OLW 115 Gift Tags
Posted: November 21, 2012 Filed under: Background Stamps, CAS, OLW, Penny Black 6 Comments
Sorry it’s been so quiet round here lately. I do have cards to post but have had very little blogging time. November is always concert month for my daughters and for the younger one that means a big fundraising concert with all hands on deck.
My challenge for One Layer Wednesday this week is not too hard at all. Make some one layer gift tags. Not too much of a stretch considering I usually make my very simple tags at the last minute! I have been wanting to use the nifty background stamp from Penny Black which is full of Christmas words and phrases so this was a perfect opportunity. I masked a third of the tag, stamped the text on an angle, added some sponging and punched out a star or a row of trees. Very simple indeed.
OLW115 Rules
1. A one-layer card is defined as a single layer of card stock. No other layers allowed.
2. Make a one-layer Gift Tag
3. Post your cards online and link to them using the InLinkz button at the end of this post. If you link to your blog, be sure to link to the specific post, not just your blog’s main page.
4. Tag, you’re it!
Supplies:
Stamps: Christmas Story (Penny Black)
Inks: Memento Cottage Ivy, Lady bug(Tsukineko)
Also: Star punch, Tiny tree punch, scraps of very narrow ribbon
Vintage Christmas
Posted: October 9, 2012 Filed under: Background Stamps, CAS, Hanging Treasures, Penny Black 16 Comments
My stack of Christmas cards is growing and the latest I’ve added is this vintage style one. Brown is not a typical “Christmas colour” but I like the warm look of chocolate brown ink on ivory or cream cardstock. I created the patterned strip using the Diamond background stamp and sponged around the edges. A strip of designer paper would work just as well but sometimes it is fun to make your own. The bauble is stamped in Memento Rich Cocoa, then sponged in the centre with Memento Rhubarb stalk before being cut out. It is not obvious in the photo but I embossed the whole bauble in clear embossing powder which gives it a shiny glaze then popped it up on dimensional tape.
Supplies:
Stamps: Diamond Pattern, Hanging Treasures, A Wish for Peace (Penny Black)
Inks: Memento Rhubarb Stalk, Rich Cocoa, Versamark (Tsukineko)
Also: Clear E.P. Grosgrain ribbon
Muted Music card
Posted: July 25, 2012 Filed under: Background Stamps, Bliss, Penny Black 20 Comments
I have another musical thank you card today; it is a repeating theme for me I know. The new feature on this one is my chalk ink sponged base. I tore my masks and positioned them around the edge of a white panel and then sponged the entire space with Tsukineko Wheat Versamagic Chalk ink. The effect is quite different from the Memento inks I have been sponging lately. The music and the flowers are stamped with Memento inks.
I am scheduling this for mid-week while I am by the lake. I look forward to catching up with all that you have been creating when I get back.
Supplies:
Stamps: Music Background, Gratitude, Bliss (PB)
Inks: Memento Lady Bug and Rich Cocoa, Wheat Versamagic Chalk ink (Tsukineko)
Bringing backgrounds into the foreground
Posted: June 14, 2012 Filed under: Background Stamps, CAS, Penny Black 16 Comments
The new summer release showcase continues at the Penny Black blog all this week and next week. Today the stars of the show are the new background stamps. I decided to feature them all by themselves before they get relegated to background duty. The one above is Divine Pattern and I stamped it in Memento Paris Dusk after masking with torn masks and sponging in Summer Sky and Blue Danube (also Memento). The sentiment is from Lace Delight.
I created the second card using almost the same technique but I embossed the background stamp Flower Flourish first in clear before I sponged with Memento Rhubarb Stalk and Danube Blue. The sentiment is from Words Express.
Background stamps don’t always need to stay in the background especially when you like to keep it Clean and Simple like I do. Thanks for dropping by today and thanks for the encouraging comments about my first ever video tutorial yesterday. I will do another when the summer break starts and I have a little more time on my hands.
Heather Telford 