A little surprise on the inside

I think I've mentioned before that I don't always decorate the insides of my handmade cards. I'll usually stamp a sentiment (unless I want a blank card), but sometimes that's it. So I thought it would be fun today to share three cards that all have a little bit of decoration on the inside.

Supplies:
Stamps: Inside Out: Birthday (Papertrey Ink)
Paper: Baked Brown Sugar, Basic Black, Very Vanilla card stock (Stampin' Up!); The Mariposa Mat Stack (Die Cuts With a View)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko)
Accessories: Mocha pearls (Close to My Heart), foam tape (3M)

Sometimes patterned paper is too pretty to cover up, especially when it's all glittery. That was definitely the case for this card. I trimmed the patterned paper to the size I wanted, matted it with a layer of black card stock and then attached both to a Baked Brown Sugar card base.

To add the sentiment on the card front, I used a leftover strip from another piece of patterned paper in the same paper pack. That way the colors and patterns coordinate, and it has a little more visual interest than just a piece of card stock. I added a few pearls for a simple embellishment.

For the inside of the card I cut a layer of Very Vanilla card stock and, along the left side, I added a strip of patterned paper leftover from the front of the card. Then I stamped my sentiment on the vanilla card stock.

Supplies:
Stamps: The Inside Scoop - Birthday (Taylored Expressions)
Paper: Thick Whisper White, pink card stock (Stampin' Up!)
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black (Tsukineko); Tim Holtz Distress Oxide inks - Fossilized Amber, Spiced Marmalade, Picked Raspberry, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers (Ranger)
Accessories: Blooming Garden Stencil (The Crafter's Workshop), blender brushes (Picket Fencce Studios), sequins (Craft Medley), Cookie Monster enamel dots (Taylored Expressions), Corner Chomper (We R Memory Keepers), Art Glitter Glue (Art Institute)

This card may look familiar to you -- I posted a very similar card a few months ago. This background was actually my first attempt using this stencil and blender brushes, but I wasn't crazy about it. So I set this one aside, made another background, and used that one for the previous card. But as so often happens with me, after I let this one sit for awhile I decided it wasn't so bad and turned it into a card. I trimmed the card stock, added a few embellishments and a sentiment, and mounted it on a card base.

When I started to cut a layer of card stock for the inside of this card, I looked at what I had trimmed off the card front and realized it was perfect for the inside. I love that little pop of color and the peeking flowers! I just cut that piece to the right size, rounded the corners to match the card front, stamped my sentiment and adhered the layer inside the card.

Supplies:
Stamps: Happy Birthday (Honey Bee Stamps)
Paper: Bermuda Bay textured and smooth, Whisper White, Crumb Cake card stock (Stampin' Up!); Insta Photo Fun card stock pack (Die Cuts With a View)
Ink: Bermuda Bay
Accessories: It's Your Day die (Simon Says Stamp), Tim Holtz Mini Stencil Set 40 (Stampers Anonymous), blender brushes (Picket Fence Studios), Aqua Dots (Close to My Heart), chevron ribbon (Stampin' Up!), foam tape (3M)

This card is a little party of patterns! The top part of the card was created with a stencil and blender brushes. The bottom part is a piece of patterned kraft card stock from a 4" x 4" paper pad. I adhered both pieces to a Bermuda Bay card base and then covered the seam with a piece of ribbon in a neutral chevron pattern.

For the focal point I die cut "It's your day" from textured Bermuda Bay card stock. I adhered that to a piece of Crumb Cake card stock and then hand-cut off the excess. I used foam tape to adhere the sentiment over the ribbon and added a few enamel dots as a finishing touch.

Inside the card I adhered a panel of white card stock with a simple sentiment stamped in Bermuda Bay. At the bottom of the panel I added a strip of the blended card stock trimmed off the piece on the front of the card.

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