Frilly & Funkie - Chalk it Up!

Hi everyone! Today I'm sharing my card for the latest Frilly and Funkie challenge. It was my turn to choose a theme this time and I decided on 'Chalk it Up'. I originally intended to create a background with this cool chalk technique I came up with a few years ago, but I spotted the Halloween Blueprint stamps in my stash and ended up going in a totally different direction! Here's a quick tutorial:

I started by stamping the pumpkin onto one of Ranger's black tags and embossing it with Frosted Crystal embossing powder (you can see a full tutorial for this technique on Tim Holtz's blog). After it cooled, I rubbed it with chalk to give it the chalkboard look.

I loved the look of it, but I wanted just a bit of color. I decided to experiment with liquid chalk and Distress markers to see if I could get a colored chalk finish on my pumpkin. I started by coloring in the sections with the liquid chalk (you can find the brand I used on Amazon). After letting it dry, I carefully colored over it with the spiced marmalade marker. It worked! I added a bit of mustard seed after it dried to give it a more yellowy-orange color. After I finished, I made sure and scribbled the markers onto a scrap of paper to get rid of any chalk that had gotten on the tip.

A word of caution - while I'm pretty sure my markers will be fine, I can't guarantee it. If you want to be absolutely safe, you can scribble your marker onto a palette and use a brush to pick it up and color with it. And, while I didn't have time to try it, I'm sure you could press a Distress ink pad onto a craft sheet, pick up the ink with a brush and color with that. I did try a reinker and it didn't work at all - it wouldn't dry. So have fun experimenting, but be careful! I tend to be a bit adventurous with my supplies and I know not everyone is like that. ;)

The supplies I used can be found at The Funkie Junkie Boutique via the links below.

$17.95 Stampers Anonymous Tim Holtz Rubber Stamps - Halloween Blueprint 2	Ranger Embossing Antiquities - Frosted Crystal	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Embossing Ink Pad	Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Markers - Full Set - $129	Ranger Inkssentials Surfaces Tags - #12 Giant Tags - Black
Tim Holtz Idea-ology Paper Stash Regions Beyond	Tim Holtz Idea-ology Linen Ribbon	Sizzix® Thinlits Die Set 14PK - Fall Foliage by Tim Holtz	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz Ribbon Flags	Sizzix Alterations Decorative Strip Tim Holtz WANTED Alphabet Die
Rayon Seam Binding

Thanks so much for stopping by today! There is still plenty of time to join the challenge. For all the details, along with some fantastic inspiration from the Frilly and Funkie team, make sure you check out this post. We'd love to have you join us!