BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: I'VE MOVED

I am so excited to share that I have moved to a new studio.  

My good friend and talented artist Jill Foster and I have created a new blog called STUDIO SESSIONS. 

After collaborating with Jill on many creative endeavors and having countless fits of happy laughter, what started out as a small idea has turned into an artful reality.

Please stop by and take a peek at the new STUDIO:  www.studiosessionsart.blogspot.com

Studio Sessions: Save The Date

Save the date for an all new week of Studio Sessions!  

Join me and Jill on Monday, February 24, when we reveal ??? as the feature for the week.

Penny Black Designer Favorites

Today I am designing for a special event on the Penny Black blog. All week the Penny Black designers will be sharing some of their favorite stamps from Happy Everything.

Here is a little peek of what I made with their new large-scale stamps, coordinating stencils and modeling paste.

Click "here" to see the full reveal and step-by-step instructions.

Enjoy,

Elizabeth

Time to Celebrate

No need to turn on the oven to whip up these sweet wishes.  Plus, only two ingredients are needed:  Penny Black's transparent Birthday Party set and Celebrations Creative Dies. 

To begin, die cut "celebrate" from a white cardstock panel and remove the positive image.  Die cut light green cardstock with the same sentiment and puzzle piece the positive portion into the negative space created on the white panel.  Secure in place with tape on the back.  Mat the panel with blue cardstock.

Next, stamp the mouse/cake on a separate piece of white cardstock in Onyx Black VersaFine and heat emboss with clear powder.  Color as desired and trim.

Add a candle glow with yellow PanPastel and then attach the trimmed element from the previous step on top with dimensional foam tape.

To finish, attach the completed panel to a card base with dimensional foam tape.

Have a great day,

Elizabeth

Supplies:

Penny Black Stamps: Birthday Party 30-232

Penny Black Creative Dies: Celebrations 51-028

Penny Black Mix & Match Cardstock: Olive Grove 04-001, Blue Lagoon 09-002

3M Scotch Dimensional Foam Tape

Colorfin: Diarylide Yellow PanPastel

Copic Markers

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Onyx Black VersaFine, Clear Embossing Powder

Lovely Valentine

Happy Valentine's Day!

Wishing you a day filled with love, hugs and kisses.

Elizabeth

Supplies:

Penny Black Stamps: For Mimi 4368J, From the Heart 30-207

Penny Black Mix & Match Cardstock: Spring Meadow 06-002

3M Scotch Dimensional Foam Tape

Copic Markers

Colorfin: Blue Phthalo PanPastel

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Onyx Black VersaFine

Sakura: White Gel Pen

Spellbinders: Classic Circles, Scalloped Circles

Hi There

Have a great day!

Elizabeth

Supplies:

Penny Black Stamps: Cool Chicks 30-231, Kind Words 30-226 (New Releases from Happy Everything)
Penny Black Mix & Match Cardstock: Blue Lagoon 09-001, Fuchsia Fantasies 13-002
3M Scotch Dimensional Foam Tape
Copic Markers
Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Onyx Black VersaFine, Teal Zeal Memento Luxe
Other: White Gel Pen

Garden Letter

Lots of elegant flowers and collages in Penny Black's new Happy Everything catalog.  This one is called "Garden Letter".

The image was stamped in Tuxedo Black Memento and colored with PITT Pastel pencils.  Edging with a die cut scroll (Penny Black) adds a decorative embellishment to the card base.

A little something to remind us that spring is on its way.

Elizabeth

Supplies:

Penny Black Stamps: Garden Letter 40-277, Letter Background 1999L

Penny Black Creative Dies: Scrolls 51-013

3M Scotch Dimensional Foam Tape

Faber-Castell: PITT Pastel Pencils

Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Tuxedo Black Memento, Espresso Truffle Memento

Happy Everything: A Mash Up

What happens when I have two stamps and can't decide which one to work with?  I use them both and mash them up!

This card uses a combination of two new Penny Black releases: Kind Words and Chalkboard Grateful.  Plus, a new Creative Die Perched.  

               

They are all from their Happy Everything catalog.

Here's how the stamps were "mashed" together:

Step 1: Cut a piece of white cardstock slightly smaller than the card base and attached a small strip of Fall Festival to the top.

Step 2: Die cut Perched from Clear Skies cardstock and adhere to the top portion of the cardstock.

Step 3: Stamp the sentiment from Kind Words below the die cut in Onyx Black VersaFine.

Step 4: On a separate piece of white cardstock stamp a portion of Chalkboard Grateful in Morocco Memento Luxe.  Trim the piece and adhere across the middle of the previously stamped sentiment.  This will cover the words "Thank You".

Step 5: Attached the finished artwork to the front of the card base with 3-D Foam Tabs.

A great way to give your favorite images another fun look.

Enjoy,
Elizabeth

Supplies:
Penny Black Stamps: Kind Words 30-226, Chalkboard Grateful 40-315
Penny Black Creative Dies: Perched 51-031
Penny Black Mix & Match Cardstock: Clear Skies 10-001, Fall Festival 16-002
Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Onyx Black VersaFine, Morocco Memento Luxe
Tombow: Xtreme Adhesive, 3-D Foam Tabs

HAPPY EVERYTHING

Today kicks off a big week at Penny Black!

They are revealing their newest release and catalog "Happy Everything".  All during the week they will be sharing peeks of the fabulous stamp designs as well as designer inspiration.  Follow along each day "here" to be the first to see all the colorful happiness ----- and new surprises!

I am joining in the fun and sharing one of the cards I designed and taught as a make-n-take at CHA. It showcases three of their newest products: Fronds (Large Slapstick Background), After Glow (Creative Dies), and Kind Words (Transparent Sentiment Set).

Here are the instructions so you can join in too.....

1)  Stamp Fronds (40-314) in Wedding Dress Memento Luxe on a piece of white cardstock slightly smaller than the card base and then set aside to dry.

2)  Die cut lanterns (After Glow 51-034) from Penny Black Mix & Match Cardstocks (Grand Canyon, Blue Lagoon, Rose Garden).  Highlight each lantern with a coordinating ink (Tangelo Memento, Teal Zeal Memento, Lilac Posies Memento) and then pounce each piece with Frost VersaMark Watermark ink.

3)  Thread the lanterns onto black string and drape across the top of the stamped cardstock. Secure the ends of the string to the back of the cardstock. Tuck a small piece of dimensional foam under each lantern.

4)  Stamp the sentiment (Kind Words 30-226) in Onyx Black VersaFine below the lanterns.

5)  Attached the finished artwork to a white card base with dimensional foam tape.

Enjoy all the colorful happiness....

Elizabeth

Supplies:
Penny Black Stamps: Fronds 40-314, Kind Words 30-226
Penny Black Creative Dies: After Glow 51-034
Penny Black Mix & Match Cardstock: Grand Canyon 03-001, Blue Lagoon 09-001, Rose Garden 14-001
3M Scotch Dimensional Foam Tape
Imagine Crafts/Tsukineko: Onyx Black VersaFine, Wedding Dress Memento Luxe, Tangelo Memento, Teal Zeal Memento, Lilac Posies Memento, Frost VersaMark Watermark Ink, Sponge Daubers