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Clever Balloon Flower
By Laura Griffin

Get more from yours stamps by using them in different ways. Here, Laura used a balloon as a flower!

Featured Product:
LP106 DL: Balloons


Hero Materials:
CH117 Assorted Crystal Gemstones
MS202 Colorbox Chalk Queue - Chocolates & Blueberries
MS205 Colorbox Chalk Queue - Primary Elements
LP106 DL: Balloons

Additional Materials:
White cardstock, sewing machine/brown thread, scallop scissors (Provo Craft), ribbon (American Crafts), foam dot

Instructions:
  1. Trim pink panel approximately1/4" smaller than chocolate card front & adhere to card front.
  2. Cut decorative edge on chocolate scrap & adhere to bottom of card.
  3. Add ribbon & gemstones.
  4. Stamp "your special day" using dark brown chalk ink onto pink scrap, & sew to card front with brown thread & sewing machine.
  5. Stamp striped balloon 12 times onto white cardstock with orchid pastel chalk ink and cut out.
  6. Stamp Happy Birthday balloon once onto white cardstock using dark brown chalk ink and cut out.
  7. Adhere 7 striped "petals" to small paper scrap, 5 "petals" on top of those, & Happy Birthday to center with foam dot creating flower, adhere to card front.
  8. Curl petals upwards to add dimension.


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