Cake & Balloons Birthday Card

Today I'm sharing the card I made for my Mother-in-law who celebrated a Birthday last month. Normally my cards start out with the patterned paper, but this one started with the decorative elements! Pinkfresh Studio had come out with a new release that included these beautiful balloons/cakes etc. My heart went pitter patter - I love balloons!  Of course, there is an entire collection - along with the Washi Tape, there is a die to cut out an entire repeat with a single pass through your die cutter, a stamp that stamps the whole repeat and layering stencils. Whew. 

I added them to my online cart. I emptied the cart. I added them to my cart. I emptied them. Multiple times. The issue was all me - I have been doing really good at stemming the flow of new crafty goodies into my craft room. Finally I realized I didn't need to buy it all. It was the Washi Tape that I loved so that is what I ended up buying. Just a single roll of the Washi Tape. It felt so good!

Over several evenings I added the Washi Tape to white cardstock panels, then fussy cut a few of the repeats so the elements would be ready for card making. The die would have made this process go faster and it's still tempting to go ahead and buy it. But so far I'm holding firm. 😳 I just adore the Washi Tape from Pinkfresh Studios - especially the ones with gold foil highlights. 

I chose the Label Charm Pop up die set by Karen Burniston for the card base, and added gold foiled sentiments, sequins and gold Glitter Dots.

The element on the front label pivots to the inside as the card opens. I love her Circle Charm Pop Up so was really happy when she came out with this one.

When I was adding the Washi Tape to cardstock, I added a few repeats to vellum so they are nice and sheer - just like a real balloon. ❤️

This card folds completely flat and mailed for a single stamp.

I am going to include a running tally on how many cards I make this year, not counting the ones I don't share on my blog.  I donate 25 Birthday Cards each month to my Mom's old nursing home and don't often take photos or post the majority of those. A couple of times recently, I was asked how many cards I make but I didn't have a clear number. Since a lot of my posts include more than a single card or project, I thought it would be fun to keep track this year. 

2023 Tally so far: 16 Cards

Additional Supplies:

Wide A2 card (5.5 x 4.25")

White cardstock

Sequins - stash

Patterned paper - Blank Canvas, First Edition Papers (old, from my stash)

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