Monday 7 August 2023

Bright & Beautiful Balloons for Kylie's International Blog Highlights - August 2023

Hello and welcome to my blog. This is my card to entry to Kylie Bertucci's International Blog Highlights for August 2023 - the theme is Thank you. The colours of the Bright & Beautiful Designer Series Paper give such a happy vibe and I am having so much fun using them. The Bright & Beautiful Suite fits the bill for a wide variety of occasions be it a graduation, a birthday or indeed a shout out for someone who has done a thoughtful deed or favour.

I've combined streamers, balloons and stars on a bridge fold card to show gratitude for someone who has done an outstanding job and gone above and beyond.

The card base is made from Blueberry Bushel card and it's decorated with DSP covered in stars and stripes. I could have picked any of the coordinating colours from the stripy paper, but I decided upon Lemon Lolly for the backdrop. These colours simply zing together!

To decorate the Lemon Lolly layer I stamped several streamers and then added a strip of Lemon Lolly topped with an embossed layer of Blueberry Bushel to act as a bridge to stabalise the card. After that I set about adding balloons and stars to the sides of the card to add texture and volume. I love that two of the smaller balloons float up, out of the arrangement and this was easy to achieve using thin slivers of Window Sheet to support them.

The sentiment, from the Season of Chic set, is just perfect for my card! There's a section on the back of the card to write a message and the card folds flat for posting (and it fits in a standard size envelope too).

As mentioned at the beginning I am entering Kylie's International Project Highlights and you can follow the link to the gallery where you will find heaps more inspiration AND you can vote for your favourite five projects. At the end of the voting the Top Ten winners will be invited to take part in a blog hop at the end of the month.

I would love to take part in the hop, so I would really appreciate your help. Please would you visit the gallery and vote for my card? Click on the little heart on my card, which is number 16.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. If you want to purchase the items used for these cards, or any other supplies, please take a look in my online Stampin' Up! shop. You can follow the link or click on the pictures below of the products I have used today.

Stay safe and as always, happy crafting,

If you would like to order any supplies, and you live in the UK, I would love to be your demonstrator. Use the current hostess code (August 2023 code: 47AGQRXT) to get some free product (it will follow in the post after the end of the month). If your order is over £150 do not use the code as you become the hostess and get the rewards. To place an order please visit my online shop HERE.

If you would like to join my team, you can choose your starter kit HERE and if you have any questions, please contact me at furrycatdesigns@gmail.com