60% off Lights Aglow papers... and co-ordinating Festive Foils and Glimmer paper...

Second post today... highlighting another heavily discounted Last Chance List product from 11pm this Wed night (30 Nov)... 60% off the beautiful Lights Aglow papers... along with other key products...

Click HERE for all the low down on the Last Chance List and all the discounts - with many many products having 60% off...

So just quickly posting a bumper crop of projects using these 6x6" Lights Aglow papers... and I intend to come back to these another day with more details...

Few more products with 60% off to highlight here... 

The co-ordinating 12" papers, Festive Foils (as used on those gold pizza boxes for  very rapid packaging) and gorgeous Glimmer Paper (White/Dark Green & Gold)... all with 60% discount! Both just £3.80 instead of £9.50... 

And the fabulous Merriest Moments (poinsettias, holly leaves & berries and the gorgeous hybrid embossing and die cut shown above) Also with 60% off both the stamps and the dies... such a useful bargain! Just £28.50 instead of £58 for both parts... And most of the bundle can be used all year round... 

Oh and Click HERE for a round up of many Merriest Moments projects made and shared last year! Gosh... what a lot! Love them all... 

Note - Grassy Grove dies used for the forest canopy and deer in the white card duo ... along with the the limited availability Framed & Festive greeting stamps. and oh the 60% discounted Sweet Gingerbread again as highlighted in my earlier post...

Wednesday Wideo - Joyful Flurry

Just the thing to share when you've had a heatwave type of a week! Introducing the Joyful Flurry bundle... aka the snowflakes bundle... 

But before I start... don't forget that the Clearance Rack has just been updated with extra discounted and retired 2021-2022 Annual and Jan-June 2022 catalogue items... 

And don't forget your free Sale A Bration items if you are spending over £45...

But back to the Joyful Flurry bundle... 

CLICK HERE for the product video...

Beautiful snowflakes and sentiments...

With some new and cool feature Frosted Flurry dies too

What's not to love! There again I do have a complete and utter snowflake bias!

 

Golden Frosted Foliage Snowflakes Mini Curvy Keepsake Treat Holder

So my gold Delicata ink pad has finally turned up after being in back order for a while...

So I put it to immediate use...

For a very quick and simple christmas table treat holder made with a simple pass of the new Mini Curvy Keepsake holder die... and finished off with golden Frosted Foliage snowflakes & Cheers to That greeting...

Though I think I may treat myself to the new 1/4" Gold Shimmer Ribbon to finish them off "properly"....

Perfect for our Lindor and Ferrero Rocher balls this year! Especially for my Boxing Day group meet up plans.... as I have always provided a small  - but perfectly formed - christmas chocolatey treat.... and this one is as simple, fast but still striking as you can make!

Merry Monday - Feels Like Frost Scrap Card

Yes this is a card made from some of my Feels Like Frost paper scraps...

But more on that later this week!

Though hopefully tomorrow...

With a Tuesday Tutorial for 2 great cards... as I do love it when lots of cuts creates 2 cards!

In the meantime... card dressed using the Frosted Frames dies (Silver Foil leaves, Seaside Spray & White snowflakes & seedhead)... and a Frosted Foliage sentiment stamped in the new Delicata Silver ink... 

The simplest snowflakes trio...

So the last class of the year featured products from November's Snowflake Showcase...

But before I start... hot off the press... the Clearance Rack has just been updated... with lots of ink pads, card, papers, dies, ribbon and embellishments etc at up to 60% off for you...

And if you are ordering... don't forget to check out the Year End Close Out Sale too... many items with discounts too...

And don't forget to add the current Stampin Rewards host code to your order where prompted... as then I can send you a free gift in January...

Back to the cards... all the ladies had bought the Snow is Glistening stamps back in November... so it seemed rude to let them leave without a few simple designs for bulk christmas cards in their hands!!

And these were definitely simple... and quick... with much excitement over the direct-ink-to-edge on all 4 sides of my stamped panel... just by tapping each edge on the ink pad...

Three cards from one piece of A4 card... so a 9.9cm Square card blank...by trimming PORTRAIT A4 card to 19.8cm... scoring at 9.9cm down the whole length... and then cutting LANDSCAPE into three 9.9cm wide pieces...

As it comes...

And then one finished off with Rhinestones...

And last but not least... finished off with the Basic Adhesive Backed Sequins (which I still love!)... and these were just perfect in colour co-ordination with my Soft Sea Foam, Balmy Blue & Gray Granite!! Couldn't have planned it better myself!

Think this counts as a #simplestamping card... although not on a notecard so not 100% on brief...

Simple on Saturday - Beautiful Blue Blizzard

My lovely friend, fellow demonstrator and teamie Kate Martin CASEd these Beautiful Blizzard cards of mine shared here... and she die cut some blue (non SU!) foil snowflakes.... which gave me an idea....

And I had pulled together my 20 Shimmer Paint Uses document... which in turn made me create my little Pool Party Shimmery Stampin Spot... both of which you can find by clicking here...

Put these 2 ideas together and this is what you get... though I do have to admit that I should have made a Balmy Blue Shimmer Stampin Spot as then the colours would have all gone together better! Job for another day!

So thank you Kate for inspiring the blue snowflake twist to my card... which I achieved simply by colouring in my die cut snowflakes with my Night of Navy Stampin Blends - some in Dark and some in Light to get the 2 shades....

But a quick note... colouring in all the foil panel before die-cutting wouldn't work so well!! The Blends work well on a small area such as one snowflake but not a large area... as they tend to "split"

And oh! There is a 3rd twist to this card variation... I used Frost White Shimmer Paint for the random snowflakes on the Night of Navy card blank... instead of the Champagne Mist used previously...

Wonder if you can see the difference... Champagne shimmer and sparkle to left and Frost White pearlescent sheen to right...

Shimmery Beautiful Blizzard for Merry Monday...

A simple little duo of cards for you today to introduce 2 new up and coming products in the Autumn Winter Catalogue...

First up ... I am delighted to say that Shimmer Paint is back!! This time it will be available in 4 colours... returning Frost White & Champagne Mist and 2 new colours Vegas Gold and Bright Copper...

For those of that missed this product the first time round... you are going to love Shimmer Paint... it is THE way to add a subtle shine and shimmer to almost anything... without the mess of glitter! Daub it! Spritz it! Paint it! Stamp It! A lot more about this small but wonderful range coming soon... though read on for how I used it for these cards...

Secondly... we have a new snowflake die and stamp set coming your way.... Beautiful Blizzard stamps and Blizzard Thinlits dies...

And I am delighted to report that the die worked wonderfully - using Champagne Foil - with the Precision Base Plate... and the Die Brush... no poking necessary... yay! And look at all those snowflakes - in 6 different sizes - in one pass... Fabulous!

So back to the cards...

First up the Night of Navy card blank... so you can see the Shimmer Paint on the card blank... 

I used the Champagne Mist Shimmer Paint... which gives a beautiful shiny and subtle warm silvery glow wherever it is used... 

I gave the bottle a good shake to mix up all the glittery goodness... and used a Sponge Dauber to pick up the ink from the lid... dabbed it onto my rubber stamp... and stamped fairly quickly so it didn't dry out... And note that the ink dries quickly on the card too...

I found that I could re-apply 3-4 times onto the stamp from the Sponge Dauber before I needed to re-load... and as (on this occasion) I wasn't too bothered about totally complete snowflakes... I also found that I could stamp a couple of times without re-applying...

I also stamped the snowflakes onto the main mat... which doesn't show up very well! But it is beautiful in the flesh...

Note that the Balmy Blue background "blizzard blotch" stamp was stamped off onto scrap paper before stamping onto the card...

Greeting stamped in Night of Navy. Night of Navy card mat on the white card - but Champagne Foil mat on the Navy card...

And spot that the die-cut snowflakes are finished off with a white Basics Self Adhesive Sequin

Update on a Winter Wonder simple classic...

Gosh thought I had shared this ages ago... but apparently not...

When I first shared this Super CAS Winter Wonder embossed card here... I admitted that I would have preferred an additional greeting... but that some of my ladies are rather nervous with direct stamping & heat embossing! So I didn't add anything at the time...

So this was the updated version for the rest of my classes... just the...

• addition of a silver embossed Snowflake Sentiments greeting... 
• addition of a Champagne Foil die cut Seasonal Layers snowflake
• change in colourway from gold to silver... so silver ribbon, punched Year of Cheer silver snowflake & a Clear Faceted Gem

All other details as provided here... 

And still loving my Winter Wonder embossing folder for a simple but WOW effect on a card.. this one will be a keeper for sure...

Winter Wonder meets Merry Little Labels

Now this card makes me happy! Beautiful embossed Winter Wonder snowflake with a bit of extra shine!!

And the gorgeous label from Merry Little Labels... All inked up in Soft Sky and then marker direct action over the top... Soft Suede on the deer and Tranquil Tide everywhere else...

And a simple Tranquil Tide In Color Bitty Bow to finish....

Now yes I did say shine.... I quickly covered the embossed snowflake in Precision Fine Tip glue... and then covered in Dazzling Diamonds glitter... so so sparkly!! Though I don't think the photos will do that justice...

Craft Spa Recipe

Soft Sky Card Blank 5 1/2" Square 

Tranquil Tide Mat 4 3/4" Square

Thick Whisper White panel 4 1/2" Square

Winter Wonder embossing folder

And here is the new gorgeous large snowflake embossing folder we now have.... introducing Winter Wonder...

A large square (14.8cm/nearly 6") card with total emphasis on the beautiful embossed snowflake!! This embossed a treat using the updated Big Shot platform on Thick Whisper White card with no messing and no creasing... which made me very happy!

Though I now can't wait to show you the Winter Wonder card I will post tomorrow!!

Very very simply decorated with a circle punched snowflake from the stunning Year of Cheer papers (1 3/8" circle punch does the job perfectly) and a Gold Faceted Gem at the centre...

And finished off with a gold embossed greeting from the Tabs for Everything set die cut with the smallest die in the Lots of Labels set

Personally I would have embossed a large greeting to the bottom right... but a couple of my ladies go into panic with direct stamping & especially embossing...so I have been kind to them! They will enjoy making a few of these...

See how many snowflake centres you can punch out from the papers!! And 3 sheets in a pack....

Remember my Year of Cheer suite Launch offer if you want some of these lovely papers for yourself.... £36 for a Full Pack or £25 for a Half Pack. Plus P&P (£4.95 max) Valid till 15 September... and don't forget to add the embossing folder!

Ombre Wonderful Year Trio

Very quick share today.... 

Another quick little threesome from my play with Wonderful Year and the Bermuda Bay Ombre pad... plus more of the snowflake from the Tin of Tags 

These are all a variant on a theme from my recent postings...so if you want product details or technique details please just go back a few day's posts... or type "ombre" in the Search box at the top right hand side... and up they should all pop... 

The white die cut snowflake is from the Botanical Builder dies.... and the sequins are from the new and coming soon Fancy Frost sequins

Ombre Sponge Brayering Emboss Resist...

Another idea with the Bermuda Bay ombre pad... 

White embossed Wonderful Year greeting and couple of large Tin of Tags snowflakes...

Sponge brayered ink from the ombre pad for the Emboss Resist Technique .... 

Ombre-inked large snowflakes at random to finish off... plus Soft Sky Fancy Frost sequins... I have to admit that these Tin of Tags snowflakes are going to get plenty of action here at The Craft Spa...

I hope you are all having a wonderful August Bank Holiday...and managing to get a rest (or not as the case might prefer to be!)

And here is a group shot of the last 2 days' cards...