Monday 11 July 2022

Frog and Balloon

A card I made for a recent card swap.

The frog is an old DoCrafts stamp.  I bought it several years ago in a sale, but this is the first time I've used it.  The frog was coloured with Promarkers.  The sentiment is a SU stamp and I added three gold sequins. The layers are Lisa Horton's 'Scallop Layered Rectangle' die cuts.

I am joining in the following challenges with this card:


There have been a few hot air balloons flying overhead lately,  so it seemed an appropriate day to share this card.  It brings back memories of a hot air balloon ride I took many years ago.
All the patterned papers are from a paper pad which came as a magazine cover gift some time ago.  The Lin and Lene hot air balloon die cut is raised up on foam pads to add dimension. I haven't decided who will receive this card, but I thought it would be good for a feminine or masculine card.


I am joining in the following challenges with this card:




25 comments:

  1. Two super masculine makes,the frog is absolutely adorable,love the papers your layout for the hot air balloons

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    1. Great card Liz! I did chuckle at the little fella - I too have this stamp and goes back to 2013 at least. Love the wellies - and your layers are always perfection Liz!l I remember that paper pad so well from the hot air balloon card - it was such a lovely freebie - a whole paper pad!

      Hugs

      Di xx

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  2. Great layered card using that fun frog image, Liz and fab colouring too...
    Thanks for playing along with my challenge this week at Passion for Markers! Lisa x

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  3. What a fun frog card Liz. Your colouring is perfect and I love all the layered scallop rectangles. Thanks for sharing with us at Passion for Markers this week. Hugs, Denise x

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  4. The frog card is so fun and love the layers! Thanks for joining us at We Love Stamping!
    The hot air balloon card is so lovely too!

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  5. Such a fun fellow Liz and bright fresh colours, thanks so much for sharing and joining in our 'Allsorts' of Animals theme this week and also this months We Love Stamping challenge.

    After my comment yesterday about blogger commenting, it restricted me to just 19, a huge drop to that allowed the previous day, wonder how today will go? One of my DT's told me the issue has been going on for about a month, so I guess with holiday and then being ill I was late noticing it.

    B x

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  6. Both cards are wonderful. Love the cute frog on first card and amazing design on second card. Great job!
    Valerija xx

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  7. Two lovely cards - the frog one is fun and the balloon one very summery. We used to see hot air boons on a regular basis but I've just realised that it is some years since one appeared around here.

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  8. The frog is my favorite, but both cards are beautiful!
    Lia xx

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  9. 2 great makes Liz. The happy frog is so cute - and your overall layout on the balloon is lovely! x

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  10. Two great cards Liz..your frog card made be smile he’s so cute

    Anne

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  11. That frog is a hoot in his boots. What a cute card! Wow, you got to have a balloon ride. It looks like so much fun and what a view you get. Love the card.

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  12. I love your fun frog image and card, thanks for sharing it with us at Allsorts.
    Lorraine

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  13. Lovin the frog, Liz. The frames are great and show him off beautifully. Love your balloon card, when my brother lived in Bristol, we used to see so many when we visited, we don't get them around here. Great fold too. Love your other cards, that came in one post to me. Blogger seems to be playing up doesn't it?

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    1. Next month there will be the annual balloon festival in Bristol. If the weather is good, dozens will go up over the weekend.

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  14. Two fun cards today, Liz! That frog is over the moon to be used on a card in such a cute way ... just look at that face and the balloon step card is fantastic! I'm jealous that you've been on a hot air balloon! I could never manage the height, put like riding horses on a beach, there is an adventurous girl inside me somewhere who would love it! Thank you for inspiring everyone at NBUS! Hugs, Darnell

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  15. Lovely cards!!! The one with the hot-air balloon is just perfect for our challenge!!! Thank you for joining the July challenge of the Country View Challenges!

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  16. Two fantastic cards, Liz! Love this sweet frog waving hello! I've always thought a ride in a hot air balloon would be fun. How nice that you've had that experience! It's lovely seeing Froggie in the NBUS gallery!

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  17. One for the bucket list for a milestone birthday celebration I'm thinking. Thanks for playing at AAA Birthday, hope to see you join in with future challenges too. Stay safe and keep crafting! Jane T x

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  18. Two super cards here Liz. Both cheerful and colourful xxx

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  19. Such fun, I love all the layers. Thank you so much for sharing your lovely creation with us at We Love Stamping.
    Hugs
    Cathy
    xxxx

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  20. Love the hot air balloon card, what a great way to travel! Thanks for playing with us at Country View Challenges this month!

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  21. Such a lovely birthday card, and what a perfect way to spend a birthday in a hot air balloon! Thank you for sharing and playing along at AAA Birthday! Hope to see you in future challenges too! Take care and keep crafting!

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  22. Fabulous and fun I love it thank you for joining us at We Love Stamping
    hugs
    lolo x

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  23. I adore your cute frog Liz and the colours are so bright and summery and the detailed scallopd and stitched layers in the white and green go brilliantly. The hot air balloon against the patterned paper clouds looks great and love the patterned papers on the front stepper portion. I wondered if your inspiration and balloon sightings are to do with the Balloon Fest. Hubby did a balloon flight a few years ago and flew over Bristol. I decided not to as I wasn't sure that I would like it. x

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