Woohoo, it's Tuesday.....

....and these days that means only one thing. New TeddyBo images have been released. Perfect for Christmas, two with candy canes and two in baubles. And, if you like to build your own little scenes, a chair and a wall.

I re-sized the images a bit smaller so that I could get two on my card. I coloured with Prisma pencils and the paper is by Doodlebug. A punched border and a little bit of silver twine finishes it off.

And, as if all that is not enough, there is a brand new TeddyBo challenge....

Christmas - but red and green must not be seen!

For all the info' on how to enter and for some great inspiration from the TeddyBo team hop on over here. See you there!

Sew Sweet Offer

There will be two cards from me tomorrow so I'm just popping on to let you all know about the totally adorable 'Sew Your Own Reindeer Kit' from Sew Sweet.
There are nine to collect and, until 30th November, you will receive a kit free if you spend over £15.

And....

Boyd is settling in well, and just loves wearing my hat!

Christmas Wishes

Good morning Penny Black fans!
It's time for week two of our special Christmas challenges.

Gold + Presents

We have a fabby prize this week from our regular sponsor...


A $20 voucher to spend in their online store

where you'll find a treasure trove of our favourite Penny Blacks

along with lots of other goodies for all your crafting needs.

This week I decided to stamp my Penny Black 'you're a gift' onto kraft card and colour with prisma pencils. For loads more gold creations pop over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog. See you there!

Steampunk

Well, at least my attempt at Steampunk! The figure and butterflies are digi images and can be found at Wonderland Stamps. The gears are a Tim Holtz Sizzix die, the swirls are Sizzix too. The paper is by BoBunny, but I added lots of stamping with Andy Skinner stamps. There's some Tim Holtz tape in there too! And, finally, some edges have been inked wth Scattered Straw distress ink.

See you in the morning for Penny Black Saturday.

DigStamp Boutique...new releases

Three new sets of digi images are now available over in The DigiStamp Boutique. Super cute fairy Hattie, a fun Santa collection and introducing Stan, perfect for those difficult men!

I have used Stan playing golf and the papers are 'For Him' by Papermania, which I doubt you can still get, I've had them forever!



Please remember that if you make a card using any of the Boutique's images you can enter the customer competition here. I am entering the anything goes challenge over on Digital Tuesday.

Woohoo....

....there are new TeddyBo bears available and I couldn't resist a little play with this cutie.
Look at him all dressed up as a snowman. He is TeddyBo 151 and is available here.
My card was really quick and easy, a couple of snippets of paper, snowy embossing folder and some pre-made snowflakes.

The TeddyBo challenge 'pastels' ends on Sunday, a chance to win some of these gorgeous bears. Find out all about it here.

Have you left a comment here for a chance to win my giveaway?
If not, why not? It'll only take two secs!

merry christmas

It's my second week as a guest designer at the Papertake Weekly Challenge.
And this week the challenge is...

First Christmas (card of the Papertake year)!

So that's another one done for the Christmas box. I used a Penny Black hedgie and robin which were watercoloured and then cut out. The heart is die cut, Marianne Creatables, and the papers are from my scrap box. I did a little bit of wobbly stitching, really the only sort I can do!

Silvery Sweet Snowman

Good Morning Penny Black fans!

I know we say this all the time, but don't these weeks
just whizz by?

Anyhoo, time for this weeks challenge. And it's....

Silver + Snowflakes/Snow

In fact, to get you ahead for Christmas we thought it might be an idea to have a themed month. So throughout November, and not to give too much away, our challenges will all be based on Christmas colours, plus a little added extra.
Wonder what next week's colour will be?

We have three great prizes. I think our prizes are consistently the best in blogland, but then I might be biased!

From Penny Black Inc, this beautiful stamp 'guiding light'.....

and this fun stamp 'an eggnog'....

And from The Ribbon Girl, this fabulous silver and aqua kit....

So, you have to be in it to win it! Visit the Penny Black Saturday Challenge to find out how. Stuck for ideas? There's super silver inspiration there too. Oh, and last week's winner will have been announced. See you there!

Christmas Pals

It's fairytale Friday over on the TeddyBo challenge blog. That means you can read all about the latest goings on in TeddyBo Towers and oogle over some fabby inspiration from my teamies.

For my card I have used TeddyBoBea 047 and coloured with Prisma pencils. Some die cut holly, card candy, twine and loads of doodling!

And hey, why not leave a comment here to be in with a chance to win my giveaway.

I am entering my card into the Digital Tuesday Challenge...cute and cuddly.

Time to meet....

...Boyd. Who has claimed the best seat in the house already! I bought this stamp a while back, how cool that his markings match the stamp pretty much perfectly. I'm afraid the same can't be said for the young lady, I wish!

The papers are 'lime twist' by MME and the stamp is 'The Vintage Chic Collection Sarah Kay' by Stampavie.

Short and sweet tonight, I have a hound to walk! Don't forget to leave a comment on my giveaway here. See you tomorrow for a fun TeddyBo card.

I'm back.....

...from a few relaxing days down in Northumberland, near Hadrian's Wall. Strolling through little market towns, scones and lattes and a wee cheeky red with my dinner, bliss! Although it does mean the crafty 'work' has backed up a bit.

I'm glad to see my scheduled post for my guest spot over on the Papertake Weekly Challenge published OK (see post below). Thanks for the invite ladies.

And, as it's Tuesday, nowadays that means only one thing, it's Teddy Bo Tuesday! New bears and a brand new challenge...pastels. Find out all about the challenge here.

For my card I used Teddy Bea 163 and coloured with copics and prisma pencils. Some embossing, twine and a little sentiment keep it nice and simple. And that's good 'cos I'm entering my creation into this week's Less is More....stars.

Our new member of the family arrives tomorrow and I'm soo excited. Will share some pics of the handsome Boyd (rescued greyhound) as soon as he settles in.

OK then, that's all my news. Off now to catch up on some DT commenting duties, maybe make a start on my next magazine commission and have a nosey at what you have all been up to. Oh, and don't forget to enter my gorgeous Fizzy Moon giveaway here.

Guest Designer for Papertake Weekly....

....for the whole of November....and I'm so chuffed! Couldn't believe it when an email from Dawny P popped into my inbox and, of course, I had to say yes!

So this week the challenge is....

Anything Goes (optional extra of bling and sparkle).

The challenge is sponsored by Lili of the Valley so it was only right and proper that I use an LOTV image. The papers are 'happy go lucky' by My Minds Eye and the felt to make the flowers and leaves can be found here in the Sew Sweet shop. I have added sparkle to her wings and tutu and finished with a Craftwork Cards sentiment.

To join in the fun hop over to The Papertake Weekly Challenge, see you there!