July 01, 2015

STAMPlorations Birthday Blog Hop - Day 3

Day 3!


With Guest designer: KEREN BAKER

There's a lot of celebrating going on over at STAMPlorations for its second birthday!  We'd love it if you'd join us too!  The STAMPlorations team has all been busy making fabulous projects to inspire you.  We've been playing with the new party themed sets.  Here's my project for today...


For this card I wanted some balloons and stars stenciled.  I didn't have any stencils of these and so I made my own by die cutting them.  I then placed my balloon stencil where I wanted it and sponged on teal zeal and elderberry Memento inks.  Then I stamped the pinwheel stamp using the elderberry ink and the swirl lollipop using the teal zeal ink.  Then, using my homemade star stencil I sponged on my stars using mowed lawn Distress ink.  I stamped the sentiment in nautical blue Memento ink.  Another fun one layer card!  :-)
So, if you want to have a chance to win some prizes you can comment along the hop and/or you can link up your birthday/party themed creations over at the blog.

I used the following party themed sets:
Party Time - http://stamplorations.com/partytime/

Commenting and linking close on Monday, July 6. Winners are announced on Tuesday, July 7.

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Check out what the rest of the team made! You'll find links to all birthday blog hop projects here.
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Prizes for commenting on the STAMPlorations blog, STAMPlorations designers blogs, and guest designers blogs:
  • 1 winner of $25 gift certificate
  • 5 winners of $10 gift certificate

Prizes for linking up a party/celebration/birthday project:
  • 3 winners of the party stamp sets (1 winner of Party Mates, 1 winner of Party Time, 1 winner of PartyGirl)
  • 1 winner of $25 gift certificate (if STAMPlorations stamps/stencils are used) or $15 gift certificate (if non-STAMPlorations stamps/stencils are used)

***winners are randomly drawn

I do hope you hop along with us and I hope you like what we've created.  Have a fantastic day and thanks for visiting!



33 comments:

  1. There is a party going on, on your card!! Love how you have used the stamps to decorate the balloons!!

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  2. Really love how you've created the balloons- the inking gives such dimension and love the stamped decoration for each one! x

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  3. Very nice card - love the colors.

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  4. Kim, this is such a fabulous use for these tiny stamps. Your sponging is amazing, the balloons look 3D!!!! xxx

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  5. Your patterned balloons are awesome. The dimension you've created with your shading adds so much depth. Such a happy card.

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  6. Wonderfully sponged stars and balloons, Kim!

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  7. love your homemade patterned balloons!

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  8. Fabulous stencilling giving a wonderful card! xxx

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  9. awesome! great card!

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  10. Very clever to make your own balloon stencils. Your shading is perfection!

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  11. Your light, airy, wonderfully decorated balloons are fabulous! And way to go in making your own stencil! Such fun!
    Hugs~c

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  12. Lovely cards! Fabulous design on those super fun balloons ♥

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  13. I never think to use dies to make my own stencils. This card turned out fabulously, Kim! Love the colors and patterns of the balloons.

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  14. Kim, I just love the look of your balloons! I never think to make my own stencils...thanks so much for the inspiration!!

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  15. beautiful card!! love the balloons!! beautiful stamping on the balloons...

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  16. Super idea using the stamps inside the balloons for design. Great card!

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  17. Oh what a fab design! Love the patterned balloons.

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  18. Loving those patterned balloons !

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  19. Looks like those balloons will fly high in the sky !! How realistic and cutee!! :)
    Suchi xx

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  20. Wonderful stenciling on the stamped balloons!

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  21. way to dress up those balloons!

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  22. Love those balloons!

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  23. A great way to use these small stamps, fab card. :)

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  24. Very cool card. Love how you made your own stencils. TFS

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  25. Very very creative and I so love this idea :) I will have to give this a try, awesome card!

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  26. What amazing balloons!!

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  27. What great techniques you have used here - and it's good to see you were not daunted by lack of a stencil!! Wonderful card Kim
    Blessings
    Maxine

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  28. Oh wow! Love the shading on the balloons!!!

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  29. love the patterned balloons!

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  30. Gorgeous card, I love how the smaller stamps give so much added oomph to the balloons. I also love to make my own stencils using die cuts, just goes to show you can stretch your stash to so much if you just use your imagination. this card is such a great inspiration, thank you!

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  31. Love those giant balloons with the cute patterns inside!

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