I've seen a lot of lovely cards with the window block on them but other than squares of patterned paper, nothing came to mind. Then I saw the Avery Elle elements die set on my desk and wanted to try the shape that would cut four panels. Perfect.
I played around for a while before I came up with the finished card. Originally I cut the design from white cardstock. Okay, now what? Then I thought of a stripe that mitered in the middle and found this paper from We R Memory Keepers. Once I cut the shapes, I tried them on a number of background colors. They washed out on white, the orange and greens of the stripes didn't grab me, and black was too stark. Aha! Light bulb moment. The black in the design, and other papers in the pack, are like chalkboards. I took my until now unused Picket Fence Distress Paint and went over the black. I stamped the sentiment from HA in Unicorn White to finish it off. I'm not saying I'm totally taken with this card but the playing was fun and I learned a few things.
Thanks for stopping by. I hope you take time to "play around".
8 comments:
Hi, your card is totally inspiring! Love the shaped 4-ups and the peeled paint background. I now want to order picket fence for myself. Chevrons are still pretty popular too. It's a wonderful card for AAA Cards Challenge this week. Thanks so much for sharing, Victoria Lavender
I love your thoughtful process and the resulting chalkboard card, Bobby! And more NBUS got to play, too, which is always fun!! Hugs, Darnell
Thanks for sharing your process, I always love to see how other's think. Great design, love the finished project!
Bobby, you have come up with a perfectly striking combination! The chalkboard bg with the subtle brights is brilliant. Thank you so much for finding us and playing in our challenge at AAA Cards!
It's always fun to play with new ideas & I'm so pleased it was AAA Cards that got your juices flowing. Hope to see you again next week.
A fabulous card - love the way you have used those papers and I now need some white paint distress paint! Saw this at AAA and wanted to let you know that I liked it a lot! Karen x
Fun use of the sketch! Thanks for joining in at AAA!
The chevron DP looks fabulous against the chalkboard, Bobby ... I see a little of your quilter's creativity here! Anita :)
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