Penny Black and More - stencils, masks and embossing

Hi there,
My turn to be guest designer for our sister challenge Penny Black and More. The challenge is to use stencils, masks or embossing folders. With distress inks in Spun sugar, Weathered wood and Black soot I masked a background to the wonderful stamp Snow dust. Lots and lots of liquid pearls finished the project.

Allsorts and Penny Black and More

My elder daughter is flying to Miami today on a kick-off week with her work - fully paid with meals, excursions and a four star hotel and I'm not at all jealous... But she worked hard for it and she totally deserves it :)

Anyway, today I have two projects for you; my DT work for Allsorts and my guest DT work for Penny Black and More.
At Allsorts the theme is Spring is Coming and I made a gift tag using an image called August Poppy from Rick st Dennis. I just love all his "hat ladies"!

And then there's the project for Penny Black and More where the theme is So sweet. Could be candy or sweets but I chose an image so sweet you could almost eat it =)

Edit: wooops, just realized that the Penny Black and More challenge starts tomorrow... Oh well, you got a head start on creating something sweet then :)

PB and More GDT

Hi,
today I'm guest designing for the Penny Black and More challenge and their October challenge has the theme Anything goes. I started with the adorable bear image and added some Roses from Wild Orchid Crafts and a silk ribbon. Clean and simple but I really like the colour combo.

other challenges:
The ribbon girl - make it sparkly
stamping sensations - all creatures great and small
613 Avenue create - anything goes
Joanna Sheen - so sweet
Patti's creations - ribbon

SFTW - anything but a card

Today is the first day of the Easter Holiday, yey!!! And I have a tag for you as my contribution to Stampin for the Weekend's challenge Anything but a card. Image is from our sponsor Flat friends. Backing paper is a page from an old book (dipped in coffee) and ribbon is from Blomsterlandet

PB@Allsorts

This card is my contribution as guest designer for Penny Black @ Allsorts where the theme this month is One for the boys.
I really like the image and I still enjoy making the paper bows =).
I made this card for my uncle's 60th birthday in December. My uncle sadly passed away recently but I'm glad we at least got together and celebrated him properly.

Penny Black @ Allsorts - summer blooms

Guest designing for our sister challenge PB@A this month and the theme for July is Summer Blooms. I made a matching gift set with acetate box and card. I adore the little hedgehogs so much!

GDT at Penny Black and more @ Allsorts

This month it's my turn to guest play with the design team at our sister challenge Penny Black and more @ Allsorts. The theme for March is Spring time and the little hedgehog standing on the flower pot is very spring to me =). These stickers are so cute and versatile.

Penny Black @ Allsorts - Welcome spring

The theme for March at Penny Black @ Allsorts is Welcome spring and I am guest designer this month. As usual there are magnificent prizes to be won so hurry over and check out the challenge and all the great inspiration provided by the talented design team.

I used this gorgeous image given to me by a dear blog friend, coloured it with distress inks and went for an orange colour combo. Not my first choice of colours but it's warm and spring-like and it worked out really well =).

Penny Black at Allsorts December challenge

December 1 and serious countdown to Christmas now =). It's also time for another monthly challenge at Penny Black at Allsorts and the theme for December is Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Pop over to the challenge blog and check out the stunning DT creations and the amazing prizes at stake.

I chose this gorgeous little hedgehog admiring his decorated Christmas tree, paper is from the Linen Closet paper pack and the ribbons took forever to get the way I wanted them =).

DCD and Penny Black at Allsorts

This morning I have two DT projects for you; at Die Cut Dreams the theme this week is No colouring in, featuring a heart and at Penny Black at Allsorts the challenge for November is Christmas.

So, first out is my work for DCD. I made a heart shaped box and used one of DCD:s die cut bears as the main image. Loads of dew drops coloured with alkohol ink Latte.



And the work for Penny Black at Allsorts is the stamp called 3911K christmas friends, used as a background on paper distressed with peeled paint and fired brick. As usual there are amazing prizes so hurry on over.

SFTW and Penny Black at Allsorts

This is a rare occasion cause Stampin for the Weekend has a new challenge every other Friday and Penny Black at Allsorts has a new challenge the first of each month. That happens to be today and they both have the theme Colours of Autumn and I'm on the DT for both challenges so I simply haven't done two separate contributions, I made one - so shoot me...

Actually, since I live far up in the north of absolutely nowhere you probably can't find me anyway ;)

So, I used this marvellous Penny Black stamp called First day of Christmas, made a background of it, distressed the paper with crushed olive and vintage photo and glued some pearls all over.



Have a lovely weekend!

Other challenges:

Craftalicious - autumn

Stamptacular - season's change

Simon Says - autumn

Penny Black at Allsorts - Punch away

Since we are entering September now we have a new challenge for you at Penny Black at Allsorts. The theme is Punch Away. As usual there are some absolutely awesome prizes for some lucky ladies!!!

I used some DP from the Linen closet stack together with this supercute snowmen stamp coloured with antique linen distress ink.

Penny Black at Allsorts - Glitter and Glitz

There's time for another monthly challenge at Penny Black at Allsorts and the theme for August is Glitter and Glitz.


I really love this image and I coloured it with distress ink Victorian Velvet and Forest Moss. Papers from TH and then I went mad with the stickles. It is - as most of you know already - a hopeless mission to show bling properly on photos but I can assure you it's really sparkly =).

It also works for Sir Stampalots challenge Bring the Bling.

Penny Black at Allsorts premiere!!!

It's finally time for the first challenge at Penny Black at Allsorts. We have the most gorgeous stamps for the winners this month, courtesy of Penny Black of course.

1) Wood Mounted - Mixed Media 4037K 2) Slapstick - 40-025

3) An invitation to be our Guest Designer in August

Can't share a picture of this one, so you just need to imagine !

4) Christmas Troupe - 4017K

So, what do you need to do? Well, for the July theme we chose Burst of Summer Colour. And you have the whole month to create. Just remember to check the rules.

I know my contribution is a bit soft to be a burst but it's my style, so sue me =)