Up in the Air Challenge

It's time for another 

Eureka! Stamps Challenge 

and this weeks challenge theme is

"Up in the Air"

Check out the 

Eureka! Stamps Blog 

for all the particulars about the challenge and to join in the fun.

For my card I used

Girl Balloon Holder (#13803)

Daisy Balloon (#13901) and

Flower Balloon (#13903) all from 

Eureka! Stamps

For my background, I used a cloud template

 to create the clouds and sky using Distress Inks.

(Check out the cloud template and instructions here.)

I cut a piece of scratch paper and adhered it with temporary adhesive

 along the bottom while I inked the sky.

 I then used the top half of the scratch paper to cover the sky while I inked the grass.

For the grass I used Distress Inks and then stamped

Field Grass Left (#38901) from

Biblical Impressions

sister company of Eureka! Stamps

I stamped the flowers and the girl onto white card stock and colored them with 

colored pencils and blended with Gamsol, then fussy cut them.

I stamped the girl onto patterned paper 

as well as onto a piece of brown paper.

I paper pieced the dress and sash.

The balloons are adhered with foam tape.

I cut around the girls fingers

 so it would look like she is holding the strings of the balloon.

I love these balloons and holders!

Eureka! Stamps has a whole line of them and 

each is cuter than the last!

I think they are perfect for this challenge.

Thanks for stopping by today,

I hope you have been inspired in some way

and will join in the challenge fun.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

The Unicorn Song

"You'll see green alligators and long-necked geese,

some humpty backed camels and come chimpanzees.

Cats and rats and elephants, as sure as you're born.

But you're never gonna see no unicorn."

 

When I saw that the challenge for today on the

Eureka! Stamps Blog

was "Inspired by a song" 

I had no idea what I'd do.

Then I started looking through my Eureka! Stamps

 and saw the animals and right away

The Unicorn Song, by The Irish Rovers

came to mind.

I don't have those particular animals for my card, so I used

"Girl Balloon Holder" (#13803)

"Elephant Balloon" (#5205)

"Giraffe Balloon" (#5209)

"Zebra Balloon" (#8001)

"Parrot Balloon" (#23906)

 

There are LOTS of different balloons and holders

and one is just as cute as the next! 

So hop on over to see them at the

Eureka! Stamps Store

For this card, I did a lot of fussy cutting.

I stamped each image, colored it with FlexMarkers then fussy cut them.

The background was created using Distress Inks and a blending tool.

I used a bit of embroidery cotton for the balloon strings.

I hope my card has inspired you in some way, or maybe brought back a memory of The Unicorn Song, your childhood or maybe another song that you may use for our challenge.

Stop in at the Eureka! Stamps Blog for all

the particulars of the challenge.

Then create something and let us see it.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Leave a comment and let me know if you remember

The Unicorn Song

Some again soon!

 

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Balloon girl

Hello!

QKR Stampede and Eureka! Stamps are sister companies and although they have totally different images, there is a line of stamps that they share.

The balloons and balloon holders can be found in both stores.

Today I have used

"Girl Balloon Holder (#13803)

"Flower Balloon" (#13903)

"Daisy Balloon" (#13901)

I stamped them all with Memento black ink and colored them with

FlexMarkers. Then fussy cut them.

For the card base I used a blue background with just a bit of inking around the edges.

The 'grass' was made by inking direct to paper with a few different green Whisper inks and tearing the top edge.

The girl and balloons were adhered with foam tape.

I had fun making this card and I hope you enjoy it.

Thanks for stopping by today. 

Leave a comment if you will and please do come again soon.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!