Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge Week 32 - Smoky Slate

Welcome to Week 32 of the Crafty Collaborations Monochromatic Color Challenge. This week we are showcasing Smoky Slate from the Neutrals Collection. This beautiful soft gray is so versatile and I can't wait to share what I created with it this week.

For my card design, I chose to create a clean and simple masculine card using the new Greatest Adventure stamp set from the Online Exclusives. I love the detailed train image in this stamp set and I thought it would look beautiful using Smoky Slate Classic ink. I chose to use Basic Black cardstock for my card base and sentiment label to help the Smoky Slate pop and add dimension to the design. To add texture to the background, I used the Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder on the Smoky Slate cardstock layer and I chose the Deckled Rectangles Dies to create the layers for a vintage look. 

Products Used:

Greatest Adventure stamp set (item #164369)

Deckled Rectangles Dies (item #159173)

Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder (item #154317)

Basic Black Cardstock (item #121045)

Smoky Slate Cardstock (item #131202)

Basic White Cardstock (item #159276)

Smoky Slate Classic Ink Pad (item #147113)

Versamark Pad (item #102283)

Basics Wow Embossing Powders (item #165679)

Basic Gray & Smoky Slate Pearls (item #163416)

Blending Brushes (item #153611)

Measurements:

Basic Black Cardstock

Card Base - 5 1/2" x 58 1/2" (Scored at 4 1/4")

Sentiment Label - 1/2" x 3 3/4"

Smoky Slate Cardstock

Layer 1 die cut with the Deckled Rectangles Dies 

Basic White Cardstock

Card Front die cut with the Deckled Rectangles Dies

This beautiful masculine card showcases how Smoky Slate can be used to create a wonderful clean and simple design. I love that the train image from the Greatest Adventure stamp set has so much detail and shading to help bring it to life with the Smoky Slate Classic ink. I wanted to give the design a vintage feeling so I chose to use the Deckled Rectangles Dies to create the layers for this card. The Painted Texture 3D Embossing Folder adds the look and feel of wrinkled paper to the Smoky Slate cardstock layer which adds to the vintage feel of this card. For the sentiment, I heat embossed the image with White embossing powder onto the Basic Black cardstock strip and added two of the Smoky Slate Pearls to complete the card design. I love how this design turned out and how beautiful Smoky Slate looks with Basic Black and Basic White. 

Thank you for taking the time to visit my blog. I hope that my card design will help inspire you to explore using Smoky Slate in your future projects. It is a wonderful neutral that works well with so many colors.

Please take the time to visit this week's Monochromatic Insta Hop and see all the amazing projects showcasing Smoky Slate. Just click here to get started. We would love it if you would leave us a comment and let us know what you like about our projects. I hope you will come back next week to see what color we will be showcasing next.

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Until Next Time

Happy Stamping,

Tricia Butts
Independent Stampin' Up! Demonstrator

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