Balloons – Inking Royalty Blog Hop. Welcome to the February Blog Hop! During this year’s hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature balloons, so you are in for a celebratory treat. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the blog of the next person on the list.
Balloons! Does the thought bring a smile? To me, they scream happiness, so I know this will be a fun blog hop. I chose the Approaching Perfection stamp set to make my balloon card. It is a Sale-a-bration stamp set that is free with a $50 purchase through February 28, 2021.
I wanted a fun, bright and cheerful background, and I found it in the Ice Cream Corner Designer Series Paper. I selected the paper that is full of ice cream sprinkles – perfect for bright and happy balloons. I layered Pool Party cardstock behind the designer paper, then adhered both to a Bermuda Bay card base.
The balloon from this stamp set is small, so I stamped it several times. I used a Stamparatus to move the stamp and the paper in a pattern, but you could also stamp them free-hand for a random appearance. Using the rectangle stitched dies, I built a frame for the balloons, and I added a vellum layer for a little bit of “fancy”.
After stamping, I used Stampin’ Blends to color the balloons in the same/similar colors found in the designer paper. In most cases, I used the dark shade of the blend so it shows through the vellum.
I cropped the frame, then trimmed the balloon-stamped panel and a piece of vellum to fit the frame. I adhered the vellum to the balloon panel with a glue dot in each corner. I then added a slight line of glue on the edges of the frame to secure the vellum, and then centered and adhered the full “picture” of balloons on the designer paper.
I stamped the “Happy Birthday” sentiment on white, then cropped it with a rectangle stitched die. I then cropped a Pool Party layer from a larger size die. The white sentiment piece was longer than the layer (and longer than I wanted), so I used just the end of the die to cut it to a length to fit inside the green layer I was able to get the length I wanted. I adhered the two pieces and added a green resin dot.
To attach the sentiment, I used Stampin’ Dimensionals on the section that attached to the designer paper, and glue on the part that covers the frame and the vellum. I topped off the card with a Coastal Cabana bow in the upper left corner.
Measurements:
- Bermuda Bay cardstock: 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored and folded to form card base, ~4-1/2″ x ~3-1/4″ for cropped frame
- Pool Party cardstock: 5-1/3″ x 4-1/8″ mat for layering, ~2-12″ x ~1-1/4″ for sentiment layer
- Designer Series Paper: 5-1/4″ x 4″
- Basic White cardstock: 5-3/8″ x 4-1/8″ for inside panel, ~4-1/2″ x ~3-1/4″ for balloons, ~3″ x ~1-1/4″ for sentiment
- Vellum: ~4-1/2″ x ~3-1/4″
- Ribbon: ~7″
Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you’ll hop along to the next stop on the blog hop, Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl. There’s lots of inspiration to be found in this group – and you don’t want to miss it!
Linda K, The Stamp Coach
Thank you for hopping along with us. Here is the line-up for you to use as a guide:
- Brian King at Stamp with Brian
- Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
- Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
- Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
- Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
- Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
- Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach YOU ARE HERE
- Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
- Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
- Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
- Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
- Genevieve Ko at Stampin4Fun
- Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
- Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
- Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
- Candy Ford at Stamp Candy
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Wow! This is a Smile card for sure. I love your balloon layer. You nailed this one! ❤️
Thanks for your kind comment Jackie. I wasn’t sure about the layer, but it came out O.K. I am glad you like it. This is a fun hop today, with lots of smiles.
Vellum is always such a nice touch and it looks great over your field of balloons. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Lynn. I appreciate your kind comment. I don’t use vellum often, but this is a good way to use it and be able to secure it without the glue showing.
Loving the layers. Perfect use of the Stamparatus to get the balloons to line-up and fly straight.
Thank you Ann. Yes, I love the idea of random balloons, but I would have been nervous without a Stamparatus for this card.
Love your card and the use of the vellum. Your background DSP reminds me of a jacket I had in the 1980s!
Oh how cute. I would love to see that jacket! Thanks for your kind comment. I don’t use vellum very often, and I would like to learn to use it more.
Your card says all kinds of happy! Love that you created a card using that one balloon stamp, and from a Sale a Bration set!
Thank you Sheryl! Bright and happy was the look I was going after, so I appreciate your sweet comment.
This card is so great. I love the colors and the layers. It shines a new light on getting this set! Thanks!
Thank you Renae. I am glad that you like the card. The stamp set is cute; I especially like the sentiments.
It’s always a fun party when confetti and balloons show up! Love how you ‘fancified’ it with some vellum! I love it!
Thanks Pam. The frame helps hide the glue for the vellum. I’m glad you like the card.
I love your colorful, cheery card! The vellum over the balloons looks nice!
Robin – thank you for your kind comment I am glad you like the card.
SO MANY wonderful balloons! Great card and a great layout! ♥
Thank you Brian. It has been a fun hop.
SO MANY wonderful balloons and a great layout! Love this card, Linda!
Thank you Brian. I am glad you like my card. I don’t often use vellum, but the frame was great for covering the glue dots and glue. Thanks for organizing a fun hop.
What a fun and festive card, Linda! I love that you used so many colors on the balloons, and the velum over them is such a fun addition!!! Great card!!
Thank you Joanne. I learned that using a frame is a good way to secure vellum and give the card a different look. It was a fun hop, and I am glad that you like my card.
Love the sprinkles! Perfect confetti background for this card. I really like the vellum cover as well.
Thanks so much Sue. It was a fun card to make, and a fun hop as well. I appreciate your kind comment.
I love the vellum later! So lovely! TFS
Thanks so much. I appreciate your kind comment, and I am glad you were able to hop with us today.
I simply love this card! You are very creative. Simple and FUN!
What a sweet message to see this AM. Thank you so much. I am glad you like the card, and I hope that you give it a try. We found a way to use vellum without ink showing! Yay!