Category: Penny Black

Mimi on Safari

This past weekend I had an opportunity to color stamped images, including some from the Penny Black “Mimi Safari” stamp set. For this card I watercolored with a variety of Distress Ink pad inks.

Mimi on Safari

At the suggestion of Elizabeth Allan, I added a little bit of Ink Potion #9 to the water into which I dipped my brush (I did not add water to the water brush, instead I just used it like a regular brush). I created a sentiment for the “photo border” on my computer and die cut it with the InstaFrame from My Favorite Things. The blue background in the “photo” was created with Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. After much research, I discovered that a combination of Tattered Rose and Tea Dye works well for skin tones. I had initially tried Vintage Linen, which made Mimi look rather lifeless!

Blooming Garden – Poppies

I’m participating in the pre-class color challenge for the Online Card Classes Summer Card Camp 2, which starts on July 7. I can’t wait for class to start!

The challenge’s color combo of peachy pink, light blue, light gray, dark gray and white was difficult for me, as I usually create in stronger, brighter colors. But that’s what I like about these challenges – they force you to consider combinations you’ve never tried. You’re allowed to craft a card with just four of the colors, so I eliminated the light blue.

Blooming Garden - Poppies

I’ve got several more ideas, both on paper and in my head, for the Penny Black Blooming Garden stamp set, which includes five different flowers. I really like the poppies white embossed on the peach cardstock.

Ahoy!

Remember when I mentioned in this post that I wanted to create a similar card using an anchor charm and white cord? Well, that’s what I did on this card using the Penny Black Roman Surround background stamp paired with a sentiment from the Friendship set and a die cut anchor.

Penny Black CAS card

This card is somewhat unusually sized – it’s 4 1/2 inches wide by 5 1/4″ tall. I’m still practicing my nautical knots and would like to learn some fancier ones for card making. Nylon rope has a tendency to unravel and it loosens easily, so for this card I simply tied a knot! I stapled the cord at the two sides with a Tim Holtz mini attacher.

A Bear of All Trades

I couldn’t wait to play with the Penny Black A Bear of All Trades stamp set full of such cute images. It’s a terrific set for Father’s Day cards, and I made a Father’s Day card for my husband, who happens to be a software programmer.

A Bear of All Trades

I colored the bear with Primacolor colored pencils over a Copic base at the recommendation of Elizabeth Allan. I first colored the bear without the Copic underlayer, and the Copics give the image a decidedly more finished look. I also used a Prismacolor blending pencil, which is like magic!

Sweet as Honey

Today I’m sharing a card stamped with the Penny Black Sweet as Honey set paired with the Letter Background for a subtle background.

Penny Black Sweet As Honey

I stamped and embossed the rose twice and was able to punch it into three distinct sections. I love the combination of pink and green, and the silver embossing adds a bit of elegance.

Don’t forget to head over to the Penny Black blog to see this past week’s wonderful inspiration for the new release! I’ve got more than one set on my “must buy” list!