Oh How I loved this challenge! It was to use ONLY black ink in your stamping. I ADORED this and I knew I would from the moment we got the challenge. I also just love the look of trying to get different “feels” with the same color ink. I went with very sophisticated today.
Using Ripe Avocado as my accent color (because I love black white and green together) I played with a negative image and positive one to show the contrast between saturation and light. So using one of Heather’s new border stamps from “Beyond Basic Borders” stamping it twice right next to each other, I created a side strip. I then used the solid leaf image from “Spiral Bouquet” for the main section of the card. The one thing I did do that is a little bit different which you can’t see is that I made the border side up a little bit higher by using taller dimensionals. The main panel is up on smaller dimensionals because I didn’t want it flat on the base of the card, but I really wanted the side panel to be a little bit higher to escalate the sentiment a tad more. It is quite effective. The fabulously “mod” button is from the new Papertrey Ink Vintage Button Collection. I LOVE this button. It has one really big hole (almost oval) and one medium sized one. It is so funky! The twill ran through it so nicely too. I tied a knot in the back so it would accentuate the different sized holes. With the ribbon running straight through it, the holes looked the same. The for the sentiment I used Heather’s “Around and About Sentiments” set and used another leaf image from “Spiral Bouquet” for the middle. Hope you have a great day. And if you want to particpate in this challenge, just upload your photo to Splitcoast using the Keyword: ssnotime75.
You really should play. This was very satisfying! Check out what the other girls have done!
Check Out Julie Koerber’s Sample here
Check out Heather Telford’s sample here
Check out Jennifer Buck’s sample here.
Check out Janine Orchard’s sample here.
Check out Tammy Hershberger’s sample here.
Check out AJ Otto’s sample here.
Check out Dee Jackson’s sample here.
Check out Sharon Johnson’s sample here
Stamps: Spiral Bouquet, Beyond Basic Borders, Around and About Sentiments
Paper: True Black, Ripe Avocado, White
Ink: True Black
Ribbon: Ripe Avocado Twill
Other: Vintage Buttons, Dimensionals
I don’t know how you do it lady. You have the prettiest and cleanest designs around. There’s never been a card of yours that I didn’t like! WOW!
Oh yes! So sophisticated and so beautiful! So inspiring as always
What a beautiful card you have created! I love it. And, you are right…the black and green is a great combination!
Joan
Absolutely beautiful Becky!! Hope you have a great weekend.
Gorgeous!! Love the clean lines and the green accent is PERFECT!! Beautiful card Becky!
Hey Becky! I love this!! Lovely colors, I have this setnow I have to pull it out and play:) I really like the circle and button placement:)
Have a great weekend!
Very sophisticated looking card. So perfect for this challenge. Pat
Wow, gorgeous Becky!! I definitely am going to do this one!
Gorgeous!!! I love black, white and green together, too! Why didn’t I think of that???
I hate it (but love it) when y’all use the old Papertrey sets. And when I say “old”, I just mean not most recently released. I’m a new PTI convert, and have been trying to figure out which sets I want, and my list keeps growing and growing because of things like this. Now Spiral Bouquet is going on my list, lol! Thanks for so much inspiration and showing so many different uses of the different stamp sets. I already have the new Beyond Basic Borders on order (among other things)…can’t wait for it to arrive!
I’m gonna need a dozen of each – the card AND the pitcher! Do you know how to pair stuff or what?! This card is like – Academy Award good!
Gorgeous, as usual, my friend. Love it!
You have done the positive/negative thing so well here. It is a very classy card. I like the deep frame the black makes too.
I love it when this style is well executed – I think you just set the new standard!
This is beautiful Becky! So elegant! I just got my PTI order today and can’t wait to play! Thanks for the inspiration! Awesome card for Sharon’s challenge!
Beautifully done Becky. Stunningly elegant, simple yet complex. (Sounds like I’m rate a fine wine. Naw, just a very fine piece of work!)
Becky, this is so VERY cool, my jaw hit the floor when I first saw this — I LOVE it!!! I tell you, I LOVE using Black Ink Only and you have shown us all a FABULOUS example of how fun and effective one little old black ink pad can be!!! Totally gorgeous!!!
I just wanted to tell you that I have liberally cased this design and made it in several different colors for my husband’s card stash at work! They look beautiful!
Thank you so much for sharing your talent!