Mother's Day Card

Just had to use this lovely Hedgie by Penny Black for my MIL's Mother's Day card.

 

She's layered up and her dress is cut from some Japanese papers I have, and has been coloured with Promarkers.
The ribbon was from a gift set I had at Christmas so I can enter the Penny Black Saturday Challenge whose theme is recycling.

Materials

Penny Black - A Smile For You 1021K

Martha Stewart doily border punch

Pearly doodles

Oval Grand Nestability Die

Ribbon (from a gift set) 

Challenges

Penny Black Saturday Challenge - recycling
Allsorts - Mother's Day

Cuddle up Mrs.

I was asked to make a Golden Wedding card which I did but just wasn't ready to give up this cuddly pair, so they're still mine for a bit linger!
Coloured with Promarkers and layered. Feet and beaks have glossy accents on them.
 
Materials
Penny Black Lovin' & Huggin' 2863J, flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts, MS doiley punch, Paremania paper, Nesties hearts.

Challenges - Sketch and Stash 57,  A Gem of a Challenge 17 - anything but square

Spring Flowers for the first day of Spring

Love it, Love it, Love it. This stamp is just brilliant to work with.

No colouring needed with this Penny Black Stamp Gossamer 3865K which was stamped onto some scraps and cut out to give dimension. I'll be entering this into the Penny Black Saturday Challenge as the subject is Spring. 

I'm really pleased with how this turned out and in different colour-ways could be used for many occasions, Easter, birthday's, sympathy cards so I think you'll see this stamp again.

Materials used

Various papers including Pink Petticoat daisies, Artylicious Essence of Nature ( green ), Rob Addams roses, and left overs from my scraps drawer, Papermania buttons. Sentiment is also from Pink Petticoat, die cut swirl .

Challenges

Penny Black Saturday Challenge
Penny Black at Allsorts monthly challenge - Welcome Spring

My first ever Challenge entry - I hope!

I have decided to have a go and enter this weeks Penny Black Saturday Challenge, I hope it works. I've also entered it into Allsorts challenge for something Irish/ lucky or just green.

I just love this Hedgie called A Smile For You 1021K from Penny Black and bought it with Mother's Day in mind. Whilst doing a version in red, I also decided to do this one in greens to fit in with PB Challenge for St. Patrick's day.
I stamped and coloured 2 separate images with Promarkers using Apple, Tea Green, Ivory, Blush, Cool Grey 1, Sandstone and Terracotta.
The dress and hat were stamped onto some beautiful Japanese handmade papers.
I think maybe a few small leaves and some gems in the bottom corner would go well but I didn't want to make it too fussy. Perhaps I'll try adding them on MIL's red version.