Baby Jesus Nuggets and manger tutorial

Good afternoon everyone!  I'm sharing with you today, my first tutorial!  Yay! 

I am showing you how to stamp, color and assemble the mini skinny card and the manger nugget holder pictured at left. 

The Jesus Nuggets is a set that is releasing tonight at Clear Dollar Stamps.

A photo of a full gift ensemble idea which includes these 2 items is at the very end of the post.

Supplies you will need for the mini card, candy label and paper manger:

Stamps:  Baby Jesus Nuggets Stamp Set by Clear Dollar Stamps
(manger pattern included with the stamp set)
Copic Markers: 

• Y17  Yellow
• B93  light blue
• B97  dark blue
• E35  light brown
• E37  medium brown
• E29  dark brown
• E21  flesh
• blender pen

Ink:  Memento Black Ink Pad, Memento or Stampin Up Brown Ink Pad
CS:  White, brown, mustard/hay colored
Other:  Blue Ribbon, Nugget candy bars, corner rounder optional, sewing machine and thread, double sided red sticky tape

Baby Jesus skinny card:


1.  Cut a 2 5/8 x 1 inch strip of white cardstock (I used Neenah)
2.  Round the corners (optional)
3.  Stamp the hay with Memento brown (this is the best for use with copics) ink or Stampin Up ink
4.  Color your paper with the hay and medium brown copic markers as shown below.
 

5.  ABOVE - Start blending the yellow and brown by working the yellow down.....the key is to get enough ink on the paper to make the colors start blending.  Just keep coloring down from the yellow until your colors start blending....this really does take practice, so keep working with it!

6.  Add a rim of dark brown around the edges and start blending inward with your medium brown

7.  Keep coloring and blending with your markers until you have a blend you like.

8.  ABOVE - This is what your piece should look similar to.  Now it is time to start erasing the center to stamp your words!

9.  BELOW - Using your copic blender pen, start at the center of your opening making a small circle.  The blender pen works like an eraser....it will keep pushing the ink back as you make your circles in the middle, eventually leaving your white space.  Let it dry COMPLETELY (a note from the experienced) before you stamp your words in the center!

 

10.  Assembling the card (see picture at top of post for finished mini card)

• Cut a piece of brown cardstock:  1 1/2 x 7 and 1 1/8 x 3
• Cut a piece of mustard cardstock:  1 1/4 x 3 1/4
• Sew mustard and small brown cs together
• Fold long brown cs in half, attach sewn piece to front of card with dimensional pop dots, attach colored piece on top with pop dots at the far ends. 
• Run ribbon under the colored piece and tie a pretty knot. 
• Stamp and color baby Jesus and cut out. 
• Apply pop dots to Baby Jesus and attach to front of the card with the baby's head over the knot. 
• Done!

Nugget label:

1. Stamp another piece of white cs with the hay and Baby Jesus (BJ for short). 

2. Color in his face with the flesh color. 

3. Color along the bottom ridges with the dark blue, then color over with the light blue apply ink liberally to cause the colors to blend.

4. Take the medium brown and color around BJ leaving a slight rim of white around BJ so if the inks push a little while blending, BJ doesn't end up brown!

5.  Using the same blending as the mini card panel, starting working the yellow into the brown until the "line" disappears between the brown and yellow....gradually work yellow out to end.

6.  If you don't feel your blend goes out far enough, you can add a few streaks of brown, then applying medium pressure with your brush, begin working the lines with your yellow until they blend between the brown and the yellow. 

7.  When done blending, carefully fill in the white line around BJ with dark brown marker.

 

8. Wrap around your nugget and move on to the manger assembly below.

Manger holder:

1.  ABOVE - Stamp each plank twice on Neenah white cardstock using Memento ink.  Trace a line around your manger template that comes with your Jesus Nuggets stamps on the same cardstock.

2.  With the darkest shade and a medium shade of browns add some lines to all planks, approximately as shown above.

3.  Using both the lighter medium brown and a very light brown, blend over the planks completely as shown above until the desired wood grain is achieved.

4.  Cut out the 4 planks, as closely trimmed as possible.  Stamp the appropriate shaped planks on the backside of the cut out planks.  Apply the same colors as in step 2 and 3, to the backside of the planks.  This will create a plank that looks like wood on both sides. Set these aside while working on the manger holder.

5.  Stamp in Memento ink as shown in the picture above.  Mask off the first stamped plank by holding a sheet of copy paper or post-it note over it, in order to stamp the final plank.  Cut out on the traced pencil lines and stamp the planks again on the back side of this square.

6.  Completely cover BOTH sides of this square with the medium brown copic marker.  TIP: Leaving it a little uneven will help the manger look more like real wood.

7.  Referring back to your template for the manger base for where to cut and how far in (approximately 3/8"), cut the 4 slits in each corner of the square so that you can fold it up. 

8.  Fold the flaps in and then each side up.

9.  Using double sided red sticky tape on each flap, carefully stick each corner together to form the bottom half of a box.

10.  Using double sided red sticky tape, size and cut pieces to stick 2 planks together at an angle, and make 2 sets of those.  LASTLY, use double sided sticky tape to stick the 2 sets of criss-crossed planks onto each end.

Below is a full gift ensemble idea.  You can use the rafia and put it under the nugget inside the manger too...

Stamps used in gift ensemble above:  Claudette Camel, Sally sheep, Jesus Nuggets

All coloring is with copic markers on Neenah white cardstock.

Supply list for card and manger are listed at the top of this post.

The clear box fits 8 nugget candies perfectly and can be purchased HERE.

Thanks so much for viewing my tutorial and I hope it was helpful!  Many Blessings!

~Lori

Comments

[Karen]

This is totally completely awesome!!! I love it!! Finally a Christmas treat that is about Jesus!!! I'm too late this year but I'll surely be making them next year!!!
Thank you soooooooooo much for sharing!!!!!

[Mel M. M. M.]

WOW! Stunning project and what a mindbogglingly perfect tutorial for your first one. Thanks for all of your hard work; it was SO inspiring! :O)

[Deanna Tam]

This is so beautiful and clever! Thanks for the tutorial!

[emily]

Oh My Lori. I didn't know you had a blog. How could I not know? Imagine my surprise when Katie directed us there this morning...

These are darling!
emily

[Jen]

Oh my goodness... this is just precious! Thank you so much for sharing!

[Lori G (Chef Mama)]

Lori, I love this! Can't wait to order this set!

[Alex Maldonado]

Lori this is divine! I had visualized something like this as soon as I saw this set. You are so amazing for doing such a wonderful job!! I'm just so in awe of your incredible talent! :)

[doris]

this is fantastic idea!

[Vicki Conquest]

I knew our day in KC would pay off! Beautiful coloring on all of it and a great tutorial too! I feel so lame... :) I guess I need to get my blog dusted off and join in on the fun!

[Mandy Cheshire]

That manger is AMAZING! WOWZERS!

[Shelly Schmidt]

This is a wonderful tutorial and such a cute little stamp set! I look forward to viewing your daily blogging!

[Marilyn]

CONGRATULATIONS! This is wonderful... not only do we get to see your wonderful products, but tutorials and stories too!
{Happy Dance} Marilyn

[Katie]

Geesh Lori,
You know how to make an entrance - awesome tutorial and great ensemble. So excited for you and CDstamps!

[Cynde]

Lori your manger set is Fun and Beautiful...I love how sweet and simple it is! You have made it look simple! Love your coloring, and what a great tutorial!
Congratulations on having a blog now....really like that you do! Great Job...Great Project. Thanks for the inspiration! Cynde

[Aimeslee]

So glad to see you and the design team blogging. Love being able to see examples.

Thanks for the tutorial, it was awesome.

[Diane Noble]

Lori, your blog is wonderful. I'm so glad you're starting one. Your project is adorable and you have a wonderful tutorial. You are off to a great start...and I'm off to order some new CD stamps!!

Congratulations!

[Karen]

Beautiful! My friend would NEVER open them, just keep them because they are so lovely. No calories that way.

[Nancy Grant]

Awesome!!!!! Love your tutorial! Your coloring is amazing!

Congrats on a fabulous start!!!

:-)

[Joan Ervin]

Congrats on you new blog and WOW, what a fabulous tutorial!!! You sure can work those copics!!!

[Tori Wild]

What a fantastic tutorial Lori and the rich colors of this are just amazing! I'm so excited that you have a blog now!! Tori

[dini]

Laurie sent me over....This little manger project is 'shut up' cute! (not to even mention such a detailed and wonderful tutorial on your first post...I'll be back!

Dina

[Kim Teasdale]

Say it ain't so! You got a blog! Yay!!!! Your first post and a tutorial - you rock and so does your project :)

[Laurie Wilson]

Love it girl! I love it when you stamp!