Caroling Penguins

Hi Folks, 

I was sorting through some wooden stamps on Thursday night and I came across this Penny Black stamp which I have had for years but hardly used. It's not that I don't like it, it's just that in the past I've always just inked it up and then coloured it in leaving the black wings and backs just as they were inked. The end result was always disappointing as the bodies never looked dark and even enough - does that make sense?? Anyhow, I suddenly had a brainwave - a rare event so you have to make the most of them!! - colour over the top with black promarker, I know you are probably all rolling your eyes thinking hardly rocket science but I'm happy with the end result and to be fair the last time this was inked I didn't even own a single promarker!!

I think it must have been fate to colour this in because the challenge at Winter Wonderland announced on Friday is Pppp pick up a penguin and these little chaps were sat on my desk!! I found time to make this today using the sketch at The Sweet stop:

I'd also like to enter this trio into the following challenges before they retire to my Christmas card box!!

Crafty Creations - Something old (stamp) and something new (black pearls) 

Penny Black Saturday - Anything goes

Sparkles Christmas challenge - Fave Christmas colours (traditional red and green!!)

Joanna Sheen - Music and lyrics 

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra - Anything Xmas

Thanks for looking!!

House Mouse Spring

Afternoon Folks!

Just wanted to share a House mouse card I made over the weekend but have only just managed to get photographed, why do camera batteries always die at the critical moment?

I was brave and cut into some Basic Grey Kioshi papers that I have been hoarding for a while!! I've been making a few masculine cards lately for DT commitments, so I had a good old dig through my flower collection and came up with these which I think are a mixture of prima and doodlebug but I've had them yonks! I also went wild with the pearls and embellies and also took my new spellbinders D-lites die for a test drive!! 

I'd like to enter the following challenges:

Sunday Sketch and Stamp - Sketch

House Mouse & Friends - Springtime

Papertake Weekly - Bingo - Blooms Ribbons gems

Joanna Sheen challenge - Spring into spring

Divas by design - Flowers

Simon Says Stamp - April showers / Spring flowers

Stamp & create - Use at least 1 die

Penny Black & more - April challenge

The Pretty Little ribbon shop - Spring is in the air

Celebration Time, this card was the daily talent spot at Joanna Sheen 18/04/2013

Thanks for looking!