Penny Black Valentines

I have an affinity for umbrella stamps the way some people like pears (oh, of course I like pears too!) I just think it is a sweet theme; especially since it never rains here in Southern California!

Penny Black stamps available at http://www.thestamproprietor.com/

Today's card uses some sweet Mimi stamps from Penny Black.  I colored them with Copic markers and added some Heart Rain Drops acrylic Stickers from Cloud 9 Designs.  The papers are from Memory Box.

Here's a detail showing the hearts up close!

Penny Black stamps available at http://www.thestamproprietor.com/

Supplies:

• Penny Black - Mimis many loves 30-091
• Memory Box  - Valise 6x6 paper
• Memento Tuxedo Black
• Cloud 9 Design - Heart Rain Dots
• Copic Markers - 0, E00, E01, E11, E13, E15, E17, W5, R32, R24, BG10, B39, B93
• Pink cardstock from Stampin' Up!

Memory Box Holiday

 Ahh--I fell in love with the Memory Box Holiday collection!  You can get any of the stamps and supplies you need at http://www.thestamproprietor.com/

Memory Box Stamps

 This little bear card was so easy to make.  I punched a snowflake border out of white cardstock and then stamped and colored the bear with my Copics.  Don't forget to add a little shadow underneath the bear with your BG10 marker!

Memory Box Stamps, Die and Paper

 These cute little guys are ready for the first snow in their warm scarves! Colored with Copics and mounted on a sheet of their holiday paper--so pretty!  Do you notice the fancy red die on the bottom?  That's one of theirs too!

Memory Box Stamps

 This Clean and Simple Card was my favorite from the whole collection.  I stamped it on a rough-toothed paper and then colored with my Prismacolor pencils.  I wanted a rough-sketched look so I didn't even use my Odorless Mineral Spirits with this one--I left the pencil unblended.  I punched a fancy edge and then mounted a bit of Memory Box patterned paper on the inside of the card to let it peek through.

Memory Box Stamps, Paper and Die

The red dots are another sheet of my 6x6 pad and I used some pretty mulberry paper behind the main image.  I spritzed it with Smooch Spritz to make it sparkle.  The sentiment was punched, stamped and then covered with Versamark and then heat embossed with clear Diamond embossing powder. For the main image I stamped and colored with my Copics and then put some clear double-sided sticky tape on top.  I then sprinkled it with Glitter Ritz clear iridescent glitter.  I finished by adding more detail with my Copics over the glitter.

Memory Box Collection

Memory Box supplies from StampinEJ

I was so excited to get my package filled with beautiful new stuff from Memory Box this month!  I immediately fell in love with the new Woven Circle Die and I knew I would have to use it on almost every card I made that week.  It's deceptively simple but you can see I used it to make a flower, a scalloped border and a frill to put behind my sentiment.  I had fun punching it out of book paper (from a Jane Austen novel) and patterned cardstock (the oh-so-pretty Valise 6x6 collection from Memory Box) and putting it everywhere I could! 

Memory Box supplies from StampinEJ

I started by stamping the lovely Birch branch onto some aqua cardstock and added some pretty Valise collage paper for the background.  I stuck a bit of edged paper lace on the side and tied with a ribbon.  I knew the text-page flower would be the perfect focal point.  I used a vintage rhinestone button from my collection and three layers of punched papers.

Memory Box supplies from StampinEJ

My second attempt at using the die had me cutting it out of the same cardstock I used for the background.  If you look closely you can see how I matched the cardstock medallion to the same part of the full-sized sheet that is the background.  Then I popped the sentiment with foam tape after inking the edges.  The background sheet is colored with Copic markers and then the Birch Branch is stamped and embossed using colored ink and clear EP.  The whole thing is mounted on the prettiest-ever tangerine cardstock.

Memory Box supplies from StampinEJ

For my next card I thought it would be fun to make a scalloped edge.  For some reason this one reminds me of the Spirograph drawings I used to do as a child.  I love the look of the swirls against the black.  I stamped the tree onto the paper and then darkened and enhanced it by coloring with Copics and Prismacolor pencils.  I added gold and coral colored pearls for fun.  The sentiment is stamped onto two strips of washi tape for a different effect.

Memory Box and TH20 supplies from StampinEJ

For my final Memory Box card I skipped the die and embossed the forest two times onto some Bristol paper.  Then I colored using my Twinkling H20 watercolor paints.  You can look at the detail to see how it shimmers.  I mounted the sheet behind some torn Valise paper and added a sentiment.

Memory Box and TH20 supplies from StampinEJ

I hope you enjoyed my projects today because I sure had fun making them!

Memory Box Supplies Used:
Patterned Cardstock -Valise 6x6 (10136)
Stamps - Stand of Trees (E1759), Tree of Blooms (G1769), Makes Me Smile (B1765), Birch Branch Print (G1720)
Die - Woven Circle (98114)