Penny Black - Right as Rain

Penny Black | Watercolored Scooter

Hello! Today I am sharing a watercolored card, featuring an adorable scene of a critters that will bring a smile to the recipient’s face, created with Penny Black supplies. The card features an image from the Stamping with Scooter release of June 2021. You can view the Stamping with Scooter catalog HERE. I did not play enough with these products then, and I am making up for that now. Read below for details on how I made the card.

The whimsical Zooming By image shows three creatures in the midst of a Zoom call – one dog is in conversation with another furry friend and a friendly hedgehog. The set was designed during the height of the pandemic, when we turned to Zoom to communicate with others. That being said, this set is by no means outdated as virtual communication in our modern world is still relevant, even as in-person interactions resume.

Stamp Zooming By image on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper with VersaFine ink; heat set. Color image with watercolor markers. Set aside to dry. Stamp image on Masking Magic Sheets and fussy-cut. Cover watercolored image with mask; apply Tumbled Glass and Hickory Smoke inks for the background.
Stamp Puptastic sentiment on Chamomile cardstock. Trim panel to A2-size and cut with a die in the Stitched Circles set. Add the circle frame panel to the watercolored image and add assembly to card base.

Penny Black | Watercolored Floral Birthday

Hello! Today I am sharing a watercolored birthday card featuring stamp sets from the most recent Penny Black release – Cherished.

Stamp Sweetly with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper. Set ink with heat gun.
Color floral image with mediums of choice. Set aside to dry.
Stamp image on to Masking Magic Sheets and fussy-cut. Apply mask to dry image and ink the background with Tumbled Glass Oxide. Add May Green ink to small stems. (This color worked with the greens I used to color the leaves. Ideally, you have a marker with a small enough tip to color the small stems that matches the greens used for the other stems and leaves.)
Remove masking and stamp Delightful Day sentiment in upper-left corner. Trim panel to A2-size and add to card base.

Penny Black | Watering Can and Blooms

Hello! Today I am sharing a spring-themed card created with Penny Black supplies, new and old. As I mentioned in this post, featuring a card of the same design, I have been watching the video series created by Jill Foster for Penny Black, which has been incredibly instructive.

Using the two largest Stitched Frames dies, cut frame from white cardstock. (This set cuts on the inside and creates a cut pattern on the outside. By using the two dies together, I get a frame with the cut pattern on the frame.)
Ink white cardstock panel with Tumbled Glass and Mowed Lawn. Stamp Flower Teddy sentiment with VersaFine Onyx ink. Trim panel and adhere frame to top. Add assembly to yellow card base.
Cut Watering Can elements and tulips from Arches Cold Press watercolor paper. Color with watercoloring medium and colors of choice (some of the markers that I used to color the watering can and tulip blooms are listed below). I used the May Green Pitt Artist Pen to color the greenery and stems. Trim tulips as needed and add to inside of the watering can.
Add assembly to card with foam adhesive.

Penny Black | Boots and Blooms

Hello! Today I am sharing a spring-themed card created with Penny Black supplies, new and old. I have been watching the video series created by Jill Foster for Penny Black, which has been incredibly instructive.

- Cut Boots from Arches Cold Press watercolor paper and color with markers. (I colored by scribbling a mat with the marker color and picking it up with a wet Round Size 8 brush. I did not apply the marker directly to the watercolor paper.)
- Cut Burst of Blooms from Arches Cold Press watercolor paper (twice) and color with markers. Use the May Green Pitt Artist Pen to color the stems (this was one of the many tips shared by Jill in the videos). Once dry, adhere centers cut from white cardstock with the Dots die. Trim stems, fussy-cutting as necessary, and place blooms into the boots.
- With two largest Stitched Frames dies, cut frame from white cardstock. (This set cuts on the inside and creates a cut pattern on the outside. By using the two dies together, I get a frame with the cut pattern on the frame.)
- Ink white cardstock with Tumbled Glass ink, applying more ink at one end. Stamp with Flower Teddy sentiment. Trim panel to fit behind frame and adhere.
- Create card base from Purple Mist cardstock. Add frame and sentiment panel. Add assembled boots with foam adhesive.

Penny Black | Dance in the Rain

Hello! Today I am sharing a friendship card created with Penny Black supplies featuring a water-colored image from the Dance in the Rain stamp set. I recently shared a card created with the same stamp set here. I have been playing with a variety of watercolor mediums as of late.

Stamp Dance in the Rain image with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper.
Color with watercolor mediums of choice. I used Zig and Tombow markers, as well as Distress Ink. Set aside to dry.
Stamp image on Masking Paper, fussy cut, apply mask to image and color background with Tumbled Glass ink.
Cut frame with Penny Black Polaroid die and frame watercolored image.
Cut sentiment with Hooray die set from Black Matte Alcohol Ink cardstock and add to Polaroid frame.
To create the background, stamp Dots in Space with Dandelion ink on yellow cardstock. Add A2 panel to card base and add assembled image to center.