PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE DEC'23

 Hi there. This year seems to have really flown and I can't believe it's December! It's also the first Saturday of the month, which means it's time for a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge. 

 This month our theme is...

                                        'ANYTHING GOES' or Optional: 'CHRISTMAS'.

I recently purchased this cute stamp from Penny Black  called Sweet Sledder.

I coloured the image with Derwent Inktense Pencils and Karin Markers.

I also used Penny Black Stitched Nested Frames.

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor

Prize - $20 voucher!

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

 We have the very talented Kimberley Weiner of Weinerhoneymooners, joining us as Guest Designer this month. You can see Kimberley's gorgeous card and more from our fab DT at  our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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Time Out Challenge #252 Winter/Holiday & DT Call

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Can you believe it's only a month till Christmas - it sure does creep up on you! So here is another Holiday card and it's Winter-y too!

I've used our Sponsor's die - Birch Press Pinpoint Snowflake and also a Memory Box Snowflake die to create my card. I coloured the Pinpoint Snowflake with Watercolour Paint and added some shimmer paste over it for extra shine. 

Our Sponsor is Birch Press with a generous $20 gift voucher for our winner, chosen by our DT! Thank you so much Birch Press  for sponsoring our challenge. 

We also have a Design Team call for one person. You can join the DT Call by making a card for this challenge and adding letters DT after your name to the linky. 

We welcome J.K. Elliot of Live.Craft.Repeat. and winner of Time Out #249, as our Guest Designer. You can also find her on Instagram.

You can see her card and lots more from our DT at the Time Out Challenge blog

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Getting in the Holiday Spirit

 Hello there Crafty Friends! I've hardly made any Christmas cards this year and I'm not feeling at all excited about the coming Festive Season, so I think it's time to get in the spirit! 

This card is from my stash of 'previously made but not shared' cards...

This is one of my old favourite Penny Black Christmas stamps.

I'm sharing at the following Challenges:-

STAMPING SENSATIONS
Theme: Christmas

ALLSORTS
🎄Christmas Time ⛄️ 

So now I need to put on some music, watch some Christmas Hallmark movies and get in the mood for creating!

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Penny Black Saturday Challenge Nov '23 Reminder

  It's the 3rd Saturday of the month, so we have more inspiration for you at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge.  The challenge this month is...

'Anything Goes'
or

'GLITTER/GLITZ'

This beautiful Cling stamp from Penny Black is called Golden.

I stamped the image with gold ink and embossed with a sparkly gold powder.

I used mostly Karin Markers for the colouring.

You can see more inspiration from our  DT  at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

The prize for this challenge is provided by our generous sponsor:

Prize - $20 voucher!

If you'd like to be considered for a guest designer spot for a future challenge, please add 'GDT' after your name on the link-up...and remember to check back to see if you've been chosen!

Thanks for taking the time to visit my blog! I love to read your comments:)

Yellow Roses

 Hi there Crafty Friends!

Over this last weekend I spent some time practising with the Altenew Watercolor Coloring Book. I used various mediums and colours. Here is a completed card inspired by this month's theme at The Flower Challenge...

I used a mix of Altenew Watercolour paints, Inktense Watercolor Pencils and Zig Markers. 

The sentiment die is from Simon Says Stamp. 

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Time Out Challenge #251Inspired by a Photo

 Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want you to be inspired by a photo.

The photo prompt in this challenge is also the prize - a handmade bag, made by our old Teamie Kim Heggins. Kim not only makes beautiful cards, she is also very handy with needle and thread! Check out her other beautiful creations at Running Stitch Designs.

The fabric in Kim's bag reminded me of some pretty Design Paper in my stash, so I was inspired to make this Christmas Card.

I cut the panel of pp and inked the edges for definition. 

Next I die cut the Christmas Tree and stamped the sentiment and snowflakes to match the paper. 

As mentioned above, our sponsor for this challenge is one of our very own designers, Kim, at RunningStitchDesign! 

This challenge prize is open to only US residents, thank you for understanding.

Can't wait to see how you are inspired by thee gorgeous floral bag. 

You can see more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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THE CARD CONCEPT #201 Fall Leaves

 Hi there Crafty Friends. I'm back playing with the team at The Card Concept. It's been a while, because they had their Summer Break and then I went on a 6 week trip to Europe. 

We've made some changes for the challenge, the main one being that it's now monthly instead of every 2 weeks. You can check out the details here.

I used various leaf stamps and Distress Inks, with water, to create this layered collage, which was literally 

inspired by the photo inspiration. I think you could still call my card's style  'Clean & Layered'. The sentiment has been stamped with DI Seedless Preserves. 

Remember, an inspiration photo is exactly that- a starting point for inspiration. Will it be the colours, the overall theme, the texture, the actual items and/or something else that will inspire your card? 

I hope you'll visit The Card Concept Challenge Blog to see what the rest of the team has created and will be inspired to play along in the challenge with us. 

Choose a design style (or combine styles), create a card, and in your blog post, let us know what inspired you from the photo, what style and/or styles you chose and don't forget to display our inspiration photo and link back to our challenge :-)

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