AAA Cards Transportation Challenge with SPELLBINDERS CRAFTY ADVENT CALENDAR!
Hi all!
I hope you have all had an incredible Christmas and New Year! It's been a bit of a rollercoaster around here. Norovirus hit my entire family a couple days before Christmas so we were unable to celebrate with my parents until the 28th. We left the next day to go to the Greenbriar Resort in West Virginia for the New Year, and my dad took a turn while we were gone. Today it was apparent hard decisions will need to be made in the next few days, so I'm glad I was able to get in a little crafty therapy!
Today AAA Cards is back with a transportation challenge! I have only a few items that would match this theme...however....The Spellbinders Crafty Advent Calendar this year had the PERFECT item to use so I pulled it out! The calendar was so fun to use this year. If you haven't seen my creations using each day from the calendar, check them out here on my Instagram. There were so many amazing goodies in this box, like this adorable hot air balloon from Day 1!
This card is all about ink blending! First, a rectangle was masked off with some mint tape. Then, with Altenew's Sea Glass Fresh Dye ink and their blending brush, clouds were added using a homemade stencil. To add a bit of interest, using the Altenew Score Board, embossed lines were added around the clouds.
The balloon shapes and stripes were strategically placed and die-cut from one of my scrap ink-blended panels, as were the bows on the sides. The bunting was cut from vellum and the basket with ropes from kraft paper. All pieces were assembled and glued to the front of the card panel.
Finally, this adorable sentiment was included in Day 1 of the advent calendar, so it was added beneath the balloon.
It's pushing the CAS style a bit with all the die cuts, but definitely meets the challenge in the design. Be sure to check out the DT's creations for this challenge...they are adorable...then add your creation to our link! I look forward to seeing them!
Have a colorful day!
