Saturday 23 April 2011

Penny Black Saturday #148 – Happily Ever After

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Good morning everyone … welcome to Easter weekend and another Penny Black Saturday Challenge. Hope you have been enjoying the fabulous weather we’ve been having … let’s hope it will last over the Easter weekend!!

Thanks as always to everyone who entered last week’s challenge – wonderful Easter cards, so hopefully you will now all be completely geared up to give your Easter greetings :-) Don’t forget to check the main challenge blog to see if you have won last week’s adorable prize.

This week we have all been overtaken (along with much of blogland, it seems) with Royal Wedding fever, so our challenge theme isn’t really such a big surprise ….

Happily Ever After

Now this phrase is usually taken to refer to weddings, but we realise that not all of you will necessarily have got PB wedding stamps, as they have only ever made a few (I know I don’t have any!). So we have decided to be kind, and this theme can encompass any other event to do with living happily ever after, such as engagements  and anniversaries.

This week’s prize is four rolls of yummy ribbon on the winner’s choice from Fantastic Ribbons.

Fantastic Ribbons

Please remember that in order to be eligible for this week’s prize you should submit a new project which features a Penny Black image, large sentiment or stickeroo as its main focus.

The other ladies on the DT have produced some fabulous romantic cards – here’s mine for this week.

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As i  mentioned I don’t have any PB wedding stamps although I do have several romantic hedgies, mice and cats; so I decided to make an anniversary card.

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Recipe:
Main image: Penny Black “You’re a Treasure” (1589F) coloured with Promarkers and roses dusted with glamour dust;
Sentiments: LotV circle sentiments and Woodware sentiments;
Papers: Pink Petticoat “Vintage Rose”;
Supplies: large and small roses and lace from Sweet Lilac (Crafts4U2Do); middle size rose from Wild orchid Crafts; Papermania pink crystal heart; velvet and organza ribbon from my stash;
Tools: Magnolia doohickey “vintage tag”; Martha Stewart “Valentine lace” edge punch; Leone Em “Ash branch” leaf punch; Spellbinders “decorative photo corners” die.

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Challenges:
Spoon Full of Sugar #148Let’s Celebrate!
Crafts and Me #31Pink and Sweet
Creative Inspirations #108Animals / Pets
Cupcake #138 Lots of Layers
I ♥ Promarkers #62Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday #30Open Theme
Create4Fun (April)Sketch

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Hope you have a great weekend and look forward to seeing your creations!

20 comments:

Squirrel x said...

I'll be totally honest here hun, I thought your card was the MOST romantic of the DT cards! Great image, super delicate colours and really lovely details. Stunning. Sxxx

Lisa Jane said...

awww - so pretty Pauline.. love the die cut label
Lisa x

Kath Stewart said...

gorgeous card pauline.....enjoy your Easter Weekend...hugs kath xxx

SallyB said...

Hi Pauline...
A really beautiful romantic card. I love the soft pinks and the heart punch edging just finishes it off. So very pretty.
Not sure if I have anything in my PB stash to use...A teddy holding a rose could be about it on the love front. Off to the craftroom....

Anonymous said...

Pauline this is just darling! its perfect and I love the tag too! Thanks for joining in with us on the Top Tip Tuesday challenge this time hugs Samantha :0)

Joey said...

Hiya Hunny

this is so cute and so delicate, love that little tag, so pretty. Have a wonderful weekend

Joey xxx

Anonymous said...

Gorgeous and so romantic Pauline! The PP papers are just perfect for the image and the theme. Have a lovely Easter. xx

Liza said...

Gorgeous work, I love all the layers. Thanks for joining us this week at CCC.

Liza x

Elaine Stark said...

Beautiful card with one of my favoutite images. Thanks for joining Top Tip Tuesday. Elaine

Maggie's Crafts said...

So adorable!

Thank you for joining us at Top Tip Tuesday!

Maggie
xx

Tine said...

Adorable image Pauline and beautifully coloured. Love the pinks. Thanks for joining us at I ♥ Promarkers.
Tine :)

Mervi said...

So lovely couple, gorgeous card;-))m

Delphine said...

This is gorgeous, Pauline! The image is adorable and the papers and embellishments so pretty! Thanks for joining us at Cupcake and good luck! Delphine xx

Suvenkorento said...

Such a pretty card! Lovely image and your interpretation of the sketch is clever :)

xxxtglxxx said...

This is so pretty Pauline :) Your card is adorable. Great details, and gorgeous layout - its beautiful.

Thanks so much for joining us at I ♥ promarkers this week,

hugs

xxalisonxx

xxxtglxxx said...

This is so pretty Pauline :) Your card is adorable. Great details, and gorgeous layout - its beautiful.

Thanks so much for joining us at I ♥ promarkers this week,

hugs

xxalisonxx

xxxtglxxx said...

This is so pretty Pauline :) Your card is adorable. Great details, and gorgeous layout - its beautiful.

Thanks so much for joining us at I ♥ promarkers this week,

hugs

xxalisonxx

NGCARDS said...

Wonderful work hun! Thanks for joining in with this week’s Challenges of Pets / Animals over at Creative Inspirations Wednesday’s Challenge Blog! xxx

WeirdCat said...

Aww so sweet, very romantic,thank you for joining us at I♥ Promarkers this week
Ruth x

Mona Evy said...

Lovely card! Thanks for joining us at Creative Inspirations Challeng this week!