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Lotus Blossom – Sale-a-bration week!

Sale-a-bration is the 3 month long BIG sale from Stampin’ Up! Finishing on 31st March 2015, it gives you a choice of 14 FREE items to choose from when you order £45, and each £45 spend gives you an extra item – so if you spend £90 you choose 2 gifts, £130 – 3 gifts etc. etc. Check out my Sale-a-bration page for more information!

This week I have 7 projects! each one featuring a different Sale-a-bration item! And I thought I would kick off the week with a customer favourite – Lotus Blossom!

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration Lotus Blossom

I love this 3 step stamped flower! It is so pretty. I have previously shared a video of how I stamp the lotus blossom, as well as a whole heap of colour variations too! I think my favourite way to stamp is to use the most detailed image first with the darkest coloured ink. I then ink up the second stamp with the same ink, but stamp off once before layering over the first image, and finishing with the solid stamp in a lighter coloured ink.

The great thing about this stamp set is the handy tabs on each stamp. These tabs are a great way of ensuring your stamp lines up correctly. When positioning your stamp on your block ensure the tabs are all pointing in the same direction, and then stamp with them pointing to the same place.

This beautiful stamp set could be yours for FREE when you order £45! LOVE it!

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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Sale-a-bration on Sunday – How to Stamp the Lotus Blossom

I’m loving the selection of Sale-a-bration items this year! So many stamps to choose from, let alone the Designer Series paper, Accessory pack, Project Life, or the great selection of Blendabilities!

This week I decided not to make a card but that I would show you how I stamp the Lotus Blossom instead.

Stampin' Up! UK Lotus Blossom how to stamp

This is a great stamp, its really lovely. But as its a 3 step technique it can be a little tricky to get right. Stampin’ Up! have kindly not only numbered them in the order to stamp, but also provided us with an arrow to help us get the stamps lined up together.

I have tried a number of different variations of this stamp, and personally prefer to stamp the first two stamps in the same ink (stamping off once for the second stamp), before changing to a different ink for the 3rd and most solid stamp. But it really is personal preference.

Stampin' Up! lotus Blossom

These are just a selection of the combinations I have tried. I have to say, although purples are my favourite, I wasn’t over keen on the Elegant Eggplant / Perfect Plum combinations of the blossoms on the left. The first one I felt was too dark, I did try again, stamping off the Perfect Plum once for my final layer, but I’m still not all that fussed. The blue blossom on the other hand is lovely! Stamped in Marina Mist and Soft Sky (definitely a favourite colour combination of late, have you noticed the new look here by the way!) while the yellow version uses Daffodil Delight and Crushed Curry.

I have to say as well that this is one of my favourite things about Stampin’ Up! being about to try out loads of different colour combinations, this is one of the times I pull out my Colour Coach. On the back of each card is a complimentary colour, so you (almost) always have a colour combination for a great tone-on-tone look – great for stamping the Lotus Blossom!

I know there are loads of tutorials and demonstrations available on the many ways to use the Lotus Blossom, I think I will try getting all 3 layers with one ink pad next.

 

Don’t forget Sale-a-bration runs from the 6th of January through to the 31st of March – and you can choose a free item with each £45 spent! Which means that if you spend £90 you can choose 2 items! How awesome! You can find the Sale-a-bration product HERE

 

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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Sale-a-bration on Sunday – lotus Blossom

Welcome to my first Sale-a-bration on Sunday for 2015! Each Sunday between now and the end of March I will be sharing with you some great projects using the Sale-a-bration stamps and papers from this years brochure!

Stampin' Up! UK Sale-a-bration SAB lotus blossom

I love this card! actually, I love this stamp! Back in November I attended a Stampin’ Up! event about this years Sale-a-bration, and this was the stamp they allowed us to play with. I love the 2-step stamping technique, and this stamp makes it so easy to get a really pretty effect.

This card uses a Lost Lagoon card base with a Whisper White mat. I stamped the flower with Lost Lagoon and Soft Sky. The flower image comes in three pieces, each piece adding more detail, from a larger backing piece to the detailed petals. So I stamped the first stamp in Soft Sky, before layering the other two stamps over with Lost Lagoon. The best way of using these two-step stamping is to stamp off some layers; where you ink up your stamp and stamp it once on a piece of scrap paper, before stamping finally onto your project.

This stamp set is part of Stampin’ Up! Sale-a-bration period, lasting from 6th January to 31st March 2015. For each £45 you spend with me and Stampin’ Up! you can choose a FREE product from the Sale-a-bration brochure, which could be this stamp set, or some of the great Blendabilities markers!

Hannah Wilks

Stampin’ Up! UK Independent Demonstrator

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