Happy Birthday to Jay, who turns 80 on Valentine's Day! I just got this cool stamp and die set (my BFF got it, so I just had to as well!) and thought it would be perfect for a Birthday/Valentine combo card! I stencilled the clouds for the BG. This heart die cut is so cool because it makes the balloon 3D! I backed the heart with gold and added the numerals which were also die cut from gold. I used some Christmas plaid DSP as I thought it would make the card a little more masculine. I stamped the basket and tnen paper pieced it with more of the plaid, adding some gold gel pen for the trim. The sentiment took three separate stamps, one of which was a wood block, so I am surprised it turned out as well as it did! Made a matching envelope for fun. Want to get this in today's mail so it gets to him on time!
Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022 GMT Views: 343
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Registered: March 13, 2011 Location: Langley, B.C. Canada Posts: 32111
Tue, Feb 08, 2022 @ 1:52 PM
Fabulous, Faith! What a neat gift you received. So fun to put the numbers on the heart that pops out! How you worked the sentiment in is really fun. Beautifully done!
Registered: February 19, 2011 Location: Fullerton, CA Posts: 15112
Tue, Feb 08, 2022 @ 2:58 PM
That is a fun die and I like that 3D affect. Love love love that you used red plaid for the balloon and basket. Great job on the piecing. And your clouds -- fabulous bg for that equally fabulous balloon. BIG KUDOS on stamping that sentiment. It looks like one stamp. Awesome job. I think Jay will be flying high when he sees this gem. Great card.
Registered: January 20, 2016 Location: Freetown, Massachusetts Posts: 31441
Wed, Feb 09, 2022 @ 3:18 AM
I have this set, but I never even looked at the instructions and realized that it made a 3-D heart balloon! Now I have to make one too. This is just the most fabulous birthentine's day card ever!
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Registered: July 27, 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 131741
Wed, Feb 09, 2022 @ 4:01 AM
Fantastic set! What's not to love about a hot air balloon. And great stamping with the sentiment - the birthentine's fonts match so well that I thought at first you had a stamp, unlikely as it seemed.
Registered: February 10, 2006 Location: Mid-Atlantic Posts: 13100
Wed, Feb 09, 2022 @ 7:52 AM
Love your plaid 3D hot air balloon ... and I'm impressed with your sentiment created with 3 separate stamps! Just wonderful!
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