Thursday, 20 February 2014

Black and White

Welcome to a new Freshly Made Sketch challenge.  This week it's my turn to design the sketch and I've decided to go square!

For my card, I went with stark black and white to come up with this:

The chevron panels were made using a stencil and some embossing paste I dyed with Basic Black reinker.  I then cut the piece into panels and layered them onto Basic Black.  

A very simple card suitable for a masculine birthday card.

Here are a couple of close-ups of the stenciling panels so you can see the dimension and texture.




Thanks for looking.  I hope you give my sketch a go - and don't feel obligated to make a square card.  This sketch would work just as well on a rectangle card.

 Thanks for looking.

 Products used:

 Stamps:  A Little Birthday Cheer
Ink:  Memento Tuxedo Black
Cardstock:  Basic Black, Whisper White
Accessories:  Kaisercraft Chevron Stencil, Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste, Basic Black Reinker, American Crafts Twine

 Cheers
Karren
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13 comments:

  1. Cindy Lovell20 February 2014 at 02:52

    WOW,Karren! I love how you used the embossing paste...looks amazing!! Awesome card and Sketch!!

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  2. Susan Joyce20 February 2014 at 03:46

    Fantastic use of the embossing paste Karren, great idea for your sketch and I love the black and white.

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  3. LeAnne20 February 2014 at 04:28

    This is AMAZING! What a fabulous creation!

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  4. Linda Callahan20 February 2014 at 05:01

    You get an A plus on your stencil homework! This is terrific.....love the bold graphic design! Thanks for a super sketch!

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  5. Jen Mitchell20 February 2014 at 16:17

    Wowzer! Bold, graphic and such an awesome way to use the embossing paste! I can't stop admiring this!!

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  6. Leslie Miller20 February 2014 at 18:21

    Oh, I like this sketch and I love your card! Great use of the embossing paste to make it very textured. Perfect for a masculine birthday!

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  7. Scrappy Géri21 February 2014 at 01:25

    Love your zébra style card Karren :) modern and classy :)

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  8. Amy O21 February 2014 at 16:48

    Oh, wow! I'm so impressed with your stenciling skills! I thought this was dsp until I read your post. I enjoyed your sketch this week!

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  9. Joni Andaya22 February 2014 at 15:22

    What a Perfect Masculine card!!! Gorgeous stenciling :)

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  10. Angela23 February 2014 at 13:39

    This is a handsome urban graphic piece of art, Karren!

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  11. Jen Brum23 February 2014 at 16:01

    Okay, this is so super fabulous! I am so envious of the embossing paste! Those chevrons are so fun! I love it! I couldn't figure out how you did it!!!! Oh, you stencil ladies!

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  12. Cindy Hall24 February 2014 at 15:24

    Wow, that stenciling is so awesome! I love the texture. Gorgeous card. I could just see me making a really huge mess of it!

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  13. Narelle Farrugia24 February 2014 at 22:55

    Black and white is always so striking and even more so because of the embossing paste! You and your techniques - you put me to shame!

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