Today I’m featuring the first of four cards I made for the Rising Stars card swap using the Night of Bethlehem bundle (Night of Bethlehem stamp set and Bethlehem Edgelits Dies.) You can see all the swap cards here. I used some unexpected colors on this card: Pink Pirouette, Berry Burst, and Soft Sky. It reminds me of the pastel painted buildings I’ve seen in tropical areas.

Here’s what I made:

Here’s what I did:

Cut and scored with my Stampin’ Trimmer:

• Soft Sky card stock (CS) cut to 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, then scored in half at 4-1/4″
• Berry Burst CS cut to 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″
• Soft Sky CS cut to 5-1/4″ x 4″
• 2 pieces of Watercolor Paper cut to 5″ x 3″

Stamped with the Night of Bethlehem stamp set:

• stars in Whisper White Craft ink onto the upper half of the Soft Sky CS layer, then set the ink with a Heat Tool)

Stamped with the Iconic Christmas stamp set:

• sentiment in Pool Party ink onto the bottom of the Soft Sky CS layer

Watercolored using Aqua Painters:

• one piece of Watercolor Paper with Pink Pirouette ink
• the other piece of Watercolor Paper with Berry Burst ink

Die cut using the Bethlehem Edgelits:

• Pink Pirouette Watercolor Paper with one Edgelits die
• Berry Burst Watercolor Paper with the other Edgelits die

Assembled the card:

• Berry Burst CS layer glued onto the front of the card base
• stamped Soft Sky CS layer glued onto the Berry Burst CS layer
• Berry Burst die cut glued onto the Soft Sky CS layer
• Pink Pirouette die cut adhered over the Berry Burst die cut using Mini Stampin’ dimensionals
• silver star enamel shape applied to the Soft Sky CS layer

Here are today’s colors:

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Here’s what I used:

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