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Thursday, November 11, 2021

DM Nativity Part 1?

Today I have 5 more cards from a Debbi Moore Christmas set my Mom got (printed at 83% size).  I made the first card from this set some time ago (check it out here), so these cards are numbered 2 through 6.  

Card #2 (above): This first card was called a flip card.  I didn't really make it as it was intended, because I mounted the whole card on a 5 x 6.5 card base that I had covered with gold poster board.  A strip of blue card stock from my stash, with another strip of the poster board forms the border at the bottom where a sentiment from the set is "hung".  I added a touch of Sparkle Paint (from Spectrum Noir) to add a bit of shimmer.

With "Flip" part open:

Inside I carefully placed the wise men so they wouldn't be seen when the "flip" was closed - and added a couple of small camels (all from the set).  As you can see, I also added another greeting on the back side of the "flip".

Inside:

More of the blue & a camel from the set form the inside - along with a greeting (one of Mom's stamps).

Card #3:

Compared to the last card, the front of this card feels a little plain, but it is still pretty in real life with more of the added Sparkle paint.  All elements except for the blue patterned paper (which is from my stash - an old HOTP paper) were from the set.

Inside:

More blue patterned paper, more elements from the set, more Sparkle, and a stamped greeting (another of Mom's stamps).

Card #4:

This card was intended as a flip card, but I just couldn't see doing it that way, so I cut the "flip" part off and just used the rest of it as the background for the focal scene - a collection of cutouts from the set - some added with foam tape.  The left border was created using blue card stock and a ribbon from my stash - along with another greeting from the set.  I added Sparkle paint in a few places to enhance the overall look.

Inside:

More card stock, another greeting (with Sparkle) & a cow from the set, and a stamped greeting (again my Mother's stamp) complete the inside.

Card #5:

For this one, I used a bright yellow card base from my stash.  I tried to tone it down with a brown lattice die cut (French Lattice from Cheery Lynn) from my stash, but I'm not sure I was too successful.  Again, I added Sparkle paint here & there.

Inside:

Inside is even worse.  I added a couple strips of the brown paper (from my stash), but the yellow is still a bit jarring.  As you can see, I took elements from the set & created a scene - and added a greeting.  Sparkle paint was again added here & there.

Card #6:

Except for the Sparkle paint here & there, the card front is entirely from the set - including the border strip.

Inside:

The stamped sentiment (another of Mom's stamps) is the only thing I added to the inside (besides the Sparkle paint) that wasn't in the kit.

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