Hot Air Balloon Continued...

So I'm baaack. I came home and finished up my little project and I must say for a "prototype" I'm really happy with it and ready to start another one. I know just how I'll do it.

For this I actually used all white card stock. The outer panels I ran through my Cuttlebug with my Anna Griffin Pirouette folder. I LOVE how it looks. I ran Tim Holtz Distress Inks over the panels, half with Victorian Velvet and half with Cotton Candy. Very subtle but with a bit of a vintage feel. The bunting around the top of the balloon has just a bit of Color Box's Surf from my cat's eyes. I also used some Dazzles stickers from my stash to finish things up on the basket and the butterfly on the top and some lavender ribbon from the dollar bin at Joanne's.

Here's a close up of the top for a bit more detail.

And now for my List for today.  List #20  I Do Not Regret...

Well, I had to think about that a bit as I dont usually dwell on regrets and such. But here goes. 
#1. Getting remarried (Honey will be really happy to here that.)
#2. Bringing home a third kitty although he really is a little monster.
#3. Starting a business with my new Husband even though some days I really want to pull my hair out and throw things.
#4. I really do not regret saying yes to rebuilding the house we live in. It's a ton of work but the is gonna be so awesome when we are finished. I'll have before and after's to prove it.  
#5. Moving to San Jose, finishing school and getting a job in the tech industry. It was the toughest thing I think I've ever done but it was one of the best experiences of my life. I truly believe that. I think that's it.

See you guys soon! 

Hot Air Balloon #1

Well upside down to finish gluing, a little wonky, and not quite completed here is my very first project with my Silhouette Cameo!  I'm so dang excited! I'd cut out a couple of things since getting this for Christmas but hadn't really done anything with it.  I know it looks a bit odd sitting on its head like that but the upside down version just wasn't working for me. Hehe.

I am no cutting machine pro, at least not yet. I can't believe, I was just so tickled with how easy my machine was to use. Plus, the file from SVGCUTS were a breeze to work with. These guys do some amazing work over there I got a little stuck getting my files to cut but I went to the blog found Leo's step by step for the Silhouette with Studio Designer Edition software and I was good to go. AWESOME!!!

My biggest problem was getting to excited I think, and trying to go to fast. I thought I had everything together and then I realized that I wasn't gluing my base together the correct way. That is very important. Honey also asked me  why I was only using white card stock and I had to let him know that I really wanted to know how the thing went together before I committed pretty paper to it. But to make him happy, I decorated it a bit so it wouldn't be a ghost balloon.
 I'll have this finished this afternoon after I get home and then get some (better) shots of the completed balloon, right side up, and with info on what I used to gussy it up.