With the chalkboard trend having been strong for over a year now (Go-to Gal Betsy Veldman did a Moxie Talk on it way back in April of 2011), it seems only natural that the shade and its many variations would become trendy in other aspects of living as well. I've been seeing it everywhere: as the backdrop for artsy photo shoots, in the Natural Elements feature of the September/October issue of Paper Crafts magazine, and on the walls of homes all over the World Wide Web as folks mix their own chalkboard paint to add a personal, creative touch to their daily living. Throw in the title of what I understand is a racey little book written with women's desires in mind, and my quest became clear--find 50 inspiring items in all shades of gray. Check it:
And that's just the first 20! Click HERE to see the complete set that rounds it out to a nifty 50.
(And for another 50 inspiring images that show my favorite color to pair with gray, click HERE.)
Which is your favie? Have you been inspired by the chalkboard trend? Why or why not? Leave me a comment that answers any and/or all of these questions by midnight EDT on Sunday, September 9 and I'll draw one random lucky to win something yummy from my moxie magical prize drawer!
More like 50 shades of moxie fab inspiration,
~Cath
PS Are you working on your Card Design Handbook Week challenge entries? Just giving you the head's up that I'll be introducing yet another challenge next week, so you may want to get started on those so you can have some fun with the next trendy challenge right here in the Moxie Fab World.
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Inspired? Yes. Today's goal is a card with grey chevron. I cannot get enough grey and it is not easy to find crafting supplies in a nice light or medium grey. Go figure.
I'm loving gray everything!!! Just helped my daughter redecorate her bathroom and bedroom. Lots of gray and white!
Hmmmm...what's my favorite? I guess I love the chalkboard map with all of the fancy fonts. I've been inspired to try, but so far have not been successful, a gray tone card.
So many lovely things to look at! I love the dress from Modcloth the best! My fave gray combo is to add a bit of butter yellow. So soothing.
I am very inspired by that gorgeous Swinging Leaves backdrop!
I knew you were up to something when I saw some of these images on your Pinterest. ;) I love that chevron sofa. One day I will own that. :)
I love that zigzag settee from Target! And, btw, thank you for calling it a zigzag, and NOT a chevron. I like a gal who knows what to call stuff!
Swoon! Loving that bathroom wall, and the damask wallpaper. I haven't tried anything with chalkboard yet...too busy crafting! LOL
Love that shawl and the headboard! I'm really surprised how much I like grey, actually, and I agree, it so wonderful paired with yellow!
I am so inspired by those chevrons and the beautiful swinging leaves background ..they are a wow!!
My fave is the tapestry headboard, I've never seen anything like it!
I guess with these images, grey does not have to be boring, rather very interesting. I love the tapestry headboard, gorgeous design.
Um you got my brain going about to do my hallway in condo...chalkboard at entrance...mmmm like it....and gray hallway..mmmm thanks for the ideas...making my brain spin...
Um you got my brain going about to do my hallway in condo...chalkboard at entrance...mmmm like it....and gray hallway..mmmm thanks for the ideas...making my brain spin...
LOVEEEE that grey chevron idea!! I like the chalkboard inspo too...I am dying to try that technique soon!
Love gray (my son's and grandson's middle names are Gray)!!! Love chalkboard...hey, I'm a retired elementary schoolteacher!!! I couldn't pick a fave, but I would love to sit on that gorgeous sofette while wearing that lovely shawl and looking at that wonderful map! Now, I'm going to look at the rest! Keep up the gray-t work!!!!!
I haven't been inspired by the color gray because I haven't seen it used TILL HERE!!!!!!! :) IT IS INSPIRING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) MY FAVORITE???? The Hand-Knit Triangle Shawl from Etsy!!!!!!!!!!!!!I have ALWAYS LOVED Shawls! I wear them even when no one else does! :) My daughter seems to always turn her nose up! (She's NOT into fashion! She only likes jeans & a t-shirt!)
Love it! My fave is the chalkboard map...so cute. Also the chevron setee is completely amazing! :)
I have definitely incorporated more gray in my paper crafting - not so much in home decor. I love gray and white, or gray paired with one other color.
Love gray! My favorite outfit was a soft gray skirt and sweater, dark gray pumps and silver accessories. Thanks for all the inspiration...you rock!
I have not gotten into the chalkboard trend. always found chalk to be rather messy. I do love the color gray though! It's the color of my new car!
Beautiful!!! I love chalkboards, although I haven't used them much in my crafting as of yet...LOVE the shawl and the dresses you posted above though!!!
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Now those are decent shades of gray! I love the whale gray jacket- love chalkboards. Gray isnt a colour I'd ever pick to wear or particularly choose to craft with. You might just be inspiring me out of my comfort zone ( again ;-) )
I like the grey Shawl and I love this color on my clothes. I always combine grey with yellow accessories!
I haven't paper-crafted with grey but I really like chalkboard paintedwooden tags to label my son's toy bins, to cover an old sheet of metal, frame it, put it in the kitchen as a memoboard, etc. And that grey ballgown... Stunning!!
WOUW so many great ideas here, but my fave must be the tapestry headbord for that bed. It just looks absolutely amazing. I would love to own a bed like this one, and saved the pic, so I maybe can try and make something like it sometime.
Thanks so much for lots of great inspiration here and have a wonderful week-end everyone.
Love the zigzag chair from Target! So cute! And the grey ruffled dress? Right up my alley! I love the chalkboard trend and I really love the color grey!
Oh,oh!! My fav is that grey and wood chest from CB2. Fabulous!
The polka dot Mary Jayne's are in first place with the wonderful zig zag sette from Target (really?) a very close second. Awesome picks!
I've been using a lot of gray card stick lately. I'm bet inspired by the target settee!
Woah! Stunning, all of them, especially the poster wall art, the zig zag settee and the pied a terre bed. I'd crawl in there for a nap for sure!!
Thanks for always inspiring us Cathy!
I LOVE gray - My favorite is the chalkboard map - what fun! I am trying chalkboard vinyl to see what I can create for my house - message board on the pantry door is up first...
Thank you for all the fabulous inspiration photos! Loved the yellow and gray cake with chevrons!! Yellow and pink are my favorite colors to pair with gray.
Oh I love the gray shawl you found Cath! I AM inspired by grey...my house colors are grey and butter to match hues in our hickory floors. It's such a nice foil for other colors. And, I've been wanting to make a black cs card as a chalkboard for ages now...just might have to do it with this Moxie inspiration!
I was already pinning these on pinterest when I saw you load them up. :) Love the lacey effect of the white on gray!
Oh the last one is AMAZING!
Love them all! Yes, I love the chalkboard look...I have yet to try it, but I have the DCWV chalkboard stack, so it's on my to-do list :)
I love grey but don't use it much in my card making. Your samples make me feel like I've been missing out.
I had a bedroom that was painted charcoal. It was great. Wish I still had it. The chalkboard look is new to me but I think it would be a good look.
The swinging leaves and the chalkboard headboard and the map of the USA really caught my eye on the first glance through! I haven't tried this idea yet, but am thinking on it!!!!!
I love a good charcoal gray, but it's hard to find a good gray that suits me. I find they are often way too light, and that it's really hard to photograph the darker grays without them looking too black.
I love the zigzag settee from Target. I didn't even know there was a chalkboard trend...see how trendy I am? :) I didn't like the grey thing at first, but it has grown on me. I love it with a bit of yellow and some peacock blue! Chalkboards are stressful to me. The dust on my fingers is disturbing and scratching nails. Aagh!
I love the tapestry headboard. That is gorgeous. I have been inspired with the chalkboard look. Our kitchen is black and orange and recently I finished painting a couple of half walls black in it and thought about using chalkboard paint. I ended up painting with a flat black, but it still looks awesome!
Wow - your Pinterest boards are awesome! Love the gray pendant, the chevrons and the tufted sofa from Anthropologie - so much inspiration!
Oh my goodness! I love all the Gray!!! It is my new black! I have definitely been using it more since the chalkboard trend! And it looks fabulous with yellow which i have been using more as well! My favorite is the gray zigzag setee from Target! I am also really into chevrons right now!! Thanks for the chance!!
I love greys paired with all colors. My fav pic is the stash tall chest.
Hmmmm, for me the chalkboard trend is fine in small doses. As for gray, that is not a favorite of mine either, but I do like it with yellow or pink. I did like the shawl, dress from ModCloth and the sofa from Target!
Love that headboard. Woo Hoo.
I haven't decorated with any grey in my home yet. But I have purchased grey and yellow papers from Cosmo Cricket. Love that combo. And a bought a set of Spectrum Noir packet of markers in 112 shades of grey.
I love just about any shade of gray. There were so many great pictures to choose from, it would be hard to pick a favorite, but I'll try. I loved the chalkboard map, so unique.
Oooh totally love all that grey!
And that grey dress...wow!
Love this new trend!
Wow, lots of favorites in that smorgasbord! My fav is the lamp by West Elm.
The tapestry headboard is amazing!
OMG - those swinging leaves. That is so my 'moxie'. All the greys are so soothing. It's my fave stamping ink color, too.
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This is a wonderful collection, Cath! I just love that first bathroom - reminds me so much of ours now! I love the West Elm lamp, too - would look great in the new house!!
I like the look of chalkboard labels to label my kitchen and craft supplies.
Mustard is beautiful with grey Cath. I Love pink! Great collection on pinterest
Well, I have to be honest, I have to say it, in writing, tried to use grey in a project... just.could.not.get.it.to.work. So I have decided grey is not for me. ever. But did you know you can mist and color over grey? Thus, I transform grey. Now if I can only stop getting grey hair.....
OMGosh the Tapestry Headboard is beautiful! I love grey and is such a great compliment to the aqua and orange I use on my papercrafts.
I just made a white embossed flower on black cardstock and colored it with the distress marker picket fence. It looks like a chalkboard picture. Love all you shades of grey, Cath, but my fav is the grey venezia dress. Oh, just imagine: sitting in a gondola, wearing a dress like that while the gondoliere sings...Moxie Fab!
I like this chalkboard trend, I recently purchased the chalkboard paper collection from DCWV, have yet to use it but plan to do soon.
The swinging leaves backdrop caught my eyes. So lovely. I have not tried grey in my paper crafting. It is not one of my fav colors. But maybe I'll give it a try.
I'm already getting a little tired of the chalkboard trend because it seems to be used Everywhere! But I love the different shades of grey.
I have totally taken on the chalkboard trend. We actually painted one wall in my son's room with chalkboard paint. He loves it and he can draw on the wall without Mommy fainting! It is also fun when friends come and a sibling runs downstairs screaming "so-so is writing on the wall".
Stunning items ...love the leaves backdrop so gorgeous!
Wow...so great ! I love the Zig Zag armless setee from Target. Very nice.
I love, love the party ensemble, and the chalkboard craze, I love black and white and its so different
Oh, that dress is just so wonderful!!!! I am in love!
Love seeing grey on cards and finding the right shade is not always easy. I really like chalkboard look but it would be too messy at our house with 3 kiddies.
I love the matte finish to it. Plus, this kind of grey goes perfectly with any other color!
Love these pics! I especially like the chevron settee and the US wall map, as well as the cute ModCloth dress. I took a look at your Pinterest board too - the gray walls and cabinets are very cool! I think I need to go shopping for a gray dress and think about painting a wall or something. :)
LOVe the bedding! Would love a bedroom that looks like this!
I've already had my eye on that dress from Modcloth...I love it!
My fav of these 20 was the chalkboard map.Haven't decided if this the trend for me yet.I was told that schools don't even use chalk boards anymore. Guess they have disappeared like shoes that have to be tied(instead of velcro). Thanks
I've always thought that gray is the perfect color to make all other colors stand out, but as it turns out, it can be pretty good looking on it's own as well. I should give it a try.
I'm not much for gray but that bathroom idea is so cute!
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I liked the tapestry headboard. Very pretty. Thanks. jeannett_mcgee@comcast.net
I looovetlooove the couches! Saw you pinning the gray and knew you were up to something! I haven't used any chalkboard yet but it looks fun
I have to say I really love the gray, yellow and white cake with the polka dots on the top layer and the chevron on the bottom layer. It is so cool!
The swinging leaves backdrop is beautiful! That dress is gorgeous too.
I love the grey dress. So classy!
Thanks for the lovelies!!! The grey shawl is beautiful!! There were more...but then I love grey!!! Remember the post about "Grey being the New Black"?? I do!
Oh that Chalkboard damask is so kewl I also love that grey dress she's wearing so elegant :) Love working with Grey's when I do :)
The chalk art is fabulous! And I soooo need that armless settee! I love grey...definitel my go to neutral!
I do love grey. I was looking at your grey pinterest board yesterday, and I was thinking of your yellow & grey board this morning when I dressed my toddler in grey tailored shorts and a yellow top :-) I find it quite feminine when teamed with white, like the fabric magnetic board, Tapestry Headboard, ZigZag Armless Settee, and Swinging Leaves Backdrop.
Love the map of the USA and the headboard!
Love the map of the USA and the headboard!
Thank you for not highlighting _those_ 50 shades of grey! How cool is that whale blazer?!
I love grey! The ZigZag Armless Settee from Target is my favorite! I would could find a place in my house for it! :)
I love all of the chalk wall art and the gray shawl. A girl from a woodmilling business I visited today told me that they are coming out with gray kitchen cabinets. The new nuetral.
Wow!! This is great! I love grey and yellow, although for some reason it is always hard for me to work with grey. A friend of mine recently noticed I work with green a lot. ))) But maybe I'll finally get to create a card with grey and yellow. Thanks for such inspiring post!!
My favourite here is the Tapestry Headboard via ZsaZsa Bellagio.
Beautiful inspiration photos, Cath. I love the color grey and NEED to use it more often. One of my faves is the tapestry headboard..I really like the polka dot wedding cake too :)
I use grey and purple. Not much on the other combos. TFS.
Fabric Magnetic Board from Etsy was something I really liked--it would be fun to have it for my spellbinder dies... i'm not a big gray fan
I totally love gray and chalkboard!! I'm all inspired now to go play with my gray ribbon and ink!
I love the shawl and the head board (the flower pattern reminds of the lace in my wedding dress). I haven't yet tried the chalkboard look - maybe one day. Off to check out the rest! Thanks.
Totally love the Thom Browne outfit!
Love the greys! My faves are the adorable whale jacket, the hanging lace, and the hanging lamp shade. I guess I have pretty eclectic taste. LOL I made a card a few months ago that was two shades of grey along with a lemony yellow. I thought it was quite different. Thanks for a chance to win a goody from your drawer. :D
i haven't been inspired by the chalkboard trend. i am not into grey that much, either. i think grey is a little depressing; however, i do use charcoal.
The Chalkboard Wall Map is my fave with it's awesome graphic design! It always takes me a while to adopt trends so while I enjoy looking and adore others' projects, it'll be a little while longer before I dive in.
Cath, love that bathroom....but I am mad about yellow...so those fixtures would be great in yellow! Try getting a girl out of that bathroom then! Have a great weekend. Loved this post.
I do like the chalkboard look. I think black and white look sharp together, and it's nice to be able to erase what's on the board and write something else.
I love grey and the whole chalkboard look! I especially adore that grey dress and totally wish it would look cute on me!
Too cute! I'm loving the 2013 Resort Wear from Thom Browne and the Dana Tanamachi Chalk Art! Thanks for the chance to win!
I love grey and chalkboards! My favorite is the chalk board states map and that fabulous grey dress! That's moxie fab!
A whale jacket???? *LOVE* Thanks for the inspiration
Sorry, I really hate grey! I love that beautiful silk dress though...in another colour would be fab.
Thanks for the chance to win.
I love the hand knit triangle shaw from Etsy!
Swinging leaves and the hand knit shaw are my two faves! Thanks for showing the pretties and the chance to win something from the goodie drawer.
I love grey... so hard to choose just one! ? I love the dress from ModCloth! (and the whale jacket and chalkboard!! :) thanks!
Love the dress and the shawl.
I never know gray can be so inspiring and beautiful! This really make me thinking. Thanks for sharing!
These are so fun! My favorites are the chalkboard wall map and the chalkboard laptop. Very clever!
Wow! Awesome!!! A grey chevron sofa! I need that one!!! :):):)
have loved gray for a long time! goes great with so many other colors, the chalkboard label is cute
The shawl looks very comfy.
I saw all of your pins & knew you were putting something delicious & gray together! Love it all- the gray & the chalkboards are so fun- the chalkboard of the USA may be my fave!
I didn't know gray could be so beautiful!
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Hard to pin down my favorite. I love the shawl and I would love to have that tapestry headboard. The Swinging Leaves backdrop is not only gorgeous but I could see something similar on a card.
I have started to use grey more in my crafting. I do want to see if I can make my own chalkboard paint to use in crafting.
I like everything grey + white. So crisp!
my fave---that's easy
the US map!
I never thought that i would say this, but i just LOOOoooove the color gray, especially when it comes to scrapbooking. Before this year though, i'm pretty sure that it would have been my least likely choice. That chevron gray sofa is just darling! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win! :)
i love the us map, esp bec even the little states on the east coast are properly named.
The chalkboard map of the US had me doing a double take. Love it all!
I'm luving the chalkboard craze~got me sum Chalkboard paint:) I used it on a wooden tile board I made 4 my son's teacher last year & just recnetly used it 2 paint some self-adhesive Avery labels 2 put on an old glass jar 2 cover a logo! Now I can change what's on the label everytime I change the contents of the jar~lol;) Thanx 4 sharing & giveaway! ~prhmangel@gmail.com
I thought the chalkboard bathroom was interesting, but I would miss a real mirror over the sink!
Love, love all the shades of gray, which is one of my all time fav colors. I appreciated all the pix but I think the shawl, the dresses and the card (flower) truly inspired me. As did the pop of gray color on the cabinet featured in the post.
Totally Inspired by this...especially the Zig Zag Couch....So cute!
I love the About the Artist dress...wondering if I could sew one?!
The last image is my favorite I think, I'm a sucker for romance! Grey is such a fabulous neutral. I own a lot of grey clothes too, it's slimming and very chic I think. I agree with a lot of my crafty friends here, it's tough to find really good grey to work with and not become overwhelmed by any drabness, it definitely needs blacks and whites to go with it...and some aqua, yummy!
I've been loving gray lately, too! You have a great collection of inspiring images here, Cath, but I think my favorites are the chevron settee from Target and the chalkboard map of the states. So fab!
I love grey, I clicked on the settee from Target, very cool. Also love the resort wear, that skirt and whale blazer. Great inspiration.
Katie B.
Actually, I have been inspired by ANY shade of grey for quite some while...even before it was the "new black", lol...It is such a great neutral and transcends the seasons more than classid black (or even brown).
Which is my favie? I can't really say...each one "grabbed" me more than the one before! Thanks for sharing!
I've been inspired by fifty shades too...for a card variety!
I like the gray trend when mixed with a pop of color like a pale yellow. I've seen some pretty stuff done with it.
Torn between those amazing polka dot Mary janes and the delicate hanging leaves art...both are wonderful!
Love the chevron couch and the headboard! Gray paired with yellow is such a classy combination-I'd like to redo our bedroom in this combo. Just finished a Christmas card using a gray, navy and peach combo- definitely non- traditional colors for a Christmas card but I like it!
Love all the gray inspiration shots - my fav is the chevron sofa! I want that!! I just made a card w/chevron pattern too : )
Love.it. I have a tall pantry door that I painted with chalkboard paint that my granddaughters love to draw on. I usually leave their artwork till they come back for another visit.
Just painted my entryway Gray Ghost from Olympic.
I love the intricate details on the leaves design, so beautiful! And I do love the chalkboard papers going around so much fun! Thanks!
Lisa
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