Penny Black - Right as Rain

Penny Black – Smell the Sea

Hello! I cannot believe that this is the last full week of August! The summer has flown by. Today I am sharing an “end of summer card” showcasing the Penny Black 30-844 At Ease stamp set, from their “Dream & Discover” collection.

With the 30-844 At Ease set, I stamped the beach houses. I then colored the images with Copics and colored pencils and fussy-cut them.
Separately I stamped the houses on to cardstock to which I applied Distress Oxide inks for the sky, ocean, and sand. Before applying the ink, I masked the flag and fish kite.
Next, I stamped the sentiment and birds with Archival Ink. After removing the masks, I colored the flag and the fish kite. I added the fussy-cut houses to the panel. The card measure 7 inches wide by 5 inches tall.

Penny Black Tropical Hello

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS tropical card created with die sets from Penny Black. I won’t have the chance to make many more summer-themed cards this year!

I cut the sprigs in the background with the 51-119 Flower Frolic die.
I cut the foliage in the right-hand corner with the 51-643 Tropical Paradise set. I shared a card using this die set here.
I used the 51-638 Thanks & Hello set to cut the sentiment (twice for depth).
I used a Taylored Expressions embossing folder (Weathered) for texture on the background.

Penny Black Ship in a Bottle

Ahoy! Today I am sharing a CAS, masculine, nautical-themed card created with the stamp set 30-842 Set Sail from Penny Black. I have always been fascinated with concept of a ship in a bottle (although I have never been inclined to make one!). Anyone else feel as if summer is winding down? I am in the process of making Halloween cards, Christmas cards, as well as summer-themed cards. (A crazy time of year!)

This card has two layers (in addition to the card base) – the ship in the bottle and the sentiment panel. (I could have taken another step in masking to achieve a one-layer image.)

To create the ship in the bottle, I stamped the boat, stamped the bottle around the boat, and stamped the boat and top part of the bottle on masking paper, which I fussy-cut.
I masked the boat image and top of the bottle (cork and seal) before applying inks to the bottle to create a sky and ocean.
I colored the boat, as well as the seal and cork on the bottle, and then fussy-cut the bottle.
For the sentiment panel, I stamped the sentiment and applied inks to create a horizon line for the bottle. I stamped the bottle on to the panel so that the string around the top and the detail of the bottle (on the left-hand side) would be included.
I adhered the bottle to the panel and the assembly to the card base.

Penny Black Birthday Fishes

Hello! Today, I am sharing a CAS birthday card created with the adorable 30-846 Birthday Fishes stamp set from Penny Black.

Using the stamps in the 30-846 Birthday Fishes set, I stamped the large fish with black Archival ink on cardstock, to which I had applied Distress Oxide inks, and fussy-cut the images.
I applied Distress Oxide inks to a panel in shades of blue.
I stamped the sentiment and the school of fish in black Archival ink on the blue panel.
I added the larger fish to the scene with foam adhesive.
I adhered the scene to a black cardstock card base.

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Penny Black – Dream & Discover – Happy Camper

Hello! Along with the nautical theme, I am a big fan of the camping theme for summer cards. I used the newly-released 51-645 Campers die set from Penny Black on a CAS “Happy Trails” card that could work for variety of occasions such as a retirement or an upcoming vacation.

The 51-567 Tree Border was die cut from Noble Fir cardstock and adhered added to the background. The border does not cut the bottom portion so the tree border can be cut to the size you want.
I stamped the 30-841 Happy Camper sentiment on to white cardstock and cut it with one of the dies in the 51-033 Silver Linings set. I cut a second cloud with the same die.
The camper was created with the inlay technique. I cut textured, white cardstock with the 51-645 Campers set. I cut the door out of the camper. I cut the bolt detail out of the camper, with the door in place. I cut the camper from the red cardstock. I cut the bolt from the red camper using the top portion of a guide. I cut the bolt from brushed silver cardstock. I put the pieces together and cut the door again. I backed the assembly with yellow cardstock. The camper is taped together on the back.
I embellished with yellow accents – a butterfly (51-132 Flights of Fancy) and small flowers (51-618 Swinging).

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