It's been a while...

... since I made a card using a Penny Black image so here's one I did following the sketch at Penny Black Saturday Challenge...

I bought some Stickeroos a while back and thought I'd use one... saves time colouring (I was a bit pushed for time as I wanted to get the card in the post)... the red paper is from Papermania, it has a linen effect, the blue paper is from K & Co. The sentiment (which is one of my faves) is a stamp from Penny Black.

Well, finally it rained here... I've been virtually doing a rain dance for the last fortnight... in the UK it never stops raining and here in the centre of France it never starts! You should see the state of my lawn... well it looks more like dust with straw on it! I've given up even trying to make it look half decent! No I'm not crazy wishing for rain, but being English I do like to see a green lawn! Pity we couldn't do an exchange!

Non Traditional and Caroling Cats

Hello! Just a quick post to share my last few Christmas cards (I hope) with you. I've gone for non traditional colours for the first card, another one I've done with my sweet Tilda stamp...


I've coloured Tilda with Promarkers (again) and have added lots of bling and sparkle. The papers are from Doodlebug (last year) but aren't Christmas themed. I've used my Fiskars tag punch for the sentiment, I'm using this a lot at the minute! All in all a real girly Christmas card! I'm entering this into the Stamptacular Sunday Challenge as you have to use non traditional colours, I think this qualifies!

My second card today is for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge, the theme is Red & Gold. I've used this fun Penny Black image, reminds me a little of my cat as he's always "talking" and "singing", he's a very vocal cat!


Well that's all for now...back later with my Stamp Something post for this week.

A Couple of Christmas cards...

Hi, hope you're all having a productive week craftwise! It's not always easy getting time to craft but I really have to crack on with Christmas cards so here's a few I've done lately...


This handsome fella is called "Happy & Cool" from Penny Black. I'm entering him into the challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge as it's "Christmas for the Guys". I've used the fabby sketch from Friday Sketchers this week, one I'm sure to use again (if I ever get round to drawing the sketches in my sketch pad...the odd pieces of paper lying around are starting to overtake the craft room)! Finally, the challenge at Colour Create this week is Blue, Silver and White. Sentiment is from Cuddly Buddly, snowflake is one I got from my friend Denise (lovely Martha Stewart punch) and the paper is Doodlebug from last year.


This little squirrel is called "Winter Delivery" and is a digi stamp by Mo Manning, from Mo's Digital Pencil. Coloured with Promarkers, papers are Dovecraft from last year. The tinsel bling is from Papermania and the snowflakes are as above! I've used the lovely sketch by Caryn over at Mo's Digital Challenge, and I have played along with the theme this week at Cupcake Craft Challenges which is "Digital Images". To be honest I'm not happy about this card, I think it's a little too dark, but as time presses on to Christmas I'll just have to go with it.