Hello everyone, and welcome to a2z Scrapbooking Birthday Blog Hop Bash!!! You should be arriving from Greta's lovely blog. If this is your first stop you'll want to begin at the a2z Scrapbooking blog so you don't miss out on any of the fun and beautiful creations we are sharing today.
I love a good party, and what's a good party without balloons??
I started with lots of white cardstock. Lots. You'd never tell now, right? ;) So, the card base is a standard A2 top-folding card that I cut from a piece of 8.5"x11" paper. The remaining strip I then cut in half and trimmed a bit, giving me my 4"x5.25" card front that I added texture paste to with the Arrow Pattern stencil. The last piece I smooshed with my Hero Arts neon inks in Green, Orange and Yellow. I love these bright colors, especially popped against the white. When the ink was dry I die cut some balloons and then added the stars in black for contrast. Where did they come from? The versatile Hero Arts 'Thanks' stamp and cut set.
I love all the texture and layers! I die cut a banner for my 'Happy Birthday' sentiment from the Glow Girl stamp set, then heat embossed it with some gold embossing powder. I added some fun foam behind my card front for uniform support, then added on my balloons and sentiment with foam tape. I left the balloon strings loose for added fun!
Now your next stop will be Kelly's blog!
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Happy hopping!
Happy hopping!
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Fun card! I like the texture of the background and the pop of color from the balloons!
ReplyDeleteHow bright and happy!! I love that you created movement by placing the arrow stencil at an ankle and the balloons are pointing the opposite direction!!
ReplyDeleteChevron, neon balloons this vibrant colors makes a fabuloous birthday card. Keep up with your lively and beautiful cards!
ReplyDeleteFun & festive, Jen! I really love those balloon strings!
ReplyDeleteI love these balloons. The embossing is so pretty.
ReplyDeletethe card makes you feel happy.
thanks for sharing.
This is a party on a card, Jen! Love the neon, starry balloons and texture from the paste :)
ReplyDeleteLove the Ballons!!
ReplyDeleteThe texture paste background is stunning. Love the look of white on white.
ReplyDeleteI love your fun neon hearts Jen! What a bright and colorful way to celebrate!!
ReplyDeleteSo FUN! Happy Weekend, Jen!
ReplyDeleteGreat, love the bright balloons. TFS.
ReplyDeleteLove how bright those balloons are!
ReplyDeletelove the black with the neon and the bg is just right!
ReplyDeleteWOW! What a treat! Eye-poppingly stunning.
ReplyDeleteLove the stencilled effect too behind your balloons.
FABULOUS.
Love all the textures & layering. And those balloons really do POP against the background. The black stars add a nice touch of contrast, too. Tfs! ~ Andrea
ReplyDeleteNice textured background, Jennifer!
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