Sammi

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  127. Oh what a pretty card! I have all of the supplies to do the alcohol ink technique, but I have to wait for Christmas :(

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  128. So neat to use the sun as a backdrop for the scene!

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  129. Such a great card using all your supplies!!

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  130. This is gorgeous! I love these dies.

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  131. Fun technique with alcohol markers for the background. Love the Sugarpea designs stamp and dies. Such a cute card.

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  132. Nice use of dies - love the sentiment as well

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  133. Great improvise on the background. Beautiful card.

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  134. I just LOVE your card. I love making nativity scene cards for Christmas. Thanks for the inspiration. :D

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  135. Oh yay fun new technique to try out, thank you!

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  136. Lovely card...great inspiration...

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  137. Brilliantly done with the bold yellow backdrop!!! The scene is delightful!

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  138. Love the sunburst, the colors are amazing.

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  139. Beautiful card! I really need to try out the alcohol inks!

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  140. Such an amazing combination of die cuts. Very effective. Thanks for sharing!

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  141. Very beautiful. Perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas.

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  142. This card is just perfect for celebrating Christ’s birth, a truly joyous occasion that you captured exquisitely! Thank you!

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  143. Gorgeous card that tells the true meaning of Christmas, thanks for sharing!

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  144. Thanks for highlighting the reason for the season. Sweet Card

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  145. very eye catching. beautiful nativity

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  146. This is so adorable! I adore SPD products!

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  147. Lovely card with a twist. That is a stunning yellow. Thanks for sharing the technique video.

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  148. You have created a wonderful card and love the meaning behind

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  149. I really like your card. Merry Christmas!

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  150. What a beautiful and unexpected card! Such a creative idea to use the sun burst background with the wonderful Sweet Peas landscape die! Thanks so much for the inspiration to look outside the box!

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  151. Wow the sun burst is very colorful, not what you’d expect in a nativity scene. Very nice.

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  152. Great idea to pair the sunburst with the nativity scene! Beautiful card!!

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  153. SQUEAL!! Just AMAZING!! I just ADORE the Design!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and INSPIRING!! Have a FABULOUS New Year!! =)

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  154. How special that you gave us the sunshine of the day after His birth. Sucha uplifting card. Thanks

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  155. What a lovely idea for a card! I love that die too (I also have it) :)

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