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Something very close to my heart is coming this week...

See you tomorrow with the full reveal!

Fan Favorites!

I am so excited about this I just HAD to mention it here so you don't miss out.  

I've had a peek at the selected stamps and they are some of my personal faves!

Click HERE for all of the details and HERE to join the club.

Happy Halloween!

Just popping in with a simple halloween card...

You'll find all of the details on the Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft blog HERE.

Have a good one!

PB&J Video: Christmas Cutting #2

Hi all! I'm back today with another PB&J video featuring Penny Black Creative Dies.  Today I've created two cards using 51-021 Love & Joy:

Be sure to visit the Penny Black blog to view the video.

And I had some extra inspiration along the way!  Click the graphics below to see my inspiration for each card.

Thanks for popping by!

Inchie Arts: Thankful

For today's project the 3" Art Squares by Inchie Arts were a perfect fit for my fall stamp (Penny Black 3708J Pumpkins in the Moonlight).  I used a white Art Square.

I first colored directly onto my stamp using Distress Markers.  I then spritzed lightly with water and stamped onto the Art Square.  I got such a great impression on the smooth Art Square matboard surface! Once dry, I colored with Distress Markers on my acrylic block and added water. Using my acrylic block as a palette, I painted onto the stamped image for subtle shading as well as added a few paint splatters.  I added Palette and Memento Inks (Reflection Blue and Nautical Blue) to the background using ink blending tools with foam pads.  And I added Distress Ink (Gathered Twigs) to the bottom of the Art Square to ground the image. Finally, I added extra ink (Nautical Blue) over a chicken wire stencil by Our Crafter's Workshop. The Art Square was embellished and the sentiment added using Penny Black's Creative Dies (Tagged and Leaves).

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

Thanks for visiting!

PB&J Video: Penny Black Christmas Cutting #1

I'm so excited today... I have a new PB&J Video Tutorial on the Penny Black blog.  I've combined a set of stickers, 10-221 Christmas Joy, with coordinating Creative Dies to create a set of cards.  Be sure to click HERE to visit the Penny Black blog for the video!  

This is the sticker sheet:

And here's a look at each card...

Wishing everyone a happy and creative weekend!

Inchie Arts: Colors of Fall

I don't know about you, but I LOVE the colors of fall.  Today, I've created two cards using white 2" Twinchie Art Squares by Inchie Arts.

To begin I stamped my leaf images (Penny Black 30-138 Foliage Fancy) using Ranger Archival Black Ink.  I then watercolored each Art Square using the bold and bright colors of Dr. Ph. Martin's Hydrus Watercolors. As always, whenever I am using a very wet medium I love using the Art Squares because they don't warp and I can add LOTS of water!

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

Thanks for visiting!