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Star in the silent night by ~GenevieveGT:iconGenevieveGT:


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Submitted: December 7, 2007
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Illustration for a Christmas card my mother wanted me to make so she could give it out this Christmas. In the design I tried to add reference to:

- The star that lead to Jesus
- Angels
- Gifts of the wise men gold, frankincense and myrrh (although the myrrh vessel is not visible in the image)

Sending out early Christmas wishes to everyone :heart:


Note: I have changed the text to that of the original card which my mother had chosen. There are two reasons why I will not take out the text and the type of text on this card.

1. This is a card that celebrates the birth of Christ. Anyone who is offended by that need not bother with this post. There are too many pieces that go online that are offensive in nature and to Christians yet their posts get rave reviews because of these factors. Yet to have something clean in nature but referencing to Christ seems to get disagreements. Unfortunately for those people, I don't really mind expressing my faith so please understand that my pieces are done to show the talent that God has given me.
(This is probably one of the reasons why I won't get any popularity points on DA ;) )

2. There is quite a bit of blank space on the top of the piece which makes it look too plain if I take out the text completely. So if you didn't like the first text I've added the original text (although it covers the star). Consider this the full commission piece from my mother. I'm not changing it.

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~HomieBear:iconHomieBear: Dec 7, 2007, 9:51:54 PM
Happy Christmas to you too!

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Does a bear Poo in the Woods?
Yes he does.
~autumn-green:iconautumn-green: Dec 7, 2007, 9:52:45 PM
Beautiful design! ^^

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Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful. ~Albert Schweitzer
~sasami21712:iconsasami21712: Dec 7, 2007, 9:54:13 PM Mood: Adoration
Absolutely beautiful! ^^

Happy Holidays! :D
~Tito-san:iconTito-san: Dec 7, 2007, 9:57:40 PM
Incredible!! *O*
~ryuume:iconryuume: Dec 7, 2007, 10:01:57 PM
Waow, that is gorgeous :wow:. Definitely makes a great Christmas card. I really love the design of the clothes, and the coloring is soft and just...so pretty *0*. Wonderful job :clap:.
~Winnsome:iconWinnsome: Dec 7, 2007, 10:05:45 PM
Aww, so nice! Happy Holidays to you too! C:

Great symbolism too... and as always, I love the print on the dress!
~artistswan89:iconartistswan89: Dec 7, 2007, 10:56:45 PM
Probably one of the most beautifullest Christmas cards I have ever seen ^^!
I love how kind her face looks and the pattern on her dress.

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I put bird seed in the ground but no birds grew from it T^T Dang birds.
*jadespider:iconjadespider: Dec 7, 2007, 11:19:57 PM
Very nice.

I know that you probably don't mean at all to be offensive, but you might not realize that putting Christian imagery on a card and saying things like the true "meaning" or "reason" for the season can be offensive to others who celebrate other Holidays in the season of Winter.

I don't celebrate Christmas but I hope you have a pleasant one.

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We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of the dreams. :bye:

Credit to the artist: my avatar is a snippit of the artwork that Ruaki did for me. (thanks!!) :hug:
~Nerd-bunny:iconNerd-bunny: Dec 7, 2007, 11:54:49 PM
Truly beautiful and wonderfully detailed and delicate. I like how you did the hair and the little embelishments you added like the holly in her hair.

I do, however, have one thing to point out. I believe it is more grammatically correct to say "May you be blessed with the true meaning of the season."

All in all though, I do love it. Happy Holidays! =D

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~kurenaisama:iconkurenaisama: Dec 8, 2007, 12:45:52 AM
That's preeettty 83