Wednesday, 29 June 2016

Happy Birthday to You .... Happy Birthday to You ......

Happy Birthday dear STAMPlorations
Happy Birthday to You!!!

Happy Wednesday folks ......

It's been a while since I blogged ....... but the holiday is over and things are getting back to normal again.

It's a very special day today ...... STAMPlorations is 3 years old ... whoo hoo!!!  and it's party time.
Over the next few days Shery is holding a Birthday Blog Hop to celebrate along with a Linky Party so you can all join in the fun.


There's a special stamp release to mark the occasion ..... Kathryn's Big Wishes by Dee's Artsy Impressions and lots of other new goodies too .... see those matching dies!!!
There's also prizes up for grabs .... comment on the blog posts and link up to the party to be in with a chance of winning.  You'll find all the details on the STAMPlorations blog
Commenting closes on July 5th and the winners will be announced on July 7th .......  so come on, join in the fun.  Use the mood board below to inspire you to create a project with a party/bithday theme, post it on your blog, along with the mood board and link to the party ..... simple


I've been playing with the new stamps, and they're so much fun ......


You can't have a party without balloons ..... lots of them!


I simply stamped the large balloon and embossed using Ranger's Liquid Platinum embossing powder. I made a mask for the balloon and continued to stamp the image across my piece of card.
They were coloured using Copic Markers, and I finished them off with a touch of  clear Wink of Stella


The strings are from Dee's Balloons and Banners set


and the words are from a set called Party Time


You can see I've added a touch of colour to the background using my favourite acetate smooshing technique ..... and there's also a little something on the inside


Are you in the party mood now? ....... remember create a project with a birthday/party theme,  post it on your blog, or Flickr, Instagram etc., and link it up to the STAMPlorations page.  Show the mood board in your post, comment on the STAMPlorations Blog and the DT posts  to be in with a chance of winning one of the fab prizes.

Thanks for popping by .... enjoy the rest of your day.

Cheerio until next time ....

49 comments:

SD pooja said...

Fun card !

Jerrie said...

Love your big balloons for a birthday card and that you have decorated the inside of the card!

nancy littrell said...

Your colorful balloons are making me want to party! TFS Linda and Congratulations STAMPlorations :-) Hugs, Nancy

Dee Earnshaw said...

perfect b'day card - plenty of fun, color and BALLOONS!!!

Craftyfield said...

Lovely card and I agree, balloons are a great motif for birthdays... they work for everyone, male or female and any age.

Valerija said...

Lovely card. Love the baloons.
Valerija xx

Mrs.B said...

A great card Linda, love the inside too. Hope you had a great ho9liday.
Avril xx

Mac Mable said...

This new stamp set looks so much fun. What a beautiful card you've made today, colourful and great masking. Thank you for the inspiration x

cm said...

Your balloons are such fun! Colourful and filled with celebration!
~c

conil said...

No party is a party without balloons. These are gorgeously colored.

Glennis F said...

Love the party card, Linda

Teresa Godines #6857 said...

Love how you stamped the balloons. Awesome card.

hellerlittle said...

a perfect card for celebrating a 3rd birthday !!!!
CU hellerlittle

shirley-bee said...

Fabby card! Love those floating balloons :)

Becca Yahrling said...

Very happy card - love it!

Kathy Schweinfurth said...

Linda, this is just too FUN! Love the bright colors and how you even stamped the interior!! I think I really "need" this set!!

Sheila H said...

The balloons look fabulous floating on that beautiful background.

Loll said...

Such a fun and happy card Linda with all those beautiful bright balloons. xx

Denise Bryant said...

Pretty balloons! Love the shimmer!

Atchaya(Akshma) said...

Great card.

McStamper said...

Love the balloons. Great card.

StirYourCreativity said...

Nothing makes you feel like birthday than colourful balloons. Beautiful card.

Karthikha said...

Colorful fun card :)

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow! Such a funny card! Love it!

Helen Gullett said...

What a fabulous CAS card! Love the balloons up in the air :)

Gail said...

Love how the balloons are floating into the air! Lovely layout!

Deepti Aggarwal said...

Fab cards..love the colorful balloons..

Larisa said...

Love your card. Great colour and I love the balls.

Redanne said...

The balloons look fantastic especially with the clever addition of the strings! Great card, beautifully finished, as always! Hugs, Anne xx

Anonymous said...

What a great card. Can't have a birthday without balloons!

Hetty said...

Bright and happy birthday card inside and out, Linda.

Trina P. said...

I love using balloons to make birthday/celebrations cards. Love your colorful card.

Waving My Wand said...

Such a colorful and whimsical card. Love it!

My Paper Epiphany said...

Beautiful stamping and design!

Unknown said...

perfectly CAS!

Shylaashree said...

colourful fun card
Adhiraacreations

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Tina Z. said...

so lovely!

Daria Z. said...

Great card - yes, I'm in the mood for a party now!!

Nikki said...

Beautiful card inside and out :)

Jessica Lin said...

So cute! I love how you stamped the inside of the card as well.

Lisa said...

So prettying! Love those big colorful balloons!

Deepti said...

Love those colorful balloons :)

AlisonC said...

You can't beat balloons for a fun card, can you. The inside looks so good too. Acetate smooshing? I like the sound of that.

Taunya Butler said...

Love this - that bunch of bright, happy and super fun, colorful balloons made me smile so big - what a great card!!!

Unknown said...

I love this party and love the balloons. Super fun card.

Verna Angerhofer said...

Balloons are great on birthday cards and works for all ages. I love your card you made.

scrappymo! said...

Great balloon card. I like the smooshed bit of blue for sky and really like the inside of your card. it looks great!

KT Fit Kitty said...

Such a fun card! I love the balloons and your beautiful colouring! Happy Birthday to STAMPlorations!

Tee said...

I love your big beautiful balloons and the inside of your card is gorgeous too!