Hi friends! In case you missed it, we wanted to share this fun recap of our super fun and whirlwind of Simon Says Create 2019! Big thanks to ALL of you who attended classes, stopped by for some Create it Take it(s), or came to do a bit of shopping! Also, we couldn’t have hosted this event without the help from the amazing designers and vendors that participated!

Thank you so much!! A big hug of appreciation to Kristina Werner for compiling this video. Enjoy!

Welcome everyone! Happy Monday!!! I have a mixed media project that I hope inspires you to play and discover the possibilities of the new Ranger Alcohol Pearl inks. 

I got a set and went to town experimenting on Yupo paper, the results we amazing. The pearls come alive once they hit the paper. 

I tried out a color palette that works well with each other and is pleasing to the eye. For this project, I used Alcohol Pearl inks in Villainous, Tranquill, Sublime, and Celestial. I also used regular Alcohol Inks in Patina and Turquoise. I was able to get the colors to move around on the Yupo using Tim Holtz Blending Solution and a lower temp heat tool. 

Here’s a close-up to try to capture the gorgeous glimmer. It is even more stunning in real life!! As a note, I was able to get amazing effects on Vellum as well!!! I can’t wait to play some more!!

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Hi friends! Happy Sunday! Please welcome special guest Jill Foster back to our blog with three gorgeous cards focusing on Penny Black Products! Read on and enjoy!

This trio of cards features bold, bright coloring paired with neutral backgrounds.  Jill’s focal point images are all Penny Black stamps, stamped onto watercolor paper using Acorn Ranger Archival Ink and Onyx Black Versafine Ink. To achieve vibrant painting that really “pops,” Jill used Distress Ink Reinkers as watercolors, simply adding small drops to her palette and painting her images. 

With the help of exact match dies, Jill then cut out her painted images.  To give her neutral backgrounds a finished look and a touch of texture, she layered white-on-white decorative Penny Black die cuts. The finished results are clean, simple, with a punch of color and spring!

Penny Black Cling Stamp BLOOMING… [ SSS ] Penny Black BLOOMING BOOTS CUT OUT… [ SSS ] Penny Black Clear Stamps LOVELY… [ SSS ] Penny Black LOVELY BIRTHDAY CUT OUT… [ SSS ] Penny Black SQUARE FRAMES Thin Metal… [ SSS ]

Penny Black Clear Stamps ALWAYS LOVE… [ SSS ] Penny Black ALWAYS LOVE CUT OUT Thin… [ SSS ] Penny Black Clear Stamps LOVELY… [ SSS ] Penny Black LOVELY BIRTHDAY CUT OUT… [ SSS ] Penny Black SWIRLY STITCHES Thin… [ SSS ] Penny Black Clear Stamps GOOD WISHES… [ SSS ]

Penny Black Clear Stamps FROM THE… [ SSS ] Penny Black GARDEN CUT OUT Thin Metal… [ SSS ] Penny Black SQUARE FRAMES Thin Metal… [ SSS ] Penny Black Clear Stamps SENTIMENTS… [ SSS ]

OTHER KEY INGREDIENTS:

Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink PICKED… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink SPICED… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink WILD… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink FIRED… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink SPUN… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink BARN… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink FADED… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink PEELED… [ SSS ] Tim Holtz Refill Distress Ink FOREST… [ SSS ] Wendy Vecchi INK PALETTE Studio 490… [ SSS ] Silver BLACK VELVET Brush Size 4… [ SSS ] Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival ACORN… [ SSS ] Ranger Wendy Vecchi Archival… [ SSS ] Tsukineko VersaFine ONYX BLACK Ink… [ SSS ] Canson XL WATERCOLOR PAPER 9×12 140lb… [ SSS ] Neenah Classic Crest 110 LB SMOOTH… [ SSS ]

Thanks so much for stopping by and to Jill for being our guest! See more of Jill’s cardmaking on the Penny Black blog and Facebook Page as well as her personal Facebook Page.

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