It's that time again....time for the Papertrey Ink Blog Hop! Today's challenge is to create a card finished both on the outside as well as the inside, and to decorate your envelope a bit to coordinate. Here's what I came up with.....
I stamped some of my favorite dots from Polka Dot Basics II in terra cotta ink on vintage cream ink. Such a fun look!!
The sentiment is from Giga Guide Lines and I stamped it in dark chocolate ink on a bit of bitty box basics patterned paper.
The 'flower' I created is from Giga Guide Lines as well....I stamped it in more terra cotta tile ink and cut it out and then layered it on a scalloped circle that I'd punched out with super jumbo scalloped circle punch. For the center of the flower, I layered two buttons in dark chocolate and aqua mist.
I decided that I'd stamp a polka dotted flap on the envelope, to make it coordinate with my card. Just think, you could stamp ANY background pattern on your envie flaps, to make them coordinate with the theme of your cards! Talk about a fun and easy detail!
For the inside of my card, I added a few more elements that I'd used on the front -- stamped dots, rounded corners and patterned paper. The sentiment is one from Birthday Basics -- such a pretty message.
To spruce up the inside just a bit more, I added a row of zig-zag stitching with my sewing machine. This is a really great way to add some detail without adding any bulk to the inside of the card.
Hope you've enjoyed your stop here today! Thanks for visiting me and have fun if you're hopping along on the blog hop!
{Birthday Wishes supplies}
Paper: kraft, vintage cream, dark chocolate, bitty box basics
Stamps: Giga Guide Lines, Polka Dot Basics II, Birthday Basics
Ink: dark chocolate, terra cotta tile
Other: dark chocolate & aqua mist buttons, dark chocolate classic grosgrain ribbon, super jumbo scalloped circle punch, corner chomper, sewing machine
