Blogger Challenge: Week 50

It's the 50th week of the blogger challenge--wow! This week's challenge was to use black and white only. I managed to keep to the challenge rules, but it was tough. I kept wanting to add just a little bit of a contrasting color, like red, but I held back. In the end I'm pretty happy with my black and white results.

There's not much stamping here, just the sentiment. I used a combination of patterned papers from a Making Memories mat stack that includes only shades of black, white, and gray. I chose to use a polka dot and a floral pattern together. I used more of the more delicate polka dot pattern so the patterns wouldn't be too overwhelming on the cardfront. The seam between the two papers is hidden with a piece of wide grosgrain ribbon.

The flower piece is several different flowers, layered together. The white flowers are white plastic flowers with a self-adhesive backing. I layered a small black velvet flower between them and added a flat-backed pearl to the stacked flower's center.

The sentiment is from the versatile Never a Loss 4 Words set from Kitchen Sink Stamps. I punched it out using my word window punch and added a brad to one end.

For more black and white ideas, you can visit the other challenge participants. You can find links to their blogs in the sidebar on the right.

Materials Used:

Never a Loss 4 Words stamp set (Kitchen Sink Stamps); white cardstock (Georgia Pacific); Noir Black ink (Palette); patterned paper, plastic flower embellishments, black brad (Making Memories); velvet flower (Prima); white grosgrain ribbon (Michaels); Basic Black cardstock, word window punch, dimensionals (Stampin' Up!); circle dies (Nestabilities); flat-backed pearls (Target)