STAMPIN' UP! BEAUTIFUL BALLOONS & WANTED TO SAY MASCULINE BIRTHDAY CARD

 Beautiful Balloons is one of my favourite new bundles of products in Stampin' Up!'s Annual Catalogue.  Today's fun birthday card sees it paired it with the great Wanted To Say Dies.  Also, It's In The Stars (a large background stamp) makes its first appearance on my blog!

My background is a piece of Pool Party Designer Series Paper, from the Subtles 6"x6" collection.  Using Pool Party ink, I stamped It's In The Stars directly onto the patterned paper.  I just love this subtle bit of detail!  After sponging the edges of the DSP with Pool Party ink, I adhered the panel to a mat of Early Espresso card.

I stamped the balloon strings directly onto the DSP, using Pecan Pie ink.  The balloons were stamped in Pecan Pie, Pool Party, Early Espresso and Wild Wheat.  Isn't this a great colour combo, especially for a "guy" card?  The bow on the largest balloon is White Baker's Twine, coloured with the Dark Pecan Pie Stampin' Blends marker.

Wanted To Say Dies were used to cut the sentiment, from Pool Party and Basic White card.  A long die from the Beautiful Balloons Dies was used to cut a fringed strip from Pecan Pie card.

Here's another look at the background stamped on the DSP.    Neutrals Adhesive-Backed Sequins nicely complement the Pecan Pie elements.

Listed below are all the products I used to make this card.  If you live in Australia, and would like to shop with me for your Stampin' Up! supplies, you can get to my online store by clicking on any of the thumbnail images below.

Product List

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English) [161457] $91.75	It's In The Stars Cling Stamp Set [161269] $35.00	Clear Block A [118487] $8.75	Clear Block D [118485] $16.75	Clear Block F [118483] $34.00
Clear Block G [118489] $9.75	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.75	Early Espresso A4 Card Stock [121686] $17.50	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $17.50	Pecan Pie A4 Cardstock [161726] $17.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Subtles 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161644] $21.75	Pecan Pie Classic Stampin' Pad [161665] $15.75	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107] $15.75	Early Espresso Classic Stampin' Pad [147114] $15.75
Wild Wheat Classic Stampin' Pad [161651] $15.75	Pecan Pie Stampin’ Blends Combo Pack [161674] $17.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Wanted To Say Dies [161594] $68.00	Neutrals Adhesive Backed Sequins [161627] $13.25
Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75	Adhesive Sheets [152334] $20.25	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25