Hey there! Now that I'm done sharing  my Creative Crew projects, I can finish sharing the Night in Bethlehem projects I made for Vacation Stamping School!

My project today was inspired by a Christmas card idea I found last year. It has no watermark so I can't give anyone credit for the inspiration, but here's the idea and my project side by side:

The project on the left used retired designer paper, stamps, and dies, but the background paper is what inspired my ornament with the "cracked glass" technique!

 I glue-dotted Gold Metallic Thread between two gold Foil Snowflakes (there are also silver in the package) for my ornament base. After stamping the Holy Family with black in on Very Vanilla and punching with the Everyday Label Punch, I sponged the edges with black ink. I let the ink dry for a bit, then pressed a Versamark ink pad directly on the whole piece, sprinkled with Clear embossing powder, and then heated with my Heat Tool. I repeated this process 5 times to get a thick layer of clear embossing over the image. I then popped it into the freezer for about 10 minutes, then removed and immediately twisted the paper to make the frozen embossing layers crack. I put it back in the freezer for another 10 minutes and repeated the cracking upon removal.

I sponged the cracks with Soft Suede ink to help them show up more, then adhered to the gold Foil Snowflake with several dimensionals. I cut a snowflake from a Gold Foil sheet with the smallest die in the Swirly Snowflakes Thinlets. After adhering with a glue dot, I added a single pearl.

 On the flip side I used the cracked glass technique over the Night in Bethlehem sentiment. This handmade keepsake could possibly become a family heirloom!

To order the supplies to make your own Night in Bethlehem ornaments, go to my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

Night In Bethlehem Clear-Mount Bundle [146044] $47.50	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00	Foil Snowflakes [144642] $6.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00
Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $4.00	Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies [144678] $30.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00
Gold Metallic Thread [138401] $3.00

Use the September Host Code  CJ9DDRGF when you shop.

For every $25 in product you order (before tax & shipping), you’ll receive one each of these fun completed cards with envelopes and instructions:

 Contact me to book your fall stamping party! We can make two free cards, fall or Christmas, for free, or 4 cards for $10 or free with a $30 Stampin’ Up! product order. In addition to your regular host rewards, when your party sales total is at least $300, you will receive the limited-edition Host Set, Merry Patterns!

That's all for now. until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up!™1990-2017

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Hey there! Now that I'm done sharing  my Creative Crew projects, I can finish sharing the Night in Bethlehem projects I made for Vacation Stamping School!

My project today was inspired by a Christmas card idea I found last year. It has no watermark so I can't give anyone credit for the inspiration, but here's the idea and my project side by side:

The project on the left used retired designer paper, stamps, and dies, but the background paper is what inspired my ornament with the "cracked glass" technique!

 I glue-dotted Gold Metallic Thread between two gold Foil Snowflakes (there are also silver in the package) for my ornament base. After stamping the Holy Family with black in on Very Vanilla and punching with the Everyday Label Punch, I sponged the edges with black ink. I let the ink dry for a bit, then pressed a Versamark ink pad directly on the whole piece, sprinkled with Clear embossing powder, and then heated with my Heat Tool. I repeated this process 5 times to get a thick layer of clear embossing over the image. I then popped it into the freezer for about 10 minutes, then removed and immediately twisted the paper to make the frozen embossing layers crack. I put it back in the freezer for another 10 minutes and repeated the cracking upon removal.

I sponged the cracks with Soft Suede ink to help them show up more, then adhered to the gold Foil Snowflake with several dimensionals. I cut a snowflake from a Gold Foil sheet with the smallest die in the Swirly Snowflakes Thinlets. After adhering with a glue dot, I added a single pearl.

 On the flip side I used the cracked glass technique over the Night in Bethlehem sentiment. This handmade keepsake could possibly become a family heirloom!

To order the supplies to make your own Night in Bethlehem ornaments, go to my online store: http://bit.ly/shopwithCarolPayneStamps

Night In Bethlehem Clear-Mount Bundle [146044] $47.50	Everyday Label Punch [144668] $18.00	Foil Snowflakes [144642] $6.00	Very Vanilla 8-1/2" X 11" Card Stock [101650] $9.00
Basic Black Archival Stampin’ Pad [140931] $7.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $8.50	Clear Stampin' Emboss Powder [109130] $5.00	Heat Tool [129053] $30.00
Stamping Sponges [141337] $3.50	Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $4.00	Swirly Snowflakes Thinlits Dies [144678] $30.00	Pearl Basic Jewels [144219] $5.00
Gold Metallic Thread [138401] $3.00

Use the September Host Code  CJ9DDRGF when you shop.

For every $25 in product you order (before tax & shipping), you’ll receive one each of these fun completed cards with envelopes and instructions:

 Contact me to book your fall stamping party! We can make two free cards, fall or Christmas, for free, or 4 cards for $10 or free with a $30 Stampin’ Up! product order. In addition to your regular host rewards, when your party sales total is at least $300, you will receive the limited-edition Host Set, Merry Patterns!

That's all for now. until tomorrow, have a Stampingrox! day!

All images ©Stampin' Up!™1990-2017

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