Foil Play end of year sale - 20% off everything!

The Foil Play sale is now on with 20% off EVERYTHING* if you spend over £15  – a great time to bag a few bargains and stock up on crafting goodies for 2013!

To receive the discount, spend over £15, then enter and apply the code XMASB when checking out.

The web site will remain open for business over the festive period. However, I am taking a break so my next despatch date  will be Wednesday 2 January 2013, any queries or questions over the festive period will be answered by 2 January.

Thank you very much indeed for your custom during 2012 - wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2013! 

*  except gift vouchers, whilst stocks last

Flippin' Women - Bingo themed card

 

I made this card for my friend to give to his Mum, who celebrated her 90th birthday earlier this year.  The recipient loves playing bingo, hence the theme! 

The main elements I used to make the card were: 

• Bingo decoupage from the La Pashe Flippin'  range;
• Bingo themed peel of stickers; and
• Birthday greetings from a Kanban die cut topper sheet.

 

I used an A4 cream card. With a large oval scalloped Grand Nestabilities die, I cut an aperture in the card, and also in a sheet of A4 white card. After securing the acetate to the inside front of the card, I overlaid it with the white A4 card to cover up the adhesive and neaten the inside. 

After decorating the card with the decoupage and peel off sticker elements, I added a rosette as the finishing touch, made from gold mirri card using a Tim Holtz die.     

Here's a picture of the birthday lady - having just been presented with her card - at the Bingo hall, of course!

Kanban So Macho and So Feminine

This fantastic selection of cards showcases the Kanban So Macho and So Feminine collections of die cut toppers & co-ordinating card, currently available as a Blockbuster kit on the Create and Craft and Ideal World TV channels.

 

The Blockbuster is great value for money, but if you know you won't get the use out of a huge kit, individual sheets are now in stock at Foil Play.

 You can select just a few of the designs you like to make your cards, without the need to invest in a huge kit, or if you already have the kit, you can stock up on more of your favourite sheets.

The collections aren't available to retailers yet, so only a limited quantity of  each design is available,  until mid - late October.

The So Macho and So Feminine collections contain a fantastic variety of designs to suit differing tastes, age ranges and occasions.

  At Foil Play prompt despatch is a priority and p&p is free if you spend over £10.00.

Thanks to Kanban for their permission to show these delightful card samples - to see many others and for more inspiration, visit their facebook page.

Glamorous Kanban glittered bauble Christmas cards

I made these three Christmas cards from a single Kanban background card sheet, featuring a selection of ornate gorgeously glittered baubles, teamed with some bright red glitter card and papers from Kanban's Cosmo Christmas & Deck the Halls paper pads. The middle card is a 10 x 7 inch card, the other two are 8 x 8 inch square (corners rounded with a corner chomper).

The Festive Baubles card is so stunning, I felt it deserved to take centre stage rather than remaining in the background. I cut out the three sets of baubles and mounted them using silicone adhesive to add a bit of dimension. I finished the cards with ribbon, Craftwork Cards card candi and sentiments mounted onto rosettes, cut from gold mirri card using a Tim Holtz die.

 

The Festive Baubles printed & glittered card sheet that I used to make all three cards is pictured below:

 

Foil Play has a huge selection of Christmas themed toppers, card, papers, decoupage and other crafting goodies. It includes the latest designs featured on craft TV shopping channels as well as plenty of tried & tested favourites. You can pick and choose the specific sheets you want rather than having to invest in a huge kit, and p&p is free on all orders over £10.00.

Ultra fine art glitters: new vial packaging

Ultra fine art glitter is now available in new, improved, packaging at Foil Play. Previously supplied in grip seal bags, the glitters are now packaged in 5ml screw top plastic vials, making them much easier to handle, re-use and store. Best of all, the glitters are still available at the same bargain prices, just 99p for individual colours, discounted further if you buy a set of several vials, or a larger amount of a single colour. 

Foil Play stocks a range of 35 beautiful, intense, colours of this high quality ultra-fine polywash glitter, a little of which will go a long way.

This versatile glitter can be heated up to 177C or 350F and suggested uses include:

• mixing with glue or embossing powder;
• coating unbaked polymer clay, and heating in the oven;
• mixing with a water based varnish to coat baked clay;
• sprinkling onto double sided adhesive tape or film;
• pick out and highlight fine details using a glue pen, such as the Tonertex or Sakura Quickie glue pens - let the glue dry until it is clear, then gently rub on the glitter;
• these are polyester glitters, so they are safe to mix with gel for use on nails, hair & body.

Hunkydory's Christmas Cracker Topper collection

Back in stock at Foil Play, but already flying out again fast, Hunkydory's Christmas Cracker topper collection is proving very popular this year! Toppers and co-ordinating Adorable Scorable card are all available separately, so you can purchase just the products that you know you will use, rather than having to invest in a huge kit. 

You might like a selection from all four collections, to stock up on the delicious Adorable Scorable co-ordinating card sheets, or extras of your favourite sheets if you already have the kits.

 There are four different collections with something for everyone: 

• Christmas Classics
• Cute Christmas 
• Elegant Christmas
• Traditional Christmas

Other festive Hunkydory Christmas goodies available at Foil Play include: 

• stunning Christmas patterned mirri card
• beautiful snow foiled acetates
• co-ordinating printed card inserts for a really professional finish
• adorable scorable silk art card in Christmas colours
• toppers & co-ordinating card from Hunkydory's 2011 Christmas collection, which are still proving popular

  At Foil Play fast despatch is a priority and p&p is free if you spend over £10.00.

Kanban All Wrapped Up Christmas toppers, acetate & card

 Looking for something classy to make your 2012 Christmas cards?

 Look no further than these stunning All Wrapped Up for Christmas designs from Kanban.

Recently premiered on the Ideal World & Create & Craft TV channels, you can now buy the individual kits of your choice from Foil Play.

You can select just a few of the designs you like to make your cards, without the need to invest in a huge kit, or if you already have the kit, you can stock up on more of your favourite sheets.

 You can create stunning 3D effect cards with the All Wrapped Up kits - each pack contains:

• One A4 die cut, foiled & glittered topper sheet;
• One A4 die cut acetate illusion dome sheet;
• Easy to follow instruction sheet, with full colour step by step instructions, diagrams and photos of completed cards

There's also a fabulous selection of co-ordinating vintage themed backing card sheets, available to purchase individually.

  At Foil Play prompt despatch is a priority and p&p is free if you spend over £10.00.

These beautiful card samples are shown with Kanban's permission - to see many others and for more inspiration, visit their facebook page.

Many more Christmas designs will be landing at Foil Play soon - watch this space!

To keep an eye on the latest products arriving in stock, check out the new products section at Foil Play.