Poppy Love – Penny Black

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Hello! I’m back with another card for Penny Black. I really enjoyed making this card – it was a labour of love, as it took me hours, but I love the final result. Water colouring is such a forgiving technique to play with and it was fun to get out my Gansai Tambi watercolours again.

I white heat embossed the Penny Black Poppy Gems stamp onto some watercolour paper then went to town water colouring.The sentiment is from the Penny Black For You die set.

Penny Black - Love | Marion Vagg

PB Love detail | Marion Vagg

Penny Black products used:
Penny Black Poppy Gems stamp set
Penny Black For You die set

Supplies

Stamps: Penny Black Poppy Gems stamp set

Card: Distress Watercolour card stock, Black card stock

Ink: Versamark ink

Other Supplies: Tambi Gansai watercolour paints, Various sized paint brushes, water, White heat embossing powder, heat tool, Cuttlebug, Penny Black For You die set, Liquid adhesive

I’m pleased to report that I have survived report writing and school holidays have started! Yay! It has been such a massive term, so it is an awesome feeling to be able to relax and have some time to make some cards. Bring it on!

Marion

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Jane’s Doodle Blog Hop – Simon

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Hello! Today is the release blog hop for Jane’s Doodles Stamps. You should have arrived from Zrinka’s awesome blog. If you get lost along the way, there is a blog hop order at the end of my post that should point you in the right direction.

Today the DT are showcasing the latest stamp set to the store called Simon. This stamp set is a lot of fun.

JD Simon

When I first get a new stamp set I often look at the sentiments and plan my card around that. I loved the ‘You rock my boat’ sentiment, so I knew that I would use the boat image and then to add some interest I popped the bird on the edge of the boat. My hubby is really into fishing, so with some masking I added the fishing rod in the boat as well. Lots of masking, ink blending and Copic colouring to create my scene.

JD You Rock My Boat | Marion Vagg

Next up I wanted to use Simon himself. To be different, I created a wine bottle tag – for the fishing enthusiast in my life…on a bottle of wine from his favourite wine region in New Zealand.

JD Fish in the Sea | Marion Vagg

JD Wine Bottle tag | Marion Vagg

GIVEAWAY:
Jane is generously giving one stamp set of your choice from the store to one lucky winner. Just leave a comment on all the blogs along the hop for your chance to win. In addition to this, there is 20% sale on all stamps in the store. The winner will be announced on Friday.

Blog Hop order:
Jane
Vesna
Ange
Zrinka
Marion <–You are here
Milka
Neha
Vika
Jane’s Doodles

Supplies

You Rock My Boat Card

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Simon stamp set

Card: X-Press It Blending card, Distress watercolor card

Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, Distress ink – Salty Ocean, Mustard Seed, Spiced Marmalade, Ripe Persimmon

Other Supplies: Copic markers, Foam dimensionals, Post it notes (for masking), Ink blending tool, Tuxedo Black marker, Glossy Accents

Wine Bottle Tag

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Simon stamp set

Card: X-Press It Blending card

Ink: Memento – Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black

Other Supplies: Copic markers,  Tuxedo Black marker, Sunny Studio Fishtail banner dies, Spellbinders circle die, Cuttlebug

Thanks so much for stopping by. Your next stop on the hop is Milka’s blog. Happy hopping.

Marion

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A couple of Jane’s Doodles projects

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I have a couple of Jane’s Doodles projects to share with you today. You can find the original posts on the Jane’s Doodles blog here and here.

First up is a little tag which uses the Cake! stamp set and it was super quick to make. I’ve actually had the splattered background sitting on my desk for a while, but it was pretty easy to create – a touch of Distress ink watercolouring and some splatters. I stamped the cake image and didn’t want it to compete with the background, so I kept it fairly plain and just added some shading with some light grey Copic markers. It’s got some shimmer with some Wink of Stella, but it is hard to see in the photo.

JD Happy Birthday Tag | Marion Vagg

Next up is a happy hello card which features the Love Birds and Daisies stamp set. I stamped the hello sentiment repeatedly in different colours but I drew in some lines to help me get things straight. Once again, the little bird shimmers with a Wink of Stella. Boy I love that pen!

JD Hello Birdie | Marion Vagg

Supplies

Happy Birthday tag:

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Cake! stamp set

Card: X-Press It Blending card, Watercolour card

Ink: Memento- Tuxedo Black ink, VersaFine Onyx Black, Distress Ink -owed Lawn and Peacock Feathers

Other Supplies: Copic Markers (N1, C3, C4), Foam dimensionals, Penny Black Tagged die, Cuttlebug, Wink of Stella Glitter Brush pen, Tassle

Hello card:

Stamps: Jane’s Doodles Love Birds stamp set, Jane’s Doodles Daisies stamp set

Card: X-Press It Blending card, Hero Arts Layering papers – Daffodil

Ink: Memento- Tuxedo Black ink, VersaFine Onyx Black, Hero Arts Shadow Ink – Green Hills, Tide Pool, Pool, Pale Tomato, ButterBar, Orange Soda, Bubblegum

Other Supplies: Copic Markers, Foam dimensionals, Spellbinders circle die, MTF Stitched Rectangle Stax die, Cuttlebug, Wink of Stella Glitter Brush pen

I hope you are having a wonderful day,

Marion

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