Flowering Foils Speciality Papers - WOW

Ooh I'm so excited about these papers which are one of this months new Stampin' Up! Saleabration free gifts with qualifying purchase.

The Flowering Foils Specialty Designer Series papers are single sided with foil designs in copper and silver. You can brayer, stamp, sponge, splatter and colour with markers onto the sheets and the foiling shines through, just as it has on this card which we made at a recent stampin' party I did for one of my customers.

I showed the ladies how to use a sponge dauber to add ink to the paper banner before sticking it to a base white card which I stamped poppies from the Painted Poppies stamp set onto with the same ink and also I added a die cut border from the Painted Labels dies again in the same colour.

I then showed them how they can make a more subtle outline image using Grey Granite ink for the poppy and using Rococo Rose ink for the splatter stamp to add fill in colour.  I did the same with the leaves and those along with the flower were die cut.

My favourite go to sentiment set is Label Me Bold, which my downline Carrie Bates brought to my attention.  All you need is an ink pad and scissors for the bold, block simple sentiments.

The ladies loved the champagne rhinestones that I added and you will too! They come in a pack of 140 with 3 sizes included.

I think we forget that poppies aren't just red and I think this one looks great in the dusky pink of Rococo Rose.

If you'd like to see more of the Flowering Foils papers here a video from Stampin' Up! showing them all.






All you need to do is order from my Stampin' Up! Online shop and spend £45 to choose these papers as a free gift with your order.

Thanks for visiting please do come back soon to see what I did to use up the small pieces I cut from the strips of this pretty foiled paper to make them the right size for all the ladies at the party.

Happy weekend all.  Please keep safe and sensible, but enjoy the perfect excuse to stay home and craft.

Hugs Zoe x

Happy Stamping Times

One thing I love most about being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator is the opportunity to share my passion of papercrafting with others either at a fun party or giving back to the community at the Welcome Club which I attend every couple of months to make simple cards with some of the regular and new attendees who come along for coffee and to meet new people.  I was there late last week and as it was St David's Day we made cards with the pretty You're Inspiring Stampin' Up! set and used some of the fabulous Gingham Gala papers.  It was a simple card, but easy to do.  Some of the ladies did their own take on my simple design which was great and I love to see what folk do when they experiment themselves with the kit.  We just stamped the Daffs and coloured them in with pencil crayons.  You can't beat #simplestamping

I love the arm peeking in. This lady was shy, but her card was lovely and she was happy to share it for the photo. 

At Sue's party we used one of the Saleabration level 2 free gift stamp sets. It's called Painted Seasons and it is what is known as a DistINKtive stamp set due to the process of design and manufacture it creates a 3D looking image with light, shade and definition.  I love it and am sad it is only available until the end of the month.  It really covers the Seasons and whatever colour you use it is perfect.  At the party we stamped in Blackberry Bliss which I know is a favourite Stampin' Up! colour of Sue and her friends.  There is also a little star or two of Rich Razzleberry.   We used painters tape to mask a border across the card and then stamped to create the pattern.  We removed the tape carefully and then added a strip of card with our sentiment.  We also added some Petal Pink rhinestones that look fabulous with the Blackberry Bliss.  I CASE'd (copy and share everything) the design from the talented Chris Smith and added my own twists.  

There were smiles all around and everyone loved the Painted Seasons bundle.  

If you'd like to host a Stampin' Up! gathering where you can offer a fun couple of hours to your friends, crafty or not as we can all have a go, then please do contact me. If you aren't in Lincolnshire then one of my more distant team members can probably offer you and your friends a stamping party too. Just let me know and I'll make sure you are put in touch with someone.  

You can see other examples of the Painted Seasons bundle here and here. 

If you love Stampin' Up! products as much as I do and have a wishlist as long as your arm or £90 or more then consider joining my team and hosting your own parties or classes or just enjoy being a discount shopper with a minimum of 20% discount on all our products.  For more information look on my Join Stampin Up page or contact me at zoetant@live.co.uk.  There are bonus goodies to be had until the end of this month with two options for joining. 

I was brave 11 years ago and took the plunge and have had nothing but fun ever since. You can too, you just need to join.  

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Crafting

Zoe x