Monochrome collage
Posted: November 13, 2012 Filed under: Aspire, CAS, Collage cards, Penny Black 14 Comments
A few weeks back our talented OLW host Ardyth challenged us to create a card inspired by a song. That was weeks ago, I know but this is the card I made for the challenge. The sad thing is I only realised as I was attaching the tiny tags that I had created a three layer card for a one layer challenge! Needless to say I did not participate in the challenge but saved the card to share another day.
I used my tried and true method to create the collage: a couple of background stamps, an image and a sentiment all stamped with different shades of brown. I inked only part of the two background stamps so they would blend together. I sponged first with the lightest brown, Memento Desert Sand, then added some Potter’s Clay and finally some Rich Cocoa on the edges of the panel.
I turned a “Happy Birthday” stamp into my song sentiment “Oh Happy day” by inking only a portion of the stamp with markers and handwriting the “Oh”. I have had “Oh Happy Day” on my brain for several weeks, ever since it sprang into my mind prompting me to look it up on youtube. The first version that comes up is from Sister Act 2 and is an entertaining rendition.
Supplies:
Stamps: Letter Background, Diamond Pattern, Aspire, Happy Birthday(PB)
Inks: Memento Potter’s Clay, Rich Cocoa & Desert Sand (Tsukineko)
Also: tag punch and cotton twine
Snowy forest
Posted: November 9, 2012 Filed under: Christmas Park, Penny Black, Stamped Landscapes 19 Comments
Give me a tree stamp and I will try and make a snowscape with it. I will also try autumn, spring and summer scenes but there is something about a magical snow covered scene that really works beautifully with tree stamps.
I used a technique which I have described previously in a tutorial here: Winter Berry Branch tutorial
I stamp an image twice, once in versamark then again slightly lower in black ink before embossing in clear powder. After sponging over the double stamped image any branches or trees appear to have snow sitting on them.
After a week of cold, cold mornings our weather is supposed to be warming up over the weekend. Which is good because it’s really not time for snow and as usual we don’t have all our leaves collected yet.
Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Park, Silent Night(PB)
Inks: Memento Summer Sky, Danube Blue, Paris Dusk, Versafine Onyx Black, Versamark(Tsukineko)
Also: Clear embossing powder
Holy Night
Posted: November 7, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Penny Black, Silent Night 24 Comments
My admiration for the colouring wizards on the design team is already considerable but after spending over an hour colouring this one little scene with coloured pencils I have even more respect for the amazing cards they create all the time! I enjoyed doing this one and like the big white frame of the card base around it which seems to make that little stable seem all the more isolated but significant. I used Faber-Castell polychromos pencils and blended the pencils as I laid the colours down lightest to darkest.
My day time schedule changed dramatically this week as a very sweet little 11 month old girl now comes each day at 8am and spends the day. It has been a while since I was surrounded with all the bits and pieces of baby life but it’s all coming back to me. My youngest who just turned 12 is being an excellent “big brother” and the baby girl thinks he is wonderful.
Supplies:
Stamps: Silent Night (PB)
Inks: Versafine Onyx Black, Tsukineko)
Also: Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils
A thank you for all seasons
Posted: November 2, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Fantasy 18 Comments
The Penny Black designers are gleaning inspiration from Pinterest again, this time in order to make Gratitude cards.
I scanned through my own Art Inspiration board to find inspiration and settled on this tree painting.
My art class used this painting and several other similar paintings as the starting point for some watercolours we created last year.
To create my card I inked the trunk of the tree in black memento marker and stamped it on a white panel using a stamp postioner. I then cleaned it off and inked one quarter of the tree with Pear sprout memento marker and stamped that. I did each section with markers taking care to keep the stamp postioner in place so that at the end I had a black tree and four different colours of dots. I then stamped over the whole image with versamark and embossed with clear powder.
I sliced the panel into four sections before sponging and finished by matting in black and pairing it with the cool repetitive thanks stamp.
This card did take a little while and a steady hand with the stamp postioner but I love that tree stamp so you will be seeing it again for sure!
Supplies:
Stamps: Fantasy, Thanks, thanks (Penny Black)
Inks & Markers: Memento Dandelion & Cantaloupe, Pear Sprout & Cottage Ivy, Summer Sky & Danube Blue, Angel Pink & Lady bug, Versamark and Versafine Onyx Black (Tsukineko)
Cardstock: Penny Black Mix & Match Papers Storm
Also: Clear embossing powder
New moon and snow
Posted: October 31, 2012 Filed under: Berry red snow white, Penny Black, Stamped Landscapes 16 Comments
I have another snowy scene for you today, not unlike some of my previous ones but the moon is new!
I inked the stamp with versamark then Memento markers and embossed it in clear before positioning my moon and horizon masks. To create the snow banks I just moved the mask down a little and added sponging several times.
Supplies:
Stamps: Berry Red Snow White, Beautiful Season (Penny Black)
Inks: Memento Teal Zeal, Summer Sky, Rhubarb Stalk, Rich Cocoa, Versamark (Tsukineko)
Cardstock: Mix & Match Papers Coral Reef, Storm
Also: Clear e.p.
A trio of holly cards
Posted: October 29, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Music Background, Winter Bough 31 Comments
A friend asked me to make her Christmas cards this year, a task I happily took on. She does not want a huge amount but enough that I am definitely doing some mass production. I found this weekend when I started to make numerous versions of the holly card above it wasn’t long before I had adapted it a little. I actually prefer the one below, my second version.
I had created quite a few of the version above when I accidentally scored the white cardstock in the wrong direction, hence version three below.
I created the tiles first by inking the holly stamp with red and green markers and stamping it on white card. I then added the music background stamp in grey ink which had been stamped off on scrap first to make it lighter. I used a punch to cut out as many tiles as possible then a larger punch for the mats. I sponged the tiles after they were punched. The background holly on the base was just stamped in green.
Supplies:
Stamps: Winter Bough, Joy.Hope, Flourish Christmas (Penny Black)
Cardstock: Penny Black Mix & Match Rose Garden and Sea Breeze
Inks: Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Cottage Ivy, London fog, Lady bug(Tsukineko)
Also: Grosgrain ribbon
Circle vignettes
Posted: October 25, 2012 Filed under: A Wish for Peace, CAS, Christmas Lights, Christmas Music 22 Comments
When I was making the emboss resist snowflake cards recently I rediscovered my nestabilities dies and started cutting circle masks to play with.
For the card above I stamped the background stamp first then added the Christmas bough in black over the top. I added colour with both coloured pencils and sponging. On the card below the collage is all in the one stamp so I inked it with pistachio ink and again added colour with pencils and sponging. I restamped a few snowflakes in black because they didn’t look quite right in green ( not that I’ve ever seen a black one, mind you!)
Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Lights, Diamond Pattern, Christmas Music, Hello Winter, A wish for Peace (Penny Black)
Inks: Memento Pistachio, Summer Sky, Danube Blue and Versafine Onyx Black(Tsukineko)
Also: Faber Castell Polychromos Pencils
A blue night
Posted: October 23, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Crystal Drops, Penny Black 19 Comments
I know I am jumping from leaves to snowflakes and back again but it’s that time of year. This was one of those designs that evolved as I went along. I first embossed the stamp in clear on white card. I then started sponging with Memento Nautical blue and added some definition on the scrolls at the base and in amongst the pine trees with a navy marker. At some point I decided to make a hint of a hill so I positioned a post-it note mask and added some darker blue sponging above the mask and around the edges of the panel. The panel is matted in white then popped up on a white card base.
Thanks again for all your kind comments; I am enjoying popping by your blogs to see what you have been doing and love to hear and see when you have enjoyed a technique you saw here on my blog. If you’re looking for the One Layer Wednesday challenge it will be on Karen’s blog tomorrow.
Supplies:
Stamps: Crystal Drops (PB)
Inks: Memento Nautical Blue, Paris Dusk & Versamark(Tsukineko)
Also: Clear e.p.
Another Autumn Leaf
Posted: October 21, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Maple Leaf, Penny Black 18 Comments
The challenge at Less is More this week is to follow an autumn theme. The autumn colours around here have been wonderful this year so I tried to replicate them in my card.
I sponged a selection of colours over an area the same size as my leaf stamp then inked the leaf with versamark and stamped it over the sponging. After embossing in clear I brayered the whole panel with dark brown. I like the fact that there are “embossing powder splatters” even though they weren’t intentional. I inked the sentiment with a few of the sponging colours to continue the theme.
Thanks for dropping by.
Supplies:
Stamps: Maple Leaf, Thinking of You (Penny Black)
Inks: Memento Peanut Brittle, Morocco,Pear Tart, Tangelo, Versafine Vintage Sepia & Versamark (Tsukineko)
Cardstock: Penny Black Mix & Match Papers Fall Festival
Also: Clear e.p.
Colour inspiration
Posted: October 19, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Wishing You 8 Comments
The Penny Black designers are taking Colour inspiration from Pinterest again today. If you check out the blog you will see some beautiful colour palettes with the projects they inspired.
I chose a colour palette that I am enjoying whenever I go outdoors these days. I punched a leaf out of a post it note then sponged Memento inks to create a little row of leaves. I spent the afternoon walking a trail with my son and a couple of friends and enjoyed plenty of fall colours and leaves as well as some local bird life.
Supplies:
Stamps: Wishing You (Penny Black)
Inks: Memento Pistachio, Pear Tart, Rich Cocoa, Morocco & Tangelo(Tsukineko)
Cardstock: Mix&Match fall festival & olive grove
Heather Telford 