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'
As usual, we are sponsored by the awesome 1-2-3 Stitch:
Prize - a $20 voucher!
My 'Something New' is a lovely new Christmas stamp set from Penny Black called 'Santa's Sweets'. I stamped it, along the matching sentiment, on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I used a piece of spotty paper from the 'Fresh Florals' pad by Craft Sensations for the background...distressing all of the edges, and adding faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and black gel pen, and matting the layers on to some red card before adding it to a kraft card blank.
I'm also entering this card into the following challenges:
- A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
- C.R.A.F.T. - Anything Goes
- Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
- Creative Inspirations - Something Old or Something New (The stamp is new)
- Creative Knockouts - Something to Say
- Sparkles Forum Christmas - Warm & Cosy

Ha! I am sure Santa is enjoying putting his feet up and resting until next Christmas. Love your pretty colors on this card too! 💕Sue Kment
ReplyDeleteHe looks worn out after all his hard work. A fabulous stamp Helen - love it.
ReplyDeleteLorraine x
A darling, beautifully color image. Your faux stitching had me fooled, I thought it was the real thing. Thanks so much for sharing with us over at CRAFT Challenge!
ReplyDeleteVery Cozy card! Nice use of the theme! Thanks for sharing with us at Sparkles Christmas Challenge!
ReplyDeleteAdorbs! Such a sweet image and love the stitching! So glad you joined us at Creative Knockouts!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful image Helen. I love this fun Santa image and your beautiful colouring! Happy 2025! Your sweet Christmas card arrived today! Such a lovely surprise!! Thanks so much!! :) x
ReplyDeleteWell Santa sure looks cozy with his feet up after all the deliveries were made! Thanks for inspiring all of us at The Sparkles Christmas Challenge!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Kate (DT Sparkles Christmas Challenge)
Great card. I love stitching. Thanks for playing with us at Creaztive Knockouts.
ReplyDeleteOh this is lovely!
ReplyDeleteThanks for joining us at Creative Knockouts.
Happy crafting!
Catherine x DT