Penny Black Saturday #185 - Crafty Bargains

Another working week over, so hopefully it's playtime once more, and time to join in with another Penny Black Saturday Challenge :-) Thanks so much to everyone who joined in last week's Anything Goes challenge -we had a good number of entries and a fab variety of projects. Don't forget to check the main challenge blog to see if you are a winner!

This week we are into the January Sales fever, and would like to see your

Crafty Bargains

Doesn't matter whether you got it in a sale or were given it ... if it was a bargain we want to see it!!

This week we are sponsored by Crimson Cloud,

who are offering this gorgeous PB stamp to a randomly drawn winner.

Don't forget to be eligible for our prize you should submit a new piece of work (no backlinking please) which features a Penny Black image, large sentiment or stickeroo as its main focus.

The rest of the DT have prodcued some fab samples with their bargains ... what a thrifty lot we are lol!! Here's what I did.

Now I'm not much of a one for bargains normally, but this week's card features the best crafty bargain I ever had. My local craft shop has a second hand table; and last year I got this beautiful vintage PB stamp which showed no discernible sign of use, for £2!! Given that I couldn't even order this vintage stamp from any UK supplier and would  have had to get it from America, that is one HUGE saving! I really love this stamp but have to admit this is only the second time I've coloured her (blush!!)

Stamps: Penny Black "A Gift of Flowers" (586K); Whimsy ticket stamp; Woodware birthday sentiment;

Media: Promarkers & Flexmarkers; punched flowers edged with fluid chalk ink;

Papers: Papermania Capsule Collection "Blueberry Hill";

Supplies: pearls from The Hobby House; lace from my stash;

Tools: EK Success Whale of A Punch Retro Flower; X-Cut medium & small flower punches; Martha Stewart small monarch butterfly punch; Marianne D doily die.

Challenges:

Creative Craft - We're Talking The Colour Blue

My Mum's #40 - Favourite colour

(for crafting it's usually pink, but in all other aspects of life it's blue so I've gone with that)

Little Miss Muffet #27 - Blues & Creams
Marianne's Design Divas - In With The New

(Blueberry Hill papers)

DYSU #55 - Patterned Paper

Truly Scrumptious #72 - Something Forgotten
 (neglected stamp and flower punches)

My Time To Craft #171 - Your Favourite Embellishment (lace)
Hotshot #3 - Flowers
Papertake Weekly - Buttons, Bows, Bling & Blooms (2nd entry)
(this time I've used bow and blooms)

ABC - H is for Happy Birthday
Party Time Tuesdays #51 - Happy Birthday

Fab 'n' Funky #104 - Eyes Down For Bingo!

(Handmade embellishment / neglected stamp / vintage)

Totally Papercrafts - Make Your Own Flowers

Simon Says - Sketch
(I had to put the circle slightly to one side so you could see it, as I don't have anything circular big enough to surround my image ... hope that's ok!)

Have a great weekend whatever you're doing, and look forward to seeing your crafty bargains at Penny Black Saturday :-)