Simple Sympathy

I have a sympathy card to share today, made using some floral stamps from a Woodware set called 'Dotty Flowers'. I stamped them onto a piece of pale blue card using Versamark ink, then heat embossed them using white embossing powder. I heat embossed a sentiment to match, using an old Anita's stamp from Docrafts, then distressed the edges of the blue panel before adding it to a white card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Bees, Blooms and/or Birds
• Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Goes
• Crafter's Cafe - Optional 'Blooms'
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Pastels or Brights
• Little Red Wagon - I'm So Sorry
• Sweet Stampin' - Anything but Birthday

PBSC June - Anything Goes (Optional 'Use Patterned Papers')...More Inspiration!

t'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

'Use Patterned Papers'

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

I picked a cute hedgie stamp called 'Fish are Jumpin' stamp, and stamped it onto a snippet of watercolour paper, along with a sentiment (using a stamp from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts), then coloured it using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used snippets of papers from the 'Fresh Florals' pad by Craft Sensations...I distressed the edges a little, then added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

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

• Alphabet Challenge - D is for Double (Two Hedgies & two fish)
• Crafty Calendar - Men/Boys
• Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
• Sparkles Forum - Masculine
• The Male Room - The Outdoors
• We Love Stamping - Sports and Hobbies

For more inspiration, please pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.

Guest Designer - 52 Christmas Card Throwdown!

Today, I'm excited to be sharing a Guest Designer card for the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown, where the theme this week is:

I combined snowmen from the 'Jolly Friends', 'Snow Much Fun' and 'Holly-Jolly' sets by Penny Black for my card. I stamped them onto watercolour paper, then used a black gel pen to add some lines for the snowy ground. I coloured them using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut around the top of the image. I layered the snowmen over a snippet of snowy paper (from the 'Snowscape' pad by Woodware), added a sentiment (using a stamp from the 'Snow Bunnies' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company), then matted it onto a snippet of blue card before adding it to a DL card blank.

For more inspiration from the fabulous DT, please pop over to the 52 Christmas Card Throwdown.

Dasher Deer

Today's card features a Creative Expressions stamp called 'Dasher Deer' that I picked up from a charity shop a few weeks ago. I stamped the deer, along with the sentiment from the set, onto watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I distressed the edges a little, then added it to a kraft card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - CAS
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Surprise!

Today's card features a cute Penny Black mouse stamp called 'Surprise!'. I stamped it onto a piece of smooth white card, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I added a sentiment, using one of the stamps from the 'Birthday Wishing' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company, then distressed the edges a little before adding it to a white card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - In the Garden
• Cardz 4 Guys - Gardens/Gardening
• C.R.A.F.T. - Cute
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Lil Red Wagon - Outdoors
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Add a Sentiment
• The Male Room - The Outdoors

Contented

Today's card features a cute Penny Black dog stamp called 'Contented'. I stamped him onto watercolour paper, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. I added a sentiment, using one of the stamps from the 'Birthday Wishing' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company, then used Nesties to cut out the circle shapes. For the background, I embossed a piece of green card using a Crafts Too embossing folder called 'Bone & Paw Print'. I distressed the edges a little, then matted it onto kraft card before adding it to a white card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Can You Handle the Pressure - Optional 'Boys to Men'
• Cardz 4 Guys - Use an Embossing Folder
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Masculine
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Add a Sentiment
• Sweet Stampin' - Something for the Boys

Nordic Houses

Today's card features stamps from a Woodware Christmas set called 'Nordic Houses'. I stamped them directly onto a kraft card blank using Versamark ink, then heat embossed them using white embossing powder.

Challenges for this card:

• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Jingle Belles - One Layer Cards
• Krafty Chicks - Christmas
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Add a Sentiment
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Emboss It

ABC Christmas Challenge - L & M are for?

It's the second Wednesday of a new month, so that means it's time for a new ABC Christmas Challenge...I'm the host, and the themes are:

'L is for Let it Snow'

&

'M is for Mice'

The prize for the lucky winner is this Gemini 'Joyful Snowmen' Create-a-Card' die:

For my 'Let it Snow' card, I used one of the cute stamps from the 'Snow Bunnies' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company. I stamped it onto a snippet of white card, along with an old Penny Black woodblock sentiment, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I cut around the top of the image, then layered it over a snippet of snowy sky paper from the 'Christmas' pad by Craft Sensations. I matted it onto a snippet of grey card, then added it to a white card blank.

For my 'M is for Mice' card, I used an old Penny Black stamp called 'Holly Jolly Christmas'. I stamped it onto smooth white card, and coloured it using a sentiment stamp from the 'Holly Jolly' set, also by Penny Black. I coloured the image using watercolour pencils, then distressed the edges a little before adding it to a white card blank.

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

• Allsorts - Anything Goes (First card only)
• Christmas Kickstart - Snow Day (First card only)
• Creative Inspirations - Christmas in June (Second card only)
• Peace on Earth Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes (Second card only)
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets (First card only)

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

Friendship

Today's card features a Penny Black stamp called 'Friendship'. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I stamped a sentiment, using one of the sentiments from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company, onto a snippet of white card, then used Nesties to cut the circle shapes, and scalloped mats from navy card. The papers are from the 'Prince Charming' pad by Recollections/Michaels (found at TKMaxx)...I distressed the edges, added the image and sentiment, then matted it all onto some more navy card before adding it to a white card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• AAA Birthday - For Boys
• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Alphabet Challenge - C is for Circles
• Aud Sentiments - Monochrome and/or Birthdays + Sentiment
• Creative Moments - Masculine
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Masculine
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Masculine
• Sweet Stampin' - Something for the Boys
• The Male Room - The Outdoors
• We Love Stamping - Sports & Hobbies

 

PBSC June - Anything Goes (Optional 'Use Patterned Papers')

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

'Use Patterned Papers'

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

I picked one of the cats from the 'Good Day!' set to use on my card...I stamped him onto watercolour paper, along with one of the sentiments from the set, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. To match the spotty wrapping paper on his gift, I picked three spotty papers from the 'Here is Happy' pad by My Mind's Eye to use for the background. I distressed the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

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

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

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

Birthday Wishes

I have a very simple birthday card to share today, featuring stamps from the 'Birthday Wishes' set from the 'Mulberry Wood' collection by Crafter's Companion. I stamped the immage and sentiment onto a snippet of smooth white card, then coloured the image using watercolour pencils. I distressed the edges a little, then added it to a matching white card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Addicted to CAS - Critter
• Crafty Animals - Anything Goes
• Crafty Gals Corner - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - Birthday
• Seize the Birthday - Sweet Treats

June Desk Calendar

Today, I'm sharing my deskn calendar page for June. I used a cute daisy-chain making mice stamp from the 'Micey Day' set, by Penny Black, and stamped it onto a snippet of watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used a couple of little snippets of paper from the 'Pretty Please' Spring papers by My Mind's Eye. I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this calendar:

• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes