DCM - Back to Black

This week's Daring Cardmakers challenge comes from Svenja, and we're going back - Back to black!

I rarely use black as a prominent colour, but I do love it for blackboard style backgrounds and also when someone's designed striking papers on black.

Like say Basic Grey, back in the day!

Paper: Basic Grey - Juniper Berry (r)
Stamps: Avery Elle - Comfort & Joy, Avery Elle - Laurels (r), Flora & Fauna - Mini Pine Branch
Dies: Flora & Fauna - Pine Branch, Avery Elle - Laurels (r), Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle

So first step - the greeting. I stamped this on some black patterned paper from Simple Stories and heat embossed te sentiment in white. To really get that blackboard look I blended Black Soot Distress Ink around the edges.

I needed a pop of colour to get it to stand out further, so I used some pink cardstock in my stash but matched the pink in the paper better by blending Lawn Fawn raspberry around the edges of the circle mat.

Then it was time to cut lots and lots of pine branches from the Flora and Fauna die. I had hoped to do this in my sidekick, but the die needed the precision plate on my Big Shot and it cut fine when fed in diagonally. :)

I created a wreath behind the sentiments, adding fussy cut pine cones stamped with the Mini pine branch stamp set and finally used my new inks from The Stamp Market to add a festive bow.

Another Christmas card for the box. :)

Make sure you check out the beautiful cards from the design team, and play along if you get the chance!

Happy crafting!

 

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Avery Elle - Comfort & Joy stamps Shop at: EH | SHC	Avery Elle - Laurels stamps (r) Shop at: MISC	Flora & Fauna - Mini Pine Branch stamps Shop at: EH | SHC	Avery Elle - Laurels dies (r) Shop at: MISC
Flora & Fauna - Pine Branch die Shop at: EH | SHC	Hero Arts - Infinity Nesting Circle dies Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	Distress ink pad - Black Soot Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Lawn Fawn - Raspberry ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC
Lawn Fawn - Soot ink pad Shop at: EH | SBC | SHC	The Stamp Market - Bubble Gum ink pad Shop at: EH | SSS	The Stamp Market - Cherry Kisses ink pad Shop at: EH | SSS	Versamark ink pad Shop at: AZ | EH | SHC
Hero Arts - White embossing powder Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	Tonic Studios Nuvo Deluxe Adhesive Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	3M Scotch double-sided foam tape Shop at: AZ | EH	EK Success powder tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Lawn Fawn - Stamp shammy cleaner Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC | SHC	MISTI stamping tool Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Cosmetic blending brushes Shop at: AZ	Ranger - Mini round ink blending tools Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC
Sizzix - Big Shot machine Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Thermoweb iCraft - Purple tape for die-cutting - 1 1/2" Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC	Tim Holtz - Tonic guillotine trimmer (small) Shop at: AZ | EH | SBC

Comments

[Svenja]

Fab card, Nat! That blackboard element is just awesome :-)