Cupcake Mice

Today's card is a simple little birthday card that features a really old Penny Black image from the 'Party Critters' set. I coloured it using watercolour pencils...added a sentiment from the 'Butterfly Birthday' set by Happy Little Stampers, then cut it out using one of my circle Nesties. I added a snippet of candle covered paper (from the 'Let's Celebrate' pad from Poundland) to the bottom of a kraft card blank, then added my image on top.

Challenges for this card:

• Cute Card Thursday - Birthdays
• Inkspirational - Three or Five of Something (Three Mice)
• Moo Mania - Animals
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• The Sisterhood of Crafters - Any Occasion

Birthday Dog

I have a birthday card to share today featuring one of my oldest and most favourite stamps...'Birthday Dog' by Penny Black. I coloured him using watercolour pencils, and paired him with some Poundland papers (from the 'Let's Celebrate' pad).  I distressed the edges a little and added a sentiment from the 'Anytime Messages' set by Hero Arts.

Challenges for this card:

• Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes
• Stamps + Fun = Creativity - Your Favourite Stamp

Chicken Gift Tags

I have a couple of simple little gift tags to share today...featuring Penny Black chicken stamps. The first one is for a birthday gift...and uses the stamp 'Present Pile'...which I coloured using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut him out. I added a sentiment (from the 'Birthday Critters' set by Paper Smooches' and a few strips of washi tape to a plain kraft tag, then added my chicken on top using 3D foam pads.

My second tag is for a Father's Day gift...and features a chicken from the '12 Days of Christmas' set...he's the 'French Hen'. Again, I coloured him using watercolour penils, and cut him out. This time I stamped a 'Chicken Wire' background stamp (by Darkroom Door) on to my tag using Versamark Ink, and heat embossing it using silver embossing powder. I added some sentiments (from the 'Sentiments' set by Hero Arts, and 'Laugh Out Loud Again' set by Clearly Besotted) and the chicken over the top on 3D foam pads.

Challenges for these tags:

• As You Like It - Favourite Non-card (I don't make a lot of things that aren't cards, but I do like to make tags to put on gifts)
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon - Happy Bird-Day (Just the first tag)
• My Time to Craft - Tag You're It

House Mouse Hurray!

I was the lucky winner of a House Mouse stamp set on a blog hop for the House Mouse & Friends Challenge a few weeks ago...so when my prize arrived at the weekend (thanks Lols!), I couldn't resist inking it up right away. I picked this wee mouse to use first...just look how much fun he's having with those ribbons! I stamped on to kraft card, added a sentiment from the same stamp set, then coloured the image using watercolour pencils...but didn't add any water. I picked some papers from the 'Let's Celebrate' pad from Poundland to go with it...and added some faux stitching to everything using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes (Optional Stripes and/or Dots)
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
• Use Your Stuff - Stitching

Cake Nibbler

Today's card features a cute Happy Hopper image called 'Cake Nibbler'...so cute! I coloured him using watercolour pencils, then cut him out using one of my circle Nesties. I added a few strips of candle covered washi tape (from a set from Poundland) to my card blank, a sentiment (from the 'Doodled Flowers' set by Happy Little Stampers), then popped the image on top using 3D foam pads.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Daring Cardmakers - So Many Candles
• House Mouse & Friends - Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon - Hello Sweetie!
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes

Birthday Dog

I have something other than a Christmas to share today...hurrah! It's a simple birthday card featuring 'Birthday Dog' by Penny Black. I coloured him using watercolour pencils, then carefully cut him out. I added some strips of washi tape (from Poundland) to my card blank, then popped Birthday Dog on top using 3D foam pads.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Creations - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes (Optional 'Add a Sentiment')
• Shopping Our Stash - Washi, Washi, Washi
• Seize the Birthday- Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes

Pile It On! Challenge - Holidays and/or Lots of Layers

It's time for some more inspiration for this month's Pile It On! Challenge...where the theme's are:

'Holidays'

(No Birthdays)

and/or

Lots of Layers

Our sponsor this month is Gerda Steiner Designs

Prize - $15 Store Coupon!

I went with 'Christmas' again, as my 'holiday'...and combined it with lots of layers of papers from the 'Pure Frozen' pad from Poundland. The image is 'Teddy & Penguin' by Lili of the Valley, which I coloured using watercolour pencils. I distressed all of the edges, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from a set also by Lili of the Valley.

Here are the challenges I've piled on:

• Pile It On! - Holidays and/or Lots of Layers
• A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Pile It On! Challenge.

Hallowe'en Treats!

I have a couple of Hallowe'en 'matchbox' style treat boxes to share today...I found a template here which I used for the measurements...they're actually quite big...not matchbox sized at all! The images are from the 'Spooky' and 'Be very scared' sets by Penny Black...and were coloured using watercolour pencils. The papers are from the 'Whoo-ligans' collection by Bo Bunny, the googly eyes are by Craft Planet, and the little bats and spiders were in packs of Hallowe'en 'confetti' that I got in Poundland a couple of years ago.

I've crammed them full of Hallowe'en treats:

Challenges for these boxes:

• 4 Crafty Chicks - Hallowe'en
• Crafty Creations - Hallowe'en Spooks
• Cute Card Thursday - Something Scary!
• Inky Impressions - Fall or Hallowe'en
• Moving Along with the Times - Too Cute to Spook!
• My Mum's Craft Shop - So Spooky!
• My Time to Craft - Hallowe'en
• One Stop Craft - Hallowe'en

Oldie but a Goodie Challenge - Purple Black & Stripes

This week at Oldie but a Goodie we have a recipe for you to use:

'Purple, Black & Stripes'

We are sponsored for this challenge by Robyn's Fetish

The prize is 5 Robyn's Fetish digi stamps of the winner's choice!

I thought that the colour combo would be perfect for a Hallowe'en card...and used a cute little mouse witch image from the 'be very scared!' set by Penny Black. The purple 'stripes' are embossed with pumpkins using a Cuttlebug folder, and the little bats and sentiment are from a pack of Hallowe'en 'confetti' that I think came from Poundland a couple of years ago.

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

• Allsorts - Too Cute to Spook
• Aud Sentiments - Hallowe'en
• Challenge Up Your Life - Autumn/Hallowe'en 
• Craft Your Passion - Which Witch is Which?
• Stamping with the Dragon - Hallowe'en
• Stamptacular Sunday - Boo-tacular!

For more inspiration from my lovely DT buddies, please pop over to the Oldie but a Goodie Challenge.