Embossing Paste and Ink Refills

This weekend's classes were really fun but they got a little messy when the embossing paste, ink refills and glitter came out to play.

Did you know that you can colour the Embossing Paste and have it co-ordinate with any of the Stampin' Up! cardstock? There are so many different things you can do with the white stuff -

• Use it plain
• Colour it with Ink Refills
• Do an ombre effect with the Ink Refills
• Glitter it

Plus other things we didn't get around to trying in the class.

Here's one of my samples that wasn't made at the class.

Embossing Paste and Ink Refills

This weekend’s classes were really fun but they got a little messy when the embossing paste, ink refills and glitter came out to play.

Did you know that you can colour the Embossing Paste and have it co-ordinate with any of the Stampin’ Up! cardstock? There are so many different things you can do with the white stuff –

• Use it plain
• Colour it with Ink Refills
• Do an ombre effect with the Ink Refills
• Glitter it

Plus other things we didn’t get around to trying in the class.

Here’s one of my samples that wasn’t made at the class.

I mixed a little of the Embossing Paste with a couple of drops of Berry Burst ink refill. When completely mixed, the paste was spread across the Whisper White cardstock through the brickwork mask from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks. I didn’t want to cover the whole of the card front so I was deliberately random as to where I spread the paste.

I really like this grunge look with the oval sentiment in the centre.

The sentiment from the Birthday Blooms stamp set was stamped in Black Archival Ink and then cut out using an oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits.  To finish, I added a Powder Pink flower that had been cut out using a die from the Bloomin’ Heart Thinlits.

This was a pretty easy card to make and could easily be replicated in more masculine colours and with a more masculine font for the sentiment.

Here’s one of the cards that was made at class.

The Night of Navy cardstock had the embossing paste spread over it though the large medallion from the Pattern Party Decorative Masks and then Dazzling Diamond Glitter was sprinkled over it before the paste had a chance to dry.

You can just make out the sparkle of the glitter on this last picture. 

Do you live in the UK and fancy giving these cards ago and trying the embossing paste for yourself? You can order it (and the masks and palette knives) from my Online Store and if you do, I’ll send you the link to the PDF for this weekend’s class instructions. The printable instructions are for 4 cards using the colouring, ombre, glitter and square mask effects. 

You can order by clicking any of the supply list pictures below.

Fiona xx

Dreams really can come true

Each year Stampin' Up! announce an Incentive Trip that any demonstrator can earn. In 2016 they announced that the trip in 2018 will be to Alaska. This is somewhere that is on my bucket list so I knew straight away that I really wanted to achieve it.

I have to admit that I did think that it was a bit of a pipe-dream because there is usually only 15 - 20 demonstrators from the UK who earn it (a few more from France and Germany but lots from the USA), but last night I hit the button to redeem my points for the trip. Yippee.

Dreams really can come true

Each year Stampin’ Up! announce an Incentive Trip that any demonstrator can earn. In 2016 they announced that the trip in 2018 will be to Alaska. This is somewhere that is on my bucket list so I knew straight away that I really wanted to achieve it.

I have to admit that I did think that it was a bit of a pipe-dream because there is usually only 15 – 20 demonstrators from the UK who earn it (a few more from France and Germany but lots from the USA), but last night I hit the button to redeem my points for the trip. Yippee.

A huge THANK YOU to all my customers, friends and team who have helped me achieve my dream.

I’ve been told that once you achieve one trip and get a taste of how much Stampin’ Up! spoils you and your partner (yep, the trip is for two people) on it, that you want to earn the next one, and the one after that. We shall see about that, but I am making plans to earn the 2019 trip and I’ll let you know how I’m getting on every so often. Even if I don’t make it I know that I will have had a lot of fun trying and will have made lots of new friends in the process.

Check out where the 2019 Trip will be to

If you fancy earning a future trip for yourself why not think about joining my group of Acorns. 

I offer training and support to all of my team  – those who want to make this crafting adventure into a business and those who simply want to have fun. Either way, you will certainly have a lot of fun stamping and crafting along the way and you never know what the future might bring.

If you would like to know more please email me or check out the Join In the Fun page above. 

Simply can’t wait? Then you can join by clicking here.

Fiona xx

We Did It - 707 Cards

Thank you to every one who came along on Sunday (25 June) and helped us achieve the fantastic sum of 707 cards to be donated to the Ronald McDonald House Charities.

Cut and scored already to be stamped and put together

We had cut and pre-scored over 750 cards because those who came along to help stamp and put them together were each able to take 4 home with them.