It's CASology's fifth birthday, and they're having a party! You can find the blog hop right here. The word for the week is "balloon."
It was the perfect opportunity to get a birthday card ready for an upcoming birthday, and to use a combination of old, but loved, and brand new products. The "old, but loved" is Papertrey's Balloon Bash set. This set is a fave for it's birthday sentiments, but this time I pulled out the three balloons. The Balloon String dies (PTI) are also a favorite. The new product is Papertrey's "Infinity Frames," which was just released this month. When I purchased the die, I had lots of ideas, but ended up using them in a totally unexpected way to create a white on white background for the pretty balloons.
The sentiment from "Initial Sentiments: Birthday" (PTI) was embossed in white on black, cut out by hand, and popped up with dimensional tape. I chose the colors of the balloons from this week's Color Throw Down Challenge. Although I've been aware of the challenge for awhile, this is the first time I've played along.
I used Raspberry Fizz, Bright Buttercup, and New Leaf inks to stamp the balloons before die cutting them. They seem to be a perfect match!
Another morning of steady rain here. It was a good day to stay inside and craft, so I'll have more to share very soon.