Balloons

 

A very long time ago I took a snippet of card and tried out this CC embossing folder and I didn't like it! When I saw the challenge at Can You Handle the Pressure was for a Twist of Balloons I decided to get it out again. 

I had coloured it previously and I think with the brown card it just wasn't showing up too well. Now, armed with my Gansai gold paints I was able to splatter over the design.  I also very rarely use coloured card bases, but I was gifted these blue card bases, and I think it looks a lot better on there.It's also another  masculine card for me to give now.

Finding a snippet of this same card was harder but I was determined not to cut into a new sheet. The sentiment is from a Papertrey Ink stamp set.

You can see the shimmer a little better at this angle.

On another note - I did once go up in a hot air balloon about 1996. Here's a picture of the balloon that a relative took at the time.