Sale-A-Bration Foil Sheets

Over the last few weeks I have discovered the beauty of the Sale-a-bration Foil sheets. It is one of the choices available in the sale-a-bration deal! Until March 31st you can choose the Lovely Lipstick and Grapefruit Grove foil sheets for free if you spend £45 (before postage and packing). I love the way it catches and reflects the light especially if you use an embossing folder. Another reason to choose this as your free item is that you get four sheets of each colour Lovely Lipstick and Grapefruit Grove in 12” x 12.”

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I have to confess I did struggle at first, I don’t use a lot of foil, but after spending sometime pining pins on Pinterest and CASEing a few designs, I then created some items I love. The video below shows my creations.

It is a must have for your stash and works on cards all year round, from Valentines to Christmas.

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I have been making cards with the Painted Seasons Designer Series Paper which is from the Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration Second Release. I love the papers and the colours especially the Grapefruit  Grove which I appear to be slightly addicted to recently.

I have used the Well Said Bundle, which was new in Stampin’ Up!’s 2019 Occasions Catalogue. The bundle includes the Well Said stamp set with 51 cling stamps and the Well Written Framelits Dies with 24 dies. There are some gorgeous words and the number of sentiments which can be created is fabulous! This is a versatile if budget busting addition to my craft room.

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With intricate and tiny dies I sometimes glue them down with small dabs of glue from the Fine Tip Glue Pen, alternatively I use the Multipurpose Liquid Glue and a sponge and silicon mat. If you have limited time, the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets are great.

I added the Multipurpose Adhesive Sheets to my card and create stacks and layering them together. I think they look fabulous!

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But it is not Saturday!

I apologise that the Lovely Lattice Video was not uploaded on Saturday, it was a crazy day and I ran out of spoons (I am a not so secret Spoonie!)

As I mentioned last week, one of the gorgeous Sale-a-bration items is Lovely Lattice. I love the gorgeous floral stamps and have been making some examples using the 3 stamps in the stamp set.

I have been pinning ideas on pinterest for weeks before I made some cards. I love the inspiration, I loved the embossed cards although I had to hide my heat gun or all the cards would have been embossed.

I did struggle coming up with ideas for the smaller stamps, but overall I am very happy with the cards I created. The video below shows the cards I have made.

Do you ever want to make lots of cards using the same technique? What is your favourite?

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Lovely Lattices

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One of the gorgeous Sale-a-bration items is Lovely Lattice. I love the gorgeous floral stamps, there are 3, one of them is huge, and it is perfect for card fronts.

 This set is one of the new ‘cling’ sets. I previously did not add the pictures to the back of my clear stamps (they are clear as they are added to a clear block.)  I have to confess I struggled to line up the images at first; however I am now getting used to it. They are amazing; they are very clingy, almost too clingy. To remove the stamp from the block, grasp securely near the image label and remove slowly, there are a number of suggestions for example placing washi tape under one corner of the stamp.

I had been playing with the Lovely Lattice stamp and making examples, I like to use all the stamps. I have to confess the large image was easy to use, but I struggled with the smaller flower. I found some gorgeous inspiration on Pinterest. I created two cards; I have to say this is my favourite. I love the little flowers the Daffodil Delight blends and the gorgeous sentiment from the ‘Strong and Beautiful’ stamp set.

I have a few more examples to share; I have a video to share these which you will be able to see on Saturday!

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Happiness Blooms - Happy Flowers

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I have continued playing with the Happiness Blooms Suite. The papers are gorgeous, it has an interesting retro look to it. I have to admit I wasn’t sure about the patterns when I first saw them. However, they have grown on me. I struggle with the bright, bright colour, you may noticed that I am not a bright kind of girl, the subtle shades are my go to suite. This DSP definitely got me out of my comfort zone. The paper is better in the flesh! I do love the amazing flower paper with tulip shaped flowers in Calypso Coral, Lovely Lipstick and Pineapple Punch on Night of Navy.

I have to confess that Night of Navy is one of my favorite go to colours, I think that its inclusion in the suite made me feel more comfortable. Normally I would try and use the matching stamp set for the sentiment. The Bloom by Bloom set is all images, therefore I have raided my stash to find sentiments. I have also been perusing Pinterest and You Tube for inspiration. Click on the box to go to the video:

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I think that this is the perfect paper for both male and female cards, I also think it makes gorgeous 3D items. Although I do need to make a new bag, as Tinca (my littlest Lab) ate my example. Hope you have a lovely weekend!

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