This week at Stamp Review Crew we are celebrating the beautiful “Balloon Celebration stamp set” from the Occasions catalogue.

Because this is a blog hop, there’s a round the world trip to see all the beautiful crafty creations.  You might have travelled via Nikki showing off her talents or be starting here.  Either way, you’re in for a treat.

If you get lost along the way, click on the banner above and it will take you to the main page where you can see the full list of participants.

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Balloon Celebration is a great stamp set because it has a variety of sweet images – balloons, dandeloins, clouds, a wheel (?), stars, a bow and more if you’ve got a great imagination.

Which gives you so many options (as you’ll see on this hop!).  There’s also fabulous sentiments which means you can use it for practically any card.  Or combine it with other stamp set or product suite (it goes perfectly with the Have A Cuppa range) and the card options are endless!

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set

Today I’ve decided to showcase the cloud stamp from the set – and include as much sparkle as I could!

The balloons are wonderful, but there’s just so much you can do with this set to stop at the balloons.

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The first card I’m sharing is my favourite – I can’t wait to send it off to a new little princess!

The balloons are double stamped to give them a deeper colour {because you can do that sooooo easily with photopolymer stamps!} and finished off with a generous splash of clear Wink of Stella.

The awesome sentiment stamps on this card are from the Happy Happenings stamp set in the Annual Catalogue.

As an aside, it’s getting to that time of the year when I’m nervous to see what will & won’t carry over in to the new catalogue.  Not too much longer to wait now!

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Once I was on a roll with the subtles colour scheme, this was the next card with sparkly clouds & pastel stripes.  I think it will make a perfect birthday card for one of Alexa’s little classmates.

The clouds are embossed with the simply stunning Iridescent Ice embossing powder – so much sparkle!  And how lovely is that Pool Party ribbon???

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Of course, I couldn’t make a card without adding some of those signature balloons using the coordinating punch (because we all love sets with coordinating punches).

It ended up being a subtle feature, but I actually tried to add in some shading on the balloons by stamping over the original image twice – each time blotting off ink from the right side of the balloon (which ends up being the left side of the stamped image!).  This is a great technique to use with photopolymer stamps as you can see through them to get that second & third inking just right.

 

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That’s it from me today.  Keep hopping so you can get the full inspiration intake from the crew.  Next up is Dawn, who despite a self-confessed lack of mojo is totally rocking this stamp set!  Gold embossing powder is always a winner!

If you have time to leave us a comment or two as you hop around, we sure love hearing from you!  Kelly x

     

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Product List – Bonjour Beautiful Baby Clouds

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675] $45.00	Happy Happenings Clear-Mount Stamp Set [139381] $35.00	Confetti Stars Punch [135861] $37.00	Silver Foil Sheets [132178] $7.00
Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad [131179] $11.50	Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] $11.50
Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad [126985] $11.50	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] $11.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad [126957] $11.50	Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [126982] $11.50
Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin’ Pad [126956] $11.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $14.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $7.00	Liquid Multipurpose Glue [110755] $7.00

 

Product List – Glittery Clouds Birthday Card

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675] $45.00	Brushstrokes Clear-Mount Background Stamp [139533] $26.00	Number Of Years Photopolymer Bundle [140811] $85.75	Whisper White A4 Thick Cardstock [140490] $12.25
Card Stock A4 Smoky Slate [131291] $12.25	Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $12.25	Smoky Slate Classic Stampin’ Pad [131179] $11.50	Lost Lagoon Classic Stampin’ Pad [133644] $11.50
Subtles Stampin’ Write Markers [131263] $51.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $13.00	Iridescent Ice Stampin’ Emboss Powder [101930] $8.75	Heat Tool [129056] $50.00
Pool Party 3/8″ (1 Cm) Glitter Ribbon [140561] $9.75	Paper Snips Scissors [103579] $17.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $7.00	Glue Dots [103683] $9.00

Product List – Balloon Bouquet Celebrate Card

Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Stamp Set [140675] $45.00	Balloon Bouquet Punch [140609] $31.00	Balloon Celebration Photopolymer Bundle [140810] $64.50	Whisper White A4 Card Stock [106549] $15.00
Card Stock A4 Soft Sky [131292] $12.25	Pool Party A4 Card Stock [124391] $12.25	Basic Gray Archival Stampin’ Pad [140932] $12.25	Soft Sky Classic Stampin’ Pad [131181] $11.50
Pear Pizzazz Classic Stampin’ Pad [131180] $11.50	Wisteria Wonder Classic Stampin’ Pad [126985] $11.50	So Saffron Classic Stampin’ Pad [126957] $11.50	Pink Pirouette Classic Stampin’ Pad [126956] $11.50
Pool Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [126982] $11.50	Blushing Bride Classic Stampin’ Pad [131172] $11.50	Clear Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush [141897] $14.00	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $7.00