Good Wednesday morning my fellow stampers. How is everyone doing today? We’re halfway through the week already. I’ll be making my annual visit to the 4-H fair with my niece and 2 little nephews today. She loves bringing the boys to see the animals and the train tent along with other tents. Hopefully the weather will hold off, we’re expecting thunder storms today. I always feel bad when it rains on the fair. All the work those kids do and then to get stormed on is horrible.
Onto today’s card. For today I made you a masculine card. They are always cards I struggle with. After the Balloon Festival here in NJ last week I was inspired to make a hot air balloon card. Here’s my card.
My card joined in with Sunday Stamps Triple The Fun Challenge #210. Here is their sketch.
I started with a Cajun Craze card front and embossed it using my Subtle 3D Embossing Folder. I adhered the card front to a Thick Very Vanilla card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue. I adhered a panel of Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper to a mat of Mossy Meadow cardstock using Snail and then adhered it to the card front using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
On a scrap of Very Vanilla cardstock I stamped 3 of the hot air balloons from the Stampin’ Up Above The Clouds Photopolymer Stamp Set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink. I stamped 2 of the same and 1 of the other. I colored the balloons in using my Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow and Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends Markers. I punched the balloons out using my Hot Air Balloon Punch. On a scrap of Crumb Cake cardstock I stamped the balloon basket from the Above The Clouds stamp set 3 times in Crumb Cake Ink. I punched the baskets out using the Hot Air Balloon Punch. I cut out 2 of the same size rectangles from the Stitched Rectangles Dies in Crumb Cake cardstock and Very Vanilla cardstock.
On the bottom of the Very Vanilla stitched rectangle I stamped the sentiment from the Stampin’ Up Itty Bitty Birthday’s Cling Stamp Set in Night of Navy Ink. I adhered the Crumb Cake stitched rectangle to the top of the Very Vanilla stitched rectangle using Snail. I adhered the baskets to the bottom of the hot air balloons using Glue Dots. I adhered the 2 similar hot air balloons to the Crumb Cake rectangle using Glue Dots. I adhered the 3rd hot air balloon in front of the other 2 using Stampin’ Dimensionals. I adhered the artwork panel to the card front using Stampin’ Dimensionals.
On the inside I stamped the sentiments from the Itty Bitty Birthday’s stamp set in Night of Navy Ink in the center of a Very Vanilla panel. I stamped the smaller balloon image from the Above The Clouds stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink around the sentiment. I colored the balloons in using my Cajun Craze, Mossy Meadow and Night of Navy Stampin’ Blends Markers. I adhered the Very Vanilla panel to a Cajun Craze mat using Snail and then to the inside of the Thick Very Vanilla card base using Multipurpose Liquid Glue.
To finish my card off I decorated a Medium Very Vanilla Envelope. I stamped the smaller balloon image from the Above The Clouds stamp set in Tuxedo Black Memento Ink and colored them in the same as I did for the card. I adhered a panel of Come Sail Away DSP to the envelope flap.
Thank you for stopping by my blog today. I hope you liked my card and will give it a try. Happy Stamping!!
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August Kit Information
Makes 6 fall-themed gift bags
Makes 12 fall-themed gift tags
Coordinating colors: Blackberry Bliss, Calypso Coral, Crumb Cake, Crushed Curry, Merry Merlot, Mint Macaron, Old Olive, Pretty Peacock, and Soft Suede
Add-On Information
Gift of Fall Add-On Bundle (item 152885)
Price: $10.00 usd/$13.00 cad
Includes 24 card bases of 2 different designs with coordinating envelopes (note card size)
Available August 1, while supplies last
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Not included with an August Paper Pumpkin subscription
Important note: The Gift of Fall Add-On Bundle is not needed to complete the August kit projects.
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I have gathered up a lot of retired Stamp Sets, Embossing Folders & Dies and put a list together for anyone interested. I have single Stamp Sets along with Stamp Sets bundled with Dies or Punches. Take a look and see if there is anything that you missed out on getting and would still like. Click Here to go to my list.
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Card stock cuts for this project:
- Cajun Craze Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (card front), 4 1/8″ X 5 3/8″ (inner liner mat)
- Crumb Cake Cardstock 4″ X 2 1/2″ (stitched rectangle)
- Mossy Meadow Cardstock 2 1/4″ X 5 1/2″ (DSP mat on card front)
- Very Vanilla Cardstock 4″ X 5 1/4″ (inner liner) 4″ X 2 1/2″ (stitched rectangle)
- Thick Very Vanilla Cardstock 4 1/4″ X 11″ (card base scored and folded at 5 1/2″)
- Come Sail Away Designer Series Paper 2″ X 5 1/2″(card front strip), piece for envelope flap
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Love the darker colors on your card…perfect for fall or a masculine card. 🙂
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Thank you Amy 🙂
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Great coloring on your balloons!! Perfect take on that sketch.
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Thank you so much Jaimie 🙂
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So fun – love all these bright colors for the balloons – and GREAT inside details! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!
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Thank you so much Heather 🙂
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Great way to use our sketch! Love the color combo and the hot air balloons! So glad you joined us at Sunday Stamps! XX
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Thank you so much Claire 🙂
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The balloons are perfect for the challenge sketch, and I love the rich colors! Very fun inside decorating as well. Thanks for joining Sunday Stamps this week.
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Thank you so much Heidi 🙂 I had fun playing along with this one.
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Karen, your masculine balloon card is awesome! Great colors and coloring! We can never have too many masculine cards- right? lol Thanks for joining us at Sunday Stamps!
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Thank you so much Annette 🙂 Masculine cards are the hardest for my so I try to come up with different ideas and make extra.
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