At the Creative Stamping Workshops last month, we created this collar-fold birthday card using the Lift Me Up stamp set, coordinating Up & Away Thinlits Dies and matching Carried Away Designer Series Paper. Just a reminder that the Carried Away Designer Series Paper is a Sale-A-Bration product that you could choose for FREE when placing a $110 order (excluding shipping), and that Sale-A-Bration finishes at the end of March.

I love the collar-fold card design as you get to see both sides of our gorgeous Designer Series Paper, plus it is very adaptable for a large range of ideas and imagery. So, sticking with the balloon idea, but this time instead of hot air balloons, I used party balloons to create a birthday card for my brother-in-law...

Bundles: Balloon Adventures Stamp Set + Balloon Pop-Up Thinlits Dies (photopolymer: 144708). Ink: Crushed Curry (131173), Emerald Envy (141396). Card/Paper: Pacific Point (116202), Whisper White (106549), Whisper White Thick (140490), Party Animal Designer Series Paper (142738), Vellum (106584). Accessories: Crushed Curry Baker's Twine (134586). Tools: Big Shot Die-Cutting Machine (143263), Magnetic Platform (130658), Balloon Bouquet Punch (140609), Banner Triple Punch (138292), Fine-Tip Glue Pen (138309), Stampin' Dimensionals (104430). Other: Stapler.

Party Animal Designer Series Paper (142738) - $23.50

Balloon Adventures Stamp Set + Balloon Popup Thinlits Dies Bundle (144708) - $109.75

I don't know if you realise, but the balloons in the Balloon Adventures Stamp Set not only work with the Balloon Popup Thinlits, but also coordinate with the Balloon Bouquet Punch. So, to create the balloon at the top of my card I first stamped the striped balloon in Crushed Curry ink onto Crushed Curry card stock and then punched it out using the Balloon Bouquet Punch. I then die-cut a striped balloon using the Balloon Popup Thinlits and adhered it on top of the stamped balloon using the Fine-Tip Glue Pen. A little Crushed Curry Baker's Twine bow and then onto the front of my card with Stampin' Dimensionals.

Balloon Bouquet Punch (140609) - $38.00

We gave my brother-in-law a gift card for his birthday, so inside the card I added a popup with a small envelope to hold his credit-card-sized voucher...

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