Thursday 23 April 2015

Chalkboard Mosaic

Good Morning! Today I want to share with you a card which I created based on a sketch which I designed for today's new challenge at CAS colours & Sketches, so it's kind of all my own work! I do like to be a bit different and I decided that there were not many cards around which use triangular layouts so I came up with the one below

 
I wanted to use Mosaic Madness stamps and I combined them with a sentiment from Big Day done use the chalkboard technique. I played around with the mosaics, mixing colours and designs but finally settled for blocks of colour with the same repeating pattern.


I hope that you don't think that the chalkboard is not really CAS, I think it is since the design is uncluttered and has lots of 'white space' which, in this case, is black! I kept the whole card front quite flat this time.


 I did, however use a Kraft coloured mat beneath my chalkboard and popped that up on foam pads to enhance the chalkboard idea.

I really enjoyed making this card. It is quite different from others I have made and I think you could use it for male or female recipients. 

2 comments:

  1. I've been so looking forward to seeing your card and what you had in mind when you designed this sketch. I love your chalkboard and mosaic of colours. Thanks for a thought provoking and challenging sketch.

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  2. The chalkboard looks terrific, and the black really highlights the colorful mosaic images. I have to agree with Jane that it was a challenging sketch, but it's also a very interesting and unique one!

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