Balloon Celebration is a stamp set I love, but don’t reach for often enough!  Last week, I was trying to come up wth a design that looked like “candy”.  This was one of the trys. I didn’t like it at all for candy, but I loved it as just a graphic background.  In fact I like the background so much, I kept it propped up on my desk to remind me to do something with it!

The result was a simple card with just the Gorgeous Grape and Granny Apple Green. I decided to make it a Thank You card because I needed one ASAP.  I have always liked purples and greens together and this card has a lot of that!  I decorated the envelope and the inside sentiment with the same 2 stamps. And now it is ready to go!  So pull out your Balloon Celebration stamp set and see all you can do with it!

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The stamp set, called By The Bay is a stamp you cannot buy at any price.  Its one of the Sale-A-Bration free stamps from Stampin’ Up! I love this time of year.  But its almost over. The free stamps, papers, ribbons and embellishments you can earn for free with a purchase will all be over March 31st.

By the Bay had been calling me for a few weeks since I got it as the free stamp with a purchase a few weeks ago.  Finally I just sat down and came up with this card. I love any stamps with the sea, beaches, sea shells, lighthouses, etc.  So, getting this set was at the top of my list. I really just started coloring with Stampin’ Blends and the color scheme for the card came from the Cajun Craze I used on the roof and the Mint Macaron on the dune grass.  I think it made for a lovely but moody seaside theme.

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I loved the theme of this week’s Global Design Project #GDP179, “Sweeter Than Candy”. But I really couldn’t come up with an idea for it.  But, you know how you get a song in your head and you just can’t get it out of your head?  Well, “I Want Candy” a 60’s tune first recorded by The Strangeloves and later on by Aaron Carter was really stuck in my head!

So, I thought, why not just do that challenge card and maybe it will cure me! With a quick and easy design using the Show Sweet It Is DSP and the Labeler Alphabet, that is exactly what I did. And, I think I am cured. The song has gone right out of my head!

For some great ideas using this theme, check out the fabulous #GDP179 Sweeter Than Candy Challenge by clicking on the image below.  There are some great cards!

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