Balloon Ride WOTG Card - class project - Cricut Art Philosophy.

I do like to make cards which have a different opening method.

This one opens like a matchbook.

I used the stamp set from the Balloon Ride WOTG and stamped the large image in Sorbet ink.

I stamped the 'Stamps' in Cashmere and Crystal Blue inks and the scroll image on the Saddle cardstock in Saddle Ink.

Bronze shimmer trim adds sparkle to the bottom of the card and then I have used some retired

Chocolate flower buttons with s Brow Sparkle in the center to add a little more accent to it.

Hope you like it - Love Sara xxx

Give a Lift Card

I saw a card which had been made by the uber talented Liza Stenz where she had

layered the pieces of this beautiful balloon - so I totally stole her idea :O)

I used the Balloon Ride paper which I adore.

I stamped the Hot Air Ballon image 4 times - twice on the blue patterned paper,

once on the cream patterned paper and once on Saddle cardstock.

I cut the the entire balloon image out of the 2 blue bases, and just the center band out of the

cream patterned paper and just the center piece from the Saddle cardstock.

I stamped the entire image onto the Colonial White cardstock center piece and then 

the first blue base was attached directly to it  and the other 3 pieces were attached with 

3D foam tape between them.

I stamped the basket and the flowers on a second piece of colonial white cardstock and carefully

cut out the image - I cut away some of the thinner flower stems just leaving the larger ones

to make it easier.

Then I colored the base image and the overlay with the Watercolor Pencils.

Again 3D foam tape popped it up for dimension.

I added a sparkle accent from the Rosewood Mini Medley and then either side of the Hot Air Balloon 

I added pieces of the Zipstrip. Bronze Shimmer Trim and lastly Balloon Ride B&T finished 

the center section.

I stamped the word Welcome in Cocoa ink and added a 2nd sparkle accent from the 

Rosewood Mini Medley.

I was thrilled with the finished result and hope you like it too xxx

Love Sara xxx

Balloon Ride WOTG Scrapbook Layout

Oh how I love this paper - it is so, so pretty when you see it in person
It is so difficult to see all of the pretty details on a 2" square in the Idea Book so I can't wait to share this with my Lovely Ladies this month.
I added Tan Glitter paper and stamped the triangular image in Juniper Ink on the Juniper cardstock.
I used Sorbet Ink on the saying and then added the Sparkle flourishes and Balloon Ride Assortment resin flowers along with the Matching Dimensional Elements to embellish the page.
I was thrilled with the results - hope you like it too :O)
Love Sara xxx

Costa Rica friends gifts

When I earn at trip through Close To My Heart I make a point of making hand made albums for the Executive team, Monica Wihongi, Kristine Widfeltd and Brian Holman and of course one for the CEO and owner Jeanette Lynton.

This trip was no exception and I used the new Balloon Ride Level 2 paper pack.

The base was a True Fit File Folio and had all sorts of pull out tags and waterfall photo features.

 I used Creme Brûlée and Sorbet inks to give the butterfly the 2 tone image.

I also added the Brown/Tan Glitter paper to add some *Bling* (of course I did LOL)

You can see the 2 additional photo mat tags peeking out of the side pocket on the left and the top pocket on the right.

 On the last page you can see the 'Waterfall' photo feature which allowed me to add 

4 photo mats to a very small space. By pulling on the tab at the bottom the photos fold up 

and allows you to see the one below it.

Again there is another tag which can be pulled out of the top of the left hand section 

and the final tag is pulled out from the side of the final section.

 This shows the 'Waterfall" partially opened.

Well I hope you liked it  as much as they did :O)

Love Sara xxx