Black and White Backgrounds of Awesomeness!

So this post is really just a result of getting my groove going on last week's Friday Quickie. Originally, the post was supposed to be about backgrounds, and after I got going stamping, it turned into a Timeless Textures specific theme.  If you missed it, check it out here!  The funny thing is it all started out with this pin:

It is from my Stampin Up Inspiration Board.  Most of what is there are AWESOME colors, beautiful pictures or designs that look like they could translate to cards.  I like it a lot because they are really great to start with if you are stuck with no ideas rolling around in your head!

So I loved the idea of the geometric background in black and white with a pop of color to go with it!  So this is my first card!  I LOVE this card!!!  It turned out great and I really just love that it all came from a rug pin!  Check out the video to see how easy it is to stamp!  Remember my friends, butts out! 😉

Isn't this just the most fun card?!  I really like the little flowers in Soft Sky and the leaves to just really add a punch of color!

In the video, I got a wild hair and decided to go Baja with my stamping by adding one of the other images in the Bohemian Borders set, the diamond.  I think it is a fun touch!  While I wouldn't want to make dozens of these cards, it is kind of fun to see the difference!

Everything else is exactly the same!

Then I knew I wanted to try this background/border image from the set, Summer Silhouettes.  This is one of my all time fav sets from the main catalog because it is easy to stamp and it is a fantastic 2-step set!  The colors here are Black and white (obviously) with Bermuda Bay!  I pulled in the Beautiful Bunch set that coordinates with the fun flower punch I've been using and I love the look!

It is so hard to photograph the look of Wink of Stella, but i have it on the black center (1/2" circle punch) as well as the petals of the flower! Super simple card but really striking with that neat background design! I don't think I am done with this design yet–I can see too many more possibilities!!

The greeting is from Cottage Greetings.

Here is another fun card using the Stamp A Bag stamp set (while I have stamped a bag with this set, it is absolutely one of my favorites for card-making)!!  There are several options for backgrounds and I LOVE this one!!!  Black and white polkadots are AWESOME!!!  How could you not like the look of these?! 

 Interesting to note:  This background is stamped with the Black Archival pad and the next card is stamped with the Black Memento.  You can really see the difference-the memento almost looks gray to me.  Worth using the Black Archival ink for that true black look.

I love these two cards, too!  This is another design I am just not done with yet!!  This is one of the projects for this weekend's A Day in the Creativity Cave!  I have a couple of spots left if you would like to join in on the fun!  I am so excited about the take home version! You can see the details here and reserve your take home kit!  This is truly an amazing deal!!  LOTS of bang for your buck!!

I hope you loved these backgrounds as much as I do!  They are so quick and easy to put together and make for some super fun cards!  There are just under 2 weeks left of Saleabration, so don't miss out on this amazing special where you get a FREE saleabration item for every $50 you spend and best yet, you get to become a Creativity Cave VIP!! Saleabration ends March 31st!

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