Bouquet of Blooms for MAWTT Challenge

May brings a bouquet of blooms as the theme for our MAWTT challenge.  You can join in by adding your blog url link over on the challenge blog HERE

For my design team card I chose to use this fabulous die set called Many Layered Blossoms.  The dies are part of a bundle called Blossoms in Bloom and coordinate with a stamp set called Blossoms in Bloom too.  I used double sided adhesive sheets to die cut the outside layer and added Gilded Leafing once I had stuck the outside 'rim' to the navy layer.  This allowed me to then remove the other layer of backing to add the gold. The whole bloom was then stuck to a white card base. 

I used blending brushes to add colour to the flowers and leaves and also a marker pen to add some splatters for a little more detail.  

My sentiment is white heat embossed and is from the same stamp set.  It's a simple but effective card and I just love the gold.  

Hope to see you join in the challenge.

Keep safe and keep stamping. 

Hugs Zoe x

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Honey Bee Beauty

Things have changed at Moving Along With The Times for 2020.  We're now having one big design team and are having one challenge a month so it's even easier to join in.

Our challenge this month is to not use any images.  Mine is possibly a little bit of a contradiction as it has die cuts, but arguably they are not stamped images and sentiments don't count I believe!!!

Once again I've used the fabulous Detailed Bee Dies from the Stampin' Up! Spring mini catalogue.  They are amazing.  I love them and you can see more of my designs using them in Craft Stamper magazine from early March in what will be the April issue.

I've used some of the extremely strokable Golden Honey free Saleabration papers. Yes a free gift when you spend £45 on Stampin' Up! product until the end of March while supplies last.  I cut a piece to cover my card base and then used my Stamparatus to position the die cut bees and stamp the sentiments in line.  Colours used are Granny Apple Green, Bermuda Bay and Daffodil Delight for the bee die cuts.  I used some double sided adhesive sheet on the card before passing it through my die cutting machine to make the actual sticking much easier.

I stamped the sentiments in Tuxedo Black Memento ink and they are taken from Well Said and Colourful Seasons.  The beautiful was part of a larger sentiment and so I used washi tape to mask off the parts of the stamp I didn't want, added ink and then removed the washi tape before actually stamping.

I'm a fan of a bit of bling so the rhinestones sort that out as well as the mini smudge under one of them.  Hey every cloud and all that.

The detailed Bee dies coordinate with a stamp set called Honey Bee and you can see that in action on my previous Stampin Up Honey Bee post and if you buy them together you save 10% on the bundle price.  Add a pack of rhinestones and card and you'll get to choose either the Golden Honey papers or another free gift from a fabulous selection.

Come join us at MAWTT for our February challenge.

Happy crafting
Zoe x

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Monochrome Colour for Moving Along with the Times Challenge Blog

Stampin' Up! 2018 - 2019 catalogue will soon retire so don't miss out on those goodies you've had your eye on.  However I'm sharing a little sneak peek today as my design team card for Team A's challenge set by Penny over at Moving Along with the Times. She's challenged us and you to share cards that are monochrome  - colour ie all in shades of one colour.  I've got mainly green and only used white for my sentiment and a touch of bakers twine.  You can join us for the challenge over at MAWTT. 

I've used a new stamp set called Daisy Lane which coordinates with the ever popular Daisy Delight stamp set and matching punch.  This new set will have a matching punch and clearly more images as there isn't a Daisy in sight on my card today. Instead I've used this fab fern leaf stamp and a small dotty stamp from Stampin' Up! set Painted Harvest to fill in the gaps between the leaves.  I've used shades of green with specific colours being Garden Green and Soft Sea Foam.  To create a darker tone as my matting layer I swiped my Versamark pad across the edges of the Garden Green layer and added clear embossing powder which I melted with my heat tool, to give a little more detail.

I've also used a new set of layering dies simply called Stitched Nested Labels to cut a hexagon from the top layer to reveal the darker green below.  I also used my Stamparatus to make sure I stamped the 'smile' in the right place.  The stamp positioning tool makes it easy to position the card stock, lay on the stamp in the place you want it face down, then pick it up with the Stamparatus plate so that the top layer of card can be removed and the Garden Green piece remain in place for stamping.  You'll notice I also used my Versamark pad to stamp some subtle design around the sentiment to carry on the design in the aperture.   The rest of the design was stamped and white heat embossed before being punched out with the Classic Label punch.  I've added a handful of the Soft Sea Foam Basic Adhesive Backed sequins to give that bit of bling you know I love.

The card is for my daughter who has just started working in London this week.  It's been a big adventure and I'm so proud of her.  She's there for 6 months before she returns to her Uni for more lectures before starting another internship next year.

Do come and join us at MAWTT and look at the other design team cards for inspiration.  Also if you don't have a Stampin' Up! demonstrator and are in the UK, The Netherlands, Germany, France or Austria and would like to see more of our new products please mail me your details for a copy of the catalogue.

Happy day

Zoe x

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