RHS Decoupage Paper - Floribunda

Floribunda is the most colourful of the Annie Sloan with Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Decoupage Papers. These exuberant, joyful, ostentatious blooms have been created by collaging the work of numerous painters; inparticular the illustrations of Caroline Maria Applebee (born in London in 1799) and Graham Stuart Thomas (1909 – 2003). Annie transposed various stems to create this concupiscent bouquet, which flourishes against a backdrop of Oxford Navy (available as both Chalk Paint® and Annie Sloan Wall Paint). Click here for more information on how to use Decoupage Papers.

Caroline Maria Applebee appears to have been the daughter of a wealthy middle-class family who owned conservatories and greenhouses (thereby providing access to the plants and flowers Caroline painted).  Graham Stuart Thomas was a partner at Sunningdale Nurseries in the mid1940s and Gardens Advisor to the National Trust from 1955. In the 1960s he was awarded the RHS’s Veitch Memorial Medal and the Victoria Medal of Honour. Made an OBE in 1975, Graham Stuart Thomas is recognised as a horticulturist, rosarian, writer and artist.

® The Royal Horticultural Society. Trademarks of The Royal Horticultural Society (Registered Charity No 222879/SC038262) used under license from RHS Enterprises Limited.

How to use.:

prepare your surface, assuring it is clean and dry.
Then apply an even coat of Transfer or Decoupage médium. We recommend use of Artisan Enhancements Transfer gel! Although some prefer Annie Sloan Lacquer 

Apply decopauge medium with a nice synthetic brush careful to have stirred without making bubbles. Gently lay your decoupage piece to your surface and smooth out any bubbles allow to dry and apply your sealer of choice.

here are two wonderful brush application options by Annie Sloan Synthetic Flat BrusH or Artisan Enhancements Flat Brush

some prefer to use foam Rollers and others prefer a brayer to apply or smooth their project! 

Texhnical Info:

All the papers from the Annie Sloan with Royal Horticultural Society collaboration including the geometric designs and the flora and fauna have been printed on dyed tissue papers. They have been designed to work best with Chalk Paint® and Annie Sloan Image Medium. 

Pack contains 2 x Decoupage papers. 30 gsm/ 11 lbs (US paper weight).

Size: 700mm (27.6″) x 480mm (18.9″)