December 11, 2009

Dust off those chalks...


And get CREATING!

Kristin gave us a GREAT challenge over at the Just Us Girls blog this week.


The Chalkboard technique.  A tutorial can be found on SCS HERE.

Now, I thought "oh, this will be EASY" -- but for some strange reason, I had this creative block.  I'm not sure if it was just that my week was so hectic and I'm exhausted, or what...but it took me a few attempts until I had something I was happy with.

I started out with my SU! Pastels, and I liked NOTHING that I made, then I broke out these pretty shimmery chalks, and liked it a little better...




The images, with the exception of the sentiment are from PTI's With Sympathy, and the sentiment is from PTI's Damask Designs.  I like these paired together, don't you??


On a totally unrelated note -- we had our first snowfall last weekend.  It looked SO pretty.  I can't imagine living someplace that doesn't have 4 seasons (though let me tell you, the older I get, the less and less I like the frigid cold!)  We had our town tree lighting and then we came home and had a family snowball fight -- lots of fun.  Here's a great pic I got of my daughter Shannon the next day...

Hope you get to play along with us at the JUGS challenge this week -- I apologize as I haven't had a lot of time to get around to comment -- but am hoping to make up for it in the coming days, now that I have some super important Christmas projects completed and out of the way. :)

When you upload your project, post your link on the Mr. Linky on the Just Us Girls blog post -- and use Keyword JUGS11 in the online galleries.
 
Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has created!
Hope you all have a GREAT weekend!




10 comments:

Dana Gustafson said...

Ok, Shannon's rosy cheeks and nose are the CUTEST! I love a good winter glow. :)

This is a wonderful card. You chose such a detailed image and it came out perfectly. WTG, girlie!

Mona Pendleton said...

Tracy, your card is lovely! That is one heck of image to chalk - you did an amazing job! Your daughter looks like she is having a blast!

barb said...

Absolutely gorgeous!!! And the card is cute too!!! LOL!!! Shannon is growning up soooo quickly. Such a beautiful picture of her!!!

I like how the card came out!!! I haven't used my chalks in sooooo long. Maybe I'll have to dust them off and try this challenge.

Lisa Kind said...

Tracey! You did a fabulous job with this technique! I LOVE your card! The colors are beautiful! As is your daughter...that picture of her is awesome! I couldn't imagine living without the four seasons either...and I'm saying that with 40mph winds, 10" or more of snow, and below zero windchills right now! Ya gotta be a New Yorker to love it!

PS...your word verification is "driest"! Too funny!

Maria said...

Tracey! This is freakin awesome!! You silly girl you did a fabulous job!! LOVE that image, I may have to go check that out!

Your snow bunny is so cute in the snow! I can't believe you guys got that much snow!

Katie Cotton said...

super cute card! I'm definitely going to have to try this out!

Unknown said...

Just gorgeous, Tracey! Just love all the shimmer!

Great pic of your daughter!!

AKiteFlier said...

Tracey this turned out wonderfully!! I LOVE those images and never thought how pretty they might be chalked but they are indeedy! Your daughter is even more adorable than the card tho :-) Have a great weekend.

Riet said...

What a beautiful card Tracey..

Hugs Riet.xx

Andrea M said...

This is so beautiful! The colors are so brilliant against the dark background. WOW - you did such a wonderful job chalking this! Thanks for the inspiration :)