Saturday 4 June 2016

PBSC June - Birthdays & Blog Hop!

It's the first Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge...not only that, but this month we're celebrating our 8th birthday, so as well as our usual challenge, we're having a fun blog hop too!


The theme of this month's challenge is...of course:

'Birthdays!'

As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:
Prize - a $20 voucher!

In addition, there are some fabby little prizes on offer on some of the stops on the 'hop'...I have a cute kitty cling stamp as a blog prize for one lucky commenter on my blog:


To be in with a chance of winning, please leave a link to your entry for this month's PBSC 'Birthdays' challenge with the linky at the bottom of this post, and a comment on this post to let me know that you 'hopped by'!

My card is for my Dad's birthday later this month. I used one of the cute pups from the 'Man's Best Friend' set, which I coloured using watercolour pencils. I combined him with papers from the 'Recollections - Awesome Boy' pad by Michaels. I doodled some simple borders using a black gel pen, the added a couple of sentiments (from the 'Big Messages' set by Paula Pascual, and the 'You & I' set by Clearly Besotted).


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


The next stop on our birthday blog hop is the lovely Lorraine...but before you hop off, don't forget to leave me a comment & a link to your PBSC 'Birthdays' challenge entry for a chance to win my blog hop prize.



41 comments:

  1. Gorgeous masculine card with great coloring of that funny stamp!
    xxx Margreet

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  2. Sheer cuteness and sure to bring a smile to anyone...lovely stamp and card...enjoy your weekend.xx{aNNie}

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  3. love this cheeky, laughing doggy! Great card.
    Sharonx

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  4. Fantastic layout - I love the papers you used to set off this cheeky chappie! Thanks for entering our challenge at Crafting with friends Good luck - hope to see you again soon! x

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  5. Aww what a fun stamp! Doesn't he make you feel so happy! I love the papers and layout too! Perfect design for a male!
    Lucy x

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  6. Love your card with all the layers and the cute pup. Perfect for any male.

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  7. Love this card that pup is just super cute and I'm sure your dad will love it , there really are some super cards on the birthday hop.

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  8. I love your card Helen, he is so cute !
    Had a look at some of your other works,
    they are all great.
    Maria x

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  9. Hi Helen, I love your card...It certainly raises a big smile :) Thanks also for the chance to win. x

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  10. Your card just makes me happy, Helen! Great use of that darling doggy image!

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  11. Sweet birthday card for your dad!

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  12. A great card and layout - I can almost hear the pup laughing!
    Kath x

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  13. Such a fun stamp and I love your choice of papers with the addition of the doodled borders! Will be back soon to add a linky. Lou x

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  14. Great guy card. The image is super and can't help but make you feel happy.

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  15. A gorgeous card Helen, love the cute stamp and fab papers
    Lorraine x

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  16. Perfect card for you Papa-and glad to have it made well ahead of time LOL! ♥ Sue Kment

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  17. Hi Helen
    Fabulous card... Love the cute Doggie...
    Hugs Sylvie x

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  18. Beautiful happy and cut card.
    Gr, Elly

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  19. Your little doggie is adorable!

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  20. This little image is too cute.. what a fun card for any one..

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  21. Great project Thank-you for joining us at Crafts Galore Encore
    Good luck in the challenge x

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  22. Yeah!!!!! I no longer have worms!!!
    sandy xx

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  23. So cute! Loving all the layers!

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  24. I can't stop giggling over this happy little pooch! He's adorable! I love all the doodling around the edges of the panels which just adds to the masculine cuteness of this fun card!

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  25. How adorable is this happy dog! Such a cute card. Thanks for joining in at STB

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  26. Oh my goodness how cute is he?? LOL....thanks for joining us at 4 Crafty Chicks this week xoxoxo

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  27. Adorable card, thanks for the chance to win.

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  28. This happy pup made me laugh out loud, Helen! What a happy, festive card!

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  29. I admire your way of using papers and lines in your cards, I´ve learned a lot from you! Thank you for sharing your work with us!

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  30. What a cute and fun card!!! I love that puppy dog!!!

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  31. What a very sweet and lovely card.
    Valerija xx

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  32. I love Penny Black critters, and your happy dog is adorable! I'm sure your Dad will love this too :)

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  33. Beautiful muted tones and such a fun image!

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  34. Oooo what a great man's card and i so love your cute dog image, they are my favourites, Luv Sam x

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  35. I love this happy dog. My son would love to have one but my husband hates dogs. So no dog here in the house.
    Hugs Aartje

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  36. Great masculine card! Beautiful papers and cute stamp!
    Liselot

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  37. Gorgeous card, I love the cute PB image and your colouring is perfect- a typical 'Helen' card ;) , thanks for a fun blog hop,
    Dorte xx

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  38. Adorable image and great masculine card.

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  39. Love your masculine card with cute dog image!

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