PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE (JAN '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

'SOMETHING NEW'

I used another 'new to me' stamp.

Another cute stamp set I received from my generous friend, Loll.  

Stamp: Penny Black Stamps Puptastic (Scooter)

You can see more inspiration from  our talented  GDT  and the rest of the team 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:)

Time Out Challenge #230 Inspired by Words

  Hi there Crafty Friends. It's time for another challenge  at Time Out Challenges. This week we want you to be inspired by words ... "The single most important thing I've ever done with my life is to fall in love with you.~ Beth Pearson - This Is Us

I chose the words 'Love & With', but switched them around. 

I used a beautiful stamp set from our wonderful sponsor AALL Creates #189 Daisies and Others and made a fairly CAS card, with white embossing on a metallic card. 

The butterfly and sentiment stamps are from Penny Black Stamps and are coloured with Distress Oxide ink and Zig Marker.  The die is from The Greetery. The card-stock has a beautiful shimmer to it, which adds to the elegance.

AALL Create are kindly offering a Prize:  $20 Store Credit for the lucky winner.

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

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

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

                                                                

The Card Concept #187A/B Winter Cocoa or Winter Snow

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for the second challenge challenge of the month at The Card Concept. 

For those of you who are new to our challenge, every two weeks we will post our inspiration photo challenge and hope that you will join us by creating a card for our challenge gallery.  

We are starting something new this year- the second challenge of every month, we are posting two challenge photos!  You can choose whichever photo you prefer, or you could create two separate cards, one for each photo! 

I was very inspired by the first photo  to make a Clean and Layered Card with patterned paper background, die-cuts and stamped elements. 

Stamps and dies: The Greetery Cozy Cup & Pine & Berry

   

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 :-)

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

                                            

Penny Black Saturday Challenge JAN '23

 Hey there! Welcome to the first Penny Black Saturday Challenge for 2023. 

Our theme this month is 'ANYTHING GOES or the optional twist 'SOMETHING NEW'.

I received this beautiful Penny Black stamp set, called 'Oh Deer' from a dear friend and I love the stylistic look.

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!

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

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

                                                                

Time Out Challenge #229 Romantic

 Hi there Crafty Friends. I am so excited to be joining the wonderfully talented and friendly team at Time Out Challenges and this is my first post with them. I've been a follower for years and feel very honoured to be included!

This week we challenge you to be  'ROMANTIC'!  

I stamped the beakers, bubbles and love hearts and white embossed. The chemicals were coloured with Zig Markers and I outlined the bubbles with black marker.

Stamps: Clearly Besotted 'Scientifically Speaking'

Our generous Sponsor is JANE'S DOODLES.

Prize: $20 Store Credit

You can see more inspiration from our talented Guest Designer, Cheryl from Even More Scrapping and the rest of our fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

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

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

                                                                

THE CARD CONCEPT #186 Holiday Gatherings

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Welcome to a Wonderful New Year of challenges at The Card Concept.  The theme this week is 'HOLIDAY GATHERINGS' and I love the inspiration photo - I'd love to dine at that table!

I stamped the foliage around the edge of the card and blended a bit with water and brush. When dry I stamped and gold embossed more foliage and the big bold sentiment. 

Stamps: Penny Black ; Avery Elle

My style: I think you'd called it CAS Mixed Media

I was inspired by the colours and the greenery on the table.

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.

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