PBSC March - Anything Goes (Optional 'Four-legged Friends')...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

'Four-legged Friends'

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

For my card, I picked a cute mouse stamp called 'Surprise!'. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. For the background, I used papers from a couple of different pads...the green one is from the 'Bright Freshness' pad by Craft Sensations, and the yellow and lilac papers are from the 'Bumblebee Dance' pad from The Paper Boutique. 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 the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company.

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

• Allsorts - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Fab 'N' Funky - Four-legged Friends
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Sweet Stampin' - Gingham/Tartan/Plaid
• We Love Stamping - Wildlife

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

Guest Designer - I Spy with My Little Eye Challenge

Today, I'm excited to be sharing a Guest Designer card for Ellie's I Spy with My Little Eye Challenge.

The theme this month is:

'I Spy with My Little Eye...New Beginnings'

I went with 'New Baby' for my card, and picked a cute Penny Black stamp called 'Baby Hammock'. I stamped it onto some watercolour paper, coloured it using watercolour pencils, then used one of my Nesties to cut the circle shape. I paired it with papers from the 'Bumblebee Dance' pad from The Paper Boutique. I distressed the edges a little, added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a white gel pen, then matted all of the layers onto some lilac card. The sentiment stamp is from a set by Art Impressions.

For more inspiration from Ellie and Pauline, please pop over to the Eye Spy with My Little Eye Challenge.

I Baked a Cake!

Today's card features another old Lili of the Valley stamp called 'I Baked a Cake!'. I stamped it onto watercolour paper, along with a sentiment using one of the stamps from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for the Colorado Craft Company, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with papers from the 'Bumblebee's Dance' pad by The Paper Boutique, distressing the edges before adding faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. I matted all the layers onto some lilac card, then added it to a white card blank.

Challenges for this card:

• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Gem of a Challenge - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Little Red Wagon - F is for Food
• My Time to Craft - Two or More Designer Papers

PBSC May - 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'

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

The image on my card is a lovely little vintage Penny Black wood mounted stamp called 'Butterfly Hedgehog', that I found in a charity shop over the Easter holiday. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with some papers from the 'Bumblebee's Dance' pad by The Paper Boutique...distressing the edges a little, then adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the 'What This!' set by Anita Jeram for Colorado Craft.

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

• 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything Goes
• Crafts Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Happy Little Stampers (Birthdays) - Anything Birthday Goes
• Krafty Chicks - Stamp Act

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

Arranged with Love

Today's card features another new stamp I recieved for Christmas...'Arranged with Love' by Hunkydory Stamps. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with a couple of patterned papers from the 'Bumblebee's Dance' pad by The Paper Boutique...I distressed the edges a little, then added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The sentiment stamp is from the Memory Box 'Signature Greetings' set.

Challenges for this card:

• Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a Sentiment
• Cards Galore Encore - Anything Goes
• Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Creative Inspirations - Anything Goes
• Krafty Chicks - All Occasions
• My Time to Craft - Floral
• Simon Says Stamp (Wenesdays) - Anything Goes
  
• Stamping Sensations - Anything Stamped
• We Love Stamping - Anything Stamped

Simple Snippets Notecards

I have a set of simple 'Thank You' cards to share today, that feature lots of snippets of patterned papers...some from pads that I must have had for over 10 years! I lightly distressed the edges of all of the papers, ans added some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen, before placing them o the card blanks. The sentiment stamp is from the 'Signature Greetings' set by Memory Box.

'Marjolaine' pad by BasicGrey:

'Hattie' pad by My Mind's Eye:

'K-Ology' pad by K & Co:

'So Sophie - Graceful' pad by My Mind's Eye:

'Bittersweet' pad by BasicGrey:

'Bumblebee's Dance' pad by The Paper Boutique:

Challenges for these cards:

• A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• A Perfect Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Corrosive - Anything Goes
• Crafty Hazelnut's Patterned Paper - Anything Goes
• Creative Fingers - Anything Goes
• Creative Moments - Anything Goes
• Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes

Gifts for You!

Today's card features an 'oldie but a goodie' by Penny Black called 'Gifts for You!'. I stamped it on to watercolour paper, then coloured it using watercolour pencils. I paired it with some papers from the 'Bumblebee's Dance' by The Paper Boutique, distressing the edges a little and adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen.

Challenges for this card:

• A Bit More Time to Craft - Anything Goes
• Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
• Everybody Art - Anything Goes
• Polkadoodles - Anything Goes
• Simon Says Stamp (Wednesdays) - Anything Goes