Hi friends! PFS released the most awesome products this month with hot air balloons in all kinds of design elements! I always wanted to take a hot air balloon ride, and today we can via my card! I'll be using On a Cloudy Day stencil, Paper Glaze in Ocean Poppy, You're on the Way Up stamp, and my alcohol markers and die inks.
I wanted the 3 balloons from You're on the Way Up to appear to float among the clouds, and I wanted the clouds to be in teal cuz wouldn't that be awesome to have teal clouds! So, the first step was to create the clouds for my balloons. Using shades of teal ink and On a Cloudy Day stencil, I created an ombre look going from lighter to darker with the clouds. I also added a light shade of teal over the entire panel. Then I decided to add texture and shine by applying Ocean Poppy Paper Glaze through the stencil randomly. I didn't cover all the clouds as I wanted this to be an imperfect, mixed media look! Then I set this card panel aside to allow the paste to dry. This paste takes less than 15 minutes to fully dry!
I stamped the 3 balloons onto a piece of white cardstock using permanent black ink. Then I colored each one with my alcohol markers in shades of teal, purple, blue and a pop of coral! I applied foam tape to the back of the 2 larger balloons, lined them up over the cloud card base until I was happy with placement, and adhered them down. The smallest balloon was glued directly onto the card panel, tucked behind the largest one. They look like they are floating at varying height, don't they? And I adore the flowers on these balloons, they add such a special touch!
I finished my card by adding Pearls over 2 of the balloons, glossy accents over the largest balloon's flowers, and black Gel Pen over parts of the balloon for added shine. This might be my favorite card of the month because of that background!
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