Saturday, 28 September 2013

Be Jolly...

I succumbed to another Online Card Class, called Insider, but I have a great excuse LOL. They are sooo chock ful of inspiration, tips and incentives and they are real value for money. Besides, there aren't any cardmaking/crafting opportunities in my area, so these online card classes are just perfect for me plus I can watch the videos and student gallery as often as I like.



Anyhow, here's my card for day 1, which was all about adding interesting insides. After mulling over several ideas, I decided to go for a simple design and I knew just what I wanted to do after seeing a choice of new sketches at the CSAYL challenge blog. The idea may have been simple, it still took me quite some time to create the card. But then, I fuss over every little detail to get it just right. And of course, having to colour in a hedgehog for the first time in my life (without much prior experience with colouring anyway) was quite a challenge, esp. since I stamped directly onto the inside of my card (extra thick cardstock from Simon Says Stamp that does not bleed through to the backside. I did practice a little on some scrap cs, though.


As you can see, I followed the sketch quite faithfully, but I also love how the inside of the card turned out. When I was almost done, I needed a sentiment that would fit on my banner, and then my eye fell on one of the sentiments in this fun stamp set (Be Jolly) by Technique Tuesday, which consists of 2 lines. So with some careful masking on the stamp, I managed to stamp the first line on the front of the card and the second line on the inside. I added a few dots on the front with one of the Promarkers I had used to colour the image.


I also thought it would be a fun idea to have the Corner bow (Memory Box die) continue on the inside. I left the entire die cut in one piece and simply folded it around the bottom corner of the card and then glued it onto the card with a Martha Stewart glue pen, which is just perfect for these delicate shapes.

I'm also entering my card into the following challenges:
SSS Wednesday Challenge - Anything goes
CHNC Extra - always Anything Christmas goes
Winter Wonderland - Photo Inspiration (the gold-framed window and the animals)
Sister Act - 26 Anything goes (must be a card)
Bearly Mine Challenges - 105 Anything goes
Christmas Card Challenges - 43 Anything Christmas goes (with optional sketch)
Festive Friday - 18 Holiday project with a star element
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15 comments:

  1. scrapsnsuch@gmail.com28 September 2013 at 00:56

    Oh my, wonderful job!!! Colored lovely I might add :>) Thanks for joining in the fun at CSAYL!!!

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  2. La Papera Gialla28 September 2013 at 17:45

    Oohh! I LOVE your card! You've had a great idea and your coloring is perfect! I must do one myself!
    Thanks for joining us at Christmas Card Challenge this week!
    Monica - CCC DT

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  3. Gail L28 September 2013 at 20:37

    Ha, that's great!
    Love the sentiment!

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  4. Benzi28 September 2013 at 20:59

    Marianne, you colored your hedgehog perfectly. Your card is adorable. I love that Memory Box bow die....needs to be on my list of 'wants'. :-) Also, I like how you continued it inside.

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  5. cheiron30 September 2013 at 22:46

    What a sweet little hedgie! Love the cut out stars too. Thanks for playing along in the Anything Goes Challenge this week over at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge Blog!

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  6. Heather1 October 2013 at 00:35

    This is adorable!! And the inside is awesome. Your coloring is fabulous; can't believe it was your first time. : ) Thanks for playing with CSAYL.

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  7. Jenny3 October 2013 at 11:43

    Was für eine tolle Karte. Du hast den Sketch toll umgesetzt. Ich mag PB sehr und deine Karte sieht toll aus. Danke für Deine Teilnahme bei CSAYL. LG Jenny

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  8. Barbara3 October 2013 at 14:41

    Such a wonderful card! Love how the stars show through... Those sentiments are an inspiration for a card for a very special person

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  9. Angeline Choo4 October 2013 at 19:29

    oh howwww cute!! Love the window peek thru image

    Thanks for joining us at Sister Act Card challenge

    -Angeline DT

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  10. Nancy Penir 6 October 2013 at 17:08

    Marianne, this is a delight! The inside is well worth the class! Love how you carried the cord through!

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  11. Rosietoes7 October 2013 at 18:05

    Lovely card Marianne. It makes a very interesting card when the design carries over. :)

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  12. Meredith MacRitchie8 October 2013 at 08:22

    This looks great! I love how you used the sketch with our Festive Friday challenge, thanks so much for joining us!

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  13. Ardyth8 October 2013 at 19:15

    Oh wow! I love those shimmery stars popping through - it must have a been a challenge to line them up so well with their windows! Thanks for joining us at Festive Friday!

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  14. Geri9 October 2013 at 05:29

    That image couldn't be any cuter! And I love the accents of the gold stars peeking through the bright white! Such a darling card!!! So happy to have it included in our Festive Friday inspiration!!!

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  15. Daria31 October 2013 at 19:39

    Veeery cute :D

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