Thursday, July 16, 2026

Hot Air Balloon Ride

Mornin' y'all!  I have about an hour until it's time to take lunch to Ryan at his camp so I'm going to type fast and try to get some work done in my craft room before I have to leave.  So here's today's card:


I pulled out the long-retired Lift Me Up stamp set for a variety of challenges today.  Let's start with the Shopping Our Stash color challenge:


My colors are a little off from the inspo pic but I had to use that Petal Pink cloud pattern.  I used Pool Party, Petal Pink, Highland Heather, and Gorgeous Grape; that smaller balloon is dark purple though it looks black in the photo.  Next up is this week's Freshly Made Sketch:


I changed it from a square card to a standard A2 size so my middle panel stretched to a rectangle as well.  Last up is Addicted to CAS:


And this is the challenge that inspired me to ink up Lift Me Up for the first time in seven years.  As much as I love new stamps, it's fun to play with the ones that have been in my collection for a while.

That's it for now, peeps.  Check ya later!

Supplies, all SU!
Stamps:  Lift Me Up
Ink:  Highland Heather, Gorgeous Grape
Paper:  Pool Party, Thick Basic White, Lighter Than Air DSP Stack
Accessories:  Up & Away dies, Stylish Shapes dies, Nested Essentials dies, Dimensionals, Solid Faceted Gems

4 comments:

donna mikasa said...

A wonderful take on the sketch, Christy! Love those hot air balloons! Thanks for joining FMS this week!

Jen Timko said...

Fun, fun, fun! Love the colors together. Thanks so much for joining us this week at FMS!

Narelle Farrugia said...

Oh I love this so much! The colour combo and this stamp set that I adore makes for a fab card. Thanks for joining us at FMS this week!

Joanne James - The Crafty Owl said...

This is such a clean take on the sketch - I love it! Totally forgot about that DSP too - I could have used that for my CAS C&S card this week!