Penny Black Saturday ~ First Stamp

I really wanted to play along with the new challenge at Penny Black Saturday but I don't have many stamps, mostly just my newest ones which are a christmas set. It was only when I saw the challenge was to use the very first Penny Black stamp you bought that I went rooting around in my older stamp box and discovered this was a Penny Black! I never knew or at least if I did I forgot!

I still love this stamp, it comes out every now and again and I think this card may end up going to my eldest daughter as she and I go for a Starbucks every time we go shopping. That is the most pleasant time we spend together because the shopping is a nightmare, imagine standing holding lots of heavy bags, in hot shops with loud music blaring while daughter browses and tries on numerous outfits!

I loved the cut off card I made last week so I based this one on that design with the addition of the bow to keep it closed.

Supplies: Tools ~ cuttlebug, nestabilities,

Cardstock ~ white and olive

DP ~ Laura Ashley 'contemporary'

Stamp ~ Penny Black 'Shop til drop'

Embellishments~ Flora Doodle flower, Laura Ashley brad, ribbon from Ribbon Oasis

Ismaki and a very late Saturday Workout!

I had such a job trying to get this post on here, I tried to get it on last night but it was obviously a bit late as I accidently posted it on CCT! Quickly removed it and then couldn't get the photo back on, still having problems with that today but finally worked out a way. Now, my Saturday's workout challenge is a week late, I was already leaving it very late posting last night but the new challenge is up so I missed it! Oh well, better luck next time!

This is my card using this week's Ismaki #22 sketch. I have turned it around in case you don't see the sketch immediately!I also made this card for the Saturday's workout challenge but of course it is nearly next week's challenge now so cutting it very fine, sorry for my lateness with this card. the theme was stitching.I don't know where all my crafting time has gone lately! I do hope to get caught up thisweekend!This image came to me this week from Nicola of My Paper World, I was thrilled to receive it, it is so cute, couldn't wait to use it! Thanks a million Nicola!The sentiment stamp came from Debbie of Crafting Fairy, thanks for that one too, think I might have to invest in these stamps! They work perfectly with the Nestabilities!

Supplies: Tools ~ sewing machine, cuttlebug, nestabilities

Cardstock ~ Cream textured, green plain, white creative smooth

DP ~ K & Co Margo range

Embellishments ~ Dovecraft brads, flowers from stash

Debbie's blog candy challenge

Here is my entry for Debbie's blog candy birthday challenge. You were to make a girly card with ribbon! You still have until monday to enter, you can win some fabulous goodies consisting of a gorgeous pack of Laura Ashley papers, Flora Doodles flowers and a Magnolia Tilda stamp! Now what are you waiting for? hop on over and enter, I know you want to! You can see the goodies here!

For my card I used the fabulous tutorial Claudia showed us on her blog, it looked complicated at first but once done it is actually very easy. I am going to use these in future for image swaps, they make fab little pockets!

Supplies: Tools ~ cuttlebug, nestabilities, ribbon hole punch

Cardstock ~ pink and olive green

DP ~ sorry, had it ages and it has nothing written on the back

Stamp ~ Panduro

Embellishments ~ Provocraft rub-ons, Papermania adhesive stones, ribbon from Ribbon Oasis

I am sorry I am so behind with my visiting, I set aside a few hours last night and no sooner had I sorted some emails than my computer seized up, took me the rest of the night just to try to get it running again. Hope to get round everyone later!

Hope you are all having a fabulous weekend!

Sweet sugar challenge, no patterned paper!

The Sweet Sugar challenge this week is to produce a card without any patterned paper!

Yikes, now that is a challenge!

I used textured cardstock and my swiss dots embossing folder to get some interest into the background but still wondering if I should have stamped it. Too late now!

Supplies: Tools ~ Cuttlebug, Nestabilities, swiss dots embossing folder

Cardstock ~ White and dark pink, light pink Bazzill

Stamps ~ Sugar Nellie 'Winifred' and Panduro 'baby'

Embellishments ~ Doodlebug flowers, Dovecraft brads, ribbon from Ribbon Oasis

Green card for Marlene's challenge

Marlene has a fabulous blog candy challenge going on just now here.

As she loves the colour green and uses a lot of ribbon, you have to make something with some green and some ribbon on it.

Supplies: Tools ~ cuttlebug, nestabilities, sewing machine, eyelet setter

Cardstock ~ cream and green

DP ~ K & Co 'Margo collection'

Stamps ~ Magnolia 'Tilda with heart package'

Embellishments ~ Papermania brads, eyelets and ribbon from stash, Sentiment made on PC

Secret Sister and Notebook!

Look what came in the mail today, many, many thanks to my lovely Secret Sister from my SBS group!

I just had to use a bit of it on this lovely notebook I made for my son. I had noticed lots of bits of paper lying around when he is playing on his games console so I decided he needed a place to keep all those notes! He said it is 'cool'!
Supplies: Tools~ Bind it all, cuttlebug, nestabilities
DP~ Chatterbox 'vest stripe'
Stamps ~ Magnolia 'owl' 'pile of books'
Embellishments ~ ribbon from secret sister!