Penny Black presents CUTE to ELEGANT – Day 1
Penny Black has something for everyone, from cute to elegant! This week Penny Black designer Jill Foster will be sharing cute card samples which in turn inspired elegant samples. To leave you even more inspired, we’ll also have a simple sketch for both cards!
Be sure to enter today’s giveaway! (more details below)
Let’s get started, shall we? Here’s today’s CUTE card. Mimi and her reindeer friend are dreaming of a white Christmas! They were both colored with Copic markers and then layered onto a snowy background created by punched snowflakes adhered with dimensional foam to a Spellbinders circle die.
Stamps: 30-133 Mimi’s Winter Friends, 40-164 Christmas Story, 40-074 Warm Wishes
The card above then inspired this ELEGANT version. Take a look:
Stamps: 4268K Crystal Drops, 30-137 All is Bright, 1999L Letter Background
Want to make your own snowy scene? Jill will show you how in today’s Cute to Elegant Quick Tip video!
Watch in HD on YouTube: http://youtu.be/cnIpxx06Jpc
The fun doesn’t stop there… leave a comment on today’s post for a chance to win 4268K Crystal Drops! Winners will be announced
this Friday.
See you tomorrow with more Cute to Elegant creations by Jill! Here’s a sketch (click the image to enlarge) so you can play along!
Upload your Christmas cards in our Flickr Gallery and you just might see your Penny Black creation here on the blog this Friday.
Thanks for stopping by today – if you’re looking for more inspiration, please visit our gallery on Flickr and at Splitcoaststampers. You can also find us on Facebook, and on Twitter, too! – Jenn
The Penny Black Blog 
What a wonderful techniques that make the white christmas being colorful!
I love it very much and used it in parts of Christmas Ornaments
http://crystalling218.blogspot.hk/2012/11/parts-for-chrisrmas-ornaments.html
Love this card ,a must have stamp!!
Oh wow, both cards are gorgeous!
Gorgeous colour schemes in Jill’s video. She really makes it look so easy.
Beautiful cards, I especially like the colour scheme!
Love the vibrant colors of the distress inks and what a neat way to individualize cards that can otherwise be mass produced. Great inspiration Jill, thanks so much for yet another brilliant suggestion!
So different from same sketch. Beautiful cards.
Absolutely love the card! The colors go so well with each other.
Oh, these are both beutiful, and I love the way you´ve used the snowflakes.
These cards are stunning!!! Great inspiration nad thanks for the chance to win!
I hope it is as easy as she makes it look!
Beautiful original cards. Cant wait to make them myself,.
Wonderful original designs. Cant wait to try to copy the style
Too cute! LOOOVVEE Penny Black! Mimi is my absolute favorite! 🙂
I love the colors! cant wait to try this!
Super fabulous! LOVE both versions!
Both so gorgeous..I am not a purple lover but love the colors yet so much will sure try to make one in these colors too!
What a gorgeous cards. Love the colours. Thanks for a chance to win. Regards
Love how you make the wintery scenes. I have to try that. Thank you so much for sharing with us.
Love the use of sketches with variations, and now I’m off to try the colour combos!
Thank you so much for this – I’d not imagined the movement from cute to elegant – superb with the way you showed how to vary the colours on one basic design to make each card different. Thank you for this – I’m really looking forward to what else you have during the week.
Paula (PEP)
New to stamping… so glad I found this blog. I love your work, very inspiring!
Love that stamp! Looking forward to this week on the blog!
This is quick and love it! What a great tutorial. Thanks as always for the great videos…they have really stepped up my stamping abilities.
I just love the various color combinations, Jill! And, both cards are SO nice! Would love to win the crystal drops
Love it! It’s amazing how different a sketch can look from card to card.
Jill, your cards are both amazing! I love the adorable Mini and reindeer image on the first one, and the snowflake background on the second one. Thanks for sharing!
These cards are just delightful. Thanks for the color combos in the quick tip video!
Both cards are great. Thanks for the chance to win one of the stamps used.
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I love both of these cards. The colors used are so perfect for these holiday cards.
Great cards…love those colors!
Wow! Gorgeous cards. Love the design and the way Jill completely changed the look with those fabulous stamps and her talent! Awesome inspiration. Thanks.
Loved this card! Absolutely gorgeous!
Is a pity not to have the materials to do same! For now! 😉
Love the colour!!Great job!
I Love that stamp! Now I’m regretting not purchasing it for my cards this year! Love all the color combos too!
Beautiful colors! Wow can’t wait to try this.
Two beautiful cards – thanks for the video too!!
Great cards and I like all the color combos on the video and the tip about using the white pen.
I Love the CUTE Mimi and Reindeer card with the snowflakes, and also enjoyed Jill’s instructional video using the distress inks.
Looking forward to a Fun week of inspiration on the PB blog this week 🙂
Great cards and techniques, can’t wait to try them.
Love your card and the three different color combinations used. Thanks for the inspiration.
Both cards are beautiful. I cannot wait to try the technique.
Wow, both cards are visually striking and so beautifully colored. Thanks for the inspiration!!!
Jill’s cards are just beautiful. I love all of the distress inks used together and that faber castsel marker. Thanks for a chance to win this gorgeous stamp. Happy Holidays!!
I will go home tonight and try this technique – love both cards!
I love this! Great tips and love the samples!
both cards are fantastic! love the snowy tree on the second one!
You make this card look sooo easy! Have to have this stamp. It’s all in one! And I love how elegant it looks! TFS
Great sketch! Fabulous cards, with incredible colouring 🙂
Lovely cards! And always enjoy a new technique, especially one that I will use!
Amazing card! Love the technique, a definite must try 🙂
Love these stamps! Adorable and so pretty! TFS! and TF the chance to win!
Happy Monday… Cute or Elegant both are so lovely… and a new tech on top of that what to as more… I’m already a winner with the sketch and the tut… and a chance to win… Wow that a nice week beginin ! Thank you so much
love these Christmas themed card…what a fabulous colour combo!
I love all these color combinations with the tree stamp…I might have to get that one! Thanks!
I love the sketch and both of these beautiful cards!! It is fun to see the same sketch done in two different styles.
Oh, I love these cards especially the winter tree. Now I’m wondering where I can get one of those white Faber Castell markers.
Both cards are beautiful. This makes me want both stamps.
lovely sketch and fabulous card,-))m
You make it look so easy Jill! Thanks for sharing!
This is so cute-love your videos. You do such a nice job showing us the “how to”. Thanks so much.
Wonderful cards and I LOVE Jill’s tutorial!
I loved the great way you used distress inks. This technique makes it easy to make a set of cards to use for the holiday. I love Mimi, too. Thanks for the opportunity to get lots of holiday ideas.
Elegant for sure and I can’t wait to make it!
Both cards are gorgeous ! The stamps and the colors are beautiful !
Love Jil’s tutos.
Beautiful cards!
Great tutorial, Jill and love the card! The color combination you showed are gorgeous!
Fabulous cards and gorgeous colors! 🙂
You make it look easy! Thanks for the chance to win too!
I’m going to try the beautiful elegant card!
Beautiful cards. Love this stamp!
Love both cards Jill, and really LOVE that color scheme so different!
I was first drawn to PB by the elegant florals. That stamp is gorgeous!!
OMG! I love them both (ESPECIALLY Mimi!) That is a wonderful color palette. What are the color numbers used?
These are great ideas. I am inspired!
I just love Mimi! Very nice designs!
Thanks for the tutorial video. You make elegant look so easy. Love the cute card too though, it’s more like my style.
These cards are quick and simple ..and oh so elegant. Love the quick tip format of the video.
Oh, love the video. What a cute card and sketch. Thanks for sharing.
This was worth the wait. Love the colors and design. Thanks for the inspiration.
I’m really not much into cute, but the elegant card is gorgeous and I’m going to enjoy the contrast between the two styles. Thanks for sharing.
Love these untraditional colours for holiday cards!
Very cute and very elegant. 🙂 I will probably play with the sketch this week. 🙂
How exciting that you are doing these cards. Just what we need to get us into the spirit of making our own cards. I would love to win.
Tish
Love the card!! That is one of the stamp’s on my wish list. (Santa, are you listening..lol)
This is a fun card. I love the colors and the white tree’s are so pretty. It’s Beautiful.
As always, I learn so much from your videos! You are a whiz with coloring! I like the cute card, but I love the elegant card! That is a great stamp and I love all the variations in color you demonstrated! Thanks for sharing your great tips and ideas!
Such beautiful results Jill!!! You make it look so easy! Wish I could spend a day with you making cards, you could show me where I’m screwing up!!!!! Thanks for the video 🙂
what beautiful coloring…always love your style and techniques…thanks for exposing me to the Penny Black world of stamps…Love em!
Very cute and verf elegant.. Love it!
Thanks for the wonderful tips and techniques. Can’t wait to try them!
Fun Fun Fun! Everyday is a wonderful new day filled with wonderful challenges! Thanks for sharing! Christmas is early this year. I Love This Time of Year! My friends and family can’t wait to see their Christmas cards from me.
Thanks so much for the video. The cards are wonderful. Can’t wait to try the technique.
Love the all the different color combinations, thank you for the tip. Can’t wait to see what you will be doing tomorrow.
I absolutely Loved the video. You made it look sooo easy. Now if only I could do as good ! Thank You , Thank You !
Such fun color combos in the video, Jill! Great transition from cute to elegant! Love these ideas, and thanks for the opportunity to win the stamp:)
Wow, both cards are beautiful ! I can’t choose !! I must try to find that stamp !!
Thanks for showing the extra color combo’s in the video. Jill makes it look so easy to do that you just want to sit down and stamp stamp and stamp. Thanks for the inspiration!
I love the “cute to elegant” poss!! Mimi is so loveable!! I always love Jill’s videos. And the colors!! Oh, my!
Great cards! I love the collage stamp, and all the color variations. Thank you for the inspiring video!
wonderful!! I love using the distressed inks and now I want to get started! – thank you
I love your stamps, and the inspiration and ideas!
Loved todays video on your blogspot. NICE TO SEE MORE THAN ONE COLOR SCHEME TO USE THE SAME STAMP. Joan
Both cards are gorgeous. I loved watching Jill’s video. Thanks.
Love both cards, it’s fun to see two very different looks.
Awesome cards, love the colors and the fun sketch!
Can’t wait to try that technique. Wonder what would work if you don’t have the Faber Castell big white pen?? I’m at least 1 1/2 hours from a stamping/scrapbook store! to answer the question…..I like a simple look to my cards (not necessarily easy techniques) and whimsical more than overly fancy/elegant!
Thanks for your comment and for visiting today! I think a plain white gel pen might work if you blended it right away. Or perhaps some white acrylic paint that has been watered down? Hope this helps. Hugs and Happy Stamping!
Beautiful cards! Can’t wait to see what comes tomorrow!
As usual your creative ideas are impressive, yet doable by us peons out in the trenches. Especially as I have not started my Christmas cards yet, this video has given me the impetus to decide on a sketch and get it into action.
Thanks
Lovely and inspirational! Simple but sooo useable. I love the technique.
A whole week of this? It’s a wonderful thing!
Gorgeous vibrant color combinations…quick and easy…love the stamp, so I’ll keep my fingers crossed…thank you for sharing and the chance to win…
Denise Trottier
What a great way to re-do a card! I love how versatile the sketch is!
Truly beautiful! Cannot decide which one I love the most. I guess I will just have to try all the combinations. Thank you so very much…..
What a great way to make many cards with this unique technic. I love it. Johanne B.
Adorable designs! They are the cutest I have ever seen! Thank you for the beautiful designs that we will enjoy for years to come! Happy Holidays!
It’s the wee hours here in Australia and all I can think about is getting the supply’s to make the elegant card! Beautiful colors,and very adaptable. Love it.
Such stunning creations! Love the choice of colors, love the mimi stamps, but that tree stamp is absolutely amazing!! Thank you for sharing these cards, and for a chance to win!
Love the use of the circle with the stamps and the orange and pink background is very neo christmas. thanks
Awesome cards! Especially the elegant one, colours are amazing! Thank you for this event 🙂
I really liked the video today – i just have to try the technic! It gave me inspiration to use my distress paint a lot more than i do today.
Thanks! I think even my kids will like this!
Amazing!!! Love all the combinations. Jill is so talented and she makes look soooo easy, like I can do it!!!
I love what you can do with stamps and ink! The variations of this card are just wonderful and I couldn’t even pick a favorite one! Thanks so much Jill!!!
You make it look so easy! Love the ideas and the Faber Castell white ink pen!
how fun is this! can’t wait to see the other transformations!
like this stamp and the card. the color combo is so great.
Love the stamps, great techniques. Thanks for the chance to win.
wow these are great I LOVE the cute to elegant!!!! And thanks so much for the video, LOVE videos where I can learn new ideas!
I am going to have a go, you make it look so easy.
RENE FROM OZ xo
Both are beautiful cards? Love the elegant version!
I just puchased my first batch of PB stamps and I’m in love. I actually purchased 4 sets at once. Now I want more and Jill Foster is the one who fed my addiction. So glad she did.
I am really excited about trying the techniques in the elegant version. So pretty!
I have been buying Penny Black stamps for years and now have several more on my wish list. Thanks for the videos on how to do the techniques.
I love the tree stamp. What a beautiful card!
A stunning stamp that will ma,e an elegant card! So happy you hare sharing all the tips and hints! THANK YOU!!
My goodness…those were really quick cards to make – love the idea and the look!!! TFS!
Paper Hugs,
Jan
What great cards..love the non traditional colours.
Gorgeous color combos. The card is adorable!
thanks for the chance to win!
Loved the cards and really enjoyed the quick tip video. The color combinations were all beautiful, though I must admit I don’t believe I would have tried them together. Something else for me to try.
I’ve been waiting for this week to begin ever since the first email went out about it. It was worth the wait! I love the elegant card and the different color combo. Lovely.
Looks beautiful. Hard to believe it is so simple to achieve this fantastic look
2 great cards, but the elegant is what I really love–fabulous colors & use of the images! Thanks for the sketch & a chance at that lovely stamp.
That is so neat! I’ve got to try this. Thanks for the ideas!
Beautiful cards and great sketch! Thanks for the tutorial Jill.
Fabulous cards! Love the Crystal Drops stamp…. gorgeous! Thanks for the video and great ideas to inspire us!
DeniseB
Love the colors – I am new to using alcohol ink markers and love learning about new techniques
WOW, love both these cards. Adore the Crystal Drops stamp – so beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing and inspiring!
Lovely cards and colours! Thanks for the video tips. 😉
Amazing cards and thanks for the video so we can learn this technique!
Jill certainly knows how to bring a Christmas tree to life!
Love pine tree stamps. This tip reminds me of the northern lights the way the colors changed in each one.
Beautiful cards…thanks for the inspiration!
I so enjoyed the video and this stamp is a definitely on my wish list! Great tutorial! Thank you.
Thank you for sharing your talent with us. I love the cards. Can’t wait to try this technique.
Love the card idea with the trees and using my distress inks to do the coloring for me!!!
LOVED the FUN card ideas and the video!! Such AMAZING color combos!! THANKS for the chance to win and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Thanks for the tutorial and the chance to win!! Inspirational!
You work magic with embossed images and distress ink. What wonderful inspiration.
Great tree technique. Can’t wait to try it.
I love this idea of cute to elegant! Penny Black has so many great styles of stamps for every preference. Looking forward to seeing what else will be revealed this week!
Thanks for the video tips . Wonderful cards !
Wow, those various color combinations were great. Thanks for the video, you make it look SO-O-O easy.
I am loving the cute to elegant theme and all the color combos that Jill taught us in the video. I always learn so much from watching Jill and today was no exception!
What a change from the cute!! The colors knocked this card out of the park! I’dlove to win this stamp, for sure!!!!
beautiful design and coloring as always, Jill! wow! love them both!
Bbeautiful color selection, the stamp has the perfect Christmas scenery
Beautiful cards both gorgeous and different, and such lovely colours and details.
Ohhhh love the backgrounds just great colours thanks for sharing
Winter trees are always so romantic and this one is NO exception! Love it!
Katarina
Wonderful cards with lots of inspiration. Thank you!
Love the great card ideas!!!
Love the beautiful backgrounds Jill created. I really look forward to her videos and the addition of the Christmas music makes me happy. Thank you for the opportunity to win the Crystal Drops Stamp.
Love these cards! I am working with distress inks more now and this is a great tutorial!
Love the color combos! Thanks for the tutorial! I have to get me this stamp 🙂
I love Mimi and her reindeer. How darling. And the tree card is awesome. Thanks for the video.
Love these!
Love the colors!
Both cards were very cheerful and colourful. Love the cute and elegant designs.
I’ve been using the embossed distress technique on my cards as well. Love the idea of varying color combinations.
Great cards, love the elegant tree.
Ooooo I liked both the cards the cute and elegant..and beautiful colors..
OMG…love the stamp and the color choices….thanx!
Thanks for the video – great to see all the different color combos to use for backgrounds ! Love these cards – thanks for sharing !
Fabulous cards! Jill’s colouring is superb, as always, and I love that stamp – I can see all kinds of possibilities with that little beauty!
Okay, I’m going to have to get one of those “Stampers’ Big White Pen” things. Beautiful distress blending, and the extra “hit” of white really made the trees pop. THANKS!
As always Jill does her magic …. Absolutely love that stamp and is a “must have”.
Great color combos!!
Watched the tutorial on YouTube, and I hope to try this soon! Thanks for sharing your expertise with us!
Love, love, love these cards! I especially like the non-traditional use of color. Really enjoyed the video, too. 🙂
Love the ink technnique. There is always something new to learn and try.
It’s a good thing I don’t have to choose a favorite because all three samples were gorgeous! Thanks for the video – I always enjoy your work 🙂
I am loving all your Christmas stamps!!!
All colour variations are so pretty — really like the use of the white Stampers’ big pen to highlight the trees!
I absolutely love this technique and the stamp is gorgeous. I need one of them pens now.
LOVE the pink/orange color combo. You wouldn’t normally think it would work for Christmas, but it really does!
Thanks so much for the great video!
Can’t wait to try out all these colors, they look absolutely stunning, especially seedless preserves & fired brick!
What a great idea for using crystal drops and I love the colours,lovely cards.
Love your video!!
I am curious about the fabercastell marker you are using? can you give me more details about it? Thanks
Thanks for watching! More details on the Stamper’s Big White Pen by Faber-Castell Design Memory Craft are available here: http://www.fabercastell.com/design-memory-craft/products/categories/stampers-big-brush-pens/StampersBigWhitePen?page=2
I love how easily Distress Inks blend.
Ooh wow! These are amazing samples and beautiful images – thank you so much for the inspiration x
Love your colour combo on these two cards.
Oh my, gorgeous cards. Love the colors used and the different coloring options.
I love the colors on the tree card – so non traditional but OH SO BEAUTIFUL – another tree stamp I would love to have in my collection
Barb Housner
You make that distress inking and blending look so easy! I’m super impressed and inspired to try this out~~~ thanks for the inspiration!
A great stamp. I like the different looks with different color combos. Great video!
Love the color combos today. Super cute!!!
Thanks for the lovely video!..lovely project!
Great video, thanks for sharing with everyone.
Gotta give this a try! Thank for sharing!
Love the crystal drops stamp, and I love the colour scheme. Thanks for the inspiration, and the chance to win.
Beautiful cards. Love the colors on the cute holiday cards.
Both cards are beautiful and I love that stamp!
Awesome colors and designs!!!
Love the way you blended the colors together. Love the stamp too!!
love these cards, what beautiful colors
Oh wow, love this cute one with wintry background and the elegant one is amazing too! Ruby x
Wow! I love the non-traditional color scheme.
Carol B
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That elegant card is stunning. Love that background all swirled and gorgeous.
What a wonderful technique