Cute to Elegant, Days 3 and 4

Ugh! Having trouble with blogger so I can't post the sneak peek pictures for Cute to Elegant Days 3 and 4, but be sure to visit the Penny Black blog for 4 more cards and 2 more videos! HUGS!

Cute to Elegant, Day 2

The Cute to Elegant festivities continue on the Penny Black blog today. There's a giveaway and I have another video for you! Here's a little teaser. :)

Cute to Elegant Week, Day 1

In case you hadn't noticed :) I'm sooo excited to be hosting a week of inspiration on the Penny Black blog.  I've got 4 videos to share with you this week and the first can be seen today. Here's a peek...

Click HERE to visit the Penny Black blog for the full reveal and video.

(Oh, there's a giveaway over there today, too!)

Sooooo excited!!!

I am over-the-moon excited and honored to be hosting a week of Christmas inspiration at the Penny Black blog next week.  Check it out!

Christmas Blog Hop Giveaway

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft, Xyron and Creative Imaginations have teamed up for 12 days of Christmas inspiration!  There are chances to win fun prizes so be sure to check it out.  Today I'm sharing a pair of Christmas tags.  Here's a little peek at one of the tags...

Be sure to visit the Faber-Castell blog for the full reveal and a photo tutorial!

And in the spirit of Thanksgiving, how about a giveaway as a BIG thank you for your visits and wonderful support?! It truly means so much to me.

To enter to win both of the stamps above, just leave a comment over on the Faber-Castell blog (on THIS post).  HUGS!

PB&J Video Tutorial, Clean and Simple

After seeing THIS beautiful clean and simple card by Rosemary D. in the Penny Circle Flickr group, I was totally inspired to try my hand at some clean and simple stamping using the same clear set, Penny Black 30-136 A Wish for Peace.  Here's what I came up with...

Click HERE to visit the Penny Black blog and watch the VIDEO tutorial.

See you tomorrow with a little giveaway... :)

Stay tuned...

...lots of exciting projects, videos, and a giveaway coming later this week and next. Let's just say my fingers have been pretty inky the last few days! :)

PB&J Video Tutorial

I have lots of Christmas stamping to share with you next week, so for today's PB&J video tutorial I decided to do something a bit more springy!  Why is it that in the summer I feel like making Christmas cards and in the winter I create a card like this? :)

I had so much fun trying a new technique and doing some water coloring on this card.

Click HERE to visit the Penny Black blog to view the VIDEO.

Thanks for visiting!!

Christmas Blog Hop

Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft has teamed up with Xyron and Creative Imaginations for a Christmas blog hop, providing inspiration over the next 12 days.  I hear there will be daily prizes, so I hope you have a chance to check it out. :)  Here's a peek at my project today...

For more info on how to win these---

And to see the full reveal and instructions, click HERE.

PB&J Video Tutorial, ATC set

Today's PB&J video tutorial features using acrylic paints with stamps.  

Click HERE to visit the Penny Black blog and watch the video.

Each ATC (Artist Trading Card) measures 2 1/2 x 3 1/2 inches.  They were all painted on Grunge Board, providing a nice sturdy "canvas" on which to paint.  I chose "gratitude" as my theme.

Thanks for visiting!

Merry Christmas

I just love how Penny Black collage stamps make for quick and simple cards.  This was created with 4268K Crystal Drops:

I stamped the image two times.  Next I added Distress Ink for the sky and ground (Scattered Stray, Faded Jeans, and Gathered Twigs) and colored the stars with a yellow Faber-Castell Stamper's Big Brush Pen.  This was then die cut using a Spellbinder's die.  Finally, on my second stamped image, I colored the trees with Faber-Castell Stamper's Big Brush Pens, cut them out, inked the edges with Gathered Twigs Distress Ink, and layered onto the card.  Twine and pearls add a finishing touch.

Thanks so much for stopping by!  

See you on Wednesday with a new PB&J Video Tutorial.  

Here's a little sneak peek...