Chalkboard Rainbow

I had so much fun using the current sketch at Taylored Expressions' Share Joy challenge for my "Don't Stop Having Fun" penny slider card that I just had to use it again. This time, I used the "love bug" from  their Little Bits "Transportation" die set along with some scraps of chalkboard tape leftover from my previous card.

I just happened to have a stack of rainbow-inspired cardstock scraps on my table from an ongoing project, so it was super-easy to cut the cute cards. The sentiment & smiley pieces were made using the Chalkboard technique. I used the Embossing Resist technique along with the "Retro" stamp from Kaiser Craft & Peeled Paint distress ink + black ink for the middle layer. I'm going to send this to my folks...they were both teachers, and I remember Dad painting Mom's chalkboard with the standard green chalkboard paint every few years!

Inspiration/Challenges:
Paru's Card Making Challenge: Rainbow
Share Joy Challenge: Sketch (2nd entry)
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes (3rd entry)
WOW! Embossing Powder Challenge: Emboss Resist Technique

Thanks for stopping by,

Chalkboard Wisdom

I've been very lucky with winning challenges recently, including a gift certificate from DRS Designs. I got such a kick out of their "Positive Attitude Greeting" and am having tons of fun inking it up! I matched it with one of my favorite rubber stamps by Rogue Redhead Designs.

I always have fun with the inherent messiness of the Chalkboard Technique; I heat-embossed the stamps in white & added detail with a white gen pen.

I made the frame with some Popsicle sticks from desserts past; I trimmed them with a razor blade & scissors, and stained them with Vintage Photo distress ink. The little screws on the top corners (V's Sweet Ideas) were heat embossed in silver. The ribbon is from my stash. The backing paper is a slate blue cardstock.

Inspiration/Challenges:

Lessology Challenge #58: Chalkboard + Upcycled item (Popsicle sticks)
Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Emboss It

Update: This made the Top 3 for Lessology #58!

Thanks for stopping by,

Pilin' On the School Supplies

I suppose there's still some summer left, but School Time is coming up again! That's our theme this week at Pile It On: School Time and/or school supplies. We're sponsored by Meljen's Designs, so I used her Little Chalk Board digi stamp:

I printed the image directly onto a yellow library card I got from the Kraft Outlet. I colored it with Copics and glaze pens, and then stamped the "ABC" using the Chalkboard Technique.

The sentiment and "ABC" stamps are from Clear Art Stamps' Story of Me set. The notebook edge was cut from a notebook-patterned DP with a MFT die. I distressed the sentiment piece & library card with Antique Linen ink & my Prima Flowers tool.

The owl brad and star clip are from my stash...thanks Mom!

For the base, I inked a large TH tag with Fired Brick distress ink, and gave it a staple border. I made a "ribbon" with a rubber band.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Crafting By Designs: Anything Goes
Crafts and Me: Anything Goes
Eureka Stamps: Anything Goes
Kitty Bee Designs Aloha Friday Challenges: School
Paper Shelter Challenge: Anything Goes
Stampotique Designers' Challenge: Tag

Thank you for visiting,

MAS/CAS

I saw a fabulous card using the Chalkboard Technique on my blog-roll recently, but of course now I can't remember where! If it was you, please let me know! I used Sharon Harnist's great tutorial on the Ellen Hutson website (think it was linked). It's really fun, because being messy is the goal! 

I won this Kraftin' Kimmie stamp ("Shine" and image), and it's so fabulous that I knew I had to make a CAS card. It's a rubber stamp, so I used the grid on my Fiskars Stamping Press to line it up for the double stamping. The "Your time to" part is from a stamp of the same sentiment by Verve Stamps.

Seems strange to use this technique for a Clean & Simple (CAS) card, but it seemed perfect this week's "One-layer card with colored card black" at Less is More. So I guess it's a MAS card (Messy & Simple)! [OOPS!!!!! I thought I had read their rules, but apparently I couldn't use black :( I always mess up my submission for Less is More...Sorry!]

I drew the border with a white pencil, and colored in the letters in a pink SU! crayon. I set it with a 3M matte spray coating, because the white ink (SU! Craft) takes a long time to dry. Like, forever. However, it washed out some of my white-pencil details, so I re-added those...It did bleed the crayon nicely, though, so I'll be playing with this technique. It really is fun, do try it!

The black card is from my stash...could be Recollections or Staples brand. The message section inside is cut from a bright white cardstock (Hammermill) with a Spellbinders die.

Inspiration/Challenges:
Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge 178: Use a Sentiment

Thank you for visiting,