Hello Friends,
I am here with a couple of cards for the Papertery Ink Blog Hop. The inspiration this month is all about Black Backgrounds! Here is the inspiration photo from Nichole's blog:
I had two different ideas when I saw the inspiration for this month. The first was to do a blackboard like card with stamps and drawing with a versamark marker for borders. The second was based on the striped card in the middle at the bottom of the inspiration photo. I had an idea to make a striped card with two colors of cardstock (red and black) and dry embossing for Valentine's Day. Here are my cards:
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| The borders around the heart, the arrow and the borders around the "blackboard" are all hand drawn with a versamark marker and then embossed. The stamp is from "With All My Heart". |
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| This card is embossed with the In Bloom impression plate. And then I embossed a sentiment also from "With All My Heart" and added some bling to finish it off. I will say that even with using some anti-static supplies I still had problems embossing on the black cardstock without having stray powder no matter how hard I tried! I am going to have to do some research on how best to emboss. It is very damp and wet here in Seattle and I wonder if the moisture makes it more difficult for me? If anyone knows some tips or tricks I would love to know them too! :) |
Thanks for looking at my cards!
I am ready to go and take a look at everyone's creations!
:) Jill
Hi Jill! Both done beautifully. Your chalk board art looks like a real chalkboard!
ReplyDeleteTwo wonderful cards for the challenge, Jill! Well done!
ReplyDeleteLOVE them both and can't believe you drew them by hand! A genius and an artist! GORGEOUS cards, Jill!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, those are adorable!!
ReplyDeleteLove those red stripes! It's a great design.
ReplyDeleteJill both of your cards are fantastic! Great chalkboard and your second card almost looks like leather--wow!
ReplyDeleteAdorable cards. I like the boldness of your chalkboard card and your hand drawn elements really make it work. The paper stripes, then embossed, are clever. I like the super graphic look of it.
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to share and for visiting my blog and commenting. I hope your having a great time hopping today. I sure am.
Jill, two fun cards. I really like the blackboard technique. You did a great job.
ReplyDeleteWow, love the textured red and black stripes!
ReplyDeleteI'm still loving this faux chalkboard trend! I love the handdrawn border! And how fun to use the versamark marker for some faux chalk doodling!
ReplyDeleteTwo fab cards, Jill! Love the chaulkboard technique and the red on black embossed design is perfect for this HOP :)
ReplyDeleteI just love the stripped one! The embossing is so pretty too. I hope you have a lovely weekend.
ReplyDeleteBoth are so wonderful! Your blackboard design is fabulous and great job with your added hand-drawn elements. And I LOVE the stripes! The embossing adds such great texture and I really like the bold look.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards Jill! I love how you used a versamark marker for the chalkboard technique. What wonderful inspiration!
ReplyDeleteJill they are both fabulous!!
ReplyDeleteI love the chalkboard the best...
that image is perfect for the technique and makes for such a fun card!!
And I would have never had the patience to line up the striped card with the embossing...
huge kudos to you! :)
Jill, you are just so creative! Both are amazing cards but that huge love heart using the chalkboard technique is simply stunning.
ReplyDeleteLove the chalkboard look and the red and black stripes are so fun!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous! I love the bold stripes!
ReplyDeleteJill both are great cards. I love the chalkboard one with the hand drawn frame this turned out so darn cute. Bet it was fun making the one with the stripes. Hope you have a good weekend.all are kids are coming over for dinner today. All the grand kids ...can't wait!
ReplyDeleteI love the hand drawn details on your chalkboard Jill!
ReplyDeleteHi Jill!! Hope you're doing well : ) Love both cards ... so cool how you embossed right over the red stripes in the last one. I just want to feel it. Your chalkboard is fun too, perfect for Valentine's Day!
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