WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY?

 Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts today at Allsorts and the theme is "What Makes You Happy?" and there's always "Anything Goes" as well.

There are a lot of things that make me happy but I have gone for colouring, flowers and die cutting.  Colouring can make me happy when it turns out right, but it can also be quite frustrating when it doesn't and I do love to see all the lovely flowers at this time of year.

For my card I have used two Penny Black products.  The stamp is an old wooden one, but you can buy a more modern clear version now from Buddly Crafts. I have coloured with copics and cut them out with a double stitched square and cut the top off with a Penny Black happy edger die and coloured that with various shades of pink.  The floral DP is from a BoBunny pad.

There are two prizes this week from Buddly Crafts, a Penny Black stamp and a die set:

                                                   

I would like to enter:

PIP Challenge 2522 - Anything Goes

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Stamping Sensations - Our Furry Friends

We Love Stamping - Nature

Paper Funday Challenge - Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturday - AG/Stitching

Thank you for yur visit and I will be back soon.

Lynne x

FAVOURITE SKETCH?

 Morning Everyone,

A new challenge starts today over at As You Like It and we are asking for your favourite sketch.

When the image allows I do like this sketch.  I think it's simple and effective, but it doesn't suit all images.

For my bright card I have used a Penny Black stamp, Golden Dance, coloured with copics and cut out with a Sizzix oval die.  I've added 3 strips of dotty paper from a Doodlebug pad, pearls and a LOTV sentiment.

I would like to enter:

Beautiful Blossoms - Anything Floral Goes

Colorful Options - Using Orange and Green from the mood board

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

Penny's Paper Crafty - Anything Goes

The Crafting Challenge - Flowers

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I will see you soon.

Lynne x

RESCUED CARD

 Hello Everyone,

I hope you've all had a good Christmas. I think we'll be taking our tree etc. down at the weekend.  Once it's gone everywhere looks a lot tidier and it's nice to get back to normal.

Yesterday I thought I would have a play with my postage collage die again and decided to root out some of the small stamps on my penny black sets.  After I'd chosen which ones to play with I started to colour with copics then had a bit of a disaster by way of an ink blob on one of the stamps.

I have managed to rescue this sort of thing before, but it was too dark to cover this time so I had to cut the die up and this is what I ended up with.

It's a small card, just over 4.5 inches, but I couldn't throw it away and the good thing about the die is that it can be cut to make individual stamps or not.

I would like to enter:

Rabisco - Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturday - Christmas

Passion for Markers - Add a Sentiment

Dream Valley - Anything Goes

Word Art Wednesday - Anything Goes

Happy New Year to you all,  let's hope it's a good one.

Lynne x

BEACH HOLIDAY OR NOT ?

 Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of  a new challenge over at As You Like It and we are asking which you prefer of either a beach holiday or any other type of vacation.

I like going to seaside resorts but am more of a poolside kind of person.  I'm not keen on sand getting everywhere and am perfectly happy on a sun lounger under an umbrella with a good book.

For my card I have used an old wooden Penny Black stamp coloured with copics and various oddments of papers from stash.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a voucher for the lucky winner.

I would like to enter:

Passion for Markers - Go wild

Penny Black Saturday - Great Outdoors

PIP challenge 2327 - Anything Goes

Crafty Calendar - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy - Anything with a critter

Thank you for your visit and see you soon.

Lynne x

PLAIN OR PATTERNED PAPER

Morning Everyone,

It's the start of a new challenge today at As You Like It and we would like to see a project using your plain or patterned paper, whichever is your favourite of the two.

I have way too much patterned paper so love it when a card comes together and I can get some use out of it.  The pile never seems to get any smaller though!

I have used an old wooden Penny Black stamp coloured with copics and the papers are from a First Edition pad.  The sponsor for the challenge is:

You can pop over to the challenge here to see the inspiration from the rest of the team and we hope to see your lovely entries in the next two weeks.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

Rabisco challenge - Anything Goes

Creative Knockouts - Stitched Up (stitched rectangles used)

Thank you for your visit and have a good weekend.

Lynne x

PENNY BLACK MICE

Morning Everyone,

Had a little play over the weekend.  This is probably one of my favourite Penny Black stamps with these two cute little mice. 

I have coloured them with copics and used papers from a First Edition pad.  The yellow pearls look too bright in the photo, but a lot nicer in real life.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Animals

Word Art Weds - Anything Goes

Crafty Catz - anything Goes/Celebration

Passion for Markers - Ins the garden

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

Dream Valley - Four Legged friends

We Love Stamping - Anything Stamped/Birds and animals

Thank you for visiting and have a good day.

Lynne x

PEARLS OR GEMS?

Morning Everyone,

Today is the start of a new challenge over at As You Like It where we are asking you to showcase a project using your favourite of either pearls or gems.

I do love both and usually choose whichever looks best on my card at the time and for this one I have used clear gems.  I have stamped and coloured with copics an image from Penny Black called Elegance in Motion.  The die and the sentiment are also from PB.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

with a voucher for the lucky winner

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Anything Goes/In the Spring Garden

Twisted Thursday - Colour It

Festive Friday - Flowers

Dream Valley - Any Celebration

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

Outlawz challenge - April

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes/CAS

Beautiful Blossoms - Floral

I hope you can join us with your pretty embellishments and you can see the inspiration from the rest of the DT here.

Have a good day.

Lynne x

PEOPLE OR ANIMALS?

 Moring Everyone,

We have a new challenge starting over at As You Like It and for this fortnight we are asking whether you prefer people or animals.

I much prefer to colour animals. They are easier than people and you don't have hair to contend with just fur or spines as in my little hedgehog.  I have made a simple design with my Penny Black hedgie and coloured him with copics.  The sentiment is a die from Gummiapan and grass die from CC Designs.

The sponsor for the challenge is:

You can pop over to the challenge here to see the inspiration from the rest of the DT.

I would like to enter:

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

Passion for Markers - Birthday card

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Critter Crazy - Anything with a Critter

We Love Stamping - Anything Stamped

Gem of a Craft - Anything Goes

I hope you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing your entries.  Thank you for visiting and have a good day.

Lynne x

CAS CHRISTMAS

 Morning All,

I've made a CAS Christmas card featuring a Penny Black stamp called Pinecone Perch.

It has been stamped on copic friendly paper and coloured with copics, cut out with a mini scalloped die and added the heat embossed sentiment which also comes with the stamp.  I placed it directly onto the white hammered base, but it didn't look quite right so I added a red mat for a bit of colour.  I would have rounded the edges, but I seemed to have lost my corner punch somewhere!  Searched high and low, but can't find it.  I'm sure it'll turn up somewhere unexpected.

I would like to enter:

CAS Christmas card challenge - Pine

Creative Fingers - Anything Goes

Simon Says Weds - Christmas

Festive Friday - Christmas

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - In my garden

Outlawz challenge - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting, have a good week and I will be back on Wednesday.

Lynne x

BUTTERFLIES R US

 Morning Everyone,

I am sharing a card made with a Penny Black stamp called Social Butterfly.  I've had this set for ages and never used it so thought it had better have an outing.

I used a cloud stencil with my favourite Stampin Up blue and stamped the butterflies where I wanted them to be.  Then I stamped them again onto watercolour card, coloured with my Zig markers and fussy cut them out.  As I'd already stamped them I didn't need to cut round the antennae, which is a good job as fussy cutting isn't my favourite thing to do, especially around fiddly bits.  They were then glued in place and the sentiment, which is from LOTV, added with foam tape.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Hand coloured or paper pieced image

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with Option wings or tails

Passion for Markers - things with wings

Simon Says Weds - Anything Goes

Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes

We Love Stamping - Stamping and stencils

Rabisco challenge - Anything Goes

I hope you have a good weekend. It looks as though it may be a sunny one here so I might be able to do a bit of clearing up in the garden.  Whatever you may be doing, thank you for visiting and have a good one.

Lynne x

PAPER PIECING

Hello everyone,

It was a horrible rainy day here yesterday so I took the opportunity to make a card for the challenge at Allsorts where it is a challenge in memory of Kath, one of the DT, who sadly passed away recently.

I decided to go with the paper piecing option and used my wooden Penny Black stamp called Gossamer which I have stamped  twice and pieced with snippets of papers from a Doodlebug pad.  On the largest flowers I have doubled up on a few of the petals for added interest.  I have framed it with my Clearly Besotted frame dies and added tiny enamel dots to the centres and a few raindrops from Little Things from Lucy's cards.  The sentiment is from LOTV.

I have just got back from a lovely lunch with 3 friends who I meet up with every now and again and it was so nice to have a chat.  I have a dentist appointment tomorrow though, not looking forward to that one.

I would like to enter:

Allsorts - Challenge for Kath

Pixie's Snippets Playground  - snippets used were the flowers and the frame.

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good rest of the day.

Lynne x

TAGS or ATCs

Morning Everyone,

This is my reminder post for Christmas Craft Creations where the theme this month is Tags or ATCs. 

I have used my Marianne Design tag die again on snippets of white card and stamped with images from Penny Black's 12 days of Christmas.  I have coloured them with pencils and added the red toppers, also from snippets, and a small amount of ribbon.  I hope you can join us and I have donated the prize this month which is this tag:

I would like to enter:

Rudolph Days - Anything Christmas

Pixie's Snippets Challenge

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit.

Lynne x

GOLD OR SILVER AND/OR GLITTER

Good Morning Everyone,

It is time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas and the theme this month is Gold or Silver and/or Glitter.

For my DT card I have used a Penny Black poinsettia which I heat embossed in gold and fussy cut.  The edge die is also from Penny Black and the sentiment, which is also embossed in gold, is from LOTV.   I have added a few sparklies too.

This isn't the original card I made for the challenge as when I saw the original on screen I wasn't happy and decided after much thought to make a fresh one.  It didn't take long as it is very similar to the first but with a slight alteration to the flower and sentiment placement.

Not long to go now to Christmas, but I think sadly  it will be a lot different this year for many of us.

I would like to enter:

Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas

We Love Chocolate Baroque - Christmas

Christmas Kickstart - Festive Florals

Classic Design Challenge - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + a sentiment

Cute Card Thursday - Sparkles

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and your comments are much appreciated.

Lynne x

FESTIVE THINGS WITH WINGS

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you've had a good Bank Holiday weekend.  It is time for a new challenge at Sparkles Christmas and the theme this month is Festive Things with Wings.

For my DT card I have used an old Penny Black set, 12 days of Christmas.  I coloured them with pencils this time as there wasn't a lot of colouring to do.  I'm not very practiced with pencils so don't use them very much.  I've added two snippets of holly paper from an old LOTV pad and 4 thin strips of red for the edging.  

I hope you will be able to join in and make a start on your Christmas cards.  Not long to go now.

I would like to enter:

2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Anything with a critter

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Patterned Paper Challenge

Creatalicious #194 - Anything Goes

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit and have a good week .

Lynne x

BALANCING ACT

Morning Everyone,

This is a card made for my daughter-in-law's birthday.  I usually try and put a cat on her cards as she loves cats and has 3 of them.

I've made a larger than normal card for me, size C5, and used a Penny Black stamp called Balancing Act.  I've coloured her with copics to match the First Edition papers.  The sentiment is from LOTV and has been stamped in metallic silver.  A Stampin Up die has been used for the scalloped borders and a wonky stitched die from Creative Dies for the image.

I would like to enter:

Stamping Sensations - Feminine
Penny Black Saturday - Anything Goes
Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday -  Add a Sentiment
Penny's Paper Crafty #464 - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and have a good weekend.

Lynne x

NAUGHTY CAT

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you've had a good weekend.  This is a just for fun card inspired by a few challenges.

I've been wanting to colour this little cat up for a while now and have only just got round to it.  He/she is from the Christmas Friends set from Penny Black.  I've coloured it with copics and cut it out with a stitched circle die and layered it onto a lacey circle die from Tattered Lace.  I've distressed the edges of the papers slightly, the top one of which was a freebie from a magazine, and also added silver glittery ribbon, a lacey edge and clear gemstones, although you can't see these very well on the patterned paper.

I decided not to add a sentiment as the paper has Merry Christmas all over it.

I would like to enter these challenges:

Penny Black & More -  Animals
Crafty Catz  #473 - Anything Goes
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Weds - Stamp It
Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Anything Goes
ABC Christmas - S for Sparkle and T for Texture
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Thank you for taking the time to visit and I'll be back later in the week.

Lynne x

BIRTHDAY WISHES

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are all well.  I have a floral card to share today made with an old Penny Black wooden stamp called Gossamer.  I stamped it with Versamark and heat embossed in gold and then coloured it with my Zig Clean Colour Brush markers.

I die cut the SSS "Sending" three times, once in lilac, and stuck them together.  The birthday wishes sentiment is also heat embossed in gold.

I hope you like and I would like to enter these challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Anything Goes with Flowers

Allsorts - Feminine

Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamp Weds - Stamp It

Papercraft Challenges - Handmade/Stamped Flowers

Lil Patch of Crafty Friends - Anything Goes

Dragonfly Dreams - Happy Birthday

Thank you for visiting and have a lovely weekend.

Lynne x

SUMMER OR WINTER COLOURS?

Good Morning Everyone,

I hope you are keeping well.  It is time for a new challenge over at As You Like It and the theme for this fortnight is for you to showcase a project using your favourite of either "Summer or Winter Colours" (and don't forget to say why please).

I have chosen Summer colours.  I just love seeing the gardens full of colour and all the lush greenery everywhere.  I have used an old Penny Black stamp called Hello Dear and coloured with copics.   The papers are from a First Edition pad and I've added bric a brac, a little flower and a heat embossed LOTV sentiment.

The sponsor for this challenge is:

I would like to enter these challenges:

Southern Girls - I Spot You
Dream Valley - Summer Colours
Aud Sentiments - Anything Goes + A Sentiment
CCC Digi Creations - Eileen's Anything Goes
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes
Cute Card Thursday - Summer

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good weekend.  Hopefully the weather will be picking up a bit for the weekend.

Lynne x

TIME TO RELAX

Hello Everyone,

I am sharing a just for fun card today.  With the weather being very wet at the moment I've had a bit more time to play in the craft room.

I decided to use another Ebay purchase, a wooden stamp bought when I first started card making.

I thought the image relates more to a man's card so I used blue and beige papers with kraft card for the mats.  I coloured the cute little PB mouse with copics and  inked the edges with Stampin Up Bashful Blue ink.  The sentiments are computer generated and I've added stitch banners and a few enamel dots.  A fairly simple make, but I quite like how it turned out as I always struggle with men's cards.

I would like to enter these challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - For a Boy/Man
Simon Says Stamp Weds - Masculine
Cute Card Thursday - Anything Goes
Crafty Calendar - Masculine
Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes
Pixie's Snippets Playground - Large stitched banners, sentiments and kraft card were the snippets
Crafting with an Attitude - Anything Goes

Thank you for visiting and I hope you have a good week.

Lynne x

SPARKLES CHRISTMAS - POINSETTIA

Good Morning Everyone,

I'm back today with a card for the new challenge at Sparkles Christmas and this month we would like to see Poinsettia on your project.

For my card I have used Neenah Desert Storm which I think is a first for me and stamped a Penny Black poinsettia called Sparkler.  I have heat embossed it in gold and coloured with copics and the sentiment, also embossed in gold, on vellum is from a Whimsy stamps set.  I have added a few gold metallic dots around the image and gold pearl drops in the centre and that's about it.

I hope you'll be able to join us this month and you can see the inspiration from the rest of the DT  here.

I would like to enter these challenges:

Through the Craft Room Door - Anything Goes
DisDigiDesigns - Emboss It
C.R.A.F.T. - Anything Goes
Creatalicious - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp Weds - Anything Goes

I hope you have a lovely weekend and manage to stay warm wherever you are.

Lynne x