Have you seen this?

This new Stampin' Up! Saleabration stamp set is just gorgeous. I so love the textured look that you adchieve as the stamps are DistINKtive and so you get all this beautiful light and shade which makes the flowers and other images look as though you could just pick them off the page. 

For my simple card I used my Stamparatus, stamp positioning tool, to add first the smoky slate ink and then using markers I added different colours to the centre of the flower. It took a little bit of patience to stamp each flower individually, but I wanted to define the flower centres using other colours.  I used Mossy Meadow in the very centre and then lined it with black and Soft Suede.  I did each layer at a time cleaning in between most layers.  Using the Stamparatus allows you to go back if you missed a bit or needed darker. bolder colour.  The Lemon Lime Twist ombre ribbon and die cut leaves in the same colour just add a bit of POP and then I've matted my stamped design onto a piece of Soft Suede card stock that just added some warmth, but not too much pop as if I'd added it in lime.  The die cut leaves and sentiment oval are from the Spring Catalogue's Wonderful Floral Framelit dies and the sentiment is from the Perennial Birthday stamp set.  

These stamps look amazing in any colour and even more special they are FREE, yes free with a qualifying order.  Pop by my Stampin' Up! online shop to see them and the stunning papers they come with which you can see used on my stampingscene post. 

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Painted Seasons images © stampin' up! 

There is more exciting news you'll be able to purchase a set of dies to go with the Painted Seasons stamp set in March. 

Remember that if you love all of these lovely products and have a wishlist that is over £99 then you can join my team and choose one of the following options until the end of March 2019.

Please do contact me for more information at zoetant@live.co.uk 

Thanks for stopping by. 

Zoe x

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Totally Techniques - Emboss Resist with video tutorial

The Totally Techniques team of international Stampin' Up! demonstrators is here again with another blog hop sharing our individual projects showcasing the emboss resist technique for paper crafters.  

Welcome to everyone visiting and hello.  If you've just arrived from Marine's blog you've already seen a fabulous example of this super easy, but fun technique.

For my example I've used the Stampin' Up! Eastern Beauty stamp set to create this circular design that could be used for anyone as a birthday card all you need to do is change the colours.  In fact if you know a tennis fan the lemon lime twist version I have shared would be perfect .  

emboss resist technique with Stampin Up bermuda bay and blueberry bushel

To show you how it is done I've recorded this video to help you and all you'll need is the basic ink paper and stamps to get started with a versa mark ink pad, clear or white embossing powder and a heat tool.  

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Now lots of folk ask 'can i use a hair dryer instead of a heat gun?' and sadly the answer is no because the hair dryer would blow aware the looser specks of embossing powder and also the heat is probably not quite hot enough.  You always need to be careful with heat embossing as the tool is very hot and you need to remember to put it down safely and in a sensible place where it doesn't cause any damage to the surface you place it on due to temperature of it once used. 

Emboss resist technique using Stampin Up Eastern Beauty and Perennial Birthday stamp sets

If you liked the video please subscribe to my channel to encourage me to make more useful tutorial videos for you.  Thanks for popping by and you're off to see Kelly in the USA now. 

Hugs Zoe x

1. Zoe Tant(UK) 2. Kelly Acheson(USA) 3. Nadine Weiner(Germany) 4. Lynsay Mahon(Canada) 5. Barbara Meyer(Austria) 6. Paula Dobson(New Zealand) 7. Annette Elias(The Netherlands) 8. Marine Wiplier(France)