Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

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.

Art Impressions | Tool Box Matchbook

Hello! Today I am sharing a project created with Art Impressions supplies. I have been familiar with the company for years, but I have never before crafted with their products; I re-discovered them while doing my recent deep dive into watercoloring. Their blog, Facebook page, and YouTube channel are full of inspiration, and their customer service is fantastic!

The Matchbook series has many different options. You can see an intro video here. The Tool Shed, with which I created, was released this year. I like the small size – it allows me to practice watercoloring with markers, learn the colors of the markers, and finish a watercoloring project in a relatively short amount of time. I am looking forward to crafting more of these projects. The series offers sets for Halloween, Christmas, birthdays, cat lovers, gardeners, …

Stamp Tool Shed images in VersaFine ink on Arches Cold Press watercolor paper.
Watercolor the images with color medium of choice. I used a combination of Tombow and Zig markers.
Once dry, cut the images with the dies included with the Tool Shed set. Stamp sentiment on white cardstock and cut with coordinating die.
Cut matchbook from patterned paper with the MB Template. Add Tool Shed elements.

Spellbinders | April 2023 Quick & Easy Card Kit

Hello! I am sharing four cards created with the Spellbinders April 2023 Quick & Easy Card Kit of the Month.

The “Happy Skies Ahead” kit includes 6×6 patterned paper, die cut shapes, sticker sentiments, embellishments, card bases, sequins, and more!

Tips for how to create cards with the kit:

Cut patterned paper with largest Essential Rectangles die and add to a card base, included in the kit.

Add elements to card using foam adhesive to create depth.

Mix chipboard and die cut shapes for variety.

Quiet patterned paper with vellum, as well as ground the focal image, by adding a circle cut from vellum with a die in the Everlasting Circles set.

Use existing supplies such as the Sun Burst stencil to create a background.

Spellbinders | April 2023 Large Die of the Month

Hello and happy April! Today, I am sharing a “Hello” card created with the Spellbinders April 2023 Large Die of the Month “Punch and Pierce Frame and Sentiments” set. Check out more inspiration on this set here.

Create A2-size card base from Waterfall cardstock.
Create frame by cutting with the inner, outer, and detailed “Punch and Pierce Frame and Sentiments” dies from Snowdrift cardstock. Cut backing from soft yellow cardstock with the “Punch and Pierce Frame and Sentiments” inner and outer dies. Glue pieces together. Create back using the outer die to cut coral cardstock.
Dry-emboss back with the Stargazer embossing folder. Add frame to dry-embossed back and add assembly to card base.
Use “Punch and Pierce Frame and Sentiments” dies to cut sentiments from Snowdrift, Teal Topaz, and vellum. Adhere cardstock sentiment to vellum backer. (I die-cut the front sentiment pieces twice for additional thickness.) Add sentiments to card.
Embellish with birds cut using dies in the Sweet Birds on a Branch set. Add to card with foam adhesive.

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.