JAI # 281: STAMPIN' UP! BALLOON BASH FOR ETHAN'S BIRTHDAY

Di has suggested that we use our 3 favourite colours on a papercraft project, for this week's Just Add Ink challenge.

Cherry Cobbler and Crumb Cake are hands down my go-to colours; I have teamed them with Lost Lagoon, to make a card for my "baby", who turned 15 last weekend.  I love stars, and balloons, for boy cards.  The white-embossed Brushstrokes image, on Cherry Cobbler card, looks to me to be a bit "circus-y".  Whilst I don't like the circus, I do like the stripy tents!  The 'twine' that is laid across the card is actually strands pulled loose from Stampin' Up!'s wide burlap ribbon; I love the rustic look it provides.  I didn't have any Cherry Cobbler candy dots left, so I used one of my Blendabilities to colour a White Perfect Accent.

Here's Ethan's card:

All the current Stampin' Up! products used to make this card are listed below; if you'd like to buy them, you can click on any of the thumbnail images, to be taken direct to my online store.

We would love for you to share your creation, using your 3 favourite colours, at Just Add Ink this week!  Pop over and check out the rest of the Design Team's creations, for some inspiration.

 

Product List

Balloon Bash Photopolymer Stamp Set [137144] $44.95	Clear Block C [118486] $12.00	Clear Block D [118485] $14.00	Brushstrokes Wood-Mount Background Stamp [138952] $35.00	Crumb Cake A4 Card Stock [121685] $12.25
Lost Lagoon A4 Cardstock [133686] $12.25	Cherry Cobbler A4 Card Stock [121681] $12.25	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.00	Crumb Cake Classic Stampin' Pad [126975] $11.50	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin' Pad [133644] $11.50
Cherry Cobbler Classic Stampin' Pad [126966] $11.50	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00	Big Shot [113439] $169.00
Stars Framelits Dies [133723] $45.00	Little Numbers Thinlits Dies [138278] $33.00	1-1/4" Circle Punch [119861] $28.00	Neutrals Candy Dots [130934] $10.50	White Perfect Accents [138416] $8.75
Sponge Daubers [133773] $9.00	1-1/4" Burlap Ribbon [132140] $14.00

JAI #265 : STAMPIN' UP! BALLOON BASH

We have a great, festive, inspiration pic over at Just Add Ink this week, to get the creative juices flowing.  Rochelle came up with these gorgeous images, to inspire us:

Here's what I came up with, using the super-cute Balloon Bash stamp set, and the colours Bermuda Bay, Basic Black, Whisper White, and Gold:

I wanted the gold confetti to show through the striped balloon, but popped up the middle balloon using Stampin' Dimensionals, so the confetti didn't detract from the wording on the balloon.

As always, the Design Team members at Just Add Ink have come up with some great projects.  You can check out the others' here.

I've listed below all the products used to make this card; if you click on any image, you'll be taken direct to my online store.

Product List

Balloon Bash Photopolymer Stamp Set [137144] $44.95	Clear Block C [118486] $11.95	Clear Block D [118485] $13.95	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $11.95	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $11.95
Gold Foil Sheets [132622] $6.95	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $14.95	Versamark Pad [102283] $12.95	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.50	Heat Tool [129056] $49.95
Metallic Gold Encore Pad [132141] $16.95	Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708] $9.95	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $9.95	Neutrals Designer Series Paper Stack [138435] $38.50	Big Shot [113439] $149.95
Chalk Talk Framelits Die [129983] $42.95	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430] $6.95	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $16.95	Gold Basic Metal Buttons [133763] $13.95	Neutrals Designer Buttons [130031] $13.95
Gold 1/8" Ribbon [134583] $8.95	Glue Dots [103683] $8.95

STAMPIN' UP! CONGRATULATIONS CARD, FOR JAI #259

This week at Just Add Ink, Patrice has challenged us to "Just Add ... Sequins" to our papercraft project.

I had in mind a way to use a whole string of Bermuda Bay sequins across a card, but couldn't get the card to look ANYTHING like it looked in my head, so canned that idea!  I've instead taken individual sequins off my roll of Bermuda Bay sequin trim, and am much happier with the result.

All of the fun products I used to create this card are listed below, and if you click on any of the icons, you'll be taken to my online store.

Make sure you check out the rest of the beautiful Design Team creations.  We'd love to see your card or scrapbook page, using sequins, linked up over at Just Add Ink, too!

 

 

Product List

Bravo Photopolymer Stamp Set [135380] $44.95	Clear Block I [118488] $19.95	Be The Star Wood-Mount Stamp Set [135731] $49.95	Balloon Bash Photopolymer Stamp Set [137144] $44.95	Perpetual Birthday Calendar Photopolymer Stamp Set [137167] $41.95
Clear Block B [117147] $9.95	Bermuda Bay Classic Stampin' Pad [131171] $9.95	Real Red Classic Stampin' Pad [126949] $9.95	Versamark Pad [102283] $12.95	White Stampin' Emboss Powder [109132] $8.50
Heat Tool [129056] $49.95	Card Stock A4 Bermuda Bay [131286] $11.95	Basic Black A4 Card Stock [121688] $11.95	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $14.95	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $16.95
Spiral Border Punch [119872] $27.95	Small Oval Punch [120908] $18.95	Large Oval Punch [119855] $27.95	Bermuda Bay Sequin Trim [137910] $8.95	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $6.95