Mashed Up Balloons...

Hi there,

I was playing around yesterday with a number of challenges and ended up combining three for this card - the Friday Mashup challenge (to use their sketch plus the ghosting technique), the Colour Q colours and the Case Study challenge. Here's the inspiration line up...

I pulled out a new set from the Summer mini catty called Up, Up and Away and decide to make a man's card...

I took inspiration from Laurie's card with the black card base with rounded corners, plus the woodgrain panel and the pop of colour against the neutral background. I made the woodgrain panel using the following steps:

1. Stamp the Woodgrain background stamp on glossy white cardstock using Versamark ink
2. Leave to dry
3. Drag the Charcoal inkpad from SU's distressing kit from top to bottom, ovelapping each streak slightly
4. Rub off excess ink with some kitchen towel to reveal the woodgrain pattern underneath.

I was really happy with how this turned out - exactly the effect I wanted! The balloons were stamped using two-step stamping and a combination of More Mustard, Cajun Craze and Stazon ink, together with the baskets using Charcoal ink. I cut them out and layered them on a panel that I'd stamped some birds and clouds on (also using Charcoal ink but stamping off to get paler impressions). The sentiment is from For the Family and is punched and layered using my favourite sentiment combo - the word window and modern label punches. I added some glittery brads either side, and some linen thread and baker's twine to the top of the tag to finish off.

Here's the recipe:
Stamps: Up, Up and Away, Woodgrain, For the Family
Ink: Versamark, More Mustard, Cajun Craze, Charcoal, Stazon
Paper: Glossy White, Basic Black, Whisper White, Basic Grey
Tools: Modern label punch, word window punch, Two Tags die
Accessories: glimmer brads,  linen thread, baker's twine

Thanks for stopping by!

x Amy x