Happy Birthday Balloons Vellum Shaker Card | Studio Katia

Hello, again my friends! 

I am back again today with another birthday balloon shaker card done with vellum featuring the cute Mini Balloon Dog Stamps. Make sure you are following me on Instagram as I will share a Reel on how this fun card came together.

CARD RECIPE

• To begin, I ink-blended the balloon for the background using the Birthday Balloons Duo Stencils in rainbow colors.
• Then I created the shaker pocket using vellum. The vellum was cut half inch larger than the panel. I then trimmed the corners, and creased the edges along the perimeter of the panels to create the flaps for the pocket. To the flaps/tabs I added a strip of Crafty Adhesive Tape and secured 3 of the 4 tabs to the panel, leaving the top open. 
• Pour the Dots Glitter into the vellum pocket and then secure the last tab down to seal the shaker closed.

• At this point, I had forgotten to stamp the sentiment first on the front of the vellum. Luckily the filler for the shaker was pretty flat so I was able to stamp the sentiment onto the pocket without any issues. Normally I would have done this step first before creating the pocket. The sentiment I used comes from the Mini Balloon Dog Stamps and then I heat set the black ink so it wouldn't smudge.
• Glue the shaker panel to a card base.
• Next, I stamped out the Mini Balloon Dog Stamps onto Bristol paper, colored them using Karin Brush Pro markers, and then die-cut them with their coordinating Mini Balloon Dog Dies.
• Glue the balloon dogs to the front of the shaker and then draw some balloon strings. To add highlights I used a white gel pen and added a black dot to give them eyes.
• To finish this card I used black twine to create small bows and glued them to each of the dog's necks. 

I hope this cute Happy Birthday Balloons Vellum Shaker Card inspired you today. I think I may be a little obsessed with these Mini Balloon Dog Stamps and they are just the perfect price point too if you are looking for a lot of bang for your buck!

Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 🎈

SUPPLIES

Mini Balloon Dog Stamp Shop at: SK	Mini Balloon Dog Dies Shop at: SK	BIRTHDAY BALLOONS DUO STENCIL Shop at: SSS | SK	Ink Blender Brushes Shop at: SSS | SK
Dots Glitter Shop at: SK	Bone Folder Shop at: SSS | SK	Crafty Adhesive Tape Shop at: SK	SK Glue Shop at: SSS | SK
Atelier Ink Bee Sting Yellow Shop at: SSS | IO3	Atelier Ink Sweet Petunia Shop at: SSS | IO3	Atelier Ink Peacock Blue Shop at: SSS | IO3	ATELIER MY PURPLE JAM Shop at: SSS | IO3
Vellum Value Pack Shop at: SSS | AMZ	Blackout Ink Shop at: SSS | HBS | IO3	Neenah Solar White 110lbs Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	Bristol Paper Shop at: SSS | AMZ
New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	KARIN BRUSHMARKER PRO Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS	SMALL TIP WATER BRUSH PEN Shop at: SSS | IO3
Micron Pens Shop at: SSS	Uni-Ball Impact Gel Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB

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Hi Greeting Cards | July Release | Studio Katia

Hello, my friends! Hope you are having a wonderful week.

Today I am back with some new projects featuring products from Studio Katia's July release. Plus stay tuned on how you can enter to win $20 Gift Card from Studio Katia!

This mini release has some of the cutest sets that I think you will love. Plus the new Paper Pad measures 6x8.5" the perfect size for mini and regular Slimline cards. Check them out👇 

JULY RELEASE

Mini Balloon Dog Stamp Shop at: SK	Mini Balloon Dog Dies Shop at: SK	Simply 'Hi' Stamp Shop at: SK	Hi Hot Foil Plate Shop at: SK
Simply 'Hi' Dies Shop at: SK	Botanical 'Hi' Stamp Shop at: SK	Mini Sending Greetings Shop at: SK	Black on White 6x8.5" Paper Set Shop at: SK

 I kept both cards fairly simple. So let's take a look at my projects!

CARD #1 RECIPE

• On Bristol paper I stamped out the Botanical 'Hi' Stamp using the Misti. When I water color, I like to restamp over the colored image to darken the lines afterward so leave the stamp in place.
• I used Karen brush makers to add color to this floral image. First I wet the paper and gave the entire image a rainbow gradient with the watered down colors from the markers.
• Once the first layer was done I went back and added more layers of color to the floral image to add some depth and dimension.

• The "Hi" was colored with a solid black marker. 
• At this point I placed the colored image back in to the Misti and restamped it for crisper finish.
• Cover the floral image with a mask and add splatters of color.
• To make the sparkly "Hi" I added glossy accents to the letters and sprinkled it using Sparkle Glitter while it was still wet. Set aside to dry.
• Trim and glue to card base.

CARD #2 RECIPE

•  Stamp out the Mini Balloon Dog Stamp on Bristol paper and watercolor it in. 
• Die cut it using the coordinating Mini Balloon Dog Dies. Add gel pen highlights and set it aside.

• Use the Hi Hot Foil Plate to foil the hi onto a card base. You will need to use a Hot Foil System for this step. If you don't have one you can stamp out the Hi from the Simply 'Hi' Stamp instead. I used Lavender Petal Glimmer Foil.
• Stamp out the birthday sentiment from the Mini Balloon Dog Stamp to complete the greeting using black ink. 

• Use a fine tip black marker to draw a string for the balloon, I looped it around the foiled hi. 
• Add foam tape to back of the Balloon and glue it in place.
• Add a Amethyst Pearl to the dot of the "i"
• Trim the striped piece of paper from the Black on White 6x8.5" Paper Set to A2 size and glue the panel to the card base.

GIVEAWAY

Join me over on Instagram as I will be giving away a $20 Gift Card to the Studio Katia Shop. Hop on over there for more details on how to win!

I hope you enjoyed both these "Hi" greeting cards from this fun Mini Release. Thank you for stopping by and until next time... Happy Crafting!

Ilda 💜

SUPPLIES

Mini Balloon Dog Stamp Shop at: SK	Mini Balloon Dog Dies Shop at: SK	Hi Hot Foil Plate Shop at: SK	Simply 'Hi' Dies Shop at: SK
Botanical 'Hi' Stamp Shop at: SK	Black on White 6x8.5" Paper Set Shop at: SK	Sparkle Glitter Shop at: SSS | SK	Amethyst Pearls Shop at: SSS | SK
Black Triangle Tray Shop at: SSS | SK	Embellishment Wand Shop at: SSS | SK	SK Glue Shop at: SSS | SK	SK Foam Tape Shop at: SSS | SK
Bristol Paper Shop at: SSS | AMZ	New Mini Misti Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	Intense Black Ink Shop at: SSS | SB | HBS	KARIN BRUSHMARKER PRO Shop at: SSS | AMZ | HBS
SMALL TIP WATER BRUSH PEN Shop at: SSS | IO3	Platinum 6 Die Cutting Platform Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Hot Foil System Shop at: SSS | SB | SB	Lavender Petal Glimmer Foil Shop at: SSS | SB | SB
White Gelly Roller Pen Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS	Micron Pens Shop at: SSS	Glossy Accents Shop at: SSS | AMZ | SB | HBS

To make supplies easy for you to find, I have linked them above. If something is no longer available I will link to a similar product. Affiliate links may be used depending on the product linked. Please help support my blog by using these links while shopping at no additional cost to you. For more information about the affiliates I use, please visit my disclaimer here. Thanks so much for all your support!