Just Us Girls Challenge #11 - Technique

Wow - where oh where is time flying to? It's Saturday and time for another Just Us Girls Technique challenge. Our hostess this week is the extremely talented Kristin and she has picked a fun technique called Chalkboard which I had never tried before *gasp*! First off - here is a link to the tutorial on SCS for this technique.  Chalkboard Technique

Here is my card for this project - I stepped away from holiday cards to create a much needed birthday card for this one - I wanted some cheery colors to chase away the winter drearies...

I started with GinaK's Chocolate Kiss CS which I stamped in Versamark with my Filigree BG stamp from SU! (retired). For the focal image I used Gina K's Tropical Flowers stamp set. I selected my yellow, pink-peach and green chalks to chalk up the stamped images and sentiment. I was delighted at how beautiful this turned out. I kept my layout simple - Labels 4 nestie die cut - then I hand cut the mat layer with PTI Berry Sorbet to accent the pink chalked flower. I pierced the edges all the way around the card then added a simple bow and some pink dew drops to finish off the card.

NOW  - let's see what YOU can do with this super cool technique (you can also work with colored pencils if you don't own chalks.) Once you create your card, be sure to go to the Just Us Girls website and post a direct link to your project on our Mr. Linky.

Ok  - need some further inspiration? Check out what the rest of the DT has come up with. You will not be disappointed!

Dana

Kristen

Lisa

Mona

Maria

Tracey
Alicia

Thanks for stopping by - can't wait to see what you come up with.