Let's Party!

Today's card features a Crafter's Companion stamp called 'Let's Party!' from the 'Everyday with Barkley' collection. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used papers from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Recollections/Michaels (found at TK Maxx). I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Cardz for Guys - Shades of Blue
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Patterned Papers
• Daring Cardmakers - Masculine
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Boys, Boys, Boys

Boy Racer

Today's card features one of the pups from the 'Cheering Critters' set by Penny Black. I stamped him onto a snippet of watercolour paper, along with a sentiment from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company. I coloured him using watercolour pencils, then cut the circle shape, and matching blue scalloped circle, using one of my Nestabilities. For the background, I used snippets of yellow and blue papers. The yellow papers are from the 'Geometric' pad by Folia Paper, and the blue papers from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Recollections/Michales. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Little Red Wagon - Birthday
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday Goes (Optional 'Layer It')
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Patterned Papers
• The Male Room - Geometric

Fishing!

Today's card features a Penny Black stamp called 'Fishing!'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, added a sentiment using stamps from the 'Birthday Buddies' set by Paper Smooches, then coloured the image using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used snippets of papers from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Michaels (found at TKMaxx), distressing the edges and adding faux stitching my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, then matting them on to some kraft card. I added the image on top, then placed it all on to a white card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes (Optional 'Something Fishy')
• Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Fab 'N' Funky - Birthday or Anniversary
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon - Sew What?
• Love Those Pretty Papers - Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

ABC Christmas Challenge - J & K are for?

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

'J is for Jesus'

&

'K is for Kings'

The prize for the lucky winner is this Paper Boutique stamp set & Hobbycraft snowflake die set:

For my 'J is for Jesus' card, I used a cute Penny Black stamp called 'The Manger', stamping it on to watercolour paper, then colouring it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from a couple of different Craft Sensations pads ('Fresh Florals' and 'Vintage Dreams'), and one from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Recollections/Michaels (found at TK Maxx). I distressed all of the edges a little, then added a sentiment using  stmp from an old Lili of the Valley set.

I used another Penny Black stamp on my 'K is for Kings' card...this one is called 'We Three Kings'. I stamped it, along with the matching sentiment, on to black card using Versamark ink, then heat embossed them using 'Metallic Gold' embossing powder from WOW. I watercoloured the image using Cosmic Shimmers mica pigments mixed with a little water, then matted it on to gold mirror card before adding it to a card blank.

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

• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Merry Little Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
• Peace on Earth Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

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

Scooting Along!

Today's card features a cute Penny Black hedgie stamp called 'Scooting Along'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used a piece of paper from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Recollections from Michaels (found at TK Maxx)...I distressed all of the edges, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, before adding it to a kraft card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Cardz for Guys - No Balls Sports
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Everybody Art - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - All Occasions

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 June - Anything Goes (Optional 'Masculine')...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

'Masculine'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I used the three dog stamps from the 'Doggone Sweet' set by Penny Black to make my Dad a Father's Day card. I stamped them on to watercolour paper, along with a sentiment from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts, then coloured them using watercolour pencils. I used a piece of paper from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Recollections/Michaels (found at TKMaxx) 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 card into the following challenges:

• Cardz for Guys - Father's Day
• Daring Cardmakers - Make it Masculine
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Masculine
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Stamped

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'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

My 'Something New' is the New Year. Each Christmas, I decorate a couple of the blank calendars from Paper Mill to give as gifts, and this is the one I did for my Mum. I used Penny Black images (of course) for each month, and combined papers from lots of different pads...managed to use up a fair few snippets too! I distressed all of the edges, and added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, then matted everything on to kraft card before adding to the calendar.

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

• Lil Red Wagon - New Beginnings
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Something New (New Year)
• Use Your Stuff - Stitching (Faux or Real)

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

PBSC July - Anything Goes (Optional 'Spots and/or Stripes')

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
'Spots and/or Stripes'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I picked a cute puppy image from a little clear stamp set called 'Friendship', which I stamped on to watercolour paper, coloured using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut out. I used a snippet of paper from the 'Mystery Marbles' pad by Craft Sensations for the 'sky', then tore strips of spotty paper (from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Recollections/Michaels - found at TKMaxx) for some 'ocean waves'. The stripey papers are also from the 'Prince Charming' pad.

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

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes (Optional 'Layers')
• Creative Knockouts - Outside Fun
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes

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

PBSC April - 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 made an Easter treat bag using the Penny Black 'Bun Buns' image, which I stamped on to watercolour paper, then coloured using watercolour pencils. I paired it with snippets of papers from the 'Recollections - Charming' pad by Michaels (found at TKMaxx)...distressing the edges, and 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.

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

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
• C.R.A.F.T. - Spring/Easter
• Crafty Friends - Spring
• Fab 'N' Funky - Feature a Creature
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Sweet Treats

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