Contributors to this blog hop are all members of Claire Daly's Art With Heart group. We love chatting, crafting and getting together in person. This is week 45 of our blog hop and the featured colour is Shaded Spruce. I chose to team this with Coastal Cabana to create a special birthday card for a grandson.
There is a reason that you are seeing two spinner cards here - the one on the left was the first I'd ever made, and I may not have had the twine tight enough, or I just may have played with it a bit too much.
Hot Air Balloon bundle is perfect for a spinner card and the small balloon fits the aperture rather nicely. After card one ended up with a floppy balloon, I was too embarrassed to send that off to the Sunshine Coast, so I made another one.
Wanted To Say dies have some lovely word sentiments and a few embellishment pieces, such as the stars included here. I like to add adhesive sheets to the back of these finer pieces of die cutting, so they are easier to stick to the accompanying piece.
Let's go check out Andrea Sargent's fabulous work of art.
If at any time you find a broken link or would like to see a full list of participants, please head to the blog of our host of the AWH Colour Creations Blog Hop, Catherine Proctor.
Happy crafting,
Oh Rachel, your. grandson will love this interactive card. I love how you've used the Deckled Circles and Stitched Shapes circle dies together to cut the openings and surrounding frames.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, Rachel. I laughed at your reference to the "floppy balloon", and was impressed you made a second card. I agree, the Shaded Spruce detail surrounding the aperture really finishes it off well. Your paper choices, and the silver elements, look great.
ReplyDeleteWhat fun and fabulous cards! I'll bet that they look amazing spinning around. I wonder if you added a dot of glue to where the twine emerges from the bottom of the aperture in the card, and use your piercing tool to poke the twine back into the hole, would that help? Or turn it upside down and push it back into the top of the hole? I hope you get what I mean!!
ReplyDeleteVery clever cards Rachel, I love them both but especially the second one with the SS circle around the balloon
ReplyDeleteFantastic cards Rachel. I understand your reference to having played with the spinner too much - that’s what I would do too. Tina’s idea of re-tightening the spinner thread should work - and then you can share the spinning joy with that one too. Love your colour combo too. xxx
ReplyDeleteRachel such fabulous cards and brilliant idea to pair the ballon set to make a spinner card. Will have to case this one!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun interactive cards, Rachel, the balloon bundle is perfect for this design. The Shaded Spruce Deckled circle really makes the balloon pop in the sky!
ReplyDeleteHaha Rachel love the reference to the floppy balloon. Is there really such a thing? And don't forget it is handmade too I'm sure your grandson will love it either way.
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