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

I Love Promarkers challenge - ATG or flowers

Simon Says Stamp Monday challenge - stencil it (cloud stencil in background)

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge - ATG

Stencil Fun challenge - must use a stencil optional theme: anything Halloween

The Cutie Pie challenge - pink and pretty

Try a Sketch on Tuesday challenge - sketch #657

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 - Leanne, Diane 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)

Sakura - no. 10 white gelly roll pen

Versafine - onyx black ink pad

pre-made 5" x 7" card black