Penny Black 100th Saturday Challenge

Well, I have finally completed my card for this week's Penny Black Saturday Challenge. You wouldn't believe that I started this last weekend and it has taken me until today to fit time in to put all the bits together! This week's challenge is a special one because it is the 100th challenge set.

I bought a lovely Penny Black stamp last week called 'Greetings' (3706H) and decided to use it for my card this week:



I used a Craftwork Cards blank. The papers are set on Bazzill Basics 'Pirouette' card. Not sure about the paper at the back with small daisies on as it has no brand on the back. The papers to the front and around the image are Bright Grey 'Green at Heart'.

I added some pink gems and the sentiment is an English Stamp Company clear stamp (bought for me by my dear sis).

I'm chuffed I managed to complete another challenge! Thanks to Jackie for the inspiration I got from her beautiful card.

Sue x

How Much Fun Was That!

Do you know, I love to look at the cards made by other bloggers each week for various challenges and some of them really are fabulous. This week I have finally plucked up the courage to join in the fun and have a go myself. I have looked at the Penny Black Challenge this week - Let's Get Punchy and I have made the card below.



Actually, as I type this I'm thinking to myself the first challenge will probably be trying to link this card to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge site so that it can be seen by anyone! If I can't work it out quickly this may take a few days to accomplish!

This was the first outing for my Penny Black Constellations stamp (3867K). I stamped it using Brushed Corduroy distress ink and also distressed around the edge of the card.

The backing paper is K&Co but not sure of the design. I used a Fiskars Threading Water punch on the pink strip behind the image. I punched 2 flowers using an XCut and a Tonic Studios punch and put pink self adhesive gems in the centre.

The Craftwork Cards sentiment has been distressed with Brushed Corduroy and I punched out 10 small pink hearts and fixed them on the back with the points sticking out to look like petals.


For the corners of my image I made 2 pink photo corners and put 2 chocolate candy pieces from Craftwork Cards.

I really enjoyed having a go at the challenge and wish I'd tried one sooner! Let's hope it's the first of many to come. After making the card I felt there was something missing so I added a touch of glitter and then wasn't sure that I liked it with the glitter! Never happy!

Thanks for taking the time to look and have a great Bank Holiday weekend.

Sue x

My First Commission!

I think it's going to be a hot one today. Just let the dog out and it's getting warm already! Glorious sunshine here in Lincolnshire and not a cloud in sight.

Now, over the Easter hols I went down to visit my Mum and Dad with the kids and also saw my big bad bro and little tiny sis and their families. Always love to get together with them all. While I was there I was absolutely thrilled when my dear sis asked me to make not 1 but 2 birthday cards for her. I was really chuffed to be asked! My sis liked the easel cards and they were both for two young girls and she wanted them personalised so here's what I came up with:

The background papers are from a Pink Petticoat download. I printed the swirls in one colour first and then put the paper back through the printer and printed a paler pink plain design so the background behind the swirls was lighter. I used a Fiskars Threading Water border punch for the panel behind the angel. The swiss dots paper is Bazzill Basics in Plum Pudding.

The pretty angel is a Rachelle Anne Miller stamp which I coloured with watercolour pencils and added glitter to the wings and tiny heart. I really love these stamps.

Used some Craftwork Cards candy to act as stoppers to prop the card up. The message is computer generated and cut out with Spellbinders Nestabilites Labels. The present is a die cut from a Quickutz die I used through my Epic 6. Added some punched flowers and small self adhesive gems to finish.

Both cards were the same design and I absolutely loved doing them. I was even more overjoyed when my sis said how pleased she was with them!

Have a great Tuesday.

Sue x

Rustic Wheelbarrow

Good morning. It's still quite warm here but we've had a few showers in the night and it's trying to rain again. We had a beautiful day yesterday though with hardly any wind so can't grumble.


I thought today I would show a picture of a card I made recently using a Pink Petticoat image from the Pretty Potties range. Image coloured with watercolour pencils and cut out using a Spellbinders Nestabilities Label. Olive green backing paper and image both distressed around the edges with Brushed Corduroy. I used a small leaf stamp from the Hero Arts Scattered Leaves set CL298 and stamped a panel of them across the card in the Brushed Corduroy distress ink.

Inside the card I used a scalloped circle punch to cut out the printed verse and added distress ink again and a couple of leaf stamps to co-ordinate.

Card was finished with 3 rustic looking buttons and a piece of knotted twine. Card reads 'Simple pleasures' to front .... and inside '-are life's greatest treasures'. The images you buy from Pink Petticoat come with a range of Wheelbarrow designs and you can print them with or without the wordings so there is a wide range of things you can do with them!

Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.

Sue x

A Happy Hello

This is a square card I made using some Hero Arts stamps. Covered lower section with paper (K&Co I think) and added glitter around edges of petals to liven the card up. I stamped the top half with the little daisy from Hero Arts set Thinking of You (CL140) in Brilliance Pearlescent Pink.

The sentiment is from the same Hero Arts set and I heat embossed it in gold and cut it out.
The flower is from the Big Flowers set (CL375). I stamped it 3 times onto the same paper as the lower section and layered it up with sticky pads. Glittered circle centre was cut out from another paper in stash.

Finished off with a knotted pink satin ribbon from Poppicrafts.

Hope you've had a good Easter and are not podged out after a choccie overdose!

Sue x

Birthday Girl

My daughter was 5 on Thursday. Can't believe what a grown up attitude these young girls seem to have! She got lots of lovely pressies and cards and I had to make one for her of course.

Patterned paper is from Pink Petticoat

Lovely glittery stick on letters and numbers by Craft Creatives and bought from Tesco

Image is a Rachelle Anne Miller stamp called Angel Face (bargain clear stamp at £2.75 bought from That's Crafty) coloured with watercolour pencils and glitter added

Gorgeous pink ribbon with blue heart from Poppicrafts

Card candy from Craftwork Cards

Used peel off heart stickers for tiny hearts

Large heart cut with Spellbinders Nestabilities and finished with glitter round edge

Cuttlebug swiss dots folder used to emboss blue card

Fiskars Threading Water scallop punch to do edging on pink paper

Enjoy your Saturday!

Sue x

Happy Birthday Stan!

One of my nephews is 4 today so HAPPY BIRTHDAY STAN! I hope you get lots of fab pressies and have a lovely day from all of us.

For Stan's birthday I made another easel card. My Mother's Day Card was my first attempt so I though I'd be brave and try another one.






The stamp images came from the Out of this World set at the Digistamp Boutique.
I used the rocket for the main picture and coloured it with watercolour pencils.
I printed the sentiment on my computer in different colours to match.
The little alien is coloured in green and stuck him on sticky pads next to my sentiment.
Label nesties were used to cut out the shapes for the picture and sentiment.
Used my bargain star punch from Tesco to cut the yellow stars and finished off with orange card candy from the tropical set at Craftwork Cards.

Better round the kids up for school and crack on! Happy crafting one and all. Sue x