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Michelle Last

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Your Creative Connection

May 27, 2020 By Michelle Last

Hot Air Balloon handmade card

Today at Your Creative Connection Love is in the air!

Your Creative Connection Inspiration Tour

We are sharing our creative projects with you on this inspiration tour with a theme of ‘Love is in the air’. Can you guess what I chose to use?

Hot Air Balloon Handmade Card

This project was a challenge as we are nearing the end of our current catalogues and items are selling out fast. We also do not know what Stampin’ Up! products the other tour ladies have used so I wonder if this set will be a popular choice?

I am a little ashamed to say that I have not inked the Above the Clouds stamp set up very much and in a few short days it will be gone for good as its on the retiring list and its discounted too! I guess you can say that this is its final encore before it leaves our catalogue.

Hot Air Balloon Love card

I had so much fun creating the cloud background. I used the Pretty Label punch (which is also retiring) to use as a mask to create my clouds using Smoky Slate and Balmy Blue Ink.

I did experiment creating a cloud background with our sponges and our daubers and the daubers were my favourite as long as you use a light touch. I created a quick video to share with my team (the Pinkies) and thought it may also be useful for you to see a side by side comparison using different tools. I hope its useful for you too!

The white background needed to stand out a little more so I added it to the gingham check background from our Subtles Designer Series Paper 6×6″ stack and added a little gold clip to add some fun and to coordinate with the gold heat embossed hearts and greeting.

Inked Cloud background

I had some inked cloud background leftover so I added that to the inside. It’s so nice to make the inside of the card pretty too!

Did you notice I raised the baskets for the balloon on dimensionals and added three pieces of linen thread to attach the basket. It was fiddly but worth it.

It is time to take the tour onto our next inspiring blog to see what project Claire has made using the ‘Love is in the Air’ theme. Click the next button below to take the tour….

Next Button on the Creative Connection

Just in case you lose your way around the globe, here is the list of participants…
Barbara Meyer – Austria
Kristine McNickle – New Zealand
Jenn Tinline – Canada
Jennifer Pauli – Germany
Janneke Dijkstra – de Jong – Netherlands
Michelle Last – UK – YOU ARE HERE
Claire Daly – Australia
Dawn Olchefske – USA

If you do wish to purchase any of the items I have used I encourage you to be quick as they are retiring soon and may sell out fast. Our new annual catalogue launches on 3rd June and these items will no longer be available for sale as they will be retired.

When ordering online, please remember to use the monthly hostess code (when spending £20+ but less than £150+) as I will send out a thank you card and gift to you for shopping with me online. More details on ordering and using the code is shared HERE.

The items I used in my card are shared below but remember they will be gone for good soon so you if you would like them you should snap them up soon.

149404
Above The Clouds Photopolymer Stamp Set (En) – 149404

Sale: £12.00

Price: £20.00

Add to Cart
149615
Subtles 6″ X 6″ (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper – 149615

Price: £10.75

Add to Cart
149520
Hot Air Balloon Punch – 149520

Price: £17.00

Add to Cart
143715
Pretty Label Punch – 143715

Price: £17.00

Add to Cart
133773
Sponge Daubers – 133773

Price: £4.75

Add to Cart
145372
Stitched Shapes Dies – 145372

Price: £28.00

Add to Cart
104199
Linen Thread – 104199

Price: £4.75

Add to Cart

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Filed Under: Love Tagged With: Above the Clouds, Hot Air Balloon Punch, linen thread, Pretty Label Punch, sponge daubers, Stitched Shapes Dies, Subtles DSP

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