Welcome to February 2021 IRBH! During this year’s blog hops, we are having fun with our stamping favorites – our favorite themes for seasonal cards and projects. This month’s projects feature balloons, so you are in for a celebratory treat. We are excited to share our creations with you today! After you read my post, I hope you’ll hop over to the next person on the list at the base of this post, Brian King at Stamp with Brian. There’s a lot of inspiration to be found in this group and you don’t want to miss it!

My card is very simple. It’s a card base with some punched and die cut shapes and a small sentiment. The balloons are made with the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch – the scoop of ice cream flipped upside down looks like a bear or mouse, and I thought it would make adorable balloons. I used several soft colors of card stock for this baby card. You can buy each color separately of course, but most of the colors come in a multi-pack. I’ve listed them all at the bottom of this post.

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Here’s what I made:

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Here’s what I did:

Cut and scored with my paper trimmer:

• Basic White Thick card stock (CS) cut to 4-1/4″ x 11″, then scored in half at 5-1/2″

Stamped with the So Sentimental stamp set:

• sentiment in Highland Heather ink onto a scrap of Basic White Thick CS

Cut using the Stitched So Sweetly Dies:

• sentiment

Cut using the Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch:

• scoops from scraps of Petal Pink, So Saffron, Soft Sea Foam, Balmy Blue, and Purple Posy CS

Assembled the card:

• burnished the fold in the card base with a Bone Folder
• white twine adhered onto the back of the upside-down-scoop-balloons using Tear & Tape
• 2 of the balloons glued onto the front of the card base, near the top
• a couple of mini Stampin’ Dimensionals applied onto the front of the card base, where the sentiment will go, with a tiny gap between them about 1/8″ wide
• strings of the balloons strung between the mini Stampin’ Dimensionals, and held in place with a piece of Post-It Tape (or you could use a Post-It Note) I left the backings on the dimensionals for this part.
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• 2 more balloons adhered beneath the first ones using Stampin’ Dimensionals, and the strings added to the first ones
• the fifth balloon adhered using Stampin’ Dimensionals in the center, and glue along the top where it overlaps the 2 balloons above it, then the string added to the others
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• 2 Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals applied onto the back of the sentiment, one at each end, making sure there is space between them for the strings and two dimensionals on the card front
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• backs of all four dimensionals removed and sentiment adhered over the strings
• ends of the strings trimmed using Paper Snips (I keep a separate pair just for ribbon.)

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Here’s the February 2021 IRBH:

Thank you for hopping along with us. If you get stuck during the Blog Hop, please use this line-up as a guide:

1. Brian King at Stamp with Brian
2. Sue Jackson at Just Peachy Stamping
3. Renae Novak at Blessed by Cards
4. Lynn Kolcun at Avery’s Owlery
5. Robin Myren at Songbird Designs by Robin
6. Pam Morris at Tap Tap Stamp
7. Linda Krueger at The Stamp Coach
8. Sheryl Sharp at Sharp Notes by Sheryl
9. Julie DiMatteo at The Paper Pixie
10. Joanne Brown at The Inky Dragon
11. Rachel Brumley at Artistic Designs by Rachel
12. Genevieve Ko at Stampin4Fun
13. Shawn de Oliveira at Shawn Stamps
14. Jackie Beers at Blue Line Stamping
15. Ann Murray at Murray Stamps Ink
16. Candy Ford at Stamp Candy <—–  YOU ARE HERE!!!

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Here are today’s colors:

You can click on each one to see all the products that come in that color!

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Here’s what I used:

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So Sentimental Bundle (En) – 153828

Price: $48.50

So Sentimental Cling Stamp Set (En) – 151691

Price: $22.00

Stitched So Sweetly Dies – 151690

Price: $32.00

Ice Cream Cone Builder Punch – 154241

Price: $18.00

Basic White 8-1/2″ X 11″ Thick Cardstock – 159229

Price: $8.25

Purple Posy 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 150881

Price: $8.75

Balmy Blue 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146982

Price: $8.75

Petal Pink 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146985

Price: $8.75

Soft Sea Foam 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146988

Price: $8.75

So Saffron 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 105118

Price: $8.75

Subtles 8-1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock – 146978

Price: $9.00

Highland Heather Classic Stampin’ Pad – 147103

Price: $7.50

Snail Mail Twine Combo Pack – 154579

Price: $7.00

Tear & Tape Adhesive – 138995

Price: $7.00

Stampin’ Dimensionals – 104430

Price: $4.00

Mini Stampin’ Dimensionals – 144108

Price: $4.00

Multipurpose Liquid Glue – 110755

Price: $4.00

Paper Snips Scissors – 103579

Price: $10.00

Bone Folder – 102300

Price: $7.00

Paper Trimmer – 152392

Price: $25.00

Mini Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine – 150673

Price: $60.00

Stampin’ Cut & Emboss Machine – 149653

Price: $120.00

Add All to Cart

Supply List   <— Click for a clickable and printable list of the products!

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