Penny Black wreath

If you have been visiting here for a while you would know that 99% of my stamps have always been Stampin’ Up.  Not much has changed there;  I still love the range and images at Stampin’ Up, but I have discovered a whole world of beautiful stamps from other companies.   A year or so ago some gorgeous images from Flourishes started appearing once in a while on the blog because they were simply too hard to resist.  I was browsing Sharon Johnson’s lovely blog the other day and saw a couple of beautiful stamps by Penny Black.  After a little research I discovered I could buy those stamps not far from here.  That’s right, no shipping, no waiting.   So what I have to show you today are my first two cards made with the Penny Black stamp “Adornment”.

What I do not have to show you is my first attempt.  I did think about photographing it and showing you what not to do, but camera issues continue around here so I didn’t bother.  I will tell you that it looked considerably like a tumbleweed blowing across the prairie!

In the card above I inked the stamp with three different green markers and then spritzed it with water before stamping.  I think those little circles almost look glittery – but, in fact no bling was applied to this card.  On the card below I was a little more intentional with my markers, applying red on the bow and dots before creating some blur with the spritzer.

Supplies:

Stamps: Adornment (Penny Black), All Year Cheer, Best Yet
Inks: Wild Wasabi,  Handsome Hunter, Garden Green & Real Red Markers
Cardstock: Flourishes classic white,  Wild Wasabi