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Penny Black Halloween Scene

Hello! Today, I am sharing a card in which I’ve combined several Penny Black supplies in a Halloween scene.

I die-cut the #51-571 Vintage Truck and assembled it. (This die set includes an evergreen tree die for a Christmas scene, which I plan to create in a few weeks.)

I stamped, colored with Copic marker, and fussy-cut the costumed hedgehog from the #30-592 Critter Costumes set and placed him (her?) into the assembled truck. The witch is off to a Halloween event.

The background was stamped with the Penny Black #40-254 Decadence background stamp (a stamp I’ve had for several years). I really like the feel the background gives to the scene. The sentiment was cut with a die in the #51-077 Eeek! die set.

What I like about this card: I really like transportation-themed dies and look for ways to use them in imaginative ways; I like the pairing of the elegant, formal background with the truck; I am particularly drawn to fall colors at the moment (more so than in previous falls, it seems) and like the gold, orange, and gray combination.

Penny Black Golden Delight Fall Wreath – Two Versions

Hello! Today I am sharing two versions of a CAS fall-themed design that showcases the #30-601 Golden Delight stamp set from Penny Black’s Autumn Bliss release.

On one card, I heat-embossed the wreath with gold powder.

On the other, I stamped with Versafine ink.

On both cards, I watercolored the leaves with Distress Inks – Peeled Paint, Rusty Hinge, and Wild Honey.

I masked the sentiment to stamp the three words separately choosing cardstock colors that coordinated with the Distress Inks I used to watercolor.

A die (#51-589 Golden Delight Cut Out) can be purchased that cuts out the wreath; for these cards, I cut the wreath with a 4″ square die and added the watercolored image to a 4 1/4″ card base. The sentiment strips were added to the center of the wreath with foam adhesive.

What I like about these cards: I like the look of watercolor and the watercoloring on this image was straightforward; I like creating different versions of the same design; even though it took a little longer, I like the idea of breaking up sentiments in the manner I did on these cards; I enjoyed tying the Distress Ink colors I used for the watercoloring with cardstock colors I used for the sentiment strips.

Penny Black Critter Costumes – Halloween Tags

Hello! Today I am sharing treat tags created with Penny Black supplies showcasing the newly-released #30-592 Critter Costumes stamp set. I’m a big fan of Halloween (and treats!).

I stamped four of the costumed critters in the set and colored the images with Copic markers. I fussy cut the critters and added them to tags which I crafted with the #51-007 Tagged die set.

Some of the tags were stamped with the #40-144 Dots In Space background stamp while others were dry-embossed.

I mixed and matched for variety. The sentiments were cut from the #51-077 Eeek! die set. I originally cut the sentiments in black but they showed up much better in white.

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Two Takes on a CAS Halloween Scene

Hello! I am sharing two CAS Halloween-themed cards using the same two products – Penny Black’s Layered Scene die set and Hero Arts Ghostly Greetings stamp set – and same design. I’ve just switched the colors.

I recently reorganized all of my cardstock by color, so it was easy to compare oranges and purples for the cards. I didn’t want the purple to be too dark, given that I was stamping the sentiment with black ink. I used Bazzill Gummy Bear for the purple and SU Pumpkin Pie for the orange. I considered teal as well, but the purple just felt right! I used the largest die in the Lawn Fawn stitched rectangle die set to cut the card background. I like the finished edge it gives.

I previously shared cards (non-Halloween) with the Penny Black Layered Scene here. I just couldn’t resist using the dies for a spookier scene.

I’ve used the Hero Arts Ghostly Greetings set time and again for the past several years. It’s now retired, but I’ll probably never get rid of it!

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Penny Black Fall Scene

Hello! With fall in the air (although today it’s warm here in the PNW), I am turning to richer colors in my papercrafting projects. Navy and orange is one of my favorite color combinations for fall, and that was my starting point for this card created with Penny Black supplies.

I pulled out a number of different Penny Black die sets that I’ve collected over the years. For example, the fence behind the grass is from a Halloween set.

The Trio of Trees set cuts one-piece trees. I cut the trees from the foliage color and then fussy cut the foliage from the trunks and added the foliage pieces to trees cut in the trunk color.

I’ve listed all of the supplies below, including SU cardstock colors. The one exception is the gold house that I cut from SU More Mustard, which appears to be a retired cardstock color (truth be told this may be the first time I’ve ever used it!).

Supplies: Penny Black Trio of Trees die sets; TE Sweet Potato Pie cardstock; Memento Gray Flannel ink