Penny Black Sneak Peek – Happy Hello
Hello! Today I have a card over on the Simplicity at its Best blog. For the full reveal with instructions on how I made this, you will need to head here.
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Sunny Studios Grand Opening Blog Hop
Hello and welcome to the blog hop of a brand new stamp company that is making its debut today – Sunny Studio Stamps. You should have arrived from Elise Constable’s blog.
First up I have made a CAS card using the Birthday Smiles stamp set. I coloured the cupcake in with Copic markers and added some Clear Wink of Stella Brush pen to the frosting.
My second card uses the Snow Kissed Stamp set. I had a lot of fun colouring this cute little penguin in with Copics. I masked off the rectangle in the background and sponged in some Distress ink to create a focal point.
…and popped him up on some mounting foam for some dimension.
If you want to be in the running to win a new Sunny Studio stamp set, then read on. Mendi is giving away one stamp set to three lucky winners, offering a free digital stamp download on the Sunny Studios blog and offering free shipping (in the US) for all orders over $35 in the Sunny Studio Online Store.
Below is a link to a Rafflecopter giveaway where you could be a winner. (You have until Friday at Midnight EST to comment).
Blog hop order:
Supplies
Card 1: ‘Birthday Wishes Cupcake Card’
Stamps: Sunny Studios Birthday Smiles Stamp set
Card: X-Press It Blending card, Canson Watercolor paper, Hero Arts Layering Papers – Cerulean
Ink: Memento ink – Tuxedo Black, VersaFine – Onyx Black Ink, Distress ink – Salty Ocean, Peacock Feathers
Other Supplies: Copic markers (R39, RV32, RV34, RV63, Y13, Y15, Y17, Y19, YR12, YR04), Watercolour paint brush, Mounting Foam, Zig Clear Wink of Stella Brush Glitter pen – clear
Card 2: ‘Warm Winter Wishes Card’
Stamps: Sunny Studios Snow Kissed Stamp set
Card: X-Press It Blending card
Ink: Memento ink – Tuxedo Black, Distress Ink – Salty Ocean and Faded Jeans
Other Supplies: Copic markers (N0, C1, C3, C4, C7, 0, YR04, YR65, YR68, Y15, Y17, R05, R35, R39), Masking tape, Ink Blending Tool, Uniball white signo gel pen, Distress Glitter – Clear Rock Candy , Mounting Foam, Hero Arts white embossing powder, Anti-static pillow, Heat tool
I hope you will check out the store and the blog. Your next stop on the hop is Jo Williams.
Until next time,
It’s a good day to be happy
So the Online Card Class Background Check is almost over and I have finally managed to make a card for it! I have enjoyed all the videos and techniques used, but I have a house full of sick kids and hubby is away on business, so I’m pretty proud of getting one made!
This card uses the inking blend technique that Laura Bassen showed on Day 1. I masked off the horizon with some Post-It tape and blended in some Salty Ocean Distress ink for the sky and Mowed Lawn for the grass. To add some interest, I sponged in some clouds (I created a stencil from card stock using a cloud die from Poppy Stamps). The bears are a Hero Arts stamp, coloured with Copics.
Supplies
Stamps: Hero Arts Lil Hoot Stamp set, Mama Elephant Up and Away Stamp set
Card: X-Press It Blending card, Hero Arts Layering Papers – Charcoal
Ink: Memento ink – Tuxedo Black, VersaFine – Onyx Black Ink, Distress Ink – Salty Ocean and Mowed Lawn
Other Supplies: Copic markers (W1, W3, W5, W7, E 25, E31, E34, E47) , Poppy Stamps dies – Puffy Cloud Border, Cuttlebug, Fun Foam, Foam dimensionals, Post It masking tape, Ink blending tool, Glossy Accents, Memento marker – Tuxedo Black
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Penny Black Sneak Peek
Today I have an inky card over on the Simplicity at its Best blog. I hope you’ll head on over and check it out. Below is a little teaser for you.
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Jane’s Doodles Release Blog Hop
Hello! Today it is the Jane’s Doodles release blog hop. Yay! Two new sets have been released into the store and they are sooooo cute! Check them out.
If you follow my blog, you know I love cats – so I just had to colour this cute kitty like my cat Mack. I coloured him with Copics and added some detail with Prismacolor pencils.
And I made a really quick tag using the Dogs set. Who doesn’t love a dachshund?
GIVEAWAY:
Want to win some prizes? Jane is generously giving a $50 gift certificate to the Jane’s Doodle store to one lucky winner. Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop for your chance to win. Jane is also having a 20% off sale!
Blog Hop order:
Jane
Marion (me)
Ange
Milka (New DT)
Carisa (New DT)
Laura (Guest Designer)
Jane’s Doodles
Supplies
Card 1: You’re Purr-fect
Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Cats stamp set
Card: X-Press It Blending card, Hero Arts layering paper – Latte
Ink: Memento ink – Tuxedo Black and Desert Sand, VersaFine – Onyx Black
Other Supplies: Copic markers, Prismacolor Pencils, Lawn Cuts – Say Cheese die, Cuttlebug, Foam dimensionals, Gamsol, Blending stump
Tag: I Really DIG You
Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Dogs stamp set
Card: X-Press It Blending card
Ink: Distress ink – Mowed Lawn, Versamark ink,
Other Supplies: Wendy Vecchi Embossing paste, Palette knife, Penny Black stencil – Ocillations, Penny Black Tagged tag die, Cuttlebug, Twine, Copic markers
Thanks for stopping by,
Penny Black and July PageMaps
This month I had the privilege of using some Penny Black products and created a card for the PageMaps July card sketch.
In order to follow the sketch, but avoid an overly busy card, I created a lot of subtle textures using some Penny Black stencils. Both the pattern on the butterfly and the chevrons in the background were created by running the stencil through my Cuttlebug with a rubber embossing mat. The blue dots were created with a stencil and coloured embossing paste.
Penny Black products used:
Stencils:
Zigs and Zags stencil 25-010
Hypnotic stencil 25-015
Oscillations Stencil 25-014
Dies:
Flights of Fancy 51-132
Stamps:
Kind Words 30-226
Supplies
Stamps: Penny Black Kind Words stamp set
Card: X-Press It Blending card, Blue card stock
Ink: Versamark ink, Distress Ink – Salty Ocean
Other Supplies: Various Penny Black stencils (see above list), Hero Arts White embossing Powder, Heat gun, Wendy Vecchi Embossing Paste, Palette knife, Pearl, Liquid adhesive, Spellbinders embossing mat.
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