So Much Happy - quick & simple

Hello, I have a lovely project to share with you today using a bundle called So Much Happy.  I think this card would be perfect for those difficult male cards we all need!

I am also on a mission this week to use up some of my accumulated card scraps as you will see.

Here is my project:

The colours I used:

Some of my favourite colours but you could use up any scraps you have to hand.

Bermuda Bay

Coastal Cabana

Night of Navy

Pretty Peacock

You will need:

21 cm x 14.5 cm scored at 10.5 cm ww thick

10 cm x 14 cm ww thick

Coastal Cabana and Night of Navy scraps

14 cm x 4 cm ww thick (to adhere scraps to)

Assorted strips of card scraps

The die cutting:

Use the 10 cm x 14 cm panel of card to die cut 'happy'.  I was so excited the first time I cut this die; it is so clever!

The background:

So here are some of the scraps I mentioned.  Use the smaller panel of ww thick card.  There are several ways you could adhere the strips to create the background but I have a new favourite adhesive - Stampin' Seal!  It's just perfect for this project, strong enough to hold even ribbon too so I will be using it a lot.  Stampin' Seal dispenses easily with no mess or fuss and helped this project come together very quickly.

I simply swiped across the card to cover with the adhesive and added the strips one by one.

Trim any overhanging pieces from the reverse for a neat finish.

The balloon:

I stamped a balloon on Coastal Cabana card and cut out with the coordinating die.  The string and ribbon have been cut from Night of Navy.

I decided to add to Wink of Stella (WoS) to the balloon.  Unfortunately it was so hot in my craft room that all the sparkly loveliness flooded out of the pen.  This resulted in a very sparkly balloon and not what I had intended at all.  In person you can just about see the stamped stars underneath the WoS.

I stamped the sentiment with Night of Navy ink.

To assemble:

Adhere the stripy background to the reverse of the 'happy' panel, I used double sided tape and then adhere to the card base with dimensionals. The balloon has also been adhered with dimensionals.

Completed project:

I stamped a balloon and string on the inside and the front of the envelope.

At last I have found a use for some of my scraps; this makes me happy!  This card would look lovely in lots of your favourite colours and, you could also adhere the stripes diagonally for a different look.  It is a very quick card to put together too which is a bonus for me as I always seem to be short of time.

I have another bright and colourful project to share later this week using the same bundle.  If you earned Bonus Coupons during July you could use them to purchase this bundle perhaps.  A 10% bundle discount and a £4.50 coupon makes So Much Happy a real bargain this month!

Have a crafty week.

Susan xx

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