Birthday Balloons

Today I'm sharing a festive birthday card I created for the July 1 - Celebrate challenge over at Curtain Call.  

I love this month's inspiration photo! The glitter on those balloons is over the top fabulous! 

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I had a bit of a challenge with this card. At first I tried to use the balloons from Reverse Confetti's Monkey Business stamps and Confetti Cuts, but I was Copic challenged and just couldn't color those balloons without getting smudges outside the lines. For my second try I thought I'd use the Scallops 'n Circles Confetti Cuts set to make round circles balloons that I added glitter to. But what a mess! There was glitter everywhere and the balloons looked terrible! lol

For my third try I die cut more pre-glittered card stock for the bottoms of the balloons. Finally...that worked! I love how these chubby round balloons look!

Then I used the same glitter card stock for the sentiment. 

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What do you think? Like? Fun? Hope you have a chance to play along with me and the gals at Curtain Call. I really like all the entries for this challenge...so many adorable cards! 

Summer is Here!

Summer has arrived! Time to hit the beach, take a vacation and spend a relaxing afternoon poolside. Or create a summery card like this one that I made to play along with all the ladies at the Curtain Call. 

I love this month's beach side inspiration photo of flip flops and sparkling blue ocean water....so I created a little sparkling blue water of my own with Reverse Confetti's Doin' the Wave Confetti Cuts and a few sequins. 

I added a Fabulous Flamingo to enjoy a dip under the bright sun from the Sun 'n Clouds Confetti Cuts. 

Because I love layers and dimension I glued a few of my waves directly to the card base and then I attached more with adhesive foam tape. 

Ooh la la....look at those luscious waves! 

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Makes me think of our annual family beach trip. Soon. Coming up real soon!

Happy Father's Day everyone! 

Curtain Call

Hello, hello, hello! I hope you are having a great Sunday. Sorry I'm a bit late to the Curtain Call inspiration challenge as there was a mix up in dates. Better late than never and we have a really fun, colorful, Easter inspired challenge this time around! 

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The Jelly Bean LEAD will be invited as a Guest Designer in a future challenge! 

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Thanks for hopping around with us today. Make sure you visit each of the designers blogs for more inspiration! 

Jelly Bean Designers

Guest Designer: Kathy Martin

Amy Scheffer

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Lisa Henke

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monica Davis

Sheri Gilson

Stacy Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracy McNeely

Click on the above Curtain Call button to find out how you can play along. 

Donut Love

With the frightful weather we've been having in my neck of the woods, indoor crafting has been a great way to spend my day, in between sledding down the driveway, drinking cocoa and playing PayDay with Christopher! 

I couldn't resist participating in this week's Curtain Call, Donut Delight. After all, when you have die cut donuts as yummy as these from Reverse Confetti, how could you not play along?!?! 

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What's a donut without sprinkles? Reverse Confetti makes the cutest and detailed dies!