J-O-Y #8

Hi everyone.  I'm back with my eighth card using the Immense JOY die from Penny Black.  This is going to be the last JOY card for a while.  I scheduled this post ahead as we moved yesterday and my computer is unplugged and packed away. :)  

This is one of the images from the All the Trimmings stamp set (Penny Black).  I stamped the image in black ink, heat embossed in clear, and watercoloured with my Zigs. 

I finished the background of the card by using a black card front with in-laid JOY die in real red card stock.   I cut out around the image at the bottom so it would drape over the bottom of the "O" and give a bit of added dimension.

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I'm sending this card to Rudolph Days April Challenge.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  All the Trimmings (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Black card stock (SU!); Real Red card stock (SU!)

Ink:   Black (Memento); Zig markers
Accessories:   JOY die (Penny Black); Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool; watercolour brushes

Challenges:

Rudolph Days April Challenge

Penny Black - All-in-One Octagon

Hi everyone.  Today I've used the All-in-One Octagon (51-816) die with embossing from the newest release at Penny Black.  This is similar to the All-in-One Oval die.  I love the versatility.  You can also use the octagon frame separately (see this card), and you can use the card front embossed frame with octagon aperture separately too.  Or you can use it with both, as with the above card.

I used the second image from the beautiful Captivate (31-050) stamp set (also from the new release).  I stamped the image in black ink and clear heat embossed before watercolouring with my Zigs.  I loved watercolouring this image, combining orange and pink to create two-toned flowers. :)

I fussy-cut the bottom of the image so that the leaves and lower bloom go over the edge of the octagon frame.  I finished with a simple sentiment (Super Day), stamped in black and heat embossed with clear.

I'm giving this card to my Mom for Mother's Day, which is just a few weeks away in Canada. :)

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I'm sending this to Triple B April Challenge.

Penny Black Products

Captivate (31-050)

All-in-One Octagon (51-816)

Super Day (31-044)

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Capivate; Super Day (both Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Fabriano (Strathmore 108 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Zigs (pale green, light green, orange, pink)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, All-in-One Hexagon die (Penny Black), watercolour brushes

Challenges:

Triple B - April Challenge

More Cover Die Eclipse

Hi everyone.  I've been away from my computer, which is unusual for me.  Sorry I have missed keeping up with visiting blogs, but we are getting ready to move in the next couple of weeks.  I've been busy packing and sorting everything.  We have been in our current house for almost 29 years, so you can imagine that we have acquired a lot of STUFF! :)  Hope to be back visiting your blogs on a regular basis in a few weeks.

For today, one more card using the Cover Die Eclipse technique at Group of Seven.

Please check out the details for the technique and link to video on the blog ...

Group of Seven Cardmakers

For today card, I used a large image (Blooming - Penny Black) which is stamped in black and heat embossed with clear.  I sponged over the background creating an ombre effect with Distress Oxide Inks (Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Aged Mahogany).  I used plain water to watercolour the flowers.  The water activates the Distress Oxide inks; then I used my paint brush to remove most of the colour, blotting with a paper towel to make sure it was dry.

I created two panels the same and die-cut one with Laurel Leaves Background Plate (Simon Says Stamp).  I cut two more panels with this cover die from white card stock and then layered all three of the die-cuts together with the stamped / sponged one on top.  I lined up the stacked dies over my second panel and then glue them together.  To finish I added a simple happy birthday (Special Sentiments - Penny Black) sentiment banner.

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As you can see from the close-up ... I wasn't very careful when lining up the stack of leaf die-cuts so you can see a bit of the white peeking out from the stack. :)   

I hope you'll give this technique a try.  If you do, please join us by posting your card with the linky at the bottom of THIS POST.  We'd love to see what you make!

Sending this card to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - April.  

... and sending this to The Flower Challenge #90 - Add Layers.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Blooming (Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media Paper (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Obsidian Black ink (Altenew - Pigment ink); Distress Oxide Inks:  Saltwater Taffy, Abandoned Coral, Aged Mahogany (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Laurel Leaves Background Plate (Simon Says Stamp), sponges, Clear embossing powder (Ranger) 

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Cover Die Eclipse

PBSC - April

The Flower Challenge #90 - Add Layers

IDEAS - Dies

Hi everyone.  It's time for the next IDEAS Challenge with Darnell.  This week is "D for Dies / Die Cuts".

I used a new-to-me flower die that was a gift from a friend a LONG time ago.  I'm happy that I have finally had a chance to show it some love.   I created a simple background by smooshing Kitsch Flamingo, Ripe Persimmon, and Mustard Seed Distress Inks.  I dried my panel and then added more sponging of the same colours over top to intensify the colours.  For some reason the pink is lost in the photo.

I used this lovely daisy flowers die and kept the card CAS by using white for the flowers and adding a simple sentiment (Happy Messages - Stampendous) at the bottom in black ink.

A fun and easy card that took me less than 10 minutes to make.  Not very often that happens for me! :)

Not only am I joining Darnell with the IDEAS Challenge this week, but I'm also adding this card to NBUS Challenge #61.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Happy Messages (Stampendous)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Kitsch Flamingo, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed (Tim Holtz); Black (Memento)
Accessories:   water mister, sponges, daisies die-cut (AliExpress)

Challenges:

NBUS Challenge #61

Penny Black - Purring

Hi everyone.  I'm having fun playing with the newest release from Penny Black.  Today features the new stamp Purring (31-052).  Adorable stamp set with three cute cats.  I made the cards all the same background of sponged blue sky, and an oval frame from the new die, All-in-One Oval (51-815).  This not only comes with an sweet oval embossed frame, but there is also a card front with embossed and scalloped edge that is ... well, all-in-one. :)  This gives three different ways to use it.  Always great when there's versatility in our art supplies.

I stamped the image twice (once on mixed media paper to watercolour; second on regular card stock to use as my base for my card).  The image on mixed media is heat embossed in clear so it gives it a nice shine and protects the ink from running.  I watercoloured the image using my Zigs and then fussy-cut the image.  For the card stock image, I sponged the background sky with Salvaged Patina distress ink and then adhered the fussy-cut image on top (gluing at the bottom and popping up the cat's heads).  I die-cut three of the oval frames and adhered them over top of the image with more foam to give it dimension.  I stamped the sentiments from the Super Day (31-044 ) set in black, and heat embossed in clear to match the images.  These were so fun to make! :)

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Sending the above card to Penny Black Saturday Challenge - April.  

... and the second cat ...

Sending the above card to Double D Challenges - Cute Little Animals.

... and the third cat ...

Sending the above card to Simply Clean & Simple April Challenge.

Penny Black Products

Purring (31-052)

All-in-One Oval (51-815)

Super Day (31-044)

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Purring; Super Day (both Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Fabriano 108 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Zigs, Salvaged Patina Distress Ink (Tim Holtz
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, All-in-One Oval die (Penny Black), watercolour brushes, sponge brush

Challenges:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - April

Double D Challenges - Cute Little Animals

Simply Clean & Simple April Challenge

J-O-Y #7

Hi everyone.  I'm back with my seventh card using the Immense JOY die from Penny Black.

Today's card uses the Poinsettia stamp from Holiday Bouquet (Avery Elle - retired).  I love this stamp set and have used it many times in my cards over the years.  I stamped in black ink, clear heat embossed and watercoloured using my Zigs.

I finished the background of the card by die-cutting the JOY die three times from green card stock and layering to create dimension, then pieced the "O" with the watercoloured Poinsettias.  The image is mounted onto a white background which was dry embossed with Scenic Poinsettias (Spellbinders). 

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Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Holiday Bouquet (Avery Elle)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); Green Gumball card stock (SU!)

Ink:   Black (Memento); Zig markers
Accessories:   JOY die (Penny Black); Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool; watercolour brushes, Scenic Poinsettias embossing folder (Spellbinders)

IDEAS - Inks / Colour Mediums

Hi everyone.  It's Monday and time for IDEAS Challenge.  Today is "I - Inks/Colour Mediums".

I recently bought a Hero Arts Sand Ink Pad.  I thought I would use it for no-line watercolouring as it's a very light brown and would work great for that.  Little did I know that I bought one of their "Core Ink" pads, which is waterproof.  Oops!  So instead of a no-line watercoloured hydrangea, I have a pink hydrangea for you today that is outlined in brown. :)

In the end, I'm happy with how it turned out.  I used Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, and Peeled Paint distress inks to watercolour.  I knew from the start that I was going to create a CAS design, so it's just the flower and a simple sentiment (WPlus9 - retired), stamped in more of the Sand ink.  To finish, I used my white Posca pen to add white dots to the stamens.

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I'm sending the above card to NBUS Challenge #61.  First time using this ink!

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Best Thoughts (SU! - retired); Beautiful Bouquet Dahlia (WPlus 9)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.)
Ink:  Sand (Hero Arts); Distress Inks:   Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, and Peeled Paint (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Watercolour brushes, White acrylic pen (Posca)

Challenges:

NBUS Challenge #61 

Penny Black - Captivate

Hi everyone.  Today I'm sharing another new release from Penny Black.  This image is from the stamp set Captivate.  I've also used a frame from a new background die, All-in-One Octagon - Penny Black.

I love the simplicity of this off-the-edge CAS design.  The image is stamped in black ink and heat embossed with clear before watercolouring with Distress Inks (Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed).  I stamped and watercoloured the flowers of a second image, then fussy-cut the blooms and popped them on top of the base image (Paper Tole Technique).  It adds lots of depth to the flowers.

I finished the card with a lovely sentiment, Super Day - Penny Black, which is stamped in black and clear heat embossed to match the image.

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Sending this card to Seize the Birthday #280 - Spring Floral.  Great challenge Lin!!  Happy to be playing along!

Penny Black Products

Captivate (31-050)

All-in-One Octagon (51-816)

Super Day (31-044)

Thanks for stopping by!

Stamps:  Captivate; Super Day (both from Penny Black)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media (Fabriano 108 lb.)
Ink:   Black Pigment (Obsidian - Altenew); Distress Inks:  Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Ripe Persimmon, Mustard Seed (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, watercolour brushes, All-in-One Octagon die (Penny Black)

Challenges:

Seize the Birthday #280 - Spring Floral

Cover Die Eclipse - Group of Seven

Hi everyone.  Today is the start of a new technique at Group of Seven.   Julia introduced us to this fabulous technique that is a twist on the Eclipse (or Camoflague) technique.

I had it in my head that I wanted to use a stencil, even though the technique calls for stamping a large image. :)  I made two stenciled card fronts using the lovely Sunflower stencil from Magenta, sponging with Distress Inks (Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge, Mowed Lawn).  One was used at the base of the card front, the other was die-cut with a Hello Frame die (AliExpress).  I cut two more of the Hello Frame dies from white card stock and layered them with the stenciled one on top.  The final step was to glue the die-cut stack on top of my card front, lining up the images.  I'm so happy with how this turned out!! :)

Please check out the details for the technique and link to video on the blog ...

Group of Seven Cardmakers

Here's what I learned when I experimented with this technique ...

• Even though this is called Cover Die Eclipse, you don't have to use a Cover die.  You can use regular dies, or a mix of a few different dies to create your pattern.
• You can use a stamp or stencil to create your design.  This makes the technique more versatile.
• Patterned paper is also a great alternative to stamping an image.

Sending the sunflower card to Stencil Fun March Challenge.

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For the card above, I used a large stamp (Pinecone Background - Simon Says Stamp), inking the image with shades of green and brown Distress Inks and spritzing with water before stamping.  I die-cut my top layer using a frame die (Sizzix - Rachel Bright) that was gifted to me many years ago.  The card is finished with a black stamped sentiment (Big Scripty Greetings Holiday - Simon Says Stamp - retired).

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... and one more ...

This time I used patterned paper for this technique.  It worked great!  I used images from a set of papers from AliExpress.  There were two of each design ... one solid and one on vellum.  I used the vellum image for the background, layering a couple of die-cut white layers (I used a honeycomb corner die in the bottom right corner).  Then added the solid image for the top layer, also cut with the honeycomb corner die in the bottom right corner.  The image comes outlined with gold, so I simply added a gold metallic die-cut sentiment (Happy Birthday Friendship Script- Memory Box) to complete the card. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

Card #1:

Stamps:  n/a

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Mustard Seed, Ripe Persimmon, Rusty Hinge, Mowed Lawn (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:  Sunflower stencil (Magenta), sponge brushes, Hello Frame die (AliExpress), white Posca pen 

Card #2:

Stamps:  Pinecone Background (Simon Says Stamp); Big Scripty Greetings Holiday (Simon Says Stamp)

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Mixed Media Paper (Fabriano 108 lb.)
Ink:   Distress Inks:  Shabby Shutters, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs (Tim Holtz); Black pigment ink (Obsidian - Altenew)
Accessories:  Water mister, Sizzix frame die (Rachel Bright), 

Card #3:

Stamps:  n/a

Paper:   White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.); Patterned Paper from AliExpress; Gold metallic paper (SU!)
Ink:   n/a
Accessories:  Honeycomb corner die (unknown); Happy Birthday Friendship Script die (Memory Box)

Challenges:

Group of Seven - Cover Die Eclipse

Stencil Fun March Challenge