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Saturday, October 11, 2025

O Come Let Us Adore Him

Welcome back, friends! It’s time for another Caroling Christmas Cards Hop, where each month we create cards inspired by classic Christmas songs. This month’s song choices were Run Run Rudolph or What Child Is This? and I chose the peaceful, reflective tone of What Child Is This? to guide my card.

I knew right away I wanted to create something serene and faith-filled, and the Away in a Manger stamp set from My Favorite Things was a perfect match.


I started by stamping the sweet nativity image from Away in a Manger and colored it with Copic markers, keeping the palette warm and simple to reflect the peaceful scene. Once colored, I fussy cut the image to prepare it for layering.

For the card front, I used a panel of white cardstock and die cut a window using the Double Stitched Arched Dies from La-La Land Crafts. I used the two largest dies to create a frame, then dry embossed the panel with the Dainty Diamonds Embossing Folder from Stampin Up! This subtle texture reminded me of a starry sky—just the right amount of sparkle without overpowering the scene.



I blended Distress Oxide inks in Blueprint Sketch and Squeezed Lemonade onto the background, mimicking a glowing night sky. A few water splatters and white paint splatters helped add that dreamy, celestial feel.

To give the arched window some dimension, I added foam tape to the back of the panel and adhered it to a white card base. I placed the nativity image at the bottom center, also popped up with foam tape for added depth. The sentiment was kept clean and simple and stamped in black on white cardstock and placed below the image.


I hope this card brings a little peace and joy to your day. Thanks so much for visiting! Be sure to check out the rest of the hop on Instagram @crafticarri


CHALLENGES:
Simon Says Stamps Wednesday Challenge - Bright & Colorful
ABC Christmas Challenge - V is for Vertical
Critter Crazy Challenge - #103
Word Art Wednesday - #720-721
Park Hopping My Happy Place - The Holy Land Experience 
Die Cut Diva's - October AG
As You Like It Challenge - My favorite is A2 is my preferred shape and easy to mail
Peace on Earth - #97






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6 comments:

  1. ArleneTuesday, October 14, 2025

    I really like the bright background and the gray of the people. So glad you joined us at Die Cut Divas for our October theme of "Anything Goes"

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  2. Faith A at Daffodil CardsTuesday, October 14, 2025

    Cuteness overload, a beautiful image and background all coloured so beautifully. Thank you so much for joining us in our challenge at Critter Crazy Challenge this week. Good Luck. I hope to see you again in our next challenge.
    Faith A DT

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  3. Elaine StarkWednesday, October 15, 2025

    A lovely shaped card and great colouring.
    A lovely shade of pink, a very pretty non traditional card. Thanks for joining AYLI challenge. Elaine

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  4. Susan BFriday, October 17, 2025

    Such a sweet image! I love the arched frame around it. Thanks so much for joining us at Peace on Earth.

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  5. Barb FinnicalTuesday, October 21, 2025

    Lovely card Carrianne! The image is wonderful and I really love that background. It makes everything pop. Thanks so much for playing along with us at Word art Wednesday. We always appreciate you!

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  6. PJTuesday, October 21, 2025

    Fantastic blending technique and the image is spectacular, it has me singing all the Christmas carols. Glory to GOD in the Highest.

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