Penny Black- Poppy Trio

A mid month reminder for the Penny Black and More colour board challenge. You can use the colours or the photo for inspiration.
On my card I used the colours and poppies for my inspiration. I won't bother you with details of how I made it as I am sure you can see you can see what I used.
There is still plenty of time to enter the challenge and prizes are up for grabs as usual. Pop over to the blog using the link above where you will find rules for the challenge and a list of sponsors and prizes for this month.

                             
                                                                                 
The Penny Black and More May challenge is for colour inspiration using the board shown above. There are some great prizes up for grabs this month from sponsors  Penny Black, Crafts U love and Sizzix. You don't have to use every colour just use the board for inspiration when you make your card.
I used a recently purchased Penny Black stamp called Flowers all around on my card. I stamped and water coloured the image. I also added a few hi lites with promarkers to give extra depth to the flowers. I managed to cut around it very carefully as I wanted to layer it up on my card. I matted and layered deep pink card and designer papers then  adhered the image with foam pads. I added a bow and pearls to finish off.
I have entered my card into the challenges listed below.

                                  

 It's the 18th of the month and time for mid month inspiration for the Spring challenge at Penny Black and More.

                                              Using Penny Black Scented Beauty 40-428

This is my March mid month  inspiration card for Penny Black and More.   I used a new stamp added to my collection background)n called Scented beauty, I bought the Rose stamp because I thought it would be useful for all occasion cards. I intended making an elegant card and was pleased how it turned out. The lattice background die cut is from Spellbinders and  I water coloured the Rose image. A small sentiment finished it off perfectly.
If you would like to enter a card or project for the March Anything goes challenge at Penny Black and More pop over to the blog using the link above. Our sponsors have generously supplied some great prizes you can win. Please check the challenge rules to make sure you project will be considered for the prize draw.

For this card I kept the background pretty simple as I was happy to let the lovely PB stamped image do it's job as the focal point. I love water colouring my flower images and this is another favourite of mine. I used a die cut edge, pearls and a sheer bow to finish off the card and I was happy with the end result.

This is my Penny Black and More DT card for March with the theme of anything goes. A nice and simple theme for you all so follow the link to add your entry and be in with a chance to win one of the fantastic prizes donated by our sponsors. There are prizes from
Penny black, Marianne designs, fantastic ribbons and Chalola. 
Please make sure you read the rules carefully before you enter the challenge to make sure your entry will be valid for a prize if your entry were to be chosen.

The Penny Black challenge runs for the whole month of February.  I am sure you all have favourite stamps in your stash so why not enter the challenge and also have the chance to win one of several prizes up for grabs this month. The sponsors are:-
                                                   Penny Black
                                                   Crafts U love
                                                   Sizzix
                                                   Stamp addicts.

A quick reminder that the Penny Black and More challenge for January is Anything goes. If you want to enter there is still plenty of time to do so. The sponsors for the month of January are Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons and Tattered lace. If you do wish to enter please read the rules carefully as you would not want to miss out on the chance to win a fabulous prize.

Happy New year to you all. It's the first Sunday of the month and the challenge at Penny Black and More for the month of January is Anything goes and this is my blog inspiration card.
I borrowed the lovely "Adornment" stamp from my friend Beryl and it stamped beautifully.
Being the slowest crafter on earth my New Year resolution is to make some simpler cas cards.
I  purposely picked a very small card so I could not get much on it. Lol. How hard could it be? I matted and layered my card, added die cut floral edges, aglued on the stamped image and finished it off with a mini bow and  diamontes. Done. I had to quickly photograph it before my fingers itched to put more on.

                                Using Penny Black Merci Bouquet 40-063

The challenge at Penny Black and More this month is Black and White + 1 other colour. For my card I used one of my favourite PB stamps, some designer paper and black card for the background and matting. I cut two scraps of black card and cut notches in the ends to make the little banners for the top of my card. I added three black gems to the bottom so my card would not look top heavy and finished it off by adding diamonte centered mini flowers in shades of pink to the basket and the ends of the banners. The gorgeous very sparkly flowers do not show up unless you zoom in.
If you would like to enter the PB challenge this month pop over to the blog using the link above to find the challenge rules and there you will also find the fabulous makes from the PB design team. Please remember DIGI IMAGES ARE NOT ACCEPTED. Sponsors for the challenge are:-
                                               Penny Black
                                           Marianne Designs
                                              Crafty Ribbons
                                               Sam's Stamp