Stripping at the border

Have you ever seen those patterned papers with strips of print, pattern, colour or a decorative edging?  Well I've got a few examples right here on this card especially for the Practical Scrappers Border Strips Challenge!

First up I got all these border strips from the same piece of patterned paper.  I simply trimmed them into separate strips and then laid them out evenly on a piece of blue patterned paper.  I went for a symmetrical look as it's pleasing to the eye.

Second I took another piece of pink/red pp strip and used my Fiskars water threading punch on it.  It gives a nice scalloped edge.

And lastly - my favourite, on the edge of this piece of 12x12 patterned paper was a nice red, white and yellow strip with a zig-zag border.  I trimmed this into one long 12in strip and then using my stylis tool I made some crease marks evenly along it so that I could make many concertina folds.  I joined one end to the other and then pushed down on the centre to create the rosette.  You usually have to use a heavy duty glue to hold rosettes so I used my hot glue gun.

Once the background of my card was done I went ahead and did some doodling, I added some fussy-cut ants from Doodle Pantry and a sentiment.
Here's a little closeup of the rosette - the zig-zag edge and colours really make it pop.  I tied some twine to the balloon and I added a new product that I now have - Glossy Accents.  It goes on just like Stickles but dries to create a lovely shine.  It didn't make my ink run and was very easy to use!
This is the bottom of my card with a few little loops in the twine.  I fixed these with a couple of little stitches.

I also got the inspiration for this card from one of my favourite card sketch sites: Cardabilities - this is sketch number 39

So have you got unused border paper, tape, decorative edged scissors, edge punches?  Then dust them off and get creating!!!

15 comments

Casey Wright said...

Super cute! I just love all of the bright and cheerful colors!

Izzy Anderson said...

I love this and I'm totally gonna do that with some of my border strip paper. Great idea.

Dawn Frost said...

Love your ants, they are adorable! Great patterned paper too!

Donna said...

Positively adorable - love those ants!! Thanks for the inspiration to use my huge stash of border strip paper.

Kathy W. said...

Love the bright colors and those ants are adorable...thanks for sharing with us!

Patti J said...

Sarah, this is SO much fun! The ants on the rosette are just delightful. Thanks for sharing!!!

Pat (mspfd) said...

hehe! This could not be mote fun.

Glenda Atkins said...

Ooooh so creative, I love this idea! Love how you used the twine to link the balloon to the ant. Wonderful!!

Georgia Ehrmann said...

what a wonderful card and I love how you have used your borders! You just gotta love those mischievous ants!
~hugs~
Georgia

Kristine said...

Hi Sarah, this is so NEAT! I've never seen a balloon ant arranged quite like this before ~ LOVE IT!

auntbeespickles said...

Hi Sarah! Oh wow girl. This is just so cute! I totally love the ant peeping up from behind the sentiment. Great idea!!
Hugs, Sarah T

Karen Howard said...

This is so cute, pretty colors!

Vicki said...

Sarah what a fun card! I loved all the fun colors, patterns and designs! Those darn cute little ants are at it again!

HUGS!
Vicki

Amy Johnson said...

How creative and adorable!

Patti P. said...

Another creative card....love the ant hanging by the twine....so cute.