PBSC February - Try Something New

It's the first Saturday of the month, so that means it's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge...the theme this month is:

'Try Something New'
(Try a new technique...or maybe use some new craft supplies)

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

Prize - a $20 voucher!

I used some papers from a new pad...I got them for Christmas, but while I'm happy to ink up new stamps right away...I struggle to make that first cut into a new paper pad! The pad is from The Works..and is simply called 'Pretty Pastels':

I paired the papers with 'Bun Bun'...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 the 'Big Messages' set by Paula Pascual, the flowers are from Poppicrafts, and the brad is by BasicGrey.

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

• Creative Knockouts - Birthday Wishes
• Heartful Stamping - Anything Goes
• One Crazy Stamper - Birthdays
• Seize the Birthday - Anything Birthday
• Simon Says Stamp (Mondays) - Pets Corner

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

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Anything that flies!

It's Wendy's turn to choose the theme for this week's Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge, and she has chosen:

'Anything that flies!'

We are sponsored this month by Some Odd Girl, and they very genersously sent the DT some images to work with this week. I chose 'Witchy Tia'. I coloured her with watercolour pencils, and added some Glossy Accents to her eyes (available here at the Secret Crafter). I used Nesties (available here at the Sceret Crafter) to cut out the image and mat. The papers are from the 'Boo to You!' collection by My Mind's Eye, and I distressed all of the edges before adding some faux stitching using my CutterBee Bug and a black gel pen. The little bats and sentiment are from a pack of confetti I got from The Works.

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

• Truly Scrumptious - Sketch
• Crafty Catz - Hallowe'en
• Crafty Creations - Hallowe'en or Autumn
• Daring Cardmakers - Trick or Treat
• Little Red Wagon - Hallowe'en 
• PaperPlay - A haunting we will go

Spooky!!!

I've been having another play with my Penny Black 'Spooky' stamps...have really enjoyed making Hallowe'en cards this year...it's the first time I've had any proper 'Hallowe'en' images, and it certainly makes it easier! lol
The orange and black papers are from the 'Boo to You!' collection by My Mind's Eye, and the purple piece of card has been embossed with my Cuttlebug 'Skeleton Scrolls' folder. I distressed all of the edges with black ink, and then added a few pieces of bat and spider shaped Hallowe'en confetti that I found in The Works yesterday.

Challenges for this card:

• Corrosive - Hallowe'en
• C.R.A.F.T. - Spooky
• Crazy4Challenges - Hallowe'en
• Creative Inspirations (Wed) - Spooky
• Dutch Dare - Hallowe'en
• Penny Black Saturday - Spooky Nights
• Raise the Bar - Orange, Black & Purple