'Up, Up and Away.'

Good evening Followers, Friends & Visitors,

Hope you have all enjoyed the  Christmas Festivities.   I'm not quite sure where this  year has gone lol!     2019 is nearly upon us,   I wonder what it will bring!     I would like to think it would be Joy,  Good Health and Peace for all.    We shall just have to wait and see lol!

Tonight I would like to share a card with you which I made in October this year.   I was having a sort out of my stamps and came across this happy little fella!   so,  I just had to have a play with him.   He has been in my stash for many years and is a wooden backed stamp called 'Balloon Frog' F-R40 by Funstamps.    Hope you like what I did with it.

      
Make a square base card from linen effect  cream card.   Cut a smaller square of navy blue card and, using the Spellbinder's scalloped oval die cut out an oval from the centre of the navy card, keeping the oval die-cut for another project.   Cut a square the same size as the navy card and colour with the broken china  distress oxide and water.  

     
When dry, stamp the frog and balloon onto it, using a black ink pad.   Stamp Happy Birthday just above the frog's head, once again in black ink.

   
Fix this behind the navy card, so the frog and greeting shows through the oval aperture.    (His legs, hand and balloon will be covered by the navy card,  this does not matter as we will be  adding a 3D frog on top of the original image).

Stamp the frog a further 5 times onto some spare white card.   Colour the images with the Promarker alcohol pens, then cut them out.   Glue 1 whole image to the original stamped image,   (the frog's leg, feet, hand and balloon will now be just outside the oval  aperture).  

   
3D the other images on top, using silicone glue or sticky foam pads.

             
Die-cut 2 large, 2 medium and 2 small buttons from light blue card, using the Marianne Design die set.

      

            
Glue 3 to the top left corner.

       
Glue 3 to the bottom right corner.   Fix this to the base card and voile, the card is finished.

That's all from me for the moment my friends.   All that remains is for me to wish you all a Healthy, Happy and Peaceful 2019 wherever you are.    Hope it is a good one for us all.

                                                             Love and rainbows,

                                                              Hugs   Jennifer xx.