Hang in there!

I've been wanting to participate in a challenge over at Cinema Saturday forever, and when the movie of the week was Up!, I knew I couldn't let another week pass me by.  I love this movie so very much -- Carl (the little old man) looks so much like my Grandpa Neves, who passed away about 12 years ago.  He was so special to me, so of course the opening sequence of the movie made me start crying right away.  The whole movie is just uplifting and wonderful, and I LOVE it!  Phew.  Okay, my love fest is over.  The challenge was to use balloons on a project inspired by the movie.  The inside of this card says "Hang in there!"  I think about how Carl kept the memory of his wife alive and never gave up on their dreams together, and how my grandpa -- a real-life hero to me -- worked for 30 years at a job he hated (he worked for the IRS) so that he could support my grandma and their large number of children and ensure her a good retirement.  He knew how to "hang in there," and I think we can all use that kind of encouragement from time to time!

For this card, I just punched hearts from scraps of paper, added a few more diecuts for clouds, trees, and a little house, then doodled all around the edges and added the little guy hanging on for dear life.  The clouds, balloons, and the big tree are popped up on 3D foam.  I cut the card base a little smaller than usual so that all the elements could come out from the edges to add to the 3D effect and still fit in a regular envelope.  The 3D is another little shout-out to the movie!

Materials:  PP -- Scenic Route; Punch (heart) -- EKSuccess; Diecuts (little circles, clouds) -- Cricut