Category: Penny Black

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Gratitude is the Heart’s memory…

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These playful bunnies know how to have a good time!  Personality plus! The Penny Black blog challenge HERE, for this week is Thank You cards…I wanted to play,  so I used 1927K Bunny Friends, 3160F Gratitude and 2421F  Thank You on this card.  Linking to the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge HERE and to the Lily Pad Sketch Challenge HERE.  To change things up,  I painted Bunny Friends with twinkling H 2 O’s.  My photo makes them look grungy and they are a little but maybe not quite as much as the photo! lol  They did clean up for Easter! lol

Here’s the inside…

Thank you, wonderful bloggging stampers for inspiring and sharing your creativity!

Stamp stuff I used to create this card…

buttons – SEI

cord – from JoAnn’s

Paper – something that was included as a thank you in an order from an online store.

cards · Christmas · copics · Penny Black · rubber stamps · Winter

Mimi sends Seasons Greetings…

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Today’s card is for the Sweet Stop Sketch Challenge Blog.  Mimi is sending love at Christmastime!  I used Penny Black’s Royal Greetings stamp 4096K,  Hero Arts stamp C3159 Sending Love, and the stitching is from a clear set by Sandy Lion – Kelly Panacci Borders KPSTP4.  Mimi is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  Mailbox blues are B30’s with some warm grays.  Greens are YG00’s and G99.  Reds are the 20’s, 59, E07 and some warm grays.  Hair is E30’s.  Skin E0000, 000, 00, 11. White flower soft on her hat.  The little heart on the envelope is a teeny  heart punch from a Fiskars handheld (paperboy type) heart punch. The tree charm “thing” is from Around the Block,  I think.  It’s old! Probably five years or so! The dark green paper is old PSX (Personal Stamp Exchange)… the tree paper is from American Crafts and I just purchased it this year!  How ’bout that! lol

Here’s a close up…

Here’s the sketch…

From the side…I don’t know why this tree embellishment was on my desk but I’m sure liking it!

I’m linking my Mimi card to the Stampin’ for the Weekend Challenge blog, HERE.  The challenge is Christmas!  At Penny Black @ Allsorts Challenge blog, HERE, the theme is Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.  At Penny Black Saturday Challenge blog, HERE,  it’s a recipe.

Today and tomorrow left to shop the 10% off Sale at All That Scraps!  Info in this post, HERE.  Christine has added more new stamps!

Tree report… the tree is standing…still not decorated…but standing is good! lol  In looking at it,  I think the trunk is crooked and leans to the left.  I need to point that out to Tim and see what he thinks.  I’m gonna decorate that thing today if it’s the last thing I do!!!  I’ll post a picture then…I do love Christmas trees… just wish we could bottle up the time and treasure it a little longer.  Take care and good cheer!

cards · copics · Penny Black

Easy Rider….

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I LOVE these Mimi images from Penny Black…she is SO CUTE!  Her hair blowing as she rides…makes me smile and so fun to color,  but I always say that! New Spellbinders die Beaded Circles HERE…Martha Stewart border punch…My Minds Eye pattern paper…EK Success Retro flower punch…Stampin Up word window punch…happy birthday is a Penny Black sentiment…button brad from Making Memories and colored with E53.

I stamped her with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored her with Copic Sketch Markers… dress E02, 05, 08  hair E31, 55, 57 skin E000, 00, 11, diluted R20 bike BG10, 45, 49, W1, grass YG95, 97, 99  Background BG0000  I distressed the edges with Antique Linen Distress Ink HERE

I used the Mojo Monday sketch HERE and Penny Black Allsorts challenge this time is “punch away” HERE. Stampin’ for the Weekend Challenge blog wants shabby and vintage HERE.

Enjoy the ride Mimi! thanks for stopping by!

Birthday · cards · copics · Easel · Penny Black · rubber stamps · Sweet Stop Sketches

Wishing YOU a happy, happy day!

Pam Sparks27 Comments

Birthdays come quite frequently around here!  For once I am thinking ahead!  This Easel card will be for our Granddaughter Gena.  She is turning 3 on 8/8!  Two of our oldest daughter’s children have birthdays where the month and the day are the same number…SO much easier to remember! lol

This is my DT card for Sweet Stop Sketches Challenge Blog this week.  Another awesome sketch by Korin. Hope you can join us this week!

Finally broke down and purchased some of the new images from Penny Black…they were “calling my name” as I’ve heard it expressed! lol  This little gal’s name is Mimi and I  ♥ her!  The name of the stamp is Sweet Thing, 4084 H is the stamp code.  I used the Fantasy tree, 3880 K to stamp the random dots around her on the scallop oval.  Lace Frost stickles dabbed around on the dots and here and there on the cupcake…gemstones on the corners of the sentiment rectangle.  The sentiment is happy, happy, 00106 E.  The pattern papers are from Making Memories, the  flower border punch is from Martha Stewart and the open scallop border is from EK Success.  Mimi is stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, paper pieced and colored with Copic Sketch Markers.  Also linking to the Penny Black Allsorts challenge Blog.

Gena will love her!

cards · copics · Penny Black · rubber stamps · seven(7) Kids College Fund

Red, White and Blue…

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and Happy First Birthday Corrin!!!

Finally using one of my new Penny Black stamps!  YEA!  I bought it HERE…it’s one of the new slapstick/cling stamps…slap it on an acrylic block! lol  We have a grandson that was just a week old Thursday and then this card is for a grandson that will be one year old Wednesday.  They grow up so fast!

I’m linking to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge Blog…so excited to play in their challenge at last!  I’m going to try to keep up better and use more of my Penny Black stamps.  It’s so easy to just collect them! lol  I know I’m not the only one with this problem!!!  I see you smiling out there! lol  I’m full of good intentions! ha! The challenge from Penny Black @ Allsorts Blog is ” A Burst of Summer Color”. I’m using the sketch from the Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog, at Stamp Something Blog the challenge is to use the colors of your country’s flag,  the challenge at No Time to Stamp is to use stars and Stamp With Fun Challenge Blog theme is Birthday!  Thanks for the great challenges gals!

Stamped Fly Away with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored it with Copic Sketch markers. R05, 08, 59 (colored over w/W1, 3, 5), B91 – 99 (colored over w/W1, 3, 5), E43, 44, 47 and B99 for his slacks, E53, 55, 57, 59 for his shoes, N1 – 7 for the airplane, E33 – 37 for the dog. Skin E000, 00, 11, R30.   The pattern papers are Doodlebug (ancient stuff, probably six years old – hey,  I’m testing them to see if they are really archival!  hahahahaha).  Marvy Uchida primitive star punches,  the number “1” is an EK Success papershaper punch,  “Birthday” A2657, is a Printworks stamp that you can purchase HERE, the Checker border is a Martha Stewart border punch HERE and the card-stocks are, white Papertrey Ink, red is Bazzill and the navy is Stampin Up.

Just looking at this again…I’m in a rut…I reach for the B90’s w/out thinking… I should have used other blues to match this pattern paper better….maybe next time! lol  I do have other blues after-all!

Hope he makes you smile!