Bunny Friends Easter Treat Bag

I have another Easter treat bag to share today...this one features a couple of the rabbits from the 'Bunny Friends' stamp by Penny Black. I stamped them on to watercolour paper, along with a sentiment from the 'Egg-cellent Easter Sentiments' set by C. C. Designs, then coloured them using watercolour pencils. I paired them with papers from the 'Bright Freshness' pad by Craft Sensations, distressing the edges a little before adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• Allsorts - In the Garden
• Creative Knockouts - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - Anything Goes
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Bun Bun Easter Treat Bag

I have an Easter treat bag to share today...featuring an older Penny Black stamp called 'Bun Bun'. I stamped her on to watercolour paper, coloured her using watercolour pencils, then cut her out using one of my circle Nesties. I decorated a small kraft gift bag (from Hobbycraft) using papers from the 'Bright Freshness' pad by Craft Sensations...distressing the edges a little before adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this treat bag:

• Cut It Up - Spring Project
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Use Your Older Stash (I've had the 'Bun Bun' stamp since 2016)

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day! Today I'm sharing the card that I made for my Mum. I stamped the largest stamp from the Simon Says Stamp 'Sketched Flowers' on to some kraft card using Versamark Ink, along with a sentiment from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts, then heat embossed them using 'Metallic Gold' embossing powder from WOW. I used watercolour pencils to colour the flowers, then matted the panel on to some gold mirror card before adding it to a kraft card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• CAS on Friday - Flowers
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - For a Special Lady
• Less is More - Pink & Gold
• Little Red Wagon - Embossing

Mini Starz

Today's card features an intricate die set from John Next Door called 'Mini Starz'. I used a selection of snippets of silver mirror card and blue glitter card to cut the shapes, then layered them up, matting the whole thing on to some silver glitter card before adding it to a white card blank. I heat embossed the sentiment (from the 'Winter Blessings' set from the 'Winter White' collection by Crafter's Companion), in silver on a snippet of white card, then matted in on to a snippet of the blue glitter card before adding it to the card using 3D foam pads.

Challenges for this card:

• A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• C.R.A.F.T. - Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers (Dies) - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - All Occasions
• My Time to Craft - Lots of Layers
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Rudolph Days - Anything Goes
• The Holly & the Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes

Hunny Bunny

Today's card features another old Whipper Snapper stamp called 'Hunny Bunny'. I stamped it directly on to a kraft card blank, along with a sentiment from the 'Sketched Flowers' set by Simon Says Stamp, then coloured it using watercolour pencils.

Challenges for this card:

• AAA Cards - Anything CAS + Spring Animal
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Dream Valley - Springtime
• Everybody Art - Spring
• Inkspirational - Critters that Hop
• Stamping Sensations - Stamp Something for Spring

Boo Boo Bear

Today's card features an 'oldie but a goodie' stamp from Whipper Snapper called 'Boo Boo Bear'. I've used him to make a card for my Aunt who fell and broke her wrist, and I thought that Boo Boo with his arm in a sling was just perfect! I stamped him on to watercolour paper, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. I added a sentiment underneath Boo Boo (from the 'Sketched Flowers' set by Simon Says Stamp), then used one fo my circle Nesties to cut him out. I paired him with papers from the Craft Sensations 'Vintage Dreams' pad...distressing all of the edges before adding some faux stitching using my Cutter Bee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Your Favourite Things (Cute critters, pretty papers & faux stitching)
• Time Out - Cute

PBSC March - Anything Goes (Optional 'Bright Colours')...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

'Bright Colours'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I used a cute kitty image called 'You're the Bestest!', paired with some brightly coloured papers from an unbranded pad that I picked up in a charity shop, that most likely originally came free with a craft magazine. I stamped the image on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I distressed all of 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 Knockouts - Spring is in the Air
• Daring Cardmakers - Hello Spring
• Fab 'N' Funky - Hand Coloured Images
• My Time to Craft - Animals
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Your Favourite Things (Penny Black stamps, pretty papers & faux stitching)
• Stamping Sensations - Stamp Something for Spring
• We Love Stamping - Anything (Stamped) Spring

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

Bless Your Heart

Today's card features a lovely peony stamp from a new (to me) set by Stamps by Me called 'Bless Your Heart'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper using Versamark Ink, then heat embossed it in white. I watercoloured the image using watercolour pencils, added a sentiment (embossed in gold) using a stamp from the 'Signature Greetings' set by Memory Box, then distressed the edges a little before adding it to a kraft card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Corrosive - Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers (Watercolour) - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - CAS
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Feminine
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Spring Bunny with Daffs

Today's card features another old Lili of the Valley stamp called 'Spring Bunny with Daffs'. I stamped it directly on to a kraft card blank, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. The sentiment stamp is from the Crafter's Companion 'Mulberry Wood' collection 'Birthday Wishes' set.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Spring is in the Air
• CAS on Friday - One Layer Birthday
• Cutie Pie - Things Beginning with B (Bunny!)
• Everybody Art - Things Beginning with B (Bunny!)
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Stamp Something for Spring
• Sweet Stampin' - KISS (Keep It Simple Studid!)
• We Love Stamping - Anything (Stamped) Spring

Floral Happiness

Today's card features stamps from a couple of sets I picked up with a voucher from Pearlywinks Craft Supplies that I won over at Allsorts Challenge a little while ago. It wasn't somewhere that I'd shopped before, and they had stamps from quite a few brands that I hadn't really seen before including this 'Floral Happiness' set by Julie Hickey. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, along with one of the sentiments from another set I got with my prize...'Bless Your Heart' by Stamps by Me. I used watercolour pencils to colour the image, then doodled a simple border before adding the panel to a kraft card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Optional 'Colours of Spring')
• Crafty Friends - Flowers
• Creative Inspirations - Spring Flowers
• Creative Knockouts - Birthday Wishes
• Love to Scrap - Anything Goes
• We Love Stamping - Anything (Stamped) Spring

Present Pile

Today's card features an old Lili of the Valley stamp called 'James - Present Pile'...last inked in January 2019, so I thought it was about time he had another outing! I stamped him directly on to a kraft card blank, along with a sentiment from a set also by Lili of the Valley, then coloured him using watercolour pencils.

Challenges for this card:

• CASology - Hat
• C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas
• Krafty Chicks - Christmas
• Little Red Wagon - CAS
• Sweet Stampers - CAS
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Old Rejected Stamps (This stamp first appeared on my blog in September 2010...he hasn't been inked for over three years, but I'd say 'neglected' rather than 'rejected'!)
• Winter Wonderland - Christmas Presents

ABC Christmas Challenge - E, F & G are for?

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

'E is for Embossing'

'F is for Fussy & Fancy'

&

'G is for Glitter'

There's a little prize on offer from Carol for the lucky winner:

For my 'E is for Embossing' card, I used stamps from the Woodware 'Sketchy Sprigs' set...stamping them using Versamark Ink on to kraft card, and heat embossing them using WOW 'Metallic Gold Rich' embossing powder. I added a sentiment from the Funky Fossil 'Festive Phrases' set to the centre of the card, then inked around the edge of the panel with more Versamark Ink, and heat embossing that with more of the gold.

I don't tend to add lots of 'stuff' to my cards, so my interpretation of 'Fussy & Fancy' is lots of layers, patterns and colours. I used a Penny Black stamp called 'Brightest Xmas'...stamping it on to watercolour paper, colouring it using watercolour pencils, and adding some Glossy Accents to the baubles. The papers are from the 'Ho Ho Ho Christmas' pad by Polkadoodles...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment is from the 'Scribbly Christmas' set by Tim Holtz for Stampers Anonymous.

I am however, a BIG fan of glitter and sparkle on Christmas cards, and picked my 'Big Snowflake' by Colorado Craft Company to heat emboss using 'High Heels' embossing glitter by WOW. It's so sparkly in real life, which also means that it's a pain to get a decent photograph of! The sentiment is from the 'Winter Blessings' set from the 'Winter White' collection by Crafter's Companion.

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

• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Allsorts - Anything Goes (Optional Distress)
• Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Christmas Kickstart - Snowflakes are Winter's Butterflies (third card only)
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act
• The Holly & the Ivy - Anything Christmas Goes

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

Believe

I have a simple one layer Christmas card to share today, featuring a little Penny Black stamp from the 'Snow Much Fun' set. I stamped it at the edge of a kraft card blank, then coloured the image using watercolour pencils. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Festive Phrases' set by Funky Fossil.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes (Optional CAS)
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes
• Happy Little Stampers (Christmas) - Anything Goes
• Less is More - One Layer Card & Just One Word
• Merry Little Christmas - Anything Christmas Goes

PBSC March - Anything Goes (Optional 'Bright Colours')!

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
'Bright Colours'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I used brightly coloured papers to make the background for my desk calendar page for March. They're actually Christmas papers, from the 'Colourful Christmas' collection by My Mind's Eye...so, so old, and I only have snippets left, so this was a good way to use some of the really little ones. I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The image is 'Totally Excited!'...I stamped it on to some watercolour paper, coloured it using watercolour pencils, then cut it out using one of my circle Nesties.

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

• C.R.A.F.T. - Not a Card
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Pixie's Snippets Playground - Use Snippets
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Add a Die Cut (the circle shape)

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

Bloom & Flight

Today's card features a stamp from Pearlywinks called 'Bloom & Flight'...a gorgeous butterfly that's half butterfly/half flowers. I stamped it on to some deep purple card using Versamark Ink, then heat embossed it using 'Metallic Platinum Sparkle' embossing glitter...perhaps not the best choice for showing off the detail of the stamp, but it looks really pretty! I added a heat embossed sentiment (from the 'Signature Greetings' set by Memory Box) to match, then added a border using a gold marker pen. I matted the panel on to some champagne coloured glitter card, before adding it to a matching deep purple card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon - Something Beginning with B (Butterfly)
• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday Goes
• Time Out - Birthday

Let's Party!

Today's card features another stamp set that I picked up recently in a charity shop. It's called 'Let's Party' set from the 'Everyday with Barkley'  collection by Crafter's Companion. I stamped Barkley on to some watercolour paper, along with a couple of the sentiments that came in the set, then coloured him using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from the 'Awesome Boy' pad by Recollections/Michaels...distressing all of the edges and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• Allsorts - Hand Coloured or Paper Pieced Images
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Papers - Anything Goes
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - All Occasions
• Little Red Wagon - Make It Stitched
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes