Vampire Cat Treat Bag

Today, I'm sharing one last Halloween treat bag...this time the critter is from the Penny Black 'Be Very Scared!' set. I stamped him onto a snippet of watercolour paper, coloured him using watercolour pencils, then used one of my Nesties to cut out the circle shape. I paired it with papers from the Glitz 'Raven' pad (the black one), and snippets from a pad from The Works (the purple one), and Mind's Eye 'Boo to You!' collection. I matted all of the layers onto snippets of black card...cutting the scalloped circle using another Nestie die, then added it to a kraft gift bag.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• Allsorts - Autumn Colours
• Crafty Catz - Halloween
• Creative Knockouts - Halloween or Fall
• Everybody Art - Orange/Black and/or Halloween
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Purple/Black and/or Halloween
• Sweet Stampin' - Halloween/Colours of Halloween

The Cat in the Hat Treat Bag

I have another Halloween treat bag to share today...featuring one of the critters from the 'Spooky!' set by Penny Black. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, coloured it using watercolour pencils, then used one of my Nesties to cut out the circle shape. The background papers are a mixture of Carta Bella 'Spooky' (the black & white striped on), Taylored Expressions 'Hocus Pocus' (the jars of goodies) and the purple one is from an unnamed pad from The Works. I distressed the edges, then added faux stitching using my CitterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I matted the image onto a scalloped circle cut from black card using another Nestie die, then matted the other layers onto more black card before adding it to the kraft bag.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Inspired by a Book/Song/Film ('The Cat in the Hat' by Dr Seuss)

PBSC October - Anything Goes (Optional 'Too Cute to Spook!')...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

'Too Cute to Spook!'

We're currently without a sponsor, so this challenge is just for fun.

I decorated another Halloween treat bag...and this time used one of the critters from the 'Be Very Scared!' set. I stamped him onto watercolour paper, coloured him using watercolour pencils, then used one of my Nesties to cut the circle shape. The papers are a mixture of Carta Bella 'Spooky' (the ghosts), unbranded (the cobwebs) and a pad from The Works (spotty). I distressed the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I matted all the layers onto black card, cutting a scalloped circle using another Nestie die, before adding it to a kraft gift bag.

I'm also entering this treat bag into the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. - Halloween
• Crafty Gals Corner - Spooky...
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• I Spy with My Little Eye - Something Spooky
• Stamping Sensations - Autumn
• We Love Stamping - Anything Autumn

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

Count Catular Treat Bag

I have another Halloween treat bag to share today...featuring a critter from the Penny Black 'Spooky' set. I stamped him onto watercolour paper, coloured him using watercolour pencils, then cut out the circle shape using one of my Nesties. I used papers from a pad from The Works for the background...distressing the edges a little, and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I matted it all onto some black card...with a scalloped circle mat for the image cut using another Nestie, then added it all to a kraft gift bag.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• Crafty Calendar - Halloween
• Just Us Girls - Halloween
• Little Red Wagon - Halloween
• Love Those Pretty Papers - Halloween Colours
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Autumn
• We Love Stamping - Autumn

PBSC October - Anything Goes (Optional 'Too Cute to Spook!')

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

'Too Cute to Spook!'

We are currently without a sponsor, so this challenge is just for fun.

I picked one of the cute critters from the 'Be Very Scared' set to decorate a Halloween treat bag. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, coloured it using watercolour pencils, then cut out the circle shape using one of my Nesties. The papers are from a pad from The Works...I distressed the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I matted the image onto a scalloped circle cut using another Nestie, then matted it all onto some black card before adding it to a kraft gift bag.

Challenges for this bag:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Crafty Animals - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Autumn/Something Spooky
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Animals

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

Guest Designer - C.R.A.F.T. Challenge

Today, I'm excited to be sharing a Guest Designer project for the C.R.A.F.T. Challenge, where the theme this fortnight is:

'Back to School!'

The prize for the lucky winner is three digi images from Colour of Love.

I'm a music teacher (teaching one to one instrumental lessons), so I've decorated myself a notebook (bought from Hobbycraft many years ago in a post-Christmas sale for 50p!) to keep myself organised in the term ahead! I picked a cute Penny Black image (called 'Literally Giant!'), for the front of the book, stamping it onto watercolour paper, and colouring it using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used snippets of papers from the 'Fresh Florals' pad by Craft Sensations...distressing the edges, and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

I decorated the back in a mirror image of the front, but used a musical Penny Black stamp this time called 'Suspenseful Music':

Here's a better view of the back:

For more inspiration from the fabulous C.R.A.F.T. Challenge Design Team, please pop over to their blog. Thanks so much for letting me join you for this challenge!

PBSC February - Anything Goes (Optional 'Hearts')...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

'Hearts'

We're currently without a sponsor, so this challenge is just for fun.

This time, I picked a cute pup from the 'Every Which Way' set...stamping him on to watercolour paper and colouring him using watercolour pencils. I added a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'Funny Farm' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous, then used one of my circle Nesties to cut him out. For the background, I used a 'Hearts' embossing folder from Hobbycraft to emboss a piece of paper from the 'Happy Colours' pad by Craaft Sensations...sanding over the raised areas to reveal the white core. I distressed all of the edges a little, then added it to a kraft card blank.

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

• Crafty Calendar - Hearts
• Creative Inspirations - Love is in the Air
• My Time to Craft - Hearts
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Simply Create Too - Love Song
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes (Optional 'Valentine's, Wedding or Romance')
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Red or Pink

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

Witchy Mouse Treat Bag

I have another Halloween treat bag to share today...featuring one of the spooky critters from the 'Be Very Scared!' set. I stamped him on to watercolour paper, coloured him using watercolour pencils, then cut the circle shape using one of my Nesties. The papers are from the 'Apothecary Emporium' pad by Echo Park...I used a 'Pumpkin' embossing folder by Cuttlebug to emboss the orange paper, then lightly sanded over the raised areas to reveal some of the white core. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and black and white gel pens.

Challenges for this treat bga:

• Creative Knockouts - Halloween/Fall
• Fab 'N' Funky - Autumn/Halloween
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Spooky and/or Add Some Purple
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Halloween or Colours of Halloween

PBSC October - Anything Goes (Optional 'Cute or Spooky')...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

'Cute or Spooky'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I went 'Spooky' again, and used one of the critters from the 'Be Very Scared!' set. I stamped him on to watercolour paper, coloured him using watercolour pencils, then used one of my Nesties to cut the circle shape. The papers are by Carta Bella, from the 'Happy Haunting' & 'Spooky' collections...I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and black and white gel pens. To match the cat's purple jumper I added some purple cobweb lace, then matted it all on to some black card before adding it to the treat bag.

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

• Little Red Wagon - Halloween is Coming
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Halloween/Spooky
• Simply Create Too - Halloween Colours
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Orange, Black & Purple

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

Cat in the Hat Treat Bag

I have another Hallowe'en treat bag to share today...featuring a cute Wizard cat stamp from the Penny Black 'Spooky!' set. I stamped him on to watercolour paper, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. The papers are all by Carta Bella...I think from the 'Spooky' and 'Happy Haunting' collections...but I only have snippets left, with not much info on them. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and black and white gel pens.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Fab 'N' Funky - Fur or Feathers
• I Spy with My Little Eye - Something Magical
• Little Red Wagon - Black, White & One Other Colour (I went with Orange)
• Love Those Pretty Papers - Optional 'Hallowe'en'
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Use Patterned Paper
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

Goofy Ghoul Treat Bag

I have a Hallow'een treat bag to share today...fetauring a cute little Penny Black stamp set that I got for my birthday a couple of months ago called 'Goofy Ghoul'. I stamped the ghost and hedgehog on to snippets of watercolour paper, coloured them using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut them out. I made a simple spooky background for them using a piece of star covered paper (it's from an old 12x12 sheet, and I can't remember the brand), some dies...'Silhouette Tree' by Memory Box (with the borders cut off), and 'Grassy Edge' dies by Die-namics, and some snippets of black card. I layered everything up, matted it on to some more black card, then added it to a kraft gift bag.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes (Optional 'Spooky')
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Use Patterned Paper

PBSC October - Anything Goes (Optional 'Cute or Spooky ')

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

'Cute or Spooky'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I went 'Cute AND Spooky' and picked one of the stamps from the 'Spooky' stamp set, stamping it on to a some watercolour paper along with a sentiment (using a stamp from the 'Be Very Scared' set). I coloured it using watercolour pencils, then used one of my circle Nesties to cut the circle shape. The cobweb paper is from the 'Apothecary Emporium' pad by Echo Park, and I'm not sure what brand the skull paper is...it's a snippet of a 12x12 sheet I've had for years. I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and balck and white gel pens, before matting them on to some purple card. The kraft treat bag is from Hobbycraft.

I'm also entering this treat bag into the following challenges:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - All Stitched Up
• Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - Stamps
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

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

Hunny Bunny Easter Treat Bag

Happy Easter!

Today I'm sharing my final Easter treat bag...this one features an old Whipper Snapper stamp called 'Hunny Bunny'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, along with a sentiment from the 'Egg-cellent Easter Sentiments' set by C. C. Designs, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Happy Colours' pad from The Works...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• C.R.A.F.T. - Not a Card
• Crafting Happiness - Bunnies
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon - Animal Antics
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Bunnies and/or Chicks

Easter Hares Easter Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...this one features a cute Happy Hoppers stamp called 'Easter Hares'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from the 'Charming' pad by My Mind's Eye...distressing all of the edges, then adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Egg-cellent Easter Sentiments' set by C. C. Designs.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• C.R.A.F.T. - Easter/Spring
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• House Mouse & Friends - All Stitched Up
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Spring/Easter

Spring Bunny with Daffs Easter Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...this one features an adorable Lili of the Valley stamp called 'Spring Bunny with Daffs'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, along with a sentiment from the 'Egg-cellent Easter Sentiments' set by C. C. Designs, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from the 'Bright Freshness' pad by Craft Sensations...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Easter/Spring
• Stamping Sensations - Spring
• Sweet Stampin' - Easter

PBSC March - Anything Goes (Optional 'Easter')...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

'Easter'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I've decorated another Easter treat bag...this time using a couple of bunnies from the 'Bunny Friends' stamp. I stamped them on to watercolour paper, then coloured them using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Bright Freshness' pad by Craft Sensations...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Egg-cellent Easter Sentiments' set by C. C. Designs for Pollycraft.

I'm also entering this treat bag into the following challenges:

• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Crafty Animals - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes (Optional 'Easter')
• Cutie Pie - Easter or Mother's Day
• Everybody Art - Spring
• Fab 'N' Funky - Spring
• Stamping Sensations - Spring

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

Happy Mother's Day

Today I'm sharing the card and a notebook that I made for my Mum for Mother's Day. For the card, I picked an old Hero Arts floral stamp called 'Garden Bouquet'. I used the watercolour stamping technique, painting Distress Inks (Scattered Straw, Spiced Marmalade, Fired Brick, Seedless Preserves, Blueprint Sketch & Mowed Lawn) directly on to the stamp, then spritzing with a little water before stamping on to watercolour paper. I added a sentiment (from the 'Sentiments' set also by Hero Arts), then distressed the edges and added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, before adding it to a kraft card blank.

I decorated a notebook for part of my Mum's gift...a blank spiral bound one from Hobbycraft. I picked a couple of Penny Black mice images, and papers from a My Mind's Eye pad called 'Penny Lane'...this pad is really old (I bought it in 2010!), but I still have plenty of snippets! I stamped the images on to snippets of watercolour paper and coloured them using watercolour pencils. I distressed all of the edges, and again added faux stitching using my Cutterbee Bug and a black gel pen. The image on the front is called 'Literally Giant!':

And 'Everest Next' on the back:

Challenges for this card & notebook:

• As You Like It - Monochrome or Colourful (Colourful for me...I like too many colours to not use them all at once!)
• C.R.A.F.T. - Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - Stamps
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets (Just the notebook)
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Bright & Cheerful
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Add a Sentiment (Just the card)
• We Love Stamping - Feminine (Just the card)

PBSC March - Anything Goes (Optional 'Easter')!

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

'Easter'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I've decorated an Easter treat bag using the image 'Spring Chick!'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, coloured it using watercolour pencils, then cut out the circe shape using one of my Nesties. I paired it with papers from the 'Bright Freshness' pad by Craft Sensations...distressing the edges, then adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I matted the image onto a scalloped circle of karft (cut using another Nestie die), then layered it all on to a little kraft bag from Hobbycraft.

I'm also enternig this treat bag into the following challenges:

• Cut It Up - Dots and/or Stripes
• Dream Valley - Four-legged Friends
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Fur or Feathers
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Dots and/or Stripes

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

Cat in a Hat Treat Bag

I have one last Halloween treat bag to share today...featuring a cute cat image from the 'Spooky' set by Penny Black. I stamped him on to watercoour paper, then coloured him using watercolour pencils, before cutting out the circle shape using one of my Nesties. I paired him with papers from the 'Spooky Spectacular' pad from Paper Mill Direct.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Optional 'Four-legged Critter')
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes (Optional 'It's Alive!')
• Little Red Wagon - Trick or Treat
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Spooky
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes (Optional 'Autumn Colours')
• Sweet Stampin' - All Hallows' Eve

PBSC October - Anything Goes (Optional 'Halloween Bingo')...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

'Halloween Bingo':

(Pick a column, row, diagonal, four corners or full house if you're feeling brave!)

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

This time, I decided to use the four corners on the bingo card, but actually ended up using all but two squares! The trick or treating cat is from the 'Be Very Scared' set...I stamped him, along with a sentiment from the 'Spooky' set...on to some watercolour paper, coloured him using watercolour pencils, then used one of my Nesties to cut the circle shape. I used papers from the 'Raven' pad by Glitz for the background, distressing the edges a little, and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

I'm also entering this treat bag into the following challenges:

• C.R.A.F.T. - Halloween/Autumn Colours
• Crafty Calendar - Autumn/Halloween Colours
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Optional 'Lots of Layers')
• Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
• Sparkles Forum - Things that go Bump in the Night!
• Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Orange and/or Black
• We Love Stamping - Moodboard

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