Double the Fun: Flower Pop Outs

 It's double the designing fun as we reveal two cards using the same Penny Black Creative Die, 51-230 Flower Pop Outs. 

My card is a simple white on white design.  Flower Pop Outs were die cut from a piece of white cardstock trimmed slightly smaller than the card base.  The tiny sentiment was stamped in Aspen Mist VersaMagic.  The panel was then attached to the card with dimensional foam tape and the flowers were accented with pearls.  All stamps and dies by Penny Black:  51-230, 30-358. 

To create my card, once I die cut Flower Pop Outs, I painted it with watercolors and embellished it with self-adhesive pearls.  I layered this with leaf die cuts and a Distress Inked and stamped sentiment panel.  The torn background was also inked with Distress Inks and lightly stamped. All stamps and dies by Penny Black: 51-230, 30-353, 30-348, 30-354, 51-120, 30-238.

Pretty Packaging II: Elizabeth's Inspiration

Pretty packaging is everywhere.  Clothing, food, jewelry and more all come wrapped in colorful designs that attract the eye.  They're also a great source of ideas.  Follow along with us as we show how packaging concepts inspire our artwork.  

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This dimensional packaging instantly spurred inspiration for me.  I loved the patterned design all over the box and decided to make something similar on a smaller scale.

These milk cartons were created in a miniature style for place setting gifts for a luncheon.

White cardstock was randomly blended with Mustard Seed Distress ink.  The flowers were stamped in Shabby Shutter Distress ink and each flower was colored with Tombow Dual Brush Pen #761.

After the pattern was traced on the newly stamped cardstock, the design was trimmed, scored and folded.  After inserting a small gift in each box, the tops were sealed closed.


A small flower and tag were die cut from white cardstock to create personalized tags for each box.  (To coordinate the die cut flower with the background pattern it was colored with the same marker as used above.)

All stamps and dies by Penny Black:  30-343 Floral Fusion, 51-191 Gift Card Pocket

We hope next time you see some pretty packing it inspires your artwork too.   

Pretty Packaging II: Jill's Inspiration

Pretty packaging is everywhere.  Clothing, food, jewelry and more all come wrapped in colorful designs that attract the eye.  They're also a great source of ideas.  Follow along with us as we show how packaging concepts inspire our artwork.

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I love the overall color scheme of this packaging design and the repeated background design.  To mimic this on my card, I used Penny Black background stamp 40-442 Butterfly Charmer.  I stamped it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink and then painted it with Shimmerz Aqua Huez non-shimmering watercolors (Pot-O-Gold, Green with Envy, Red Hot, Cuppa Joe, Blue Me Away).

Once dry, I stamped over the butterfly background with Penny Black stamp, 30-238 Footnotes, randomly inking it with Vintage Photo Distress Ink for an on-purpose imperfect look. 

The packaging design included a circular element for the text and I've done the same for my sentiment.  I've layered two Penny Black Creative Dies to create this look on my card: 51-227 Doily Trio and 51-026 Pinwheel.  I stamped my sentiment with VersaFine Onyx Black Ink using the Penny Black transparent set, 30-353 Words of Kindness.  Twine and a die cut butterfly (Penny Black 51-198 Flourish & Butterflies) add extra dimension to the sentiment design.

You never know where you'll find your next card idea... I can't wait to see what Elizabeth creates with this packaging inspiration. 

Out & About with Jill: Video and Giveaway

Today I'm...

... and am in two places at once! Haha!

You'll find me on both the Penny Black blog and Shimmerz blog kicking off a new monthly video series: Simply Shimmerz, Simply Penny Black Stamping.

Within today's video I'm also using Inchie Arts 4 x 4 Inch white Art Squares... they are perfect for these designs.

More Inchie Arts inspiration and projects on their BLOG and FACEBOOK page.

If you head on over to the Shimmerz and/or Penny Black blogs you'll find a giveaway, too.

And if you're planning to add any Shimmerz products to your crafty stash, be sure to mention my name in the comments section in your shopping cart and the kind folks at Shimmerz will give you free paint for doing so.

Pretty Packaging I: Jill's Inspiration

Pretty packaging is everywhere.  Clothing, food, jewelry and more all come wrapped in colorful designs that attract the eye.  They're also a great source of ideas.  Follow along with us as we show how packaging concepts inspire our artwork.

Pinterest Photo Link Here

When I first saw this design, I was immediately drawn to the bright colors against the white background along with the bold white on black text.  I combined all three colors onto one card by painting my stamped flowers with Shimmerz Aqua Huez (non-shimmering watercolors) in the colors of Hottie Pink, Purplicious, Leapin' Lizard, Sea Weed, Pot-O-Gold, Chesternut, Gray Matter, and Carrots.

To create the dark square "text box" I used black cardstock and layered on the simple die cut "hi."

And here's a look at the final card design...

All stamps and dies by Penny Black: 30-346 Perfect Pairing, 51-224 Love to Travel, 30-283 Snippets

Stay tuned as we have more pretty packaging inspiration here in the STUDIO...

Pretty Packaging I: Elizabeth's Inspiration

Pretty packaging is everywhere.  Clothing, food, jewelry and more all come wrapped in colorful designs that attract the eye.  They're also a great source of ideas.  Follow along with us as we show how packaging concepts inspire our artwork.

Pinterest Photo Link Here

What immediately caught my eye about this packaging 
was the bright burst of color against a white background 
with a black tag. 

Using those visual enticements, I created this card.

A small textured background was die cut using Flower Pop Outs (Penny Black 51-230).  Flowers from Sunshine Flowers (Penny Black 30-357) were stamped on a separate piece of white cardstock in Onyx Black VersaFine and heat embossed with clear powder.  After coloring the flowers with Copics they were fussy cut. 

The flowers along with the sentiment from Happy Snippets (Penny Black 30-358) were attached to the prepared card base with dimensional foam tape.

This is one of those card recipes that I enjoy having in my go-to idea file.  So easy to change the color of the flowers and sentiment to fit many different occasions.

I can't wait to see how Jill used this pretty packaging for her post!