Happy Wednesday, everyone! I am still making Christmas cards....just because there still so many fun challenges out there and I have so many stamps! Today my card uses the sketch from Sunday Stamps:
I wanted to do something a bit different, so I decided to do a chalkboard card...not all the stamping is "chalkboard", mostly the background; well, I pretty much covered that up too, LOL! But here we go:
I used stamps from Forever Fern, inking them in Craft White ink on some retired chalkboard paper, then giving them a good dusting with some white pastels. I diecut some greenery from the retired Cardinals dies, and created a sparkly off-white poinsettia with the retired Poinsettia dies and Vanilla Glimmer paper:
I added some red berries and a couple random flowers for a little more interest. The sentiment was stamped in Real Red on some woodgrain paper and diecut, then matted with Real Red; the inside of the Real Red card has a little scrap of the reverse side of the woodgrain paper and another sentiment from the same set, Christmas Blessings from Simon Says Stamp:
Thanks for popping by today!
The pups all dressed up to go Christmas tree chopping!
Eden was a naughty girl though; she broke out of her harness and got into someone else's car!!! I think she didn't like the netting machine, LOL! Enjoy your day and be blessed!
| Project Details—All Products SU! Unless Otherwise Specified | |
| Stamps | Forever Fern, Christmas Blessings (Simon Says Stamp) |
| Card stock & Papers | Real Red, Chalkboard (ret), Garden Green, Basic White, VV Glimmer, Christmas Delivery DSP (Carta Bella) |
| Ink | Real Red, Craft White |
| Accessories | Pastels (ret), Dimensionals |
| Tools | Cut & Emboss Machine, Poinsettia Dies (ret), Cardinal Dies (ret), 1/4" Circle Punch, White Gel Pen |
Love this LeAnne - the contrast between the chalkboard background and the wooden paper detail for your sentiment, along with those beautiful poinsettias adds great texture and interest. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteForever Fern lends itself so good for the chalkboard technique. Beautiful card and oh, that Eden! I love Ginger's sweater!
ReplyDeleteLeAnne, this is stunning! I haven't used this technique for a while - thanks for inspiring me to do it again.
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jaydee
How beautiful LeAnne! The chalkboard technique lends itself perfectly for a rustic yet sophisticated look. LOve it! Thanks so much for joining us at Sunday Stamps!
ReplyDeleteLove the way you've layered up all of these Christmas elements! This is pretty, LeAnne! I'll bet the owners of the other car were as surprised and rattled as Eden!
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful floral display against the black background. Your doggie sweaters remind me of the video I saw the other day of the woman whose husband bought her a Christmas sweater because it had the little red pick-up and tree on it, only he didn't realize it was a dog sweater for a big dog.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous!! That black background really makes your florals pop...great minds think alike!! Your fur babies are adorable in their Christmas sweaters!! Thanks for playing along with our sketch challenge over at Sunday Stamps...so glad you joined the fun!! #SSC298
ReplyDeleteWow, LeAnne, this so sings on the black! And I love the sentiment over the woodgrain, too - brilliant details! Thanks so much for playing at Sunday Stamps!
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