Doodling
Posted: April 16, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Penny Black 26 Comments
The challenge at Less is More this week is to add a little doodling to your one layer card. I added quite a bit of doodling! I was at a conference all day Saturday and drew this while listening to one of the speakers. I added the Penny Black sentiment and some colour when I got home. The markers I used are Prismacolor Premier fine line markers in five tip sizes. They are wonderful fineliners.
Supplies:
Stamps: Smiling(PB)
Inks: Prismacolor Premier fine line markers
Blue Butterfly
Posted: April 15, 2012 Filed under: Butterfly Ball, Penny Black 17 Comments
This is a card I made a while ago but never posted so I had to think hard to remember the process I used to make it. I started with a rectangular panel probably with no intention of chopping it up but you know how these things develop. There are some shadowy butterflies crossing the panel which were embossed in clear first and some grey butterflies under all the sponging also. The sponging was done in a grey blue and a brilliant blue and the Letter Background stamped in grey. I inked the main butterfly with markers. After slicing the panel into squares I popped them up on a blue panel and trimmed the white card base to fit; it is a little thinner than a regular card size.
Have a great week.
Supplies:
Stamps: Butterfly Ball, Letter Background (Penny Black)
Inks: Brilliant Blue, Bordering Blue, Going Gray, Close to Cocoa (SU), Versamark
Cardstock: Brocade Blue, White
Also: Clear e.p
Time with a friend
Posted: April 11, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Flamboyant, Penny Black 14 Comments
The inspiration for this card is the stunning inside panel of a card by Teneale Williams. Hers has more definition and gorgeous colour; mine is a shabby chic version!
My background colour was applied with a brayer this time after I masked the panel with post-it notes. The floral stamp is Flamboyant from Penny Black and was inked with markers. There is also a faint impression of the Letter background stamp and the sentiment from the Penny Black transparent set Gratitude. To finish I dropped some water here and there.
Thank you again for dropping in here, I appreciate your visits and enjoy all your comments and encouragement.
Muted musical background
Posted: April 10, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Delicate Florals, Penny Black 15 Comments
Although in today’s card the flowers from the Penny Black set Delicate Florals are the feature I had fun layering colours and images for the background strip. After masking the narrow vertical strip I sponged in greens and plum colours before stamping the music background and the small floral stamp from Delicate florals, both in green. I then removed the masks and added the flowers and sentiment in black.
Supplies:
Stamps: Music Background, Delicate Florals, Flourish Birthday(PB)
Inks: Certainly Celery, Pale Plum, Perfect Plum (SU)
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic white
Green and Simple
Posted: April 8, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Maidenhairs 27 Comments
The weekly challenge at Less is More is to use three shades of green. So many of my stamps lend themselves to this theme so it was not hard to find a little greenery to play around with.
I created my montage of greens on a large scrap and then chose a smaller portion to feature. I brayered a background first, stamped the maiden hair stamp in three shades of green and added a tiny bit of the cool letter background stamp. I positioned the sentiment then the cropped the panel before finishing with a bit of sponging around the edges. I gave it a very tiny mat and popped it up on dimensionals.
On an entirely different note my clever 11 year-old son has spent the last two weeks creating a lego version of the Hunger Games trailer. Check it out if you’re interested.
Thanks for dropping by; I hope you are having a happy Easter.
Supplies:
Stamps: Maidenhairs, Smiling, Letter Background (PB)
Inks: Certainly Celery, Old Olive, Always Artichoke (SU)
Cardstock: Flourishes Classic white, SU Always Artichoke
“Hello Gorgeous” Mini Cards
Posted: April 3, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Hello Gorgeous, Penny Black 13 Comments
The Penny Black Blog is featuring mini cards today so I made a threesome using the glamorous girls from the Hello Gorgeous set. The transparent set includes the three girls plus all their accessories.
My little cards are 2 ½” x 4 ¼” . I masked each one on all four sides then sponged in a light colour before stamping the accessories randomly in the same colour. After removing the post-it masks I stamped the girls and sentiments from the Wishes set in a darker shade.
Head over to the Penny Black blog to see some more mini cards today and gorgeous tags tomorrow.
Supplies:
Stamps: Hello Gorgeous, Wishes(PB)
Inks: Memento Summer Sky & Danube Blue, Memento New Sprout & Bamboo Leaves, Memento Lulu Lavender & Grape Jelly
Cardstock: MFP white
An orange experiment
Posted: March 30, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Gossamer, Penny Black 23 Comments
When working on a card for the One Layer Wednesday challenge to use pinks and orange I came up with this. It was meant to be pink and orange but ended up all orange with, what I think looks a bit like the texture of a painting. Don’t ask how I did it because I am not sure that I could recreate it. I did emboss the flowers in clear first and after that there were markers and sponges involved! It was destined for scrap but my daughter said she liked it so I evened out the colour of some of the petals and added a sentiment. It is what it is: an orange experiment. I do like the little Gossamer stamp from Penny Black; so expect to see more of it soon.
Thanks for dropping by.
Supplies:
Stamps: Gossamer, Wishes(PB)
Inks: Regal Rose,Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie(SU), Versamark
Cardstock: MFP white
Also: clear e.p.
OLW 84 Pink and Orange
Posted: March 27, 2012 Filed under: All You Need, CAS, Penny Black 21 Comments
Susan’s One Layer Wednesday challenge this week is to use Pink and Orange, as many pinks as you like but only one orange. I know my photo makes it look like my card is all orange but it is actually sponged in pinks, really! I would rarely choose to put pink and orange together but that is the beauty of challenges; they take us out of our comfort zones.
I masked, embossed the orange heart branches in clear and then sponged in a light and a dark pink and added a few more orange branches.
Supplies:
Stamps: All You Need, Gratitude (PB)
Inks: Regal Rose,Pretty in Pink, Pumpkin Pie(SU), Versafine Onyx Black
Cardstock: MFP white
Also: clear e.p.
Favourites
Posted: March 25, 2012 Filed under: CAS, Penny Black, Queen Anne's Lace, Tutorial 44 Comments
The designers at Penny Black are showcasing favourites from the new 2012 catalog at present but what I have posted today is an older Penny Black stamp, Queen Anne’s Lace which has become a new favourite of mine. I love the delicacy of Queen Anne’s Lace which this stamp captures beautifully. Picking a favourite stamp also worked for the Less is More challenge this week which asks us to choose and combine three previous challenges. I chose#15 One layer embossing, #22 Shades of Blue and #59 Masking.
Several people have left questions in the comments section lately about products and techniques; I have a draft in progress to answer those soon but a couple may be answered in the following tutorial. Brenda asked how I mask; the first three photos show how I make use of the lines on my mat to help me line up the edges of the card before positioning the post-it notes. The large post-it notes are worth the extra cost because they do the whole length of the card and the width of the sticky section is good.
After using the grid on the mat I put scrap paper underneath and start my design. For this card I stamped the image twice in versamark, then embossed in clear.
I use round craft sponges cut into quarters to sponge and for this card I used Memento Summer Sky and Danube Blue ink.
Building up colour by sponging takes a while. I start by dabbing the colour on and then blend with a swirly motion to make sure I have good coverage.
For this card I wanted a bit of white space so didn’t sponge the panel completely.
When I was happy with the sponging I stamped the image several times with Summer Sky ink.
I removed the masks and added one more image in Danube Blue and finished with a sentiment, from the transparent set, Gratitude.
Here’s the finished product using a favourite stamp, my favourite colour and a favourite technique.
Thanks for dropping by, I hope you get a chance to work with your favourites this week.
Posies
Posted: March 21, 2012 Filed under: Penny Black, Posies 12 Comments
The designers at Penny Black are featuring their favourite stamp sets from the new catalogue this week and next week. I chose the slapstick/cling stamp, Posies and worked in three different colour schemes.
I created the floral panel for the one above on white cardstock by inking the stamp with markers, spritzing it with water, stamping it and then repeatedly stamping the sentiment from the transparent set …wishes. I then sliced up the panel and sponged each section. The card base is Penny Black’s Mix & Match Summer Sun cardstock.
I used markers again to ink the Posies stamp for the card above, stamped and then punched three squares out of the panel. I lined the squares up and stamped the letter background before adding a little sponging and mattes to define the edges. The sentiment is again from the …wishes set.
I sponged a panel on white cardstock, sponged it in three colours and then stamped the Posies in black before matting and adding it to the cardbase also stamped with the Posies stamp. The sentiment is …to you. The card base is Penny Black’s Mix & Match Olive Grove cardstock.
Thanks for dropping in; make sure you keep checking the Penny Black blog to see all the designers’ favourites.
Heather Telford 