STAMPIN' UP! BEAUTIFUL BALLOONS BIRTHDAY CARD IN HIGHLAND HEATHER

 

For this week's Colour Creations blog hop, we're focussing on Highland Heather, a purple in Stampin' Up!'s Subtles colour collection.

  Here's the colour combination I have used:

The Beautiful Balloons bundle is one of my favourites for birthday cards.  I have teamed it with the Alphabest bundle, and Sketched Plaid background stamp.

I created the background by stamping Sketched Plaid in Highland Heather ink on Basic White card.  After adding extra lines, using a ruler and Stampin' Write Markers in Basic Gray and Fresh Freesia, I used a Blending Brush and Highland Heather ink, to colour the whole panel a lighter shade of Highland Heather.  I sponged around the edges of this layer with Highland Heather ink.

The balloons were stamped in Highland Heather, Fresh Freesia and Basic Gray ink.  I stamped "Happy Birthday" in Highland Heather ink on one of the Highland Heather balloons, intentionally making it fairly subtle, as I wanted "Celebrate" to be the focal sentiment.  When I glued the balloons to the background, I placed them so they were partially over the edges of the panel.  I trimmed the overhanging bits, then mounted this piece on a Highland Heather card layer.

I added a bow, and separated strands, of Silver 1/8" Trim, to the balloon on which I'd stamped "Happy Birthday".  The other balloons have white baker's twine added.

Using the Alphabest stamp set, I stamped 9 of the solid shapes in Highland Heather ink on Basic White card.  I then stamped the letters in Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and punched out each one with the co-ordinating punch.  The punched out sentiment was mounted on a strip of Basic White card.

I added a couple of silver Festive Pearls, and some gems from the Tinsel Gems Three Pack.  Two of the Fresh Freesia gems were coloured with my Dark Highland Heather Stampin' Blends marker.

Next up on tonight's blog hop is Kate Morgan:

If you come across any broken links, or would like to see a comprehensive list of participants in this week's blog hop, head over to Catherine Proctor's blog.  Cathy does a fantastic job of co-ordinating our Colour Creations shares throughout the year.

Listed below are all the products I used to make my 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

Sketched Plaid Cling Stamp Set [161424] $35.00	Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English) [161457] $91.75	Alphabest Bundle [158886] $57.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.75	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $17.50
Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $15.75	Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $15.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $15.75	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $11.50
Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697] $62.50	Subtles Stampin' Write Markers [161698] $62.50	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $223.00	Tinsel Gems Three Pack [161624] $13.25	Highland Heather Stampin' Blends Combo Pack [154887] $17.50
Festive Pearls [159963] $12.25	Gold & Silver 1/8" (3.2 Mm) Trim Combo Pack [161633] $15.75	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Blending Brushes [153611] $23.00	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75	Mini Glue Dots [103683] $10.25