Shimmer ChalkBoard Lace

Did you see the cool things the Cornish Heritage Farm Design Team did with chalk today … so many intriguing techniques.  I had never tried the ChalkBoard Technique, so I broke out my I-Kan-Dee shimmer chalks to give it a try.  I also wanted to do a card for Allison’s Suggestive Sunday challenge using backgrounders & the Card Positioning Systems Sketch #62.

I stamped the Cornish Heritage Farms Lace Backgrounder twice with white craft ink on black cardstock (the finished size of this card is 4"x8", so I needed to two pieces to cover the entire front).  I used a cotton pad to tamp on the chalk using various shades of pink, purple, red and a bit of teal.  I love the shimmer and variation of color.

I used an All Night Media medallion punch on a scrap of the lace backgrounder for an accent (I cut the medallion out of the center of the square).  The sentiment is from a new K&Company Amy Butler Lotus Greet Stamp set I picked up at Michael’s.  I made the border piece using the Martha Stewart eyelet border punch along each side.

Click here for a close-up of the lace if you want to see the details of that chalkboard shimmer.

Also, I received notice today that the challenges that Caardvarks had planned for National Scrapbooking Day have been canceled due to some scheduling issues.  However, the cool projects I spent the weekend making will be showing up for the March 20th challenge.