Balloon Celebration

This is my first card creation with the Balloon Celebration stamp set in the Occasions catalog.

It is a Photopolymer set with 28 stamps.  I also used the Balloon Bouquet Punch.  Both can be purchased individually or as a bundle. As a bundle, you save 15%.   I started punching out several balloons with my scrap paper to decide which colors I wanted to use for my card.  The base of my card is Daffodil Delight.

I stamped the balloon strings with Memento Black ink.  My balloons are Daffodil Delight, Garden Green, Elegant Eggplant, Melon Mambo and Pacific Point.  The "Happy Birthday" wishes comes with the Balloon Celebration set and I stamped it on Melon Mambo and punched it out with the Washi Punch.  There is also a little bow stamp with the set, but I used the Balloon Framelits to die cut my bow to add to the strings.

Perfect Blend

 This card is actually a gift-card holder.  I made several of these for a swap plus for a few friends who were having birthdays.   The stamp sets I used are Perfect Blend, Num Num (Enjoy!) and Something to Say (heart on cup).



Stamp Sets:  Perfect Blend, Num-Num, Something to Say

Cardstock:  In-colors:  Mossy Meadow, Hello Honey, Whisper White

DSP:  Moonlight DSP Paper Stacks

Ink:  Mossy meadow, Hello Honey and Lost Lagoon markers, Black Stazon

Other:  Envelope Punch Board, Snail Adhesive (or Sticky Strips), Dimensionals, Paper Snips, Bone Folder, Simply Scored, Curly Label Punch

1.     The base of the card is cut at 11” x 4½” and scored at horizonal at 1-3/4” from the left end using the Simply Scored.

2.     Use the Bone Folder to crease the scored mark.

3.     Once you have scored the card base, use the Envelope Punch Board on the unscored end to punch notches 1” from each side which now makes a tab for your card.

4.     Put Sticky Strip or Snail Adhesive on the side edges of the scored end to make a pocket.

5.     Once you’ve made your pocket, tuck in the tab and use a Bone Folder to crease the card where it should naturally fold.

6.     Slider inside is made of Hello Honey and cut at:  3¼” x 6¾” and scored horizonal at ½” x 5” using the Simply Scored.

7.     Put Sticky Strip on the side edges of the scored, inside insert to make a pocket.

8.     Insert it into the pocket of your base card with it centered inside.

9.     Removed the red line at the top of your pocket and simple close the card and it will attach itself to the slider right where should be so that it will pull up when you open the card.

10.   Decorate the front stamping the coffee cup on Whisper White.  I stamped the “heart” from Something to Say with Black Stazon.  Color the cup in with In-color markers and attach to left front of card.

11.   Stamp “Coffee and friends….” on Whisper White cardstock and cut it out with the Curly Label Punch and attach to the right of your card.

12.   Attach a 4” x 1 ½” of DSP at the bottom of your card.  Stamp “Enjoy” label from the Num-Num set on Whisper White cardstock with Black Stazon and cut it out with the Paper Snips.  Color it in with the Hello Honey marker.

Blended Hope and and Bloom with Hope

This card was made using the new Blendabilities, but I think I need a little more practice with Coastal Cabana markers.  Still, it was a fun card to make by using a masking technique using the big flower from Blended Bloom.  I also used the Daffodil Delight markers for the small Bloom with Hope flowers. The Blendabilities come in a set of 3 markers, per assortment, light, medium and dark for $11.95.  They are on page 212 of the new catalog, and since they are alcohol based markers, you need to use the Memento ink pad which is water-based and fast drying.  This will prevent smearing.. There is also a skin tone assortment.  Just can't wait until they are available to everyone.  The yarn on my card is called Coastal Cabana Thick Baker's Twine which really accents my card, I think. The idea behind this card came from Sandi MacIver.