SMILE, It's Your Birthday! w/Really Reasonable Ribbon

What would make you SMILE on your Birthday?  I think a big bunch of colorful pastel balloons would put a smile on my face.  And for the times when you can't send an actual bunch of balloons, you can send a FUN Birthday card like this one to put that smile on their face and wish them a happy day.  All the pretty trims are from Really Reasonable Ribbon that hold the ends of these sweet Birthday balloons.

I used white cardstock and Crimped Frame Dies from The Greetery to cut the layers of my card.  The patterned papers are from the Little Bo Peep line by Crate Paper (from my excessive stash of patterned papers). After I'd cut each rectangle, I attached one using pieces of Scor-Tape which is fabulous Adhesive with amazing long-lasting hold.  The biggest ballon was cut out using a circle die that I turned into a balloon.  The sentiment inside the big balloon is from Bonnie Garby Designs and is found in the Birthday Greetings 3 Digital Stamp Set.  You'll always find the most awesome sentiments at Bonnie Garby Designs.

The smaller balloons were die-cut from white cardstock that I rubbed with various soft colors of oxide inks.  I splattered them with white acrylic paint just a bit.  Some of them have streamers that were die-cut and some have balloon string that were cut from various shades of Solid Baker's Twine.  Really Reasonable Ribbon carries fabulous Adhesives, Baker's Twine, Laces, Jute, Mulberry Flowers and trims galore.

What trims are calling your name?  Perhaps some Baker's Twine at just TEN CENTS per yard, or some gorgeous Seam Binding at just THIRTY CENTS per yard?  Some Mulberry Flowers to accent your cards would be a lovely choice as well.  Whatever you might need to adorn your cards, you'll find much of it at Really Reasonable Ribbon,  Why not treat yourself today?  Go on....you deserve it.

I'm playing along here:

TIME OUT Challenge Blog - Challenge #287 - Photo Inspiration - That shade of green along with the pink were what inspired me.

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge - Simon Says "Make It Girly", so I did.

Gem of a Challenge - Challenge #5/Week 1 - Anything Goes

Blessings,

Karen