Hey there! I've been MIA again, finishing up the school year baby-sitting with Fiona, taking care of my family living with us, and becoming a great-grandma! Woods William Thompson was born last Wednesday night, weighing a whopping 5 lbs. 7 oz! He and his mama are perfect, so no worries!

He is simply the cutest little guy!

I haven't been doing much stamping lately, but I did create this card with the Bright & Beautiful Suite Collection found on pages 14-15 of the new Annual Catalog:

I used all of the components of the suite, adding in a few more of my favorite products. I used Blueberry Bushel, a returning in-color, to stamp "YAY YOU!" directly on the balloon cut with a Beautiful Balloons die from Bright & Beautiful 6 x 6 designer paper. I cut more balloons from Berry Burst and Blueberry Bushel card stocks, then cut another balloon from the Gold Celebrations Specialty paper to add over the Berry Burst balloon with a mini glue dot. I adhered all of the balloons to a Lemon Lime Twist layer that I embossed with one of the Basics 3D embossing folders. These folders are only available to see online, and are part of the new "Online Exclusives", but should be available most of the year as they were mentioned in the new Annual Catalog.

The Beautiful Balloons dies include a die to cut this "fringe"! I sandwiched it between the embossed layer and the card front with a line of liquid glue.

Inside I stamped the "Happy Birthday" with Blueberry Bushel ink on a tag I cut with another of the Beautiful Balloons dies! I added a bit of gold Simply Elegant Trim and gold sequins to finish it off!

Use any of these clickable links to find the products I used in my online store:

Bright & Beautiful Suite Collection (English) [161460]	Beautiful Balloons Bundle (English) [161457]	Beautiful Balloons Photopolymer Stamp Set (English) [161450]
Beautiful Balloons Dies [161456]	Bright & Beautiful 6" X 6" (15.2 X 15.2 Cm) Designer Series Paper [161449]	Gold Celebrations 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Specialty Designer Series Paper [161745]
Lemon Lime Twist 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144245]	Berry Burst 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [144243]	Blueberry Bushel 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [146968]
Simply Elegant Trim [155766]	Basics 3 D Embossing Folders [161598]	Pastel Adhesive Backed Sequins [160387]
Mini Glue Dots [103683]	Stampin' Dimensionals [104430]	Multipurpose Liquid Glue [110755]
Blueberry Bushel Classic Stampin' Pad [147138]	Berry Burst Classic Stampin' Pad [147143]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [159276]
Basic White Medium Envelopes [159236]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]	Paper Trimmer [152392]

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