Celebrating Stampin' Up!s Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper in a Z Fold Easel Style Birthday Card That's Fun to Make

Over the last week, I've shared some fun card ideas using the Zoo Crew Designer Series Paper (DSP) by Stampin' Up! If you love to fussy cut like I do, you can get so many fun creatures out of one of the two sheets of each design. The remaining sheets become the background layers of your cards. That's a lot of cards for a $12.50 USD pack of 12" x 12" paper. I've made 8 cards in the last week and I have A LOT of creatures left to make more fun cards with.

This card today also features extra coloring on the animals done with Stampin' Blends and watercolor pencils. I think that really brings them to life. Using the Double Oval Punch helps provide the "spotlight" for the animals to stand on to wish the recipient a very cheerful Happy Birthday. 

In addition to the animals having extra color added with Stampin' Blends and watercolor pencils, I did the same with the polka dot background. Using Stampin' Up!s wonderful Blending Brushes, it was easy to apply Pool Party ink to get just the right shading I wanted. Being able to add additional color is a wonderful technique to use from time to time.

The card above shows the Z Fold closed, as it would go in an envelope.

The card is now open in it's easel fold. I used three layers of the white polka dot ovals glued together to make the easel stopper that is raised on dimensionals. No fear of the easel sliding closed. It is securely behind the oval stopper when on display.

I always add a coordinating matching envelope to complete the card set.

Here's the side view of this card. I wanted to leave room on the inside layer for a personal message to be added. On the card base you would score at 2 1/8" and 4 1/4" to create the Z fold easel.

Using the Celebrate with Tags stamp set was fun to use, because it comes with those darling balloons that I stamped in Granny Apple Green and Pool Party Inks. Happy Birthday was stamped in Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.

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New Annual Catalog Launch Open House

It was awesome to hold my Tea Party and Open House Catalog Launch event over the weekend after two years of doing it in my garage due to pandemic restrictions. 

I love spoiling my customers a bit by giving a brand new Annual Catalog, two Make and Takes, a goodie bag, and refreshments all for FREE! It is my way to say I appreciate you as my customer and to thank them for their previous purchases. 

Each catalog included a Bookmark and Wish List.

The bookmarks contained the five new In Colors for 2022-24. 

Combined the new ink and cardstock in each color.

Here's the Goody Bag each attendee received. A teacup treat box and a pack of new embellishments.

Here's what was inside of the teacup treat box. Tea, Chocolate and Biscuits!

Those three items fit perfectly inside of the "matchbox."

Here's one of the Make and Takes using the Tea Boutique Cards and Envelopes and the coordinating Cup of Tea Stamp Set, Tea Boutique 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper, Rectangular Postage Stamp Punch, Sweet Sorbet Ink, and Starry Night Woven Metallic Ribbon,

The other Make and Take used the Tea Boutique Cards and Envelopes and the coordinating Cup of Tea Stamp Set, Tea Boutique 6" x 6" Designer Series Paper, 1-3/4" Circle Punch, Granny Apple Green Ink, Brushed Brass Butterflies, and Starry Night Woven Metallic Ribbon. The Tea Pots were fussy cut out ahead of time.

The ladies loved the Make and Takes!

A small display of cards from the Tea Boutique Suite, Hues of Happiness Suite and the Good Feelings Stamp Set. Other stamp sets I purchased on Pre Order were also on display.

My refreshments were Sweet Tea to drink, mini Cranberry and Orange muffins with orange glaze, Lemon pudding cake slices, honey roasted peanuts, and butter mints. The ladies loved the selection.

Maybe next year I can spoil you too!

Have a lovely day being creative!