Balloon Birthday Revisited

Back to the drawing board for the birthday card from last week!  I had three extra kits from the card making session and decided to make them up this afternoon.  I found a Papertrey Ink die cut and stamp set "Heart 2 Heart" with a sunshine and clouds to add to the cover.

I like this one for the triple deckle edge.

The pearl heart on the cloud and highlights on the balloons are new too.

I used some of the confetti from the bubble punch to add texture on the background.

This was my first attempt and I'm not liking it very much.

I do like the dotted sentiment flag but the empty spot beside it couldn't be filled by sequins really.

The glitter highlights don'r stand out much, but I used Ranger Pearl Dots on the background 

(which gave me the idea to use it for highlights!).

This is the version I liked best.

Balanced composition makes the card look bigger.

Nice pearl heart on the cloud.

Simple sentiment stamp less busy.

Five balloons make a nice bunch--and tall for height.

I will use them all in the next month for birthdays but it was fun to dabble today.