PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE JUL'24 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

'FOOD'

This is my only Penny Black stamp with food. I rummaged through my PB dies and chose this sweet heart die to  help me make a CAS card. 

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.

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Floral Birthday Card

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Just popping in to share one of several cards I made yesterday.

The stamp is from Simon Says Stamp, called Pretty Petals and I love it! 

I stamped and embossed with gold and coloured with Karin Markers.

The Embossing Folder is from Altenew. 

I'm sharing my card at the following the following challenges:-

ATG or optional theme Stripes & or Checks

Add Some Sparkle (glittery gold ep & sequins)

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Time Out Challenge #268 On Vacation

 Hello Crafty Friends! It's time for a new Time Out Challenge, and we challenge you to be...

'On Vacation'

This card was made with another fabulous stamp set from Papertrey Ink. For the background I used a fun Embossing Folder with postmarks and passport stamps for Paris, which is definitely my Happy Place!

Stamp & Dies: Papertrey Ink Pack Your Suitcase

This winner of our challenge will win a $25 credit from our wonderful sponsor - Varada Sharma and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

Our incredibly talented Guest Designer this week is Claire Apostoloff of Life on the Scrap Heap.

You can see Claire's card and 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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Postage Stamp Trend

 Hi there Crafty Friends. 

I recently purchased another Postage Stamp Die set, from Elizabeth Craft. I like it because it cuts out the centre of each stamp and bonus numbers.

Stamps:  Penny Black Blossom Branch, Darkroom Door Global 

Postmarks, Waffleflower Craft Postage Collage,

(I can't remember the brand for the sentiment stamp)

Die: Elizabeth Stamps Postage Stamps

This is the floral stamp and die set I used...

I'm sharing my card at the following challenges:-

I used stamps from 4 companies and a die from another

I went with Anything Goes (stamping)

I went with Anything Goes (stamping)

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Altenew July Challenge

 Hi there Crafty Friends! Here's a card I had fun making for this month's Altenew Inspiration Challenge. Tenia is the host and has given us some gorgeous colours to play with.

I used Karin Markers and Nuvo Shimmer markers to colour the gold embossed background. It is very sparkly IRL.

I added some champagne coloured rhinestones for extra bling! 

Stamp: Altenew Geometric Botany

Die: Altenew Fancy Enjoy

    

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE July '24

 Hey there Crafty Friends! It's the first Saturday of the month, so we have a new Penny Black Saturday Challenge up on the blog. 

 Our theme this month is 'ANYTHING GOES or the optional twist 'FOOD'

This time my card is Anything Goes ...

It was fun to colour this image. I can see I'll be using it frequently because I love the collection of flowers and size of the stamp. It was coloured with Faber Castell pencils and Copic Markers. 

nb: I fussy cut the flowers and mounted with foam tape. I actually trimmed some of the foliage as it was to intricate to cut. 

Stamp: Penny Black New Day

EF: Darice (I think), SU Subtle Dynamic Textured Impressions Embossing Folder

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.

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TIME OUT CARD CHALLENGE #267 SEEING STARS

 Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want to see STARS on your card.

Earlier this year I purchased a quite a few background stamps and this one from Hero Arts appealed to me because it looks quite magical. I paired it with the bunnies from an old Wplus9 stamp set. 

The frame is from Penny Black. 

The winner of this challenge will win a $25 credit from our fabulous sponsor - Picket Fence Design and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

Our incredibly talented Guest Designer this week is Simeen Batra of Simeen.creates 

You can see Simeen's card and 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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Altenew Inspiration Challenge June '24

 Hey there. Just sharing another card for this months Altenew Challenge. 

I stamped and gold embossed the flowers from Altenew Arch of Flowers twice and coloured with Altenew Artist Watercolour Paints.

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

  

Another Blue & White Card

 Hi there! Just a quick post to share a card for the Just Us Girls Challenge, based on their Moodboard.

I was inspired by the gorgeous blue and white bowl and the butterflies to create my card. 

The stencil is from Tim Holtz Mini Stencil Set #53 and the butterfly stamp is a very old favourite from Tim Holtz. 

I'm also sharing at the following challenges:-

ALLSORTS CHALLENGE

Blooms, Bees & Butteflies

SIMON WEDNESDAY CHALLENGE

EMBOSS IT

(butterfly and sentiment white embossed)

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Time Out Challenge #266 Photo Inspiration

  Welcome back Crafty Friends. It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we have a Photo Inspiration to spark your creativity. 

This is a different style for me, but I wanted to include all these cute die-cuts, so I created a freestyle collage, tying it together with the twine. 

The embossing folder has been in my stash for years and I thought it was the perfect back-drop. 

The winner of this challenge will win a $25 credit from our fabulous sponsor - Lawn Fawn and will also have the chance to be Guest Designer in a future challenge.

Our incredibly talented Guest Designer this week is Joyce Mehrberg of Cards by the Sea. 

You can see Joyce's card and more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

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The Card Concept #208 Hello Summer

 Welcome Crafty Friends. It's time for another challenge at The Card concept. The theme is Hello Summer. Well it is in the Northern Hemisphere!

I was very inspired by the display in the picture and wanted to replicate the colours and patterns to make a CLEAN & LAYERED card.

I used a very old Embossing Folder and a Stencil for the patterns and a die for the greenery. 

The butterfly was cut from Washi Tape layered on white card. 

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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Pink and Aqua

 Hi there Crafty Friends.  Here's a card inspired by the Colour combo this week at Just Us Girls Challenge.

I had this foiled image in my unfinished stash. It was an experiment because I used Cold Press Watercolour Paper. It didn't work very well as it didn't all transfer, but I decided to watercolour it anyway and I think it ended up ok. The background wash was made with Cosmic Shimmer Powder. 

Hotfoil Plate: Spellbinders

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:-

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Here is a bonus card ! It's another Magnolia, this time from Altenew, Magnolia Ballerina.

Stamped with Delicata Gold Ink and coloured with Altenew Watercolour Paints.

The sentiment is from Concord & 9th.

I'm sharing this card at the following challenges:- ALLSORTS CHALLENGE Theme: Flowers Galore WE LOVE STAMPING Theme: Fabulous Flowers

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Time Out Challenge Challenge #265 - IBW "There are always flowers for those who want to see them"

 Hey there Crafty Friends! It's time for a Time Out Inspired by Words Challenge and we have a great quote to inspire you... "There are always flowers for those who want to see them" Henri Matisse. 

I used the fabulous products from Honeybee Stamps to create my card. For the die cuts, I used coloured card and added some shading with Tombow Markers. 

Stamps: Honeybee Mailbox Memos, Honeybee Vintage Flora Background Stamp

Dies: Honeybee Lovely Layers Sweetheart Roses, Lace Heart Layering Frames

Our wonderful sponsor is Altenew. Our challenge winner as chosen by the Design Team will receive a $15.00 Store Credit as a prize from Altenew.

We are so happy to have  Arlene Rose of Sundaystamper Papercrafts, joining us as Guest Designer for this challenge. You can see Arlene's gorgeous card and more inspiration from our  fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGES blog. 

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

I'm also sharing my card at the following challenges:-

 Triple B Challenge - Birds, Butterflies and/or Blooms

{PIN}spirational Challenge #314 JUNE Flowers

Mix It Up Challenge (Anything Goes) 

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Masculine Card

 Hey there! Just popping in to share a card for several masculine themed challenges. 

I used a steel blue ink and 2nd Generation stamping for the buildings and then a charcoal wash for the road. The car was stamped with black ink. clear embossed, coloured with Karin and Zig Markers and fussy-cut. 

Here is an alternative version...

Stamps: Penny Black Skyline

The car stamp is an oldie from a defunct Australian designer

Masculine, Red, Car

MASCULINE

MASCULINE