PB&J and Sheila *Day 4*

Happy New Year!!  I honestly cannot believe it is 2012; can you?  One of my all-time favorite movies (which you will find playing in my craft room all the time) is Back to the Future.  When they travel into the future it is the year 2015...  I think we are getting a little too close to that year!  Anywho, I'm excited to kick off my first post of 2012 with a new PB&J Video:

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

I also have our last inspiration card by Sheila.  I wasn't able to share it on Friday due to the weekend-long Flower Soft/Penny Black blog hop (thanks to all of your visits and comments, BTW!).  It was a total honor to share some of Sheila's work last week.  She is a talented artist, not to mention a wonderful gal that I'm pleased to say I've been able to meet in person!  Here's her card for today:

I just adore this color scheme!

Here's my take:

All stamps by Penny Black.  Patterned paper by Crate Paper.

I also wanted to mention that a previous featured artist, Joanne Sharpe, has a new online class that looks like lots of fun.  You can check it out HERE.  Thanks for visiting today, my friends!

See ya tomorrow with our first featured artist of 2012. :)

Sheila *Day 3*

Here's another beautiful inspiration card by Sheila.  I just love her coloring and the design of her background, too!

And here's my take:

I began by stamping this adorable new Penny Black Mimi image using VersaFine Ink and embossing with clear embossing powder.  She was then colored using Copic markers.  The paper was die cut using a Spellbinders die which I trimmed on the left and right hand sides to give it a different look.  The background papers were inked with Wild Honey, Faded Jeans, and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink. The banner was colored with Copic markers so it would perfectly match the colors in the image. Sentiment by Penny Black.

Thanks for visiting! Hope to see you tomorrow with a fun event and a chance to win some prizes....

Sheila *Day 2*

Here is our next beautiful inspiration card by Sheila:

I love, love, LOVE Sheila's color scheme! And what a fun shape for her card, too.

Here's my take:

I began by stamping Penny Black 3388K Unfold using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic X-Press It Blending Cardstock (die cut using Spellbinders Labels 8).  I then stamped this same image onto thin computer paper and cut out the flowers.  I used these flowers as a mask, adhering them to the card using removable adhesive. Once the masks were adhered, I stamped Penny Balck 3633K Clusters using Memento Tuxedo Black Ink.  I removed the masks and colored the floral images using Copic Markers. The background of the floral piece was inked with Old Paper and Gathered Twigs Distress Ink.  The larger background (also die cut using Spellbinders Labels 8) was inked with Rusty Hinge, Gathered Twigs, and Wild Honey Distress Ink.  Sentiment by SRM Stickers.

And here's a peek at a card I'm sharing on the Mementos blog today:

http://www.ilovemementos.blogspot.com/

Thanks for popping by!

See ya tomorrow with another FAB card by Sheila. :)

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Inspired by...Sheila!

I am super excited to announce that our featured artist this week is one of the sweetest stampers I know, Sheila!  Be sure to check out her blog- not only are her cards fantastic, but she has a fun writing style, too.  Here's Sheila's inspiration card for today:

I just love the white highlights Sheila adds to her coloring-they really bring her images to life!  And the black and white polka dot background looks great with the red of her flower.

Here's my take:

Stamp by Penny Black, Sentiment by SRM Stickers

And if you hop on over to the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft BLOG, I have a photo tutorial for this card using Art Grip Colored Pencils.

See you tomorrow with another beauty by Sheila!

Oh, and I nearly forgot, today is the last day to order January's Stamp Club DVD class.  Here's a little peek at the cards:

The featured stamp, included with your DVD and class kit is Twinkling by Penny Black:

More info and to order, click HERE.

Thanks! :)