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Hey everybody! Happy Monday – can you believe we’re almost a week into February already?! Christmas will be here before you know it! Bahahaha (just kidding)! I’m up on the Pajama Crafter Stamps blog today with an inspiration project featuring the Prickley Pear Stamps Hot Air Balloons stamp set and coordinating Hot Air Balloon die! I stenciled a nice cloud background in stormy sky distress ink for this 3D hot air balloon that I created with several balloon die cuts!

The card base was cut from Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock along with five hot air balloon die cuts (using the Hot Air Balloon die) from KNC Essentials Showering Nature 12×12 paper. Using the My Favorite Things Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, a blending brush and Ranger stormy sky distress ink, I stenciled the entire card front. I gave it good cloud coverage, lighter at the bottom and darker at the top.

I stamped the balloon and sentiment from the Hot Air Balloons stamp set in Memento Tuxedo Black ink. I cut the bottom off of each balloon die cut and scored them down the middle. I adhered the right side of one to the left side of the next until all five were attached to each other and then affixed them to the card front over top of the stamped balloon. The finishing touch was adding several blue gemstones.

Sharing in the following challenges:
1. https://aperfecttimetocraft.blogspot.com/2024/02/a-perfect-time-to-craft-open-challenge.html
2. https://hereisaplacetostart.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-monochrom-you-pick-palette.html
3. https://cardsgalorechallenges.blogspot.com/2024/02/february-2024-crafts-galore-encore.html

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Pajama Crafter Stamps products used:
Prickley Pear Stamps Hot Air Balloons stamps
Prickley Pear Stamps Hot Air Balloon die

Other products used:
Cardstock/Paper: Neenah Classic Crest 110# Solar White cardstock, KNC Essentials Showering Nature 12×12 paper
Ink: Ranger stormy sky distress ink, Memento Tuxedo Black ink
Accessories: Tonic Studios 12″ Guillotine Paper Trimmer, My Favorite Things Mini Cloud Edges Stencil, blending brush, Art Glitter Dries Clear adhesive, MISTI stamp tool, Big Shot, Darice blue gemstones

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Scrappy hugs,