Give Us a Kiss by Penny Black

Happy Monday!  It's the start of another week, inching closer to Thanksgiving here in the States, and the Christmas Holidays.  As usual, I'm behind the 8-ball with Christmas Cards so I sat at the craft table off and on all weekend and created several.

Today I'm sharing the "Give Us a Kiss" wood block stamp from Penny Black.  This one dates back to 2010, and I'd forgotten I had this one.  It always surprises me what I find when I dig deep.

Nothing stamps quite like a wood block stamp, and Penny Black images are timeless. I've colored the image using Copic Alcohol Markers and the patterned papers are snippets from Echo Park 6x6 Christmas themed pads. The papers were already cut into triangle shapes from another project, and it's a shame to waste them.

No bells or whistles have been added, only a Baker's Twine Bow to give the design a finishing touch.  The focal image had been matted and popped on foam pads for dimension.

That's all from me today, so until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:

Dream Valley

Penny Black Saturday Challenge

A Place to Start

Crafty Animals

Critter Crazy

613 Avenue Create

Stamping Sensations

We Love Stamping

Neglected Stuff

Pammie's Inky Pinkies

Creative Knockouts - Winter Cardinal

Hello and thanks for stopping by.  It's time for another challenge at The Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog and our sponsor for this challenge is Sweet and Sassy Stamps.  The Theme for this challenge is Thankful Thoughts.

I had the pleasure of using the Cardinal Digital Stamp for my design team project and this digi is simply wonderful.  This design would work great for holiday cards as well as a Winter Birthday, a Thank You card or a Condolence message.

I chose to create a thankful holiday card with a simple greeting.  This card measures 5" x 5" and is a tent fold style.  I colored this Cardinal with Spectrum Noir Alcohol Markers, matted the focal image on red card and popped up with foam squares.  Lastly, I added a ribbon and called it complete.

My design team sisters and I invite you to join us at Creative Knockouts, we would love to see how you've been inspired by our projects.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Challenges Entered:
Retarte #132

Crafty Creations Design Team Project - Challenge #374

It's time for another challenge at Crafty Creations Challenges.  Today I'm sharing my design team project and the image is from the amazing sponsor Digi Stamps 4 Joy.

For my project I chose to use the Poinsettia image.  I'm in the holiday spirit and with the extreme heat we've been experiencing here in Florida, I'm dreaming of a Christmas that's not 98 degrees!

The papers are from the Paper Studio Rustic Noel 6" x 6" paper pad.  I added the Noel sentiment, also from the paper pad, some card candy and called it complete.

I hope you were inspired by today's post and will craft up something and join in the fun at the Crafty Creations Challenge this round.

Until next time, Happy Crafting!

Donna

**Card entered in the following challenges:

Pammie's Inky Pinkies #1836

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge

Winter Wonderland Challenge Blog
Cardz TV #64
Lemon Shortbread Challenge #76