Right as Rain - Cardmaking and Scrapbooking with Jean Manis

Holiday Greenery Card with Natural Elegance

Hello! Embrace the quiet elegance of nature with a card that feels like a festive visit to a garden nursery, featuring realistic poinsettias, evergreen, and berry boughs tucked into a flower bucket. Using Elizabeth Craft Designs die sets, I’ve crafted a serene design that’s perfect for spreading warm, understated holiday cheer.

- With the Flower Pot / Bucket die set, cut Soft Finish cardstock. Color with Distress inks and assemble.
- With the Florals 29, Holly Greenery, and Floral Greenery 1 die sets, cut Soft Finish cardstock. Color with Distress inks. Shape with flower tools if desired. (I have tools from Dress My Craft, Heartfelt Creations, and McGill.) Assemble. I used Dress My Craft Pollen for the centers of the two small white flowers.
- Create 5″ x 7″ card base and cover with Soft Finish cardstock. Add a 4 5/8″ x 6 5/8″ Evergreen Season Collection Solids 1 patterned paper panel.
- Stamp Holiday Snippets sentiment in brown ink on the smooth side of Soft Finish cardstock. Cut with small tag die (I used a die from a now-retired MFT tag set).
- Add assembled items and sentiment tag to the card front with foam and dot adhesive.

Looking for more inspiration? You can read this post where I used some of the same and similar products to create a holiday card.

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Watercolored Teacup with Holiday Greenery

Hello! Today I’m sharing a Christmas card that features the charming designs of Penny Black. This card highlights a watercolored teacup filled with festive greenery, perfect for spreading holiday cheer. The details and colors give the card a cozy yet elegant feel.

- Stamp Penny Black Brew-Tea-Ful image in VersaFine ink on Cold Press watercolor paper. Heat set. Color with watercolor mediums of choice. I used Distress ink. Once dry, fussy-cut image with its coordinating die.
- Stamp Season to Believe sentiment in black ink on Bristol cardstock. Apply Distress inks for the sky and ground. Trim panel and add to A2-size card base.
- Cut Festive Finesse foliage several times and color with Distress ink.
- Add teacup to card background with foam adhesive. Trim foliage and add to the inside of the teacup.

Penny Black | Watercolored Halloween Card

Hello! As we are more than halfway into the month of September, I’m excited to share a playful Halloween card featuring Penny Black supplies that showcases a watercolored cat. More adorable than scary, it’s the perfect handmade creation for cat lovers and Halloween enthusiasts alike.

- Stamp Penny Black Bewitched image in VersaFine ink on Cold Press watercolor paper. Heat set. Color with watercolor mediums of choice. I used Distress inks. Once dry, fussy-cut image. I shared another watercolored image from the Bewitched stamp set HERE.
- Stamp Halloween Builder sentiment in black ink on white cardstock. Cut with a banner die (I used one that was part of a Spellbinders Glimmer Foil set).
- Cut a panel of Purple Mist cardstock with a square die (measuring 4 1/2″) in the Penny Black Stitched Squares & Circles set. Dry-emboss with the Encircle folder. Add to card base.
- Cut vellum with die in the Hexagon Frames set. Add to the center of the card background.
- Add watercolored cat and sentiment to the card with foam adhesive.
- For leaves, color cardstock with a variety of Distress inks and cut with dies in the Pumpkin Parade and Pumpkins & Leaves sets. Tuck under other elements.

Die-cut Winter Bouquet Card

Hello! Today, I’m excited to share a Christmas card that brings the beauty of winter botanicals to life! Using Elizabeth Craft Designs stamps and dies, I crafted a floral spray featuring poinsettias, evergreen, and berry boughs. The realism of the elements makes this card a celebration of the season’s natural beauty.

When creating realistic blooms, I research the flower. Did you know that the poinsettia is the most popular flowering plant sold in the United States with more than 70 million sold nationwide each year? What we consider the petals are actually bracts, which are more like leaves than petals. The true flowers of poinsettias are the small clusters of yellow blooms in the center.

- With the Florals 29 and Holly Greenery die sets, cut Soft Finish cardstock. Color with Distress Inks. Shape with flower tools if desired. (I have tools from Dress My Craft, Heartfelt Creations, and McGill.) Assemble.
- Create 5″ square card base and cover with patterned paper. Cut doily shape with large die in the Joyous Ornament – Round set from white cardstock. With the circle die in the same set, cut another patterned paper. Add doily shape and circle to card base.
- Stamp Joyous Christmas sentiment in brown ink and cut with a die in the Layered Labels set.
- Add assembled floral items to card front. Add sentiment label with foam adhesive.

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Penny Black | Watercolored Witchy Cat Card

Hello! Foggy mornings have returned here in the Pacific Northwest, bringing an eerie atmosphere that perfectly matches the Halloween mood I have on my mind. I’ve crafted a playful card to get into the spooky spirit! Featuring a whimsical cat in a witch’s hat, this card used a Penny Black stamp set brought to life with watercolors. The bold “Boo” and “Happy Haunting” sentiments complete the look. Penny Black has featured similar designs on their blog, YouTube channel, and in their Ebooks, (all valuable resources that I consult for inspiration on using Penny Black products).

- Stamp Penny Black Bewitched in VersaFine ink on Cold Press watercolor paper. Heat set. Color with watercolor mediums of choice. I used Distress Inks. Once dry, fussy-cut image.
- Die-cut Big Boo from black cardstock. I did so twice for additional depth.
- Stamp Halloween Builder sentiment in black ink on white cardstock. Cut with a banner die (I used one that was part of a Spellbinders Glimmer Foil set).
- Create card background with solid cardstock and patterned paper. I used a Spellbinders die set to cut very thin strips of black cardstock to cover the seams between the solid cardstock and patterned paper for a polished look.