Hello, Jennifer here with more projects using My Mind's Eye's Chalk Studio collection! Today I want to show you how timeless these chalkboard embellishments are. You can use them for any season, just by changing the papers and other embellishments you put with them!
The below projects are all cards, but the same techniques can be applied to layouts and other projects.
The below projects are all cards, but the same techniques can be applied to layouts and other projects.
First up is a card for Halloween. I've been taking my daughter Trick-or-Treating for the last couple of years with a group of mums and kids. One of the other mums (who loves Halloween), is due to have a baby that week, so she won't be coming this year. I'm going to send her this card to make her feel part of it!
Admit One To Spooky Town:
I don't have any Halloween supplies, so I used some orange patterned paper, black and white cardstock, a twirly corner stamp, and the awesome Chalk Studio embellishments to create the spooky feel - the lines surrounding 'Admit One' look almost like bones!
The word 'spooky' is heat embossed with white embossing powder to give it a ghostly sheen, which is a great texture difference to the chalky label. I finished the card off with a few black pearls and doodled lines around them so they became spiders!
Next is a traditional-looking Christmas card...
Be Good:
The 'Be Good' sentiment on here really stands out with a Chalk Studio Label Sticker backing it. I love the Chipboard Elements banner along the bottom like a ribbon, it looks like the reindeer is jumping across some snowy ground at night-time! I also added a couple of pieces at the top left to resemble icicles. The black chalkboard elements really help the traditional reds and greens to pop from the page!
Finally, here's a card for Valentines Day, though you could use it to send a little love at any time of year...
True Love 4 EVA:
For this card I teamed the Chalk Studio items up with the Glitz Wild & Free 6x6 Pad and Giant Rhinestones. All the hearts were perfect! I amped up the chalkboard on here by layering a Decorative Frame on top of a Label Sticker. The glittery number 4 and the yellow dots made with a pearl pen stop it looking too dark. The 'Well Hello' sentiment adds a cheeky touch that makes me smile!
I'm really loving the chalkboard trend and I know I'm going to be using the embellishments up completely!
Don't forget these ideas from my two Chalk Studio posts for how to use the embellishments:
- Frame small photos (you could adhere one with foam dots)
- Journal onto the Labels using a white gel pen
- Push some chalkboard items right up to the edge
- Add colour to the chalkboard
- Layer a sentiment piece onto another embellishment
- Heat emboss onto a Label
- Use a chipboard border like a ribbon
- Put chalkboard on top of chalkboard!
And if these cards have given you some ideas, you can still join in with our Six Cards on the 6th series to be in with a chance of winning a pizza box filled with stash! There's a couple of days left on the current linky, and a new one will be here on the 6th of October!
2 comments :
Great cards! I love the Halloween one - looks just the part but with no Halloween papers in sight!
You'd never know you haven't used halloween papers...brilliant cards x
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