I absolutely love the clouds in Stampin' Up's Lift Me Up stamp set, so took the cloud in the sketch literally. I returned to an old favourite, Balloon Celebration, for the balloons, and used a New Zealand koru pattern to emboss. I ended up sponging ink onto white card for the balloons to get the right depth of colour, and I heat embossed the sentiment in black just to add an extra crispness.
Stampin' Up: Whisper White and Basic Black Paper: Lift Me Up and Balloon Celebration stamp sets, baker's twine, Watermelon Wonder, Daffodil Delight and Emerald Envy inks.
Craft Creations: New Zealand koru embossing folder
American Crafts: Black glitter finish embossing powder.
Crisp, clean and very striking Jo! Love it! xx
ReplyDeleteThis is a super cool card! I love the texture of the background; it adds a lot of interest without taking away from the attention on the bright colorful balloons. What a happy card!
ReplyDeleteNice take on the sketch. Just might have to try this with a set of balloon stamps I have. Great Job!
ReplyDeleteThis is great! I love the embossing folder - in this case, it's suggestive of wind. The twine balloon ties is a great twist too.
ReplyDeleteI love your card - so simple but effective.
ReplyDeleteI love the texture you added! Great take on the sketch!
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