Hello! Are you ready for some Valentine's Day cards? Hearts? Red? Well...then you're in the right place on this day! I am the guest designer over at the Penny Black blog today sharing some Valentine's goodness. I was super excited when Jenyfur asked if I wanted to play with some new images. Everything they do just rocks in my opinion. She asked me to keep it simple and elegant...not tons of layers and patterned papers...so that's just what I did! Please click HERE to go directly to the PB blog. Have a wonderful day everyone!
I think this first one is my favorite of the bunch. Isn't that heart just a gorgeous image? When you do this watercolor technique you never know what you're going to end up with. You put the ink on and stamp and see what develops. I think in this case, the colors blended together very nicely. I added a strip of vellum and one of my favorite PB sentiments.
This second one is also made with the watercolor brushstrokes technique. This time in a more masculine color scheme. I shaded with a light tan color against the really vivid red. I added distress ink around the edges of the paper to make it look aged and worn.
These images are from one of the new clear stamp sets and I like the way they are drawn. That little envelope is the cutest thing. I know I will end up using that stamp a lot.
The image here is one big giant background stamp! I stamped the whole stamp in white ink and then went back over just the one heart with red ink. Kept it simple...
Have you started working on Valentine's cards yet? I am excited about all the new stamps to play with and hope to have mine done early this year! Have a wonderful week.
These are all so very pretty Wanda! I especially like your first card with the vellum! I always forget about vellum and it's perfect here with your sentiment! Wonderfully done! :D
Posted by: Kimberly Gajewski | 01/14/2012 at 09:05 PM
Love the watercolor effect!! Great Valentines! Penny Blak stamps are the greatest...
Posted by: Fonda Jo | 01/11/2012 at 10:30 AM
Be still my heart!!! That first card is stunning!! Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! I'm going to check into that technique, I think I've done it before in a class but... many moons and techniques later...(lol)
All the cards are fabulous, I just love Penny Black stamps!! My collection is growing and thanks to you, it looks like my list is growing as well!
Posted by: Natalie H | 01/11/2012 at 08:18 AM
Love the new look of your blog. Always loved Penny Black. These cards are gorgeous.
Posted by: rose c | 01/11/2012 at 06:38 AM
SUPER lovely gorgeous cards!!!!
Posted by: Holly Saveur | 01/11/2012 at 05:29 AM
So pretty! :)
Posted by: Kathy Martin | 01/11/2012 at 04:50 AM
how beautiful these are, Wanda! So elegant. Love the stamping you've done on all of these. The watercolor technique is just stunning. Makes me want to go play with my stamps. Congratulations again on your guest designer gig. You did an amazing job!
Posted by: Audrey Pettit | 01/11/2012 at 04:13 AM
Love the watercolor, divine work Ms. Wanda.
Posted by: CJ | 01/10/2012 at 09:06 PM
Love your cards, as usual :)
Posted by: Tona | 01/10/2012 at 08:07 AM
Beautiful cards Wanda! I really love the Especially for You watercolor card...what distressed ink did you use on the edges of that card?
Posted by: Mary-Anne V. | 01/10/2012 at 06:28 AM