Glowing Nativity is is my own design - Susan Boback, Card Connoisseur. (Note that the spelling of this blog is different than my Face Book page, and Team name.)
I used Glow-in-the-dark papers (Fall Mini Catalog Sept - Dec 2023) to die cut the Nativity figures then attached them to a window sheet. If you want to hang it in the window to collect the sun in the day, it will glow at night. Don't let this card get covered up in your pile of Christmas cards! You'll want to set it out to view the Glowing Nativity in the winter evenings.
DESIGN OPTION 1: make the clear lucite top layer that's removable to hang or
DESIGN OPTION 2: leave it as the front of your card and stand it on a shelf so you can view it throughout the holiday season.
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Materials and Measurements:
Cardstock base is 5x7, Night of Navy
Inside Layer: Designer Papers, with star background for embossed sentiment 4 x 7.
(In the class project, I used Ivory paper, 4.5 x 5.5, for the sentiment layer because I thought the designer papers were too dark.)
Top Layer of Paper: 5 x 8 1/2" O Holy Night paper or your choice of stars and sand. (In class we added a piece of the desert sand design paper to a star background. Use your choice of stars and desert design or however you view the surroundings of the Nativity.
Window Sheet or Lucite piece: 5 x 7. CAUTION: handle this with clean hands and as little as possible because fingerprints will show: use a soft glass cleaner cloth to remove them. DO NOT touch the piece with glue on your fingertips as there's no way to remove it. Scrubbing with a glue eraser does not work.
Glow-in-the-dark Paper: Make sure to place it in the light before using. You can "recharge" it if there's a shadow on any part of it. Place upside right when die cutting or punching. Note that adding color with ink or marker does not permit the light to flow through that image.
Nativity dies
Ribbon to join the layers, 28". Fishing Line to hang the window sheet.
Mini Glue Dots, white Dimensionals, liquid glue, paper punch, gold embossing powder, versa-mark ink, heat tool, paper trimmer, score tool.
Instructions:
Die cut the Nativity pieces from Glow in the Dark paper. (Or choose your own color cardstock if you don't have it) On the star/desert paper which will be the background, arrange your figures as you wish. Move the animals, wiseman, camel around till you have them where you want them. Set it aside.
Heat Emboss in Gold your Nativity Sentiment, then glue to base, making sure to allow at least 2 inches that overlaps the top. Score & fold the top 1 1/2". Fold it over the card base, as shown in the photo below.
Clean any embossing powder, versa-mark ink or glue off your hands and work surface.
Punch two holes on the top of the card base and through the stars layer that are at least 1/2" down and 1 1/2" in from the edges. Punch separately if necessary to punch through the thicknesses, lining up the layers so they are exact.
With clean fingertips, lay out your Nativity design on the Window Sheet. Use minimum glue dots to attach each die cut to the window sheet. CAUTION: once a die cut is attached, it cannot be removed WITHOUT leaving a mark. Add a dimensional to the camel to "pop" it up, so he stands out from the others.
Once the Nativity die cuts are attached, punch two holes in the top of the Window Sheet in the identical spots the card base and paper layers are.
Assemble your Glowing Nativity:
Bottom layer: Navy card base with sentiment piece, which you've glued on. Punch two holes at the top.
Middle/Star Layer: no stamping or Embossing is done on this layer - it is the background scene for the Window Sheet Nativity. Punch two holes identically places over the bottom layer.
Top Layer/Window Sheet: layer this on top of the other two. Punched holes identically placed as the other two layers.
Thread a piece of coordinating ribbon through the holes, then tie in a knot or bow above the card. If you plan to hang the Window Sheet Nativity separately, then attach a piece of linen thread or fishing line to it separately. Include a note that the Glowing Nativity can be detached and hung separately.
Attach this note with the cards you send or give:
This is a
Glowing Nativity. Make sure to set it in the daylight to capture the light,
then display it in the evening darkness, one of two ways:
1) Leave as is, hang or stand; or Separate the Lucite layer and hang
Display & enjoy the Message of Christmas
This is a simple project with a few very particular pieces. I hope you will enjoy making one and sharing the Good News of Christmas in a unique and "glowing" way.
Have a Blessed Holiday Season! Thanks for stopping by. Be creative and blessed!sb
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