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A mid month reminder for the<a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/"> Penny Black and More </a>colour board challenge. You can use the colours or the photo for inspiration.<br />
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.<br />
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.<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-6734813064979639372017-05-07T08:31:00.000+01:002017-05-07T09:10:57.684+01:00PB Flowers all around<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More </a>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.<br />
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.<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-25637427197805745032017-04-18T08:19:00.000+01:002017-07-02T07:48:10.081+01:00PB Scented Beauty<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my March mid month inspiration card for<a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/"> Penny Black and More.</a> 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.<br />
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.<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-10957297263067253272017-03-05T09:21:00.000+00:002017-03-05T09:28:18.812+00:00Pink Floral<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The challenge at <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More</a> for February is "Use your favourite stamp". I have so many I can call my favourite so I chose to a new stamp which is called "Freshly cut". I was excited when I found this PB stamp as the Chrysanthemum is one of my favourite flowers. As it grows from the first tight bud the petals uncurl showing different hues of it's colour. Every day the hues change as it uncurls a bit more but still has that tight bud centre until it dies.</div>
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It made a nice crisp image but a little bit more difficult to water colour due to the tightness of the petals. I mixed a pink colour in my palette until it was as near as I could get to the pink in my background paper. After adding my designer paper to my card I added white and blue matts to the back of my image. To finish I added cupped sequins and a white organza bow.</div>
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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:-<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-67180485501007378282017-01-18T08:30:00.000+00:002017-07-02T07:50:34.456+01:00A quick note<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-27897733457481304492017-01-01T08:30:00.000+00:002017-01-01T08:30:14.171+00:00Quick and easy PB card<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Happy New year to you all. It's the first Sunday of the month and the challenge at <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More</a> for the month of January is Anything goes and this is my blog inspiration card.<br />
I borrowed the lovely "Adornment" stamp from my friend Beryl and it stamped beautifully.<br />
Being the slowest crafter on earth my New Year resolution is to make some simpler cas cards.<br />
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.</div>
Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-83463482794542949662016-12-04T08:30:00.000+00:002017-07-02T07:51:33.194+01:00Flower Basket<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The challenge at <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More</a> 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.<br />
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:-<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-4958467548850825162016-11-18T08:07:00.000+00:002017-07-02T07:51:59.101+01:00Blue Christmas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A mid month inspirational Christmas card for the<a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/"> Penny Black and More</a> November challenge.<br />
I stamped and water coloured my image (PB Sweet Snowman 40-006) and added a bit of sparkle to the image. I added a silver mat and DP to the card. I placed embossed card to the left and a few die cut snowflakes to the right and placed the image to the bottom of the card.To finish I die cut three Poinsettias and a few pine cone strands to the top and gave them a sparkle. Topped with with matching turquoise gem centres and a few mini diamonte to the strands they look gorgeous.<br />
Please join in with the <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">PB and More </a>Christmas card challenge. I am sure there are many of you who are making cards that will fit into our challenge. Pop over, <b>read the rules carefully</b> and link up your card. You can use any large stamped image as your focal point and it does not have to be a PB image. </div>
Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-27356771534542207412016-11-06T08:30:00.000+00:002016-11-06T08:30:10.415+00:00Christmas Snowman<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: center;">I have made a nice and easy card for your inspiration using a PB stamp called Sweet Snowman. I had some lovely tree printed card which was free with a magazine so put it to good use on my card. I stamped and did minimal water colouring on my image, added a purple mat to it and the background card before adding it to the front of my card. I added a pretty piece of sheer ribbon to finish off.</span><br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-60453352448695678082016-10-18T08:30:00.000+01:002017-07-02T07:53:15.079+01:00Carrot Collector<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is my mid month inspirational card for the <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More</a> October challenge. The Autumnal colours are taken from the inspiration colour board featured on the blog. Please pop over to the blog for all the challenge details using the link above. There is still plenty of time to enter your card or project but please remember to read the rules<u>. </u>Sadly several cards/projects have been eliminated from the prize draw as they do not meet the criteria.</div>
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For my card I mat and layered card and paper as seen above. This was the first time of using this cute girl with her basket of carrots. It fitted the Autumnal theme beautifully. I mixed water colours to compliment the paper and coloured the image. I matted it to more of the same red card I used and off set it on top of the layers. This left me room for a large flower (centered with a white brad) and die cut swirl with leaves. All it needed to finish off was the tiny red pearls to show off the die cut slightly. As I don't normally use these colours I was happy with the finished card.</div>
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-34516990456408425982016-10-02T08:11:00.000+01:002017-07-02T07:53:46.458+01:00Autumnal Sunflowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The October challenge at <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More</a> is an autumnal colour inspiration challenge of reds, greens, yellows etc. For full details click on the direct challenge link above. Sponsors are Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons and Stamp Addicts. <u>Please take time to read the rules before you enter your work. </u><br />
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I decided to use a Penny Black slapstick stamp called Sunny Pair which is a gorgeous Sunflower stamp. I watercoloured the image with a mixture of red, green, and yellow colours from the inspiration chart. I fussy cut the flowers chopping of a tiny piece in my effort but I don't think you will notice it. It was then backed with red and white card. I found a lovely sheet of designer paper for my background and finished off my card using white organza ribbon, pearls and a couple of snippets from a strip of stickers. I am so pleased with how it turned out.<br />
I have entered my card into the following challenges<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-35456981302807299272016-09-18T08:30:00.000+01:002017-07-02T07:55:19.692+01:00Bouquet<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A walk round the garden inspired me to make this pretty card. There were a few late summer butterflies and flowers around and I remembered I had a pad which had a butterfly design. The woodwash paper was also in the same pad (bought from the Range recently) I used PB image 40063(Merci bouquet) and sentiment (Gratitude) 30-105. I matted the layers with blue card from my stash and the image was coloured with colour coordinating Promarkers. I used 3 butterflies cut from the same backing paper and finished it off with 3 pearls. </div>
Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-38326228872375270952016-09-04T08:30:00.000+01:002016-09-04T08:30:22.720+01:00In the garden<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A new month and time for the <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More</a> September challenge which is add a sentiment. Don't forget you will still need a focal point stamped image too. There are several prizes to be won and the sponsors are Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons, Sizzix, Sam and Marianne. Pop over to the blog for all the info and take a peek at the beautiful cards the design team have made for your inspiration.<br />
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I picked up a cheap pad of papers while shopping in the Range and this gorgeous blue paper was inside. I added a quick mat of black card underneath and added my gorgeous PB image called Garden helper. I only added a very small ammount of blue shading on my image to keep it simple. Without making it over fussy I added a swirly die cut with a few black pearls added. I finished it off with a birthday sentiment mounted on black card and a strip of lace with added white pearls. I am really happy with this card and it will be added to my "to sell" box.<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-37566605547299746702016-08-18T08:30:00.000+01:002016-08-18T08:30:11.639+01:00Girl talk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A little mid month inspiration for the <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More </a>August challenge. The theme is anything goes and use a main stamped image. Pop over to the blog to see more inspirational cards from the design team, rules and list of prizes.<br />
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I used a stamp called tete-e-tete which I picked up on ebay for a couple of pounds. A real bargain and it is such a great image to use for a teenage girl card.<br />
I found the lovely pink and grey paper in my stash and decided to stick with those two main colours. I partly coloured my image with Promarkers and added a double bow to finish it off.</div>
Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-36178228191935472782016-08-07T09:07:00.002+01:002016-08-07T09:07:39.977+01:00Wash day<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The monthly challenge at<a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/"> Penny Black and More </a>for August is Anything goes but also using a focal point stamped image.<br />
I made a fun card using an old stamp called Uplifting Occasion. This stamped image always brings a smile to my face and I enjoyed doing minimal water colouring to co-ordinate with the background paper I used. A double flower, ribbon snippet and pearls was all it needed to finish it off.<br />
Enter the challenge for you chance to win one of the lovely prizes from Penny Black, Sizzix, Crafty ribbons and Stix 2. Pop over to the PB and More blog using the link above to see all the information for entering the challenge and lots of inspiration cards from the DT.<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-26869250953400482872016-07-18T08:30:00.000+01:002017-07-02T07:56:58.749+01:00Black and White<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I have not made a black and white card for a long time so here it is, quite simple with the lovely fun Penny Black image called Fluffy Passenger.</div>
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A mid month inspiration card for the <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More challenge blog</a>. The challenge is Anything goes with a stamped image. There are several prizes to be won sponsored by Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons and Sizzix. The old saying is " You have to be in it to win it" so why not enter your card into our challenge and you may be lucky. </div>
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-70319851544329377622016-07-03T08:30:00.000+01:002017-07-02T07:57:29.002+01:00PB Blue flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The weather has been pretty wet for June and as we are into the start of July lets keep our fingers crossed we will get sunshine and warmth.<br />
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I have chosen blue for my DT card for the <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More</a> "Anything goes with a stamp" challenge this month. I have used a beautiful PB cling stamp called "Fresh".<br />
The challenge is nice and easy and you don't need to use a PB stamp to enter. Just make sure you have a main stamped image and no digis on your work. There are some great prizes to be won from sponsors: Penny Black, Crafty Ribbons<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-9193634441601290842016-06-18T08:30:00.000+01:002016-06-18T08:30:18.318+01:00PB Floral<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The PB image I used is called "Playful" and it is a perfect size to use on a "5x5" card. I water coloured the image and added a black border to give it a definate edge. The bow and swirled twine added to the corner helps to bring your eye to the image. A few colour matched pearls finished it off to my liking.</div>
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-56753404439577692322016-06-05T08:30:00.000+01:002016-06-05T09:01:45.337+01:00Pink Poppies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I decided to use one of my new rubber stamps called Fresh. I love this stamp and watercoloured the image so I could work on the shadows. I can never achieve this look with any marker I have tried. A simple card that shows the beauty of the flowers I think.</div>
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-38477393358751725862016-05-01T08:12:00.000+01:002016-05-01T08:12:35.391+01:00Perfect Poppies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I used Poppy Trio by PB for my central image on this card as it is beautiful and very versatile. I think water colouring it gave it a lovely soft look which I struggle to do when using Promarkers. I inked the doily die cut edges and added foam pads to give it a bit of a lift from the background paper. I love the simplicity and the focus is on the lovely poppies. A sentiment and some thin ribbon finished it off and it turned out just as I wanted it.<br />
Now over to the <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Penny Black and More challenge</a> this month which is Anything goes. There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs from sponsors Penny Black, Crafts U Love and Crafty Ribbons. There is also a chance to be a guest designer. Pop over to the blog for all the details and remember to read the simple rules carefully before entering the challenge. NO Digis allowed.<br />
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Shirleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05237366301183482796noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294797988896515713.post-19404723448817881222016-04-18T08:30:00.000+01:002016-04-18T08:30:18.695+01:00White Poppies<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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My goodness the months are rolling by so quickly. It seems to me we have just got past Christmas and we are fast approaching Summer.<br />
This is my mid month inspiration card for the Penny <a href="http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.co.uk/">Black and More</a> " Birthday" challenge for the month of April. This is a nice easy challenge with lots of lovely prizes up for grabs. Pop over to the blog to see the inspiration cards from the lovely DT girls. Please check the rules carefully before you enter.<br />
My card turned out completely different to what I was intending to make. I was very late in getting it made (again) so I quickly stamped my image called Poppy Trio. Even with minimal colouring I think it is beautiful. I added foam pads to the back, added ribbon and fixed it to my card. I die cut two Butterflies, glued them together and added a few gems to the body before adding it to the card. More gems were added to the centre of the Poppies and a sentiment was added to finish it off.</div>
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I recently bought several new Penny Black floral stamps but due to being ill have not had a chance to play with them. These gorgeous Sunflowers were the first stamp I played with and it is so pretty. I did a water colour wash of blue, yellow and green letting a bit of water run into the colours. I stamped, water coloured and cut out my image. I added foam tabs to give a bit of dimension and a few mini crystals. I mounted it onto blue card and a piece of designer paper before adding it to my card. I wish I had either inked the edges of the designer paper or added another mat but it will make a nice birthday card or thank card for someone who enjoys flowers.</div>
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Many people ask me how I manage to cut out my images with such precision and these are the scissors I use. My first pair lasted me over 10 years and I only had to buy a new pair because my old ones got sucked into the hoover and it put a slit in the finger grip. My first pair cost me £10 and my newest pair cost £11 which I managed to track down on Amazon. It was easier posting the photo than trying to describe the details.</div>
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