Balloon Adventures for Scott

Today's card is for my oldest grandson, Scott.
He turns 10 years old today!!!!
Yup, he's a Cinco de Mayo baby.
His birthday card uses the Balloon Adventures stamp set (which is retiring) and the Balloon Bouquet punch.  I also used the Party Animal designer paper to bring him some happy colors.

Balloon Adventures
Card Tips:
* Card Base — Pacific Point – 4 1/4" x 11"
* Basic Black — 4" x 5 1/4"
* Party Animal designer paper (stripes) — 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
* Basic Black — 2" x 5 1/8"
* Party Animal designer paper (blue sparkle) — 1 7/8" x 5 1/8"
* Basic Black — 2 1/4" x 2 7/8"
* Whisper White — 2 1/8" x 2 3/4"
stamp birthday greeting with Pacific Point ink
stamp confetti with Memento ink
* Crushed Curry — punch larger balloon
* Emerald Envy — punch larger ballon
* Whisper White — stamp balloon with Pacific Point ink — punch out
* Black Baker's Twine — 3 – 4" pieces — attach to back of each balloon with dimensionals

I hope Scott enjoys his card — how can he possibly be 10 years old already.
I remember the day he was born — my baby girl became a mommy.

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Fresh Fig Eastern Palace

Oh my goodness, I am falling in love with the Eastern Palace Bundles and it looks like you guys are too.  There are so many different options of how to use different pieces of the stamps and the framelits.  Here is a card we did at my Stamp & Go Club last night.
Eastern Palace
The card base is new Thick Very Vanilla cardstock.
Layer of Fresh Fig cardstock – 4" x 5 1/4"
Eastern Palace Specialty Designer Paper — 3 7/8" x 5 1/8"
Fresh Fig — 3 1/4" x 3 1/4"
Very Vanilla — 3 1/8" x 3 1/8"
Stamp swirly image in each corner with Tranquil Tide stamp pad (new In Color)
Fresh Fig — Cut out flower medallion using the framelit and a Layering Circle Framelit around the flower petals
Fresh Fig — cut out diamond shape with inside image
stamp "bracket" image on all four points with Fresh Fig stamp pad.
Eastern Palace Close Up
I curled the points of both die cut pieces a little with my fingers.
Very Vanilla — stamp dotted circle and Thank You with Tranquil Tide ink.
Punch out with 1 1/4" Circle Punch.
Tranquil Tide strip — 1/2" x 4 1/4"
apply "3 humps" from Gold Vinyl Stickers on each end of Tranquil Tide strip

The ladies at club loved this bundle and decided they had to have it — so many different options.  Everything on this card was from the premiere bundle.

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So in Love

I love the soft delicate look of the So Detailed Thinlit Dies.
Today's card uses one of the thinlits in the set with the coordinating So in Love stamp set.
What a beautiful card for a wedding or anniversary!!
So in Love
The card base is Sahara Sand.
The beautiful floral cutouts are Soft Sky.
Stamp flower on Soft Sky cardstock using Soft Sky ink.
Cut it out using the Stitched Shapes framelit.
Attach with dimensionals.
Stamp Congratulations or Happy Anniversary on Very Vanilla cardstock with Soft Sky ink.
Trim both ends to create a banner — attach banner with dimensionals.

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