Penny Black Happy Birthday

The theme at Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week was Lots Of Dots. I have made this card with DCVW papers (the dotty paper is under the ribbon!) and a computer generated sentiment.

I love the big bow on it, its unusual for a card of mine not to be covered in flowers!

Thanks for looking and have a happy bank holiday weekend all in the UK! x

Sending You Hugs

How cute is this Penny Black stamp! the Papermania sentiment stamp goes perfectly with it too.

The papers are by MME, flowers are Prima and Wild Orchid

I'm entering it into this weeks Pennyblack Challenge which is to use punches, I've used a MS Border punch and the MS monarch butterfly punch.

Thanks for looking.

Pretty in Pink

This card is made with a cute Penny Black image called Guess What!? (That's the name of the stamp, I'm not asking you to guess! Hehe)

The papers are from a papermania scrapbooking kit and I have nearly used them all, If anyone knows if they sell them in a pack or something I'd love to get some more. Flowers are a mix of Wild Orchid Crafts and Prima.

I'm entering this card into the blog challenges below:

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

A spoonfull of sugar

Thanks for looking x

Penny Black Challenge Card

Here is my card for this weeks Penny Black Challenge:

I made this card for my Nan's birthday as she loves teddies. It also fits in with this weeks Penny Black Challenge to use hearts, as I have two heart shaped buttons on the flowers.

Its another large 8x8 card, the stamps are from the Teddy and Co. clear stamp set and have been coloured with Copics. I love these teddy stamps and they are bigger than the usual stamps in the clear sets. Papers are Papermania Blueberry Hill, flowers are a mix of Prima and Wild Orchid Crafts ones, the rest is from my stash.

Inside:

1st Birthday Card

Here is a first birthday card I've made to give to my brothers niece. I used a new stamp from Pennyblack called team effort, I really love the bear and may have to add to my pennyblack collection with some more of these. The papers are Papermania, flowers are from wild orchid crafts, lettering is Sizzix.

I also did the inside.

I've got to make another one for my mum to give so that's my challenge for today.

Thanks A Bunch

I've made a small thank you card from circle nesties, using a Penny Black image received in an image swap ages ago coloured with Copics. The papers are from a Brenda Pinnick scrapbook kit and the flowers are Primas, I think the sentiment is by Whiff Of Joy but I'm not 100% on that.

Thank you Emma and Jo for your help on my earlier problem, it just stopped it its self after about half hour of doing it so I still don't know what it was.

I'm off to Ascot Races on Friday for the day so keep your fingers crossed the weather stays good for me, I'm wearing a purple dress so hope I didn't look too much like Barney the Dinosaur or a Ribena Berry, I'll post some pics if I get any good ones!

I'm back!

After a month away from blog land I'm finally back, although for how long I don't know!

It's been pretty hectic with my brothers wedding, Easter and my new job. I've not had hardly any time for card making, let alone blogging.

Here is the mothers day card I made for my mum this year, I only got round to photographing it today.

I made it with a new penny black stamp, coloured with whispers pens, papermania papers, nesties and prima flowers.

I do have some cards I have made using my new copic pens and hope to get them uploaded sometime this week. Hopefully it wont be so long until my next update!

Pinky and Porky

I can now show you the anniversary card I made for my mum and dad, I couldn't post it before as my mum visits my blog at least daily (I'm sure she's checking up on me!) we had a lovely family meal out and I'm very proud of the fact they have been together for 33 years.

I used the Penny Black stamp Pinky and Porky, an Anita's papers pack, a woodware punch, hoobycraft ribbon, WOJ sentiment stamp and edged it all with dots of pink liquid pearls.

For the inside I used the same papers and a cuttlebug heart die again with liquid pearls.

What is it with valentines challenges at this time of year??? As I'm sure your aware from previous posts I am currently single at the moment, so why would I want to make half a dozen love/ valentines cards just to remind me that I'm single?? Just to leave them sitting in a box beside me mocking my single existence?? I enjoy entering challenges and know of 3 at the moment that have a 'love' theme, how many will it be in a week or two's time? I guess I'll just have to bypass these challenges until they return to normal- am I alone in thinking this or is everyone a 'happy couple'??

More Christmas Cards

I finally managed to finish my Christmas cards for my work mates, I made them all with either nesties or from some small blue cards I've had for ages and never used. I used papers from Summertime Designs and stamps from penny black, forever friends, and pc crafter images all coloured with whispers pens and watercolour pencils.

Here they are a bit closer up: I've still yet to make a birthday card for my brother, family Christmas cards, a funky fairy's project, 2 do crafts projects of the weeks and my first magazine piece for Creativity! magazine, which is now in fact two kits and articles, I cant believe I'm getting paid to make cards!!!!!! I also have to work up until 23rd Dec so I'm going to be busy busy busy for the next few weeks. Luckily I don't have any present buying or wrapping left to do! Hope you're all sorted for Christmas and not rushing around too much! x

Funk Fairy Challenge # 44

Firstly sorry for the lack of updates and secondly sorry this is a day late, I'm off work sick at the moment with a horrible cold. I made this at the last minute, its ok but I'm not that pleased with it, its a bit plain. When I feel better I might take another look at it and see if I can improve it, I think it needs some sparkle somewhere.

I used the Funk Fairy Sketch which can be found here on the forum. The papers are from the free blue Christmas kit that can be found on the inspiration blog here.

Calendar 2009 October

Well its defiantly getting there! only two more months to go! Here's October, its based on a sketch for Friday Sketchers *Penny Black Bee Costume, received in an image swap, coloured with water colour pencils
*Papers from Summertime Designs

*Mat/Frames from Funky Fairys Chocolate Covered Christmas kit

*Flowers from Prima, Artful Collage

*Lettering, Sizzix Wingo Zingo

*Lace, button, skeleton leaves, ivy leaves, pin and ribbon from my stash

The lovely Laura and Gina have both given me this award, thanks so much girls, I am meant to pass it on to 7 people but visit so many blogs I cant choose who to give it to!

Calendar 2009 August

It is also my entry for the Funky Fairy's blog challenge #39, the sketch this week is so good, I really enjoyed using it.

To all those who have left me such lovely comments I say a big thank you, it really brightens my day reading them!

August

*Penny Black Sweet Catch stamp, coloured with whispers markers
*DCWV The Paper Stack papers, and DCWV Card stock
*background paper is from Funky Fairys
*Prima Daisy Crazy and Got Flowers
*Sizzix Skittle Dee do Alphabet.
*To cut the circles I used the Xcut shape cutter and circle nestabilities.

Look at what the post man bought me this morning from those lovely people at DoCrafts! Its my goodies to make a project of the week for them, and they said if I needed anything else to ask~ how cool is that!!!! So keep a look out on their website in December for my creation!

Calendar 2009 July

Just a quick post as I'm waiting for dinner to cook and don't want to burn it! Only one month for you today as I've not started August yet.


July



As you have seen from my other cards on my blog I love buttons and use them in the centre of flowers on a lot of my cards, this time I went button crazy and used them all down the side of this page.

* Penny Black Water Lily Skiing
* Prima Hydrangea flowers
* Buttons from various suppliers
* Papers from a download kit by A Langpap

I'm going to be busy this week as I have a short deadline for a magazine page I have to write and make items for, so sorry if I neglect my blog. I'm so nervous about doing it and still cant quite believe it!

Calendar 2009 May and June

I have decided to continue to upload the pages of my calendar for you to see but please do not copy my work or claim my ideas as your own. I have no problem with fellow crafters using my idea of making a calendar with the acrylic album, heck it seems like they are perfectly designed for this, but please change it enough to make it your own, especially if you are going to use the same papers and lay out. Also my words are subject to copyright so do not copy how I have described my work either, Thank you.

Right now that's out the way here are the next two pages:

May

* Penny Black Uplifting Occasion stamp (received in a image swap) coloured with whispers pens

* Papers from a scrapbook kit but I threw the packaging away so don't know who they are by -sorry!

* Flowers are prima Daisy Crazy and Got Flowers

* Sizzix Skittle Dee Do alphabet extended cuts die

* Ribbon from Dovecraft

June

* Penny Black Ladies Devine stamp coloured with whispers brush markers
* Papers downloaded from a digi kit
* Large flower is hand cut, smaller ones are from xcut punch, embossed with cuttlebug swiss dots folder, as is the band across the middle.
* Sizzix Rat a Tat alphabet
* Swirls cut using Sizzix Swirly extended cuts die

Penny Black Christmas

I have a day off work today so am spending the afternoon crafting, I have some friendship/ image swaps cards to make so will try and finish those off, sorry if you are waiting for a swap from me, I promise I haven't forgotten about you!

I have still not done the next two months of my calendar yet, I have made a start on March but I just cant seem to get it right, I'll have to have a think about it and come back to it.

In the mean time here is another Christmas card I've made.
The image is from Penny Black and is called Wishes For Kisses. The papers are are from Shabby Princess 2006 Seasonal Sampler, circles are cut with nestabilities dies. The base flowers I made myself and added primas and papermania ones on top. The ribbon in the corner has a pearly bead thing on top under the bow.


I got this award from Laura and Caroline today, thanks for thinking of me girls its very nice of you.

I'd like to pass it on to Nessie, Michele, Michele, Claire, Stacey and Lisa

There is also some lovely blog candy on Natalie's blog so go check it out.

2009 Calendar January and February

Here are some pictures of the calendar I'm making for myself for next year as promised in my last post. I'll upload the months two at a time in order (although I've not made them in order so don't have them all to upload yet). Its made on an acrylic album by papermania and I decided to do it all in penny black stamps so its the same throughout.

January

* Penny black Ski patrol stamp (received in an image swap) coloured with whispers brush strokes.

* Papers from Summertime designs winter gifts kit

* xcut snowflake punch

* iridescent glitter glue

* sizzix extended cuts wingo zingo alphabet

February

* Penny black message from above stamp, coloured with whispers brush strokes.
* prima hydrangea flowers brushed with a gold ink pad
* Papermania red flowers
* nestabilities scalloped square dies
* papers from shabby princess seasonal sampler kit
* heart locket charm
* Sizzix rat-a-tat alphabet.