STAMPIN' UP! HOT AIR BALLOON CARD FEATURING TIMELESS PLAID

Some time ago, I bought a pack of the beautiful Timeless Plaid Designer Series Paper.  It's high time I actually used it!

Here's my first creation with the papers, and the Hot Air Balloon stamps and dies.  I have used two different plaid patterns.  The smaller rectangle was cut with a Textured Notes Die and sponged with Lost Lagoon ink around the edges.  The larger plaid rectangle was sponged with Old Olive ink around the edges.  I matted each rectangle on a slightly larger piece of Old Olive Glimmer Paper.

 I really like the addition of glimmer paper, to the slightly rustic-looking plaid paper design.

The clouds were die-cut from Boho Blue Two Tone Cardstock, and embossed with the Painted Texture 3D embossing folder.  I then sanded the surface, to reveal the white core of the paper.

The balloons and baskets were stamped in Old Olive and Lost Lagoon ink, on Basic Beige card.  I used co-ordinating dies to cut them out.

Basic Beige Neutral Matte Dots were my choice of embellishment for the "sky" portion of the card.

The sentiment was stamped in Lost Lagoon ink on Basic Beige card.  After I'd cut it out using the banner Hot Air Balloon Die, I sponged the edges and flagged ends of the banner with Basic Beige ink.  The small Ombre Matte Decorative Dots added to the flagged ends are Old Olive, despite looking rather yellow in this close-up.

  To the inside of the Lost Lagoon card base, I added a Basic Beige card panel decorated with a few stamps from the Hot Air Balloon set.  I wanted this piece of card to have a subtle "grungy" look, so stamped "wish big" numerous times in Basic Beige ink, stamped off first onto scrap paper.  It's intentionally light, so the stamping doesn't overwhelm the message that will be hand-written inside the card.  After stamping the balloon in Old Olive and Lost Lagoon inks, I sponged the edges of the Basic Beige panel with Basic Beige ink.

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

Hot Air Balloon Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [162748] $35.00	Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] $20.25	Basic Beige A4 Cardstock [164512] $20.25	Timeless Plaid 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [164678] $21.75	Berry Burst, Old Olive & White 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Glimmer Specialty Paper [163769] $10.50
Storybook Life 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Two Tone Cardstock [166637] $21.00	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [161678] $15.75	Old Olive Classic Stampin' Pad [147090] $15.75	Basic Beige Classic Stampin Pad [163806] $15.75	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653] $227.00
Hot Air Balloon Dies [162754] $53.00	Textured Notes Dies [165555] $54.00	Painted Texture 3 D Embossing Folder [154317] $17.50	Neutral Matte Dots [165561] $14.00	Ombre Matte Decorative Dots [161448] $14.00
Sponge Daubers [133773] $13.25	Stampin' Seal+ [149699] $21.00	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $10.50