This card was inspired by Just Us Girls challenge #414 (Light). The theme seemed like a natural fit with the Bethlehem bundle, which I had yet to pull out and use.
For the background, I used a technique a hadn't used in years, but used to love: Polished Stone. For my first try, I covered the whole piece in blue, but then when I started trying to layer the parts, I couldn't make the scene work, no matter which color I was stamping the characters in. Then I had the idea to give the technique a try again, but ground the scene with some Sahara Sand and Crumb Cake ink at the bottom. It made the world of a difference, and I was able to quickly finish the card once I made that change.
The sentiment I used is from the same stamp set, but it's a much longer sentiment in the set. I knew I would never use the whole thing, so I cut it apart to keep only the beginning and the end, which could work well on their own. Since I had limited space on my card, the end part worked well. (I noticed after stamping it that it still had the period attached. I rectified that afterwards with my scissors.)
The Bethlehem landscape was die-cut out of the new Champagne foil paper, and the guiding light was die-cut out of Dazzling Diamonds glimmer paper. It seemed a little empty, so I topped it off with a blue glitter enamel dot.
My test pieces didn't go to waste. I decided to use the blue polished stone background to cover the front of my envelope, and one of the silhouettes in the corner. On the back flap, I layered the shepherd image in all three colors. The last piece went inside the card. It was a nice way to create a cohesive ensemble and not having the extra pieces end up in the bin, unused.
The color combo was inspired by a past ColourQ combo (#248), which I updated with current colors by replacing Not Quite Navy with Dapper Denim and Ruby Red with Real Red.
Colour Combo: Real Red + Marina Mist + Dapper Denim + Sahara Sand + White
Stampin' Up! Supplies
Stamps: Nuit à Bethléem (Night in Bethlehem)
Cardstock: Real Red, Marina Mist, Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper, Champagne Foil Paper, Glossy White Cardstock
Ink: Dapper Denim
Classic Ink Refills: Marina Mist, Dapper Denim, Sahara Sand, Crumb Cake
Accessories: Bethlehem Edgelits Dies, Stampin' Dimensionals, Glitter Enamel Dots,
Rubbing Alcohol, White Medium Envelope
Oh my goodness this is stunning! And fits the "light" theme this week perfectly! Thanks so much for sharing over at JUGS!
Posted by: Angie | October 09, 2017 at 18:12
Your scene is beautiful! I love the use of the star for "Light" and your background is awesome. Thanks for playing along with us at JUGS!
Posted by: Sue VanDeVusse | October 11, 2017 at 16:07
What a beautiful scene you've created here, and the theme fits with the challenge perfectly! ♥
Posted by: Lea Lawson | October 12, 2017 at 11:11