Category: Penny Black

Penny Black Love Balloons

Hello! Today, I am sharing a  CAS Valentine’s Day card created with supplies from the just-released Penny Black “Share the Love” collection.

Penny Black Share the Love Release

Penny Black Love Balloons

  • I cut the #51-595 Love Balloons from silver cardstock.
  • Using the same die, I cut the balloon portion from double-sided adhesive that had been applied to white cardstock.
  • I trimmed the strings from the balloon portion as needed.
  • I exposed the adhesive on the front side and applied red microfine glitter to the balloons.
  • I adhered the glitter balloons to the silver die-cut with glue.
  • I cut the tag/string from white cardstock.
  • I stamped the sentiment from the #30-667 Love Language stamp set in black ink on to a light-blue cardstock panel.
  • I trimmed the stamped panel, matted the panel with white cardstock, and added it to a card base covered with patterned paper.
  • I added the assembled Love Balloons to the card with foam adhesive.

Penny Black Love Balloons

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Penny Black Watercolored Christmas Critter

Hello! Today I am sharing a Christmas card featuring a watercolored critter from the Penny Black stamp set #30-385 Santa’s Helpers.

Penny Black Watercolored Christmas Critter

 

  • I stamped the skating mouse on to Cold Pressed paper with Versafine ink and colored him with Gansai Tambi watercolors.
  • Once dry, I stamped a mask for the mouse and brushed Tumbled Glass Distress ink off of a masked “ice” ground.
  • I framed the image with a cardstock panel cut with the 4 1/2″ square in the #51-422 Stitched Square and Circles die set and a circle in the #51-551 Stitched Circles set, which leaves a pattern on the outside of its cut. I also added an inner mat, which was created with a plain circle die.
  • I added a die-cut sentiment, cut with one of the dies in the #51-021 Love & Joy set from gold cardstock.

Penny Black Watercolored Christmas Critter

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Penny Black – All is Bright

Hello and Happy December! I’m playing along with the Wednesday Challenge at Simon Say Stamp, whose theme this week is “Anything Goes.” I’ve created a card with Penny Black supplies using one of my favorite card motifs – the window. I have envisioned a winter evening.

Penny Black - All is Bright

  • To begin, I heat-embossed the #30-387 Festive Snippets sentiment on white cardstock in silver. Next I cut the #51-135 Ironwork Window above the heat-embossing. The window die does not cut the outside lines, so I then used a rectangle die to cut the rectangle.
  • I’ve placed two lanterns behind the window, which were cut with the #51-275 Winter Lantern die set. I cut the lanterns from foil cardstock and white cardstock. I colored the white cardstock with Copic markers and added them behind the silver die-cuts (I snipped away the candles).
  • I stamped the background with the #40-706 Snowflake Pattern stamp. I have been using a lot of dark blue this holiday season. Not sure what that’s all about!
  • I backed the window with the same cardstock as the background, but without the snowflakes, and added the assembled panel to the background.

Penny Black - All is Bright
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Penny Black – Winter Church (Take Two)

Hello! I am sharing another holiday card featuring the Penny Black #51-569 Winter Church die set, this time paired with the #40-706 Snowflake Pattern background stamp set. (You can see my first card using the Winter Church die set here.)

Penny Black - Winter Church

  • I colored white cardstock with Shaded Lilac Distress Ink, ending before the bottom of the panel.
  • I stamped the #40-706 Snowflake Pattern background with white pigment ink on to the Distress Ink panel.
  • Once dry, I heat-embossed the sentiment from the #30-257 Joy Filled stamp set on to the panel.
  • I cut and assembled the #51-569 Winter Church. I backed its windows with gold foil cardstock. I added the assembled church to the panel with foam adhesive.
  • For a finishing touch, I added a star, cut with a die in the #51-562 Christmas Wonderland set from gold cardstock.

Penny Black - Winter Church

Thanks for visiting! Happy Thanksgiving to those of you in the US!

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Penny Black – Christmas Joy

Hello! Today I am sharing a holiday scene, created entirely with die-cuts, featuring Penny Black products. I love making scene cards, especially at Christmas-time.

Penny Black - Christmas Joy

  • I cut the #51-562 Christmas Wonderland border from white cardstock. I trimmed off two of the trees in the middle (the sleigh hides that area) and backed the remaining three trees with colored cardstock. I added the border to the navy cardstock base.
  • I cut the #51-572 Jumbo Joy letters from white cardstock and added them with foam adhesive to the base. I used the negative of the letters for alignment.
  • I cut the  #51-466 Sleigh from Poppy Parade cardstock.
  • I cut the #51-465 Mitten Stocking items from cardstock and flock material, placing them into the sleigh on the card.

Penny Black - Christmas Joy

As I commented on a previous card using the #51-562 Christmas Wonderland border, I really like the whimsical feel it adds to the card.

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