I am quite limited in travel paper and stamps so I pulled out the one mode of travel I do have in stamps - hot air balloons from Up Up And Away by Verve Stamps.
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aper pieced the balloon, added a cloud to ground it and some fun embellishments down the side as per the Paper Smooches sketch I used for the card. Still looked a bit plain so I added a star shaped tag for a little "something, something".If you haven't played along yet, we would love to have you join us! The winner gets a Penny Black gift certificate and the LEAD for this challenge gets to join us as a Guest Designer in a future challenge.
Wishing you a glorious day!
What's In It?
Stamps: Up Up And Away (Verve Stamps), Tiny Tags (PTI)
Paper: Down By The Shore (Fancy Pants), Night of Navy (Stampin' Up)
Ink: Black
Accessories: Tiny Tags and Medium Scalloped Border Die (PTI), Buttons, Twine, Glue Dots, Dimensionals
This is beautiful, Marisa! Love that polka dotted balloon.
ReplyDeleteSuper cute card Marisa. Love the whimsy hot air balloon. The buttons look great with the twine.
ReplyDeleteYou know me and my simple CAS cards, but I have to say I agree with you here, Marisa! That tiny star tag with "Enjoy" is the perfect punctuation for your awesome design! I really love the hot air balloon with that side border. It feels like I'm looking out the window!! Enjoy your day!! Hugs, Darnell
ReplyDeleteSuper cute, Marisa! Love the polka dot hot air balloon!
ReplyDeleteGreat balloon card Marisa - super design and colors on the card. Love it and I feel uplifted just looking at it! Hugz
ReplyDeleteLove this red, white and blue card, Marisa! And that little star tag really grabs the attention!
ReplyDeleteIt's a fabulous stamp and I LOVE it with the rich blues and reds, with a lot of white!
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