Black and White and Pink – A Dramatic Card

It’s time for some drama peeps and nothing is more dramatic than the color combination of pink, black and white. So I put together a little card using these colors. It doesn’t slide, explode or stand up but I’m pretty kicked with the way it turned out. And with Teachers Day just around the corner, I thought it would be a perfect way for my little boy to show his appreciation for his nursery ‘Aunty’. 

If you’re an avid crafter like me, you probably spend a great deal of time scouring YouTube for craft videos. One recurring trend I always see is ‘layering’. So I jumped on the bandwagon. This card has 4 different layers – black, then white, then pink pattern paper and finally a stamped and embossed card.

I’ve also learned that sentiments should not be hand-written unless you have a calligraphic hand writing style, which I certainly don’t. A professional and elegant card can quickly lose its beauty if such a risk is taken. Since I couldn’t find a stamp for this message, I used my computer and took a print out. I cut it to size and glued it on a black strip of card. Is that cheating?

Here’s a list of items I used for this creation all from ItsyBitsy of course:

  1. Black card stock
  2. White Card Stock
  3. Grosgrain Ribbon
  4. Pink Craft Rose
  5. Framelits Die – for the circles

Let me know what you think of this ‘dramatic card’ – I really love hearing your feedback, comments and tips!

26 comments

  1. Love it love it love it!!! Beautiful card Sunehra!! I like using computer generated sentiments.. And do the same trick! Its far more economical for a newbie like me..;)
    Again ..Gorgeous !!

    Hugs

    Jaya
    mycraftworld23.blogspot.in

  2. Gorgeous and on so elegant!! love your card Sunhera and trust me it's not cheating to use computer generated sentiments at all…infact stamp veteran Jennifer Mc Guire does it all the time so i can vouch for it!!!i love the layering and the embossing you have done …its given such beautiful results am sure your son's teacher is gonna be so happy 🙂

  3. Lovely card Sunehra…love that pink flower, its not there in the Delhi store 🙁
    And the color combo is too cute. And its no cheating to use computer printed sentiments 🙂 We all do it 😉

  4. Hi there – thanks a lot. No I didn't make the rose. Got it from ItsyBitsy. The pink ones are out of stock but they have blue and white. Really pretty. The link is on the blog.

  5. Hi Hussena – thanks so much for the feedback. Glad to know stampers take print outs too. The thing is my son has 2 teachers, so now I gotta make another one. Yay!!

  6. I kno! the pink flower is out of stock but its available in blue and white on the net. The link is on the blog. Great to hear that printing is not cheating. Don't know why I felt kinda guilty about it! BTW glad to see you slipped in your tricolor challenge submission. Was wondering what happened. Cheers!

  7. Hi Poornima – ya I totally adore this pattern paper. Actually my friend had it and I just had to get it too. Forgot to add the link on the blog. Will update it for sure!

  8. Hey thanks a lot Pooja. The rose is just gorgeous! Have to say! I picked it up a few months ago and was holding on to it till I had the perfect embellishment opportunity.

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