Reason to Smile with a Bow!

A quick and easy card for you today using the Reason to Smile Stamp Set which you can still get for free until the end of this month with an order of £60 or more.

The daisy image from Reason to Smile was stamped randomly in Melon Mambo ink onto Confetti White card and matted onto a Melon Mambo card base.  The sentiment is from the Hopeful Thoughts Stamp Set and again was stamped in Melon Mambo ink onto Confetti White card. The sentiment and mat were then cut using the Labels Collection Framelits Dies and Big Shot and trimmed to give the shape.

The bow uses a piece of the gorgeous 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon in Melon Mambo. A length of White Baker's Twine was threaded through Rose Red and Whisper White Designer Buttons and tied round the ribbon to make a bow shape. A Rhinestone Jewel covers the twine on the button and the bow was attached to the card using Mini Glue Dots. This is a really quick way of making a bow - I will have to do a tutorial as I have made it sound far harder than it is!

Here is a list of the Stampin' Up! Products used to make today's card:

Stamp Sets: Reason to Smile, Thoughts and Prayers

Inks: Melon Mambo

Cardstock: Melon Mambo, Confetti White

Punches: Corner

Big Shot: Labels Collection Framelits Dies

Other: Designer Buttons, White Baker's Twine, Rhinestone Jewels, Melon Mambo 1 1/4" Striped Grosgrain Ribbon,

If you would like to order any of these products please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466       and I will be happy to help. Don't forget that any order of £60 or more will qualify for the exclusive Reason to Smile Stamp Set.

Hit the Top Note with a Reason to Smile

I thought you would like to see another card using this month's EXCLUSIVE stamp set - Reason to Smile.  

You can get this stamp for FREE with a order of £60 or more or, if you would rather, you can buy it for £18.95 (wood mount) or £14.95 (clear mount) - more details here.

The flower image was first stamped onto Confetti White card using Basic Gray ink, then using the Stamp-a-ma-jig the coordinating image was over-stamped in Real Red and Old Olive inks. The sentiment from Hopeful Thoughts was stamped in Basic Gray, again using the Stamp-a-ma-jig to ensure it was in the correct place. This piece was matted onto Basic Black card. The Top Note Bigz Die was used to cut a piece of Real Red card using the Big Shot which was then embossed using the Square Lattice Textured Impressions Embossing Folder.  A piece of Basic Gray Designer Series Paper from the Neutrals Paper Stack was added to a card base in Basic Black.  The card was assembled and finished with a piece of Real Red Satin Ribbon tied in a bow.

The Olympic Men's Triathon is about to start - come the Brownlee brothers! We need some British good news after all the injuries in the athletics this morning.

Here is a list of the Stampin' Up! Products used to make today's card:

Stamp Sets: Reason to Smile, Hopeful Thoughts

Inks: Basic Gray, Real Red, Old Olive 

Cardstock: Confetti White, Real Red, Basic Black

Big Shot: Top Note Bigz Die, Square Lattice Textured Embossing Folder

Other: Neutrals Paper Stack, Real Red Satin Ribbon, Stamp-a-ma-jig

If you would like to order any of these products please either email me or give me a call on07530 368466       and I will be happy to help. Don't forget that an order of £60 or more will qualify for the FREE Reason to Smile Set.