Well they say there is a first for everything and today I’m honored to be part of the 5th Birthday Bash Blog Hop for Neat & Tangled. Neat & Tangled, if you recall, is the company responsible for the Polygon Cover Plate die, and that die was yet one more stone in my Path to Becoming Obsessed with Cardmaking (see this post for the evidence!) So when they asked if I’d be interested in joining the blog hop, my answer was an unequivocal Oh, HELL to the yes!
I am pretty new to the whole stencil thing, and this balloon duo set was my kind of set: simple and easy to use! I decided to use watercolor cardstock because I wanted to use Distress Oxides and a little water. I figured it’d keep my paper less warp-y. I taped down one stencil, used a mini blending tool, and just filled in ink color. Then I moved the stencil around and repeated the process.
Once the balloons were in place, I used my Distress Sprayer to spritz a bit of water onto the paper. Once it was dry, I cut it out using one of my Lawn Fawn Stitched Rectangle dies (the 4.5 x 3.25 size).
Next I stamped the word ‘hooray’ using my Misti Tool (because honestly I cannot stamp a clean image without that thing! #getafrickinmisti) using Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide to match the balloons. I stamped it two times to get a nice solid image. Again, only possible because of the genius of the Misti. Once the ink was dry I used the coordinating die to cut out the title.
The final step was to cut a stitched panel from some Neenah Solar White 80# cardstock that was 4.25 x 5.5 to mount onto a 4.25 x 5.5 card base cut from some Neenah Solar White 110# cardstock. I love using the heavier cardstock to build my cards on. You think you don’t need two weights. Oh, but that is where you are wrong, my friends.
I adhered the balloon panel to the card base using some Fun Foam, then added the title to the balloon panel using some foam tape adhesive. Done and done! Hooray, indeed!
NOW FOR THE GIVEAWAY!
Neat & Tangled is giving away (1) $100 gift certificate and (2) $50 gift certificates to the Neat & Tangled Shop! Winners will be chosen from among all the comments left throughout the week-long blog hop! So leave a comment today and you’ll be entered for a chance to win. Winners will be announced on Sunday, August 13th on the Neat & Tangled blog.
VISIT THE OTHER BLOGS IN TODAY’S HOP!
Be sure to check out these blogs today! You can enter at each one for additional chances to win!
1. Neat and Tangled
2. Simon Says Stamp (Shari Carroll)
3. Amy Rysavy
4. Kristina Werner
Lynda Bart says
Yup. I love this hop ’cause it shows me that I can do super looking things with what I already have. Thanks.
Arlene D says
Love the colors! What a fun idea for celebrating any occasion!
Arianna Barbara says
Wow! Love your gorgeous card!!! Really stunning!!!
Kris says
Such a fun Happy Birthday Hop! Thanks for the ideas!
Angela says
What an adorable card! I love the colour combination you used.
Karthikha Uday says
Colorful and cool card 🙂 So much of fun!
Kimberly O. says
Oh wow! I hadn’t thought of using a stencil this way! My creative muse is hiding under a rock for a month or so. I’ve the Distressed Oxide stamp pads (first release) since April or May and STILL haven’t used them. Okay, I guess my muse has been gone for longer than a month. Once this dang cold is gone, I need to get into my crafting room and.. well.. craft! 😉
Shelley says
Looks great and seems so easy! Love it.
Diane Phillips says
First time visiting your site, lovely work!
Cathy Zielske says
Hey Diane! Thanks for stopping by!
Jackie P says
This is such a bright and cheerful card, I love the colors. I think I actually do need yet another balloon stencil.
Linda Carson says
I adore this colorful and cheerful beauty! It makes me happy! Beautifully done!
Tracy says
Love this cheerful card! So fun to see how many different ways to make a card with the same stamp!
Lee-Ann Kubinec says
So pretty! FABBY colours!
carlajinAR says
love it….awesome as always
Donna Aufdemberge says
Need to get those Oxide inks… great card
Beverly Sizemore says
I like your balloons card…good job using the stencil. I also love how pretty the “hooray” shows up in the pink. 🙂 AND happy birthday Neat and Tangled.
Jean Marmo says
Such fun! Loving the colors! Thanks for the inspiration!
Carol says
Love the soft colors you used,…great card…!!??
KimMJ says
Love the colors and the spritzed balloons! Thanx for the inspiration.
Ruth Tacoma says
Great card! you are reminding me to get my stuff out and get working on cards! Sometimes I forget how easy and fun it is.
Ann says
Love this card and all the new inspiration. Happy Birthday Neat and Tangled.
Kim W says
What a great card! Such “happy” colors 🙂
Lee says
love the scale of the card and the bright cheery colors.
stacey says
Love the card!! The mat of stitching layered on more stitching is so cool!!
Marty Harris says
Such a cheery card! This release is so useful.
Maria says
You can never be wrong with balloons, I love it thank you
Laura Toriello says
What great colors. Cute card.
Kira N. says
Beautiful card! I can’t wait until Neat & Tangled gets their balloon stencil back in stock! 🙂
Jennifer says
Cathy, you are by far the most fun to learn from. And I even follow your Yodas, too! This card looks super do-able and I can’t wait to try it out!
Jane M says
Love your card! It is so bright and cheerful!
Patty Eifert says
Love your colorful balloon card!! I NEED that balloon stencil & Hooray stamp and die!!
Cindy Howard says
I’ve never been into the card thing much, but you are inspiring me, Cathy!
Megan Harp says
Perfect color palette for this awesome card!! Happy birthday to Neat and Tangled!!!
Eeva Hall says
Love the colours and the card!!!
T says
Bam!!!! You did it again Cathy!! Love the card.
Elyse says
Love the colors that you chose! FAB! Thanks for sharing!
Donna Griffin says
Another awesome card! I actually need to whip up a birthday card for a party tomorrow night and was thinking about stenciling balloons too! Congrats on your first blog hop. How exciting!!
Steffany says
Love the balloon background and colors.
Bonnie Eng says
Wonderful bright and cheerful card. Love the balloon background and that stitched detail!
Bobbie D. says
Simple and gorgeous! That’s me too, can’t get a good stamped image if my life depended on it without my misti. Happy 5th!
LeAnne S. says
So bright and cheerful!! TFS!
Maria B says
You have chosen good celebration colors for your card.
Jimmie says
Great job….thanks for sharing.
Dawn Patten says
Love this!!! Beautiful but simple to do with all the wonderful colors. Minimals supplies!! Love
Sharron Gregory says
Love the bright, citrusy colors!
Kirsten B in MN says
Love it!
Cynthia Cole says
Such a lovely card!
Tracy A says
Lovely card. The color combination is really nice.
Deborah Kaye says
Such a bright and fun card!
Debbie Rumpza says
Love your balloon card!
Janice says
Great card. It feels like you have been card-making for a very long time! Thanks for your helpful tips and humour!
Andrea Shell says
Great card! Love the colors you chose!
Martha R says
You designed a very cool birthday card with this stencil! The oxide inks on your balloons – awesome! Thank you.
Jennifer Harrison says
Love your card! How beautiful, I love the colors you chose.
Vinita Jain says
Love the soft look of stencilled balloons with cute hooray!
Dee Earnshaw says
Super sweet card. Love how you colored the balloons:)
Theresa N says
Happy Birthday…Love the balloons
Kathy Meredith says
Love this card! Off to try my new Oxide inks and your method!
Chris H. says
I got a MISTI. I got some distress oxides. I have 15 years of stamp supplies, had a mostly 7 year dry spell. Love the card, and what you said about why cards now…because your kids lives are theirs now and the time is right..I am feeling that for sure.
Chris S. says
Very nice card. I think the balloon and Hooray stamp are great. Neat and Tangled maked great stamps.
Elise Smith says
Very cute! I love the sunny, happy colors that you used 🙂
Francine says
Love your final product! Great colors
Sue LD says
Cute card design with this balloon stencil. I like the colors of the balloons.
Carol Godfrey says
Beautiful cards I have to get my hands on those distress oxide inks it’s on my Christmas list! Great release from neat and tangled love the party animals in it
Kari Lightfoot says
Your a natural at cardmaking, love your card, and love your IG channel, seriously you put a smile on my face everyday with your stories
BunnyD says
What a cheery card. I love it! The pink Hooray really makes it for me. A nice fresh change from the usual black.
Broni says
I just love the happiness shining through in this card!! It’s awesome!
Antionette says
Beautiful!
Mary Holshouser says
Love the balloons.
The water on the ink gives
just enough shading to be
great.
Fantastic card.
thanks for sharing.
Glenda says
I am really enjoying your card making journey. It inspires me to try.
Kelly B. says
I love this die!
Amy Vitriani says
Fantastic card Cathy!! I love the bright fun colors you used! Such a wonderful release to celebrate neat and tangleds birthday!
Teri W says
I love both these products and must have them. Great card!
Trina P. says
Beautiful card. Love the colours, especially the hooray in pink!
Allene Frederick says
Great bright and cheerful card!
Linda M. says
Great card! I ordered these new products and can’t wait to get them!
Melanie Pendleton says
Love this Bright and cheerful Card!!!! Can’t wait to get my hands on these new products.
Amanda Stout says
Love the color combination. Beautiful card!!!!
Pooja says
Its a Wonderful card !
Tami Priebe says
Love your use of colors, those oxide inks are truly amazing!! Gorgeous card.
Cindy says
Love this card! It’s so fun for a man (always a challenge!) or woman. Thanks for participating in this hop because I’m new to your blog. And yes… I signed up! YAY!
Kim Kern says
Love, love this card you made!!! Your new card making is costing me lots of money!! lol Every time you show us something new, I want to invest in it. I have an expense Tim Holtz distress oxide ink list.
Kim Kern
Hermiston, Or
Cheryl Day says
Beautiful card! I am a first time visitor and love your style!
Marian Hein says
Cathy, your talent knows no bounds. Beautiful card! I can’t wait to see what else you lend your magic to.
Donna Walker says
I really like the simplicity of these stencils and how you used them for the card. I’m new to your blog and I have to say…you’re a HOOT! #subscribetothisfrickinblog
Eloise L says
Such a cheerful, colorful, eye-catching card. Love the colors too.
Jean Chaney says
I love the balloons using the Distress Oxide Inks! Great card!
Virginia P says
Great card. Love the colors!
Karan says
Awesome card with minimal supplies. I love the distressed yet clean look of this card. Thanks for the inspiration!
Stacey says
Sweet and simple, I love this card!
Lori Ritchie says
Lovely card, such a pretty card for someone’s birthday!
Lori from Canada
Josmary says
Birthday cards are my favorite and I love this one.
Martha H. says
Awesome card! LOVE the colors.
Wanda Culpepper says
So simple, yet so effective. Great card.
sandra h says
Love the colours on this cute card!
BeverlyBL says
Yep, the more I see this stencil in action, the more I know it’s something I need to have. Nice job.
Kathy Thisted says
such a fantastic card ! Really lovin’ the balloon stencils. this seems a must have the more I see it used.
Mirella Rogan says
Lovely card, with such fun bright and cheerful colours! Thanks so much for sharing!
Cindy Aguirre says
Cute card! Love you colors and the design!
Lori says
Fantastic card and colors!
Heather Lynn says
Great idea to use watercolor paper. Love your colors and technique. Thanks for sharing and thanks for great products N & T!
Betty Sue says
Cute card! I love the pink!!!
Denise Bryant says
Love your pretty color combo! Awesome balloons on your festive card! Happy Birthday to N&T!
Terri says
Love the card! Love the blog! Must subscribe now and spend $$$ on N&T goodies!
bev p says
So funny! I love that you came to cardmaking from scrapbooking. I totally loved paper (and even bought some) but resisted all paper craft for years because I knew it would be addicting. I was right. I started out with one pack of cardstock, some patterned paper, and a pack of die cuts to make some Christmas cards. Before I was done, I had more cards than the number of people I even know! I can manage cards, but they have taken over a significant part of my house. Glad to have you on board for this very special birthday celebration.
Cheryl Robertson says
I love the colors you chose for your card. The balloon stencil seems to be a great stencil to have.
Barb MacAskill says
Great card! I love the vibrant yet soft colors of the balloons and the big Hooray makes my heart sing! TFS!
Christy M says
What a fun card. Thank you!
Luci says
Love all the bright cheery colors!
Abby says
Fun cards!
Erica A-B says
Love all the bright and happy colours! So much inspiration in this hop ?
Suzy Gray says
Such a happy card. I’m loving your Instagram stories. You never fail to make me smile, inspire or bust out laughing.
Mel H says
Great card Cathy…and yes #getafrickinmisti I can’t work without mine. Saves my hair and a ton of trees.
Sheri K says
Thanks for sharing this fun card–loved the colors you’ve used. I’m a Misti lover myself, awesome tool.
Kimberly Ostgard says
Love the card great inspiration.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a blessed day!
Kimberly Ostgard
Mindy Eggen says
love the simplicity of this card – great colors ! and just have to say I recently found you and love reading your posts and watching your stories on Instagram. Hilarious!
Tracey Magner says
Hi, first I have to tell you I love you site and your stamps and the way you think, so cool !
Your card is very cool, the colors are so bright and pretty. I really love this stamp company, and this has been an awesome hop. Thanks for sharing your awesome card with us.
Christine Cox says
Such a fun card! Love all of the pretty colors. Great job Cathy!
Isabelle says
A very happy and colorful card, I love it !
Barbara Lassiter says
How cute and colorful….fun, too! A great card made with just a few supplies!
Keely Jones says
Love the colors you used! Thanks for sharing!
Jeanne Beam says
Such a great card. Thanks for sharing..
Carolyn S says
Pretty, pretty balloons! Although I got diverted with your polygon card! I am easily distracted by pretty stuff!
Angela Rice says
Pretty card love the colors and the hooray stamp!
shannon fisher says
Loving the color choices! Makes me feel happy!
Kari Mayo says
I love your card and how you used the stencils! Great card!
Michelle Bradtke says
Great job on this card, Cathy. I already have the balloons stencil from Neat and Tangled on my wish kist!
Anne Sturgeon says
Love that stencil and your choice of the oxide inks. Nicely done. Many more Neat & Tangled!
Becky Schneider says
Really cute card! Thanks for sharing
Tara Caldwell says
I love the balloon stencil. Makes it look so easy.
Kristin McCann says
This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! Now I need the balloon stencil too!! #allthethings
Becca Yahrling says
Absolutely a happy color scheme on this cute card. Love!!
Kris in Alaska says
This stencil is definitely on my wish list!
Kim L. says
All of these wonderful posts make me want to become a card maker too!!!
Holly Graham says
Blog hops are so much fun, great inspiration for making new cards.
Lisa Relova says
This is so clever, nice job!
Kirsty Vittetoe says
What a sweet and fun design!
Raven Magill says
Juicy. That’s the only way I can think to describe this card, hahaha. It looks just juicy!
Lydia says
Super fun and festive! Love the colors and design! Thanks for the inspiration and creativity! Xoxos ?❤️
Laraine R says
Fabulous card! Love the colors!
Denise D. says
Great card, I love the colours that you used.
Linda Duensing says
Love your card and colors and it makes me smile. Thanks for sharing.
Linda D.
Tiffany M. says
Love the balloons and sentiment on this card. Thanks for the chance to win!
Mel B says
Cute card!
Nikki says
A happy card. Swoon
Anita in France says
Fun, vibrant and so celebratory, Cathy … as Winnie The Pooh says ‘nobody can be uncheered with a balloon’! Anita 🙂
Jayell says
Love these stencils, these colours and that card!
renee milner says
This is such a cheerful card–I really like the color combo you used!
Lesley S says
Love the card…..I can do this! Colours are great, and a fantastic stencil and die.
Denise Kasbohm says
So pretty love and I the colorful balloons. I am loving all the great ideas on this blog hop. Thanks for sharing!
Terri (Blindstamper) says
Love those colors!
Gilda (McStamper) says
Love your fantastic balloon card. Beautiful coloring.
Ann Kulseth says
Super fun – what great inspiration for an awesome new release.
Dasha says
very beautiful CAS card!
Maggie B says
Hi Cathy ~ First, you crack me up and I agree….EVERYONE needs a MISTI!! Love your card and your color choices. This set of balloon stencils are awesome and I love the way you can line them up to do a bit of overlapping. Thanks so much for sharing and I hope you have an awesome weekend!! ~HUGS~
#kindnessmatters
Dey says
Loving your cards and thanks for the chance to win!
Cynthia B. says
Cool card! And dadgumit – I really do need to get on the Misti wagon.
Laura P. says
Hi Cathy, Your card is so colorful and cute, and I love your blogging style! You write like you’re talking to a friend, so fun to read! I want that balloon stencil!!
Laurie Page says
What a fun card. I love all things balloons. And those oxide inks are so yummy.
Stephanie J says
that is such a cheerful card, so cute!
Jude says
Beautiful card. Love it.
Isabel Z says
This cardis AMAZING!
Barbara Walborn says
Sweet and simple.
Sharon Brand says
Love your card, love the balloons and the colours, and I love the die!!!
Connie says
Omg! The perfect colors! TFS
Vickie Davis says
Such a great card for those tweens on your list.
Barbara-Jean says
Great card, love the balloons and their colors as well as that pink Hooray! I bet i could have a great time shoppng with one of the prizes!
Anna Sigga says
Love this clean and cheerful card!
Stefanie White says
Great card, you rocked the stencil. Wait until you try embossing with a stencil if you have not already. Blows your mind.
Sandy N. says
What a great card. Love the color combo. That pink Hooray just pops off the page.
Sharon Tate says
This card is lovely and I really like the pink used in this card, Really clean and simple.
Valerie DeWitt says
Your card is just as cute as can be!
Terrie says
What a great card! I love the balloons 🙂
Tricia Ann says
Hooray for distress oxide inks, stamps, dies, blog hops, prizes and card designers!
Lindar C says
Such a cheerful card, I love balloons!
Lisa Coville says
Love the colour combo on this card! Thanks for sharing.
Valerija says
Your card is beautiful. Love the colours.
Carol says
I love the colors and the distressed balloons… great card!
Nicole B says
I love the bright color scheme!
Kathy Mc says
Sweet card! Can’t wait to try my hand at it, especially since you used distress oxides. Love them! Congrats on being featured in a blog hop. I’m sure you will become a regular in many!
Carol MacCormack says
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Kathie Krawczyk says
I really loved the stitching look you achieved. Very cute card!
Carol MacCormack says
Love the card no the stamp set!
Carol MacCormack says
and the stamp set!
Candy says
Look at you on a hop as a new card maker
holly paplow says
I LOVE your card! I love the way you did the background.
Amy Cooley says
Great color combo! Love the bold word die! I’m excited about these fun new products!
Sharon O says
I really love your balloons! The colors and the technique are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
Maryjo L Monterosso says
Great card and you used my two favorite products from this release, the balloons and the Hooray. Love your color choices. Bright, colorful and so fun.
Angela W says
Great job using a stencil on your card! It looks great! The colors you chose are super fun, too! This is the perfect card, with my favorite products from this release, for a celebration!!
Pam D. says
Love the hooray die! This has been a fun week long hoo, so much inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
Rebecca Ednie says
What a cute card! I love the colours!
Joyce says
I always love the bright colors you use on your cards, they make me smile!
Barbara says
Love these colors! This is a cool card!
Diane B says
Such a fun, cheerful card. I like how you showed to use the stencil not overlapping as well. it shows its versatility.
Gail Scott says
Love the balloon colors TFS
Shona Chambers says
I’m new to stencils too but really want this one, love your colour combo too, its so happy!!
Kathy Schweinfurth says
Love how you created the balloon background – bright, cheery and fun!
Jacki says
I like your simple, colorful, happy card. My kind of style 🙂
Robyn S says
Love the floating balloon scene, thanks for getting me motivated to get card making!
Tanja Souter says
Lovely card, such pretty colours.
Laurie Brown says
Love it–the stencil the colors and the huge hooray!!
So fun!’n
joy meadows says
this card is so pretty! love the colors and the design. thanks for the inspiration.
Dianne Lorento says
Oh how I love these balloons! And your colors are just yummy!!
KathyMcC says
I sure do love the balloons stencil and the hooray stamp…so great for Birthday cards!!
Amanda Dellamano says
Love these happy balloons and the colors! CAS! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Eileen Robertson says
What a bright and cheerful card! Love it!
Suzy Coborn says
Great card! Love the design.
Mary-Anne V says
Love how you use the balloon stencil on this bright and happy card.
Bernice J. says
What a fantastic prize to be able to win. I really want to go shopping at Neat and Tangled!!
Teresa Doyle says
So super cute Cathy. Look at YOU go with this whole card making thing. You are stamping and stenciling like a pro! A fantastic job!
Yulia LeLuar says
What a mi-mi-cute.
Jennifer Stanley says
Love this card!
Linda Tupper says
Just love the cute ballons and colors! Lovely card!
Kristen Lail says
Fabulous! I love your card progressions. How are you finding stamping with the new Distress inks?
Roberta Sadler says
Cathy, you are a hoot. I love how your card turned out. Thank you for shaing.
Teresa Adams says
Pink is my favorite colors. Such a bright and happy card.
Cathy says
Thanks for sharing, enjoyed your card.
Shawn Wenrich says
So nice to see you on the card bandwagon, hope you stay put! Love this card, just perfect!
Natalie Godfrey says
Great colors and awesome design.
Memoriesbymanda says
Lovely card. I totally agree that the Misti is essential for solid stamps. But I have to say that the distress oxide inks are the best I have found for stamping solid images.
Janice DP says
That stencil set is such a great idea, and I love how you used it for this cute card. Those colors look fab together. Thanks for the on-going inspiration, Cathy.
Amy in Texas says
A very happy card! Love those colors.
MandaLJ says
Love the colours you’ve chosen for your cheerful ballons! Great card!
Holly P says
Such a cute card!
Bonnie says
I love your card. Stencils are next on my list of things to try. I’m trying to stay away from the distress oxide inks, mostly because I want them all.
Tammy B says
Love it! Again, you are rockin’ the card making with your clean and simple ways!
preeti d. says
super fun card 🙂 love the soft colors
Sherry W says
Colorful card. Might have to get a stencil. I have resisted so far.
Robyn Schultz says
Fab, fab, fabulous!! Love your color choices and the overall design of this card. Thanks for the inspiration.
FeM says
Your card is definitely a happy card.
Tracy Ricci says
So sweet and summery!
Maryam says
Love this card. Very pretty..
Carmen says
So pretty!
Margery C says
Bright and fun card. The balloon stencils is a must have!
sindhura says
So gorgeous!
Phi says
Love the Hooray stamp witht the balloon stencil. Great card.
Maaike Uijthoven says
i don’t have any oxides (yet but that is such a pretty pink I might cave in 😉 lovely against the balloon background, such a happy card
Bette says
Gorgeous card and I love how the splatters of water set up the balloons to stand out.
Kleri F says
Lovely happy card!Fab colors! 🙂 tfs
Audrey says
Bright and cheery card!
Nancy says
Nice card. I love the balloon stencil. Too bad it is sold out. Thanks
Tracie C. says
Very fun card. Love it.
Fran says
Love this release by N&T. Happy Birthday
Judyt28 says
Love the fun colours you’ve used on your card. Perfect for a little girl!
Cathy Maxwell says
So love your cards! I’m enjoying your adventure and thanks for your inspiration!
D.Ann C says
What a great color combo for this fun party card! Congrats to Neat and Tangled on their 5th anniversary!!
NatQuebec says
Simple but amazing card ! Love the colors too ?
rebecca says
Really nice card, I just love balloons!
Debbie Hight says
just finished hopping!! great work with lovely new product! so many inspiring works of art 🙂
DC says
Love your clean and simple design. Thanks!
Nikki Anderberg says
Such a happy card! Love the colors you used.
Arissa says
Great card! I am loving the new release from Neat and Tangled!
Robin Ridpath says
Wonderful card! Love how you used the balloons as a background without overlapping them and they look great all water sprinkley.
Marjorie Dumontier says
Very nice cheerful card and i love your colour combination !
Marianne says
Such a cheerful card. Cannot wait to try the second batch of DOIs that arrived earlier this week and have a play with my new N&T goodies that also arrived this week.
Denise Ward says
What a fun card! The balloons are a natural sign to “celebrate” and the N&T “hooray” is the perfect sentiment to get the festivities started!! 🙂
karenajo says
Love the pretty, bright ‘Hooray’ and the great Distress Oxide balloons ! Super card !
Liz mca says
Those balloon stencils are fantastic!
Kay S says
Great card. This stencil was already on my wish list. Thanks for another inspiring way to use it.
Cara Porter says
Love the card Cathy! I love all the cards you’ve been making lately! I’m feeling super inspired right now, but I’m lacking the time to actually go and make anything (I have a 1 year old). I figure I’ll just store up all this inspiration and when I find time to actually create, it will explode all over and I will make several masterpieces. That’s how it works right? ?
Gail Plaskiewicz says
I love balloons! You can do so much with them like glitter, different colors and polka dots. I also love them just because balloons are so cool in general. Your card is so colorful and that’s the way all greeting cards should be. I see you also used my favorite color yellow to color one of your balloons. I can think of a lot of people who would love to have this card, and that includes me. Thanks for showing us your colorful card and for giving us the chance to win something.
Katherine S says
Love this bright and happy design, Cathy — that would bring a smile to anyone’s face 🙂 Distress oxides are seriously one of the best craft investments I’ve made, both in terms of amount of usage and enjoyment from them. Tim Holtz is some kind of genius (this I knew already) I really admire the enthusiasm and talent with which you’ve embraced card making — love that you’re sharing that whole process so openly, too.
Happy birthday to Neat and Tangled, one of my favourite Stamp companies! Awesome new release, as always.
Stephanie Z says
Your colors on your card are wonderful. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Janet Ingraham says
Love your balloon colors
Farhana S says
such a cute card! Thanks for sharing!
Cathy Zielske says
Thank you!
Patricia Gasko says
I love your card. It’s a very HAPPY card for anyone with a birthday.
Vicki says
Great card, Such great colors. Simplistic yet beautiful. Thanks for sharing it and the great products at Neat and Tangled.
Lunda Pillifantl says
Hurray for birthdays and balloons! Perfect for all ages. Love those oxide inks!