Soaring High for Craft Roulette #292 with Animal Balloons - Clearly Besotted

I’m so excited to be participating for the first time in Craft Roulette #292! This month’s challenge was to create an encouragement card using a color palette, include a house pet, and add some thread or twine. I had so much fun bringing these elements together.

Parameters:

Project: Encouragement
Color: Sophisticated
Element: House pet
Random: Twine or Thread

For my house pet element, I chose the adorable Clearly Besotted Animal Balloons set. I chose to use the cat and colored it in shades of orange, because I just love orange cats — and if I weren’t allergic, I’d have one of my own! 

I created a soft, sophisticated blue sky background to give the cat the feeling of soaring. I added some metallic blue stars to give the sky a whimsical, playful feel. 

For the random element, I used metallic gold twine as the balloon string, which also adds a bit of sparkle and texture. I trimmed the finished panel to 4 x 5 1/4, mounted it on a coordinating soft blue mat, and adhered it to a white card base for a clean, polished finish.

The sentiment I paired with it, “Let yourself go and see how far you can rise,” makes it a perfect encouragement card.

I love how this card turned out — it’s simple, uplifting, and has just the right amount of whimsy. It’s a sweet reminder that sometimes, all you need is a little encouragement to let yourself rise!

Thanks for reading! I hope something here sparks your creativity and brightens your day.

CHALLENGES:

SSS Wednesday Challenge - Thinking of You

Critter Crazy - #104

Park Hopping My Happy Place - The Secret Lives of Pets

Allsorts - #836 AG

Die Cut Diva's - November

Crafters Cafe - #324 AG

As You Like it Challenge - My favorite are cats, next best thing to dogs

Simply Clean and Simple - November