Merry Little Christmas Chalk Talk Card

Need a super quick, simple and fun Christmas card?  Well you’ve found it!  Today’s card takes a page from the Clean and Simple rule book.  This card is colorful, packs a punch and is quite trendy!  The Chalkboard look is fun, and the stamp set Merry Little Christmas really works for this look.  Read on for all the details!

What do you think?  It’s a fun little card, right?!!  Simple, but fun.  If you love this card and are looking for great ideas to say thanks, be sure to try out the newest Class of the Month in the classroom – Thanks.  It’s on Pre-sale for 22 more hours, then will go back up to the full price, so save 20% while you can!  Click here for class details

Creative Tips –

• Since the black chalk board look is so striking against the Crumb Cake, the color Cherry Cobbler is the perfect compliment to bring the card together. 
• The cute papers from the Paper Stack Season of Style really helps this particular look.  Don’t you just love the candy cane feel to the paper?
• Something else this card looks like is a package.  That’s one of the great ways to use the Chalk Talk Framelits. 
• To give a little interest to the great amount of white space, stamp off in Crumb Cake with the splats from Gorgeous Grunge three times, once up top and once in each corner. 
• Tip – don’t over stamp this, it will ruin the random effect – trust me on that!  It will look forced rather than just that little interest that you were going for.
• Your Cherry Cobbler is 2’” x 4.25” and the Basic Black is 2.25” x 4.25”
• Cut the tag out with the Chalk Talk Framelits and stamp the greeting from Merry Little Christmas in Whisper White Craft Ink.  Draw and outline around the edge with a White Watercolor Pencil.
• To give it that chalk board look, drop an Embossing Buddy on the tag in several places to look like chalk residue.
• Wrap your ribbon around and tie a flat knot.  Bring your tag through to make sure of the placement on the card. 
• Attach the Basic Black to your Crumb Cake base.
• Tip – Use Snail on the left side of your tag and two dimensionals on the right.  This will help give it the randomly attached look.
• Add Pearl Basic Jewels in multiple sizes for a punched up look, it looks great without them too!

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Supplies:

• Stamps – Gorgeous Grunge, Merry Little Christmas
• Ink – Whisper White Craft Ink, Crumb Cake
• Paper – Crumb Cake, Basic Black, Season of Style Designer Paper Stack
• Tools – Embossing Buddy, Chalk Talk Framelits 
• Finishing Touch – Whisper White 5/8” Organza Ribbon, Rhinestone Pearl Basic Jewels , Stamping Dimensionals