papertake & penny black challenge card

I used the sketch from Papertake Weekly and the challenge from Penny Black Saturday Challenge as inspiration for this card - really love the flower die, love making them up!

Stamps used: Inks used: Colouring method: Cardstock used: Other Embellishments:

Lots To Do

I've made this card using the inspiration from the Lots To Do Challenge using my Penny Black zoophabet stamps - love these ones!!

Papertake Weekly

I've made these cards to fit in with the challenge over on Papertake Weekly. The subject is cutie patootie, so I couldn't resist doing some more baby cards!! I used my new stamps from Penny Black and Forever Friends, along with some papers and other stuff from my stash!

Sketch Saturday

Here's my card using this weeks sketch over on the Sketch Saturday blog.

Stamps used: Penny Black
Inks used: stazon
Colouring method: watercolour pencils
Other Embellishments: punched flowers, ribbons

Penny Black and Sketch Saturday challenges

Here's a card that I've just finished (started it on monday)! It's for two challenges - Sketch Saturday which is another great sketch, and also Penny Black Saturday Challenge which is "Frame It". I tried to make a frame using my nesties, by mounting the patterned paper onto card and then putting the image behind. Not sure if all that effort has made it look any different than using nesties in the normal way, but hey, I tried!
Stamps used: Penny Black
Inks used: Brown Stazon
Colouring method: prisma pencils and sansodor
Cardstock used: orange wallpaper and some paper, maybe mm??
Tools used: nesties, 5 flower punch, paisly cuttlebug dies, Stampin Up scallop edge punch and crop-a-dile to make the holes
Other Embellishments: ribbon, gems

Sketch Saturday and Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Here's my card that I've just made for 2 challenges - Sketch Saturday and Penny Black Saturday Challenge. I loved doing this one - I used various blue card stock and also some fabric meshy paper stuff. I stamped and embossed snowflakes over a piece of pale blue, and watercoloured the PB image. I'm going to add some glitter to the image, just forgot to do it just now!

Stamp Something Sketch Challenge

Here's a card made while hubby has taken over the tv!! It's for the Stamp Something Challenge and this week is a sketch, which is great - simple but effective (I think). I used papermania papers and the holly critters PB stamps, watercoloured with pencils, and added 3d paint in gold for the dots, and sizzix photo corners. Oh, and the pics are on cuttlebug stamp die cuts! (Not a nestie in sight for a change!!!) Click on the photo for a better look!

Cupcake Craft Challenge No 8 - sketch

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Here's my DT make for the challenge ...

I used papermania papers, some blue vellum, my nestabilities and a penny black stamped image (coloured using my prismacolours and sansodor), the flowers I made myself with my great flower punch, and added a SU greeting.

2 cards, 4 challenges!!

This first card is for the following challenges: the Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge and BasicGrey Challenges. I used the sketch from secret crafter (sorry Jane, I copied your idea with the eyelets!!), using BasicGrey "Infuse" paper whose challenge is scallops - I used my nesties to make a scalloped oval and coloured the image with my SU ink pads and chalk. I also added punched flowers under the eyelets.
I'm not sure about the greeting - I've only placed it on so far because I might change my mind and add a smaller greeting - what do you think??!!


This second card is for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge and the Daring Cardmakers. I used some Making Memories cardstock, a Penny Black image (their challenge is a sketch this week), and the Daring Cardmakers is also scallops - I made my own version of Threading water using my scallop scissors (would have been easier with the new Stampin' Up scallop edge punch), and made the holes with my crop-a-dile. I made the flowers with my new punch - one of the best punches I now own! Added a SU greeting and some gems.

Cute Card Thursday & Friday Sketchers

I've just made this card for both the Cute Card Thursday and Friday Sketchers challenges, using the papermania christmas paper pack, a penny black stamped image coloured with water colour pencils and some SU dazzling diamonds (these are great), I had to root around my christmas box (hasn't had much use lately) and found these cute little holly leaves and ribbons and jewels. Oh, and I used my new Stampin' Up punch (the half inch one) to make the corner cut-outs!

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Cupcake Craft Challenge No 7 - xmas!

Here's my DT card for this weeks cupcake craft challenge which this week is to make a christmas card. I made another pyramid card, using some penny black stamped images, coloured with sakura stardust pens, and wanted to make it a bit tree like with some fluffy fibres hanging down! Oh, and some gems too!

3 challenges in 1!!!

I bought myself a new cuttlebug embossing folder and had to find a reason to use it, so came up with this, and seeing as though the Spoon Full of Sugar challenge is to use charms, the ABC challenge is jewels, and the Cute Card Thursday challenge is lots of sparkle, I thought I'd try and combine them all together because I haven't had much crafting time lately!
I coloured the image with watercolours as well as sakura stardust pens, added glitter glue, some silver embossing and stickers, and ribbon and charm, and of course some butterfly gem "jewels"!!
I hope it fits all 3 criteria OK!

SBS Challenge - Vicky's sketch

Here's my entry for this weeks SBS 18 Challenge which this week was a sketch by Vicky. I used a PB stamp, some plain SU card that I stamped and another bit that I embossed. Sorry to be so brief, but running out of time again!!!

My Time to Craft & Penny Black Challenges

I have had to make a card for my bro, so thought I'd combine a couple of challenges as well!!
The first is My Time to Craft which this week is "Blue". The Penny Black Challenge is to decorate the inside of your card. So I used SU cardstock and SU stamps, my sizzix for the letters and some dazzling diamonds. I also 3D'd some of the stars too.
Just hope he likes it. Now I'm off to the Dentist - not looking forward to that, although actually I am because I've been in agony for the past 2 weeks!!!

A spoon full of sugar Challenge 17 Christmas is Coming

I've been itching to make a pyramid card for ages, so here's my first attempt at one, and I thought I'd make a christmas one for the Spoon full of Sugar challenge.

I used a PB stamped image, with the bauble coloured with sakura stardust pens, the rest just watercoloured.

It's a bit of a rushed job again, I'm afraid - I seem to be so busy just lately!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - male card without blue!!!

This was one of those challenges that you think, oh no, I'm not going to be able to come up with anything for this. I couldn't see any "male" PB stamps in my lot, so started thinking about maybe a xmas card, but then remembered this little stamp that I had.
I then spent the only 25 minutes or so that I had free today while the kids were otherwise occupied (after I did an 11 mile run!!) making a quick card, and am quite pleased with the results. I used my sizzix texturz to emboss some brown cardstock, used my cropodile to add some eyelets, then found some lovely fluffy yarn in my stash. I have never really got on with using Sansodor, but I used some Stampin' Up cardstock to stamp the image, and Oh Wow - it's sooooo good and easy to use on that card!!! (If you want to order any SU stuff please contact me!!)
I decoupaged the image - made the presents 3D, not sure if you can see this in the pic, and added a stamped greeting.
Hope you like. Not sure who I'm going to give it to, though!

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - girly card

I was meant to be getting my 3 yr old to help me make a card for a little girls birthday party today, but I kind of took over, and he got bored!! Anyway, I've made a card for Lily, stamped a PB image onto shrink plastic (coloured with prismacolour pencils), ran it through my xyron to put a magnet on the back, then stuck it onto the card with removable adhesive. I used my cuttlebug dies to make the letters, number and happy birthday with lovely glitter card (the expensive stuff that I save for special occasions (hmmph), some paperstock, and my tri-fold card (tutorial on my blog)!

Click on the photo for a better look - the photo hasn't come out too well!

I think she'll like it. Now to get the kids ready for the party ...

Penny Black SC "Stars & Stripes" and Friday Sketchers Challenges

This card has been made for the Penny Black SC which this week is to incorporate Stars & Stripes into your project. I've also used the Friday Sketchers sketch, which is such a great one this week.

I used some papers from a mag, my new PB stamps - the xmas ones, which I watercoloured with my markers and sakura stardust pens, I then added some card stars that I UTEE'd with pink ink underneath.

Very pink and girly, don't you think!!??

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 9 Sketch 2

This is my entry for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge. I've had some Bo Bunny stuff for ages, so finally decided to use it, along with the PB stamp of course, watercoloured.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - No Pink!!!

Here's my card, made for the Penny Black Saturday challenge which was to make a card with No Pink!! I used the vanilla stamp, watercoloured with pencils in bluey-turquoise colours, with retro paper and added greeting, oh, and a piece of paper with cuttlebug swiss dots!! (but I didn't use nesties this time!!!)