A Winterful Life
Happy New Year! I am starting the new year with a soft and wintery card design, just like the weather outside. Our winters aren’t snowy, like the card design, but we have rain and lots of it. This always sets the stage for a winter scene! To help with my scene, Penny Black has created another delightful winter stamp set called Simple Joys. It is perfect for […] 
Merry Christmas
Hi Creative Friends, I am sharing a Christmas card design featuring a beautiful stamp set by Penny Black called Snowbird Song. I couldn’t go through the season without using this stamp and die set at least once as it offers crisp and delicate pine branches, and if you choose, charming little birds. I didn’t use the birds this time (surprise, surprise), but I will be sure to […] 
Christmas Eve Night
Hi Creative Friends, For everyone in the U.S., we hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and you were able to share it with friends and family! The day after Thanksgiving marks the official start of the holiday season, and we are kicking it off with a still, snowy Christmas Eve Night scene. We began with a 5×7 hot-pressed watercolor panel and taped off the edges using Spellbinders […] 
Love and Good Cheer
Hi Creative Friends, Now that we are getting into our winter months, it is time to share a wintery card design with sweet little birds. The stamp and die set I used was Feathered Friendship from the new collection of Penny Black. As many of you know, I love birds, so this set was perfect. There are two designs, each with birds. I chose the sweet little […] 
Simply Ravishing
Hi Creative Friends, I am hitting the pause button on the holiday projects just for a moment so I can make a special birthday card for my sister. She loves the vintage-style botanical paintings. Penny Black is the best with this kind of stamp, and the Ravisihing cling stamp is no exception. It creates a gorgeous single blossom! This single blossom is so beautiful, and since it […] 
Winter Greenery
Hi Cardmaking Friends, The theme of today’s holiday card design is a perennial favorite of mine. I love poinsettias. They have beautifully rich and velvety petals and are so iconic of the season! To bring my card to life, Kristina Werner’s Winter Greenery was a perfect match. It has a stunning selection of poinsettias and accompanying foliage. I began my card design by stamping all the flowers […] 
Wintery Rest
Hi my creative friends, Finally, I have a new video for you all. It features a beautiful Penny Black stamp called Resting. It has charming little birds… one of my favorites! In the video, I’ll show you all the ins and outs and a few tips along the way. Click the link below to view the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGrESYpc9ik I love the pots, wintery birds and all the […] 
Peaceful Winter
Hi, my creative friends, Today, I am sharing a peaceful and wintery card design I was totally smitten with an Instagram reel I saw by @carolanncrafting. It reminded me of how simple, yet utterly elegant, a card design can be when using only one main ink color. I began by cutting two large square panels from white cardstock. Then, using a large circle die (my die was […] 
Vintage Joy
Hi Creative Friends, I am sharing a new holiday card with a touch of vintage charm. To make it happen, I used a few of my favorites from Penny Black, including the new Winter Blessings stamp and die set, Winter Sprig, and a perennial favorite, Immense Joy. To get the creative juices flowing, I started with the bird from Winter Blessings. Using cold-press watercolor paper and Vintage […] 
Tree Full of Season’s Greetings
Hi Creative Friends, You know you are in full swing making holiday cards when you reach for one of Penny Black’s holiday tree stamps. Penny Black has a new one this year called Up Goes the Tree. It is simply glorious! This beautiful stamp set features stunning flowers and foliage that form a tree. It is even complete with berries of different sizes! I started out with […] 
