Penny Black - Cup of Joy

Hi everyone.  I'm back with two more cards using the newest Penny Black release - Winter Wishes.

The card above started by making a stencil using the one of the new die-cuts called Cozy (51-671).  I cut Yupo to use as the stencil, it works really well and holds up for a long time.

I placed the stencil at the bottom of my card front and sponged overtop with Weathered Wood distress ink.  I used a Weathered Wood marker to add a line at the top of the design.

The Cup of Joy (30-746) image is stamped in black ink and clear embossed onto mixed media paper.  I used a mix of Distress Inks and Dye inks to watercolour the image.  I fussy cut the main part and set aside.  Stamped the image again onto my card front and paper pieced the deliciously-filled cup.  Used markers to add in the gray steam and red hearts.  Finished touches include adding Clear Wink of Stella to the cup and marshmellows.  Glaze is added to the candy canes and hearts to make them shine.  The sentiment, Bright & Light (30-762), is stamped in black and clear heat embossed to make it stand out more over the patterned strip.

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A quick and easy card for the second, this design uses two die-cuts from the Wildwood set (51-657).

They are both watercoloured, one light brown, one dark brown; then layered to create a thicker frame.  The sentiment (Bright & Light 30-762) is stamped in black and clear embossed.  Two holly sprigs, (Holly Branches 51-662) are watercoloured, winked with clear Stella and glaze added to the berries before adhering to the side of the frame.  The frame and holly are placed over the sentiment and glued down randomly to give the frame some lift. 

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Thanks for coming by!

Penny Black Products

Cozy (51-671)

Cup of Joy (30-746)

Bright & Light (30-762)

Wildwood (51-657)

Holly Branches (51-662)

Card #1: Cup of Joy

Stamps:  Cup of Joy (Penny Black); Bright & Light (Penny Black)
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Evergreen Bow, Pine Needles, Weathered Wood (Tim Holtz); Markers:  Real Red, Smoky Slate, Garden Green (SU!)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder, heat tool, sponge, water brush, paint brush, Clear Wink of Stella, Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)

Card #2: Season of Gladness

Stamps:  Bright & Light (Penny Black)
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Walnut Stain, Evergreen Bow, Pine Needles, Candied Apple (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder, heat tool, water brush, paint brush, Clear Wink of Stella, Crystal Glaze (Nuvo)