Cottonberry Creations: Penny Black

Penny Black - Your favourite

This week at Penny Black at Allsorts the challenge theme is "you're my favourite". At the moment the PB image I have used on my card is one of my favourites. I love the simplicity of the stamp and it can be used for many different occasions. I decided to keep the simplicity by using only a few colours throughout. I used Aqumarkers to colour my image which worked well with the papers and card I used.

The Penny Black challenge runs for the whole month of June and there are some gorgous Penny Black stamps to be won along with other lovely goodies from Letraset and PB stamps throughout the month. Pop over to http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/ to check out the DT's work for inspiration.

Great news too. The lovely Clare has joined the PB designer team and Brenda and all the team welcome her aboard. Make sure you visit when her first creation goes live on the PB @ Allsorts blog.

As usual there were so many challenges I wanted to enter and these are all listed below. Why not pop over to these blogs and check out the lovely work by the designer teams.They all work really hard to make sure you get lots of inspiration and if you left them a short comment I'm sure they would appreciate it.

http://stampwithfun.blogspot.com/ In the garden

http://ooh-la-la-creationschallenges.blogspot.com/ Happy Birthday

http://sparklesforumchallenges.blogspot.com/ Use metal

http://dreamvalleychallenges.blogspot.com/ Stamp something

http://2sisterschallengeblog.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/ One for the girls

http://stampchallenges.blogspot.com/ Use a sentiment

http://creativefriday.blogspot.com/ Summer

http://craftypurplefrogchallenges.blogspot.com/ Things of beauty ( flowers)

http://paper-craftingjourney.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://ppp-makeitmonday.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://aspoonfullofsugarchallenge.blogspot.com/ Flower power

http://paperminutes.blogspot.com/ Something in quadruple ( I used 4 silk flowers)

http://partytimetuesdays.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://oldiebutagoodiechallenge.blogspot.com/ Lots of layers

http://nordsalten-hobbyklubb.blogspot.com/ Childs card

http://joyfulstamper.blogspot.com/ Anything goes

http://flutterbywednesdays.blogspot.com/ Open challenge

http://abc-challenge.blogspot.com/ Use at least 3 different embellishments

33 comments:

brenda said...: Good Monring Shirley

An adorable card adn the tone on tone with just the touch of aqua works perfectly.

Pleased to see you are enjoying using your Aquamarkers, they take a bit of getting used to as with all new things, but I find I now reach for them as a first colouring option.

Hope all is well with you.

B x; 1 June 2011 at 09:22
Marianne said...: What a lovely card! I really like the colour comination, and the stamp is adorable!
Thank you for joining us at Nordsalten Hobbyklubb.
♥ Marianne; 1 June 2011 at 09:30
Shell Shearer Swinscoe said...: Gorgeous card, love the colour its fab!

Thanks for joining us at SFC, good luck!
Hugs Shell xx; 1 June 2011 at 10:24
WencheP said...: This is so cute. Adorable image, beutiful colors. Thank you for joining us over at NordSalten Hobbyklubb.

-Wenche; 1 June 2011 at 10:37
Mervi said...: Hi Shirley,
lovely colour choice, so elegant.
Hugs;-))m; 1 June 2011 at 10:43
XxJULESxX said...: Oh! Shirley this is so pretty and beautiful!; 1 June 2011 at 11:53
Dana said...: I love your card - the colors are so pretty and the stamped image is sweet. All of the little details really pull it together.

I found your card on Make it Monday.; 1 June 2011 at 13:50
PinksyDoodles said...: Hi Shirley,
This is a wonderful card! The image is gorgeous and I love the flowers and that fab butterfly!
Hugs, Clare x; 1 June 2011 at 14:44
Mari said...: This was really cute! Thank you so much for joining us at NordSalten hobbyklubb!

Hugs, Mari; 1 June 2011 at 15:37
Papirskreppa said...: A very nice card, and a lovely image. Thank you for joining us at NSHK.; 1 June 2011 at 15:57
Ellibelle said...: Beautiful card Shirley! Love those colors and wht a great sketch!; 1 June 2011 at 17:47
Doreen said...: What a gorgeous card so very pretty too.Thanks for sharing this with us at OLL.xxx; 1 June 2011 at 18:50
Helen said...: Gorgeous card - love the soft colours!
Thanks for joining us at the Penny Black Saturday Challenge!
Helen x; 1 June 2011 at 20:15
Jen Shults said...: How pretty and fun! I love the butterfly charm you used!; 1 June 2011 at 21:04
Maarit at Violets Corner said...: Adorable card Shirley, love the tone on tone effect you created.

Hugs
Maarit; 2 June 2011 at 07:00
Tracy said...: This comment has been removed by the author.; 2 June 2011 at 08:52
Tracy said...: Hi Shirley,
I love your image, so cute. Fabulous design and colours.
Happy crafting
Tracy x; 2 June 2011 at 08:53
KraftyKoolKat said...: This is adorable Shirley. I love the soft colours.

Hugs
Cathy
xxx; 2 June 2011 at 16:01
Tracy said...: Also meant to say thanks for joining our challenge Oldie But A Goodie good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x; 2 June 2011 at 22:14
coldwaters2 said...: Absolutely beautiful card Shirley the colours are gorgeous so is the image, I love it.
Hugs
Lorraine x; 2 June 2011 at 23:38
Lisa said...: So pretty! Thanks for joining us at Stamp Something this week!; 3 June 2011 at 02:52
debby4000 said...: Absolutely gorgeous Shirley.
Thanks for joining us at Penny Black Saturday challenge this week.
luv
Debby; 3 June 2011 at 08:38
Jackie Thomas said...: Your card is gorgeous Shirley. I love all your little embellishments. Thank you for sharing and joining us in ABC challenges.
Hugs Jackie; 3 June 2011 at 13:00
Lisa Jane said...: love those lilac shades - so pretty
Thanks for joining us at Make it Monday
Lisa x
Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning second prize.; 4 June 2011 at 10:27
jackiescrafts said...: What a beautiful card and I love that butterfly
Thanks for joining in at SFC

Jackie x; 4 June 2011 at 16:13
Anonymous said...: Wow Shirley... this card is lovely. I just adore Penny black stamps and see that you do too. They are one of the few stamps that I collect which are wooden backed. Each one is precious to me.
You have such an inspiational blog. I'm so glad I came to visit you. Thank you so much for commenting on my blog.
Sandra x
www.sandradrydesigns.blogspot.com
sorry blogger not letting me comment; 4 June 2011 at 20:38
Kerrie said...: Very pretty card Shirley, and wonderful colour and colouring...

Thanks for sharing your creation with Make It Monday.
Don't forget......... if you leave a comment on another entry, mention that you saw their card on "Make It Monday" for a chance at second prize. The more entries you comment on the more chance you have of winning second prize.; 5 June 2011 at 07:27
Kasey ~ in Oz said...: Shirley, I followed the link from Make it Monday to have a closer look at your card. It's stunning. I can see why this is a favourite image for you. Love the colour combo you've used as well. Cheers, Kasey ~ in Oz; 5 June 2011 at 22:24
DesignerDiva said...: Beautiful colour combination and such a sweet image - well done
Thanks for sharing it with us at Oldie But A Goodie this week and good luck with the challenge
Hugs Laurie x; 6 June 2011 at 01:24
Anne said...: Hi Shirley, thanks for joining in our Happy Birthday challenge at OLL with such a beautiful card. Hugs x; 7 June 2011 at 10:33
Unknown said...: Så søtt kortet ditt er :D

Klem

Carina
NSHK; 7 June 2011 at 21:46
Debs said...: Beautiful card - the image is adorable.
Thanks for joining us at An Oldie But Goodie this time and good luck.
Debs xx; 12 June 2011 at 08:16
Sarah_W said...: Awwww what an adorable card! I just love lilac! Such a cute image. Thanks for joining us at Dream Valley Challenges! *Hugs* Sarah xx; 12 June 2011 at 10:24