STAMPtember® Special Feature: Penny Black!
Hi friends! Happy Sunday! We’re honored to have the fabulous and talented Jill Foster on our blog today as a guest! We are spotlighting Penny Black today, a brand that we not only admire greatly, but also have carried in our store for a VERY long time! If you have never used Penny Black products or not we encourage you to get crafty with their products!
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Now onto some inspiration…. read on!
Hi everyone! Jill Foster here and I’m thrilled to be joining you today featuring Penny Black stamps from their newest collection Magic of the Season 2016.
It may be STAMPtember, but it’s also beginning to look a lot like Christmas…ho, ho, ho! Some of my favorite of Penny Black’s newest holiday collection are the elegant brushstroke stamps including 40-491 Flambeau, 40-492 Berry Kissed, 40-495 Cones & Berries, 40-494 Scarlet Majesty, and 40-493 Perfect Pear. My cards today will feature watercolor techniques with both 40-494 Scarlet Majesty and 40-493 Perfect Pear.
As I created this card, I took some photos as I got inky. With this style of stamp, creating the look of a watercolor painting is quite easy. I began be working on small sections of the stamp, starting with the leaves. I colored directly onto the stamp with Tombow Dual Brush Pens and stamped onto Canson watercolor paper using the MISTI.
Without removing the paper or stamp from the MISTI, I blended the stamped areas using a paintbrush and water.
I followed the same process for the petals.
Still keeping the project within the MISTI, I added shading by coloring onto the stamp using a darker color, only coloring a portion of the image.
I then blended these new colors with water and a paintbrush.
Even darker colors were added and then blended with water.
Finally, I removed the piece from the MISTI and added additional shading using Sakura Koi field sketch box watercolors.
I then trimmed my piece, rounded the corners, and painted the background with the Sakura Koi watercolors. Lots of splatters were also added. I even splattered it with watered down Gesso for a hint of “snow.”
To finish things off, I inked the background with Gathered Twigs and Crushed Olive Distress Inks using an ink blending tool and foam pads. An elegant sentiment from Penny Black’s transparent set, 30-382 Yuletide Wishes, was stamped using VersaFine Onyx Black ink.
After finishing with this pretty poinsettia, I was having so much fun I couldn’t stop. Heehee! So following the same process, I made one more card.
I just love this Christmas pear… such a unique image and a joy to stamp and paint.
Thanks again for joining me today and to SSS for the opportunity to share my cards with you… it’s truly an honor.
Hugs and Happy Stamping,
Jill
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What beautiful cards! I love the softness of the colors on the images and the beautiful sentiments. Thanks for the inspiration!
I am a big fan of Jill’s works and this card is elegant and gorgeous! Love Penny Black!
I love this style of stamp and technique. The colors are rich and beautiful and they look like paintings!
Such amazing and elegant cards! Penny Black stamps are wonderful images! Thanks for sharing and inspiring :)
absolutely gorgeous card! Penny Black has so many fabulous images – it’s hard to choose from! Thanks for sharing this beauty!
Both cards are stunning! Thanks for sharing the techniques.
Wow, what amazingly beautiful cards!!!
gorgeous cards!
stunning cards
I love the soft and subtle colours of the cards.
Wow! Gorgeous cards!
What a beautiful card! Thanks for sharing!
Gorgeous cards and technique! Wow!
These are both eye-catching gorgeous! Love the watercolor look you achieved and thanks for sharing how you did that!
Really stunning cards, and a techniques I will defiantly have to try!
I have not had a chance to use these products, bit will take a closer look because these are just lovely. So “old Christmastime” looks to these. I love it.
What a great group of artists and cards! There are really some fun new products for September as well as great techniques to try.
ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! Beautiful Cards! I love your step-by-step walk through instructions…would never have thought to use the MISTI ;-)
I adore Jill Foster and Penny Black so this was a post made in heaven for me! I love the idea of stamping these beautiful images using the markers and moving the coloring and adding to it. I also fell in love with the sentiments. As usual Jill has made Penny Black’s already gorgeous products even more lovely! Thanks SSS for showcasing these.
Happy Stamptember everyone!
Love this look. Using the pear is a fresh take for a Christmas card.
So bold and beautiful!
Love Jill’s work! Beautiful cards!!!
Lovely cards! Thanks for the details of how you coloured them so beautifully!
Wow! Fabulous cards. Love your coloring technique. Thanks for the inspiration. :D
I really like Penny Black stamps. I especially like the new pear one that is featured today. It is just amazing!
Oh wow! These are absolutely stunning! Such fabulous inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
I have loved Penny Black for years. They are so classic
These cards are so beautiful.
Wow those are some beautiful images! Great stamps and wonderful coloring!
Beautiful stamping and images. Penny Black is a quality product.
Absolutely gorgeous!!! LOVE both of these cards. A must try technique!!!
I can’t believe it’s time to make Christmas cards already?!? Loving Stamptember.
I love Penny Black! Thanks for the awesome inspiration! I’m so excited to start making my holiday cards too :)
Really beautiful cards. Penny Black stamps are so distinctive! Time to do the holiday cards!
Beautiful cards!
I love the look of your cards!!
Beautiful work of art!
Gorgeous
So pretty. Lovely sentiment on the poinsettia card.
These cards are so beautiful.
What great cards. Love these.
Gorgeous images and cards!
beautiful cards. . . beautifulwatercoloring. . .
What a beautiful card. I love Penny Black stamps.
Love Penny Black and their products ! Jill makes the most gorgeous cards and these are no exception. She makes is look so easy and always has marvelous ideas ! Thanks for sharing !
I’m intrigued by the MISTI. Just saw it for the first time the other day on a video by Jennifer McGuire. Very nice cards :)
Gorgeous card! I love the bright colors! Hugs, Robin
This is so beautiful!
I have loved Jill’s work for years! I just love her style, not matter what mediums and techniques she uses!!! And her work with Penny Black is stunning. :) Thanks for sharing.
Katie B.
Jill is one of my favorite artists! I am so glad to see her here representing Penny Black!