Happy Inspiration!
Hi readers! Happy Sunday to you! I hope you’re having an awesome weekend! I am delighted to share a couple adorable cards from new guest designer to Simon, Amanda Korotkova!
Hello everyone! It’s Amanda here and I am so honored to be a guest at Simon Says Stamp blog today!
I want to show you two balloon themed cards I created using a few of my favorite SSS products.
To make this card, I first die cut a piece of medium gray cardstock using the larger rectangle from the Stitched rectangles dies and then die cut three balloons from the Celebration time wafer dies. I adhered three different colors of patterned paper to the back of the balloons and then carefully glued silver threads to their bottoms.
When I had that ready, I die cut three times the word “Happy” from the Happy Birthday craft dies and glued all of them using Zig two way glue to make it pop up a bit more from the background. I also created a banner where I embossed the word birthday in silver embossing powder and attached it to the card using 3D foam squares. Before adhering the card to a white card base, I added some sequins and white dots using my Gelly Roll pen.
For this card, I also die cut a frame and a piece of white cardstock with the Stitched Rectangles dies and a bunch of heart balloons from the Celebration time dies. Then, I white embossed three clouds from the Soaring for you stamp set and inked the cardstock with Hero Arts pastel blue ink and a mini-ink applicator (I know that’s not how you usually use these inks, but I didn’t have any other soft blue and it worked pretty well).
For the sentiment, I covered the word “love” and the little heart using some post-it tape and then embossed it with Ranger super fine detail silver embossing powder. I die cut the word Love from the Small Love You waffle die using silver glitter cardstock to complete the sentiment. To color the heart balloons, I used Copic markers (V12, V15 and V17) and then glued white threads to their backs before placing them on my card. I stamped the cute little bunny from Lawn Fawn’s Snow Day stamp set and colored it with Copics before fuzzy cutting it with my scissors.
Once I had all the elements, I adhered them to the card, added Wink of Stella Clear to the balloons and a little heart and silver sequin to a couple of them. To finish my card, I attached both pieces to a soft blue card base.
Love all those bright pops of color.
So very cute cards. Those balloons in different colors are so pretty. Great inspiration.
Beautiful cards!
Loved the ballons with sequins! I really like those stitched frames. Can never get enough of it.
Sweet cards! I love the balloon cut outs with patterned paper behind.
Amanda, your cards are ADORABLE!!
Love these sweet cards!
I love the balloon cards! I mean who doesn’t love getting balloons?
O, very lovely cards with these cute balloons !!!
Love these cards – very cute – the stitched rectangles make them look so classy:)
Not usually a fan of sequins, but these are used perfectly!
Very cute cards!!!
Sweet cards. TFS
HAPPY Creations!
All these balloon ideas are so cute!
I love those balloons!
Darling cards, love the dies and cute pattern papers!
ALL of your cards are SWEET!!! :)
Awesome! Thanks for the inspiration
These cards are so adorable! I especially love the one with the little bunny holding the balloons. The coloring on him is wonderful, and I love the mixed greeting (part stamp, part die cut). Tfs!
I wish I had more dies. I have a few basics, but no fun shapes like these.
Love your soft colors and creative down under images. So Inspiring!. TFS.
Beautiful cards!
Love that Happy die!
Fabulous inspiration! Thanks for sharing, Amanda.
Happy Inspiration is right!! All those colors make me happy, happy, happy!!
very pretty balloon themed cards.
I love that the designs are so simple yet have a big impact. Especially love the one with the grey polka dot paper!
Such sweet cards; love the blended background for the bunny.
The diecut sentiments add so much to the cards!
Love all these different options for balloon cards! That bunny is just too cute.
These cards are adorable.
Adorable cards and that bunny is so darn cute!!
Love all of this, the bunnies, the balloons, and especially those stitched dies!
Very sweet cards. I love the balloons on the cards and the little bunny. Thanks for sharing.
Super cute cards – love the balloons.
Wonderful cards. Sweet bunny.
Melissa
“Sunshine HoneyBee”
That bunny with the fist full of hearts balloons is so sweet!
Too cute! Great job Amanda.
These two cards are just adorable!! I love the die cutting idea on the first one and the heart shaped balloons on the second!! That little bunny is just too cute as well!! TFS!!
Awesome!
Love all the combination colors
Such cute and adorable cards!!
Fantastic cards.
Happy…downright beaming! Wonderful creations.
Oh such cute cards! Love them!
Both of these cards are happy inspiration indeed! Love the negative use of the die cut balloons with pretty patterned paper behind–an idea to use with other dies in my collection! The liittle Lawn Fawn bunny is so cute in the second one. Adorable cards!
Love, love, love these cards! Just beautiful!
I love seeing cards made with subtle patterned papers! Such pretty pops of color.
Gorgeous cards! Love the balloon dies!
Great cards, love all the different balloons.