Watercoloring - Right as Rain

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. This set was introduced in June 2021. It has been a while (several years!) since I have colored with watercolors.

Stamp Dance in the Rain image with VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Pressed Watercolor Pad.
Color image with Gansai Tambi paints. I used 44 brown, 63 blue, 32 red, 43 yellow, 54 green, 35 pink, 20 black.
Stamp image on to masking paper and fussy cut. Once image is dry, add mask to image and apply Tumbled Glass Distress Oxide ink for sky and Mowed Lawn for the ground. Cut with circle in the Hero Arts set.
Create card background from patterned paper and attach to A2-size card base.
Cut Dream Big sentiment twice (for extra depth). I like this sentiment a lot and think it pairs nicely with the dogs sharing an umbrella.
Add sentiment and image circle to background; embellish with enamel dots (Taylored Expressions brand shown).

If you want to see inspiration with this stamp set, head to the Penny Black blog.

Tim Holtz | Die-cut Flowers

Hello! Today I am sharing a bouquet of die-cut flowers created with dies designed by Tim Holtz for Sizzix.

Cut pot, floral, and foliage pieces with dies in the Modern Floristry, Potted, and Brushstroke Flowers 2 sets from Strathmore Mixed Media paper.
Watercolor die-cut pieces with Vintage Photo, Rusty Hinge, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Candied Apple, Mowed Lawn, Rustic Wilderness, and Peeled Paint inks. Once dry, add additional ink as necessary.
Cut flower centers from black cardstock.
Assemble flowers.
Stamp Tiny Text sentiment in black on white cardstock. Add Tumbled Glass ink to background.
Adhere pot, flowers, and foliage to card using foam adhesive as necessary.

Spellbinders November Clear Stamp of the Month

Hello! Today I am sharing a CAS, watercolored, Christmas card created with the just-introduced Clear Stamp of the Month Club from Spellbinders-“Christmas Gem.”

I stamped the set’s largest image on to watercolor paper with Archival ink.
I stamped the sentiment in the center portion of the gem.
I watercolored the image with Distress Inks.
I created a mask for the gem and applied yellow ink to the background.
I added Nuvo drops to some of the berries in the cascade on the left of the image.
I added the panel to a dry-embossed background and adhered clear round drops for texture and visual interest.

Supply List:

Penny Black – Time to Bloom

Hello! Today I am sharing a spring-themed card suitable for encouragement, congratulations, or friendship featuring Penny Black supplies from their most-recent release – “Secret Garden.”

I stamped and watercolored the cute bear image from 30-687 Plant Sunshine and once dry, I cut the image with its coordinating die set.
I die-cut the 51-623 Pretty Picket fence and the blooms with the 51-596 Bird and Branch set.
I stamped the patterned paper background with a sentiment from the 30-703 Blooming Sentiments set.
I assembled the scene and added the panel to a patterned paper card base.

Supplies:

Penny Black – Watercolored Golden Dance

Hello! Today I am sharing a card featuring a watercolored floral image from the Penny Black stamp set #30-562 Golden Dance, cut with its coordinating die.

I stamped the #30-562 Golden Dance image with VersaFine ink on Cold Press paper and watercolored it with Distress Ink reinkers and Gansai Tambi watercolors.
Once dry, I cut the image with the #51-533 Golden Dance Cut Out.
I cut the floor with the #51-433 Wood Floors die from cardstock, which I had colored with Distress Oxide inks.
I blended Tumbled Glass ink on to the card base and stamped a sentiment from the #30-418 Stitched Flowers stamp set.
I adhered the floor (and its base board) to the card base and added the watercolored flowers with foam adhesive.

Supplies: