Goodbye 2016! Hello Sale!

Celebrate the New Year and great deals during the Year-End Closeout Sale. From December 1st, 2017 through January 3rd, 2017, a selection of holiday retiring products, Clearance Rack items, and surprise additional catalog items will be discounted up to 60%! Hundreds of fantastic must have stamp sets, accessories, paper, and more Woohoo! Bring on the savings!

• Click here to see the complete list of sale products.
• Click here to see the complete list of retiring products.
• Click here to see the complete list of Holiday Catalog Carry Over product.

I am really sad to see the Wonder of Christmas stamp set (#142139 Clear-mount / #142136 Wood-mount) is retiring. The angel image is so sweet and comforting. The sentiments are perfect for Christmas time as well as reminders of hope and faith.

Because many of these items are either retiring or on clearance, they will be available as long as supplies last. I recommend ordering timely to avoid missing out on your favorite products. The quickest way to order for this sale is through my online store.

Thanks for stopping by today!
Beth

The Details:

• Promotion period: December 1, 2016 – January 3, 2017
• All products (and discounts, if any) can be found in the Year-End Closeouts category of the online store.
• Year-end closeout items may be added to all order types: demonstrator, workshop, customer, and online.
• Clearance Rack items are only available while supplies last.
• Following the Year-End Closeouts promotion, some products may remain on the Clearance Rack; other items may be removed from the Clearance Rack to be added at another undetermined time.
• High-inventory items will only be discounted through January 3; beginning
January 4, they will still be available, but at regular price.
• Retiring item availability will follow standard retiring item rules:
        • Retiring stamp sets are guaranteed available until December 21,
          after which they will be only available while supplies last.
        • Retiring accessories will only be available while supplies last.
        • Retiring items will only be available while supplies last. All retiring items
          will be discontinued after January 3.
        • Stampin' Up! will provide a list of retiring items in a sortable Excel file and a PDF.
          The files will be updated Monday through Friday at 4:00 PM (MT).
          Other Year-End Closeouts products and applicable discounts can
          be found in the online store.
• To see the list of holiday carryover items, click here.
• No minimum purchase is required to participate in Year-End Closeouts.
• Year-End Closeouts are eligible for Stampin’ Rewards with qualifying orders.
• New demonstrators may add Year-End Closeouts items to their Starter Kit.
• Items and discounts may vary by market depending on inventory levels.

Wonder of Christmas Faux Cracked Glass Technique

There are so many amazing stamp sets in the 2016-2017 Holiday, I had a hard time choosing which to play with next! This sweet angel stamp set has been waiting patiently!

To get the angel's wings a different pattern, I stamped the angel image twice - once on Shimmery White cardstock and once on the music Designer Series Paper (DSP). I filled in the angel with aqua painters. I then cut off her wings.

On the music sheet from This Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP), I cut the angel away, leaving only the wings. To achieve the crackled finish to her wings, I used the Faux Broken or Cracked Glass Technique. First, I pressed the wings directly onto the Versamark ink pad (Do NOT use the embossing buddy for this technique. You want full coverage here). Then I dipped them into clear embossing powder and heated them. Once the wings were cool, I inked and embossed them again.

I repeated adding more layers of clear embossing powder a total of five times. This made a thick almost lacquered look to the embossing.

I placed the wings in the freezer for about an hour.

The next step is best done when your piece is still cold. I quickly but carefully bent the wings all over to crack the embossed layers. All of the cracks together look like a piece of broken glass. Crack enough to get the look you want but not enough to tear the paper.

The inside of the card features the star image used as a border and the inside greeting. I love the greetings in the Wonder of Christmas stamp set! It is precious and traditional at the same time.

I hope you give this adorable angel stamp set a try! There are many more stamps to use the Faux Broken or Cracked Glass Technqiue on too! I bet it would look gorgeous on the Wonderous Wings butterfly images! What stamp would you use with this technique?

Thanks for stopping by!
Beth

Wonder of Christmas Faux Crack Glass Card Project Supply List
Stamps	#142139 Wonder of Christmas (Clear-Mount) #142136 Wonder of Christmas (Wood-Mount)
Paper	#101910 Shimmery White #101650 Very Vanilla #141628 This Christmas Designer Series Paper (DSP) #120953 Crumb Cake
Ink	#126973 Garden Green #126944 Daffodil Delight #126966 Cherry Cobbler #140931 Basic Black Archival #126945 Pumpkin Pie #126946 Tangerine Tango #102283 Versamark
Embellishments	#104199 Linen Thread #104430 Stampin’ Dimensionals #109130 Clear Embossing Powder
Tools	#141705 Layering Circles Framelits #103954 Aqua Painters #129053 Heat Tool