The Approaching Perfection stamp set contains amazing funny sentiments about getting old--because let's be honest, the higher your age, the more you need a good laugh on your birthday!  And the best part is it's free through Salebration!!

My project today uses a mix of products to end up at this vibrant, fun card.  

I started with a Night of Navy card base, and added a layer of Whisper White that I embossed with the Brick & Mortar 3D Textured Embossing Folder.  

I added two strips of patterned paper from the Playing with Patterns DSP:  one horizontally, one vertically.  I also die cut a stitched circle from a third piece from the DSP stack.

I used the rainbow DSP as a jumping off point for my colour palette, adding balloons in Calypso Coral, Crushed Curry, and Night of Navy.  The balloons are from the So Much Happy stamp set, and I used the coordinating dies to cut out the balloons, ties and bows, which I popped up for added dimension on my card.

I used a strip die from the Many Medallions set to cut a fancy border in Crushed Curry, for some added interest.  And I added rhinestones to the centre of each medallion for some shine.

Finally, I stamped the tongue-in-cheek sentiment onto white cardstock and die cut it with another stitched circle.

For the inside of my card I used one more piece of the Playing with Patterns DSP to anchor my panel, and added few more balloons and a sentiment.

All this week I'll be sharing more projects using the Approaching Perfection set and Playing with Patterns DSP, so be sure to check those out on Instagram and Facebook.

Have a great week!

Barb

Above the Clouds (Stamping Symphony Blog Hop)

It's time for another Stamping Symphony Blog Hop!  Thanks for hopping along with us. :)

This month we are featuring our favourite item from the new catalogue and I have to say...it was an incredibly tough choice!  I'm still not sure this is my very favourite yet, as I love a lot of the new items, but this one is definitely high on the list (no pun intended).

This is one of the images from the Above the Clouds stamp set, which I stamped in Memento ink and then punched with the coordinating Hot Air Balloon Punch. I coloured my rainbow balloon with the Blends markers and I love how I was able to get the shading so easily with these markers.  They make me feel like an artist every time!

I die cut a stitched rectangle out of Whisper White paper and sponged the edges in Pool Party to give a soft sky look to my background.  I really wanted the coloured balloon to pop so I kept everything else very minimal on my card front.

I added some Smoky Slate clouds to the background piece and then mounted it onto a Thick Whisper White card base.  I added the balloon, basket, and trail of flags (also coloured in rainbow order) using Dimensionals, and they really look like they are going to float right off the page.

I finished the card by stamping "Let your dreams soar" in the bottom left corner in Basic Gray.  Inside I added another line of coloured flags and a sentiment.

This would be a great graduation card, or even a farewell card for someone heading off on their next adventure.

Please leave me a comment below before you hop on to see what everyone else created for you this month.  I truly appreciate your time!

A La Cards (Leena)

LollyandSand (Sandy)

JustBStamping (Barb--you're here!)

Stampingjen.BlogSpot.com (Jennifer)

Hofkissed (Stephanie)

Thanks for hopping by!

Barb