{"id":1559,"date":"2018-02-07T21:29:47","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T04:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?p=1559"},"modified":"2018-02-07T21:29:47","modified_gmt":"2018-02-08T04:29:47","slug":"lift-me-up-meets-wild-west-balloon-adventures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?p=1559","title":{"rendered":"LIft Me Up meets Wild West Balloon Adventures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Stamping Friends,<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow starts a new sale from Stampin&#8217; Up!\u00a0 Buy one Fast Fuse Adhesive and get two refills free.\u00a0 Fast fuse is stronger than our regular snail adhesive and the refills have 21.9 yards, about 67% more than a snail refill.\u00a0\u00a0 Stampin&#8217; Up! offered this sale last fall and sold out faster than anyone could imagine so they promised they would have the sale again, but it is only while supplies last and only for five days starting tomorrow, February 8, and ending February 12.\u00a0 So stock up now and save!<\/p>\n<p>Use hostess code VJHRB73X if your order is under $150 and remember it is Sale A Bration days so every $50 order earns you a free product (and a special thank you gift from me)!\u00a0 Click to see the video:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=gdZ6-hB_VbU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1567\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=1567\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-8.11.53-PM.png?fit=271%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"271,288\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-02-07 at 8.11.53 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-8.11.53-PM.png?fit=271%2C288&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1567 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-8.11.53-PM.png?resize=271%2C288&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"271\" height=\"288\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you ever been on a hot air balloon ride?\u00a0\u00a0 My Son In Law, Jonathan (Bud), gave Paul and I a ride for my birthday a couple of years ago and it was phenomenal!\u00a0 He has been a balloon pilot for Wild West Balloon Adventures in Steamboat Springs, Colorado for years.<\/p>\n<p>With a balloon pilot in the family, the Lift Me Up stamp set with matching thinlits was a must have for me.\u00a0 It is on page 58 of the Annual Catalog; the matching Up &amp; Away thinlits\u00a0 are on page 216 and have an extra-large balloon thinlit with smaller thinlits for the colors behind the main balloon so you can build your own balloon with no fussy cutting.\u00a0 My husband built this balloon birthday card for Jonathan casing one from Pinterest:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1560\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=1560\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up.jpg?fit=500%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,652\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC Desire Eye&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515331329&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00055897149245388&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lift Me Up\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up.jpg?fit=500%2C652&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up.jpg?resize=500%2C652&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up.jpg?resize=230%2C300&amp;ssl=1 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The birds are from the High Tide stamp set on page 140 of the Annual Catalog.\u00a0 The sun is from a retired set but we have a new stamp set in the Sale A Bration brochure which has the same type of sun image.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-7.15.32-PM.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1561\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=1561\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-7.15.32-PM.png?fit=646%2C495&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"646,495\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-02-07 at 7.15.32 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-7.15.32-PM.png?fit=600%2C460&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1561\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-7.15.32-PM.png?resize=600%2C460&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-7.15.32-PM.png?w=646&amp;ssl=1 646w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-7.15.32-PM.png?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My daughter, Stacia, just announced that she and Jonathan are purchasing the Wild West Balloon Adventure Company of Steamboat Springs!!\u00a0 What a thrilling new chapter for them.\u00a0 Time for a celebration card!<\/p>\n<p>I used the Amazing You free Sale A Bration stamp set shown above with the Lift Me Up stamps and Up &amp; Away Thinlits to make a Double Z fold congratulations card for them:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Balloons.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1562\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=1562\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Balloons.jpg?fit=500%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"500,358\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC Desire Eye&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518019497&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0083333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lift Me Up Balloons\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Balloons.jpg?fit=500%2C358&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1562\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Balloons.jpg?resize=500%2C358&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Balloons.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Balloons.jpg?resize=300%2C215&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Double-Z-fold.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1564\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=1564\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Double-Z-fold.jpg?fit=1034%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1034,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC Desire Eye&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518019529&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.82&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;125&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0059880239520958&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Lift Me Up Double Z fold\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Double-Z-fold.jpg?fit=600%2C290&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1564\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Double-Z-fold.jpg?resize=600%2C290&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Double-Z-fold.jpg?w=1034&amp;ssl=1 1034w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Double-Z-fold.jpg?resize=300%2C145&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Double-Z-fold.jpg?resize=768%2C371&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Lift-Me-Up-Double-Z-fold.jpg?resize=1024%2C495&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I took a screen shot of one of the balloons shown on their website and then printed it on card stock to make the card personal. Julie Davison has a great video tutorial for this card at\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/juliedavison.blogspot.com\/search?q=Lift+Me+Up\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/juliedavison.blogspot.com\/search?q=Lift+Me+Up\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is going for a ride in a hot air balloon something you have dreamed of doing?\u00a0 Visit Steamboat Springs, Colorado, and Jonathan and Stacia will make the experience a wonderful one for you!\u00a0\u00a0 Click on the picture to visit their website:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildwestballooning.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1565\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=1565\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-1.06.26-PM.png?fit=987%2C694&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"987,694\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2018-02-07 at 1.06.26 PM\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-1.06.26-PM.png?fit=600%2C422&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-1.06.26-PM.png?resize=600%2C422&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-1.06.26-PM.png?w=987&amp;ssl=1 987w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-1.06.26-PM.png?resize=300%2C211&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/Screen-Shot-2018-02-07-at-1.06.26-PM.png?resize=768%2C540&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that Fast Fuse Five day sale!<\/p>\n<p>SAL,\u00a0 Sail ALong &#8211; together you and I &#8211; for we can fly!<\/p>\n<p>Karen<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stampinup.com\/ECWeb\/default.aspx?dbwsdemoid=2048560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/stampalosopher.com\/?attachment_id=1232\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Widgets-001.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"300,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Widgets-001\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Widgets-001.png?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1232 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Widgets-001.png?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Widgets-001.png?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stampalosopher.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Widgets-001.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Stamping Friends, Tomorrow starts a new sale from Stampin&#8217; 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