A STADIUM WAVE OF BALLOONS

Have you ever participated in "the WAVE"?  It's fun right?  Well, this Fun Fold mimics that Stadium Wave.  I stumbled across it as I was perusing the internet.  I found several videos from 2 - 3 years ago, and each had a little different take on this fun fold.  The main difference was the number of "waves" and how those waves were constructed.

I found a video by Dawn Griffeth from Dawnsstampingthoughts that was very well done and didn't scare me off.  So, I decided to try it.  

Dawn also scored her card base a little differently which I thought nicely accommodated the "bulky" wave on the inside of the card.

The inside of the card is where the fun begins.  Remove the belly band; lift the front of the card to open it, and the stadium wave rises to greet you.

I made a video showing how I made this card.  I used the designer series paper called Beautiful Ordinary Life.  Combined with the Balloon Festoon balloons it makes a beautiful, happy card.

Check out the video.

Obviously, you can use different DSP, stamps and dies to completely change the "feel" of the card, but no matter what you use, the recipient will be impressed.  

Think about using butterflies, flowers, letters to spell a word, a sports theme or any type of theme you want.

The belly band is a great way to hold the card closed and decorate the simple DSP card front.  But again, this doesn't have to be DSP.  Think of using an embossed layer to add texture.

I used the above Beautiful Ordinary Life DSP design on my card front.  I love it, and it makes a beautiful "sky" for my balloons to float in.

The stretched hexagonal shape on the belly band that provides a backing for the balloon bouquet was made with the Nested Essentials Dies.  The balloons were simply die cut from other patterns from the DSP.

If you want additional space to write a note, you could add Basic White cardstock to the back of the Basic Black card base.  I didn't do that on this card, but I can always add it later if I want.

Use this link to download the PDF Tutorial.  I know you will be focused on making the "waves" but also be sure to note the different scoring for the card base and the resulting cut sizes for the DSP layers on the front and inside.  

It isn't 100% required to score the card base this way, but it does help the card to lay nicer when it is closed.

A list of the products used is shown below.  Click on any image to learn more about that product.

Product List

Balloon Festoon Bundle (English) [167606]	Nested Essentials Dies [161597]	Basic Black 8-1/2" X 11" Cardstock [121045]	Basic White 8 1/2" X 11" Cardstock [166780]
Beautiful Ordinary Life 12" X 12" (30.5 X 30.5 Cm) Designer Series Paper [167553]	Pool Party Classic Stampin' Pad [147107]	Flirty Flamingo Classic Stampin' Pad [147052]	Daffodil Delight Classic Stampin' Pad [147094]
Tuxedo Black Memento Ink Pad [132708]	Baker's Twine Essentials Pack [155475]	Rhinestone Basic Jewels [144220]	Stampin' Cut & Emboss Machine [149653]

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