Hey there! The Night in Bethlehem set gave me lots of room to create! After my "warm up" Tranquil Tide cards I shared yesterday, I moved on to Early Espresso, Very Vanilla, and Gold for my color palette. I heat embossed the star with gold powder in the upper left corner, making sure I rubbed the card stock with my Embossing Buddy first to remove static and oils.
Sponging is an easy way to add depth and texture to your creation. The Merry Music Specialty Designer Series Paper from the Holiday Catalog was perfect for this card, but it is Whisper White-based, not vanilla, so I sponged the edges with Soft Suede and very lightly sponge brayered with Crumb Cake. (In real life it looks more aged and yellowed than it does here.)
I gold-embossed the greeting on a strip of Very Vanilla that I used Paper Snips to cut banner points on one end. I added a wrap of Linen Thread to finish.
Inside I used more Night in Bethlehem images, gold-embossing the sentiment and stars. I stamped the Bethlehem skyline with Early Espresso, and sponged the edges with Soft Suede.
This set may be my favorite in the whole Holiday Catalog!
Night in Bethlehem and the Merry Music Specialty Designer Paper will be available to order on September 1st. To check out the updated Clearance Rack and to order Stampin' Up! today, go to my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps
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For every $25 in product you order (before tax & shipping), you’ll receive one each of these completed Carols of Christmas cards, with envelopes and instructions:
Order the early-release Holiday Catalog bundle, Carols of Christmas so you can make more cards like these!
That's all for now. until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!
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