Thursday, November 3, 2011

Stampin' Up! Up, Up, & Away and I create a Birthday Card

I made this card last night before bed... yesterday I must have been in the right frame of mind to create... Everything just seemed to work... Here is the card I made
This is a Crumbcake base, with a piece of Baja Breeze, which I sponged to make clouds, and a piece of Old Olive, which I had stamped on using Short and Sweet (I've recently rediscovered this set in my collection.... can you tell?) I stamped my hot air balloons from Up, Up, & Away in Baja Breeze, Old Olive and Crumbcake and cut them out. I stamped the baskets on the sky and then attached the balloons. The ribbon is a scrap off of a shirt, and I think it works really well with this colour scheme :) The two little blue dots? they are buttons made using the Sweet Buttons Embossolit and then they were covered with some Crystal Effects. 
I am entering this into three challenges, the first is the Freshly Made Sketches,  which I love this week, it's such a versatile sketch! Next up is the Color Throwdown challenge, which I really liked as well... And finally is the Simon Says Stamp Buttons challenge.
Thanks for dropping round :)
Don't forget the blog candy!

11 comments:

  1. Jess, this is super cute! I love the buttons you created - such a great idea. Thanks for playing along with Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  2. Love the cloud background you created! And the colors are perfect with your design!

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  3. Don't you love it when a card comes together easily! Love those ballons and I really like your background! Thanks for playing along with Freshly Made Sketches this week!

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  4. What a great card Jess ... your sponged background is superb and the perfect setting to escape on a hot air balloon! Great job ...
    Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!!!

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  5. I am so in love with this balloon set and you used it perfectly! I love your sponged sky. Your little "buttons" are awesome! Glad you joined us this week at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  6. Goodness those clouds are perfect to show off those balloons! Great colors and I love your homemade buttons! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  7. Very cute card...all those details are just so perfect!

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  8. Great job on the clouds, and those little 'buttons' with the Crystal Effects are perfect! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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  9. Great clean and simple design! Love your little button accents, too. Thanks for joining us for this week's Color Throwdown challenge.

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  10. Ooh..this is so cool! Love those balloons, too! Thanks for playing along with us at Color Throwdown.

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  11. What a fabulous sky you created Jess! Love it! Thanks for joining us at Freshly Made Sketches!

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