Our final day of the Papertrey Ink July Countdown has arrived and we’re throwing a party, complete with balloons and birthday wishes!
Introducing the new, delightful Balloon Bouquet dies. This sweet set of balloons fits together like a puzzle, allowing you to die cut from different colors of cardstock, patterned paper, felt, vellum, glitter cardstock, and more. I die cut mine from watercolor cardstock, then added color through sponging ink in Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, and Bright Buttercup over each balloon segment.
A few Distress Spray ink splatters further added to my watercolor feel on my balloons, followed by white paint splatters and Stickles glitter. I adore the tiny hearts that fit in between some of the balloons…what an unexpected treat to this sweet, balloon bouquet.
I created a long, slimline card using my Balloon Bouquet dies, adding in confetti, streamers, and a sentiment from the new Hooray It’s Your Birthday stamp set. This stamp set and dies accent each other so perfectly…you’ll have so much fun creating with them!
Happy Birthday to You card
Supplies used:
STAMPS: Hooray It’s Your Birthday
INK: Raspberry Fizz, Hawaiian Shores, Bright Buttercup
PAPER: Stamper’s Select White, Bitty Big Harvest Gold
DIES: Balloon Bouquet
OTHER: Moonshine sequins, Stickles glitter, watercolor cardstock, Distress Spray, white paint
TIPS:
- Try a unique fun fold card (bridge, step, etc.) to make your balloon bouquet “shine”!
- The versatility of the Tuck It dies work for many different stamp sets!
- Add a “kickstand” piece of folded cardstock to the back to help it stand up easily for displaying. It also gives you a place to sign the card.
TIPS:
- Nothing screams “celebration” like sequins or some other form of bling!
- Pop up the balloon bouquet to give it some dimension and to draw the eye to the main center of attraction.
Our final group of projects are some I love so much and have found to be essentials to my ever growing birthday and bracket stash. The new Birthday Wishes Background stamp is like a party waiting to happen, just waiting for your creativity to bring it to life. And, our Love to Layer: Alluring Brackets dies are gorgeous, detailed, and create such lovely layers.
I stamped my Birthday Wishes Background Stamp on a die cut Love to Layer: Rectangle. I stamped it in watermark ink, added white embossing powder, and then heat embossed it using my heat gun. Next, I sponged ink on in a variety of pastels over the embossed surface area and brought out the assorted words and phrases from the background stamp.
Next came a vellum layer cut using the largest layer from the new Love to Layer: Alluring Brackets die. I love how vellum softens and brightens everything it covers, don’t you? I added a strip of seam binding and then the center bracket from the Alluring Brackets collection.
I added a large balloon cut using the Hooray It’s Your Birthday die and Bitty Big Sweet Blush paper. I cut a second balloon from vellum, stamped my sentiment on the front and heat embossed it using white embossing powder. My sentiment is also from the Hooray It’s Your Birthday stamp set. To dress my card up even further, and because I adore flowers of any variety, I added in blooms, berries, and greens from the new Window Garden stamp set.
Celebrating You card
Supplies Used:
STAMPS: Hooray It’s Your Birthday, Birthday Wishes Background, Window Garden
INK: Hibiscus Burst, Hawaiian Shores, Bright Buttercup, Honey Nut, Green Parakeet, Ripe Avocado, Raspberry Fizz
PAPER: Harvest Gold, Sheer Basics Vellum, Stamper’s Select White, Bitty Bit Mint Julep, Bitty Big Sweet Blush
DIES: Hooray It’s Your Birthday, Love to Layer: Alluring Brackets, Love to Layer: Rectangles, Window Garden
OTHER: Seam binding, adhesive gems, white embossing powder
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Samantha Pfrimmer says
Love all of the sweet bunches of balloons! Great job by the design team!
Cindy C says
Love all the colorful balloons! Great job team!
Denise Bryant says
Wonderful cards! Love the balloon bouquet and the awesome background stamp! Lots of possibilities!
Terri Sandoval says
Birthday cards are definitely what I make the most often.
Carol Blaisdell says
Who doesn’t love a birthday celebration? Sweet inspiration today!
abrash says
The design team is outstanding! These birthday cards make me so happy – wish I would receive one in the mail – LOL
Peg Utzat says
What a great release.
I especially love the unique birthday card from Bobbi L.. Who would not love to receive that!
Dawn W. says
Loving all the balloons boquets! So much creativity and talent!
Sabine VDK says
These balloons are fantastic!!! Love that bouquet.
Connie Pruitt says
Always adorable!
Greta H says
Love all the BD products, but especially the background stamp! Great inspiration today!
Jan P. says
Love the look of the the balloon wished and background birthday sentiments n the long cards. So festive and cheery!❤️
JoAnn B. says
This Balloon Bouquet makes such lovely and unique cards. Great for any occasion.
KraftyKrissi says
How fun is that Happy Birthday Background stamp! Love it!
Jeanne Turner says
It’s one big birthday celebration on the blog today! Love the birthday balloons and all the vibrant colors the design team members used.
Helen F. says
The Balloon Bouquet is so cheerful and FUN. Nothing says happy like balloons for any age celebration card 🙂 That background stamp, Birthday Wishes is perfect too!
Jan Metcalf says
Like the big balloon!!
Luanne Ford says
Perfect background stamp! I especially love Wanda’s aqua balloons and the way she tucked them in!
Gayle I. says
These stamps and dies make celebrations so fun!
Cristina C. says
The balloons are so fun!
Sue D says
Balloons always make special occasions fun.
Kathy J in Ellicott City says
WOW, I love the balloon bouquet. It is fabulous!!!
marcy says
Oh I love the balloons! You have shown us some beautiful cards this week!
Lauryne Cunningham says
These designs are so fun and festive! A pastel card created with the heart balloons would make a sweet baby theme!
Melissa Leftrick says
Love all the different effects for these balloons! So much beautiful inspiration!
Heather says
Cute balloon bouquet!
Janice says
The balloon bouquet die is out of this world awesome!
Dolores says
I can see using Balloon Bouquet die for so many celebrations, baby, graduation, retirement.
Christine Miller says
What a fun way to celebrate birthdays! Love the new products and inspiring designs!!
Joyce says
Such cute projects today.
debra f says
Absolutely love the balloon cluster! Nothing says birthday more than balloons. My list is ready for the release!
Lori Beseke says
Love the hearts tucked into the Balloon Bouquet! Great job design team, especially Bobbi’s card with the cute pups peeking from behind the door with the balloons in back of them. So cute!
Sadie H says
I love doing cards with balloons for so many occasions! Can never have too many balloons! This bunch today is fabulous. I “need” them. Beautiful cards by the design team.
Patti Hill says
Super cute birthday cards. Love the one with the puppies peeking around.
Kathy Mc says
Great release and such wonderful inspiration by the DT! I’m happy to see the birthday wishes background stamp and its versatility.
Amy Cooley says
Beautiful birthday cards!
Betty Neville says
Fabulous projects! Love the balloon bouquet- it makes a great focal point!
Lisa Schenck says
I love love love these balloons and the special Birthday background stamp! Amazing inspiration, too!!
Mel H says
I’m most excited about the Poppies Die and the Balloon Bouquet!
Jan says
Such bright and happy cards today! Thanks for all the inspiration.
storymusicgirl says
Fun… yes to all the balloons!
kathy dumpert says
Who doesnt love balloons on their birthday!
Carmela Hubler says
The balloon bouquet looks like so much fun to use. Pretty projects today!
Meghan Kennihan says
The balloon bouquet cards are awesome!!!!!! I love the bright colors and designs by the DTs!
Emma Sleppy says
Cant go wrong with balloons. Great samples!
Karen B Walker says
What a fun way to end this celebration! Love that birthday ballon bouquet!
Barbara Berry says
There are many wonderful products in the July release. The team did a great job showcasing all of them.
Laura A Corkill says
So lovin’ the Balloon Bouquet dies and the Birthday Wishes Background! I have to have these!!!
Nancy M. says
Absolutely love all of the projects made with the sweet balloon dies and background stamp!
Connie G says
The balloons are so happy!! Love the projects from the DT.
Susan Molinari says
Who doesn’t love to get a bunch of balloons!
Pyng L says
Balloon Bouquet die is perfect for many occasions. I’m loving all the samples and the different looks you can make. The design team is amazing as always!
Deb Wagner says
The balloon bouquet is so lovely using the water color technique, they look like they could fly away….maybe. love the happy colors which can be used for many occasions. Thank you for all the marvelous designs!
BECCA YAHRLING says
Simply gorgeous inspiration! Loving the balloons.
Andre M. says
These are fab for any celebrations, so many sweet inspirations cards from the team!
ann Ito says
Beautiful cards! Love making birthday cards so this release is on my wish list!
Marcia Hill says
Such FUN cards today! I love the balloon bouquet, but especially LOVE the birthday background stamp…that’s a must have!!! Wonderful release PTI!! 😊❤️
Kylie Z says
Loving this release!
Isabel Z says
Love seeing all the different designs from the talented team.
Ellen C. says
The Birthday Wishes Background stamp is awesome!
Marisela Delgado says
I love everything! I love balloons!
Jill W. says
How fun is Balloon Bouquet! Such amazing cards by the designers!
Debbie Frank says
The balloon bouquet is fabulous with the little hearts set up in there! The balloons have been so much different than other companies with the balloons having the detail to them! Super excited for this release!
Evan says
Birthday cards are my favorite to make so I am loving these new sets.
Kim Burckhard says
So many pretty balloons!
Annette Snyder says
Lovely projects! The balloons are great!
Cynthia C. says
So fun and happy!!
Stacy H. says
Love how the designers can use the same set of balloons, but by simply changing the color palette, the cards are all amazingly different.
Janet Sisk says
Yay! Love the Balloon Bouquet die set! So many fun samples, too. Thanks for the inspiration and chance to win. 😀
Sharon D in WA says
So many creative projects today, but I’ve got to say Bobbi’s card with the pups peeking around the door is SO CUTE! Love it!
Ms. Tamp says
Great look at the new sets. I really like the flowers combined with the fence.
Maria C F says
LOVING these new sets!
Iggy says
Such an inspiring collection of cards by the talented DT.
JDee says
Love all of the balloons, especially love the birthday background stamp! So many different ideas!
Janice Hixon says
The birthday background stamp is wonderful! It allows you to create a card to suit anyone and any taste by changing colors and changing the items you place on top. Very clever!
Annie Dill says
The balloon cards are really cute and cheery!
Helen says
Birthdays and balloons are a perfect match!
Maureen T says
A fabulous collection of inspiring projects by the DT!! The birthday background stamp is so amazing enabling you to create a card that is suitable for anyone!
Dorothy Ayotte says
All these birthday cards are so much fun! I love those balloon dies. Can’t wait to incorporate some of the designs into my card making.
Diane Hover says
Love the colorful Balloons, all so pretty, nothing says celebrate like a bouquet of balloons BUT I LOVE that BIG balloon, it is gorgeous, beautiful designs by the DT as always!!
Sherry107 says
I love the birthday background stamp! So many possibilities! Just lovely!
Janet Castle says
Love the balloon die set….can be used with so many colors, techniques – such a FUN set!!!!
Jennifer G. says
Love all the birthday card designs. So beautiful!
JoAnn P. says
The ballon bouquet is fabulous!
Josie says
Today’s my favorite day of the countdown since I make more birthday cards than any other type. The balloon bouquet is adorable!
Lauryne Cunningham says
The balloons are so fun and festive! I love the heart shaped ones!