Welcome to the CardMaker and Clearsnap Blog Hop and giveaway!
I've had so much fun this week playing with the new ColorBox chalk inkpads from Clearsnap! I love working with chalks, especially when I'm in a hurry. No waiting around for the ink to dry before you can work on the next element. They dry instantly once you've stamped your image.
I love how this card turned out. I know just which friend to send this to. She'll love it! But, I digress.
I love the look of just a touch of color on the edges of my cards. For the small squares and the edges of this card, I tamped the paper edges against the chalk inkpad. I adhered the squares with foam tape. Then, I stamped and die-cut the flowers, butterfly and sentiment. I finished it off with a few pearls on the butterfly and adhered him with foam tape.
This card has a completely different feel about it. To create the front panel, I started with a sheet of watercolor paper. I trimmed it to size, and then I took two of the chalk pads (Cheeky and Splash) and rubbed them lightly across the paper. I wanted them to overlap where they met to create a third color.
I stamped the flourish with the same color (Cheeky) I used on the background. I created the sentiment and border edges with the background color (Splash). As you can see, you can get lots of shades from the same chalk ink pad.
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Clearsnap is our host for today's blog hop and and very generous giveaway. They are giving $50 worth of ColorBox products to one lucky hopper. Good luck!
If you get lost or find a broken link, you can go back to CardMaker's blog where there is a complete list of participating hops.
Materials List:
chalk inks- ColorBox by Clearsnap
Splash (16018)
Chive (15285)
Lipstick Red (16071)
Cheeky (15316)
cardstock- heavy-duty cream(the Paper Studio 667998)
heavy-duty white(the Paper Studio 227041)
watercolor paper- Canson
stamps- flowers & sentiment (Sizzix 657776)
flourish (Inkadinkado 97634)
sentiment (Fiskars, Forever Friends Quotes)
adhesive- double-sided and foam tape (3M)
tools- 1/4" heart punch (Fiskars)
die cutter
