Up Up and Away yellow balloon

Life has been pretty busy in our household for the last few weeks so it was lovely to have a Saturday morning free to play along with some challenges. As it turned out I had more time than expected because I woke up at what felt like an hour before I went to bed! It's a colour challenge at Less is More with the colour in question being yellow, and there's a birthday theme over at CAS-ual Fridays, where they're celebrating the first anniversary of the challenge. Come and see what I made:

You may notice that my card reflects the unearthly hour at which I got up! I decided to stamp my scene onto textured card stock for a bit of a 'canvas' look.

The balloon is from my new Up, Up and Away stamp set which arrived yesterday much to my excitement (in fact, I've been having a lovely play with it so I'll have lots more to show you in the week ahead.)

The trees are from Lovely as a Tree, one of my favourite sets of all time. I masked off the ground and sponged in the sky with Daffodil Delight to give a golden sunrise look. You often see this kind of scene around Buckinghamshire on a peaceful summers morning with the hot air balloon seeming to hang in the sky.

Sentiments stamp really well on the textured card stock which may surprise you. This lovely hand-written style sentiment is from the hostess set Happiest of Birthdays.

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Here's what you'll need to make today's card:

Stamps: Up Up and Away, Lovely as a Tree, Happiest Birthday Wishes (hostess)

Ink: Crumb Cake, Early Espresso, Daffodil Delight

Card stock: Whisper White smooth and textured

Other: Stamp-a-majig

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I can't tell you how exhausted I am after this post! I think our cat Tuppence has the right idea and I could well be joining her shortly!

Do visit me again on Monday when I'll be joining the lovely ladies at Make My Monday as guest designer. They have a new theme this month and will be kicking off with a challenge that I know lots of you will enjoy.

Have a fun weekend!