Circle Journal Pages

Penny Black at Allsorts have their new challenge running.  I have added this project which are two 8" x8" pages I made for insertion into a circle journal.  It is very difficult to pick favourite Penny Black stamps as I love so many of them.  You are allowed to enter three projects so tomorrow I am going back into my den to make a new card for entering as well.

I had such fun doing these pages as it gave me the opportunity to use four of my Penny Black hedgehog stamps.  http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/

Milestones

Back to work today after a wonderful sunny week off work.   Haven't had much time for crafting/blogging over the weekend.  Saturday saw a visit to the Sincerely Yours Papercraft show at Edinburgh with a couple of friends and Sunday was a catch up day in the garden.  Can't believe we have managed to get so much done so early on in the year.  Hopefully if this good weather continues I shall be able to just sit outside and enjoy it instead of having to try and finish the hundred and one tasks that always need doing.

Back to the crafting, I decided this evening I would take up the Penny Black Saturday Challange, the theme for this week being "Milestones".  Although I have had this stamp for some time this is the first time I have used it.  I have cheated with the background paper instead of layering different papers/inking I brought this ready printed sheet back from Australia a few years ago to use in my holiday scrapbook and didn't use it.  I suppose then you could say it has the "holiday" feel about it.
http://pennybfriendssaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

Recipe "off centre"

OMG! I had hoped when I set this blog up it would give me back my creativity, what I didin't realise is the can of worms it would open or should I say "blogs it would open".  As you know one blog leads to another and I came across this challenge so yet again into my den I went (should have been doing housework, ha ha!) and this is my creation.  Away now to walk the dogs, maybe later might get round to shopping, etc ......!
http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2011/04/week-12-recipe-off-centre.html

Black and White Plus One

Following their blog I saw Penny Black's April Challenge is Black and One Plus One so into my den I went and came up with this card.  I love Penny Black stamps and have a "fair few" to say the least. This is using their "Ode to Joy" stamp which I coloured using Faber Castell Polychromo Pencil "Burnt Ochre" and blended with sansador.
http://pennyblackatallsorts.blogspot.com/2011/04/april-challenge.html

Easter Treat

I realised this morning that it is Easter next weekend and I don't have any cards made!  I stood looking out of the window thinking "fence painting or card making" and guess what won!  This is my first card I have made in a while.  As I am a lover of Penny Black stamps I thought I would use this stamp which I bought last year and was one I hadn't got round to using - does that sound familiar?