Day 24: The Manger & More!

Welcome to Day 24 of the 25 Days of Christmas Crafting Showcase!  Today the Designers have brought you some beautiful projects featuring the Wise Men, the Little Drummer Boy, and all of the creatures in attendance in the manger on the night Christ was born.

In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem,asking, ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’  . . . When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy.  On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure-chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.  (Matthew 2:7-11)

After the wise men and the shepherds had left the stable a little drummer boy stood alone. A tear glistened in his eye for he was the only one who had not brought a gift. Without thinking he began to play his drum. Very softly at first, pa-rum-pum-pum pa-rum-pum-pum . . . then louder and louder PA-RUM-PUM-PUM PA-RUM PUM-PUM ... and in the humble manger the tiny Christ Child's head turned towards the sound and smiled. No longer sad the little drummer boy's heart sang for he knew that his was the greatest gift of all ... the gift of Love."

Charlotte used the Circut Christmas Solutions and Inspired Heart cartridges

to create this beautiful card.  Visit her blog for more details!

Debbie created these cute little tags for her boys using the PaperCraftingWorld.com Drummer Boy and Shepherd Boy digi stamps.  Check out her blog for all the details!

Angie used the little Drummer Boy digi stamp from PaperCraftingWorld.com

on this sweet card.  Visit her blog for more details.

Evelyn created a Manger scene stair step card using the Cricut Paper Doll

Dress Up cartridge and the Drummer Boy, Shepherd Boy and Manger Saviour

digi stamps from PaperCraftingWorld.com.  Check out her blog for more details.

Jen created this board book telling the story of Christ's birth for her daughter

using the Circut Paper Doll Dress Up cartridge.  Visit her blog for more details

and check back tomorrow for more of the book!

Melin used her Cricut and Christmas Solutions cartridge for the Church and star.

Close up of the "snow covered" church

Close up of the Stickle covered "star" 

Melin created this card using the little drummer boy digi from PCW and the Animal Kingdom cartridge.

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DAY 24 Freebies

Star Shining Digital Stamp

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O Holy Night Cutting File

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Vintage Graphics

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