Guest Designer - Penny Black & More Challenge!

This month, I'm a guest designer for the Penny Black & More Challenge..where the theme is:

'Make it Feminine'

I picked an image called 'Uplifting Occasion'...so cute...I just love the cat's expression! I coloured it using watercolour pencils to match the papers from the 'Paper Hearts' pad by Studio Calico. I distressed all of the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Cupcakes' set by Hero Arts, and I added a few adhesive pearls (from Hobbycraft).

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

• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
• Creatalicious - Anything Goes
• Creative Knockouts - Something to Say
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from the awesome design team members, and to check out the fabulous prizes on offer this month, please pop over to the Penny Black & More Challenge.

PS - I'll be back later with my DT card for the Pile It On! Challenge, so please stop by.

Penny Black Card Set

I'll warn you now...this is a long post...with lots of photos.

It's my Nan's birthday next month, and this is the present I've made to give her. It's a set of simple Penny Black cards, with various greetings on, in a decorated box. The image I've used on the box is called 'Gifts for You', and the papers are from the 'Kioshi' pad by BasicGrey. I distressed all of the edges and added faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen. The flowers are by Prima, and the brads are Papermania.

Here's a view of the top of the box:

And from the side, so that you can see it really is a box:

Here's a sneak peek at the contents:

For the cards, I kept them really simple, and stamped directly on to the card blank, then coloured the images with watercolour pencils, and added a sentiment. The images are all from clear stamp sets by Penny Black, and the sentiments are from various sets/manufacturers...I'll list them under the individual photos. I made 20 cards in total...there's 2 each of 10 designs:

Images: from the 'Critter Party' and 'Hugs' PB sets

Sentiments: from the 'Critter Party' PB set and CCSR set by Papermania

Images: from the 'Micey Nice Day' and 'Wonderful' PB sets

Sentiments: from the CCSR set by Papermania and the 'Wonderful' PB set

Images: from the 'Micey Nice Day' and 'Bubbly' PB sets

Sentiments: from the CCSR set by Papermania and the 'Sending Sunshine' set by Simon Says Stamp

Images: from the 'Wonderful' and 'Bubbly' PB sets

Sentiments: Hero Arts WM stamp and from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts

Images: from the 'Hugs' and 'Wonderful' PB sets

Sentiments: from the 'Sending Sunshine' set by Simon Says Stamp and the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts

Challenges for these items:

• Friday Sketchers - Sketch (for the box lid)
• Charisma Cardz - Match Master (for the set of cards)
• Sweet Stampin' - Anything but a card (the box)
• Wild Orchid Crafts - Pastel Colours
• Fab'n'Funky - Clean & Simple (thanks for the tip off Jenny!)

Phew...see I told you it was a long post! lol

Butterfly Wishes

This is another of the cards I made last weekend for one of the many October birthdays that are coming up. The image is 'Butterfly Wishes' by Penny Black, which I coloured using watercolour pencils to match the Autumnal shades in the 'Bloom & Grow' papers by My Mind's Eye. I inked around all of the edges using chalk ink pads, and added a sentiment (from the 'Critter Party' set by Penny Black).

Challenges for this card:

• Sketch Saturday - Sketch
• Charisma Cardz - Autumn Colours
• Crafty Calendar - Birthdays (Optional extra of Autumn Colours)
• Penny Black @ Allsorts - Colours of Autumn
• Stampin' for the Weekend - Autumn Inspiration

Sledge Ride

Yet another Christmas card from me today...I promise I'll have something non-festive for you tomorrow! lol
This one follows the sketch from the Penny Black Saturday Challenge...I rotated it to fit my image...from the 'Holly-Jolly' set. The sparkle papers are from the 'Wonderful Winter' pad by My Mind's Eye...and I matted them on to some shimmery blue card from the Paper Mill Shop. I cut some snowflakes using Cuttlebug dies from the same card, and added a Papermania pearl brad to the cetre of the largest one, and some adhesive pearls (from Wild Orchid Crafts) to the smaller ones. I used Glamour Dust on the snow and furry trim on the image, and a drop of Glossy Accents on the Snowman's nose.

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

• Crazy Challenge - Christmas
• Creative Craft - Transport
• Creative Inspirations (Sundays) - Christmas
• Cupcake Craft - Blue & Green
• Penny Black @ Allsorts - Glitter & Glitz (they are also having a DT call on this challenge...so if you love PB's as much as me...go check it out!)