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Christmas cards from the Buzzcraft Festive Season foiled & die cut toppers with co-ordinating card 7 Oct 2017 5:00 AM (7 years ago)

I had fun making this selection of Christmas cards from the new Buzzcraft Festive Season range - hope you like them! There are six different foiled & die cut topper sheets in the range, at only 99p a sheet, with a selection of six beautifully co-ordinating printed background card sheets, priced at just 40p each.

The topper on this 6 x 6 kraft card is from the Joy to the World topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Red Sparkle and Green Flourish, with a foiled ribbon from the Ribbons topper sheet and the foiled Christmas border is from the Santa & Robin topper sheet.  
 

The beautiful stag topper on this 8 x 8 kraft card is from the Joy to the World topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Red Flourish and Snowflake, with a foiled ribbon from the Ribbons topper sheet and the foiled Christmas greeting topper is from the Santa & Robin topper sheet.

The Santa topper and foiled greeting strip on this 7 x 7 cream card are from the Santa & Robin topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Red Flourish and Mocha Damask Kandi Core card.  

The Angel topper on this 8 x 8 cream card is from the Christmas Wishes topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Red Sparkle and Green Flourish, with a foiled ribbon from the Ribbons topper sheet, foiled stars from the Stars topper sheet and foiled Christmas greeting from the Joy to the World topper sheet.  


The topper on this 7 x 7 cream card is from the Joy to the World topper sheet. The background is woven from Red Flourish and Green Flourish card, with a border of Festive Dots card.

The topper on this 7 x 7 kraft card is from the Santa & Robin topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Red Flourish and Mocha Damask Kandi Core, with foiled stars from the Stars topper sheet.   
 

The dove topper on this 8 x 8 kraft card is from the Christmas Wishes topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Red Sparkle and Green Flourish, with a foiled ribbon from the Ribbons topper sheet and foiled sentiment and snowflake accents from the Magic of Christmas topper sheet.  


The pudding topper on this 6 x 6 kraft card is from the Magic of Christmas topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Red Sparkle and gold pearlescent paper, with a foiled ribbon from the Ribbons topper sheet.  


The cute polar bear topper on this 6 x 6 kraft card is from the Joy to the World topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Snowflake and Kanban Kandi Core card, with a foiled ribbon from the Ribbons topper sheet and foiled Christmas sentiment from the Santa & Robin topper sheet.  


The topper on this 6 x 6 kraft card is from the Joy to the World topper sheet. Background card is a mix of Festive Dots and gold pearlescent paper, with a foiled ribbon from the Ribbons topper sheet.


If you are less keen on the traditional images, Buzzcraft have also produced a fresh new Contemporary Christmas range in muted pinks and greens. 

Easter 20% discount & other news from Foil Play 13 Apr 2017 9:28 AM (8 years ago)

20% off at Foil Play this bank holiday weekend! 27 Aug 2016 5:53 AM (8 years ago)

 To celebrate the August Bank Holiday, I'm offering a massive 20% discount off everything at Foil Play this weekend.

The discount applies to all products in stock, so why not use the opportunity to bag a bargain and stock up on your favourites and crafting essentials?

To receive the discount, just enter the code bh20 then update your basket. The offer ends at midnight on Wednesday 31 August 2016.

Happy Crafting and enjoy the holiday weekend!

Fancy winning £35 to spend at Foil Play? 18 Aug 2016 4:05 AM (8 years ago)

If so, check out the Stamping Sensations challenge blog this month. 

This month the challenge is anything goes  - as long as a stamped image, sentiment or quote forms the focal image of your design. You can enter up to three times and entries close on 31 August - good luck!

Foil Play 20% birthday discount and order despatch information 22 Apr 2016 7:30 AM (9 years ago)

Jumbo die cut numbers for special occasions - custom cut from your choice of card 7 Apr 2016 5:55 AM (9 years ago)

These jumbo numbers would make a perfect focal point for a special birthday or anniversary card - of course they are great for scrap booking too! 

There are two parts to the jumbo numbers - the shadow (shown above, approximately 9 cm high) and the deckle edged number (shown below, approximately 8.5 cm high).
Each works perfectly as a stand alone number - but if you'd like maximum impact, combine the number and shadow together, as shown in the example below.

Easter discount at Foil Play! 24 Mar 2016 10:00 AM (9 years ago)

There's a 10% discount treat in store for you at Foil Play this Easter - why not use it to bag a bargain (or several!).

To receive the discount, just apply the code easter10 when checking out your order. 

Happy Easter!

Storage for thin metal dies - my solution 7 Feb 2016 5:01 AM (9 years ago)

I've tried various methods of storage for my thin metal dies. My last system involved putting them on A4 magnetic sheets in folders with plastic pockets. I also had a storage folder with smaller sheets in A6 sized pockets. However, the folders were heavy to move and browse through, it was also a faff getting stuff in and out of the pockets. 

I'm much happier with my current system - thin A4 magnetic sheets backed by thick card, stored in a couple of plastic Really Useful Boxes. The boxes need to be strong, so the plastic ones are ideal. They are very heavy, but the beauty of this system is that the boxes have  permanent homes and I can easily flip through to find the sheet that I need, removal and putting back are fuss free.  

To make it easier to organise, I added header tabs to some sheets, as you can see from these step by step pictures. The scalloped tabs are made from Kanban mini scrap book pages, cut down. I used a hand held label printer to label them.



The system wasn't too expensive to put together and it's really easy to slot in additional sheets where needed. I started originally with a 9 litre box (the pink box below), but had to expand as the sheets were getting too tightly packed to flip through easily. The second box (above) is 19 litres - same footprint but higher sides, which means that I could put the box lid on if I wanted.

January bargains at Foil Play! 10 Jan 2016 3:54 AM (9 years ago)

Happy New Year! I hope that you had a lovely time over the festive period, and a good start to the New Year.

Thank you for all of your orders over the festive period - I hope you will enjoy crafting with your new goodies! It did take a while to get all of the orders out due to the high volume received, but everything is back to normal now, with speedy despatch times as usual.

Today I've been busy slashing prices, so you'll find hundreds of new clearance bargains to be had. Once they are gone, they are very unlikely to be restocked and at these prices I'm expecting quite a few sell outs - so don't miss out, if there's something you have your eye on.

Lots of exciting new stock is on the way too - watch this space!

Foil Play end of year sale and Christmas post arrangements 11 Dec 2015 10:00 AM (9 years ago)

The Foil Play sale is now on with 20% off EVERYTHING, so it's a great time to bag a few bargains and stock up on crafting goodies for 2016!

To receive the discount, apply the code xmas2015 then update your basket, when checking out. Don't forget that if you have an account with Foil Play, you'll get loyalty points as well, which amount to another 5% discount!

The web site will remain open for business over the festive period. However, I am taking a break from packing & posting so my next despatch date  will be Thursday 31 December 2015, any queries or questions over the festive period will be answered by 31 December. 

Thank you very much indeed for your custom during 2015 - wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2016!

Win a Foil Play prize with Creative Artiste Challenge blog in December 6 Dec 2015 5:06 AM (9 years ago)

Win free goodies from Foil Play this month in the Creative Artiste Challenge Blog - follow the blog challenge rules and enter with your mixed media 'anything goes' project during December. Good luck!

20% Black Friday discount at Foil Play this weekend! 26 Nov 2015 3:48 PM (9 years ago)

 

Hundreds of Dufex rare and discontinued individual picture prints at Foil Play! 11 Oct 2015 2:59 AM (9 years ago)

I've just finished a marathon session, listing thousands of individual Dufex picture prints and postcards, in hundreds of different designs. They are already proving popular, so stock up on your favourite designs before they sell out!
Dufex picture prints are beautiful - so hard to do them justice in a scan, as they have a unique reflective surface which gives a real touch of glamour to your card and craft projects.
You can use them as an individual card topper, or buy multiples of the same design if you'd like to decoupage and make a stunning 3D topper. Alternatively you can of course use them as picture prints, or even send the postcard toppers!
The hundreds of designs now in stock cover many occasions - including Christmas, lots of nativity designs, new baby, wedding, cute children, lovely animals, picturesque scenes, fantasy designs and many more.
Almost all of these beautiful designs are now discontinued by Dufex, so they are rare and very hard to find elsewhere.
I have very limited numbers of some designs in stock and won't be able to get more when they sell out - so if you see a design that you love, please don't miss out! 
Quantity discounts are available for other designs, where I do have plenty in stock, so the more you buy, the more you save!
Prices of the small prints range from 25 to 35p each - what a bargain! Even more of a bargain where multi buys are available - as little as 17.5p each if you buy ten of a design. Larger A5 sized prints are also available for 80p - gorgeous for really large cards or simply as a picture.
Go on - have a browse of these beautiful designs and don't miss out! 

As ever at Foil Play:

• p&p is free on orders over £10
• free die cut toppers with orders over £20
• set up a free account to earn loyalty points on every order, for discounts on future orders

Bank Holiday weekend - 20% discount at Foil Play! 28 Aug 2015 7:59 AM (9 years ago)

To celebrate the August Bank Holiday, I'm offering a huge 20% discount off everything at Foil Play this weekend. 

New website - and free gift with your first order during May! 10 May 2015 3:33 AM (9 years ago)

Exciting news - Foil Play has a new website! The new site is mobile friendly and has lots of great new features. 

The same wide range of products from well loved brands is here in the new home. I have rearranged the site so that there are far fewer categories now - I appreciate that it is probably like going into the supermarket and finding that all the aisles have been rearranged... However, you should find it much easier now to find the card making products that you are looking for. The search function is much better on the new site, and you can use the options on the left hand site to filter your selection too. You can browse by brand or by theme, I've also included some of the most popular collections as categories.

Creating an account on the new site is entirely optional. If you do create one, you can now build up loyalty points for discounts on future orders - and of course you won't have to enter your details each time you order. Payment options remain the same: credit / debit card; PayPal; cheque or bank transfer. P&P is still free on all orders over £10 and speedy despatch remains a top priority too!

As a welcome to the new site, I will include a free gift of five Kanban die cut toppers (selected at random) with your first order placed before 31 May 2015 - this is in addition to the on going offer of free toppers if you spend over £20.  

I hope you will enjoy browsing - do let me know if you have any questions about the new site.

Foil Play Birthday - 20% discount! 1 May 2015 9:23 AM (10 years ago)

Celtic card with foiled highlights by DT member Jane 9 Feb 2015 8:42 AM (10 years ago)

DT member Jane made this fabulous Celtic themed work of art, which includes foiled highlights. More details of how she made the card are on her blog, Onions and Paper. Thank you Jane!

DT inspiration: foiling on acetate by Jane 24 Jan 2015 1:32 AM (10 years ago)

DT member Jane created these stunning cards with beautiful butterflies, by foiling acetate - by die cutting double sided self adhesive film.
More details of the techniques that Jane used are on her blog Onions and Paper. Thank you, Jane!

Foil Play end of year sale - 25% off everything! 19 Dec 2014 8:21 AM (10 years ago)

The Foil Play sale is now on with 25% off EVERYTHING (except gift vouchers), so it's a great time to bag a few bargains and stock up on crafting goodies for 2015!

To receive the discount, enter and apply the code XMAS2014 when checking out.

The web site will remain open for business over the festive period. However, I am taking a break from packing & posting so my next despatch date  will be Monday 5 January 2015, any queries or questions over the festive period will be answered by 5 January.

Thank you very much indeed for your custom during 2014 - wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2015!

DT inspiration - foiled tag by Rachel 9 Dec 2014 10:06 AM (10 years ago)

Rachel produced this beautiful foiled tag - isn't it gorgeous! Check out Rachel's blog Fisher's Cards and Crafts for many more inspired projects. Thank you Rachel! Sending my very best wishes and lots of positive vibes to Rachel's husband Shaun, who has been very seriously ill and has just undergone a heart transplant. I hope that Shaun is now on the road to full recovery.

Win a huge Kanban kit with Foil Play and Making Cards magazine 1 Dec 2014 2:02 AM (10 years ago)

For more chances to win Kanban stash, check out my Pinterest board for other current giveaways and competitions.

Black Friday - 20% off everything at Foil Play this weekend! 27 Nov 2014 3:04 PM (10 years ago)

Foil Play is joining in with Black Friday this year - I'm offering a huge 20% discount off everything until Midnight on Sunday.  
 

DT Inspiration - CAS card with foiled detail by Jane 27 Nov 2014 1:51 AM (10 years ago)

Jane made this striking CAS thank you card with foiled heart detail by foiling onto textured card - gorgeous! More details of how she made the card are on her blog Onions and Paper. Thank you, Jane!

More spookiness from DT member Bev 3 Oct 2014 1:02 AM (10 years ago)

More gorgeous spookiness with foiled highlights from DT member Bev, Details of how she created this work of art are on her blog, Bev's Craft Space - thank you, Bev!

Mum-to-be card - DT inspiration from Jacqui 2 Oct 2014 8:59 AM (10 years ago)

Jacqui made this beautiful card for a colleague, using foil to highlight the edge of her stamped mat.
More details of how Jacqui created this lovely card are on her blog, Jacqui's Crafts = Designed for You.