Jazzy Cats Birthday

Today's card features stamps from the 'Jazzy Cats' set by Penny Black. I stamped them onto watercolour paper, along with some music notes from the 'Critter Concert' set by Lawn Fawn, and a sentiment using part of an unbranded stamp. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, then distressed the edges. For the background, I used papers with more music on, from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper...I distressed the edges, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• AAA Birthday - Music
• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Crafty Animals - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Masculine
• Sweet Stampin' - Birthdays

ABC Christmas Challenge - N & O are for?

We have a fun new ABC Christmas Challenge starting today...I'm the host, and the themes are:

'N is for Non-Christmas Stash'

&

'O is for One Layer Cards'

This is the prize for the lucky winner:

For my 'N is for Non'Christmas Stash' card, I picked one of the cats from the 'Jazzy Cats' set by Penny Black. I stamped him onto a snippet watercolour paper, added a sentiment from the 'Joy to the World' set (also by Penny Black). I used one of my circle Nesties to cut him out, and cut a matching scalloped circle mat from a snippet of kraft card. The papers are also from 'Non-Christmas' pads, but in Christmassy colours...the light green and red stripey papers are snippets from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper, and the dark green snippet is from the 'Fresh Florals' pad by Craft Sensations. I distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and white gel pen.

For my 'O is for One Layer Card' card, I used a Penny Black chicken stamp called 'Carolers'. I stamped it directly onto a kraft card blank, added a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous, then coloured the image using watercolour pencils.

I'm also entering these cards into the following challenges:

• Christmas Kickstart - Spots, Dots & Circles (First card only)
• Inkspirational - Three of a Kind (Second card only)
• Peace on Earth Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes (Second card only)
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets (First card only)
• Sweet Stampin' - Christmas in July (Second card only)

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge.

Good Luck Cats

Today's card features another old Lili of the Valley stamp called 'Good Luck Cats'. I stamped it, along with a sentiment from the 'Big Messages' set by Paula Pascual', on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper, distressing the edges, and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Aud Sentiments - Glitter & Bling or St Patrick's/Green & a Sentiment
• Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Just Us Girls - Green
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - A Bit O' Green
• Simon Says Stamp Wednesdays) - A Bit O' Green
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Shades of Green

Birthday Beagle

Today's card features an old (and neglected - last inked in 2023!) Whipper Snapper stamp called 'Birthday Beagle'. I stamped him on to watercolour paper, along with a sentiment from the 'Birthday Buddies' set by Paper Smooches. I added piece of stripey blue & green paper (from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper) to a card blank, then layered the image on top - having added faux stitch to both layers using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Creative Knockouts - Birthday Wishes
• Inkspirational - CAS
• Krafty Chicks - Birthday
• Little Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Neglected Stuff - Anything Goes (The stamp is neglected - last inked in 2023!)
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Stitching

PBSC June - Anything Goes (Optional 'Happy Birthday')...More Inspiration!

It's the third Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for some more inspiration for this month's Penny Black Saturday Challenge...where the theme is:

'Anything Goes'

or

'Happy Birthday'

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I inked up my oldest Penny Black stamp...'Birthday Dog'...for my card, stamping him on to watercolour paper, then colouring him using watercolour pencils. I paired him with papers from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper...distressing the edges, and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jream for the Colorado Craft Company.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• AAA Birthday - Cute
• Crafty Animals - Anything Goes
• Just Us Girls - Celebrate
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Bright & Cheerful
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

 

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

What This!

Today's card features all of the dog stamps, and one of the sentiments, from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company. I stamped them on to watercolour paper, masking the pup on the ball, to make a little scene, then coloured them using watercolour pencils. I paired the image with papers from the 'Vintage Dream' pad by My Mind's Eye (the stripey one), and the others are from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Optional 'Dots and/or Stripes')
• Daring Cardmakers - For the Boys (this card is for my Dad)
• Dream Valley - Man or Boy (this card is for my Dad)
• I Spy With My Little Eye - Something for Boys or Men (this card is for my Dad)
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Fur or Feathers

PBSC January - Anything Goes (Optional 'Something New')

It's the third Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for some more inspiration for this month's Penny Black Saturday Challenge...where the theme is:

'Anything Goes'

or

'Something New'

(New Year, New Craft Stash, New Baby, New Home, New Job...)

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:

Prize - a $20 voucher!

Now, if you saw my original 'Something New' challenge post a couple of weeks ago, you would be forgiven for thinking that I'm posting the same project...but this is a different calendar! This is the one I made for my Aunt for Christmas. The blank calendar is from the Paper Mill and I used a different assortment of Penny Black images on this one. I stamped all of the images on to watercolour paper, coloured them using watercolour pencils, then cut the circle and oval shapes using some of my Nesties. Again, I used lots of snippets of older papers to decorate each page...I distressed the edges of all of the papers, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

I'm also entering this calendar into the following challenges:

• Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
• Fab & Funky - Stamp It
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Sparkles Forum - New Beginnings (New Year)

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

PBSC January - Anything Goes (Optional 'Something New')

It's the first Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge...where the theme is:

'Anything Goes'

or

'Something New'

(New Year, New Craft Stash, New Baby, New Home, New Job...)

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:

Prize - a $20 voucher!

For my 'Something New', I went with 'New Year' and am sharing one of the Penny Black calendars I made for Christmas gifts. I've been decorating some of these Paper Mill calendars for Christmas gifts since 2009, and each year use an assortment of Penny Black images, and lots of snippets of older papers to decorate each page. I stamped all of the images on to watercolour paper, coloured them using watercolour pencils, then cut the circle and oval shapes using some of my Nesties. I distressed the edges of all of the papers, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black or white gel pens.

I'm also entering this calendar into the following challenges:

• Krafty Chicks - Stamps
• Little Red Wagon - What's New?
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - A New Start
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Something New

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

PBSC September - 'Anything Goes' (Optional 'Lots of Layer')...More Inspiration!

It's the third Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for some more inspiration for this month's Penny Black Saturday Challenge...where the theme is:

'Anything Goes'
or

'Lots of Layers'

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:

Prize - a $20 voucher!

The image on my card is called 'Merry Band'...I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used a piece of paper from the 'Party Day' pad by Crate Paper, with a piece of musical washi tape (mounted on to some white card, so that designshowed more clearly) layered over the top. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
• Everybody Art - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Make It Cute

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Fish are Jumpin'

It was my Dad's birthday at the weekend, and today I'm sharing the card that I made for him. The image is 'Fish are Jumpin'' by Penny Black...I stamped it on to some watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from the 'Party Day' and 'Awesome Boy' pads by Crate Paper...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment was made using a couple of stamps from the 'Birthday Buddies' set by Paper Smooches.

Challenges for this card:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
• C.R.A.F.T. - Masculine
• Creative Knockouts - Outside Fun
• Cutie Pie - Dads and/or Lads
• Happy Little Stampers (Birthdays) - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Masculine