Jesus in the Manger Tri-Fold Card

 

Annie’s Ink-Lings

I'm really excited about the card I'm sharing with you today.  I love making Christmas cards depicting the birth of Jesus.  I certainly have made many different designs over the years.  But I must say that this one is my very favorite at this point.  The card base is a very simple tri-fold card and very easy to cut, score, and fold.  The next step does involve a lot of cutting panels to size and die cutting, and some coloring before the assembly step begins.  Assembly is the most time-consuming part, but I think it is well worth it.  I ended up making six of this card.  I just turned on my Christmas music and enjoyed every moment of the time spent! 

Here are a couple of views of the fully opened card.  The scroll was stamped on white card stock, colored, and then fussy cut.

This is a good view of the tri-fold.  I really enjoy making cards using this fold because there is a larger area to decorate and express my idea.

Here's a good tip:  Be sure to stamp the sentiments on the panels before you attach them to the card base.  These sentiments are so beautiful and really  express the real and perfect meaning of Christmas.

         

Stamp Baby Jesus on white card stock, color, and fussy cut.  The star is die cut from silver glitter paper.

This sentiment really touches my heart.  

Another tip, once you have glued the legs to the manger, diagonally cut the ends so that they will be even with the card (or they look like the manager is sitting on the ground).

Now on to the supply lists!

Card Stock
White Card Base: 1 ¼” x 12”; score at 3 ½”, and 7 ½”
DP Panels (wood-look paper): 4 ½” x 4 ¼” cut one; 4” x 4 ¼” cut two
Multi-Stripe Blue/Brown Panel: 3 ½” x 4 ¼” cut one
Manger 1 ¼” x 6 ¾” brown card stock; score at 2 ½”, 3 ¼”, 5 ¾”, and 1/8”
Manger Legs 3/16” x 1 ½” cut two; diagonal cut on each end in opposite 

     directions (as if they were sitting on a floor)
Center Cross Piece in Manger ¼” x 3” brown card stock; score at ¼” and 

     2 ¾”
Extra white card stock and a scrap of silver glitter paper.

Dies
Poppystamps #1016 Fresh Cut Grass Die
Papertrey Ink #PTD1321 Mix & Match: Plaid Die
Echo Parker #EPPDIE591 O Holy Night Die

Stamps
O Little Town of Bethlehem by Auntie Amy’s 952JJ
A Baby’s Hands by Sweet Grass Stamps #26
A Savior is Born by Unity Stamp Co. BIB-130(697)
Swaddled Baby Jesus by Crazy Mountain Stamps

Coloring
Baby Jesus: Hair – Prismacolor Black PC935
Lips - Prismacolor Lavender PC934
Face - Copic Pearl Marker White E41
Swaddling Clothes - Aqua BlueBG01 Copic Marker
Candle - White PC938 Prismacolor Pencil
Berries - Garnet R39 Copic Marker
Leaves - Green Grass YG17 Copic Marker
Scroll - Aqua Blue BG01 Copic Marker

Thank you for viewing my blog today.  Now it's time to create.  Don't forget the music!

Blessings,

Annie