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Apr 2, 2024

Black and White Plus One for March Card Chain Challenge

Hello and welcome! It's the 2nd of the month and that means it's time to reveal the cards that were sent for the March Card Chain Challenge. I thought I was going to take a break in March but when I saw the themes I just couldn't resist and this is pretty much the card I had in mind so it didn't take me too long to complete.

My card went to Jeanne in Minnesota and I hope she liked it :) I absolutely loved creating it!

As always we're given a variety of challenge options, this time I selected the color scheme of Black and White plus one other color and I also selected the other option of "postal". This cute girly stamp is new to me but a real oldie from Stampin Up. I found it along with another stamp from the set at a local thrift store for just 50 cents for both stamps and of course I had to get them as I love silhouette stamp. 


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I used the negative of a circle die cut to ink up inside the circle and used a MFT cloud stencil. The ink is Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide. After removing the stencil I stamped the little girl and birds (birds are part of a past Hero Arts stamp kit ). At this point I wasn't sure what to use for the sentiment when I remembed the postage stamps from Whimsy Stamps (old) with matching die so I chose one of the stamps from that set. A couple small die cut flowers (from the Penny Black Frames die set) finish off the card. The girl stamp includes a sentiment on the bottom but I masked that off and instead chose a sticker sentiment from Tim Holtz' small talk booklet

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I was so happy to receive the adorable card below from Ella in Germany. Thank you, Ella for this beautiful card! I love it!


If you want to join in the April Card Chain Challenge then you can still sign up here. The linky tool will be open for a few more days. Be sure to check out the FAQ page for all the info if you are new to the CCC.






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24 comments:

brenda said...

That's such a lovely image with the little girl and her Dog and such an effective design with the circle and clouds.

B x

Joanne said...

I love it! The blue is lovely against the black and white.

Rainey's Craft Room said...

This is such a beautiful design using this sweet silhouette stamp Ellie. The stenciled sky and added flower elements are the perfect finishing touches.
Lorraine

papierelle said...

Ein wunderschönes und liebliches Stempelmotiv hast Du gewählt und es perfekt in Szene gesetzt. Wunderschön, die Wolken in einem Kreis zu gestalten, das gibt der Karte eine besondere Optik!!

Linby said...

wow! This is such an effective design and I love that little postage stamp - would work perfectly with the postage die!

Julia Aston said...

What a wonderful design with the circle of sky and clouds and the black strip with the sentiment - the silhouette stampings are lovely on this! Julia xx

Gail L said...

Ellie, your card is so cute!
Love the colors you've chosen, and the more I see Silhouettes the more I like them!
Have a great week!

Ida said...

Very cute card. I believe I may still have that old SU set. What a great way to use it.

Angelnorth said...

Fabulous take on the colour theme, the silhouette looks great against the cloudy circle and the little postage stamp sentiment is perfect!

Alice (scrAPpamondo) said...

Oh wow, love, love love this card! Amazing stamp and the scene you created is really adorable!!! The circle with the stencilled clouds, the flowers and the TH sticker have been a wonderful choice to compliment this super cute silhouette stamp!!

PaulaShort said...

This card is just beautiful.You do such lovely work.
Visiting today from #MMBC

ScrappyHorses said...

This is so adorable! That silhouette is charming and the sentiments are perfect! So happy you shared with us at Path of Positivity! Katrina

ElizStewart said...

Ellie... love your composition on this sweet sweet card! The postage sentiment is adorable. Thanks so much for joining and sharing at Just Us Girls this week.

Carole J said...

Such a beautiful stamped, inky card, Ellie! The little girl silhouette is charming and your cloudy sky is the perfect backdrop for her. Many thanks for sharing your project at the Path of Positivity challenge this month. x

HilaryJane said...

That was a good find in your local thrift store. We all dream about those! Love how yoy have used that sweet stamp. It has a vintage feel with a modern look. Amazing sky too xx

kiwimeskreations said...

This is beautiful Ellie - an absolutely stunning card with the silhouette images, a great collaboration of stamp sets, against the blue clouds. The flowers are the perfect accent
Blessings
Maxine

Amy Johnson said...

This is incredible! I love how you did the sky background.

coldwaters2 said...

Beautiful card Ellie love the image and the wonderful scene you have created I also love the one you received
hugs
lolo x

Arlene said...

Love this - so soft and charming in your choice of black and white and one other color. WOW!

Pauline C said...

Fabulous silhouette design Ellie … brilliant image and I love the background clouds. I only have a home made cloud stencil and definitely think one line yours would get me better results! Xx

Linda W. (ScrappinBari) said...

Gorgeous blues with your crisp white card and the black silhouette images, Ellie - love it!!

Francesca said...

Simply gorgeous! Thanks for joining us at A Place To Start!

Pia S said...

What a lucky girl you are, you got a bargain on these wonderful stamps and I love what you've made using them!

Manuela said...

Thank you for participating in The Crafting Challenge. Dt Manuela