Cottonberry Creations: Summer Birthday with Penny Black

Summer Birthday with Penny Black

Lots of challenges caught my eye this week and I always find it difficult to choose which ones to enter. I had a list of over 20 I liked so set about making sure I had everything I needed to cover them all.
The first two that caught my eye were moving along with the times http://movingalongwiththetimes.blogspot.com/ who have a challenge to show your favourite things on your card and http://critterchallengeblog.blogspot.com/ who want you to make a birthday card for yourself . My favourite things are:- I love a birthday party, friends and cupcakes. I would love to get this card myself.

The pink elephant http://thepinkelephantchallenge.blogspot.com/ has an inspiration photo of cupcakes pictured above. I used my Penny Black image which includes a cupcake and used shades of pink from the inspiration photo.

The Shabby tea room http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/ has an inspiration photo of a bracelet ( below) so I used the pink, green and gold colours taken from that and added a required charm.

Crafty catz http://craftycatzweeklychallenge.blogspot.com , / a spoonfull of sugar http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ and bearly mine http://bearlymine-challenges.blogspot.com/ are looking for tags.
Daring cardmakers http://daringcardmakers.blogspot.com/ are asking for the use of an inspirational photo from Pinterest http://pinterest.com/ and I found this cute cupcake photo ( below) on there to use for my inspiration.

Listed here are all other challenges I entered :-
http://stampinbsdesignteam.blogspot.com/                        Use bling
http://sarahhurleychallenges.blogspot.com/                        Colouring
http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/                                      Anything goes linky party
http://marksfinestpapers.blogspot.com/                               Pink yellow and green
http://cutedaisymay.blogspot.com/                                     Sparkle and shine
http://thefuzzywuzzychallenges.blogspot.com/                   Animals and use a punch ( leaf punch)
http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.com/                  Flowers
http://www.craftyourpassionchallenges.blogspot.com/       use some text
http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/                             Anything
http://tuesdaythrowdown.blogspot.com/                               use metal (brads)
http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/                                  Cute
http://creativecardcrew.blogspot.com/                                  Animal antics
http://divasbydesignchallenge.blogspot.com/                       Use pastel colours
http://mygraficocrafts.blogspot.com/                                    Anything goes
http://simonsaysstampschallenge.blogspot.com/                  Anything goes

41 comments:

Doreen said...: Ooh this is just so cute,I love the image.xxx; 19 July 2011 at 19:15
SYLVIA-ANNE said...: Love the colours Shirley, and the image is adorable. The little pink pompoms and the pretty flowers finish off the card perfectly.
Thank you so much for joining us at the MAWTT challenge this week.
Hugs, Sylvia x; 19 July 2011 at 20:50
Catherine said...: Wow! Thats a lot of challenges covered!; 19 July 2011 at 21:03
Winnie and Patty said...: Shirley--this is such a cute card & image. It's perfect for Speedy's challenge this week! Thanks for playing along with us at Speedy the Cat's Friends challenge this week!; 19 July 2011 at 22:39
DesignerDiva said...: Beautiful card Shirley, stunning colouring and I love your stylish blog design!

Thanks for sharing your card and your favourites with us at MAWTT this week and good luck with the challenge

Hugs Laurie x; 19 July 2011 at 23:51
Debbie said...: What a sweet little image and pretty card! Thanks for sharing with us in the Tea Room :); 20 July 2011 at 00:54
Crystal said...: Such a cute image & I love the pink pom -poms along the bottom! Great card & thank you for playing along with us at Critter Sketch this week :); 20 July 2011 at 05:14
Anonymous said...: Very cute card! I love the pompoms and the lovely colours. Thank you for joining us at Craft your Passion this week.
Good luck!
Hugs xx; 20 July 2011 at 07:04
Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...: Just gorgeous, love the colours & the mice look fab!

Thank you for sharing with us at Craft Your Passion & MAWTT this week, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx; 20 July 2011 at 10:55
KraftyKoolKat said...: Wow!!! Shirley this is adorable and also looks good enough to eat. Love the colours and the layout.

Hugs
Cathy
xxxx; 20 July 2011 at 11:24
Stampin Lucy said...: They are darling. What a fun little party they are having. Great detail and coloring. So glad you joined us at Divas By Design.; 20 July 2011 at 12:14
Georgia Ehrmann said...: Very pretty card. I love the image that you have stamped and all of the little "extra" love that went into making this card! Thank you for playing at Critter Sketch this week and good luck!
Hugs,
Georgia; 20 July 2011 at 13:45
Berry said...: Just stunning thanks for joining us at Divas hugs rebekah xx; 20 July 2011 at 14:21
Jacki Daniels said...: sweet card thanks for joining us at CRITTERS
Jacki xx; 20 July 2011 at 16:17
Riet said...: What a gorgeous card Shirley,I love the image and the colours.

Hugs Riet.xx; 20 July 2011 at 16:49
Marianne's Craftroom said...: Very cute, I love this image. Thanks for playing along at Whoopsi Daisy. Marianne x (I have a candy on offer.); 20 July 2011 at 16:55
Lucianna Dilsaver said...: Great shades of pink, really pretty card! Thanks for joining us this week @ Critter Sketch :); 20 July 2011 at 17:31
Chrissy said...: So pretty...love the soft colour, and cute image.

Thanks for sharing with us at ‘Make it Monday’

Luv CHRISSYxx

Don’t forget. .if you leave a comment on another entrant, mention that you saw their card on ‘Make it Monday’ for a chance at second prize.. the more you comment on and mention MIM, the more chances at winning second prize.; 20 July 2011 at 20:31
Pami said...: Gorgeous card, the image is super cute! Thanks so much for sharing with us at MAWTT this week, hope to see you again soon. Pami x; 20 July 2011 at 20:42
Sazzle said...: Thanks for sharing those super cute mice with us over at Papertake for our getting cute challenge this week.

xx Happy crafting xx

Sazzle

http://sazzlecraft.blogspot.com/; 20 July 2011 at 20:47
pam124 said...: WOW, what a great take on this week's StampinB Challenge. Your card is lovely. Thanks for joining us and hope you can play again on Thursday!; 21 July 2011 at 00:27
Davi said...: Darling image and pretty embellies to go with it!! So glad you shared with us at TT this week :); 21 July 2011 at 14:40
Mervi said...: Wow so gorgeous!
Hugs;-))m; 21 July 2011 at 15:05
Sue said...: So pretty in pink.......love that stamp and you colored it up beautifully. Great embellishments and love the die cut. Thanks for joining us at the Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge this month.

Hugs
Sue; 21 July 2011 at 17:14
Colleen Dietrich said...: I have a friend who ADORES pink and she would absolutely love this!! I am loving those little pink fringey pom poms and the pretty flowers surrounding the image. THanks for playing with Speedy's Friends!; 21 July 2011 at 18:05
Teresa - My Crafty Heart said...: Hi Shirley,
I adore your card, it looks absolutely fab, love all the embellies and pom poms too, Thanks for joining us at Whoopsi daisy this week and good luck! Hugs, Teresa x; 21 July 2011 at 20:08
Carol Hurlock said...: How sweet and adorable your card is. Such a cute image. Thank you so much for playing along in the Speedy's Friends Challenge. It was a joy to visit you today. Hope you can play with us again next week!; 22 July 2011 at 02:31
Jenn (Triple J Designs) said...: Great Card!! Thanks for joining us this week at Craft Your Passion!

~Jenn~; 22 July 2011 at 03:26
debby4000 said...: Gorgeous and so cute too.
luv
Debby; 22 July 2011 at 10:39
Deb said...: Darling creation, love the image and your charm and pompoms are perfect, cupcakes sure look yummy too. Thanks so much for joining our "flowers" challenge at One Stitch at a Time this week
Debs R
xxx; 22 July 2011 at 12:47
Karen said...: A very sweet card hun - the flowers are a nice finishing touch. Glad I popped in from MIM now. Although your cupcake images are not helping my diet much! Rofl.xx; 23 July 2011 at 08:08
Merry said...: This is so cute, such a lovely shade of pink you have used. Really like all your embellishing too. Saw you on Make It Monday.; 23 July 2011 at 23:03
Marjo said...: What a cute card, thanks for playing with us this week at OSAAT for our “Flowers” Challenge.

Good luck with the draw, we hope to see you play along with us in August for our “Pretty in Print” contest. I have some yummy candy to Celebrate too.

xoxo Marjo; 24 July 2011 at 07:39
Made by Mandy said...: Fabulous Card card, the colouring is excellent :) Love the pink pom pom trim

Many thanks for joining in with our Flowers challenge over at OSAAT

Mandy (DT member for OSAAT); 24 July 2011 at 07:39
coldwaters2 said...: Beautiful card Shirley love that cute image also the colours, tag and design thank you for joining our challenge at Bearlymine.
Hugs
Lorraine x; 24 July 2011 at 16:44
Sheri Gilson said...: Adorable card!! Love your take on this weeks inspiration photo. Thank you so much for playing along with us at The Pink Elephant!!; 24 July 2011 at 22:12
sgc said...: Fantastic card! Thanks for playing in the Critter Sketch Challenge.; 25 July 2011 at 03:56
Ellibelle said...: What a cute card Shirley! Love this image, I have it too and really must get it out soon! Love the little hearts you added. So cute!; 29 July 2011 at 05:15
Crafteezee said...: So cute and pretty in pink! Thanks for joining us at Papertake. Hugs Tracy GDT x; 29 July 2011 at 23:10
tiggertastic said...: what a yummy looking card and i love your pink tones
Good luck in the challenges, hugs Sarah-Louise My Blog

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Crafty Purple Frog , Sweet Pea Stampers ,Bearly Mine Designs , Kenny K and My Time To Craft; 1 August 2011 at 17:23
Dr Sonia S V said...: Shirley what a sweet card and I love the fluffy balls you have used. Thank You so much for the kind words on my sliding cake card-- yes I am attracted to making unusual card as I am not too good at the standard beautiful cards!; 8 August 2011 at 13:27