Penny Black - Permission to Play Series 1-2

This past summer Jill Foster from Penny Black Inc. shared a ten part series that she titled Permission to Play.  Her goal was to create cards for the pure joy of it.  She provided ten sketches and over the past four months I've been slowly playing along.  I am going to share the cards I created, popping them in here and there in between regularly scheduled DT assignments.  

Today I'm sharing cards one and two based upon her series.  I won't be going into any details other than sharing my supply lists but feel free to ask any questions in the comments.  

Design 1

Sketch 1

Design 2

Sketch 2

Supplies:

Spellbinders - Layered Daisies die set

Spellbinders - Leafy Helix embossing folder

Spellbinders - Essential Sentiment stamp set

Ellen Hutson - Clear Droplets

Penny Black - Hats Off stamp set

MFT - Porthole die set

Ellen Hutson - BearWare Grand Tour

Papertrey Ink - Linen cover plat

Simon Says Stamp - Kaleidoscope embossing folder

Honeybee Stamps - tiny gold stars

Thanks for stopping by!  Your time is much appreciated.

Jules

Spellbinders - Florals Through the Years - Poppy

I'm back today with two new card designs created with the new Spellbinders Florals Throughout the Years Better Press collection kindly sent to me by Yana.  My cards today feature the August Poppy.  I chose this particular one because of my love of red.

Once again, my Better Press images were created with Distress Oxides and white linen cardstock.  I cut the focal image and two coordinating mats using the Essential Modern Oval dies.  The sentiment is from the Essential Sentiments stamp set. It's sold out on the Spellbinders site but I was able to find it here.   The background was embossed with using the Leafy Helix 3D embossing folder.

This second card was created much the same way however I used the Notched Corner Frame die set and added in some finishing pearls.  You will notice that I am once again displaying this one on the DIY Easel.

Thanks so much Spellbinders!  And thank YOU for your time.  Much appreciated!

Jules

Rubberstamps.com - Deck the Mail Holiday Contest

 

Welcome to the Rubberstamps.com Deck the Mail Holiday Contest!  This contest is limited to Instagram so if you don't follow me there (what???!!!) you should.  My IG handle is Julie Peddicord ... very original, don't you agree?  

As designers for Rubberstamps.com we were each given a holiday/winter stamp set of our choosing.  Our only rule was that we needed to create a coordinating envelope along with our card.  I chose the All is Calm, All is Bright stamp set and created three different cards to illustrate just how versatile a silhoutte stamp set can be.  (I believe I utilized all but the star outline stamp in my designs.)

 

In this version I stamped the images and sentiment in black pigment ink onto

 Neenah Desert Storm cardstock, adding in some glitter glue to serve

as snow.  The white trees were heat embossed onto a kraft envelope.  

In this version I used the bench and Santa stamps.  I white heat embossed 

them onto black cardstock and added splatters of white ink to serve as snow.  

The envelope was adorned with a single house and tree.  This was stamped

in black and heat embossed in clear to prevent smudging in the mail.  

The sentiment is from a Simon Says Stamp set in my stash.

On my final card I opted for a bit of color.  I chose a mini slimline design to  which I added

some ink blending of Distress Oxides to achieve a night sky. The neighborhood feel was 

achieved by overlapping stamp sets (black pigment ink)  to create a street view.  I added 

another Simon Says Stamp sentiment from my stash as well as some white pigment ink 

splatters for snow.  The Santa sleigh and sentiment were stamped in black onto a grey 

envelope and then heat embossed in clear to prevent water smudging in the mail.

So you're probably thinking "What's the Contest?"  Good question!  And here's your answer....

• The post (or posts) with the most (tallied) likes - the creator (a DT member) wins a $25 gift card to rubberstamps.com plus their followers who liked the post(s) are entered to win either two stamp sets or an address stamp of their choice.

So basically, just like our IG posts.  All viewers who like the creator post(s) with the most hearts will be entered to win two stamp sets from Rubberstamps.com.  

Thanks so much for visiting!!! 

Jules

Color Hues #99

 

Today's post is all about Pink and Aqua, the two new colors for our mid month Color Hues challenge.  Our host this fortnight is Marcia who chose this wonderful color duo.  We also want to welcome Bonnie Klass to our Design Team and also joining us this challenge is Teresa.  I hope you'll give them both a warm welcome.

Now on to my card....

My interpretation of Aqua is a bit different than the graphic but

 that's why we call this COLOR HUES!  (By the way, this PaperTrey Ink

 cardstock is actually named Aqua Mist so you choose your favorite hues.)

I used a fuchsia floral for my focal point.  (Say that three times fast!)  The pinks were all cut from white cardstock and blended with Distress Oxides.  The branch was cut from aqua cardstock and then shaded with Distress Oxides to give it a bit of depth.  The finished branch was adhered to an oval die cut which was popped up onto an embossed card base.  Aqua pearls provided the finishing touch.  

Supplies:

Memory Box - Little Fuchsia Flower Trio Branch die set

Spellbinders - Essential Modern Ovals die set

Spellbinders - Sentiments of Wonder Better Press

Spellbinders - Intertwined Lattice embossing folder

Trinity Stamps - Mirrored Mint Pearls

I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration from our Design Team and guest.  I hope to see your creation in our gallery!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Jules

Spellbinders - Florals Through the Years - Cosmos

I'm back today with two new card designs created with the new Spellbinders Florals Throughout the Years Better Press collection kindly sent to me by Yana.  My cards today feature the October Cosmos, which happens to be my birthday month.

This easel is also a new product die from Spellbinders.  It's perfect to display both the calendar pages as well as cards.  

I'm experimenting with different backgrounds.  The angle of the "winter" sun is no longer in my favor so I have to get creative.

For both cards I used Distress Oxides and linen cardstock to create my Better Press design.  The sentiments are from the Spellbinders Essential Sentiment stamp set which appears to be out of stock.  (ooh!  I did find it here.) I die cut the tag using the Spellbinders Die of the Month from June 2019 and added some twine from my stash.  I added some gems to the first card but opted to leave the second card unadorned.

Thanks to Yana and the Spellbinders team!  It's always an honor to get to work with them and their wonderful products.  I will be back soon with my last set of cards using these fabulous new Better Press plates.

Lastly, thank YOU for stopping by!

Jules

Seize the Birthday #295

Hello my crafty friends!  I am here today to share a new card I created for current Seize the Birthday challenge.  Ashwini is our host and she's chosen a Topping that I don't think we've used before....Focal One.  She is asking that we use one single stamped image as our focal point.  My card may help clarify.  

My focal image is a single stamp illustrating a potted hot pepper plant.

No other stamps were used in this focal however you 

may use additional stamps for your sentiment.

If Toppings aren't your thing any birthday card will work!

I began by stamping and coloring (alcohol markers) my focal image onto a white cardstock panel.  I stamped the Happy Birthday portion of the sentiment in black and the Hot Stuff portion in red.  I colored a scrap of white cardstock using one of the red shades of Copic markers and die cut a zig zag to add to the front.  In hindsight it may not have been the best of ideas but at the time I thought it provided a bit more southwestern flavor.  It's handmade not Hallmark, right?

Supplies:

Hero Arts - Hot Stuff stamp set (CM602)

Concord & 9th - Bunch of Blossoms stamp set

MFT? - Zig Zag border die

We have Fran joining us today as our Special Party Guest.  I invite you to visit our blog for more inspiration and I hope to see your card in our gallery!

Thanks so much!

Jules

Spellbinders - Florals Through the Years - Sweet Pea

 

Spellbinders has just released a fun new Better Press collection called Florals Throughout the Years and they were gracious enough to send me a few.  These floral plates are actually part of a calendar set appropriately named 2025 DIY Calendar Press Plates.  The complete collection allows you to create beautiful desk calendars showcasing a different floral for each month.  As you will see from my examples, the florals make stunning cards in addition to calendar pages. 

I created three cards featuring the April's Sweet Pea Better Press Plate along with additional sentiments.  

In my first two examples I utilized the floral name plate in my card design, adding in a stamped Happy Birthday to complete the sentiment.  I opted to create a sympathy/thinking of you card in my third design.

For those wondering about inks.  All of my designs were created using different shades of Distress Oxide inks onto white linen cardstock.  I love the shading I can get with multiple colors of ink.  

I used different mat shapes to set off each design just a bit differently.  I also used three different embossing folders on the front of the card bases.  In this way I have three unique cards using just one focal Better Press set.

Supplies:

Spellbinders - April Sweet Pea Better Press plate set

Spellbinders - Essential Modern Oval die set

Spellbinders - Notched Corner Frame die set

Spellbinders - Intertwined embossing folder

Spellbinders - Tiled Motif embossing folder

Spellbinders - Leafy Helix embossing folder

Ellen Hutson - You're a Treasure stamp set

I hope you enjoyed my first set of floral cards.  I will be back in a couple of days to showcase another of my favorite florals from this set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!!!  Always appreciated!

Jules