Jun 30 2009
Black & white
Just one more day until Canada Day and ughhhh…it’s still raining. Seriously…I think this is the wettest June that I can remember. At least everything is nice and green and I haven’t had to do much watering. I WOULD like it to clear up a bit so we can hit the beach tomorrow….but who knows?
I have a couple of cards to share with you today. We’re going with lots of black today. I think it was the elegance of the stamps that inspired me in that direction. These two designs use stamps from the All Things Considered line by CHF.
Ever After
This first card was actually based on a CPS sketch from a few weeks ago. I love these Jenni Bowlin mini papers..they are so much fun to work with on cards.
Stamps: Botanical Bliss
Ink: Black Memento Ink byTsukineko
Paper: Black cardstock bay Bazzill, Simply Smooth Vanilla by CHF, 4×4 mini patterned papers by Jenni Bowlin
Other: sewing machine, ribbon by May Arts, gaffer tape by 7 Gypsies, 1 1/2 ” circle punch, Copic markers
Black & White Wish
I went for bold and black on this card. So many times I color and embellish but the stamps are so beautiful on there own, it was a fun exercise just to play around with design and texture and leave color totally out of this project.
Quick Tip: Anchor a corsage pin in chipboard for a different look.
Stamps:
Key Elements (ATC line) by CHF
Vintage Text Scrapblock by CHF
Ink: Black Memento Ink by Tsukineko
Paper: Simply Smooth white cardstock by CHF, black cardstock by Bazzill Basics
Other: chipboard letters by Chatterbox, felt by Queen & Co. , butterfly by Heidi Swapp, corsage pin
Happy creating!
Beautiful cards, Julia. Black and white cards are always so elegant.
very pretty, like the flower with the dragonflies above, the b&w is so pretty, like how all the patterns work together!
Hope you enjoy a nice day tomorrow, I know it has rained on us some time in the day for the past 3 years on the 4th, and they are calling for scattered showers again this year.
Love the cards! Especially the black and white, always a great color combo!
Your cards are gorgeous Julia!!! I am sorry to hear about the rain. It must be sitting over you rather than us. We have just experienced the driest June ever. We had 1 day of rain and the rest of the days in June were sunny. In fact since May 15th it has only rained 2 times. Very unusual.
Great cards; black and white (sometimes with a dash of colour) is always a favourite with me. No rain here in Eastern Ontario on the River although it is threatening.
Beautiful cards Julia. Send your rain to me and I’ll send you my 108 temps. Fair trade? We need the rain here desperately.
Beautiful cards as usual. Love the black and white look. The stick pin in the butterfly is great. We have had a lot of rain too. My tomato plants would like to see some sun. At least I haven’t had to water as much. Great job Julie.
We had the rain for weeks! Now it’s almost 100!! Never Happy! LOL! I love todays cards. That black and white one is so elegant!
Julia, your black cards are so elegant and beautiful!!! I just love the first one with the striking red poppy and sophisticated dragonflies.
Gorgeous cards Julia!! I hope you have a fun, safe (& with any luck - DRY) Canada Day!!
you have the most interesting style. every thing you make is full of gorgeous details. I can always spot your work, you have a beautiful signature style.
groveling! happy canada day!
Love the wish card the best…. so beautiful and elegant.