Bringing Best Wishes with Balloon Festoon Dies

Welcome to Balloon Festoon fun. I may have made an error in judgment….Instead of ordering the Balloon Festoon bundle, I got just the dies. That led me to finding a way to use the largest balloon die as a card base and that’s how we landed on today’s project. Tips: With a folded cardbase, place the die down below the fold to have about a 1.5 inch flat edge for the fold. Cuts through both layers of cardstock like butter. Once cut, then emboss the front only. Cut another balloon for the inside. I went with the Words Wishes dies for the front.

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Artisan Sketched Vase

Sneak Peek at one of the August monthly card class projects with today’s project. Did you know the Artisan Sketched Garden is chock full of images you can colour in with watercolor pencils, markers, Stampin’ Blends and even use your blending brushes on for a soft look? Or keep to the black and white and add a ribbon and embellishments with Poppy Parade or Strawberry Slush. Loads of possibilities. Enjoy!

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For the love of Wild Bunch Critters

Oh, how we love our critter stamps! Today’s card was created by Stacey on our team for a recent swap. Beyond cute! This stamp set is called Wild Bunch and was our featured Product of the Month for June. The paper piecing technique used adds a whole different layer to the front of the card. Enjoy!

Measurements:

1. Cardbase 8 1/2" x 5 1/2"
2. Basic White layer 4 1/8" x 5 3/8"
3. DSP layers: 
• Left vertical: 2 1/2" x 2 1/4"
• Left horizontal: 2 1/2" x 1 1/4"
• Right horizontal: 2 1/4" x 1"
• Right vertial: 2 1/2" x 1" (cut two)

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Stunning Sunsets

My team member Dawn’s take on the Eclipse Card layout using just one of the pattern papers by alternating the raised and flat paper strips. Gosh this Scenic Coast patterned paper doesn’t disappoint with the many shades reds, yellows, golds for the sunset. It kind of has the feel of a “Group of Seven” paintings with the choppy water. Your history lesson for today: The Group of Seven was a famous collective of Canadian landscape painters including Lawren Harris, A.Y. Jackson, and J.E.H. MacDonald. Active from 1920 to 1933, they broke away from European styles to paint the wild beauty of Canada using bright colors and bold brushstrokes.

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Getting Wild with the Wild Bunch

Who wouldn’t want to receive this adorable card in the mail? Created by Holly for our recent team swap, this sweet snail looks amazing in Golden Glow, Lost Lagoon and Pretty Peacock. The paper blocking technique here using the same shades to meld with the colouring adds a lot to the card front. Thanks, Holly!

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