Balloon Adventures Card

I set myself a little target of using every single stamp set I own this year to make sure I don’t neglect any of them, so I am gradually working my way through my alphabetically ordered shelf. This week was the turn of Balloon Adventures.

This retired stamp set has a coordinating die set which can be used for making pop up cards but I find this a bit fiddly so I cut out the panel from Misty Moonlight cardstock and trimmed it to mat on Whisper White before adding it to the front of a Coastal Cabana card base.

I then took another piece of Whisper White and stamped three balloons in Crushed Curry, Calypso Coral and a gorgeous Grape. I punched these out using the balloon punch. Lastly I stamped the sentiment and die cut it with the coordinating die.

Finally I adhered all the pieces to the front of the card as shown.

This was not a quick card to make due to the numerous parts but it has turned out bright and cheerful and reminded me how much I like this set!

Thanks for reading,

Bec x

Color Me Happy project kit 'Celebrate' Card

I made this card using the products from a retired Stampin' Up! project kit. Unfortunately this kit is no longer available but you may still have one lurking in the cupboard like me so hopefully you'll find these instructions useful, or be able to use the card as inspiration!

To complete the kit according to the instructions, you also need to have the Color Me Happy stamp kit. The first step is to stamp the lanterns on the white card panel in black memento ink, using the picture as a guide. This took several goes to get it right; some of my lanterns were floating off in mid-air and had to have their string extended a bit with a black pen! Whilst you've got your ink out, stamp the celebrate sentiment on the small piece of Pool Party card.

Colour the lanterns in your colour choice, including the separate die cut. The suggested colours are Pool Party and Pumpkin Pie which I used. Adhere the die cut lantern over the top one with dimensional foam pads.

    Thread the tassel onto the string and wrap round panel. Adhere to the back of the panel with tape.

Fold the card base in half along score line and burnish crease. Adhere the gold tape to the card, then adhere the panel to the card, slightly overlapping the gold tape.

Adhere the sentiment and decorate with star sequins.

The Color Me Happy stamp set has some lovely images but I particularly love these lanterns, they would be great for Chinese New Year!

Thanks for reading!

Bec x