Up, Up and Away Birthday

This week, we’re exploring some of my favorite sets that are on the Stampin’ Up! Last Chance List. Today, we’re playing around with the Take to the Sky suite. As the spouse of a heavy jet pilot, this whole suite was a no-brainer for me and will definitely be sticking around in my crafty stash even after it officially retires!

For today’s card, we’re keeping it pretty simple and letting our dies and paper do the heavy lifting for this design.

We get started with a base of Night of Navy cardstock. I chose the cloud patterned sheet from the Take to the Sky paper pack as the backdrop for our flying biplane. Our plane is constructed using the Adventurous Sky dies and is a combination of the red Season of Elegance foiled paper and textured gold specialty paper. To give a realistic look to our spinning props, I added a small circle of Graceful Greenery vellum cut using the Spotlight on Nature dies. A few gold textured dots serve as the wheel and prop hubs.

The sentiment from the Hot Air Balloon stamp set is stamped in Real Red on Smoky Slate cardstock and diecut with the coordinating Hot Air Balloon banner die. The sentiment backdrop is a combination of grey and blue plaid patterns from the Take to the Sky paper pack with a strip of Cherry Cobbler & Gold metallic ribbon in the center to help things pop. A few red iridescent discs finish things off by drawing the eye to the sentiment. I added some starburst sequins in the opposing corners for a little extra pop of shimmer in the clouds.

We’ll be putting the stamps to work this afternoon. I hope you’ll fly by and check it out!

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