PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE Dec '25

  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 'SNOW/SNOWMAN'

I have used 2 new Penny Black purchases on this card. The Embossing Folder is called Encircled and had been on my wishlist for quite a while. The stamp set is called Frosty Feathers.

The image was coloured Prismacolor Pencils. I lightly inked the embossed background with Altenew Ink. 

You can see  more inspiration from our talented Guest Designer, Cindy and the rest of the DT at our blog. I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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!

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TIME OUT CHALLENGE #303 PHOTO INSPIRATION

 Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. This is our last challenge for the year. 

I hope you like the photo for this challenge. It was taken by our lovely teamie, Ishani at a wedding. Remember you can be inspired by any element or colour, so have some fun! 

I zoomed in on the photo and saw the gorgeous henna decoration on the hands and arms and I thought this old coveted paper from Basic Grey would emulate that. The flower was inspired by the gorgeous trim on Ishani's dress. 

I coloured the Penny Black flower with Prismacolor Pencils and blended with Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Glitter Gloss Pen. 

Here's a closer look at the photo. 

Photo Credit: Ishani. Dharamsala, India. Date 16 Apr 2024

Our wonderful sponsor, Birch  Press Design, is generously offering a $20 store credit as a prize to our Challenge Winner as chosen by the Design Team.  Our winner will also get invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We are joined by  Trina Pham of Phamtastic Design, as Guest Designer. You can see her gorgeous card 

and more inspiration from our fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGE blog. 

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Time Out Challenge - Pick Two

Hi there Crafty Friends! It's time for a new challenge at Time Out. We've changed up our challenge themes this year and for this challenge we want you to Pick (at least) Two from the following:-

Emboss, Movie, Nature, Corner, White, Sparkle

Emboss/Nature/Corner/Sparkle

The tulips were 'stamped' and cut with a Spellbinders Hotfoil Plate and co-ordinating die. I coloured the image with Karin Markers. 

The embossing folder is an oldie. 

Poppystamps is our wonderful sponsor, generously offering a $20.00 Store Credit as a prize to our Challenge Winner.  The winner will also be invited to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

Our Guest Designer this week is the lovely  Margreet Burger of Margreet's scrapcards.

You can see Margreet's fabulous card and more inspiration from our  wonderful DT at the Time Out Challenge blog. 

Now it's your turn - I hope you have the opportunity to join in our challenge.

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PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE REMINDER NOV '25

 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

the optional twist 'MUSIC'

I cut a window with PB Waves die and embossed the background with PB Music Embossing Folder. 

The stamp is an old favourite - Penny Black Tulip Bouquet. The butterfly is also from PB. The image was coloured with Karin Markers. 

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

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:)

                                                                

Seize the Birthday STB #317 Use Christmas Supplies

 Hi there Crafty Friends. It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge.  This is our last challenge for 2025. 

Ashwini is our host for this challenge and she has wants us to 'USE CHRISTMAS SUPPLIES' as her Topping.    If however, you are not in to our 'toppings' option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

I used all Simon Says Stamp products, except the sentiment, which is from Pinkfresh Studio. 

I love this embossing folder so much. I chose Altenew Inks in my fave colour families, to make the Poinsettia and foliage look less like Christmas. 

Stamps/Stencils/Dies: SSS Holiday Sprigs

You can see more from our talented Surprise Party Guests, Johanna and  Liz and the rest of the team at  Seize the Birthday Challenge blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

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TIME OUT CHALLENGE #301 Inspired by ...

 Hi there Crafty Friends!  It's time for a new Time Out Challenge and this week we want you to be Inspired by: Your Favourite Holiday. 

This was an easy decision for me, because we don't celebrate many holidays now the 'kids' have grown up and left home. So Christmas is a wonderful time for getting together with friends and family.  I also love all the festive food and  decorations. 

I love navy and gold and made this card with Spellbinders Hot foil Plates and dies.

The card is shimmery and the gold foil sparkles. 

Our wonderful sponsor, Angie Blom Digital Designs, is generously offering a  $20 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge

You can see more inspiration from Stef Perry of Perry Papercrafts, our talented Guest Designer and the rest of our fabulous DT at the TIME OUT CHALLENGE 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:)

                                                                

PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE Dec '25

 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 'MUSIC'.

The flower is from one of my  new stamp sets  from Penny Black called Garden Trio.

The music score is from Kaisercraft.

I used Prismacolor Pencils to colour the flower. 

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

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:)

                                                                

 Hi there Crafty Friends. It's time for another Seize The Birthday Challenge. 

Nance is our host for this challenge and she has chosen  'FAVOURITE FALL TREAT'  as her Topping.    If however, you are not in to our 'toppings' option, you can make any kind of  Birthday Card.

As previously mentioned, we don't really make a big deal of Autumn  in Australia, although I wish we did. So I thought about what Fall treat I'd like and decided Pumpkin Spice ice-cream would be very yummy!

I used a very fun stamp from Stamping Bella and the girl is even 'FALL-ing' in to the ice-cream 😁

You can see more from our talented Surprise Party Guest, Johanna and the rest of the team at  Seize the Birthday Challenge blog.

I hope you'll find time to join us. Remember, the topping is optional, so if you prefer Anything Goes, that's fine,  so long as it's birthday themed. 

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

                                                                

Time Out Challenge #300 THEME CHALLENGE

Hi there Crafty Friends. It's time for another  Time Out Challenge. This week we have a Theme Challenge 'Autumn Celebrations Around the World' 

We don't really have big Autumn celebrations in Australia. Some country towns where the trees put on a colourful display,  have a small festival and some wineries have celebrations of new harvest. So of course this is what prompted my card.

I love this wonderful stamp set from Simon Says Stamp.  I coloured the images with Karin Markers.

Our sponsor is Doodlebugs with a generous offer of a $25.00 store credit as a prize for our Challenge Winner, who will also get an invitation to join us as Guest Designer for a future challenge.

We have  Jaydee of Stampin with Jaydee joining us as Guest Designer this challenge. You can see her stunning card and more from our DT at Time Out Challenge blog.

I hope you'll  have the opportunity to join in the fun and enter our challenge.

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

PENNY BLACK SATURDAY CHALLENGE REMINDER Oct'25

 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

the optional twist 'TOO CUTE TO SPOOK'

I  had this watercolour panel in my unfinished stash and thought it would be a good base for for my cute PB witch. I used Daniel Smith Watercolours on the background and Karin Markers on the image. 

Stamp: Penny Black Witching You

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

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:)

                                                                

Ombre Autumn

 Hi there Crafty Friends. 

I did a bit of experimenting with an Altenew Die. DIY Embossing Folder and Stencil. First I sponged a piece of white card with Altenew Inks to get an ombre effect.  I used the negative  die-cut frame to emboss the panel, with 2 rubber mats. Next I use the same panel to stencil the leaves so they stood out. 

I added the mushrooms, which I coloured to match with Prismacolor Pencils.

Products used:-

Altenew Zero-Waste: Autumn Leaves Die

Altenew Woodland Escape Fresh Dye Inks

Altenew One go Birthday Sentiments Stamp & Die set

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

Embossing, Free(sponging), Stencil

AUTUMN

Anything Autumn

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Colouring with Pencils

 Hi there Crafty Friends. I'm really enjoying colouring with Prismacolors and Polychromos Pencils. I don't have the patience to spend hours on one image like Artists, but I think I'm still achieving good results. 

Once again I have used Altenew Dreamy Dahlias. 

The embossing folder is from Stampin Up. 

I was inspired by the following photo as well as the several challenges.

The background was made by smooshing with Distress Inks and Karin Markers and then Dry Embossing. 

I'm sharing at the following challenges:-

Beautiful Blossoms Challenge

SPRING

Anything Goes

BRIGHT & COLOURFUL

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