International Happiness Day

Stampin' Up! Foxy Friends looks great on Painted Seasons papers

Today is International Happiness Day so I'm sharing a little hello with you to make your smile and hopefully therefore HAPPY!!!!

The sun has shone here today and I've been for a lovely walk with Little Miss Naughty, done some chores and rewarded myself with a little time in the room of craft. Yay me I'm happy.

I made this simple card using the Painted Seasons papers from Stampin' Up! Saleabration and thought this piece matted onto some yummy Poppy Parade card would make a super scene for cute little foxy loxy.  He's been a little forgotten recently but is a great punch with his matching Foxy Friends stamp set.  When he first hit the scene he was very popular as he comes with lots of friends as you can see from my Foxy Friends post.

I've also used my Itty Bitty Sentiments set for the sweet little hello statement and before I stamped it I used the classic label punch to create an aperture and then stamped the sentiment with the aperture layer flat on the base card.  It creates a little detail that is different and easy to do. 

Wishing you a day of Happiness wherever you may be.

Hugs Zoe x

PS don't forget you can join Stampin' Up! this month and choose from two kits. Both have £170 of your choice of products and one has an additional lovely tote bag. 

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Oh I love this stamp set - Painted Seasons

I can't stop playing with this stunning stamp set bundle.  I just love the 3D effect of the DisINKtive stamps and the fabulous creations you can make throughout the seasons with Painted Seasons.  As you've probably read here before it is a stamp set that comes free with a pack of designer papers when you place an order of £90 this month.  You can also, perhaps as part of your £90 order, purchase a set of coordinating dies to go along with the stamps. 

In my card today I used the soon to retire Berry Burst, Tranquil Tide and Lemon Lime Twist inks from Stampin' Up! 2017 - 2019 in colours. I will really miss these gorgeous colours and if you want to carry on using yours or haven't ventured into this bunch of in colours you will need to act soon. They will sell out as the end of the annual catalogue approaches.  The ribbon is Berry Burst with a silver edge which just makes the flowers pop more.  I wrapped it around my designed layer before sticking to the base card and then instead of a bow to secure it I added a small amount of snail behind the designed layer before then tying white bakers twine around the two ends of the ribbon.  It's a less bulky way of adding ribbon, but a little more fiddly.  Quick tip tie the bakers twine in a double knot before adding the bow loops. 

I mentioned the free pack of papers and have used the subtle side of one piece to fill the aperture I created by using the Stitched Rectangle dies.  It creates a super background for my floral spray.  I've also used the Well Said Stampin' Up! set to create the sentiment which is heat embossed in white powder onto black card.  I hand cut these out and added with mini stampin' dimensionals. 

Another quick tip is to get a softer shade of the darker green leaves be sure to stamp off on scrap paper or whisper white for diecutting later for another project. I felt that the full power of the Tranquil Tide for this card would have been a little overpowering. 

Regular readers know I like a bit of bling so there's the ribbon and some gold metallic pearls too.

Happy Friday All and have a fantabulous weekend.

Zoe x

ps Love all these products consider the Stampin' Up! starter kit and you can currently get £170 minimum for your join fee of £99.  For more details please email me or visit the join link above.
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Join Stampin' Up!

If you are a fan of Stampin' Up! products and in particular our amazing ink pads you can get your hands on a colour family of ink pads ie 10 for Free right now. 

During July you can reduce your wishlist by  almost £200 when you opt for our starter kit.  

£99 buys you your choice of £130 of product from the current catalogue, free shipping and an additional choice worth £63 of 10 ink pads in one colour family. 

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This is my team based across the UK and The Netherlands.  We support each other with a facebook group and meet during the year at Stampin' Up! events as well as team meetings and our annual team BBQ.  We'd love to meet you.  

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It's easy and fun so why not join us.  

More soon Zoe x

Stampin' Up! Male Birthday Card

Sometimes the simplest addition of some patterned paper can just add a spot of detail to a card. Here I've used a piece from surprisingly the Floral Boutique DSP pack, but it is on this occasion for a male birthday card with no girly flowers in sight. I love the bubbles from the Playful Backgrounds stamp set especially as it was a free set that I won at the last Stampin' Up! Demonstrator Onstage event at Telford. We're there again in November and I can't wait. We'll get to see the new spring catalogue and to play with new products.  It's so exciting to get this early sight and use of new things. You can too if you'd like to be a demonstrator in my team. Click  for more details on how to join Stampin' Up!

I'm also busy this week preparing my display for the Sincerely Yours Craft Show at Newark Showground this Sunday.  Do come and say hello if you come to the show and see some of our fabulous Christmas craft products.  You won't be disappointed.

See you soon Zx