It's time for our challenges at Stamping Sensations and Penny Black and More where our themes are 'Use your Favourite Stamp' and 'Anything Goes'. As always there are wonderful prizes to be won at both.
June marks seven years since Penny Black and More started and my how those years have flown by and I am so pleased to say that many of the current Design Team have been there since the start. To celebrate we have a special prize of some really classic Penny Black stamps, you will find out more over at the challenge blog.
The new Penny Black Poetic collection are now available in the UK from Crafts U Love so I had to have a little indulgence and have used one of them called Flower Lanterns for my card this month. Using DI I 'blobbed'..........technical term...........some watery colour onto a piece of Fabriano, dried and then using distress markers direct to stamp and spritzing liberally with water before stamping the focal image. The sentiment is also PB and using the same colour DI as the background and a stencil added some pattern here and there.
It's another PB stamp for my Stamping Sensations creation, this one is called Magnolia Rhapsody and stamped using exactly the same process as my card above. The sentiment is from Visible Image sentiment and a real favourite and like the PB one above gets a regular inking. A few pearls and matted onto coordinating cardstock.
I really hope you will join us this month, as always we have some super prizes to be won.
these are gorgeous cards and stamps Brenda
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Love these Brenda, very serene and beautiful. Xxx
ReplyDeleteMy favourite Penny Black stamps... their flowers are the best, especially watercolour style! Your CAS designs with well chosen matting are elegant as well as beautiful Brenda! xx
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeous cards
ReplyDeleteTwo amazing cards, Brenda, I have still to try this technique! Thanks for all your inspirations! Love the sweetness of the flowers and the beautiful sentiments!
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely Sunday!
Wonderful cards! Enjoy the sunday,
ReplyDeleteX Daniela
Both symply beautiful and inspiring!! Enjoy your weekend!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards with gorgeous images and colours, I love your "blobbing" looks great.
ReplyDeletePat xx
absolutely amazing!
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Two gorgeous cards, loving these stamps and beautiful verses on both!
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards and I love the sentiment on the second one. I hope to be joining your challenges soon. Crafty hugs, Sandra x
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeously stamped cards, your use of colour and composition is impeccable.
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2 lovely cards Brenda but of course I do love your Visible Image sentiment the most ;0) It is one of my faves too...the font and the words are brilliant. Glad to hear that you are doing OKish health wise. Sending you my very best, take care. Hugs xxx
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards with equally beautiful sentiments!
ReplyDeletetwo gorgeous cards brenda! the lanterns brought back memories of when i was able to garden and i actually grew some. :)
ReplyDeleteHappy 7th birthday! Two fabulous cards!
ReplyDeleteSunny greetings;-))m
Gorgeous cards Brenda great sentiments and beautiful flower stamps and water colour effect
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They are wonderful Brenda, love the colour of the lanterns xx
ReplyDeleteThese are both so very beautiful! I love that Penny Black sentiment and both these flowers are gorgeous! Hope your seeing some better results this week! Hugs, Robin
ReplyDeleteTwo gorgeous cards Brenda, very pretty
ReplyDeleteLorraine x
Well you have really lost me with the technique but a stunning result, the card is gorgeous. Also is your card for SS, lovely image and sentiment.
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Two beautiful cards Brenda, fabulous PB stamps and wonderful sentiments on both. I'm having to stop myself from buying any more PB stamps until I've inked up all the ones I've got xx
ReplyDeletetwo stunningly beautiful creations, Brenda. I love the flower lantern stamp - gorgeous! That might have to fall into my basket
ReplyDeleteTwo beautiful cards. Love the images and colours.
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How pretty these are! I love he warm colors, and vibrant Life in both cards, B. The stenciled background is a lovely, soft touch in your first creation, and the lively sentiment is fantastic in your second card! Thinking of you fondly, Brenda, and sending healing thoughts your way. xx
ReplyDeleteSuch beautiful inspiration, Brenda! Always an inspiration. Hugs, Autumn
ReplyDeleteTwo stunning cards Brenda, love them both
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards as allways Brenda. So very elgant and well designed! hugs, Marlies
ReplyDeleteYour inking process is like another language to me - lol -
ReplyDeletebut it's produced really beautiful results.
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Stunning cards again Brenda. I think I need to invest in some of those fabulous quote stamps you have been using.
ReplyDeleteThese are both beautiful Brenda. A wonderful techinique they really do look like watercolours. Creative Blessings, Tracy x
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards B, as always.xx [aNNie]
ReplyDeleteLovely cards the stamps and the colours are beautiful. I had a go at growing chinese lanterns last year but the were not successful maybe l should give them another try as they are a beautiful plant. x Susan x
ReplyDeletewonderful cards Brenda - I especially love the first one - I can just imagine those in my garden! Thanks for dropping by Brenda - it sounds as though you have been not so good. I hope you're feeling better and more positive. Big hugs Rachel x
ReplyDeleteI've grown Chinese lanterns when I did dried flower arranging and really went off them but your card has changed my mind now - they look fab. Great design on your second card too with those scattered pearls adding a lovely touch.
ReplyDeleteyour cards are so nice
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hugs
so gorgeous...hoping to get that stamp!
ReplyDeletexx Karen
Two absolutely gorgeous creations Brenda, I couldn't pick between them as they are both so beautiful. Love your stamping and designs too.
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Tracy x