O' Holy Night

Monday means a post for Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps.

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 A little Copic Airbrushing or or sponging with ink makes for an easy and striking card. I've seen lots of nativity scene stamps, but typically they are larger sized. I don't think I've ever seen a smaller sized nativity image like this from PPRS.

 I stamped the image in Memento Teal Zeal ink on Neenah Classic Crest Solar White. I cut out the image with Spellbinder's Labels 27, the O Holy Night is cut out with Spellbinder's Fancy Framed Labels Two. I left the stamped images in the dies as I airbrushed a little BG53 around the edges. You could certainly sponge some ink around the edges to achieve the same effect.

Wanted to share a quick tip.... I glue my bows and embellishments on most often with Ultimate Glue, my absolute favorite glue. Some ribbons, especially sheer ribbons, don't like to grab on and stick immediately. So I use Reverse Tweezers as a clamp to keep it firmly in place as the glue sets.

You can see I added piercing around the edges of the nativity scene label. I added the piercing before I removed it from the die... using the edge f the die as a guide to keep my piercing straight. I added several more layers using Spellbinder's Decorative Labels Twenty-seven, love how all of the dies in this set are different designs and coordinate with the Labels Twenty-seven.

On the inside I added a few leftover strips of my cardstock. A few snowflake die cuts added on the inside too.

• Stamps by Prickley Pear Rubber Stamps: Small Nativity Scene #EE0145, O Holy Night #EE0147
• Dies: Spellbinder's S5-128 Fancy Framed Tags Two, S4-376 Spellbinder's Labels Twenty-seven, S4-380 Decorative Labels Twenty-seven,  My Favorite Things Die - Let it Snowflake
• Paper: Light Aqua Card Stock, Aqua Card Stock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, Lily Bee 6x6 paper pad "Handmade" Collection
• Other: Adhesive Pearls, Copic/ABS, Foam Tape, Piercing Tool, Sheer White Ribbon, Ultimate Glue, Perfect Layers Rulers