Flowers All Over at Penny Black and More Challenge

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Happy Sunday and happy December. Well, today surely snuck up on me, I didn't realize until late last night that it was the last day of November, but luckily I did manage to get this post ready. I apologize if there are too many typos but it was getting late!

The first Sunday of the month means it's time for a new theme at Penny Black and More challenge. This month our theme is Flowers All Over. Hopefully you can join us for your chance to win one of the great prizes we have up for grabs this month from Penny Black and Bee Crafty. Just be sure to remember the focal point of your creation does need to be  hand stamped, so no die cuts and no digis as your focal point.

Penny Black The Unfolding // Penny Black Eloquence //  Tile Texture Stencil // Peacock Feathers Distress Marker // Peeled Paint Distress Marker // Tattered Rose Distress Ink // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Tonic Stamp Platform // Bristol Vellum Paper // 110 lb White Cardstock

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For my card I used the Penny Black stamp The Unfolding, which I've inked up with Peacock Feathers and Peeled Paint Distress Markers, lightly spritzed with water and stamped onto Bristol Vellum using my Tonic stamp platform. I used a tile stencil design (by TCW) and Tattered Rose Distress ink.

The border on the bottom part was stamped with an old retired stamp from Whimsy Stamps and Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink. The sentiment is from the Penny Black set Eloquence. 

Sharing with these challenges:

The Flower Challenge - Add Spots or Stripes  // WaterCooler Wednesday - All Occasions

Thanks so much for visiting!!

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Allsorts Challenge 548: Christmas Gifts

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Hello and thank you so much for visiting! It's Saturday, that means we have a new theme for you at Allsorts challenge and this week Wendy chose the theme of "Christmas Gifts". This is a great opportunity to create or finish those handmade gifts, there is a lot of wonderful inspiration from the rest of the team on the challenge blog. 

I took the easier way and made a card featuring Christmas gifts. I actually wanted to make a set of coasters, but with the Thanksgiving holiday and hubby and kids both at home for all/most part of the week I did not attempt to start that project.

I made a CAS card, stamped and heat embossed the Penny Black image Dashing Through The Snow on Winsor & Newton watercolor paper, then colored with Distress Inks to match the strip of pattern paper from my stash. 

I embellished with sparkly silver trim from the Target dollar spot (it's from a few years ago) and die cut snowflakes. The exact die set was a prize I won from Dare 2 B Artzy, but it appears to be retired. I'm sure most of you have snowflake dies or punches, if not, there are several options available HERE. The sentiment is from the Penny Black set Holly Jolly .

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Below is a close up. As you can see I used a Christmas words stamp randomly on the background. This large background stamp is Penny Black's Christmas Story. 

Penny Black Dashing Through The Snow // Penny Black Christmas Story // Penny Black Holly Jolly (sentiment) // Snowflake Die Set (retired) - Options // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder //  Zig Detailer Waterbrush  // Distress Inks for Coloring (dye inks not oxides) // Wink of Stella Clear Glitter Brush

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I'm sharing with these challenge blogs:

Cardz 4 Galz - Get Ready for Christmas // Christmas at Sweet Stampin' - Trees // Fab n Funky //Sisterhood of Crafters - Trees // Christmas Crafts All Year Round  - Winter Clothing // Country View Crafts' Challenge -Hand Stamped // Daisy Chain Challenges - Christmas // Fabrika Fantasy - Winter Time // Pearly Sparkles Challenge  - Christmas // Sweet Stampers - Christmas // Dragonfly Dreams // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Penny Black Stamps 

I may also link up with some of these Anything Goes Themed blogs:

613 Avenue Create // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // The Corrosive Challenges // We Love 2 Create // A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Classic Design Team Open Challenge // Crafts Galore Encore // Crafty Animals // Create With TLC  // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Happy Craft Challenge // LeAnn’s World 101 // Love to Craft // Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog // Not Just Cards  // Pearly Sparkles Challenge // The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up // The Creative Crafters // World Wide Open Design Team Challenge  // Brown Sugar // Colour Crazy Challenge // Crafty Catz // Jo's Scrap Shack // QKR Stampede // Crafting With An Attitude // Imagine That Creative Playground  // Lavinia World Challenges // Crafting By Designs // Crafty Creations // Creative Moments // Crafty Sentiment Designs // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // Cutie Pie Challenge // Get Creative Challenges // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges // A Gem of a Challenge // Crafter's Castle // Crafty Friends Challenge // Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas // Inspire me Mondays

 

Thanks so much for visiting! Have a great weekend and hope to see you joining us at Allsorts challenge this week! Our prize this week comes from Stix 2. 

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Allsorts Challenge 547: Thank You/New Year

Good morning and happy Saturday! We have a new challenge for you at the Allsorts challenge blog. Our lovely Tracy is hosting this week and she picked the themes of Thank you or New Year. If you are a (paper)crafter then we'd love for you to join us with a new creation following this theme! The challenge runs for a week and this week you can win a beautiful stamp set from Craft Stash.

This cute card was made with a Penny Black hedgie stamp from the set Sweet You. It's been stamped and heat embossed using my usual Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and Clear Embossing Powder. After coloring using diluted Distress inks (from the regular pads, not the Oxides) and a Zig detailer brush, I fussy cut the image with my Cutterbee scissors. The sentiment is from the Penny Black set Grateful, also heat embossed.

The white background paper was done using a houndstooth cuttlebug embossing folder and my Big Shot machine and the pretty polka dotted paper is an oldie from Stampin Up. For my card base I used heavy weight 110 lb card stock from Michaels.

A close up below....

Penny Black Sweet You // Penny Black Grateful // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder //  Zig Detailer Waterbrush // Distress Inks for Coloring: Tattered Rose, Spun Sugar, Black Soot, Twisted Citron, Mowed Lawn, Mustard Seed, Wild Honey and a reddish distress ink but forgot which one // Houndstooth Embossing Folder // Big Shot Manual Machine // White Heavyweight Cardstock // Bristol Vellum Paper // Cutterbee Scissors

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Thank you so much for visiting! Hope to see you at the Allsorts challenge blog!! Remember you may enter up to 3 times for more chances to win!

I'm sharing with these challenges:

Aud Sentiments Challenge - Thank You // DL ART Thankful Thursday Challenge - Thank You // Lavinia World Challenges - Rubber or Clear Stamps // Sisterhood of Crafters - Forest Animals // The Paper Funday - Thanksgiving // Cutie Pie Challenge  - Animals // Incy Wincy Designs - Animals // Path of Positivity - Thankful // Dare 2B Artzy Challenges - Thankful // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Penny Black Stamps

Anything Goes Themes:

613 Avenue Create // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // The Corrosive Challenges // We Love 2 Create // A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Classic Design Team Open Challenge // Crafts Galore Encore // Crafty Animals // Create With TLC  // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Happy Craft Challenge // LeAnn’s World 101 // Love to Craft // Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog // Not Just Cards  // Pearly Sparkles Challenge // The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up // The Creative Crafters // World Wide Open Design Team Challenge  // Brown Sugar // Colour Crazy Challenge // Crafty Catz // Jo's Scrap Shack // QKR Stampede // Crafting With An Attitude // Imagine That Creative Playground  // Lavinia World Challenges // Crafting By Designs // Crafty Creations // Creative Moments // Crafty Sentiment Designs // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // Cutie Pie Challenge // Get Creative Challenges // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges // A Gem of a Challenge // Crafter's Castle // Crafty Friends Challenge // Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas // Inspire me Mondays

 

Caroling Trio for Penny Black and More Midmonth Creation

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Hello and thanks so much for stopping by! It's time already for our midmonth share at the Penny Black and More challenge blog. Our theme this month is "Christmas" and you still have plenty of time to join us with a Christmas make for a chance to win one of our great prizes. And remember you can enter up to times for more chances to win!

For today's card I decided to get out the cute stamp Caroling Trio by Penny Black. I stamped and heat embossed it on Bristol Vellum paper Versafine Clair Nocturne ink and clear embossing powder. I stamped it again on a post it note and cut it out to use as a mask on my card front. I also added a mask (out of torn printer paper) for a snow drift. Next I flicked some masking fluid onto the background using an old kids crayola paint brush, went to eat lunch and when I got back the masking fluid was dry so I could ink  up the background. I used Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch and Chipped Sapphire Distress Oxide inks starting with the lightest color. 

Next I removed the masks and colored the image with Distress inks (Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Spun Sugar, Wild Honey) and a Zig Detailer waterbrush. Using a clean paper towel I rubbed off the dried masking fluid to reveal the snowflakes. The sentiment from the Penny Black set Season's Gifts (my favorite Christmas sentiment set) was heat embossed using the same Versafine ink and embossing powder. My card base is heavyweight white card stock from Michael's. 

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Penny Black Caroling Trio // Penny Black Season's Gifts // Distress Oxides: Tumbled Glass, Blueprint Sketch, Chipped Sapphire (for the sky) // Distress Inks: Vintage Photo, Tea Dye, Spun Sugar, Wild Honey (for coloring the image) // Versafine Clair Nocturne Ink // Clear Embossing Powder // Winsor & Newton Masking Fluid // Bristol Vellum Paper // Zig Detailer Brush // Heavyweight White Cardstock

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I'm also linking up with these challenges - there are a lot!

Addicted to Stamps - Must Stamp // Dragonfly Dreams - Christmas // 2 Crafty Critter Crazies - Critters // Christmas Crafts All Year Round - Christmas Clothing (Scarf and Glove on mouse) // Country View Crafts' Challenge - Hand Stamped // Daisy Chain Challenges  - Christmas // Happy Little Stampers - Watercolor opt. Animals // Happy Little Stampers  - Christmas // Sparkles Forum Challenges - Christmas // Sweet Stampers - Christmas // Jingle Belles - It's Cold Outside // As You Like It Challenge - Cute or Traditional and Why (I like both, today I'm sharing a cute card, cute images are a joy to color!) Cardz 4 Galz - Let it Snow // C.R.A.F.T. - Christmas // Crimbo Crackers - Blue // Cute Card Thursday - Festive // Moving along with the Times - Snowflakes // Little Red Wagon  - More than 2 words // Paper Shelter - Christmas // Sisterhood of Crafters - Forest Animals // Everybody-Art-Challenge - Anything that Glows (the candle in the night) // Unicorn Challenge - Christmas // Incy Wincy Designs - Animals // Path of Positivity - something positive // Penny Black Saturday Challenge - Use Penny Black Stamps

Anything Goes:

613 Avenue Create // Lil Patch of Crafty Friends // The Corrosive Challenges // We Love 2 Create // A Bit More Time to Craft // A Perfect Time To Craft // Classic Design Team Open Challenge // Crafts Galore Encore // Crafty Animals // Create With TLC  // DL.Art Linky Challenge // Happy Craft Challenge // LeAnn’s World 101 // Love to Craft // Merry Little Christmas Challenge Blog // Not Just Cards  // Pearly Sparkles Challenge // The 12 Months of Christmas Link Up // The Creative Crafters // World Wide Open Design Team Challenge  // Brown Sugar // Colour Crazy Challenge // Crafty Catz // Jo's Scrap Shack // QKR Stampede // Crafting With An Attitude // Imagine That Creative Playground  // Lavinia World Challenges // Crafting By Designs // Crafty Creations // Creative Moments // Crafty Sentiment Designs // Lemon Shortbread // Through The Craft Room Door // Cutie Pie Challenge // Get Creative Challenges // Pammie's Inky Pinkies Challenges // A Gem of a Challenge // Crafter's Castle // Crafty Friends Challenge // Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas // Inspire me Mondays

 

Thanks so much for visiting!! Hope you have a good week!! And hope to see you joining us at Penny Black and More challenge. Remember you don't have to use a Penny Black stamp, any company works as long as the focal point is stamped. 

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