It's a "Party with Penny!" You're invited to join in the fun as Penny Black celebrates the release of their newest collection of stamps and dies, Timeless.
And what better way to party than a blog hop!
You should have arrived here from the talented Cathy Andronicou. If you want to start the hop from the beginning, you can go to the Penny Black blog for a complete list of all the blog hop participants.
For my blog hop post, I decided to create two different cards with the same stamp, Flutterby (40-668). For my first card, I stamped the Flutterby (40-688) stamp onto a piece of Ranger watercolour paper with black Versafine ink and coloured it with my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolours. I also added a bit of Distress Stain in Tumbled Glass around the image. Then I created the frame with a die from the set Swirly Stitches (51-502) and adhered it to my image. I stamped my sentiment from the Snippets (30-283) set in black Versafine ink and added some clear sequins as my embellishments. For the background, I used patterned paper from the paper pad Painted Blooms (80-009).
My second card is almost a one-layer card which I created by first folding the card base from Ranger watercolour paper. I then stamped Flutterby (40-688) once, masked it with masking paper, and stamped it a second time so that the images are slightly overlapping. I removed the masking paper and coloured the image with my Kuretake Gansai Tambi watercolours. I also added some tiny details with my white Gellyroll gel pen. I then sponged the edges of my card slightly with Distress Oxide ink in Broken China. Lastly, I stamped the first part of my sentiment with Archival ink (Coffee) onto the card and the latter part with Versamark ink onto a strip of brown cardstock, heat embossed it in white and adhered the strip to the card. The sentiments are from the Grateful Sentiments (30-547) set.
For your convenience, here's a list with clickable links to all the Penny Black products used in these two cards. All the new products from the Timeless release are now available at the Penny Black online store.
* Flutterby (40-688)
* Swirly Stitches (51-502)
* Painted Blooms (80-009)
* Grateful Sentiments (30-547)
* Snippets (30-283)
If you'd like more inspiration using the new stamps and dies from the gorgeous new Timeless release, please scroll down my blog and see my six previous posts. Lots of floral cards using the new floral stamps! (Yes, I do like floral stamps! :D )
And it wouldn't be a party without a giveaway; right? Penny Black is giving away a $50 shopping spree to the Penny Black online store to FIVE lucky winners. To enter, leave a comment on any blog hop post (this one included). The giveaway closes on Sunday, March 10 at 11.59 PM PST and winners will be announced on the Penny Black blog on March 18.
And now... keep hopping! Your next visit is the amazing Penny Ward.
