Okay, I know I said that I was going to ban myself from using melon mambo for a while, but the challenge this week at Global Design Project includes it! It’s a really happy combination too. I may have said that same about Balloon Celebration but these colours cry out for balloons! If I were a bit more mobile, I’d probably have started by flipping through the Have a Cuppa DSP stack, but I’d already had my brother bring me countless things and I can’t carry paper whilst using my crutches. The good news is that the ankle sprain is improving and the swelling is reducing so I feel okay sitting at the table and crafting for a couple of hours. The other good thing is that Martin’s photography is better than mine – I’ve been taking the cards face on and his slanted method gives more light on the card without washing it out. I’ll be adopting that. But for now, he’s taking the photos because kneeling down in front of my light box is a bit beyond me currently.

Here’s the colour banner for the challenge:

I lined the two bubbles stamps up on a clear block, matching it with the punch – it required a little adjustment after the first go, but it was a quick way to punch out a dozen balloons. I then decided that I needed a few plain ones and punched out another 6. The idea was to have masses of balloons but I had to agree with Martin’s assessment as he passed. It was messy. So instead I made two bunches of balloons, with the  top most one popped up with dimensionals. It was only then that I really started looking for the sentiment. It’s clearly a birthday card but none of the stamps to hand worked for me. Then I noticed a cut out of “enjoy” that I’d cut for another project and that was perfect. Of course I had to cut it out in a couple of colours whilst deciding which I liked best. After bermuda bay won, I kept that colour for the lining of the envelope.