New Penny Black Stamps!

Have you seen the new Penny Black Valentines catalog? Today I have a card using one of the new stamps, 40-092 All You Need...

I began by stamping the heart branches using Antique Linen Distress Ink onto Neenah Tiara White Cardstock. Next, I colored over the stamped image using Faber-Castell Art Grip Colored Pencils. (HINT- keep your pencils very sharp- it makes it much easier.) The background and sentiment banner were inked with Brushed Corduroy, Old Paper, and just a touch of Wild Honey Distress Ink. The frame (Spellbinders Labels 8) was inked with Seedless Preserves and Fired Brick Distress Ink.

Hope you have a WONDERFUL weekend! I'll be back next week with more new Valentines cards... can't wait to share. And now I'm off to do some last minute holiday shopping and card mailing!

Miss You...

I don't know about you, but I have to admit that the fast-approaching holidays have me really lonesome for my mom. She always makes Christmas special--with her baking, decorating, even the way she wraps our gifts.  If only Arizona and South Dakota were a little bit closer...

I was definitely thinking of her when I created this card:

The house (Victorian Homes by Penny Black) was stamped with VersaFine Ink and then embossed using clear embossing powder.  The tiny ridge created by the embossing REALLY helps to stay in the lines, especially when coloring in a detailed image such as this.  Thanks Elizabeth for this tip- I always learn SO MUCH from you! Sentiment by Penny Black (Salutations).

Thanks for dropping by for a visit, my friends. 
This week I've had some "random" posts without a featured artist-- I hope you don't mind! :)

Paper Pieced Set

Thanks for all who have stopped by for Joy's bday hop.  If you've just arrived here, you can see my "hop post" by clicking here (or scrolling down).

I decided to make a couple more cards using paper piecing and Penny Black stamps, just like I did for Joy's card.

And here's a look at the entire set together:

And before I go, I wanted to mention that the Faber-Castell blog has some fun projects on their blog this week featuring Helmar adhesives.  I love the vibrant colors in THIS project by Jennifer Matott and HERE are a couple of my past projects that used the ZapDots by Helmar.

See you tomorrow! HUGS!

Happy Birthday Hop for Joy!

NOTE: This is my second post for today.  If you're looking for this week's PB&J card, you can see the card and video by scrolling down or clicking HERE.

Welcome to those of you who have arrived here from the talented Britta's blog.  If you are just starting the hop, you can go back to the beginning by clicking HERE. I'm sooo excited to be participating in this blog hop wishing my dear friend, Joy Taylor, a BIG happy birthday! Joy is one of those gals that I feel so blessed to call friend.  I wish her the happiest of days today and am sending her GIANT hugs.  Here's a card just for you, Joy:

This card was paper pieced by stamping Penny Black Sundial onto papers from the 6x6 pad Indie Bloom by Basic Grey.  I colored with Copic markers E35 and YR23 near the center of the flower to add a bit of subtle shading.

Now it's time for your next stop on the hop, the blog of Kathy Racoosin- I'm sure she's cooked up something to make Joy smile (and the rest of us, too)!

PB&J Video Tutorial

This week on the Penny Black Blog, we're sharing ideas for holiday thank you's.

Watch the the video tutorial for this card by clicking HERE.

See you soon, my friends...

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Kelley *Day 4*

Happy Friday, my friends! I'm going to keep this post short and sweet as I'm suffering from a bad sinus headache and am ready to head to bed.  :(  If you have any questions on how my card was created, feel free to send me an email or I will try and come back and update this post with directions when I am feeling better.

BIG thanks to Kelley for allowing me to share your work this week.  It's been an honor!
Here's Kelley's last inspiration card:

And here's my take:

All stamps by Penny Black.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

See ya on Monday with a new PB&J Video Tutorial. :)

Kelley *Day 3*

It's day 3 of inspiration with Kelley and I'm sure you'll love this card of hers:

What a great masculine card!

Here's my take:

All stamps by Penny Black.  The flowers were colored with Copic Markers and once cut out I inked the edges with Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  The background was created by inking white cardstock with Iced Spruce Distress Ink.  Next, I used The Crafters Workshop stencil and laid it across the background.  I applied a light layer of Walnut Stain Distress Ink over the stencil, applying less pressure towards the center of the card.  The outer border of the card was created by inking white cardstock with Spiced Marmalade, Rusty Hinge, and Walnut Stain Distress Ink.  Sentiment by Penny Black.

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