Crinkled Chalks

by Beate Johns

Take your chalks and Saran Wrap and create a beautiful background.

Supplies

Matte Cardstock

Chalk Inks

Saran Wrap®

Step By Step

Step 1.
Take a piece of Saran Wrap and bunch it up. Ink it up with a light chalk ink and dab the inked up Saran Wrap all over the cardstock.

Step 2.
Ink up your Saran Wrap with a different, slightly darker color and go over your cardstock again.

Step 4.
Stamp an image on your background or use as is. Finish your card.

Variations

Alternate Inks
Try the same with classic ink pads instead of chalk ink.

Experiment with Colors
Try it on colored cardstock.

Your Turn

You've seen the tutorial, now you try it! We've got a section of the gallery set aside for Crinkled Chalks. Try this technique, then upload your artwork to the gallery. Show us your creations!

Questions and Comments

Have any questions about this tutorial? Any neat tips you've discovered that you'd care to share with the rest of us? Be sure and hit the comments link in the right-hand sidebar.