A Spring Chick

March 1, 2015March 1, 2015 linda10 Comments

it’s not quite spring, (almost!) but it is the first sunday of march so time for a new challenge theme at penny black and more and it’s blossoms and bows!

for my DT card, i used one of the chicks from the penny black clear stamp set chick to chick.

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as usual, i water coloured with twinkling H2Os, rounded the image panel corners and popped it on foam tape.

remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image and as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won so i hope you’ll come and play along. visit the blog for some fabulous creations by my teamies.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More – Mid February 2015

February 18, 2015February 18, 2015 linda9 Comments

i made this card to remind you that you still have plenty of time to play along with us at the penny black and more challenge where the theme for february is anything goes, but no digis.

penny black special wishes

for my DT card, i stamped a sentiment from the penny black ‘special wishes‘ clear stamp set with archival brilliance peacock ink on white glossy paper, layered it on blue shimmer card stock onto a pre made green card. the tiny butterfly is a peel off and so are the tiny dots but i coloured them to match with a permanent marker.

check out the blog for some beautiful creations by my teamies. remember, you can use any company’s stamp for your focal point, just no digis please; a future guest designer will be selected from those who use a PB image. as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won so i hope you’ll come and play along.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More – February 2015

February 1, 2015February 1, 2015 linda8 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month and the penny black and more challenge theme for february is any easy one – anything goes!

for my DT card, i stepped outside my comfort zone of coloured images and used sentiments from two penny black clear stamp sets: just a note…from tiny wishes (30-026) and it’s your special day from sweet wishes (30-104).

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the notebook edge was cut with MFT die-namics and i added some pink gems.

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Penny Black And More – Mid January 2015

January 18, 2015January 17, 2015 linda9 Comments

this is just a reminder post that there’s still plenty of time to play along with the penny black and more challenge; this month, we’d like to see you create with stencils, masks and embossing folders.

for this DT card, i used all three techniques: i created my own stencil with the penny black dots and swirls die that i sponged distress inks through and then i sponged blocks of distress inks to one of the masked off sides. the stitches are dry embossed and i added a tab from the kaisercraft paper pad and a tiny pink gem to the flower centre.

i coloured this cute penny black hedgie (a tender hug 3614F) with twinkling h2os and added stickles to the flower centres.

i hope you’ll come and play along; remember, you can use any company’s stamped image for your focal point, just no digis please. as always, there are some fabulous prizes to be won plus a chance of being a guest designer if you do use a PB image.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More – January 2015

January 4, 2015January 4, 2015 linda10 Comments

it’s the first sunday of the month so it’s time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge; this month, we’d like to see you create with stencils, masks and embossing folders.

for my DT card, i chose to emboss and distress some core’dinations paper for my background.

penny black hedgehogs

i coloured this cute hedgie image from using Penny Black wonderful 30-029 clear stamp set with twinkling h2os and since this is a masculine birthday card, i resisting adding my usual stickles.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More mid December Caroling Mice

December 18, 2014December 14, 2014 linda9 Comments

this is my mid month reminder that you still have plenty of time to join the penny black and more challenge for the special occasions theme. for my DT card, i created another christmas card, this time using my all time favourite penny black christmas image – carolling trio. i had the smaller image in a clear set, but i had to have the larger cling image – more to watercolour. :)

penny black carolers

i started by painting the sky and then the mice, all with twinkling H2Os, added snow, a double bow and a treble clef die cut from my favourite things.

thanks for popping by.

Jingle Bell Fun

December 14, 2014December 15, 2016 linda11 Comments

i found time to create another tag for Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2014 Challenge! i was inspired by Jill Foster’s Day 7 tag; her penny black images are always so colourful and vivid regardless of the medium she uses, but she used watercolour pencils on her tag. i painted this penny black image with: Albrecht Durer watercolour pencils, sennelier watercolour paints and my twinkling H20s. i’d also like to submit this to these challenges:

RRR Challenge #108 Tags Tags Tags (with Ribbon or Trim) Theme
The Cutie Pie Challenge #82 Lots of cuteness on anything but a card
Cute Card Thursday Challenge 351 – Bells and / or Bows!
One Crazy Stamper December Anything Goes

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More December – Special Occasions

December 7, 2014December 1, 2015 linda8 Comments

it’s time for a new theme at penny black and more challenge and this month we’d like to see creations for those special occasions; i’m sticking with christmas. i used Penny Black ‘Snowy‘ wood stamp 2521K to make another set of cards.

i kept the layout simple without any embellishments for mailing purposes – and for me too just because i don’t like mass producing cards, but i did them in stages so it worked out well.

penny black snowy

i water coloured with twinkling H2Os, added flower soft to the hat, black stickles to the buttons, glossy accents to the nose and a bit of snow.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
sweet stampin christmas: snow people
mod squad challenge: frosty the snowman!
jingle belles: linkfest 2014 anything goes

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Mid November

November 16, 2014November 16, 2014 linda13 Comments

this is my mid month DT card for the Penny Black and More challenge theme of anything goes!

my daughter requested a thank you card for one of the vets who provides excellent care for her bunnies. i watercoloured this cute penny black bunny from the garden critters set with twinkling H2Os; the thank you is die cut with penny black wishes die.

visit the blog for some beautiful creations by my team mates and for all the fabulous prizes and rules and remember, playing along is easy – just make sure your focal point is a stamped image from any company, except no digs allowed. if you’d like to be considered as a guest designer for an upcoming challenge, just use a penny black image.

i’d like to submit this to the following challenges:

cute card thursday – red and green
one crazy stamper challenge – anything goes
hambo hoedown – thank you card
great impressions – thankful thoughts

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More November

November 2, 2014November 2, 2014 linda12 Comments

this is my DT card for the november Penny Black and More challenge and this month is an easy one for you – anything goes! i used an image from the Penny Black tiny wishes 30-026 clear stamp set and used the sentiment from the same set.

penny black tiny wishes

the heart border is a penny black die. as usual, i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os. visit the blog for some beautiful creations by my team mates and for all the fabulous prizes and rules, which are also easy – just make sure your focal point is a stamped image from any company, except no digis. if you’d like to be considered as a guest designer for an upcoming challenge, just use a penny black image.

i’d like to submit this to the november anything goes theme at one crazy stamper challenge. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More October Candy Event

October 12, 2014October 26, 2014 linda49 Comments

as promised, it’s time to share the details about the exciting penny black and more challenge october candy event.

There is one main Penny Black prize for one lucky winner but there are more prizes from some of our regular sponsors All Occasion Dies, Crafty Ribbons and Stix2 and another prize from Penny Black on our challenge blog.

Prizes!

We have some wonderful prizes to be won and entering couldn’t be easier; all you need to do is:

Be a follower of our Penny Black Challenge blog.
Add the candy logo above to your own blog with a link back to the Penny Black and More blog to help us spread the word.
Register for free with the Penny Black Club – essential for all us Penny Black fans as we are among the first to know about new releases, news from Penny Black and so much more.
Leave us a comment on the challenge post.
And to be eligible for a further bonus prize ‘Like’ Penny Black on Facebook here and leave a comment. And if you would like to share as well that would be wonderful, here is the bonus prize…….

In addition some of the Design Team have extra goodies to give away on their own blogs and a winning name will be selected from each on 26th October. Here are the links to their blogs so please do pop along to visit them to be in with a change of winning their prizes as well as those on this post. Plus they all have a card to share as well for this month’s challenge to ‘get ahead for christmas.’

Brenda

Ellie

Linda (me)

Lynn

Mervi

Sam

Shirley
Susan

Tracy

This is my giveaway to one commenter to help you get those christmas cards done; the winner will be selected at random from comments left on this post on October 26.

This is my DT card; I watercoloured this cute image from the penny black holly day critters clear set, popped it on foam squares and added the memory box jingle bell die.

to play along with our challenge, remember that you can use any company’s image for your focal point, just no digis. visit the blog for some inspiring christmas creations by my team mates and to join in the candy fun! thanks for popping by. This candy is now closed.

Penny Black And More October – Get Ahead For Christmas

October 5, 2014October 9, 2014 linda10 Comments

it’s the first sunday of october and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge. this month, we’d like to see you get ahead for christmas. we also have some exciting news!

As well as our October challenge we are going to be having a fab candy giveaway later this month, in fact there will be quite a few prizes to be won, so we would love it if you can help us spread the word by sharing the logo above on your own blogs and linking it back to the challenge blog so everyone can join in the fun. Check the blog on October 12 for more news and how to enter.

penny black penguins

for my DT card, I stamped this cute image from the penny black cold nose warm heart 30-129 clear set, watercoloured with twinkling H2Os and popped it on foam squares onto the embossed snowflake background.

remember, that you can use any company’s image for your focal point, just no digis. for all the rules, the generous prizes and some inspiring christmas creations by my team mates, visit the blog and then come and play along! thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Mid September – Autumn Colours

September 18, 2014September 18, 2014 linda10 Comments

i don’t know where the time goes; it just flies by doesn’t it? the stores are full of halloween candy already!

penny black halloween

this is my mid-month reminder card for the penny black and more challenge; i watercoloured this image from the penny black ‘scary halloween’ clear set with twinkling H2Os, stamped the cobweb from the same set, and used letters die cut from impression obsession alphabet die. i’d also like to remind you that you can use any company’s image for your focal point, just no digis. for all the rules and some beautiful fall projects by my team mates, visit the blog. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More September – Autumn Colours

September 7, 2014September 7, 2014 linda12 Comments

it’s the first sunday of september and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge. this month, we’d like to see autumn colours. for my DT card, I stamped the penny black autumn tree cling stamp and watercoloured it with derwent inktense pencils; i used twinkling H2Os for the sky, ground and the die cut letters, which are impression obsession.

penny black fall tree

be sure to visit the blog to see what my talented team mates have created and to check out the prizes on offer. remember, you can use any company’s image for your focal point, just no digis. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Mid August

August 18, 2014August 17, 2014 linda6 Comments

just to let you know that there is still plenty of time to play along with this month’s penny black and more challenge theme of anything goes to have a chance of winning some fabulous prizes!

for my DT card i used another of the cute bunny images from the garden critters clear stamp set that i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os; the sentiment is from the micey day set. be sure to check out the challenge blog for the design team’s inspiring creations and remember you can use any company’s stamped image for your focal point, just no digis. thanks for popping by.

Anything Goes At Penny Black And More – August

August 2, 2014August 1, 2014 linda10 Comments

it’s time for a new challenge theme at penny black and more and it’s a very easy one this month – anything goes! as always, you can use any company’s stamped image for your focal point, just no digis. visit the blog for some very creative creations by my teamies, the rules and to see what fabulous prizes we have. COPYRIGHT LINDA @ SNAILZPACE.WORDPRESS.COM i watercoloured this cute bunny from the penny black garden critters clear set with twinkling H2Os, sponged the edges with distress ink and popped it on foam squares. the sentiment is from the penny black every happiness cling set and stamped on a MFT Die-namics banner with a tiny butterfly from memory box. i hope you’ll play along. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More – July Mid Month Reminder

July 18, 2014July 18, 2014 linda9 Comments

we’re half way through july so you still have plenty of time to play along with the dies and punches theme this month at the penny black and more challenge. remember, you can use any company’s stamped image as your focal point, just no digis. visit the blog to view some beautiful creations by my team mates and to see the fabulous prizes on offer from some generous sponsors.

i watercoloured this sweet image from the Penny Black tiny wishes clear stamp set with Twinkling H2Os, added yellow stickles to the flower centres and used a MS eyelet punch for the borders. the sentiment is die cut from the Penny Black wishes die set. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More July – Dies And Punches

July 6, 2014July 6, 2014 linda15 Comments

it’s the first sunday of july already and time for a new penny black and more challenge theme; this month, we’re challenging you to use those dies and punches. as always, you can use any company’s stamped image as your focal point, just no digis. there are some fabulous prizes on offer from some generous sponsors so i hope to see you join in. visit the blog to view some beautiful creations by my team mates and to find complete details.

penny black and more strawberry mice

i watercoloured this sweet image from the Penny Black homemade clear set with distress ink pads and twinkling H2Os. i used a couple of die cuts on this card: the Marianne Design button flower, cut with chipboard and white card stock; My Favorite Things Die-namics banners; nestabilities squares for the image and mat and i used an EK Success eyelet punch for the borders. i created the tablecloth with a stencil and a paintbrush.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
addicted to stamps – #102 make your mark

thanks for popping by.

Lemonade Mice

June 25, 2014March 2, 2017 linda4 Comments

i’m playing along with the “More Than One Score” Scor-pal Challenge #5 and this month’s theme of bright and sunny. I searched for quick and easy cards since i was short on time and i found this cute card by Diane Zechman so i used my Scor-pal and cased the design; i tried to change the pointed edge with a die cut shape, but none would fit.

i watercoloured these Penny Black images with Twinkling H2Os, Derwent Inktense Pencils and Distress Ink pads; i cut the lemons out since i used watercolour paper and used a velcro closure on the flap; this was a fun card to make.

EDIT: i was lucky enough to be a top three and last month’s scor-pal challenge winner for this card and my prize arrived just after i posted this today – thanks so much scor-pal for the Scor-Buddy and roll of tape!

thanks for popping by.

In Loving Memory

June 18, 2014July 9, 2014 linda10 Comments

i made this card in memory of my son who passed away five years ago today. i don’t know where the time went, other than i’ve been lost in a world of papercrafting that has helped me to have something to focus on and feel somewhat productive. my husband used to make up adventurous stories about a snail when our son was young, so i sewed him a snail from blue and white striped flannel that was well loved. as i coloured this image with twinkling H2Os, i recalled the many hours my artist son would colour with coloured pencils, usually colouring his hand drawn comical characters – he had quite an imagination. and, even though he teased me, he was just as picky about colouring his images. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Favourite Stamp

June 1, 2014May 31, 2014 linda8 Comments

penny black painting hedgehog

it’s hard to believe that it’s june already and time for a new penny black and more challenge. it was difficult to choose one favourite stamp, but i love this penny black portraiture stamp because hedgie is doing what i love to do – paint; i watercoloured everything with distress inks but i added a twinkling H2O to the snail’s shell.

check out the blog to see the lovely creations by my team mates and the fabulous prizes on offer. Remember, you can use any company’s stamp as a focal point, just no digis. So, what’s your favourite stamp? Come and play!

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black Botanical Notes

May 18, 2014December 12, 2016 linda14 Comments

i created a z-fold card with my scor-pal for my mid month DT creation; this month’s penny black and more challenge theme is anything goes.

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i love this penny black ‘botanical notes’ cling stamp because of the collage image that i always seem to have trouble creating. i watercoloured with distress ink pads, then stamped the flower twice more to cut and layer it. the thank you was die cut from my new penny black creative die set and a marianne design leaf flourish die. be sure to check out the beautiful creations from my team mates and the fabulous prizes on offer at the penny black and more challenge blog and remember, you can use any company’s stamped image as your focal point, just no digis.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:

Scor-pal – more than one fold with a stamped image
Crafty Little Fairies – In the Garden
A Little Bit Crafty – Flower Power
Country View Craft’s Challenge – Nature’s glories
One Crazy Stamper – Anything Goes & an Embellishment

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Anything Goes

May 4, 2014May 3, 2014 linda12 Comments

penny black wonderful

this is my DT card for the may penny black and more challenge theme of anything goes. I coloured this hedgie image from the penny black wonderful 30-029 clear set with distress ink pads and derwent inktense pencils; the sentiment is hero arts. i doodled some grass and lightly sponged the edge of the image panel, which is popped on foam tape.

head over to the blog to see the creative cards my team mates have come up with and to find the rules: remember, you can use any company’s stamp as your focal point, just no digis, and you’ll be eligible to win some fabulous prizes. also, one lucky participant using a penny black image will be chosen to be a guest designer for an upcoming challenge. i hope you’ll join in.

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Mid April

April 18, 2014April 17, 2014 linda12 Comments

penny black chicadee blossoms

this is my mid month card for the penny black and more challenge for this month’s blossoms and blooms theme. i coloured the penny black image, Chic-a-dee Blossoms 202K, with derwent inktense pencils and added stickles to the flower centres. just a reminder that you can use any companies stamped image for your focal point, just no digis, to play along with us for some fabulous prizes; i hope you’ll join the fun. thanks for popping by.

From The Heart

April 15, 2014April 15, 2014 linda10 Comments

penny black rose

welcome to a new follower; thank you so much for taking an interest in what i create.

i discovered a new unique challenge, poppy sketches, that is a sketch and colour challenge; i was curious to see how the red would work with teal and gray and i like how it turned out. i stamped the penny black image on a gesso covered piece of the dark gray paper and coloured with derwent inktense pencils which, as their name implies, are intense. if you haven’t tried them, they’re used the same as watercolour pencils, but they’re permanent ink so colours won’t get muddy. i tore the dark and light gray mats, stamped the flourishes sentiment and cut the heart from a whimsy paper pattern to make this note card. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More – Blossoms And Blooms

April 6, 2014March 12, 2014 linda12 Comments

penny black stickeroo
it’s the first sunday of the month and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge and we’d like to see blossoms and blooms. this is my DT card and it is one of the fastest cards i’ve ever made; i used a floral sticker from the penny black stickeroos collage flowers #10-147 sheet, stamped the penny black letter background 1999L in black ink on the pink paper, distressed the edges and added a strip of floral paper on the bottom.

remember, you can use any company’s image for your focal point; just no digis, so come and join us! for inspiration from my very creative teammates, and to check out the fabulous prizes, visit the blog here. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More Mid Month – So Sweet

March 18, 2014March 18, 2014 linda13 Comments

a tender hug!

i had a lot of fun creating this DT card as a mid-month reminder for the penny black and more challenge; this month we’d like to see anything so sweet – images, food, etc. and to me, this is one of the sweetest penny black hedgie images and it’s called a tender hug! i watercoloured with twinkling H2Os, added yellow stickles to the flower centres and some punched flowers to the memory box corner die. be sure and visit the challenge blog for some creative inspiration from my talented team mates and to see what prizes are available; remember, you can use any company’s stamped image as the focal point, just no digis. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More – So Sweet

March 2, 2014March 1, 2014 linda15 Comments

penny black mimi bunny slippers

it’s the first sunday of march so it’s time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge; this month we’d like to see something ‘so sweet’ like a sweet image or sweet food. i coloured this penny black sweet dreams image (4245H) with twinkling H2Os, added stickles to the blanket and stamped the sentiment from penny black betsy bluebell (30-053). visit the blog for some very creative inspiration from my team mates and to take a peek at all the fabulous prizes and remember, you can use any company’s stamped image for your focal point, just no digis please. i hope you’ll come and play along! thanks for popping by.

Love Is In The Air At Penny Black And More

January 18, 2014January 18, 2014 linda18 Comments

pennyblackromance

this is my mid-month DT card to remind you that you have until january 29 to play along with the love and romance theme this month at the penny black and more challenge. i used one of the images from the penny black ‘every which way’ clear set and painted the sky with my new water-soluble wax pastels and then i used coloured pencil, distress ink pads, twinkling H2Os to colour everything else. this is my valentine card for my husband, who loves scrabble; i found these tiny scrabble letters in a clearance bin years ago, but the dotted paper is new from whimsy stamps and so is the corrugated DCWV paper.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
great impressions: use something new (water-soluble wax pastels, whimsy stamps & DCWV papers)
whimsy stamps inspirations: #67 something new
the squirrel and the fox: #61 show off your new stuff
penny’s paper-crafty: embellishments
DRS Designs: love and marriage
penny black: sending hugs

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More – January Love And Romance

January 5, 2014January 5, 2014 linda15 Comments

pbmicehearts
it’s the first sunday of the month so it’s time for a new penny black and more challenge; this month we’d like to see what love and romance means to you. i water coloured this penny black ‘love tail’ image with twinkling H2Os and distress ink pads and i used the sentiments from the papers. to play along for some fabulous prizes, remember you can use any company’s image, just no digis please. visit the challenge blog for some beautiful projects by my team mates and for the full rules – i look forward to seeing what you come up with. thanks for popping by.

Visions Of Sugarplums

December 24, 2013January 7, 2014 linda12 Comments

pbstockingmouse
i have another christmas card to share; i coloured this penny black mouse with distress ink pads and twinkling H2Os, added stickles to the stocking trim and added a sentiment and bow.

i’d like to submit this card to these challenges:
christmas cards all year round – christmas stockings
one crazy stamper – winter/holiday
loves rubber stamps – #83 holiday blitz anything goes
heck of a challenge – colourful christmas
natalie and amy’s – cute and cuddly
jingle belles – linkfest

thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More December Mid-Month

December 18, 2013October 31, 2017 linda9 Comments

this is my DT creation for this month’s traditional christmas colours theme at the penny black and more challenge.

i cut a tag from graphic 45’s december ‘place in time’ sheet, stamped the bird from penny black jolly friends 30-058 clear set, coloured with coloured pencils and added red stickles to the berries. remember, you can play along by using any stamp company’s image for your focal point, just no digis please and there are some fabulous prizes on offer. visit the blog for more inspiration from my teamies. i’m also submitting this to the jingle belles linkfest. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black And More December- Traditional Christmas

December 1, 2013October 31, 2017 linda12 Comments

it’s the first sunday of december already and time for a new theme at the penny black and more challenge. this month we’d like to see ‘traditional christmas colours’ and remember, you can use any company’s stamp image for your focal point, just no digis.

i watercoloured this penny black hedgie (christmas critters 30-006) with distress ink pads, stamped the penny black text (christmas story 40-164) in white and used a sentiment from flonz (happy birthday greetings.wishes 354-08-014-0). i added some flocking to his hat and of course the scene needed some snow. thanks for popping by.

Snow Globe Bird

November 27, 2013October 31, 2017 linda8 Comments

this is my second creation for this week’s less is more challenge to make a christmas card and use a bird, but this one is eligible.

in addition to my RA, i’ve had other health issues the last couple of weeks so i’ve not had much time to play. i submitted the first bird card with several tabs open for challenges, but i wasn’t concentrating and forgot to check the rules; oops, but a couple of designers at less is more were kind enough to leave some comments along with a gentle reminder. so, here’s another card using another cute penny black chick coloured with coloured pencils, flower soft on his hat, and stickles on the ground. the snow globe die is from memory box.

i’d also like to submit this to little claire’s designs – christmas theme.

thanks for popping by.

CAS Christmas Bird

November 25, 2013October 31, 2017 linda24 Comments

i haven’t been well enough to create as much as i’d like to or *need* to, but i managed to make a very CAS christmas card.

i coloured this little penny black chick with coloured pencils, added flower soft to his hat, stickles to the ground and i used washi tape for the first time – fun and much more precise than my sentiment stamping.

i’m submitting this to the following challenges:
sandra’s last rudolph day challenge for the year – to make holiday cards on the 25th of every month
little claire’s designs – christmas theme
stampin’ for the weekend – feeling festive
addicted to stamps and more – make your mark (colouring)
CAS on sunday – winter theme
one crazy stamper – christmas (2nd entry)
designed to color – christmas/winter
less is more – christmas and use a bird