Penny Black - Right as Rain

More Fall Fun with Penny Black

Hello! I returned to a card design I used in July and adapted the formula for the Penny Black 31-264 Joyful Fall stamp set. This is the third card I have made with the set. You can see the other cards HERE and HERE.

- Stamp the Penny Black 31-264 Joyful Fall image (Scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp) onto watercolor paper and color. Once dry, cut with the coordinating die (Scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp).
- To create the frame, cut Lawn Fawn Speckled Eggshell cardstock (Scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp) with the Penny Black 51-422 Stitched Square & Circles die set, using the 4-1/2″ square die. Use a circle die in the Penny Black 51-551 Stitched Circles set to cut a circle from the square.
- Dry-emboss Taylored Expressions Sweet Basil panel with the now-retired Fun Stampers Journey Changing Seasons folder. (I created the embossed panel while organizing my embossing folders, which I outlined in this post.)
- Use a circle in the Penny Black 51-422 Stitched Square & Circles die set to cut an inner mat from the Sweet Basil for the assembly.
- Stamp the Penny Black 30-283 Happy Snippets sentiment and cut with a tag die (I used one from My Favorite Things).
- Add the girl and sentiment to the prepared base.

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Penny Black | Jumping into Fall

Hello! I used another image from Penny Black’s new Joyful Fall stamp set, released in September, for this fall card. The girl jumping into a pile of leaves captures a simple autumn pleasure. I watercolored the image, then paired it with a Penny Black frame die (51-815 All-in-One Oval) and a dry-embossed background (Taylored Expressions Cloudy Days) for added texture. The sentiment, also from the Joyful Fall set, has a matching die for easy cutting.

See my first card with this stamp set HERE.

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Penny Black 31-264 Joyful Fall stamp set Scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp

Penny Black 52-068 Joyful Fall cutout die Scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp

Fall Scene Card

Hello! This fall-themed card came together using a variety of die sets from my collection. Most were from Lawn Fawn, along with a fence die from Taylored Expressions. The house, fence, grassy foreground, and falling leaves create a little seasonal vignette that is an ode to fall.

I enjoyed looking through my collection of scene-building dies. They are an important part of my supplies and have great play value. Combining pieces from different sets lets you create new scenes. You do not need to buy anything specifically for the project. I also used the process as a chance to organize my cardstock better and pay attention to which cardstock I enjoy working with most. For me, projects like this are as much about exploring what I already have as they are about making the finished card.

With October here, I’m thinking about creating a mix of Halloween and fall cards.

Lawn Fawn Dies: Build-A-House, Build-A-House Beach Add-On, Build-A-House Spring Add-On, Leafy Tree Backdrop, Stitched Cloud Backdrop; Penny Black 51-657 Wildwood die set (birds); Taylored Expressions Picket Fence Border die; Sunny Studio Stamps Picket Fence Border die set (grass die)

Penny Black | Joyful Fall

Hello! Penny Black’s new Joyful Fall stamp set, released this month, includes four girl images, and I chose one of them for this fall card. It was just the thing for a low-energy, low-bandwidth day. Die cutting often involves lots of decisions and product choices, but with this image, I could sit down, watercolor first, and worry about the card design afterward.

Once the painting was finished, I framed it with a Penny Black die set and added texture with woodgrain cardstock and a stamped knit cable background (now-retired MFT Knitted Sweater background stamp). I stamped the background panel while writing this post. The overall card size is 4 1/2″ square.

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Penny Black 31-264 Joyful Fall stamp set Scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp

Penny Black 52-068 Joyful Fall cutout die Scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp
Penny Black 51-816 All in One Hex/Octagon die Scrapbook.com | Simon Says Stamp

Die-cut Autumn Scene

Hello! I created this fall-themed card with a variety of dies from Penny Black and Hello Bluebird. The focal point was cut with the Penny Black 51-275 Winter Lantern die set. The leaves and pumpkins were cut with dies in the Penny Black 51-360 Pumpkins & Leaves and Hello Bluebird Gallery Frame 3 sets. All of the dies, while released years ago, are available on their respective sites. Lanterns feel especially fitting for the autumnal equinox, as we start welcoming the warm glow of candlelight!

I cut the elements from solid cardstock (which gave me a chance to continue organizing my cardstock) and used the Penny Black All-In-One Oval frame to draw the eye to the lanterns.

The “Thinking of You” sentiment (Positivity) has its own coordinating die, which makes placement easy.

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