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Where Creativity Meets C9: Happy Balloons

18 Aug

Good morning!  I’m back for Concord & 9th’s Feature Friday and today the Where Creativity Meets C9 team is showcasing the fun Happy Balloons bundle!

Happy Birthday by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Where Creativity Meets C9

I started by die-cutting a bunch of the balloons from white, black, and vellum cardstock.  Then I stamped and heat-embossed the dots on some of the balloons and left others plain.  I also stamped the banner with the sentiment and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I tied gold thread around each balloon and set them aside while I worked on the background.

Happy Birthday by Jessica Frost-Ballas for Where Creativity Meets C9

Next I blended distress inks onto a piece of watercolor paper and spritzed it with a water bottle to create light dots across the background.  I also flicked white acrylic paint across the background to get brighter white splatter.  Once it was totally dry I stamped some of the solid balloons onto the background and heat-embossed them with white embossing powder.  I arranged the balloons across the background with regular adhesive and foam mounting tape and tucked the strings behind the background and taped them loosely so they wouldn’t hang down.  Finally I added a sprinkling of sparkling clear sequins to finish the card!

Thanks again to Angie and Greg for inviting the Where Creativity Meets C9 design team to guest for Concord & 9th’s second anniversary!  We’ll be back every Friday sharing creations using the August release!  Head over to the Concord & 9th blog to see everyone else’s projects using the Happy Balloons bundle! 🙂

Thanks so much for visiting and have a wonderful Friday!

Interested in the products I used?  To make them easy for you to find, I have listed them below. (Affiliate disclosure can be found here). Your purchases help keep my blog running and I thank you for the support!!

Concord and 9th Happy Balloons Bundle
Concord and 9th Happy Balloons Bundle
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Versamark Ink Pad
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Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire Mini Distress Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Chipped Sapphire Mini Distress Ink Pad
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Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon Mini Distress Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Mermaid Lagoon Mini Distress Ink Pad
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Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Mini Distress Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Peacock Feathers Mini Distress Ink Pad
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Tim Holtz Salty Ocean Mini Distress Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Salty Ocean Mini Distress Ink Pad
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Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Mini Distress Ink Pad
Tim Holtz Tumbled Glass Mini Distress Ink Pad
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Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
Hero Arts White Embossing Powder
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Simon Says Stamp Gold Embossing Powder
Simon Says Stamp Gold Embossing Powder
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Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins mix
Pretty Pink Posh Sparkling Clear Sequins mix
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Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets
Neenah Classic Crest 110lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets
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Neenah Classic Crest 80lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets
Neenah Classic Crest 80lb Smooth Solar White Cardstock 25 Sheets
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Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
Simon Says Stamp Black Cardstock
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Simon Says Stamp Vellum
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Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag
Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Powder Bag
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Wagner Precision Heat Gun
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Sizzix Big Shot Plus
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Ranger Mini Ink Round Blending Tool
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Ranger Mini Round Foam Refills for Mini Ink Blending Tool
Ranger Mini Round Foam Refills for Mini Ink Blending Tool
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Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer
Tim Holtz Distress Sprayer
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Glossy Accents
Glossy Accents
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Comments

  1. conil says

    August 18, 2017 at 11:20 am

    Wow! The black and gold really punch up those balloons to a new level. Wonderfully different and sophisticated..

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  2. merryf says

    August 18, 2017 at 11:31 am

    this is really spectacular! It’s got such an elegant look.

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  3. Tara Prince says

    August 18, 2017 at 12:05 pm

    Very nice!!

    Reply
  4. Terrie says

    August 18, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    What a lovely card! The balloons are so fun 🙂

    Reply
  5. Celeste Goff says

    August 18, 2017 at 2:46 pm

    Love, love, love this card Jess!

    Reply
  6. Maggie B says

    August 18, 2017 at 3:12 pm

    Hi Jess ~ Angie and Greg have done it again and so have you! I love the black die cuts on the blue background along with the vellum balloon. Thanks so much for sharing. I hope you have an awesome weekend! ~HUGS~
    #kindnessmatters

    Reply
  7. Ruth G says

    August 18, 2017 at 7:25 pm

    Such a wonderfully creative approach to this stamp set. I have it but haven’t used it yet. Thank you for the inspiration.

    Reply

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