Happy Friday, Unies! This is Julissa of Paper Gems by Jules on the blog ready to kick off your weekend with a fun new way to use the Dashes & Frills Hearts Die set to create a sky full of love. So let’s take flight!

I started by die cutting a heart using the Dashes & Frills Hearts dies and taking that heart at angles to create clouds. I used Saltwater Taffy Distress ink to create these clouds. Once done, I splattered the background using the same ink with a little bit of water. This helps add dimension and hides any imperfections in your blending.

Next, I stamp the sweet hot air balloon and clouds from the Sending Up Something Beautiful stamp set with a Copic friendly ink, like Blackout Hybrid Detail ink. I colored the images using similar colors to the Saltwater Taffy color used in the background.

Copic Colors: R14, R22, R21, C0, C2, C4, C6, 0

Once done coloring, fussy cut the images out. I like to leave a little white border as if it was die cut. Using adhesive foam, I adhere the images on the background and stamp the sentiment. I layered it using the largest die from the Scallops & Rectangles Nesting dies and finalized it on a white A2 sized card base. For a little extra, I used a glitter pen to add to all the hearts and banners.

Click below to watch a fun video tutorial for this card.