Hi crafty friends,
I am totally in love with the Bunch of Balloons set by Concord & ith! You can create a fabulous birthday or celebration card using this stamp/die/stencil set in just minutes! I am sharing just two versions with you today but the sky is the limit!
Let’s start out making a full panel of balloons using the Bunch of Balloons stencil set, a few Concord & 9th inks, Bristol paper for easy blending, and ink daubers (to help get in the tight spaces).
There are a bunch of stencils in this set but I only used the two that create a full panel of overlapping balloons. I used Concord & 9th ink colors: Watermelon, Creamsicle, Honeycomb, and Eucalyptus for the balloons. First, blending on balloon, then used the second stencil to overlap and blend on more balloons using the same colors.
After all the ink blending was done, I outlined a few balloons with Versafine Black Onyx ink using the stamp in the set, plus added strings and bows. The panel was then trimmed and mounted onto a white cardstock card base.
Included in the stamp set are a bunch of awesome sentiments. For this one, using Versafine Black Onyx ink again, I stamped the ‘let’s celebrate’ on white cardstock. Then cut it out using the matching die (I just love it when there is a matching die!). I also cut out another one from dark pink cardstock from Concord & 9th’s assorted cardstock card stack (see supply list).
To finish, the sentiment and the pink cardstock cut-out were stacked and glued offset from one another, then mounted onto the card. A few stars cut from Concord & 9th cardstock were added to add to the festivities!
For my next card, I followed the same basic steps, only this time I only ink blended balloons onto one part of the panel. I ink colors I used for this one were Tidepool, Sprout, and Aqua Sky. Black strings and bows were, just like before.
To add festivities to this card, I stamped the ‘It’s Your Birthday” onto white cardstock and cut it out with the matching die. A gold foil balloon with gold foil and gold glitter stars was added.
YAY! Two cards were done with a snap of the fingers!
Thanks for joining me today, I hope to see you next time! ♥
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