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Saturday, May 4, 2013

Hot Air Balloon Birthday Card

Created this card first time using taylored expressions Sky's the Limit  Hot Air Balloon stamp set & dies.

Added stickles to the Hot Air Baloon for sparkle. Added ribbon.


What better way to photograph than outside where it is sunny here in Central TX. We had temps in 90s Wed, then 30s-40s Thurs & Fri it warmed up into the 50s and today it is warmer.

 


















Supplies List
die: Die-Namics Cloud Trio
ink: Memento Lady Bug
paper - cardstock - turquoise blue, white,
   My Mind's Eye sky scrapbook paper
ribbon: Spool O' Ribbon red
stamp & die set: taylored expressions Sky's the Limithot air balloon & sentiment
Stampin' Up: embossing - Cloudy Days
stickles: Xmas Red - added to hot air balloon

Entering this into the following challenges:

5/4 Clearly i Stamp Ch#2 Balloons Must have 1 or many balloons 1E(#1) 9am-2pm 5/4

5/5 Simon Says Stamp & Show Ch Passport to Fun Travel Theme unlim 4/29

5/7 Aud Sentiments Ch79 Happy Birthday unlim 4/24

5/8 Cute Card Thurs Ch267 Come Fly With Me! unlim 5/2

5/10 2 Sisters Ch142 BINGO Bash unlim 1st Column - Embossing, Patt Paper, Punches/Die Cuts 5/4

Our challenge this week is.......
Bingo Board
Create a card/project using items from the bingo board. You can choose to go DOWN, ACROSS, DIAGONAL, ALL 4 CORNERS or THE ENTIRE BOARD.


5/10 Allsorts Wk205 Add some sparkle 3E(#1) 5/4

5/12 Crafty Boots Use a stamped character unlim 4/29

5/16 Wags N Whiskers Ch103 Girl Bday 2E 5/3

5/31 DLART Thankful Thurs Linky Ch Anything Goes unlim 5/2

   
   

10 comments:

  1. Well look at you go girl! like the added bow to the balloon and the embossed clouds in the background rock. Just might have to get that.

    Thanks for playing with us on Clearly iStamp!
    Happy National Scrapbook Day!!

    Kathy D.
    Clearly Digi Stamps DT Member

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  2. Okay, now I just love this card. You should send it to me, LOL!

    kren@
    http://afourthlife.blogspot.com

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  3. Lucky for you...cold-ish and rainy here today in Atlanta. That looks like a great stamp and die set!

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  4. Sending this birthday card to my sister in Mexico Beach, FL for her birthday May 13.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  5. Your sister will love it. Thanks for playing at Aud Sentiments, hope you have remembered to do the hop.

    Hugs Ali x

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    1. Yes, I enjoyed the Aud Sentiments hop and a couple other hops as well.
      Melissa
      "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  6. Sister lives in Wewachitchka, FL. She use to live in Mexico Beach, FL. She has had more homes, new addresses than anyone I know. I calligraphy wrote "Happy Birthday" on inside of card and stamped on the inside of card also a Sun, clouds & sentiment "Up, up & away". Have card & envelope ready.
    Melissa
    "Sunshine HoneyBee"

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  7. This is so sweet. I love it-- Great B-day card-- Your SIS will love it
    Thank you for joining my DL.ART Thankful Thursday Anything Goes May Linky Party
    DIANA L.
    http://dianamlarson.blogspot.com

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  8. lovely colours and real fun too! Thanks so much for joining us at Simon Says Stamp and Show. Sarah.

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  9. Wow lovely hot air balloon combo. Thank you for sharing your work with all of us at Crafty Boots Challenges.

    Dionne

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