Saturday 21 April 2012

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - No Patterned Papers

This week at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge we're asking you to use:

'No Patterned Papers'
Eeeek!

Our sponsor for this challenge is Craftwork Cards


The prize is:
'Sweet Pea Collection - Peas in a Pod Pad'
(contains: 24 sheets paper, 2 sheets die cut flowers, 2 sheets nesting sentiments, 4 sheets embossed squares)

I decided to emboss my background...the card at the back is a piece of Core'dinations card (one of the the Tim Holtz Distress colours) embossed with me Cuttlebug 'Snowflakes' folder, and the piece on top started off white...I blended some Distress Inks ('Weathered Wood', 'Stormy Sky' & 'Iced Spruce') over it, then a little 'Picket Fence' Distress Stain...then 'de-bossed' it (this is something I usually do by accident when I have my embossing folder the wrong way round!) so that I could fill the snowflakes with Crackle Accents to give an icy effect. The adorable image is 'XMouse ornament'...coloured with watercolour pencils...I inked around the edge with 'Stormy Sky'. The raffia lace trim has been languishing in the bottom of my stash box fo ages, but seeing as it was just the right colour I though it was about time I used it.


I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

16 comments:

  1. Gorgeous card, love all the embossing.....

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  2. what a gorgeous card.

    Hugs Riet.xx

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  3. Just adorable Helen - love the embossing. Thanks for playing along with MAWTT this week. Hugs, Claire x

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  4. This is gorgeous Helen, I love blue with Kraft - actually, anything with kraft! ;-)

    Love Beth xx

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  5. Just so gorgeous...love the image and fabulous layout too hun :o)

    big hugs Vicky xx

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  6. This is just gorgeous,Thanks for sharing with us at Sundays with Crissy.xxx

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  7. Love your gorgeous and adorable card Helen.
    luv
    Debby

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  8. Lovely card!

    thank you for joining in the fun with us at Sparkles Christmas for our " Colour me Happy " challenge

    Hope you will join us again soon
    good luck in the draw

    Hugs Shaz x

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  9. Lovely card - love the embossing and the blues you've used! Thanks for joining us at Pollycraft this week, Sheena xx

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  10. This is darling. Your background techniques are a perfect match for this image. Hugs, Carissa

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  11. What a lovely card Helen.Love the backgrounds you've created, the colours you've picked and this image is adorable.Thank you for joining in with us over at Sparkles Christmas ' Colour me happy' challenge.Good luck.Hugs Debs x

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  12. Gorgeous card Helen - fab colours and love the debossing with the crackle accents.
    Pauline x

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  13. love your card Helen such a cute image and love the colour combo thanks for playing along at MAWTT this week and good luck hugs Judith x

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  14. Beautiful Helen, the embossing looks fab!

    Thanks for joining us at MAWTT and good luck with the challenge
    Merry Christmas!
    Hugs Laurie xx

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  15. Gorgeous embossing brilliant card Happy crafting Ginny X

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Thanks for taking the time to look and comment on my cards! Helen x