Beautiful Balloons and Biggest Wish stamp sets by Stampin' Up! used to make a vibrant birthday card

Birthday Balloons card

Posted on August 6, 2023July 28, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Here is a pretty birthday balloons card made using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set combined with the Biggest Wishes stamp set.

Colours used in this card are;

To recreate the birthday balloon card, you will need:

Parakeet Party card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛” – Rounded Upper right corner
Blackberry Bliss card – 5⅛” by 3⅝” – Rounded Upper right corner
Basic White card – 5” by 3½” Rounded Upper right corner
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾” – for the inside – Rounded Upper right corner

I began by stamping the sentiment from the Biggest Wishes stamp set along the bottom of the 5” by 3½” panel of Basic White card.

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The balloons were then stamped in Parakeet Party, Lemon Lolly and Blackberry Bliss ink. I balloon on the right was stamped in Lemon Lolly but I obviously hadn’t cleaned the stamp properly as it looks more apricot in colour!

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The balloon strings were stamped in Parakeet Party and Blackberry Bliss ink.

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The stamped panel was glued to the Blackberry Bliss panel leaving the dark colour showing only on the left side and the top. The whole piece was glued to the Parakeet Party card base using the same liquid glue.

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A trio of Iridescent Pearls completed the card. A very bright colour combo.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk -A vibrant happy birthday card made using the Beautiful Balloons and Biggest Wish stamp sets

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Pastel colours and the masking technique used to make a row of balloons card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Pastel Balloons card for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

Posted on July 24, 2023July 15, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop where we are sharing projects based around 5 suggested options, we could choose to use some or all of the suggestions; these are Subtles colour family, Masking, Standard Horizontal, Ribbon, For You sentiment. I have made my card using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and all 5 options.

Colours used in this card are:

To recreate the pastel balloons card you, will need:

Lost Lagoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Basic Black card – 5⅜” by 3⅝”
Basic White card – 5¼” by 3½”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Basic Black card – 1” by ½”

I stamped the medium sized balloon onto a stack of Post It Notes and trimmed them out using Paper Snips, these would act as my masks.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The first balloon was stamped in the centre of the smaller panel in Lost Lagoon ink, I covered it with one of the masks and stamped the next balloon on the right in Petal Pink ink. This balloon was masked off and the next balloon stamped in Lemon Lolly ink. I repeated the masking and stamped the last balloon on the right-hand side in Balmy Blue ink.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The same masking and stamping were repeated in Fresh Freesia, Pool Party and Bubble Bath. Finally, I added an extra one using Highland Heather ink. The balloon strings were stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink. The stamped panel was then added to the Basic Black layer using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

A small piece of Black & White Gingham Ribbon was wrapped around the lower right corner and secured on the back with Sellotape.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The sentiment from the Color & Contour stamp set was stamped in Versamark ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and set it with my Heat Tool. I added the sentiment over the ribbon with a Mini Glue Dot on each side.

wwww.crafty-rootes.co.uk – A row of balloons made using pastel colours and masking for the Crafty Challenge Blog Hop

The panel was then mounted onto the Lost lagoon card base on Dimensionals. A trio of Classic Matte Dots completed the card.

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A trio of fun birthday/celebration cards made for my June 2023 classes using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies by Stampin' Up!

Beautiful Balloons Classes

Posted on June 16, 2023June 9, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Today I am sharing the cards I designed for my classes this month using the Beautiful Balloons stamp set and Beautiful Balloons Dies.

Colours used in these projects are:

Balloon Gate Fold Card

Bubble Bath card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 2 1/16” on either end
Orchid Oasis 5” & 3” x 2
Basic White – 4⅞” by 2⅞”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾” – inside
Scrap Basic White & Lemon Lolly

Using the smaller balloon image, we stamped in Bubble Bath in in the upper left and lower right corners of the Bubble Bath card base.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

We used the infill, starry balloon image to stamp a background in Orchid Oasis ink all over the smaller panel of Basic White card. This panel was then adhered to the Orchid Oasis layer.

A selection of balloons were stamped onto scrap Basic White card in in Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly and Orchid Oasis inks. They were die cut using the Beautiful Balloons dies. We also die cut the ribbon streamer in Lemon Lolly ink.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

We placed the balloons onto the stamped panel and stamped ‘strings’ under a couple of the balloons. The balloons were then added to the panel with liquid glue or Dimensionals.

The decorated panel was then added to the left side of the Bubble Bath card front.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

The sentiment was stamped in Lemon Lolly ink onto Basic White card, trimmed down and added to the card front.

Balloon & Bunting Card

Orchid Oasis card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Bubble Bath – 4⅞” by 3”
Bubble Bath – 5” by 2⅞”
Basic White 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White & Lemon Lolly

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

Using the long streamer image, we stamped down the length of the small panel of Basic White card using Bubble Bath, Lemon Lolly and Orchid Oasis inks.

The stamped panel was then glued to the Orchid Oasis layer and mounted onto the Orchid Oasis card base on Dimensionals.

The large balloon was stamped in Lemon Lolly ink onto scrap Basic White card.

Confetti was stamped onto the balloon in Orchid Oasis ink and the balloon was die cut out. It was added to the card front on Dimensionals. A White Baker’s Twine bow was added to the bottom of the balloon with a Mini Glue Dot.

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto scrap Lemon Lolly card. This was trimmed down and added to the card front.

Mini Balloons card

Lemon Lolly card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Orchid Oasis – 5⅞” by 2¾”
Basic White – 5⅞” by 2½”
Basic White – 4⅛” by 1”
Basic White – 5½” by 3¾”

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

The smallest balloon was stamped randomly onto the long thin panel of Basic White card in Bubble Bath ink.

We then stamped the image again in Lemon Lolly ink and finally in Orchid Oasis ink. We made sure to overlap some of the images. The stamped panel was then glued to the Orchid Oasis layer.

The panel was added to the card front on Dimensionals.

The sentiment was stamped in Orchid Oasis ink onto the strip of Basic White card. This was added to the card front with Dimensionals on either end.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons stamp set and dies used to make a trio of fun birthday/celebration cards for my June 2023 classes

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A fabulous star themed graduation card made for the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop using the Beautiful Balloons Dies by Stampin' Up!

You’re A Star Graduation Card for the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop

Posted on May 11, 2023May 2, 2023 by Mo Rootes

Hello and welcome to the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop where we are sharing projects celebration a graduation. I have made my card using star shape from the Beautiful Balloons Dies.

Colours used in this project are:

To recreate the you’re a star card, you will need:

Azure Afternoon card base – 8¼” by 5⅞” – scored at 4⅛”
Real Red card – 4¾” by 3”
Basic White card – 4½” by 2¾”
Basic Black card – 3” by ¾”
Basic White card – 5½” by 3¾”
Scrap Basic White, Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Azure Afternoon

I began by die-cutting the large and small stars using the dies from the Beautiful Balloons die set and scrap Daffodil Delight, Real Red and Azure Afternoon card.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons Dies used to make a fabulous graduation card for the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop

The die cut stars were then laid out onto the small panel of Basic White card to work out the positioning. Once I had them arranged, I lifted them one at a time and glued them in place using Multipurpose Liquid Adhesive.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons Dies used to make a fabulous graduation card for the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop

The overhanging pieces of stars were trimmed off with scissors and the layer was glued to the Real Red panel which was added to the Azure Afternoon card base on Dimensionals.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons Dies used to make a fabulous graduation card for the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop

I tucked strips of Basic White, Daffodil Delight and Real Red card under the lower right-hand corner.

www.crafty-rootes.co.uk – The Beautiful Balloons Dies used to make a fabulous graduation card for the Stampin Dreams Blog Hop

The sentiment, from the Charming Sentiments stamp set, was stamped in Versamark ink onto the strip of Basic Black ink, covered it with White Embossing Powder and used my Heat Tool to set it. I flagged the ends before adding it to the card front on Mini Glue Dots as I did not want to add anymore height to the card.