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Thursday 31 October 2024

Krafty Chicks challenge #740 - Anything Goes

Good morning lovely friends.  I hope you're all doing ok and having a great week so far.  It's time for a new challenge over at Krafty Chicks challenge and as we have a 5 week month we have an extra 'anything goes' challenge for you, which on this occasion is hosted by Lori.  As the theme suggests you can make anything you like.  We hope you will come over and join in the fun with us. 
It was my friend's birthday recently so I used this opportunity to make her a card.  I bought a few things a few months ago when Heffy Doodle was closing down and especially bought this hot air balloon die as my friends loves them.  I hope you like it.
Here is my card:
A close up of the image:
Plus I decorated the inside:
I began by die cutting and assembling the hot air balloon.  It wasn't too difficult especially as Lesley at Heffy Doodle had done a quick how-to video that I could follow.   I decided to go for a pink theme as it looked pretty against my blue background.  I searched through my stash and thought this fox would look ok in the basket, so I stamped him onto alcohol marker friendly card and coloured him with Promarkers.  I did have to do some detail fussy cutting and used a memento marker to go around the edges to make it look more finished but overall I think it looks pretty good.  I attached him into the basket with liquid glue.  I cut a white panel 4 3/4" x 6 3/4" and used a cloud stencil and some sea glass ink to create my cloud background.  I decided on placement for my balloon but before I stuck it down I stamped my sentiments in black ink.  The hot air balloon was then added with foam squares.  I added a black mat layer and then the panel was added to my card base with foam tape.   For the inside I cut another white panel and ink blended some clouds at the very bottom.  I die cut some extra bunting from the hot air balloon and adhered it with liquid glue.  I thought it looked like it was trailing in the breeze.  I stamped a sentiment in black ink in the centre of the panel.  Again I added a black mat layer and the panel was added to my card base with double sided tape.  I'm really happy with my card and think it turned out super cute.  

I would like to add my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps & More challenge - die cuts/stencils (die cut balloon/stencilled clouds)
Allsorts challenge - cute and/or cuddly (full list of supplies at bottom of post)
A Place to Start challenge - ATG optional theme: use the colour pink
Crafty Catz challenge - ATG optional use dies/punches
Day of the Month Card Club challenge - National Tic Tac Day - die/scene/friends
Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - stencil it (cloud stencil in background)
Stencil Fun challenge - must use a stencil optional theme: anything Halloween
The Cutie Pie challenge - pink and pretty

I hope you will be able to join us for our 'Anything Goes'' challenge and I cannot wait to see your creations in our linky.  Please leave some love for my fellow chicks - LeanneDiane and Lori.  

Thank you so much for stopping by; I appreciate your lovely comments. 

Love and hugs, 

card ingredients:
Heffy Doodle - hot air balloon die set (store now sadly closed)
Neat & Tangled - so foxy stamp set (store sadly closed in 2021)
Promarkers
MFT - mini cloud edges stencil (retired)
Gina K Designs - delicate flowers stamp set (for outside sentiments)
Gina K Designs - sea glass ink pad
Uniko Stamps - birthday wishes stamp set (for inside sentiment)
Limetree Crafts - 250gsm silky smooth white card (currently not available but they have 240gsm in stock here)
Hobbycraft - A4 black card
Heffy Doodle - alcohol marker friendly card (store now sadly closed)
Versafine - onyx black ink pad
pre-made 5" x 7" card black

12 comments:

Pat K said...

An adorable birthday card. Thanks for joining us at The Cutie Pie Challenge. Pat K xx

Gail L said...

Your card is great!
And your fox is the perfect pilot for your balloon!
Thank you for joining us at Allsorts!

Erikine spominčice said...

Very nice.

brenda said...

A real fun card for your friend, sure she loved it, many thanks for sharing at Allsorts challenge.

B x

Silke said...

Such a beautiful birthday card. Love your stenciling and of course the cute little fox. Many thanks for joining us at DotMCC.
Hugs, Silke

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

An adorable image and card
Thank you for joining us at Crafty Catz Challenge Blog good luck Ginny DT for
Crafty Catz Challenge

Donna Scholz said...

Denise, what a super cute birthday card! That fox in the basket is so adorable, and your coloring is wonderful!! Thank you for sharing your card with us at Try a Sketch on Tuesday!!! -Donna

foleysfriend said...

Adorable card! Love the cloudy background you created and the cute fox in that hot air balloon. The sentiments you chose are so precious. Thanks for joining us at Try A Sketch On Tuesday.

sue n.

Darlene said...

OMG ... fabulous background sky on this adorable card! Great job! Thanks so much for joining in the fun at our STENCIL FUN challenge! Good Luck and we hope you’ll come back often.

Darlene
DAR’S CRAFTY CREATIONS
Stencil Fun Co-Owner

J.J said...

I love this card! I love the balloon, the cloud stenciling and the matching inside. Thanks for sharing your project at A Place To Start !

Suzanne Reynolds said...

Love your sky background and the critter in the air balloon is so cute. Love how you put the dimension in it and had his paws on the basket. Adorable card and nice interpretation of the sketch. Thanks for sharing with us at TSOT.

kramer_buffy said...

What a fabulous card! Love the balloon, so sad about Heffy Doodle! Thanks so much for playing with our sketch at TSOT.
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