Scrapbooking ChalkScrapbooking Chalk can add some interesting, subtle and artistic effects to your scrapbook pages. Here are a few of the layouts where I have used chalks to do that.
These Egyptian Scrapbook Layouts are very special to me. The pyramids at night were lite up with neon or strobe lights. I put the photos, with no mattes, directly on the black background and used my neon chalks to highlight the streaming light effects onto the background paper. To do this I used a Scrapbooking Chalk "Masking" Technique. 1. I placed a small piece of paper (Post it Note, in this case) on the surface of the paper at the same angle that I wanted the "light" to continue off the photo and onto the page. 2. I then rubbed my little finger tip in the chalk and dragged my finger to apply the chalk from the masking paper off onto the background paper. This took several applications to get the light chalk to show on the black background. 3. When the masking paper was removed, the area where the paper was provided the straight line and the rest was "feathered" out from there.
This title page for the Norfolk Botanical Gardens used a combination of Scrapbooking Chalk techniques. 1. The Title was first "stenciled" using chalks of purples, teals and blues applied with a small cotton ball on the end of an tweezer-like applicator. 2. Then, I placed a piece of scratch paper that was 8 x 8 inches over the title. That was the "mask". 3. Then I used the chalks again in what is called "direct to paper" in 3 colors, and dragged the chalks themselves across the mask paper onto the background paper and blended with my fingers. 4. Once the mask was removed it revealed a frame, of sorts, in the shape of the mask. 
For these Germany Scrapbook Layouts I tried to convey the image of the height of the mountain and the early morning fog and gray sky so my background papers were just plain gray. For all the chalking, I used a "Direct to Paper" Technique. I found the mountain top die cuts at my local scrapbook store years ago in a gray that was several shades darker than my background paper. I used those for the bottom border of the pages but used white and light blue chalk on the peaks to depict the snow. I also found a castle die cut and chalked some of the structural lines a darker blue and then used a white chalk to emphasize the background lighting behind the castle. The chalking accents are subtle, but make a big statement.
For this chalking accent, I used another castle die cut accented with rust colored chalk. The Castle die cut was difficult to see the many lines in the die cut, but the chalk applied with a tiny round cotton ball brought out the nice accents of the die cut and gave it a little more dimension. First you need to make sure that you get chalk that is meant for Scrapbooking, to make sure that it is "acid free." The images below are some of the Scrapbooking Chalks that are currently available.
This set has 24 of the basic colors of White, yellow, yellow/orange, orange, red/orange, red, flesh, pink, magenta, orchid, violet, dark blue, royal blue, light blue, turquoise, dark green, green, lime green, burnt sienna, tan, light brown, dark brown, grey and black. 
This Set #2 on the left, has 9 colors and also comes with 2 applicators. The colors are Coral, Rose, Cranberry, Eggplant, Plum, Burgundy, Lavender, Moss, and Sage. This Set #3 on the right, has 9 more colors. They are Pale Yellow, Light Mauve, Wedgewood, Blue-Green, Brick, Butterscotch, Forest Green, Brown, and Charcoal.
This is the 9 pc Glimmer Chalk Set - which will provide sparkle or glimmer, depending on the color, type of paper and reflective lighting. Colors include Gold, White Sparkle, Blush, Rosie Gold, Lilac, Emerald, Sparkle Green, Blue Sparkle and Golden Copper. This set also comes with 2 little sponge applicators and runs about $6.00. Another brand of Pearlescent Chalks and Metallic Cream Chalks is made by Pebbles called I Kan dee. These kits are available to purchase below on page 2 of the Chalk Store. These are only two of many sets of shades that come in a tin with 30 colors of Chalk, an Aligator clip tool and 3 sizes of mini cotton balls to use for applicators. The nice little tin boxs clearly show all the colors, and keeps all the little pieces in place.
ColorBox Fluid Chalk inkpads are really great for achieving the soft, subtle look of chalk with your artwork. ColorBox Fluid Chalk inkpads come in five sizes or formats: mini, full size and Cat’s Eye ink pads, plus Paintbox and Petal Point Option Pads. These inkpads all have re-inkers available. And each of the five types of pads and re-inkers come in a full assortmemt of 38 colors. Alabaster, Amber Clay, Aquamarine, Azurite, Bisque, Blue Iris
Blue Lagoon, Blush Rose, Burnt Sienna, Charcoal, Chestnut Roan, Creamy Brown, Dark Brown, Dark Moss, Dark Peony, Deep Green, French Blue, Ice Blue, Ice Jade, Lavender, Lime Pastel, Lipstick Red, Maroon, Olive Pastel, Orchid Pastel, Peach Pastel, Pink Pastel, Prussian Blue, Rose Coral, Rouge, Tangerine, Warm Green, Warm Red, Warm Violet, Wisteria, Yellow Cadmium, Yellow Citrus, and Yellow Ochre.
The Cat's Eye (shape) Ink Pad of Fluid Chalk is the smallest
These are other forms for the Fluid Scrapbooking Chalk Pads - The Petal Point and Paint Box Sets. The rounded outside edge is great for inking larger areas while the point of the tip is great for getting in close to those smaller areas. These Petal Point sets are each 8 colors and each pad color is separate on an "Option Plate" that slides out and has a small tab on the bottom to use for a handle. The same Option Plates are in the Paint Box While these sets they are stored together, the Optaion Plates allow them to separate easily to use and re-ink. 
Another option for Scrapbooking Chalk is a collection of Zig Memory Systems Writer Dual Tip Pens in the Chalk Collection. These come in the fine and bullet tip markers, and the final product resembles a soft chalk pastel color once they are dry. They also are great for writing on dark and bright color paper.
They come in a package of 6 colors with white, gray, pink, yellow, green and blue pigment ink. These are also acid free, archival quality, light fast, fade proof and waterproof as are all these wonderful scrapbooking pens and writing tools. These are available on Page 3 of the Scrapbooking Chalk Store below. Most of the places that sell chalk sets will also sell the additional applicators and an eraser. I use a regular "White Eraser" which will work fine erasing your chalk if you don't wait too long for it to set up. The manufacturer recommends a "Chalk-Away Eraser." Careful, the eraser does not work on the Chalk pens or ink pads - only on the dry chalk. The makers of Decorating Chalk recommend a "Blair No-Odor Spray but they say that the fixative is not required, although it does help to protect the projects. I have personally not used a fixative on my projects, but I did dust off or erase the excess and have stored them in page protectors. I have used my chalks in many different types of scrapbook paper. The manufacturer says that the type of paper that is used may determine the intensity of the colors. With a softer paper, the chalk will work itself into the fiber of the paper and bring out the full color of the chalk. A harder or glossy type paper will provide a softer more pastel sheen. The manufacturer recommends an E-Z Chalk Sponge Applicators (which look like the little eye shadow applicators) that they call Pixie (finer applicator) and Pudgy (wider applicator). I have a set of about 12. They are double sided and I reserve a set for each of the major colors. I have red set, blue set, green set, brown set, etc. I keep them in a little plastic box along with my eraser so that all my Scrapbooking Chalk supplies are together.
For larger areas that you wish to cover, or for more vivid color, you can use something like a make up sponge, or run the chalk piece directly across the paper, in what is called direct to paper. This method might require some shading with a tissue, cotton ball, or maybe just your fingertip. Play around and be Creative! Use the scroll bar at the bottom of the box to scroll to the right and see your Amazon Wish List; search for other products; or see product reviews. When you purchase from this page, you are actually purchasing from Amazon.com. All orders go through Amazon's secure order server. If you have any questions on Scrapbooking Pens, please Contact Us. Go back to the Embellishments page.
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They now come in 6 different sets of Six Fluid Chalk Cats Eye Pads called Queue and feature a Stylus handle with two adapter tips. These are great sets for shading since all the colors are in the same family.
