Big Project

Remember all of these butteflies I shared a few weeks ago?

Well, I can finally share what they were for!

After the January CHA show, I was honored to create a Penny Black sample board for retailers. I created several samples of the card you see above.  The board also had 3 more cards which I will be sharing with you over the next couple of weeks.  After that I will be back with more inspiration from the lovely Nancy. :)

All stamps by Penny Black: 2025M Music Note Background, 40-111 Breezy, 30-095 Flower Festival, and 30-104 Sweet Wishes



PB&J Video Tutorial

Today's new video tutorial is up on the Penny Black blog, watch it by clicking HERE.

Thanks for visiting- hope you all had a beautiful weekend!

Nancy *Day 2*

I love the simple elegance of this next inspiration card by Nancy.  The beautiful stamping in that warm yellow just makes me smile. I love the subtle gray of the sentiment, too, combined with the twine. 

Here's my take:

I began by stamping Penny Black 4240K Flamboyant after inking it with Distress Stains (Wild Honey, Forest Moss, and Vintage Photo).  After stamping, I added additional shading with Faber-Castell Art Grip colored pencils.  The background was stamped and inked with Pumice Stone Distress Ink (Penny Black 4242K Flower Garden). I also inked the edges with Brushed Corduroy Distress Ink.

And I just had to mention that Nancy has some great Faber-Castell blog candy at her blog- check it out HERE.

Thanks so much for your visits and comments- it means so much to me.
Have a wonderful weekend, my stamping friends!

Inspired by...Nancy

I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be featuring Nancy's work over the next couple of weeks.  She was a featured artist here a while back and I love her work so much I had to share some more. :)  And besides being a wonderful artist, she is a wonderful person. I've had the pleasure of meeting Nancy at CHA and her warm smile and great hugs always make my day!  Our first inspiration piece by Nancy is this awesome canvas:

And here's my take.  I was especially inspired by her cheery color scheme and lovely die cuts and embellishments.

I began by stamping Penny Black 30-103 Wishes using Versafine ink in the color of Imperial Purple.  The flowers were colored with Faber-Castell Art Grip colored pencils.  The rosette (Tim Holtz/Sizzix die) was cut from Penny Black Mix and Match cardstock and inked with Spiced Marmalade Distress Ink.  The leaves, die by Sizzix, were inked with Pine Needles Distress Ink.  The background (Spellbinders Labels 8) was inked with Elderberry Memento Ink and stamped with this same ink (Penny Black 4239K Scented Message).  To highlight the flowers and leaves of the background stamping, I colored them with a white Faber-Castell Art Grip colored pencil.  Finally, the bottom portion of the card was inked with Wild Honey Distress Ink, rubbing the ink pad directly onto the paper. Bling by Prima.

See you soon with another masterpiece by Nancy! Thanks for visiting!

PB&J Video - Watercolor Canvas

Today's PB&J Video tutorial features watercoloring on canvas...

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

See you soon with our next featured artist- I can't wait to share her work.

She's a total sweetheart (and uber-talented, too!).

Mimi Mania

NOTE: If you are here for the Faber-Castell and Prima blog hop, please scroll down or click HERE.

Last weekend I was really in the mood to color with my Copics so I stamped several Penny Black Mimi images onto tags.  Once they were all colored, I added a bit of Distress Ink, sentiments by SRM stickers, and some ribbon. Here's a look at each tag individually:

Thanks for popping by! I'll see you soon with a new featured artist. HUGS!

Faber-Castell & Prima Blog Hop

Welcome to the Prima and  Faber-Castell blog hop. If this is your first stop on the hop, you can find a listing of all participating blogs at the end of this post. 

On this first card, I stamped Penny Black 40-101 Mosaic onto Prima Poppies and Peonies Canvas ATC Cards.  I then colored directly onto the canvas with Faber-Castell Aquarelle Watercolor Pencils.  I blended the colors using a water brush.  The Prima canvas plus Faber-Castell Aquarelle pencils are a match made in heaven! The bottom portion of the background paper is from Prima's beautiful Sun Kiss Collection.  I added a touch of Faber-Castell Gelatos onto the bottom corners, coloring directly onto the patterned paper and blending with my fingertip. Background script and sentiment by Penny Black- 1999L Letter Background, 30-103 ...Wishes.

Next, I loved creating with this beautiful floral embellishment by Prima, Bretton Vines Script.  I used a  waterbrush to pick up color directly from the tip of Faber-Castell Gelatos and then painted it onto the flowers and leaves. The background cardstock was stamped using Penny Black 30-114 Puzzle Parts using Faber-Castell Stamper's Big Brush Markers.  Sentiment by Penny Black, 40-132 So Blessed.

This final card features some beautiful bling by Prima. I just love how the lace and gems are mixed together.  The butterflies, Penny Black 30-117 Free Flight, were colored with Faber-Castell Stamper's Big Brush Markers. Patterned papers by Prima, Sun Kiss Collection.

Thanks so much for your visit!!
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Visit the Faber-Castell blog and Prima blog for a list of all participating bloggers, or follow this list below:

• Prima Marketing Blog: www.prima.typepad.com/prima
• Sharon Laakkonen: http://sharonlaakkonen.blogspot.com/ 
• Heidi Kelley: http://seesterk.blogspot.com/
• Marie-Nicolas ALLIOT http://ma-ni.creation.over-blog.com
• Maiko Kosugi http://maimaipiano.blogspot.jp/
• Stacey Young: www.staceyeyoung.blogspot.com
• Emeline Seet : scrapvilla.blogspot.com
• Leslie Ashe: www.leslieashe.blogspot.com
• Jamie Dougherty: http://www.jaylynnscraps.com
• Anna-Marie Mondro: http://annamarie-mondro.blogspot.com/
• Anna-Maria Wolniak : http://annamariawolniak.wordpress.com/
• Anna Dabrowska: http://tworzysko.blogspot.com
• Cari Fennell: http://meandmymaryjanes.blogspot.com/
• Faber-Castell: http://designmemorycraft.typepad.com/design-memory-craft/
• Jill Foster: http://stampinginspiredby.blogspot.com/ <--- YOU ARE HERE
• Jennifer Matott: http://arttalk-sigmagirl.blogspot.com/
• Rita Barakat: http://letsembellish.blogspot.com/
• Mou Saha: http://collagecollagecollage.blogspot.com/
• Tiffany Johnson: http://iheartartblog.com/