cardmaking - Right as Rain

Penny Black Tulip Truck

Hello! Today I am sharing a card I crafted using Penny Black die sets, which was inspired by a hooked wool pillow I saw in the window of a local store (image courtesy of Mud Pie).

I began by die-cutting and assembling the #51-571 Vintage Truck. I backed the window with a lighter blue cardstock.
I cut the tulips with the #51-043 Dainty die from green and two shades of pink. I trimmed the tulip blooms and attached them to the stems.
I die-cut the sentiment with the #51-040 Hello Frame set.

Sending warm thoughts during these uncertain times in our global community!

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Elizabeth Craft Designs Bunny

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS, spring-themed card created with the Elizabeth Craft Designs Bunny die. He looks like he’s already full of carrots!

I die-cut the bunny from Simon Says Stamp Fog cardstock and a Stampin’ Up pink carstock, which is now retired. I used the eye dies from the Elizabeth Craft Designs Penguin set for the bunny’s eye (the Bunny die set simply places an indent in the eye area), and I added cheeks cut with a hole punch.
I propped the bunny on to a stack of greenery cut with the ECD Forest Accessories set.
The sentiment is from a now-retired MFT stamp set. I don’t own a lot of Easter or bunny stamp sets, so this one is in heavy rotation at this time of year!
I cut the background gingham paper with an oval die made by Taylored Expressions and added the assembly to a patterned paper card base (also from the Echo Park I Love Spring pack).

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Thoughts of Hope – Penny Black Flowers

Hello! Today I am sharing a card created with Penny Black supplies spreading the message of hope in these uncertain times. Crafting keeps me grounded these days.

I added Tumbled Glass ink to the center of a white cardstock card base.
I stamped an inspiring sentiment from the #30-703 Blooming Sentiments set in black ink.
I cut the flowers, foliage, shelf, watering can, tools, and butterfly with the #51-635 Buckets of Flowers, #51-510 A Garden, and the #51-610 Hydrangea die sets.
I glued the items to the shelf and the assembly to the panel. The butterfly was added to the scene with foam adhesive.

Stay safe!

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Spellbinders – Die-cut Friendship Scene

Hello! This is a CAS friendship card of hope – that life will return to a time in which we can stop social distancing and self-isolating. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we’re hoping while we stay at home. I’m crafting to keep my wits about me. Imagine the pleasure of a simple coffee date with a friend.

I die-cut the Spellbinders Layered Friends Forever café scene from black cardstock into which I inlaid the awning colors. I dry-embossed the back piece with the Inspire embossing folder.

The Layered Friends Forever die set includes an additional die (which cuts a sentiment that goes on the front of the café scene). Instead of using that layer, I stamped the MFT Cup of Love sentiment on to the yellow background. If you’d like to see the scene with the die-cut sentiment check out this post.

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Penny Black – In Bloom

Hello! Today I am sharing a card created with Penny Black supplies celebrating spring! The cherry trees are in bloom everywhere I look at the moment.

I added Tumbled Glass ink to a the center of a white cardstock card base with a sponge dauber.
I stamped a sentiment in the #30-703 Blooming Sentiments set in black ink in the center of the card base.
I cut the branches, flowers, and leaves with the #51-618 Swinging die set.
I glued the branches to the panel and trimmed off the excess from both sides.
I glued the leaves and flowers to the branches.
I added butterflies, cut with dies in the #51-132 Flights of Fancy set, to the scene with foam adhesive.

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