Stampin' Up! Hot Air Balloon ~ Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop

Hey Stampers!  Welcome to the Ink & Inspiration Blog Hop.  I'm excited to be part of this fun & creative group sharing stamping inspiration with you today!

Our inspiration this month comes from the sketch pictured below.  This is such a fabulous sketch, with SO many possibilities!  I immediately thought of two stamp sets when I saw this set.  The first was the Excellent Eggs stamp set.  Sadly, I don't own that stamp set.  So, I decided to go with the second set that immediately popped into my brain, Hot Air Balloon!

When I was at OnStage in Houston a couple of weeks and got to see the new 2024-2026 In Colors for the first time, I immediately knew that I was going to go home and make a card with Hot Air Balloon using these new colors.  They are PERFECT together!  

OnStage is an amazing event for Stampin' Up! Demonstrators where we get to celebrate our accomplishments for the previous year and play with new product.  The BEST thing about OnStage though is getting to spend time with other demonstrators.  Especially those that live far away that we typically only interact with online.

For the background, I stamped the basket for the center balloon (after stamping off on a scrap of paper once).  Then, I used the Cloud Punch to create several clouds before adhering them to a piece of Basic White Cardstock. 

The NEW 2024-2026 In Colors will be available for purchase May 1, 2024.  Get ready for Cardstock, Ink Pads, Stampin' Blends, Stampin' Write Markers, Ribbons & more in these colors!

Thank you for visiting my blog today!  I hope you have been inspired to create.  Be sure to visit the rest of the blogs listed below for even more inspiration. 

Happy Stamping!

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Stampin' Up! Hope & Prayer ~ Sketch Saturday

 

Hello and welcome to my blog!  Today's card was created for Sketch Saturday's Challenge #747.  This is the first day of the challenge and you have two weeks to play along. (Challenge ends April 5th).  The optional twist for this card is to stick with all black and white on your card.  I opted to use pink and white for this.  However, one of these days I plan to create another card with this sketch, using the black and white (maybe with a POP of pink!)

If you are like me, you probably end up with all kinds of paper scraps. The fun elements on this card were created with using some of those scraps.  I trimmed the pink cardstocks to 1/4" wide, then after adhering them to the white cardstock, I cut off the excess length.  

The sentiment was stamped on a fairly large scrap, then die cut with a die from Nested Essentials Dies.  After stamping the cross on a much smaller scrap, I fussy cut around it with my trusty Paper Snips.  (Paper Snips are scissors perfect for cutting detailed images from paper)

Thank you so much for visiting my blog today!  I hope you are able to play along with this month's sketch.  Need more creative inspiration?  Be sure to look back at Sketch Saturday's past sketches.  

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Stampin' Up! Perennial Postage - Sketch Saturday

 

Hello and welcome to my blog!  Today's card was created for Sketch Saturday's Challenge #746.  This is the first day of the challenge and you have two weeks to play along. (Challenge ends March 22nd).  The optional twist for this card, which I keep forgetting to look at ahead of time, is to feature an animal in your project.  That's a great twist...I might need to make another card! 

For this card I cut several triangles from Inked Botanicals Designer Series Paper.  I made sure my triangles were longer than I need them to be at both ends.  Once I had them adhered to my Calypso Coral Panel, I trimmed off the edges to make them even with that panel.

After adhering the panel to the Pretty Peacock Card Base, I stamped the sentiment with Versamark on a scrap of Pretty Peacock Cardstock.  Then I set the embossing powder with my Heat Tool and fussy cut around the embossed sentiment with my Paper Snips.  I wanted the sentiment lifted up a little, so I used Mini Stampin' Dimensionals to attach it to my card before adding three small Rhinestones. 

For the inside of the card I added another triangle of the designer series paper to the corner of the white panel.  I almost always add a white panel to the inside of my cards for a nice clean space to write on.  Plus, it gives me one more place to decorate!  

Thank you for visiting my blog today.  Be sure to have a look at the cards the rest of Sketch Saturday's Design Team have created.  Then, play along with us.  We would love to see what you create! 

Happy Stamping!

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