Wednesday 17 March 2010

Black and White









Here is a presentation box made from a template kindly supplied by Jo. The box uses one complete sheet of A4 card with minimal cutting out and very little waste and I thought it might make a nice small present for someone with a couple of notelets inside. Jo's put a great tutorial on her blog so if you fancy having a go, pay her a visit.

I used card covered with Artylicious paper for the box and just added some gingham ribbon and a white scalloped border as I felt the paper made quite a statement!

I made 3 plain cards retaining the black and white theme - the box is big enough to hold 4 so perhaps I'll add another.

The two stamped cards were done by using white embossing powder onto black card - the larger one is a new stamp that I had not yet used so this was a perfect opportunity! The other card was done using a cuttlebug folder. I added gingham ribbon to all 3 and a couple of black gems on the larger stamped image.
Stampin for the Weekend has a current theme of Monochromatic, so this has become my entry!




18 comments:

Unknown said...

Oh Viv, it's absolutely amazing!The b&w combination is stunning and the cards too - very, very classy. Thanks ever so for having a go and linking so I can see. It makes these tutorials so worth doing.

Jo :)

Maureen said...

Love the black and white look - a lovely set!! mine is nearly finished.

Sherry said...

A gorgeous gift Viv - it's so classy in the black and white. I'm off to have a look at the tutorial now!

Jan said...

Lovin' it Viv..... beautiful set. The black and white is so dramatic and elegant and those stamps are to die for (can you share what they are ?)

Debs said...

Wow Viv they are really stylish. Debs H

Juliet A said...

These are stunning - so much texture!

My name is Cindy said...

What a great present and so elegant (How did you manage it lol?). Will have to bookmark that tut as well, thanks for the link.

Anonymous said...

You completely rock black & white! These are stunning!

Di said...

Beautiful present love the black and white!!
thanks for joining SFTW!!

Hugs Di xxx

Gunn (Merete) said...

These are so beautiful. Love the black and white and the elegant style and layout.
Thanks for joining us at SFTW.
Gunn :-D

簡單生活 said...

great msg for me, thanks a lot dude˙﹏˙

Jennifer said...

A STUNNING collection. Wow! Just love the black & white theme it looks great! xx Jenny xx http://myinkyhands-jennifer.blogspot.com/

SANDERELLA said...

Lovely cards! The black and white is a lovely combination !

June Nelson said...

Hiya Vivvy darl, these are gorgeous, mind I do love black and white too, but they are really lovely, Hope your keeping ok darlin love and huggies from me xxxx

Deby said...

How cute are these!!! Love the black and white combo... Well done my dear!

Vanja said...

Hi Viv! The cards are all beautiful and very elegant and I love the box, too. Fabulous project! :)
Hugs, Vanja

Janet said...

wow how amazing!
hugs

Jean said...

Wow! Your cards are gorgeous Viv. Looking about your blog - so many beautiful creations.If you enjoy challenges, drop by and visit us at www.justscraps.ca. We've just posted our third challenge ever and would LOVE to have you play along!