Penny Black Saturday #55!

Hi again! Just to let you know, there's a new Penny Black Saturday challenge up today and it's a sketch by Nat. I couldn't make mine before I left for my holidays so I'll hopefully join in when I get back! Why not pop over and join in!

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #10!

Wow, challenge 10! I know I say it all the time but the weeks are just flying!!
This fortnights Truly Scrumptious challenge is this fab sketch and the added challenge of 'Neglected Stash'! have a rummage and blow the dust off any stamps, papers or embellishments that you have. There is a prize up for grabs to anyone who joins in with the sketch and the theme (I'm still on my hols so I'm not sure what it is but I'm sure it's fab!) I've used this sweetie Pink Cat Studio stamp, I love it but often forget to use it! I can't really say the other bits and bobs are neglected though - more like over-used!! Thanks for looking - I hope you'll join us!

Supplies-

Stamp - 'Farm Animals plate' by Pink Cat Studio, coloured with Copics

Sentiment - Cuddly Buddly

Flowers & leaves - EK Success Retro Flower punches (leaves were made by cutting out the petals)

Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Spring Wishes'

Penny Black Saturday #54!

Hi everyone! Spookily, I'm on my holidays but have scheduled my DT cards for while I'm away so there's something interesting to see on here! Thanks so much for all the PB birthday wishes, all the entries I managed to see before I left were amazing and I'm sure there's lots more to see! Remember to pop back on July 1st to see who won my candy prize!

This weeks Penny Black Saturday challenge is Embossing! Any kind will do! I've gone for dry embossing as I love this folder, it's great for mens cards I think! I embossed onto Black Magic Co'ordinations and then sanded the top layer to reveal the colour, I hope you like it! Thanks for looking!

Supplies-

Stamp - 'Birthday Dog' by Penny Black coloured with Copics

Paper - 'Hopscotch' from K&Co

Chipboard stars, brads & ribbon - stash

Sentiment - Pebbles Inc rub on

Candy closed!

Hi everyone! I can't actually see them yet as I'm still away, but I'm sure there is lots of lovely entries into the Penny Black Saturday Birthday candy and it is now closed! I'll be back to draw the winner in July 1st - keep your eyes peeled and good luck!!

I'm off now!

Hi! Just a little note to say I'm off on my holidays now, 2 weeks in Crete, I am so ready for it! See ya!

Papertake: Shoe Time & Sketch Saturday #55!

Hi! I'm supposed to be getting on with my packing and cleaning the house but I tore myself away(!) and made this combo challenge card. I've used this weeks Sketch Saturday sketch and combined it with Papertake's theme of Shoes! (Fab theme Dawny!) I decided to make 2 of the same card as from now on when I use digi papers I'm going to try and use them all up instead of them knocking around for ages! I hope you like them, thanks for dropping by!

Supplies-

Images - 'Lola's Boudoir' from Pink Petticoat coloured with Copics and Sakura Stardust

Papers - 'Home Sweet Home' by Nancy Kubo @ Little Dreamers

Corners - Cuttlebug dies

Pearls - Glitter Pot

Glitter card - Create & Craft

Ribbon - Ribbon Mad

Penny Black Saturday #53 - 1st Birthday Bash!!

Hello! It's a very special Penny Black Saturday challenge today as it's our 1st Birthday! Woo hoo! We have lots of lovely prizes up for grabs this week, 10 in total!! Also each of our lovely DT has put together a little blog candy. (Theirs are all a surprise, as mine was meant to be but forgot and published it - oops!)
Anyway, here's my candy prize, some of which I used on my card this week, there's PB stamps, papers, gems, brads, die cuts, ribbons, charms, buttons, card candy, eyelets & flowers, phew!! PLUS, a little pouch of stamped images (but I'm still working on these!)

And here's how you win.....

'You must enter a card in this week's Penny Black Saturday challenge, you can enter for as many or all of the DT's Candy Give-Aways if you wish but please enter only once,
to enter you must visit the DT member's blog and leave a comment in the appropriate post with a link to your card,
each DT member will choose their own winner who will be announced on the Penny Black Saturday Challenge next Saturday and on their own blog!'

Thems the rules - (except I am going on my summer hols on Tuesday so I will be picking my winner on the 1st of July.) The theme for your cards/projects this week is Celebrations! I can't wait to see all your fabulous work! Remember to leave a comment on this post to be in with a chance of winning my candy.

Here's my card. I think this is the biggest card I've ever made! It's A5 in size and I made a bit of a pop up card with my Groovy board. The image I had in my box so I don't own the stamp but I love it! My colouring of the balloons went a bit dodgy so I covered them with Glossy Accents! Good luck everyone, thanks for looking!

Supplies
Stamp - 'Partying' by Penny Black, coloured with Copics, Glossy Accents and Sakura Stardust
Papers - Dovecraft 'Wild Blossom' & pearlescent orange from Create and Craft
Ribbon - Smirk
Sentiment - 'Yarn' sizzix die & scraps of paper
Gems - Mad About Cards
Flowers - Poppicrafts
Charm - Quixotic Paperie

High Hopes #34 & Simon Says...Pink & Brown!

Morning everyone, and a sunny one at that - I hope it stays! I'm trying to get lots of crafting in before I go on holiday on Tuesday, I remember last year when I got back and couldn't get back into the swing of things for ages, hopefully that doesn't happen this time!
Here's my card for this weeks High Hopes challenge which is this great sketch by the very lovely Nikki, how could I not join in! It's also for this weeks Simon Says Stamp Pink & Brown challenge.

The stamp and sentiment I've used are some of the fab stamps I won on the High Hopes blog so I thought I should ink these babies up and join in again! They're so fun to colour! I'm not too sure about the inside but at least the scraps pile is looking a little healthier! I hope you like it, thanks for looking!

Supplies-

Stamp - 'Sow Soo-eet Piggy' & 'Sweets for my Sooeet' by High Hopes

coloured with Copics

Papers - Basic Grey 'Bittersweet'
Flowers - Paper Mania
Embellishments - Craftwork Cards 'Card Candy' in 'Iced Gems' and 'Choc

drops'
Ribbon - Ribbon Mad

Truly Scrumptious Challenge #9!

It's Challenge 9 on the Truly Scrumptious blog this week and it's my turn to design the sketch! I hope you like working with it, the rest of the DT have done a great job! The added challenge this week is Altered Flowers! Use any flower you have (bought, punched etc) and change it in some way, maybe paint it, distress it, it's up to you! If you play along with the sketch and theme, you'll be eligible to win this gorgeous little stamp from Whiff of Joy!

Here's my card made with some scraps I had left from another card, this used them up so I haven't done the inside this time. This stamp is one of my favourites I think, he's so cute! I've altered my flower by inking up the edges and embossing it to give a different texture, I hope you like it!


Supplies-

Stamp - 'Henry Celebrating Mouse' from Whiff of Joy, coloured with Copics and 'Crystal' Stickles

Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Sweet Sundaes'

Flower - EK Success 'Retro Flower' embossed with 'Swiss Dots' Cuttlebug folder

Brads & gem - stash

Pearls - Glitter Pot

Sentiment - PC generated

Ribbon - another top!

Nestabilites - Classic Circles & Large Scallops

Just Magnolia #8!

Back again! I seem to have had lots of time to craft this week and I'm loving it! Here's my card for this weeks Just Magnolia challenge, which is a great sketch by Rach so I couldn't miss out! Yep, it's another Christmas card, I must be the weather turning rubbish! I've bitten the bullet and actually cut into my MME papers, definitely none spare for the inside though!! (I don't know why I'm so precious about them, I've also bought the download version! LOL!) I hope you like it!

Supplies-

Stamp - 'Edwin's Snowman' by Magnolia, coloured with Copics and 'Frosted Lace' Stickles

Papers & tag - 'Be Merry' from My Minds Eye & glitter card from Create and Craft

Sentiment - Whiff of Joy

Nestabilites

Snowflakes - Cuttlebug die

Ribbon - stash

Pearls - Paper Mania

Sketch Saturday #54!

Hi! Here's my card for this weeks Sketch Saturday challenge which is a sketch from Mandy. It seems like ages since I've joined in with this blog! I've inked up one of my new Anya's, I can't believe I've waited nearly 2 weeks to use them!! I've also been practising colouring her hair, I'm still not sure! I've changed a few little bits around with the sketch, I've used gems as corners, a charm instead of flowers and a bow instead of the 3 circles! Hopefully it still looks like the sketch! I hope you like it, thanks for coming round!

Supplies-Stamp - Rain, Snow and Shine from The Greeting Farm coloured with Copics & 'Frosted Lace' Stickles

Papers - 'Rose Tinted Christmas' by DCWV & Create and Craft glitter paper

Card blank - Paper Mania

Ribbon - Ribbon Mad

Sentiment - Elzybells

Corners - Dovecraft corner rounder punch

Gems & charm - Creative Bead Craft

Friday Sketchers #55!

Morning! Here's my card for this weeks Friday Sketchers challenge, it's a fab sketch by Jacque. Since I've started selling my cards, I've been asked for more mens designs so here we go! I love these Murray and Ethel stamps and I think you'll be seeing a lot more of them! I've used more of the fab PP Big Fella paper and I've also decorated the inside again, I don't know why I didn't sooner - I'm always left with loads of scraps that never get used up! I've coloured with my Copics and used some Glossy Accents on his glasses, golf clubs and watch. I hope you like it! Happy Sunday!

Supplies-

Stamp & sentiment - from Murray and Ethel set 1 coloured with Copics & Glossy Accents

Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Big Fella' & checked paper from DCWV Nanas Nursery 'Boys'

Circle - Nestabilities

Brads - I can't remember but there's some on eBay here

Ribbons - hangers from my new top!

Penny Black Saturday #52!

Morning everyone!! I hope you've all had a fab week! I haven't had as much time to blog-browse as I would like so hopefully I'll get time this weekend!
This weeks Penny Black Saturday challenge is Blooming Gorgeous! We want to see lots of flowery loveliness!! There's a fab new website up and running, aptly called Fantastic Ribbons! They're giving away this gorgeous ribbon set to one lucky winner!

You might need sunnies for this card! I've made it for one of my mums friends to give to her mum, I rang my mum especially to ask if it was definitely a 50th card and she said it was, but after I'd made it she rang back and said 'Oops, it's a 60th!' Agghhh!!! I've changed it now though! I've also used the Spoonful of Sugar sketch for my card, I hope no-one minds me combining challenges!! Thanks for stopping by!


Supplies-
Stamp - 'Duckling' by Penny Black coloured with Whispers
Papers - 'Some like it hot' by Zoe Pearn @ Sweet Shoppe
Border - Fiskars 'Threading Water' punch
Flowers - Quick Pick 'Spumani' Prima Hydrangeas
Gems - Mad About Cards
Sentiment - made on the PC with Font Diner Sparkly font

My dad's birthday card!

Just a quickie post to show you the card I made for my dad's birthday, which is today! I've decided to give a Word Book a go using the Pink Petticoat Classic Monograms and the new Big Fella download, this came just at the right time for me as I've got his Fathers Day card to make soon! I hope you like it!

Supplies-
Papers - Pink Petticoat 'Big Fella' download
Letters - Pink Petticoat 'Classic Monograms' at 5 inch
Brads - Paper Mania
Sentiment strip & ribbon - stash