Category: Christmas

Snowy | Penny Black

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HEY FRIENDS! Halloween is over! We had 234 trick-or-treaters in just two hours this year. I thought two large bags of candy from Costco would be enough, but we ran out for the first time. Now it’s a new day, and I’m turning to holiday cards. Today I’m featuring Penny Black’s Snowy rubber stamp.

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Rowhouse Greetings | Snowy by Penny Black

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Snowy is a wood-block rubber stamp. I was hesitant to use it because I’ve grown so reliant on my stamp positioner for a clear image. But I’d forgotten how easy rubber stamping can be with a well-inked stamp. I stamped Snowy on OLO Marker Paper with Memento Ink in Tuxedo Black, colored it with Copic markers (see below), and cut it out with the coordinating Frosty’s Snow Dies.

I like the white cardstock in my card layers to match, so I used Accent Opaque White cardstock for both the card base and background panel. With a stencil from the Background Basics Stencils set, I inked a circular background in Pawsitively Saturated Ink in Cadette. Keeping the stencil in place, I stamped a tree background image from Winter Magic with VersaFine Clair in Nocturne. Then I removed the stencil and stamped a sentiment from Jolly Snippets.

That’s all for today!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

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COPICS: B000, B60, R20 (snowman); R17, R29, B23* [hat & scarf]; R20 (cheeks and carrot); B000, B60 (hat trim)
* Used for underpainting under R29

Rowhouse Greetings | Snowy by Penny Black | Color Map

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Mistletoe | Penny Black

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HEY FRIENDS! I’m off to the hospital shortly to check in on my mom and discuss her care plan with staff. Another day on the road and not in the studio, but what are you going do?!? My washer decided to flood the kitchen yesterday adding to the chaos in my life right now. Repair scheduled for 9/27 so I’ll be adding the laundromat to my already crazy schedule.

Today I’m featuring one of the images from the Mistletoe stamp set by Penny Black. Another favorite of mine! And if you keep scrolling, you’ll see that I have a Copic coloring video for you!

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Copic Marker Video

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That’s all for today!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

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COPICS: R20, E000, E00, E11, E13 (skin); E74 (hair); YG03, YG17, YG67, G29 (girl’s coat); W1, W3 (fur); W1, W3, R81, R85 (girl’s hat & gloves); C3, C5, C7, W3, W5 (shoes); YG03, YG17, YG67, G29 (boy’s hat, boots & gloves); E70, E71, E74 (pants); W1, W3, W5, R24, R27, R39, RV69 (boy’s scarf); C3, C5, C7 (boy’s coat); YG93, YG97, W1 (mistletoe); R24, R27, R39, RV69 (ribbon)

Rowhouse Greetings | Mistletoe by Penny Black | Color Map

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Bundled | Penny Black

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HEY FRIENDS! We had a quiet New Year’s Day so I spent it in the studio for a little coloring session. As many of you know, I’m immersed in elder care. Mom and Dad are doing OK right now and we’ve been blessed with a wonderful caregiver for them. So my spare time these past weeks were spent getting ready for the holidays. We put up a tree this year and I did all of the gift shopping and wrapping. We managed to fit in a quick getaway this past weekend to St. Michael’s where my husband marched in the Christmas parade. Somehow in the midst of all of this, we completed a major renovation on the front of the house — the rowhouse of Rowhouse Greetings — and redecorated the living room and dining room with new rugs and slipcovers. Still needs fresh paint but that’s for another day. We had twelve at the house for Christmas Eve and took my parents out to dinner on Christmas Day. Holiday cards fell through the cracks this year and none were sent. Better luck next year!

To be honest, I don’t have the mental bandwidth right now to create cards. I’ve decided to skip cardmaking and just color up some images. Today I’m coloring an image from the Bundled stamp set by Penny Black. I turned on the camera and recorded a new Copic coloring video for this image. You’ll see that I’ve been experimenting with underpainting and I’ve gone back to using X-Press It Blending Card. I realized that I picked up some bad habits coloring on Hammermill so I’m working on improving my technique while also introducing new skills into my coloring.

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Today’s Project

Rowhouse Greetings | Bundled by Penny Black

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  • Bundled by Penny Black [ SBC | SSS ]
  • X-Press It Blending Card [ AZ ]
  • Intense Black Ink by Hero Arts [ SBC | SSS ]
  • Copic markers (listed below)

I stamped the image on a piece of X-Press It Blending Card using Hero Arts Intense Black ink. The image was colored with Copic markers as shown in the video below.

Coloring Video

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That’s all for today!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

Supplies

COPICS: V20, R20, E000, E00, E21 (skin); C00, C0, C3, C5 (fur trim); V25, R35, R46 (coat, mittens, bow); BV23, BV25, BV29 (purse); YR24, E21, BV23, BV25, BV29 (skates); C1, C3 (blades); YR24, E21, E23, E25 (dog); YG03, YG17, YG67 (leash); Y35, YR04, YG03, YG17, YG67 (green bag); BV20 (shadows)

Rowhouse Greetings | Bundled by Penny Black | Color Map

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Create Holiday Cards from Your Craft Stash

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HEY FRIENDS! Can you relate? It seems like I’m always buying new craft supplies that I bring home, put in my studio, and then promptly forget that I have them. The holiday sales and new releases are tempting. Still, I thought I’d do a series of cards created from items already in my stash.

A friend recently requested that I make five holiday cards that he will give to members of his family. This seemed like the perfect opportunity to go shopping in my studio. So today I’m showing off the card made for his sixteen year old grandson. It features the Gnome Drive Holidays die set by Sizzix.

I listed the materials that I used for today’s project. Shop your stash and see what items you either have already or can substitute. Inevitably, someone will message me to ask where to find a particular product. I’ve had some items so long that they’re retired. But where possible, I’ve linked available supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Rowhouse Greetings | Gnome Driving Holiday by Spellbinders

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I wasn’t sure if my friend would send the cards or insert a gift card or money. So I switched to an A7 format (5″ x 7″) so that he would have enough room to insert a surprise for the recipient. The majority of my dies and stamps are sized for A2 cards so I needed to so some advanced planning. Luckily I have have the A7 Matting Basics die sets from Spellbinders (both A & B) so that I could use them to cut the panels. I was inspired by an unattributed card on the Spellbinders website that I found on Pinterest. However, I made some changes to match my own style.

There are a couple of products where it’s not obvious how they were used. The Classic Fluted Squares die set included two plain square dies that were the perfect size for stamping and matting the sentiment. I don’t have many square die sets. This set was perfect for my purposes even though I didn’t need the more decorative dies in the set.

I used the Postage Edge Shapes dies to create the decorative border on the bottom of the background panel. I used the die that measures 4.26″ x 5.50″ to cut a panel from the teal and red card stocks. I cut a 1.5″ strip off the narrower side and stacked them as shown to create the border.

Also, I didn’t list a red card stock in my supply list. I think I used one from the Concord and 9th Assorted Color Pack. Use what ever you have in your stash.

That’s all for today!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

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Heartwarming | Penny Black

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HEY FRIENDS! Things have calmed down a bit here on the home front. I’m trying to get back into the studio to do some coloring. Today I have have TWO cards featuring images from the Heartwarming stamp set by Penny Black and the Joyful die from CZ Design. As always, I’ve linked all supplies with compensated affiliate links used where possible at no cost to you.

Today’s Cards

Rowhouse Greetings | Heartwarming by Penny Black

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CARD 1 – Snowman and Friends

Rowhouse Greetings | Heartwarming by Penny Black

To start, I stamped the snowman image from the Heartwarming stamp set on a piece of X-Press It cardstock using Hero Arts Intense Black Ink. Next, I colored the image with Copic markers (see list). Using the A2 Layers die set, I trimmed the image panel as well as panels created from Lipstick Red cardstock and Desert Storm cardstock. I used the Joyful die to cut the sentiment from a scrap of Lipstick Red cardstock and a scrap of vellum for the sentiment. Finally, I adhered all of the layers to an A2 card base as shown to finish off the card.

SIZE: A2
COPICS: R20, E51, E53, E55, E57 (bear); B000, B91, B93, B95, B97 (bear’s scarf, hat & boots); Y35, Y38, YR07 (carrot); R24, R46, R59 (snowman’s scarf, hat & buttons); B93, B95, B97 (snowman’s ear muffs); R20, B000, B91 (bird); E55, E57, E59 (stool & branch); R21, R22, R24 (flower); R24, R46, B93, B95, B97 (gifts); B0000, B000, BG10 (snow)

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Card 2 – Penguin

Rowhouse Greetings | Heartwarming by Penny Black

For my second card, I stamped the penguin image on a piece of X-Press It cardstock using Hero Arts Intense Black Ink. As before, I colored the image with Copic markers (see list) and trimmed the panel using the A2 Layers die set. For something different, I decided to inset the sentiment so I used the A2 Layers die set to cut the sentiment directly into the image panel. I applied a piece of double sided adhesive to the back of the cutout and inlaid the sentiment which was cut from blue mirror cardstock. I added a 1/4″ strip of design paper along the bottom of the image panel. Next, I cut an piece of Gravel Gray cardstock to 4.25 inches x 5.5 inches. Finally, I adhered all of the layers to an A2 card base as shown to finish off the card.

SIZE: A2
COPICS: C3, C5, C7 (penguin); Y35, Y38, YR07, YR09 (beak & feet); R00 (face & belly accents); B000, B06, B18, B99 (hat & scarf)

Rowhouse Greetings | Heartwarming by Penny Black | Color Map

That’s all for today!

Rowhouse Greetings | Nancy Sheads

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[Compensated affiliate links used when possible. In addition, as an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Items marked with an asterisk (*) were provided by a store or the manufacturer. All other items were personally purchased.]