When I learned of this week's chalkboard theme, I knew I had to make some cards. Chalkboards have been a part of my life since elementary school and I'm so glad to see they've been reintroduced into interior design and the crafting worlds.
Instead of using a literal interpretation of chalkboard to incorporate into my cards, I chose to use chalkboard-inspired elements. For my first card, I used a chalkboard frame shape as an element of the design. In my second card, I used a chalkboard themed cardstock sticker as the focal point. And for my last card, I let the black hello pennant represent the chalkboard component. Chalkboards allow you to freely create, so I hope you can make something today using some of these tips.
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The Flea Market collection has such pretty colors and gorgeous patterns! It was perfect for this layout about my favorite camera in my tiny vintage camera collection. Flea Market has a variety of fun chalkboard elements to choose from. I used a color palette of green, pink and yellow, which is grounded by the grey background and black chalkboard accents. I also added in some gold elements...I especially love the gold Scrabble style alphas!
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Chalkboard is a huge trend in the world of scrapbooking. I love that chalkboard paint can be used in many different ways. I applied the paint onto the Close Knit wood embellishments and used a white gel pen to outline the hearts. I also applied a bit of paint directly onto the white cardstock and added my journaling on top of it, again with a white gel pen. As adding black to a page lets the entire layout appear darker, I used a lot of white space to let the scrapbook page appear softer and less massive.
Love the chalkboard look with gold accents. That vellum camera is awesome!
Posted by: S. Molinari | October 16, 2013 at 05:01 AM
Gorgeous projects!
Posted by: Jessica T | October 16, 2013 at 01:10 PM