Discover the elegant beauty of monochrome black and white cards. Explore design ideas for creating stunning cards for any occasion.

I love how sophisticated and elegant this handmade monochrome black and white card turned out! There’s something so understated about a black and white card and a monochromatic design allows your main feature to really stand out.  To make this card I used the Brass and Bliss Floral Monochrome 6 x 6 Paper Pad, Decorative Rectangle, Classic Nested Oval, Spring Flowers and Branches and Leaves.

Card Base and Frame

• Use white cardstock to cut an A2 sized card base and the Decorative Rectangle.
• Use a piece of Floral Monochrome paper to cut a 5.50″ x 4.25″ layer and attach it to the card base using ATG adhesive.
• Place the decorative layer on the cutting platform, line up the oval die, secure in place with masking tape and cut the frame opening.
• Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the frame and attach it to the card base.

Flower and Branches

• Use white cardstock to cut the Spring Flowers and the Branches and Leaves.  Note:  I cut one extra of the largest flower and three sets of the branches. 
• Use needle nose pliers or tweezers to form the flower petals.  Check out this post to see photos of how I use the pliers to bend the edges of the petals.
• place the flower sections face up on the molding pad and push gently down in the centers using a large round stylus.
• Attach the flowers sections together using glossy accents and make sure to offset each layer.
• Apply glossy accents to the back of the flower and attach it to the card base.
• Use black cardstock to cut the round flower center, place face down on the molding pad and push gently down in the center with a round stylus.
• Place a small piece of mounting tape to the back of the flower center and attach it to the flower.
• Trim the branch sections to fit the arrangement, tuck them under the flower and attach using glossy accents.

Here are the goodies from Brass and Bliss I used for this project:

2202 Floral Monochrome- 6×6 Paper Pad [ B&B ] 5600-02D Decorative Rectangle Die [ B&B ] 5004D Classic Nested Oval Die [ B&B ] 5709-02D Spring Flowers Die [ B&B ] 5404D Branches and Leaves Die [ B&B ]

For all the other goodies I use from my stash, you can see all my favorite crafting tools here.

If you aren’t a fan of the look of what I think is a really pretty handmade monochrome black and white card……..(and I know not everyone will be!)……..use your markers to add some color highlights to the paper! The Paper Pads from Brass and Bliss are made with 80# paper and have the right finish to be colorable and you can customize every piece in this collection using whatever your favorite coloring medium might be.