Sunday 15 March 2009

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

Wow! nice and early this week with my card for PBSC.......week 40 and a lovely sketch from Tracie....i do love sketches :) so I got busy with my paper and stamps and here is the result.........
A card for a New Baby Girl...................now i do know a couple that are expecting their second child....they have a little boy already, so are hoping for a girl this time! This card will be kept safe for a while yet and i have plenty of time to make a boy card before the big day....so no worries on that score!I've used some lovely pale pink Bazzill cardstock on this one today, along with some older Basic Grey from the 'LilyKate' 6 x 6 pad. I used my Nesties and Cuttlebug to cut & emboss the scalloped circle and my Fiskars 'Threading Water' punch for the central horizontal strip.

The gorgeous little Hedgie in her walnut shell is appropriately called 'In a Nutshell'......and has been coloured in my normal fashion with Distress & Adirondack inks. I just love the colour of the dotty ribbon......i bought a whole 25 yd roll, but all it says on it is made in Taiwan.....no manufacturer details :( The buttons and gems are from my stash and the sentiment is HOTP......tried to bend it slightly so it curved around the circle, but it didn't work quite as well as i hoped!!

Family here as usual on a Sunday, so won't be around much until this evening.......it's a glorious sunny day here in Bedford.........hope you are having the same! Enjoy your day....see you soon...... ;-D

Hugs
Carol x

18 comments:

  1. awww how cute, love it Carol

    lotsalove

    Amanda xx

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  2. We have a sunny day too here, a lovely day after a week full of rain...This card you made is stunning..what a lovely stamp...the card is so cute...well done!!
    greetings Francien.

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  3. Wow... amazing!!!!
    {love} Sylvia

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  4. Oh Carol that stamp is absolutely adorable!!! Love this card soooooo much :o)

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  5. Oh wow what an adorable card Carol, love the pretty papers and the dotty ribbon is gorgeous.
    Thanks for joining the fun with my sketch this week at PBSC
    Have a great day
    hugs
    Tracie :)x

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  6. this is adorable
    love the soft pink
    Thanks for joining us this week on pbsc
    -x-

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  7. this is sooo cute, lovely image, great colours
    AllisonX

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  8. Thats lovely Carol, will have a go at the Penny Black challenge later today when the Sunday rush is over.
    Wendy xx

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  9. such a beautiful baby card Carol...love the softness of the Lilykate paper and that oh so cute hedgie...thanks for joining in the fun this week at PBSc
    Hugs Kath xxxxx

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  10. How cute. I use to have a hedgehog for a pet. My one of many pets most of which are strange to most.

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  11. This is a beautiful baby card Carol. I love the colors and the stamp.

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  12. This is soooooo cute, love everything about it.
    hugs
    En xx

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  13. Carol, this is darling! Perfectly lovely for a new little girl. Your coloring is especially fabulous!

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  14. How adorable is this!!!! Just fabulous Carol! And look at those buttons! Love it!!!
    Blessings, Maria

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  15. Adorable card Carol - v cute image and the little buttons are just so sweet. Thanks for joining in the PBSC this week.
    Pauline x

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  16. Such a beautiful card - its so delicate and pretty
    love tasha xx

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Thanks for your visit today :) I appreciate your time and your comments and i'd love to come over and visit you too! ;-D
Hugs
Carol x