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Imagine

Hot Air Balloon 
'Spread your wings and Soar!' 

Hello dear G45ers! 

Sharing a Hot Air Balloon featuring the
 beautiful Imagine Collection! I had this 
project idea in mind a while now and I am very 
pleased with the outcome. The colours and 
patterns in this collection are really pretty 
and the I think these gorgeous papers
 and my project go hand in hand.

Herewith the Supplies and Instructions you 

may use to recreate such a project:

G45 Supplies used:
Imagine 12x12 Collection
Imagine 8x8 Collection
Imagine Patterns and Solids
Imagine Chipboard
Square Tag & Clock Metal Dies
Washi Tape
Shabby Chic Ornate Metal Brads
Metal Brads
Metal Clock and Keys
Metal Butterflies

Other Supplies:
Silhouette

Various other dies
Martha Stewart Punches

Metal Chain
Brown Cardstock
Flat Back Pearls
Brads and Eyelets

Ribbon
Red Double Sided Tape
Soft Gloss Gel

I used my Silhouette for this project... 
Hot Air Balloon by Nilmara Quintela 
Design ID 193648
Assembly Instructions: 
https://nilmaraquintela.com.br/pap-caixa-balao

Cut a Hot Air Balloon from brown cardstock
 and the12x12 pattern sheets and assemble 
accordingly. Add washi tape to the balloon 
and bottom piece.

Tip : Use red double side tape to adhere the
 balloon. This makes assembly easy and will 

prevent it from falling apart. 

Cut a few bows and assemble.

Tip : Curl the two bow strips forming a curve 
using the back of pencil or similar object. 
This makes folding the end pieces
 together a little easier. 

Fasten with a brad.

Fussy cut a few elements from the 8x8 

pad and mat onto brown cardstock leaving a

 small border. Add eyelets to each.

Cut a few die cut shapes and fussy cut 

some butterfly elements.

Cut two borders from the pattern sheets 
and punch the edge on one side with a border punch.

Cut a few paper rosettes from the pattern sheets.

Add the metal keys to the rosettes and 

metal brads to the centre of the 2 big butterflies.

Tip : Adhere the metal pieces with soft
 gloss gel ensuring they stay in place.

Add the metal chain to the bows.

Some more photos...

Thanks for stopping by! 

Happy Papercrafting! 

Tanya