Tricia's Stamping Creations: Ink. Stamp. Share. May Monthly Blog Hop Something New

Saturday, May 20, 2023

Ink. Stamp. Share. May Monthly Blog Hop Something New

Welcome to the Ink. Stamp. Share. May Monthly Blog Hop as we celebrate Something New. One of my favorite things about a new catalog, is exploring the wonderful new products and new In Colors that Stampin' Up! has to offer. Our amazing Design Team members will be sharing their projects and ideas to help inspire you to explore the new products and new colors in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog to create your own beautiful creations.

For my card design today, I thought I would share the Beautiful Balloons Bundle and the coordinating Bright & Beautiful 6"x6" Designer Series Paper, to create a fun birthday card. It was my first time using the bundle and I love the wonderful combination of images, sentiments and coordinating dies. I am loving all the new blues and thought I would try combining the new Azure Afternoon with the returning Blueberry Bushel with a touch of Silver to step up the design.

Products Used:

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (item #161457)

Stylish Shapes Dies (item #159183)

2 3/8" Circle Punch (item #161354)

Bright & Beautiful 6"x6" Designer Series Paper (item #161449)

Silver Foil Specialty Pack (item #156457)

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock (item #146968)

Azure Afternoon Cardstock (item #161719)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Azure Afternoon Classic Ink Pad (item #161663)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Metallics Embossing Powders (item #155555)

Iridescent Rhinestones Basic Jewels (item #158130)

Stampin' Dimensionals (item #104430)

Measurements:

Blueberry Bushel Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

1 Small Balloon die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

2 Small Stars die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

1 Large Circle die cut with the Stylish Shapes Dies

Azure Afternoon Cardstock

1 Medium Balloon die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

Silver Foil Specialty

1 Small Balloon die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

1 Tassel die cut with the Beautiful Balloons Dies

Basic White Cardstock

Large Circle punched out with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch

Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper

Card Front - 5 1/4" x 4"

This fun birthday card design showcases how well these beautiful blues work together. You may notice that in the background of the card front, there is an ombre effect with the stars pattern, using Azure Afternoon and Blueberry Bushel, that helps to tie it all together. I die cut one of the small balloons and the balloon tassel from Silver Foil to step up the design. I also die cut one of the small balloons and two of the small stars from Blueberry Bushel cardstock to add some contrast. To create the focal design, I stamped the large balloon image from the Beautiful Balloons stamp set onto the Basic White circle using Azure Afternoon Classic ink. I heat embossed the sentiment with Silver embossing powder over the top the stamped image and also heat embossed the background stars balloon image onto the Azure Afternoon Balloon die cut, to coordinate. The Stylish Shapes Dies work well with the 2 3/8" Circle Punch and I added a slightly larger circle to create a frame around the focal image. I attached the focal circle to the card front with Stampin' Dimensionals and added the other elements to create the final design. For a touch of sparkle, I added several Iridescent Rhinestones to the card front. This would work well as a masculine birthday card or you could change the sentiment for a Graduation card.

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore the wonderful new products and new colors in the 2023-2024 Annual Catalog. There are so many possibilities to help spark your creativity.

Please take the time to visit my fellow Design Team members and enjoy their beautiful projects. Just click on the links in the Roll Call List below to visit their blogs. We would appreciate it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you liked about our projects. I hope you enjoy the rest of our blog hop.

If you live in the U.S. and do not have a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, please contact me and I would be happy to help you with your creative projects. You may also visit my Online Store to place your order and have it shipped to you.