Made for a couple of challenges, one with the theme of balloons, the other things that fly (hence the choice of a hot air balloon rather than the party type).
The background was stencilled through a circular aperture, the round bit of the balloon is cut out and popped up over an image stamped on the card base so that the background peeks through the strings.
Stamps:
Old Times (Hero Arts)
Essential Messages (Hero Arts)
Paper:
Bristol board
Ink:
Brilliance by Tsukineko (Graphite Black)
Tim Holtz Distress ink by Ranger (Speckled Egg)