Creative Dies #3

Today's card uses Penny Black Creative Die 51-009 Dots for a textural border beneath the flowers.

To achieve this look I first die cut Dots two times from Neenah Solar White cardstock, trimmed it to fit along the bottom of the card, and colored each trimmed piece using Distress Stains (Fired Brick, Peeled Paint, Wild Honey).  I then glued each piece to one solid piece of white cardstock.  Once dry, I colored the pieces using Distress Paints.  I love how some of the ink went down into the holes just a bit.  The flowers  (Penny Black) were also stamped with Distress Paints.

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Creative Dies #2

This is one of my favorite cards I've made so far using Penny Black's new Creative Dies.  I've used 51-002 Leaves and 51-001 In A Row.

After die cutting the leaves/branches I colored them with Distress Stains (Fired Brick, Wild Honey, Peeled Paint, Broken China and Dusty Concord).  I also stamped the background (Penny Black) using these same colors.  I layered the dies on with foam dots and added the trimmed birds from the In A Row Creative Die.  The twine is from the Twinery and is available at SRM Stickers (love that they carry this twine!).

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Oh, and if you're looking for additional inspiration with the new Creative Dies, be sure to pop over to the Penny Black blog this coming week!

PB Creative Dies #1

If you haven't heard, Penny Black has come out with some BEAUTIFUL dies and I'm totally in love.  I thought over the next few days I would feature some cards created with these Creative Dies.

We begin today with a card using Creative Dies 51-002 Leaves.

To create this card, I die cut several pieces from one of the dies in the set from white Neenah Solar White cardstock.  I then colored each piece using Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft Gelatos and blended with my fingertip (so easy!). Finally, I glued the die cut pieces onto craft cardstock, covering the entire piece. The background stamp (Penny Black) was inked with Colorbox Chalk Ink in the color of Gray Whale.  And that little strip of polka dot paper was cut from PB's Madison Designer Paper pad, colored with a Gelato, and blended with my fingertip.

Thanks for popping by! See you soon with another card featuring the new dies!

PB&J Video Tutorial

Hello my friends!  Just popping in to let you know that I've got a new PB&J video up on the Penny Black blog today.  Here's a peek...

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Penny Black Creative Dies and Inchie Arts

Today I have a small mixed media canvas to share with you that features both Inchie Arts Art Squares and Penny Black’s new Creative Dies!

This canvas measures 5 x 7 inches.  I used several sizes of white Art Squares on this creation: 3 x 3 inch, ATC, Twinchie, and Inchie.  The Art Squares were first colored with Distress Paints and then stamped using a variety of Penny Black stamps.  Some stamps were inked using VersaFine Ink for a tone-on-tone look and some were stamped using Ranger Archival Black Ink.  The canvas was painted with Gesso and Distress Paints and then lightly stamped. Each Art Square was adhered to the canvas with pop dots.  Finally the Creative Dies images were cut from colored cardstock, distressed, and then added with pop dots.  The leaf dies were adhered with glossy accents and pop dots.  To finish things off, I added just a touch of Picket Fence Distress Paint to the edges of the Art Squares and the leaf dies.

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

And be sure to check out all of Penny Black’s newest Creative Dies and stamps on their BLOG and FACEBOOK PAGE.

Have a great weekend!

Inchie Arts 3 x 3 Art Square

On Tuesday I created a card using a 3 x 3 Inch white Art Square from Inchie Arts and this sketch:

And I’m back today with another card using this same sketch and another 3 x 3 Inch white Art Square.

I followed the following steps to create this mixed media look.

1.STAMP: Stamp flower (Penny Black) using VersaMark Ink.  Sprinkle with white embossing powder and heat to set.

2.COLOR:  Color both the flower and the background using Pan Pastels.  I used a variety of the Pan Pastel tools from the large sponges to the very small detail sponges to color the butterfly.

3.STAMP:  Add textural stamping (Penny Black) using Palette Ink in the color of Claret. Before stamping, remove some ink from the stamp using a baby wipe.

4.PAINT: Using Distress Paints, dab paint randomly onto the Art Square and on the edges.

For more Inchie Arts inspiration visit their BLOG and FACEBOOK page.

And for more Pan Pastel inspiration visit their WEBSITE and FACEBOOK page.

See you tomorrow with another Inchie Arts project!

Inchie Arts 3 x 3 Art Square

I’ve been playing with my Inchie Arts Art Squares and today I’ve combined a 3 x 3 inch white Art Square with Pan Pastels and Distress Paints for an artsy mixed media look.

Here’s how I created this Art Square:

1.STAMP: Stamp butterfly (Penny Black) using VersaMark Ink.  Sprinkle with white embossing powder and heat to set.

2.COLOR:  Color both the butterfly and the background using Pan Pastels.  I used a variety of the Pan Pastel tools from the large sponges to the very small detail sponges to color the butterfly.

3.STENCIL: Lay a stencil (Our Crafters Workshop) directly over the Art Square.  Press a VersaMark Ink pad directly on top of the stencil applying it to the background area only, not the butterfly.  Apply another layer of Pan Pastel to the background using the same colors as before.  The stenciled areas will be darker.

4.STAMP:  Add textural script stamping (Penny Black) using black ink.

5.PAINT: Using Distress Paints, dab paint randomly onto the Art Square and on the edges.

I’ll be back on Thursday with another Inchie Arts card using this same sketch.  

For more Inchie Arts inspiration visit their BLOG and FACEBOOK page.

And for more Pan Pastel inspiration, visit their WEBSITE and FACEBOOK page.

Thanks for popping by!