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

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