Penny Black Pairings; 1 of 8: Elizabeth

We are sharing our stamps again!  It's double the designing fun as we reveal our projects using the same Penny Black stamps. 

To kick off our series of Penny Black Pairings, we are stamping with the beautiful "Holly Tweet".

A few additions were made to the main card base.  At the top, an elevated banner was designed from Coco Style and Gentle Whisper patterned papers.  Then to balance the weight of the banner, a small strip of red cardstock was added along the bottom edge of the card.

Holly Tweet was stamped on watercolor paper in Desert Sand Memento ink.  The image was then watercolored and defined with PITT Pastel pencils.  After trimming the image, it was attached to the front of the prepared card base with dimensional foam tape.

Up next a "holly tweet" from Jill.

Penny Black Supply Summary:

• 40-405 Holly Tweet
• 30-307 Holiday Snippets
• 80-010 Coco Style
• 80-008 Gentle Whisper
• 15-003 Coral Reef

Out and About with Jill: 12 Days of Christmas with Feminine Twist

I'm so excited to be...

... on the Ellen Hutson CLASSroom blog taking part in the wonderful 12 Days of Christmas with a Feminine Twist event.

As a guest of the fabulous Lisa Adametz, my challenge was to create a tag that fit the theme "Non-Traditional Colors and Texture."  Here's what I came up with...

The background of my tag was created by first applying texture paste through Penny Black's stencil, Holly Medley.  Once that was dry, I painted the background using Sakura Koi watercolors from the Field Sketch Box.  I then added Archival Ink onto the edges of the tag and a light layer over the textured background.  Torn cardstock provided a snowy ground for Penny Black's little girl, Mimi, to play.  :)  She is from the Penny Black transparent set, Twinkle and Wish.  I stamped her onto watercolor paper, painted the image with watercolors, and used Copic markers for her face.  I then fussy cut the image and added her to my tag.  Watercolored snowflakes, Penny Black Creative Die Snow Time, were added as a final embellishment.

TIP/HINT: to create even more additional texture, apply heat to the texture paste using a heat gun.  This will cause it to bubble slightly.  When watercolors are applied over the background they will settle around the bubbles for a unique look.

Thanks for stopping by... be sure to pop over to the Ellen Hutson CLASSroom to see what Lisa has designed using this same theme featuring Penny Black stamps and dies! (You will also find a complete list of supplies there, too.)

From This To That with Elizabeth

Hello Everyone...

Welcome to another segment of   

I started FROM THIS…

Inchie Arts NEW 2 x 4 Swatches in white and decorative paper napkins.

…and transformed them TO THAT.

Let me pause for a moment to interject how much fun I had making these colorful little canvas cards.  Please keep my secret on how quick and easy these were to create.

Tall and narrow cards are some of my favorites and these Inchie Art Swatches snuggle on top of a 2.75 x 4.75 card base so lovely.

All you need to do is cut the napkin to the size of the Swatch and peel away the second ply of paper.  (You will want to use the top colorful portion.)  Paint a thin coat of matte medium (or Mod Podge) on the Swatches, apply the cut napkin and gently smooth the two together.  Let dry and add additional coats of matte medium.  I used a heat tool to speed up the process, but made sure not to have the heat too close to the Swatch to prevent the matte medium and napkin from bubbling/burning.  If you want to cut the napkin larger than the SWATCH, you can always trim away any excess after the piece has dried.

The Inchie Arts Swatches are fabulously sturdy and don’t warp when applying several layers of matte medium.  Plus, the sumptuous thickness gives the project nice dimension eliminating the need to use dimensional foam tape.

To finish the design, the edges of the Swatches were inked with Delicata Golden Glitz ink using the direct-to-paper method.

The cute little sentiment tabs were created by die cutting white labels (Penny Black - Tagged 51-007) and stamping the greetings (Penny Black - Snippets 30-283) in Onyx Black VersaFine.

Now you can use your decorative napkins 

to entertain AND craft!! 

Looking for additional Inchie Arts inspiration and projects?

Be sure to visit their BLOG and FACEBOOK page. 

You can also view a fabulous video by my pARTner, Jill, (HERE) which also features the new Inchie Art SWATCHES.

Die Double Take IV; 2 of 2: Jill

Double delight here at Studio Sessions!  It's another edition of Die Double Take showcasing our POV's (Point of Views) of how the same die cut can be used in two totally different colorful designs.

Today my POV using Penny Black's Creative Die, 51-153 Burst of Red, is shown on two cards.  And what is my POV?  Simple... a burst of red! LOL

All stamps and dies by Penny Black: 51-153 Burst of Red, 51-133 Camellia, 30-316 Season's Gifts

All stamps and dies by Penny Black: 51-153 Bursts of Red, 51-133 Camellia, 40-411 Heavenly Love

Thanks for joining us for our Die Double Take!  I wonder what will find it's way into the STUDIO next...

Die Double Take IV; 1 of 2: Elizabeth

Double delight here at Studio Sessions!  It's another edition of Die Double Take showcasing our POV's (Point of Views) of how the same die cut can be used in two totally different colorful designs.

For this Die Double Take, Jill and I are using Penny Black's "Burst of Red".

To create the main panel of my card, I split the top and bottom portions into two sections and elevated them across a white card base.  This gave me a horizontal window in which I could tuck a sentiment and bridge with the flower die cut.

Two tones of paper were used for the die cut flower with a splash of bright green for the leaves.  The polka dots were stenciled with wedding dress white Memento Luxe.

Up next....Jill's POV (Point of View)!

Penny Black Supplies: 51-153 Burst of Red, 51-152 Jolly Holly, 30-316 Season’s Gifts, 25-014 Oscillations, Mix and Match Cardstock (Fern Green, Sea Breeze, Blue Lagoon, Coral Reef)

Die Double Take III; 2 of 2: Elizabeth

Double delight here at Studio Sessions!  It's another edition of Die Double Take showcasing our POV's (Point of Views) of how the same die cut can be used in two totally different colorful designs.

Hello everyone.  I couldn't resist going a bit "glitzy" for my POV using "Bauble Border".

The main panel of the card has a prominent header at the top.  The use of the "Bauble Border" combined with a smaller stamped strip gives the top of the card more weight.  A softer, white-on-white die cut (Stitched Edges) adds a subtle embellishment while creating a balance throughout the design without deterring the eye from the main focal point. 

To alter the shape of the card, small half circles were added between the card base and the main panel.  

Last, but not least, lots of pretty, sparkly pink Stickles!!

Penny Black Supplies: 51-150 Bauble Border, 51-136 Stitched Edges, 30-310 Believe, 30-161 Embellishments, Mix and Match Cardstock (Fern Green, Sea Breeze, Rose Garden, Coral Reef)

Die Double Take III; 1 of 2: Jill

Double delight here at Studio Sessions!  It's another edition of Die Double Take showcasing our POV's (Point of Views) of how the same die cut can be used in two totally different colorful designs.

For my POV using our featured Penny Black Creative Die, 51-150 Bauble Border, I was inspired by this AMAZING card by Deasy. I enjoyed pairing the small border die with Penny Black's larger ornaments from the Creative Die, 51-018 Ornaments.

My background was inked using Ranger Archival inks and an ink blending tool with foam pads.  I added a touch of snow by coloring small circles on the background with a white gel pen.  The die cuts were colored with ShinHan Art Touch Twin Markers.  

All stamps and dies by Penny Black: 51-150 Bauble Border, 51-018 Ornaments, 30-310 Believe