May challenge and DT call

Hello peeps, time for a brand new challenge here at Penny Black at Allsorts and this month we would like you to:

"Shape Up"

Simple, anything you like providing it's not square or rectangle, other than that whatever theme you like........providing of course your main image is a Penny Black stamp or Stickeroo.

If you read my post yesterday you will know we have a DT call. We need one new DT and if you are interested please add DT alongside your name when you add your entry to Mr Linky. There are no specific requirements, other than a love of Penny Black stamps and be prepared to commit sufficient time to commenting on entries within a personable time frame of people entering. The successful person will be notified by 31st May and announced here the following day when the new challenge goes live.

Don't forget to pop over to Penny Blacks web site where you can join the Penny Black Club and be amongst the first to hear all the news. Plus you can even share your work with other Penny Black lovers at the Penny Black Circle and join in their competitions to win some super prizes.

And joining us for the first time as a sponsor we welcome Sir Stampalot who carry a great range of Penny Black stamps and products along with a whole host of crafty goodies. Keep an eye peeled here for the new Spring releases when they land in the UK.

So lots of prizes on offer again including two of the brand new stamps from Penny Black Spring releases which should be hitting the stores any day now................

Next up Letraset who are offering a set of Aquamarkers, their wonderful watercolour pens. You will find details of their full range of pens and markers on their website.

And last but by no means least, PB Stamps who are offering one very lucky winner a lifetime 15% discount off all purchases from their store. Click on their logo to go check out their store packed with all things PB, both old and new.

We are thrilled to welcome Emma as our Guest Designer this month. Emma was one of the founders of Allsorts challenge..........who celebrate their second birthday this month................and it has been lovely to work alongside her for two years now. Please do pop over to her blog to say hello.

Brenda

Ellie

Louise

Maarit

Mervi

Shirley

Tracy

April winners and a DT call

Hello everyone, I nearly forgot to do this post with all the wedding excitment yesterday. I was only going to watch to see Kate arrive at the Abbey, but it was compelling viewing and I was glued from 9am onwards. Such a lovely day for them both and she looked wonderful.

So what happended in April, did we scare you all away with our colour theme ? Things were certainly a tad quiet but not to worry, we have a super new theme for you in May which I am sure will get your creative juices flowing.

Before I move on to announce this months winners, I am sad to say that Jules has decided to step down from the DT so this means we have a vacancy for a new Design Team member. If you are interested in joining us check back tomorrow when I will let you all know what you need to do to apply.

Now for this months winners:

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Discount vouncher from PB Stamps - Doreensng

Aquamarkers from Letraset - Paula

Penny Black Stamps -

Cristina

Ruby

Hazel

Mini Aubum - Anne F</>

Congratulations to you all, please mail me brenda@ibas.co.uk with your full postal addys.

April Challenge

Good Morning peeps, the first of the month and a brand new challenge here at Penny Black at Allsorts and this month we would like to see:

"Black and White plus One"

The extra colour can be any you choose, so long and the main elements are black and white and your chosen colour (plus skin tones on images).

Lots of lovely prizes again:

3 Penny Black stamps - how fitting are those little cuties for April showers ?

A gorgeous spring mini album kit

Don't forget to pop over to Penny Blacks web site where you can join the Penny Black Club and be amongst the first to hear all the news about new releases. Plus you can even share your work with other Penny Black lovers at the Penny Black Circle as well as join in their competitions and win some super prizes.

PB Stamps who are offering one very lucky winner a lifetime 15% discount off all purchases from their store.

And Letraset who are offering a set of Aquamarkers, their wonderful watercolour pens.

We have two Guest Designers this month, first up is my teamie from Allsorts Fleur who has created this devine card:

And next Jenyfur from the Penny Black Circle who had created an equally lovely piece of work for us:

Brenda

Ellie

Jules

Louise

Maarit

Mervi

Shirley

Tracy

March winners

What fabulous creations you all shared with us again this month, some really stunning Spring creations which were a joy to see and in case we needed reminding, confirmed what an ubber talented bunch you are and how you love playing with your Penny Black stamps.

So without further ado, here are this months lucky winners:

Stamp from Penny Black:

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Sarham Finland

Kaz - UK

Paula - UK

Beverley USA

Lifetime discount from PB Stamps:

Cynthia - New Zealand

Set of Aquamarkers from Letraset:

Linda - Ontario

Congratulations to you all, please mail me brenda@ibas.co.uk with your full postal addys.

March Challenge

Welcome to our March challenge where we challenge you to "Welcome Spring".

The garden has been showing signs of new life for the last few weeks, a reminder of the wonders of Nature. I love this time of year and never fail to be amazed by by the fresh growth and colours that seem to burst forth as if by magic. The crafting possibilities are endless and we are really looking forward to seeing your take on this beautiful time of year.

As some of you might know, I have not been able to blog or craft for about six weeks now due to a relapse in my MS so am sorry I have not visited any of you this month. I think I am on the mend now, but would like to take this opportunity to thank all of my Design Team for their wonderful support during this time and ensuring the challenge kept running smoothly and you all got visited.....thank you girls, what a super bunch you are.

And I am afraid that I need to add a few words about the challenge rules.......I hate to keep reminding people but please, for the benefit of the majority of those who do comply with the rules, make sure you entry complies.....they are all listed on our sidebar and are pretty simple but these two are the ones that seem to get overlooked:

1) In line with all challenges, you must mention us in your post and link back to here........help in doing this is listed on our sidebar for those who are not sure how to do it.

2) Most important you must use a Penny Black image or Stickeroo as your main focal point on your work...........why else are we called Penny Black at Allsorts ?

Previously we have always tried to mail or leave a message to those with invalid entries, but this takes the DT a lot of time when they should be visiting valid entries, so in future I will just be adding a note alongside the name of any that do not fit the rules. So if you do not get any visits from our DT, it would be as well to check the rules.

Lots of prizes on offer again, first up four from Penny Black:

Don't forget you can join the Penny Black Club here and you can even share your work with other Penny Black lovers at the Penny Black Circle as well as join in their competitions and win some super prizes.

Next Letraset who are offering a set of their wonderful colouring mediums.

And finally, Penny Black Stamps who will give one very winner a lifetime 15% discount off all purchases from their store.

Our Guest Designer this month is Helene from Sweden, just look at this lovely card she has designed for us:

Helene

Brenda

Ellie

Jules


Louise

Maarit

Mervi

Shirley

Tracy