STAMPIN' UP! BEAUTIFUL BALLOONS BIRTHDAY CARD IN HIGHLAND HEATHER #2

In the process of making my card for this week's Colour Creations blog hop, I stamped and punched a few extra bits.   A little more stamping and die-cutting meant I had enough to make another card, using this same lovely colour combination:

Here's card #2:

The background for this card was created by stamping Sketched Plaid in Highland Heather ink on Fresh Freesia card.  I then used a ruler to add extra lines, using my Basic Gray Stampin' Write marker and a white gel pen.  Highland Heather ink was sponged around the edges of the plaid panel, before it was mounted on a Basic Gray layer.

The balloons were stamped in Highland Heather, Basic Gray and Fresh Freesia ink, with extra detail added to each balloon in the same ink colour.  I stamped "Happy Birthday" on the two outer balloons, and some extra starry confetti on the middle balloon.

Iridescent Rhinestones add a sparkly, whimsical touch.  I love all the different hues picked up by these gems.

Using the Alphabest bundle, I created the "celebrate" banner.  I first stamped each letter outline in Highland Heather ink, on Highland Heather card, then stamped the letters in Memento Tuxedo Black ink.  The co-ordinating punch made easy work of cutting out each letter.  I chose to just add white baker's twine bows at each end of the banner, deciding a string along the letters looked too heavy.

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	Sketched Plaid Cling Stamp Set [161424] $35.00	Alphabest Bundle [158886] $57.50	Basic White A4 Thick Cardstock [159230] $15.75	Basic Gray A4 Card Stock [121689] $17.50
Fresh Freesia A4 Cardstock [155614] $17.50	Highland Heather A4 Cardstock [147010] $17.50	Basic White A4 Cardstock [159228] $18.50	Highland Heather Classic Stampin' Pad [147103] $15.75	Basic Gray Classic Stampin' Pad [149165] $15.75
Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin' Pad [155611] $15.75	Neutrals Stampin' Write Markers [161697] $62.50	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475] $19.25	Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels [158130] $13.25	Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.75
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $9.75