Hang in There with the Hot Air Balloon Bundle

Stampin’ Up!’s Hot Air Balloon Bundle has been very popular with my team members, customers and other demonstrators. The suite is designed with a huge variety of sweet, soft colors – I love them all. When I sat down to make the card I’m sharing with you today, though, I thought I would build my card with colors that aren’t a part of the suite – that would certainly help my card to stand out in a sea of pastels. The sweet colors pulled me in, though, and I couldn’t fight the temptation to play with pastels. Here’s the card I made for today:

Here’s a look at the Hot Air Balloon Bundle, new in Stampin’ Up!’s January – April 2024 Mini Catalog:

There are so many great ways to dress up a balloon in this bundle. I stamped the large balloon with Fresh Freesia ink and cropped it with the coordinating die. I cropped a sold banner with Lemon Lime Twist and a detailed banner with Basic White. I glued the detailed banner to the solid banner and then glued those to the balloon. I cropped one of the detailed baskets (that looks like a shuttlecock) with Basic White, snipped the ropes on the right and left and then glued the detailed basket to my balloon. Here’s a closer look:

I mounted my balloon over a striped pattern from the Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper on a Balmy Blue base. I framed the base with a Thick Basic White cutout with the Scalloped Contours Dies. Here’s a look at the sweet colors and patterns in the Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper:

I added three Lemon Lolly dots from the Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots to accent the stripe on my balloon. If you love these products as much as I do, you can see the entire collection by clicking on the image below:

I embossed a 4″ x 5-1/4″ panel of Fresh Freesia cardstock with the Softly Sophisticated 3D Embossing Folder (a Sale-a-Bration option with a $100 order) for a little added texture. The soft mix of yellow, purple and blue makes this card very special, don’t you think? If you love the combination of Lemon Lolly, Fresh Freesia and Balmy Blue as much as I do, I hope you’ll save this for future reference:

Bundles: Hot Air Balloon  Stamps: Hot Air Balloon  Papers: Lighter Than Air 6″ x 6″ Designer Series Paper, Fresh Freesia, Balmy Blue, Thick Basic White  Inks: Fresh Freesia, Highland Heather  Accessories: Hot Air Balloon Dies, Softly Sophisticated 3D Embossing Folder, Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots, Scalloped Contour Dies, Stampin’ Dimensionals

Hot Air Balloon Bundle (English) – 162755

Price: $45.00

Lighter Than Air 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 162747

Price: $12.50

Rainbow Adhesive-Backed Dots – 162758

Price: $9.00

Scalloped Contours Dies – 155560

Price: $35.00

Softly Sophisticated Bundle (English) – 162947

Price: $0.00

Fresh Freesia Classic Stampin’ Pad – 155611

Price: $9.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147103

Price: $9.00

Fresh Freesia 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 155613

Price: $10.00

Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146982

Price: $10.00

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Price: $9.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.25

Thanks for stopping by today!

Brian

More to Sale-a-Brate

Stampin’ Up! has added new products to the Sale-a-Bration lineup. If you’d like a closer look at the products you can select for free with an order, click here to see my post from yesterday or on the image below to see the items in my online store:

Hot Air Balloon – Super-Awesome Fun Time

I recently shared details about the Super-Awesome Fun Time Card Kits that were mailed out in January. Since I’m sharing a project that features the Hot Air Balloon Bundle, I thought I’d include a link to the post about the online tutorial from Emma and me with the option to buy it. To learn more, click on the link below:

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