A Pocketful

For our grandson’s 7^th birthday, I searched my kid-ly style stamp stash and didn’t find a heck of a lot of images a 7 year old would enjoy.  But balloons work for just about anyone, right?

Working on the cloud background reinforced my happy dependence upon Papertrey Ink’s Fresh Snow white ink . . . of all the ones I’ve tested (scores), PTI’s is the hands down winner for the most opaque white dye ink out there.  It takes awhile to dry, so use your heat gun to speed up the process:  this will keep the ink on the surface and contribute to its opacity.  You won’t be disappointed!

Cardstock:   Marcos Jute, Generic Denim Blue

Stamps:        Wplus9 A Pocketful set (pockets, sentiment “a pocketful”,

                         Stars), Stamp a Mania Line Background, Hero

                         Clouds, Lil Inker Balloon Builders set (3 balloons,

                         Penny Black “Best Wishes” from her Every Day

                         stamp, Unknown “Happy Birthday” script

Inks:               Papertrey Ink Fresh Snow, Distress Brushed Corduroy,

                          Chipped Sapphire, Mowed Lawn, ColorBox Silver,

                           Vivid Red, VersaFine Majestic Blue

Emb Powder:  B’Muse Detail Silver, Vippies Transcendence

Dies:              Wplus9 pocket dies from A Pocketful set,

                          Verve Banner Bundle

Doo Dads:    Metalix Moondust Glitter