Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Stampin Up - Up & Away Birthday Card

My grandmother's 85th birthday is this month and I was inspired by a card I saw on Pinterest.

This hot air balloon set by Stampin Up makes such wonderful balloon images!



Here are the steps and products I used to create this card:
  • Cut four of the large hot air balloons from Stampin Up Up & Away Thinlits out of white cardstock with Stick-It and one out of Silver Glitter cardstock by Simon Says Stamp also with Stick-It and stuck all the pieces together to give the hot air balloon some dimension
  • Created a bunch of alcohol ink backgrounds using Tim Holtz Ranger Alcohol Inks in Crimson, Sunset Orange, Sunshine Yellow, Clover, Sailboat Blue and Purple trying for a perfect rainbow
  • Once I settled on my favorite background, I cut it up using the large hot air balloon detail piece dies.  Then, stuck these pieces to the back of my hot air balloon with the Stick-It that was on the white cardstock.  In hindsight, I wish that I had put the colored pieced right behind the glitter balloon piece instead of behind all of the dimensional pieces.  I think the colors would have shown up better.
  • Cut a sheet of Spring Rain cardstock by Papertrey Ink using the Lawn Fawn Stitched Cloud Backdrop
  • Stamped the sentiment from Stampin Up Humming Along with Versafine Black which I cut out with a Hero Arts Nesting Oval Infinity die
HAPPY 85TH BIRTHDAY TO MY GRANDMA!

Sunday, April 14, 2019

MFT - Up In The Air - Sketch Challenge #432

Aloha friends!

This week I am participating in the MFT Weekly Sketch Challenge.  This is sketch #432:



And here is what I created:


I just love this stamp set by My Favorite Things!

Here are the steps that went into the making:
  • blended Distress Oxides in fossilized amber, worn lipstick and broken china on Strathmore Bristol Smooth using a Picket Fence life changing blending brush and the MFT Cloud stencil
  • stamped images from MFT Up In the Air on X-Press It cardstock with Gina K Jet Black Amalgam ink
  • colored the balloon with Copics YG03, YG25, YG17, W0, W2; the basket with E31, E35, E57; the puppy E34, E35, E37, E57, R20, W8; the birds B000, B32, Y000, Y13, YR16
Thanks for looking!