It’s time for the Create with Connie and Mary Thursday Challenge! We have a fun sketch for you to play along with us! This was SO fun…and so many different looks from our Challenge Team!


- The base is 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 Crushed Curry, folded in half.
- Across the bottom of the 4 x 5 1/4 Whisper White layer is a 3/4 x 5 1/4 strip of Birthday Bash Designer Paper.
- A length of 1/8 Gold Ribbon was placed across the seam. (Love how this shines!)
- The basket of the hot air balloon was stamped with Chocolate Chip ink. The balloon was stamped with Crushed Curry with Tangelo Twist polka dots stamped on top. I cut it out with the Balloon Framelits and popped up with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
- Celebrate is stamped with Bermuda Bay on Whisper White and cut, then placed on the top of the balloon.
- Birthday was stamped above the DSP with Night of Navy Ink three times.
- I punched the clouds with the Cupcake frosting from Whisper White, then sponged around with Bermuda Bay Ink. They were placed with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
Isn’t that a FUN birthday card? OK…go check out what the rest of the Challenge Team did over on Create with Connie and Mary. And…don’t forget! We are getting ready to start our latest Card “Create”tions Celebrations…nothing but CARDS…on Sunday! Don’t forget to join! You’ll get over 72 EXCLUSIVE card designs featuring 18 stamp sets in the Occasions and Annual Catalogs…all for only $19.95 US!
I agree this is a FUN birthday card! Love the little bit of gold ribbon and the colorful confetti paper border at the bottom. And I love how you interpreted the sketch with the clouds and balloon.
Fun indeed! I love the word banner across the balloon – a clever take on the sketch! And such lovely bright colours too!
This is so fun and cute!!! Loving the DSP at the bottom and the little clouds! 🙂
I love this! Such a happy scene!
Your colors and dsp make this such a fun birthday card! I love how you used the sketch!
This is such a colorful, fun and happy birthday card! I love how you used the balloon for your interpretation of the sketch!
A very happy, fun card!
What a wonderful Spring card, Connie. I adore the little strip of confetti paper at the bottom and the pretty clouds and the balloon. So uplifting (excuse the pun!!)! Kx
Super fun card….getting my balloon set tomorrow, can’t wait!!