I used the 2016 SAB Honeycomb Happiness stamp set as the focal point of this card. I also used a few stamp sets from the annual catalog and the 2015-2016 holiday catalog.
Project Recipe
Cut Mint Macaron card stock to 4"x5-1/4"
This is your top layer on the card base.
Using the dots stamps from the Doty Angles stamp set and Mint Macaron ink pad, stamp off once on scrap paper and then stamp the top of Mint Macaron card stock.
Again, ink up the dots stamp with Mint Macaron ink and stamp off once, turn the Mint Macaron card stock upside down and stamp the top.
Adhere this layer to the card base
On scrap Whisper White card stock and either Black Staz-on or Archival Black ink, stamp five balloons and one chick from the Honeycomb Happiness stamp set.
Using your 2015-2017 In Color Stampin' Markers, color each balloon. Also color the chick using the Delightful Dijon marker
Note: You may want to use a blender pen with the ink pad to create a watercolor effect.
On Whisper White card stock stamp a ribbon in each color of the 2015-2017 In Colors and the balloon tails from the "Celebrate Today" stamp set and using the "Balloon Framelits" dies cut out the ribbons and tails.
Using the "birthday" stamp from this set and the "watermelon wonder" ink pad, stamp in the lower left corner of the Mint Macaron card stock layer.
Using Whisper White card stock and the "Hello" die from the "Hello You" Thinlites dies, cut out one 'hello'
Note: you may want to use wax paper between your die and card stock so it will come out easily from the die.
Using Whisper White card stock, stamp the hat, neck tie and ice cream cone from the "Snow Place" stamp set with either Black Stoz-On or Archival Black ink. Color hat with Watermelon Wonder, the tie with Cucumber Crush and the cone with Tip Top Taupe and the ice cream with three different colors.
Using the "Snow Friends" Framelits dies, cut out the hat, neck tie and ice cream cone.
Now it's time to put it all together.
First, adhere the balloon tails and ribbons onto each balloon. You can match the colors or mix them up, after all this is your card.
Then, adhere 2-3 balloons onto the Mint Macaron layer. Then put a Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the remaining balloons and adhere them to the card a bit higher than the others.
Adhere the hat, neck tie and ice cream cone to the chick. Put a few Stampin' Dimensionals on the back of the chick and adhere in front of balloons.
Using the Fine Tip Glue Pen, apply glue to the back of the 'Happy' die cut and then fix it onto the top of the balloons.
That's it, simply birthday card with a FREE stamp set.