Hello everyone!! I am so excited to be a part of CASology's 5th anniversary celebration!! I can't believe that CASology has been offering up amazing challenges for 5 years!! But time flies when you are having fun, right??? I will never forget being contacted by Melissa early in 2012 about being part of the design team she was putting together for a new challenge blog that was going to be all about clean and simple. Since I love clean and simple it didn't take me long to email Melissa back to say yes to her offer and for the first year and a half of the challenge I was on the design team. It was one of the besttimes of my crafting life! So when Melissa contacted me about being a part of the celebration I had to say yes, again!! All the fun starts on the CASology blog. If you came from CASology design team member Joyce's blog then you are on the right track. If not head over to the CASology blog for a list of all the hop participants. The cue word for this challenge is appropriately balloon. For my card I used the super fun Essentials by Ellen Up the Happy stamp set along with the matching dies. I heat embossed red, aqua and pink cardstock with white embossing powder them and then die cut the balloons with the matching die. The same thing was done for the clouds as well. I then adhered the balloons and the clouds and added the balloon strings and the sentiment.
Now... since this is a celebration there will be lots of fun and prizes!! Here are all the details:
To be eligible for the CASology prize, participants must comment on all stops included on the hop + link up a BALLOON themed card to the gallery. Winner will be selected randomly using random.org.
Winners will be announced on Tuesday, August 1.
And here is what you can win!!
CASology - $50 gift certificate to the online craft store of winner's choice
Altenew - $30 gift certificate to the online store
Sprinkle Berry - $30 gift certificate to online store
Avery Elle - $20 gift certificate to the online store
Cindy B Designs - $25 gift certificate to online craft store of winner's choice
Concord & 9th - $25 gift certificate to the online store
DeNami Designs - $20 gift certificate to the online store
Lawn Fawn - $35 gift certificate to the online store
Neat & Tangled - $25 gift certificate to the online store
Poppystamps - $20 gift certificate to the online store
Precious Remembrance Shop - stamp set of winner's choice
7 Kids College Fund - $20 store credit
STAMPlorations - $15 gift certificate to the online store
Sunny Studio - Color Me Happy set + matching Color Word Die
The Ton - $20 gift certificate (for The Ton brand stamps, dies, inks & gilding products)
Uniko Studio - an in stock clear stamp set of winner's choice
Waffle Flower - $25 gift certificate to the online store
Your Next Stamp - $20 gift certificate to the online store
How amazingly awesome is that??? Pretty darn awesome in my book!! Your next stop on the hop is the blog of STAMPlorations one of the awesome sponsors of the CASology celebration!!
The color scheme for my card comes from the current Essentials by Ellen Pin-Sights challenge so I will be linking my card up there, as well. When I saw the pin-sights challenge inspiration board I knew it would be perfect to use to create my card for CASology... just look at those fun colors and images! They just say balloons to me!
Have a wonderful day and happy hopping!!
Supplies: Cardstock: SU! Sahara Sand, pink, red and aqua; PTI white; Stamps: Essentials by Ellen; Dies: Essentials by Ellen and A Jillian Vance Design; Ink: VersaMark watermark ink, VersaFine Onyx Black; Embossing powder: Hero Arts white
181 comments:
Great card. Love how you used the cloud dies to accent the balloons.
Great that you put clouds behind the balloons! TFS!
Love this so much! What a great layout.
So nice to see how many possibilities there are with balloons... :-)
Nice card
so very cute!!
Lovely card with a great sky scene.
Beautiful! Love these colors
Love the sentiment!! Such great cards on this hop! Thanks for sharing!
Love that you added the clouds behind the balloons creates a nice anchor point. Great card!
Oh, I love those colors! The outlining in white adds the perfect touch to your die cuts. Perfect card!
Such a great card with the balloons and awesome sentiment! Love the design with the balloons floating with the clouds. Pretty balloon colors too!
Love the sentiment!! Great card!
Love the dimension & the sentiment
Great card. Thanks for playing along with this challenge!
Lovely card. Thanks for sharing:)
Love this cute card with dimension!
Love the layout of your card, I love the clean look of it.
Beautiful example of clean and simple. Love your card!
After making it halfway through the hop list... I'm getting balloon inspiration!
I love that sentiment and the font it used...so pretty! Good job with your balloon card!
Terrific! Such a sweet card!
Love how the balloons pop out!
Love the sentiment! Beautiful card.
Very sweet card! I really like the colours you used.
I love the look of these artsy round balloons! Great card and so much fun too!
Take Care!
Michele
Love the sentiment and colors ... great card.
Love those round balloons. Cute card!
Gorgeous balloon themed card!Thank you for sharing.
Very cute, fun card. You can't help but be happy when you see balloons.
I really ;like your color choice. It's so clean and fresh. Essentials by Ellen are the best!
very pretty.
No two cards are alike! That is what is so exciting for card makers.
Those look like really puffy balloons...great card.
Super fun card!!
Love this card and the sentiment really ups the anti on it! ♥ it!
Cute card, I really like the sentiment!
The balloons look like they're floating away into the clouds - lovely.
That verse is great and so perfect with the balloons!
Just love it. Great idea!
Love that sentiment - it is just perfect!
Beautiful card. Rosemary! Love the colors of the balloons and the sentiment is so nice, too.
You "upped" the happy with this cute card.
Love your colorful balloons & the added clouds really make the balloons pop! Great card!
Love your card! The colorful balloons popped of the page with the clouds behind - great design!
A great set for CASology balloons!
Great Card
Fabulous colors and an amazing design.......love, love!!
such a lovely card! :)
Awesome design using the clouds & sentiment with the
pretty balloons.
Your balloon card is so adorable! Love it!!
Super awesome card!
Love the dimension on your card!!
Thank you for a wonderful card and I love the sentiment. It really made me smile!
I've missed your beautiful cards on the weekly CASology blog, Rosemary! But you still use that perfect CAS style that I love - darling card!
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I like that you white embossed the clouds and balloons. Nice touch.
Super card!
This is beautiful! I love all the dimension!
So sweet...love that sentiment.
Such a sweet card!
A great CAS design!
Love the sediment, Rosemary, and how your balloons are up in the clouds!! Hugs, Darnell
the clouds add so much for a background with your pretty balloons, Rosemary!
Thank you for sharing this gorgeous card!
What a perfectly lovely card! Love the addition of the clouds too.
Love the white outline on those balloons. and those clouds!!!! Great card.
great colors on these!
Fun card, perfect sentiment!
CUTE card! Great Hop, Great Prizes, Great inspiration!
Such a perfect birthday card! I love your balloons and the layout! Thanks for a fun hop!
Super fun card! Thanks for sharing.
What a CUTE sentiment and such a fun card! Love those cute little clouds the balloons are drifting into!!
Fabulous design!
Love the simple design of the card.
Great card! Love the embossing.
Such a fun sentiment! Gorgeous card!
Yay! Let's up the happy! Fab little scene with the clouds peeking out behind the ballloons. Love this card.
Really beautiful card you've made! Those baloons are so adorable!
Nice.
Great card!
Awesome card!
Love the clouds behind the balloons. :)
So very fun, I LOVE that sentiment!
Super cute card!
Love this, Rosi! The sentiment is wonderful!
Perfect sentiment for the balloons. Nice job!
Lovely card. Thanks for sharing.
This is a great card. Love it.
Fabulous--love that sentiment! And what a great idea to add the clouds!
Cute balloon card. I like the addition of the clouds.
This is adorable. Great job.
Such a great sentiment! Love this happy card.
Love this! Very original!
Absolutely love how you used white embossing with colored cardstock for this darling card, Rosemary! You've made me put that stamp/die set on my wishlist at EH!
This whole card is great but the sentiment really makes it extra special!
Fun card and perfect for the hop theme and you nailed that colour scheme too so good luck in the challenge too.
Cute card! I lOVE the sentiment! So cute!
Very Cute card!
Nice style!
Those balloons are most certainly 'upping the happy!' What a fun card, Rosemary! Those dies are fabulous, and the sentiment is perfect for this celebration! Darling card. Bev
Hi Rosy
I love your Die Cut Balloon and clouds
so cuuuteee and sweet sentiment too
you are queen at making CAS card
love this card too Rosy
hugs
Monika
Beautiful colors and great cards.
Love this dimensional card!
Such a cute card!! Love the colors!!
Cute card!! Great sentiment!!
Darling card.
The balloons have a lot
of depth.
thanks for sharing.
Cute way to use collection if things in stash
awesome sentiment - I do;t think I've seen that one before. Cute cute cute!
Love the addition of the clouds to your card; really gives the impression that the balloons are way up in the sky.
Great design- love the sentiment!
What a fantastic card! Love the bold sentiment and the great dimension you added to the balloons by popping them up off of the card!
Super cute. Uplifted my night and made me smile seeing. Great job!.
Love your floating balloons and that fun sentiment!
Love your card, Rosemary! Such a beautiful color palette on your balloons and your sentiment is perfect! I miss you on the CASology team!
Great card design, perfect sentiment!
What a great card. The balloons raised above the clouds look just perfect.
Gorgeous card~! I love the dimension and texture with your balloons! TFS!
Happy ballons!
Fabulous design! I love how the sentiment matches the balloons:)
Very nice card and I love the sentiment.
Such a simple but effective technique to emboss colored cardstock with white EP-- love your cute CAS creation.
LOVE your card. The sentiment, placement and beautiful balloons and clouds are perfect. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration. Hugs Bev x
Great design !
card is so nice!
Great design. Love how dimensional it is.
The balloons are perfect for celebrating!
Beautiful!
Love your card. I especially like the sentiment.
Great card!
Love your card thanks for sharing
This is so pretty! Love the color combo. Great cas card!
Have a happy day, Nicole
I love the colors! So pretty!
Great card, love the balloons up in the clouds.
Great CAS and LOVE the sentiment!!
Fabulous card, love the design. xx
Ooohhh ! So much depth ! Well done !
I love everything about this card! Might have to check out that stamp set.
Love love love this! Fantastic sentiment and I think you really made the balloons rise up by adding the clouds. Love it!
What sweet balloons Rosemary and love the clouds behind and a lovely sentiment too. x
Simple but beautiful.
Love the composition on this card, so sweet!
Love the embossed balloons. They look great on this card. Thanks for sharing.
Love the card desgn and what an appropriate phrase!
Love the saying on
this delightful card!
Carla from Utah
That is just lovely! Love the added clouds.
wow! so pretty :)
Love your color selection and the layers of your card. Thanks
How wonderful to see your creativity highlighted in this marvelous hop! Your trio of balloons has certainly upped my happy on this rainy day! Love it!
~carol
love the balloons in the clouds!
Darling card, love the added cloud.
Super cute card. I love that it works for both challenges too!!
Super CAS! Love the balloons and clouds :)
The white embossing against colour is such a great CAS touch Rosemary!
Nice detail with the clouds behind the balloons! Love your CAS style :)
love the layered balloons and clouds
Wonderful CAS balloon card!
Oh, what cute little balls))
Love the sentiment and the fun ballon shapes! Thanks for the inspiration! Have a wonderful day!
Love you fun card.
Great CAS card, the clouds compliment the balloons perfectly, Cathy x
Cute card!!!
Love your layout. Great CAS card!
That sentiment goes great with the balloons and I love the 3d layering! Happy 5th anniversary to all of you at CASology!
Great sentiment for a great card. Love the die cutting elements and the layout of your gorgeous card. Happy 5th Anniversary x
I like the balloons in the clouds. A great idea for balloon cards!
Such a lovely scene you created with the clouds and balloons... Love it!
What a great card! Love the colour combo and the little clouds! So cute!
I would never have thought to put clouds on my card.....great idea. Thanks for the inspiration and sharing your pretty card.
Beautiful balloons, love your clouds in the background!
Great card!
Your card is adorable. What a great little scene you created. I did not realize you were on the team before I joined. Bummer we didn't overlap. Always love to see your cards in the gallery. Thanks so much for coming back and helping us celebrate our 5th anniversary.
Such a cute card and I love the sentiment!
Love the bold sentiment with your sweet color scheme that you have going with the balloons!
Love the great balloons in the sky.
GORGEOUS cas design and love your color combo :)!
Balloons aren't just for kids anymore. Even though I'm not a kid but look like one I still love balloons. I love to go to a parade or a birthday party and see all the balloons and I love the colorful balloons on your card. I also love the sentiment. I don't have a die cutter so I can't duplicate your card but I am glad i got to see it. I am also glad to be doing this blog hop so I can have the chance to win something from a ton of people I've never even heard of. I am going to be doing a lot of looking and bookmarking!
I just love that sentiment!
Cool card, really like the design of this!
Such a happy card. It's so fun to see all of those different balloons during this hop as well as the different ways of using them. Thanks for the inspiration!
Adorable card!! Love it! :o)
So fabulous Rosemary! So glad you came back to celebrate with us!
Hello Rosie,
this is lovely, and I just adore the sentiment too! How wonderful it is to be invited back to be part of such a fabulous milestone celebration!
Sweet card. Love that fun sentiment. Happy 5th Anniversary CASology. Hugz
Great clean and simple card. Love the popped up elements mixed with the stamped elements.
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