Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Penny Black - Cuddlesome and Fragrant Friends

Hi everyone.  I have a couple of cards to share with you today.  The first one (above) is one of the new releases called Cuddlesome (30-814).  I love this adorable bear peeking out from the tea cup. :)  This image is watercoloured with Distress Inks, using primary colours for the tea cups.  The sentiment is from the same stamp set.  The only detail I added was some white dots to one of the cups.  Clean and Simple one layer design.

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Sending the above card over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes with Optional:  Clean and Simple.  This is definitely a clean and simple card!
For the second card, I've used a sweet bear image from Fragrant Friends (30-807).
He is watercoloured using distress inks and then cut out using the matching die, Fragrant Friend Cut Out (51-704).  I used the Leaf Pattern die (51-432) to create a stencil from acetate.  I then sponged through the stencil with a soft green to create a background.  The bear is popped up on top to add dimension.

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Card #1:
Stamps:  Cuddlesome; Sentiment - Fragrant Friends (Penny Black)
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey, Candied Apple, Fired Brick, Salty Ocean, Chipped Sapphire (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, paintbrushes, White Posca pen

Card #2:
Stamps:  Fragrant Friends (Penny Black) 
Paper:   Mixed Media (Strathmore 140 lb.); White card stock (Neenah 110 lb.)
Ink:   Black (Memento); Distress Inks:  Brushed Corduroy, Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn, Kitsch Flamingo, Picked Raspberry (Tim Holtz)
Accessories:   Clear embossing powder (Ranger), heat tool, Leaf Pattern die (Penny Black), acetate, sponge, paintbrushes

Challenges:
PBSC May - Anything Goes with Optional: Clean and Simple





22 comments:

nancy littrell said...

Aaahhh...Two adorable beary cards so beautiful watercolored with your Distress Inks, Lolly. I Love your stack of watercolored tea cups in primary colors and how you added the sweet polka dots on one of the cupa. Such a cut bear peeking out of the top cup and holding a flower:-) Love your homemade stenciled leaves behind your watercolored and die cut bear and flowers too. Sweet sentiments for both cards too. TFS my friend. Love and Hugs...Nancy

Susan said...

Love the bright primary colours and adorable image of the first card - all those tea cups are making me long to be able to have a cup of tea with you! And the second card is perfect for spring with its lovely pink blossoms!

Bunny said...

Loll, these are just so dadgummed cute. You have the best PB stamps. I have only started in the past year collecting. I'm still finding old ones that I really like and wish I could find more on eBay! Too bad they aren't cling. [Bunny]

conil said...

Both of these are so adorable they made my heart skip. Lovely coloring.

I Card Everyone said...

Loll, you know how much I love a fuzzy bear! Yours are so easy to love! Beautifully colored, and your designs are delightful, too!
=]

Bonnie said...

I LOVE these bright teacups and saucers, Lolly! They are so bright and pretty and the bear is so sweet! Love the flowers in the second and the leaf stenciling behind the image! Another adorable bear!

Pat said...

Two oh so cute and adorable bears Loll and love the colours for your teacups and then the pretty pink flowers on the second and love the stencil made from a die to add leaves to the background. Two gorgeous cards. x

Christine Alexander said...

Loll, these images are so darn adorable. I love your little bear with the tea cups, the bold colours look amazing :)

Liz said...

Two wonderful cards Loll, such cute and adorable designs. xx

Julie B said...

Two sweet cards with adorable bears. I particularly like the soft stenciling behind the 2nd bear.:)

Linda said...

Two super cute cards. The bear peeking out of the tea cups looks adorable, love the added dotty detail too.
Your second card is really pretty ...... love the sweet bear, and the soft stenciling in the background xx

kiwimeskreations said...

Such gorgeous cards Loll - I love making stencils from acetate using my dies, and this is a fabulous one you have made.
stay safe
Blessings
Maxine

HilaryJane said...

Those bears are so cute, I love their expressions. The bold colours on the first one look great with the embossed outline and I love the stencilled background on the second, it really looks like he is sitting in a tree xx

Anja v K@@rten said...

Love it!!!!
Creatieve groetjes, Anja

TK said...

Sweet and adorable, they're as cute as can be!

Papercraft Boutique said...

OMG, your bears are sooo adorable, Loll! They look so fuzzy and soft. Your coloring makes all the difference! The DIY stencil in the background is so pretty!
Hideko xx

Leslie Miller said...

Gosh, so darn cute, Loll! Oh, the bear in the flowers is super pretty, and the leafy stenciling adds plenty of soft depth to it. Love them both!

Trina P. said...

Aww... these are simply adorable! Both beautifully watercoloured. The colours are fun and bright on the first and so pretty for the second.

Marcia Hill said...

Awwwwwwwww...these two cards are both absolutely ADORABLE Loll!! The little bear all nestled in the stack of colorful cups just couldn't be any cuter, and your 2nd card with the sweet bear tucked in amongst the flowers and leaves is just the sweetest! Beautiful coloring on both too!! Hugs. :0)

BożenA said...

PB has such beautiful stamps. I love the first card with bold bright colors for the cups. In the second card, the main decoration is a cute teddy bear and beautiful flowers, but the template background also does a great job
hugs
BożenA

Ros Crawford said...

Oh my those bears are so adorable and you really bring them to life with your amazing colouring skills.

Mac Mable said...

Super adorable cards and I love the sweet face of that cute little bear x.