Tuesday, July 13, 2010

365 Cards - Day 136 - Imagine This: Chalkboard

Aloha and welcome to another wonderful Wednesday at 365 Cards!! After a week off (thanks mom!) to celebrate our awesome 1000+ followers, I'm rested and rejuvenated to show you my take on today's "Imagine This: Chalkboard" challenge. Also we have a fabulous sponsor with a fabulous name (all Kim's are fabulous, dontcha know?!?) who is offering a fantastic prize of Ippity stamps! Well, I must admit that my Ippity stamp collection is slim (2 stamps that is) so I used the "Thanks" stamp that I used on my last Ippity card! I used some Core*dinations cardstock for my "chalkboard" and sanded it up a bit to get that used chalkboard look. Here's the other challenges I was inspired by for this one:
1. Cardabilities - sketch
2. Clearly Inspired Challenges sponsored by Clear Dollar Stamps - Thank you themed
3. Cooking it up with Katie - a sketch from somewhere else, some yellow, and a little stitching (faux/real): it may be hard to tell but I embossed a zig-zag stitch patterned down the left side of the card.
4. Critter Sketch Challenge - theme of thank you
6. Double Delight Challenge - embossing: just a touch of this with my faux zig-zag stitch down the left side
7. Drunken Stampers - water: just a little water in the bottle for the flower :)
8. Incy Wincy Designs - distress it: did a little bit on the black core*dinations cs
9. Lexi’s Creations - real/faux stitching: see above
10. Stamp, Scrap, and Doodle Saturdays - make a scene: well, I tried to create a "cafe" scene...the circle shape is the table with the chalkboard behind it...kinda abstract and simple...but I think it works
11. Stampin’ Celebration - inspiration photos with yellow, black and white: although I missed the deadline for this one, I loved the colors
12. Totally Gorjuss - water: see above

Oh yeah, here's the inside...

Well, I hope you like this simple card and I can't wait to see how you're inspired by chalkboards too!

Aloha,

33 comments:

STAMPING SAM said...

I'm the first! Yeah!
Love this - the black, white yellow is perfect! And is that a new border punch I see? Gorgeous!
I see the scene, perfect for this image. See ya soon in SLC! Have a great day, Love, SAM aka MOM

Doreen said...

This is just fabulous,I love the single piece of yellow in the daffodil.Thank you so much for sharing this with Cooking it up with Katie.xxx

Jane said...

Your card is just lovely. Thanks for playing this week at D2D.
Hugs,
Jane

Anne said...

Beautiful! That touch of yellow looks so elegant for the flower and the embossed stitching looks great too, thanks for joining us Cooking it up with Katie!

sammi said...

Very different. I like it. Thanks so much for joining us at Lexi's Creations this week. Sammibug--GDT

Katie said...

I see the stitching and it looks super!
Great simple image, perfect!
Thanks for Cooking It Up With Katie :)

Tammy said...

Beautiful card! I love the colors and that border punch is gorgeous!! Thanks for joining us at Cooking It Up With Katie!!

Kathy said...

This is beautiful. Love the black and white with only the image colored. Great card.

Anonymous said...

Beautiful black and white card! Thanks for joining us this week at the Drunken Stampers!

Fuzzy Slippers said...

This is a beautiful card! I adore all the detail work. Thanks for playing with us at CIUWK this week! :)

Rose said...

well kym you rocked another challenge from Pam :) love the chalkboard look!!!

Sparkplug17 said...

Such a pretty card!

Unknown said...

This is a great scene! I love the chalkboard look. Thanks for joining our scene challenge this week at SSDS. Hugs, Kim

Heidi said...

Great card! I love the chalk board look! Beautiful inside with the edge punching! Thanks for playing along with the Critter Sketch Challenge Blog.

Mary J said...

What a brilliant take on the Totally Gorjuss challenge! Very sophisticated card - lovely!

Thx for joining us at Totally Gorjuss and see you next week hopefully! ;)

Suzie McFloozy said...

Gorgeous card Kim very elegant and that splash of yellow really makes the whole thing "pop" x
I also love the sentiment and how you decorated the inside too x
Thanks for joining us at Cooking it up with katie this week x
((hugs)) Suzie xx

Kathy W. said...

Great card, Love the touch of yellow. Thanks for joining us at Double Delight.

Kristine said...

LOVE THIS! Very elegant with your colors and that gorgeous border punch and subtle dry embossing too! Fabby job... thanks so much for playing at Double Delight! *Ü*

Chris said...

The yellow really pops with the black and white.
Thanks for joining us at Cooking It Up With Katie, I hope you'll play with us again.

Linda Ledbetter said...

This is so unique and lovely. Black and white are always so elegant, and the pops of color really make this special! Thanks for playing along with the Drunken Stampers!

CuddlyBunny said...

Digging the sentiment, and the simple beauty here. Wonderful!

Thanks for dropping in at the Drunken Stampers craft pub!

Claire said...

What a gorgeous elegant card, love the splash of yellow
Thanks for Cooking it up with Katie
Claire xx

Rene' said...

Very cute card! And the cafe scene definitely works!! Thanks for playing along with us this week at SSDS!
Scrappy Love,
Rene'

Heather "Hev" said...

Great take on the theme!!

Thank you for joining us this week over at Incy Wincy Designs Challenge

Have a wonderful week
Heather
my blog

Rebecca's Card Hobby said...

Checking out the cards at 365 this evening. I love this card and the yellow daffodil is a perfect touch.

Penny said...

Thanks for playing with cooking it up with Katie, I like the colours you chose to use.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful card! I like that you enhanced the inside also. Thanks for playing the Critter Sketch Challenge.

Craft Paper said...

So elegant! I love that border punch and the inside is so elegant too! Thanks for playing along with the Critter Sketch Challenge.

Lisa Somerville said...

How pretty, very striking. Thanks for playing at the CSCB.

Moira said...

I love that edge punch!

Such a classy card!

Thanks for playing at the Critter Challenge Blog... hope to see you again next week!

Jackie Randolph said...

Gorgeous!! Love the papers and the little bit of yellow. Thanks for playing at the Critter Sketch Challenge blog.

Lexi said...

so pretty hunni thanks for playing at Lexi's creations

hugs lexi xxx

Rachel said...

wow this is simply stunning!
Thanks for playing with us at Lexi's Creations.
Hugs, Rachel xx