Saturday, September 20, 2008

Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Decorate Inside





How many times has it happened to you - to have the most beautiful paper but not having the will to cut it or punch it? Well I've have this Papermania sheet for 3 months now and it is so gorgeous I did not want to cut it. But today I had the courage to use it, lol. I made two cards with it. One for the PBSC and the other Sillymonkeys DT Call. Below you will see the one I made for the PBSC Challenge. I will post the other later on this week.

Materials:

Double Sided Vertical Stripes by Papermania- PMA 4150o
I used another cardstock in pale blue but don't have the code)
Bicycle Hedgie - Penny Black
Sizzix Stamps (Do not have the code)
Black Staz on ink
Faber Castel Water Colours
Pebble Ink Shimmers Chalk
Blue Sakura Gel Pen
Felt Flowers
Blue Felt Flowers - Design Objectives

Tools

Sizzix Die Cutting Machine
Zig Zag Frame - Die

How To:

  1. Stamp Sentiment, flower and grass inside. To stamp the grass I used the masking technique - first stamp the flower, cover with a piece of card stock and then stamp the grass. Colour in using water colours.
  2. Cut the striped paper to cover the card blank. Die cut the frame from plain chipboard and then die cut pale blue card stock.
  3. Cut a rectangle slightly smaller than frame, colour in using water colours adding accents with the gel pen and chalk.
  4. Once ready stick to cardstock using double sided tape.
  5. Embellish with flowers.

25 comments:

mueppi said...

Your card is great!
I love the cute image!
Hugs Gisela

Dawn said...

Great card and I know what you mean about the papers! I've got some I've had for more than a year!!

Dawn

Kath Stewart said...

beautiful card for the challenge - love the papers and that cute hedgie image...love how you have framed the image and gorgeous decoration on the inside too - great work and thanks for playing along at PBSC this week - hope to see you often
Hugs
kath xxxxx

Sandra said...

Hi,Gorgeous card,love the image and you have coloured it beautifully,the frame around the image is a great idea,
Sandra x

Chris said...

A wonderful card! I love your hedgie image and it's so beautifully coloured! You made me laugh about the paper, I have some paper for that amount of time that I still haven't cut! Your paper is beautiful and deserves to be on this card. Chris x

darcy48 said...

Card is lovely and bright and I love the image x

Aija said...

Love those nice felt flowers.
Your card looks really "fresh" nice inside is a good finisihing touch for this card :)

Katharina Frei said...

Love it!
Your colouring is really gourgeous!
Katharina

Beth said...

Gorgeous card, I love the little scene on the inside and the colours you've used! Thanks for joining in! xx

Sue said...

i love this card, the frame looks brillaint and such a cute image and fab paper too:)

sue
xx

Cathy said...

Fab card. I love the papers and the little flower image inside the card.
Cathy xx

Murielle said...

your card is just so gorgeous. Love all the details. Great work.
Hugs, Mumur

Helen said...

Gorgeous card! I love what you've done on the inside too!
Helen x

Tara said...

A beautiful card, inside and out! xx

Pauline C said...

Fab card!
Pauline x

Dawny P said...

A beautiful card - I really love this - just gorgeous. I know exactly what you mean re the papers, I am just the same!! Thanks for stopping by xxxxx

debby4000 said...

fabulous card, love the cute image and love how you've decorated the inside.

Allison said...

lovely card inside and out
AllisonX

Sharon Traynor Designs said...

This is really fab. I love your stamping inside.

Sharon

Marcea said...

I adore your sweet card, brill layout and colours. Hope you have recovered from using your papers
-x-

carolann said...

Stunning card hun WTG xxxx

Maya said...

Awww this is sooo cute!
Love the colours and the image is just adorable!

Thank you for you`re nice comment on my blog :)

Hugs from Maya.

tracie said...

gorgeous card, love the little frame and cute images, the inside is perfect. Thanks for joining us this week at PBSC :)x

Jovita @ Inky Impressions said...

Adorable card, love the felt flowers and the beautiful paper. Great image and thanks for playing along in this weeks PBSC ~ Jovi

craftyb said...

gorgeous....inside and out! bx