Hello and welcome back to The Season! Today we’re so excited to participate in CASology’s 5 Year Anniversary Blog Hop! You should have arrived from May Park‘s blog. The hop will continue until Monday, July 31. There are tons of prizes to be won from this hop including a $20 gift code to our shop (valid on The Ton stamps, dies, inks and gilding).
- To be eligible for the sponsor prizes, participants must comment on all stops included on the hop list. Winners will be selected randomly using random.org.
- To be eligible for the CASology prize, participants must comment on all stops included on the hop + link up a BALLOON themed card to the gallery. Winner will be selected randomly using random.org.
- Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 1 on CASology’s blog.
If you get lost on the hop, here is the complete hop list:
For this hop, we’re creating BALLOON themed cards to celebrate!
Today, I made two cards using this fun cue card!
For my first card, I used our Anemone Garden background stamp (the heart balloons are from our City Girls: Special Day set).
I started by Rose Gold heat embossing the Anemone Garden stamp on watercolor paper. Then I painted each anemone using Peony, Lemon Yellow and Tangerine Color Bursts. The leaves were painted using a combination of Sap Green and Terre Vert Color Bursts.
Once I finished painting I set the panel aside to dry and stamped my heart shaped balloons using Beach Blondie, Peach Blossom and Hollywood Star dye inks to match my floral color palette. After I finished stamping the balloons, I used the coordinating die to cut each balloon out. I also cut out six additional balloons from vellum paper.
Next I rose gold heat embossed the banner from our Basic Banners set and then die cut it using the coordinating die. Then I taped on some metallic thread to each cardstock balloon. Next I proceeded to pop up each cardstock balloon. I then tucked the vellum balloons among the cardstock balloons using liquid adhesive making sure that those areas where the liquid adhesive was applied were the areas tucked away under the other balloons. Next I taped down the thread onto the watercolored panel. Then I popped up my sentiment banner.
For my top folding A2 horizontal cardbase, I applied a strip of Burnished Rose Gold Foil Tape to the top edge. I adhered my watercolor balloon panel to my base and then finished off this card by adhering our Clear Dew Drops in 7mm and 5mm sizes.
For my next card. I created a simply color scene card using our City Girls: Park Life and Fountain Terrace Scene stamp.
I started off by stamping each scene element from our Park Life set on cardstock using our copic friendly Caviar Hybrid ink. Then I colored each element using copic markers. Once I finished coloring, I die cut everything using coordinating dies.
Next I stamped the fountain scene onto cardstock using our light Crystal Pewter Dye Ink. I added stitching to the edges of our scene panel using the largest die in our Double Stitched Rectangles (large) set. I then popped up my Park Life elements onto the scene panel with foam tape. Lastly, I added our Clear Dew Drops in 7 and 5mm sizes.
I hope you enjoyed today’s post and videos! Continue to hop for a chance to win some great prizes! Your next stop is Sherrie Mannion.
Oh my goodness! Your cards are so beautiful! I absolutely love them.
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Love all the details, stunning!
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Not one but TWO amazing cards!! I love all the detail in both of these cards!!
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Fantastic cards!!!
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Beautiful cards
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The flowers are beautiful. Love the gold
embossing. Popping the balloons from
the flowers was a great idea.
Adding all of the colored elements
onto the black/white background
was a fantastic idea for the 2nd card.
thanks for sharing.
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So pretty. I have to say your second card really stood out. So different and unique. Just beautiful.
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Great cards, but that second one had me awestruck. I just had to keep looking at it. Awesome.
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What a beautifully creative card! Love how you mixed the balloons in with the florals!
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Beautiful cards, Effie! Love the balloon theme on both!
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Love both these cards; they are so different, yet so lovely.
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Thanks for sharing these beautiful cards with balloons!!
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Lovely cards! I have to say the second one is my favorite! I love the black & white background and then the pops of color with the rest of your scene! TFS!
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Very cool cards, Effie
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OMG!!. Simply stunning cards!!.
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Wow! 2 works of ART! Stunning:)
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clever, love them both!
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Wow, both of these are beautiful– I’d love to receive either! That flower card though… Got my heart with the rose gold embossing🌹
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Absolutely elegant cards but it is to make CAS cards with THE TON goodies.
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stunning card!
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I love both of these cards. So different from each other.
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The colors are so beautiful!
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WOW to both cards
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Great, great cards!
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Oh wow! Fantastic cards!
Have a happy day, Nicole
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What stunning cards! Truly beautiful.
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I loved watching the anemone flowers come to life! Amazing. And the second card with the fountain scene is gorgeous too!
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Both cards are just stunning!!! Thank you for the great inspiration and creativity!
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Two stunning cards with so many wonderful pieces of inspiration and pretty details. Thanks so much for being a wonderful sponsor for the hop. Hugs Bev x
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Two beautiful cards, great inspiration. xx
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Wow. Your cards are fabulous. Love the Anemones with the balloons. So creative.
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I adore that beautiful floral background Effie and the heart shaped balloons look so pretty over the top, and a super banner sentiment to finish. x
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Such creative cards; that floral background is stunning!
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Beautiful cards! Especially loving the spotlighted images against the background on that second card.
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Two incredible cards. In each the balloons are showcased so well into the overall design. Thanks for sharing these as part of the blog hop.
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Very unique cards, interesting !
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Two fabulous cards, Effie! I love how you tucked the balloons in between your flowers…both cards are just beautiful!
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These are just stunning. Love the bold flowers!
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fab cards 🙂
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You showed your varied talent with the 2 lovely cards. I love the floral card. It is gorgeous. Thanks
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How wonderful to see such amazing creativity highlighted in this marvelous hop! Both cards have certainly added sparkle to my day! Love the florals and balloons, especially!
~carol
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Love the card, the video, and your nails!!
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Love the details on both cards. Simply stunning.
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Love both cards, each with so much detail and so beautiful.
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wow
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Both cards are beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
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Great cards. I love that scene with the balloons!!
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Lovely design! Love the colors!! Such a pretty card 🙂
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Such a fun idea to add balloons to the floral background!
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I love both the cards. perhaps I prefer the second , but I’ not sure because they are all wonderful
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