Monday, April 29, 2013

Santa Takes Flight

Today's card combines my 2 favorite Christmas challenges, Jingle Belles and Merry Monday. The sketch is from Merry Monday and over at Jingle Belles they want us to celebrate things that fly for Christmas. I was originally going to use one of my bird stamps(and I still might for another card!) but then I remembered this hot air balloon from a hostess set and thought it was perfect for the JB challenge, plus it also fit in wonderfully with the sketch from MM!

I changed up the bottom portion of the sketch just a tad by adding a ribbon instead of a banner but other than that I stayed true to the sketch! The hot air balloon is popped up with dimensionals to make it stand out a little more.

Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone had a great Monday!


 
Supplies used(all supplies SU unless otherwise noted):
Stamps: Christmas Wishes (retired), More Merry Messages
Paper: Real Red, Early Espresso, Naturals White, Candlelight Christmas DSP(retired)
Ink: Real Red, Early Espresso, Lucky Limeade
Accessories: Big Shot, Ovals Collection Framelits, CB Snow Dots EF, SU Cloudy Day EF, Lucky Limeade ribbon(retired), sponge, dimensionals

11 comments:

  1. Well aren't you clever ... who knew Santa had a balloon ... he looks fabulous .... great job with both challenges ... so very glad you joined us at jingle belles.

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  2. Sweet card! Love that balloon and your sentiment on the inside. Great card!

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  3. Oh, Lisa, this is a fantastic use of this sketch! I love the sponging around the oval and that pretty band with the ribbon! Great job! Thanks for sharing it with us at Merry Monday!

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  4. Now how fun is this?! Thanks for playing with us at Merry Monday!

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  5. Wonderful card Lisa, great take on the sketch. Thank you for joining us for Merry Monday this week.

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  6. This is such a fun way to use the sketch Lisa, love it. Thanks for playing with us at Merry Monday!

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  7. Your cards are always so inspiring! Love this one and what a cute stamp. A perfectly sweet card.

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  8. This is just so stinkin cute, Lisa! Love the hot air balloon and your pretty snowflake embossing folder! Great job with this week's sketch!
    Thanks for playing along with us this week over at Merry Mondays! :)

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  9. Love how you interpreted this weeks sketch. Thanks for joining us at Merry Monday!

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  10. Great Christmas card, love the embossing! Thanks for playing with us at Merry Monday!

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  11. santa in a hot air balloon??!?! especially a cool, texty, adorable one... you just cannot get ANY cooler than that for this prompt! ♥LOVE♥ it!!!

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