Fun Friday Collabo with Darlene, Week 3

It's another Friday in May... you know what that means!  Collabo time with my talented friend Darlene!  This week we are both using Penny Black's 4310K Verdant.

To create my card I first stamped 4310K Verdant with VersaMark Ink into white cardstock.  Next, I sponged Pan Pastels over the stamped image.  I love how easy this look is to create and what great coverage the Pan Pastels provide.  To finish things off, I simply stamped my background using Penny Black 40-206 Glory of Modesty with Sea Breeze VersaMagic ink.

You can see all the details of my collabo with Darlene on THIS post, and if you missed last week's posting you can check it out HERE.

Now be sure to pop over to Darlene's blog to see what she's created. 

I know its going to be a stunner!

Petaloo and Ranger

I'm so honored to be playing over on the Petaloo blog today!  I've combined their Color Me Crazy line of flowers and leaves with Ranger Distress Paints and inks.  I've even got a video for ya!

Click HERE for the full reveal!

Penny Black's "For Family" Challenge

One of my favorite things is hanging out with my sweet nieces and I was lucky enough to spend a couple of afternoons with Maddi making cards!  So in the spirit of Penny Black's current challenge, "For Family," I'm honored to share 12-year-old Maddi's creations today.

Maddi created these first two cards for her basketball and soccer coaches.  Both background stamps are by Penny Black and the stickers are by SRM.

Maddi did lots of watercoloring and distressing on this lovely fashion girl set...

And speaking of fashion girls, I just had to join in the fun!

(All Stamps by Penny Black)

Thanks, Maddi, for inspiring me with your creativity!!

Pink Paislee and Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft

Happy weekend, my friends! Just wanted to let you know that I've got several cards posted on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft blog using Gelatos, Stamper's Big Brush Pens, and Pink Paislee Artisan products.  Here's a little peek:

Click HERE for the full reveal and to see 4 more cards! :)

Fun Friday Collabo with Darlene

I love Fridays...especially this month as I am collaborating with Darlene!!  And in case you missed last Friday's post and all of our collabo details, you can see it by clicking HERE.  Today we are both using Penny Black's 30-170 T for Transparent set, 30-170 Sweet Home.

Here's what I created...

I began by stamping the house with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink, embossing in clear powder, and coloring with Copic Markers.  The patterned paper with text (MME) was ever so lightly colored with a white Pan Pastel to mute the contrast between the text and the background.  I create the splatter effect by coloring with Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Stamper's Big Brush Pens onto my acrylic block, spritzing with water, and then flicking the ink/paint onto the card base using a paintbrush.  Finally, I added just a bit of twine from The Twinery (available from SRM Stickers) to finish things off.

Thanks for visiting and now be sure to go visit Darlene's blog to see what her talented hands have done with this same stamp set!

Inchie Arts

When using Inchie Arts Art Squares, I’m always inspired to reach for my juiciest and brightest inks and paints.  The Art Squares are like having a tiny canvas to put on a card! Today I used a 3 x 3 inch white Art Square.

Here’s how I achieved this look:

1.   Place a few drops of Dr. Ph Martin’s Hydrus watercolor onto your craft mat.  Do one color at a time.

2.   Dip and press the art square onto the ink.  Let dry.

3.   Repeat this process with the next color.

4.   Swipe Distress Paints in coordinating colors around the edges of the Art Square.

5.   Very lightly distress the entire Art Square with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.

All stamps by Penny Black

For more Inchie Arts inspiration, visit their BLOG and FACEBOOK PAGE.

Oh, and before I go, I just wanted to mention that I have a new PB&J Video Tutorial up on the Penny Black blog.  Here's a little peek...

For the full reveal, click HERE.

Have a great day!

Announcing...Fun Friday Collabo with Darlene!

All through the month of May I'm sooooo excited to announce that I will be collaborating with my talented crafty friend Darlene DeVries!  I'm super honored to be working with Darlene as I'm such an admirer of her work and awesome videos.

Today we are both using Penny Black's Tiger Lily cling stamp.  

Here's what I've created...

I began by stamping the image with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink and then I colored it with Copics.  I cut out the image and added it to the card with pop dots.  The yellow background was created by inking white cardstock using an Our Crafter's Workshop with Wild Honey and Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink along with Sun Flower Palette Ink.  Once dry, I dipped my paintbrush into Gesso and flicked it onto the background.

Now be sure to click HERE to visit Darlene's blog to see what she's created with this same stamp!  I'm headed there myself!
Oh and because Darlene and I both think "the more the merrier" when it comes to stamping, if you want to play along with our collaboration, just make a card using this same stamp and upload it to the Penny Circle flickr gallery and tag it with JillDarlene.  On June 7th on our blogs, both Darlene and I will be featuring cards of folks who've played along!