Category: Penny Black

Penny Black Rustic Birdhouse

Hello! Today, I am sharing a Thank You card featuring the Penny Black Rustic Birdhouse die set.

Penny Black Rustic Birdhouse

  • I cut the birdhouse from cardstock, including Lawn Fawn Paper Bag (post and birdhouse trim). Lighter colors such as SU Crumb Cake were too light. I sponged Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink on the edges of the trim and post. I cut the bird from SU Blueberry Bushel and the body of the birdhouse from SU So Saffron.
  • I cut the flowers with dies in the Penny Black Hanging Plants and A Garden sets (SU Poppy Parade with SU Daffodil Delight centers).
  • I stamped the sentiment on the card background (SU Pool Party).
  • I used the Spellbinders July 2019 Small Die of the Month kit – Spellbinders – “Besties Forever” – to cut the grass (SU Garden Green). I tried a lighter green for the back row of grass but it just didn’t work with the colors. I’ve also discovered that Penny Black now has a grass edge die 51-549 Garden Edgers.

Penny Black Rustic Birdhouse

Supplies: Penny Black Rustic Birdhouse, Hanging Plants, A Garden, and Silver Linings die sets; Penny Black Flower Sparks stamp set

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Hello Sunshine – Die-cut Tropical-themed Card

Hello! Today, I am sharing a tropical-themed card created from a variety of products in my stash.

Hello Sunshine - Die-cut Tropical-themed Card

  • My starting point for the card was the Newton’s Nook Tropical Leaves stencil which I sponged with Shabby Shutters ink on Easter Grass cardstock.
  • I used the Penny Black Poinsettia die to cut the blooms from SU Melon Mambo and Bazzill Circus Peanuts. The centers were cut from Marshmallow Chick. I used the Penny Black Flower Frolic die to cut the greenery from SU Gumball Green (now retired) and attached the blooms to the greenery with foam adhesive.
  • I heat-embossed the FSJ Touch the Sky sentiment on to white cardstock which I cut with a circle die.
  • For whatever reason, I’ve been feeling the need to add sequins to my cards lately. I tried a number of different colors before choosing yellow sequins from Doodlebug.

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Penny Black – CAS Thank You

Hello! Today, I am sharing a quick-and-easy CAS card featuring Penny Black supplies. I tried a number of different color combinations before settling on this one. I’m a big fan of combining bold colors with black and white.

Penny Black - CAS Thank You

  • I cut the 51-235 Swirled Squares from black cardstock and adhered them to cardstock squares cut from Stampin’ Up Melon Mambo, Bazzill Circus Peanuts, and SU Bermuda Bay. I used spray adhesive to adhere the square frames.
  • I added the squares to a card base measuring 6″ x 3 1/2″ on which I had stamped a sentiment from the 30-281 Flower Sparks set.
  • I cut the butterflies with a die in the 51-132 Flights of Fancy set and added  them to the card with foam adhesive.

Penny Black - CAS Thank You

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Penny Black – You Brighten My Day

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS friendship card created with Penny Black supplies. I’m in the final stages of packing up my supplies for my move, so this post is brief. What I still have around (but will be packed up in a few minutes) – Distress Oxide inks, white cardstock, and a few stamps and dies (listed at the bottom of the post).

Penny Black - You Brighten My Day

I inked up cardstock with some of my favorite colors: yellow, teal, and a coral/orange. I cut the cardstock with two different butterfly dies, which I added to a panel on which I had stamped the sentiment. I added the butterflies with foam adhesive.

Penny Black - You Brighten My Day

Sentiment: Special Thoughts
Butterfly with holes: Flourish and Butterflies
Other Butterfly: Flights of Fancy

Penny Black – Let Your Heart Soar

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS encouragement card created with Penny Black supplies – the Soar stamp set and Butterfly Circles die.

Penny Black - Let Your Heart Soar

  • I die-cut the Butterfly Circles from black cardstock.
  • I stamped the Soar sentiment on to a white cardstock panel.
  • I cut a circle, sized to the size behind the Butterfly Circles, from vellum.
  • Using the Butterfly Circles die-cut as my guide for placement, I sponged Distress Oxide ink through the circle stencil four times.
  • I adhered the die-cut over the sponged ink circles.
  • I adhered the panel to a card base in a pale blue (Bazzill Icy Mint).

Penny Black - Let Your Heart Soar

Hope your day is terrific!

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