Time For Presents

October 29, 2010July 8, 2011 linda3 Comments

the penny black blog octoberfest challenge is to create a brand new never before seen card using a stamp from their new christmas catalog. i watercoloured the image, added stickles to the image snowflakes, then added more snow and stickles all over. it might not show, but i painted the moon with a shimmer paint and there are stickles on the clay pot and hedgies. i punched a couple of snowflakes, added stickles to those, sponged the edges of DP and used a copper shimmer paper. thanks for popping by.

Boo!

October 24, 2010July 8, 2011 linda7 Comments

this week’s penny black saturday challenge is spooky nights. i created this scene with five stamps from the first halloween stamp set i bought earlier this year. the witch was watercoloured and cut out, while the ghost was stamped, cut out and popped on foam dots. thanks for popping by.

Christmas Joy

October 16, 2010July 8, 2011 linda9 Comments

i created this card for the penny black saturday challenge, which is a fun sketch from design team member debby that i rotated. i’m enjoying the red and green for a change from my untraditional christmas colours. the image was watercoloured, distressed with pink along the edges and popped on foam tape. glossy accents cover the star and i added my usual stickles snowflakes. instead of manually making another one handed bow, i used the bow easy this time – 8 minutes. i’m also submitting this to the simon says stamp challenge – 3 Types of Embellishments (buttons, ribbon, stickles), 2 Patterned papers, 1 Image and to splitcoaststampers’ monthly fan club challenge. thanks for popping by.

Art In The Park

October 7, 2010July 8, 2011 linda7 Comments

wow! i feel so lucky to be a randomly selected winner of a prize in last week’s penny black saturday challenge blog – a 15% lifetime discount at PB Stamps. as a big fan of Penny Black cute critters, it’ll be put to good use. this week’s pbsc is to create any shape of card other than square, so i relied on a ready made rectangle; it’s so easy to think of ways to cut corners with a cast on my left arm. this card represents what i love about cardmaking – watercolouring with distress inks, clean and simple and cute. thanks for popping by.

Fall Fun

September 30, 2010October 9, 2011 linda12 Comments

fall is here! i love the cooler temperatures, the colourful leaves and hot chocolate. the penny black saturday challenge #120 is indian summer. i watercoloured teddy and the sky and added leaves that were punched, curled and distressed. i don’t usually combine challenges, but i’m spending more time blurfing than cardmaking with my cast on; some of my blogging buddies surprise me when i see how many they combine. i discovered windows vista has improved an earlier version of a speech to text program, so that’s another challenge i’m working on as typing with one finger is laborious. thanks for popping by.

i’m also entering my card in these challenges:
simon says…it’s autumn
paper pretties – animal
a crafty little place #58 – autumn daze
stamp something: fall colours
my partner in crafting crime – Challenge #12: Clean and Simple
caardvarks – clean and simple

Witch Will It Be?

September 29, 2010July 8, 2011 linda2 Comments

the penny black blog’s first challenge was to scraplift a card made by Penny Black Designer Ashley Marcu; i used the layout. this is the first year i purchased Halloween stamps; i rarely make cards for the occasion, but i couldn’t resist this set – it’s so cute! i watercoloured the image, added floss, punched flowers and a spider brad. of course i added stickles to the dots on her dress. thanks for popping by.

Hopeful Hedgie

September 29, 2010July 8, 2011 linda3 Comments

i’m submitting this card for the September challenge at penny black at allsorts, which is to use punches, and because they are looking to add some new DT members. (edited: oops, i missed the deadline by a day.) i watercoloured the hedgie, added glossy accents to the holly and popped the image on foam dots. i actually managed to thread and tie the button without using my left hand! (i’m counting the days until my second cast is removed). the borders and green dots were punched. this is also for the challenge at Winter Wonderland: Deck The Halls With Boughs Of Holly. thanks for popping by.

Last of Summer Blooms

September 22, 2010July 8, 2011 linda6 Comments

i was finally able to make another card! i got a very pretty new blue cast on monday that freed up my thumb, which helps to anchor the image so i can watercolour. i made this card for the penny black saturday challenge 119, a fun sketch by DT member Joey and i’m also submitting it for flutterby wednesday and Anything Goes. thanks for popping by.

A Stocking Full Of Cheer

September 13, 2010July 8, 2011 linda6 Comments

penny black saturday challenge 118 is to make a masculine card, which i never have a problem doing; i’m fortunate that my husband doesn’t mind if i put glitter and bows on his cards. it’s more of a struggle to continue making cards with the cast on my arm and hand. it’s a good thing i usually make clean and simple cards, even though they now take a bit longer to create. thanks for popping by.

Post Surgery Post

September 9, 2010September 21, 2011 linda8 Comments

surgery on my left hand and wrist last friday went well, but card making is more difficult with a cast, as is typing with one finger. however, i am determined to continue creating when i can. the penny black saturday challenge is purple, brown and cream – my daughter cut, punched and glued, while i watercoloured. thanks for popping by.

Lovin’ Summer

August 28, 2010July 8, 2011 linda4 Comments

i used my hedgie wedding couple sticker and hedgie hugging couple stamp for recent pbsc challenges, so i’m interpreting this week’s penny black saturday challenge of summer lovin’ loosely. the image is watercoloured with distress inks and stickles were added in spots. thanks for popping by.

Snow Fence

August 27, 2010 linda1 Comment

i made this for two splitcoaststampers challenges:

Friday’s Queen For The Day Challenge, where stampers case a card from the Queen’s gallery and congratulate and honour a fellow stamper that gives each of us inspiration, supportive comments and a great sense of being a part of her life. i was inspired to use this striped ribbon i bought last summer, but it hasn’t worked with anything until today.

this is also for Friday’s Free 4 All challenge to “think snow…man!” i distressed the edges, sponged them with gold ink and did the same to the snowflakes – one is felt and one is punched. a gold dew drop was added to the centre. i added stickles to the trees and ground and added the ribbon. the sentiment is a peel off. thanks for popping by.

Birthday Balloons From Betsy

August 25, 2010July 8, 2011 linda2 Comments

i used a new penny black betsy bluebell stamp to create this card for penny black saturday challenge #115, which is a sketch challenge that i rotated and flipped. instead of adding three items, i separated the balloons from the image using the out of the box technique, which is a bit trickier with watercolour paper. thanks for popping by.

Hopping For A Green Christmas

August 22, 2010July 8, 2011 linda2 Comments

i made this 3 by 3 inch card for the august caardvarks challenge to create a new Holiday gift tag or mini card that incorporates stamping. this was also for two challenges at splitcoaststampers: the inspiration challenge and the monthly christmas card challenge. thanks for popping by.

Little Witch

August 19, 2010July 8, 2011 linda5 Comments

i love seeing all the different interpretations of the sketches over at Card Positioning Systems. i created this card using this week’s sketch, number 180; although i thought it might be a bit early for a halloween card, i see a couple there already. besides, this is a new penny black stamp that i couldn’t wait to ink up and watercolour with distress inks. thanks for popping by.

Make A Wish

August 16, 2010July 8, 2011 linda8 Comments

this week’s Penny Black Saturday Challenge, Feeling Fruity, did not require my imagination to work overtime; i’m not even sure what kind of fruit it is, but it’s some kind of berry. the image is watercoloured with distress inks. thanks for popping by.

Glitter Garden

August 9, 2010September 21, 2011 linda5 Comments

this is my submisison for the second monthly Penny Black At Allsorts challenge, which is glitz and glitter, and because they are looking to add some new faces to their Design Team. this is also for the Flutterby Wednesday #116, to use your favourite colour; mine is green, and for the CAS79 garden theme challenge at splitcoast. i watercoloured the image with distress inks and added stickles to the bee, butterflies, flower centres and border. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 110

July 19, 2010April 18, 2017 linda8 Comments

this week’s challenge is anything but a card so i made a corner bookmark from scraps, following Beate Johns’ tutorial on splitcoaststampers.

Summer Colours

July 14, 2010April 18, 2017 linda9 Comments

this is for the first Penny Black at Allsorts Challenge – A Burst of Summer Colour. i watercoloured the mice and flowers with distress inks, sponged in the sky and ground and popped the image on foam tape. stickles were added to the flower centres. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 109

July 10, 2010April 18, 2017 linda9 Comments

the challenge this week is a sketch by DT member beth. the hedgies are watercoloured with distress inks and popped on foam tape. i had a difficult time choosing the embellishment and finally decided on a vellum flower. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 108

July 4, 2010April 18, 2017 linda3 Comments

the PBS Challenge this week is red, white and blue – very challenging. happy 4th of july to my friends south of the border! i watercoloured the image, matted it and added stickles to the flowers. the background paper was splattered with a dot background stamp and a flower was punched from it. thanks for popping by.

Penny Black Saturday Challenge 107

June 30, 2010April 18, 2017 linda1 Comment

this week’s Penny Black Saturday Challenge is patchwork and this was a fun image to watercolour; stickles were added to the icing, glossy accents to the dripping candle wax and it was popped on foam tape. squares, flower and branches were punched.