Happy Friday to all! I know most people are gearing up for Father’s Day celebration since this is Father’s Day week-end!  Are fathers as celebrated as mothers are? Maybe, I feel they are not as I never really knew my dad. I had a step-dad, but no relationship, so I always just say I was fatherless.  There are many out here who are just like me.  If you have a loving, caring dad, who has always been there for you,  you are blessed beyond measure so cherish him on this day that gives honor to him.

The card I am sharing today is created using Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons stamp set.  I purchase this during pre-order but have never used. You know how sometimes you look at a stamp set and say later, then it gets later and later.  I also use the Merry Melody 3d Embossing Folder.  My card is a pop out fun fold.

 

My instructions on the photo may be a little small so I will give them here again.  I started with a 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ Basic White piece of card stock.  I scored at 4-1/4″.  I used a die from Deckled Rectangle Dies to die cut the opening in the card.  It is probably best to die cut before you fold, but I folded then open the piece  back up to die cut. In the photo it seems as if I placed the die on the folded card but you can see from the photo below how it looks.

This is a photo of the card opening with the piece die cut from it.  This piece will be used to create your pop-out.  Below are a few pictures demonstrating creating the pop-out.

1.  Shows the die cut to create the opening
2. The fold for the pop-out 5-12″ x 6-1/4″  Score at 2″ & 4″  Put adhesive of choice on the two edges of the mountain fold on the right.  I used glue dots for this sample.
3. Adhere to the inside as shown in the photo.  I left a tiny border instead of adhering all the way te edge.
4. The hinges – cut  3/4″ x 3″ score at 1-1/2 cut (2).  I cut one piece 1-1/2″ x 3″ after adhered Tear & Tape, I cut down the middle to make the 3/4″ piece.  Adhere the hinges to the corners as shown. Tape will be face up to stick the other side. 
5. Adhere the dark piece to the card front by closing the card front over the two hinges.
6. How it looks after adhering the front to the hinges.
7. Close card and adhere Tear & Tape as shown in #7.  Adhere the piece left from die cutting to create the opening. The piece will only be adhered on one side so the other one will be free when you open the card.
8. How the card looks once the die cut piece is adhered to the opening.

I stamped three balloons, the large one in Real Red ink, the small one in Parakeet ink.  I die cut the medium one from Tahitian Tide card stock and embossed using a stamp from Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloon stamp set, Versa Mark ink and a heat tool.  The card front is embossed using the Merry Melody 3D Embossing Folder.

A greeting is stamped around the balloons after they are arranged on the card front.  In Color Pearls are popped on the card front.

Sentiments in Parakeet Party ink and Tahitian Tide ink are stamped on the inside panels using stamps from Stampin’  Up! Beautiful Balloons stamp set and Stampin’ Up! Irresistible Blooms stamp set.

Three balloons are stamped on the Basic White envelope flap using stamps from Stampin’ Up! Beautiful Balloons and Real Red, Parakeet Party, and Tahitian Tide inks.

Thank you for stopping by today. I hope you took the time to linger and look at my other blog post and cards and that you will join me on my stamping journey as I share my cards with you each day. My hope and wish are that you will be inspired to create amazing creations yourself. Feel free to CAS(E) any card. Any questions you may have, you know you can always contact me. Have a blessed day!

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Stampin’ Up! Products Used In This Card

Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English) [161457] $52.00	Irresistible Blooms Cling Stamp Set (English) [161140] $25.00	Merry Melody 3 D Embossing Folder [156392] $11.00	Basic White 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159276] $10.50	Tahitian Tide 8 1/2″ X 11″ Cardstock [159261] $10.00
2022–2024 In Color Pearls [161621] $7.00	Real Red Classic Stampin’ Pad [147084] $9.00	Parakeet Party Classic Stampin’ Pad [159208] $9.00	Versamark Pad [102283] $9.50	White Stampin’ Emboss Powder [109132] $6.00
Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755] $5.50	Stampin’ Dimensionals [104430] $4.25

 Card Cuts

• Basic White card stock
• card base — 5-1/2″ x 8-1/2″ scored at 4-1/4″
• embossed panel — 4-1/4″ x 5-1/2″
• pop panel — 5-1/2″ x 6-1/4″
• balloon — 4″ x 4″
• Tahitian Tide 
• balloon — 3″ x 3″

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