December Challenge

Good Morning everyone, I hope you are all OK and your Christmas preparations going to plan........not long now.................. after weeks of looking forward to it, it's almost upon us and if you are anything like me, the panic sets in because all of those things you planned to do weeks ago still need sorting.

We have a really fabulous month in November and it was absolutely wonderful to see so many of you joining in the fun and we so hope you will find time to join us again this month, it's a really easy theme..................

Happy Birthday

You can use any make of stamp for your entry, but no digi images are allowed.

And don't forget to keep an eye out for our  special post on 20th December announcing our first two 'In the Spotlight' entries for November...........who will they be, it could even be you !!

Lots of lovely prizes on offer again and we are delighted to welcome a new sponsor this month .....................Scotch Tapes who are giving three sets of their new Restickable Tabs to one lucky winner which retail at £3.32 per pack. 

These double sided tabs are easy to use, will stick to any surface, remove cleanly and because they are clear  you won't see them when they are used for such things as hanging Christmas decorations. Best of all, when you are finished with them you can simply wash them in soapy water and they are as good as new.

And some more great prizes from Penny Black.................... don't forget to join the club so you are always in the know about new products.

And welcome again to Sir Stampalot, our regular sponsors for the special prize open to all entries using a Penny Black image. Their Peterborough shop and on line store really is a one stop craft haven and Freebie Friday is something not to be missed, their newsletter Smudges will give you full details of the latest giveaway every Thursday evening. And they have a huge selection of sale items here which is regularly updated and always a bargain to be had.

Here's the prize for that category..................

And some pretty ribbons, buttons and pins....................

And how about some inspiration and we have loads for you this month and first  up is our December Guest Designer Sue who has created these stunning pieces of artwork for us

And  Jill who until this week was one of my team members at Allsorts, but I am sorry to say she has just stepped down due to work and family commitments, but still made this lovely card for us..............

Brenda

Clare

Ellie

Louise

Lynn

Mervi

Shirley

Tracy

A very Happy Christmas to everyone from us all here at Penny Black and More.

Another winner, another candy

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Typical me, I totally forgot yesterday to post the winner of the candy for our new followers in November, so apols for that, but at least it gives me the opportunity to give a huge welcome to all the new faces and offer another little candy for December's new followers......................please grab the cute stamp above and pop on your sidebar to help us let everyone know about our great challenge.

A name will be selected from all those peeps who join up between now and the close of this months challenge on 27th December.

And the winner from November is:

Kirsty-Anne

Please mail me brenda@ibas.co.uk with you full postal addy by 11th December so I can get you stamp off to you. Should the prize be unclaimed by that date it will be re-drawn.

November winners

A very Good Morning to you all and a HUGE thank you to everyone who joined in our November challenge, we were overwhelmed by your fabulous entries and so enjoyed visiting you all.

As you can imagine we are going to have a big problem selecting our two spotlight entries this month which will be announced on 18th of the month, so do keep an eye out for that post.

Meanwhile I can announce the winners of all the super prizes on offer from our lovely sponsors, so here we go...........................

Winners of the prizes from Penny Black are:

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Shelly

AliHdv

Mari

Winner of the stamp from Crimson Cloud is:

Cathy

Winner of the collection of ribbons and pins is:

Di

And winner of the special prize from Sir Stampalot for entries using a Penny Black stamps is:

Liz

Congratulations to you all, please mail me brenda@ibas.co.uk with your full names and postal addys and you can all grab the winners logo to display on your sidebar.

I will be back on Sunday with our new challenge.

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Good Morning all, you certainly seem to be enjoying our new style challenge here and it is lovely to welcome so many new faces this month. 

So to say thank you and make you feel extra welcome, we are having a little mid month candy giveaway................we will ask Mr Random Org., to select a name from our new followers who join up between now and the start of our next challenge on 4th December and that lucky person will receive this lovely Penny Black stamp............

PB 4127K Born Wild

The winners name will be announced in the new challenge post on 4th December.

The Design Team have been busy again with the second of the two challenges I set them. This one is called Merry Christmas and as last time I sent them all a kit........................

Here's the kit the DT all received: 3 sheets Echo Park DP (different designs from the same family), a coordinating piece of Bazzil, 1m red organza ribbon, 2 decorative pins, 12 red nailheads, 2 pieces MS punched holly, 2 Marianne die vellum roses and a card base cut with Grand Nesties 23

Again they all gave the challenge their own unique spin and have some wonderful inspiration to share............

Clare

Ellie

Louise

Lynn

Mervi

Shirley

Tracy

As I explained the last time, this was a challenge for my super talented DT and is really all about them, but I thought it only fair I chipped in with a card as well.

Brenda

November Challenge

Good Monring Peeps, welcome to the first of our new style challenges here at Penny Black and More.

For those of you who missed the announcement last month, here are the important bits you need to know:

• You can now use any make of stamp on your entry, although strictly no digi images. Every entry meeting the months challenge theme and requirements will be eligible for the general prizes on offer.
  
  
• Those entries will also be eligible for our 'In The Spotlight monthly' feature, where we will be selecting two entries each month which stand out to us. Highlighted entries will be published on or about the 20th of the following month and I will be inviting those lucky peeps to write a short bio about their crafting journey to be publish along with their work. 

• The will be an 'Extra Prize' each month selected from all entries using a Penny Black image as the focal point of their entry (those entries will also be entered into the general prize draws)

• Closing date for this months challenge is midnight GMT on 30th November.

So on to business and this months challenge theme which is:

 All Creatures Great and Small

A pretty open theme and I am certain you will have no problem creating and sharing your lovely pieces of work with us.

And of course some prizes and do we have a mega collection for you this month or what...................

First up Penny Black themselves and most of our 'regulars' will be familiar with their web site and Blog, but as we are welcomong lots of new peeps this month I need to let you know about their insprartional web site and that you can sign up to receive updates and news about new products here. Here are the great prizes from them:

Next we welcome back Crimson Cloud.....................

"We are a mother/daughter venture - a way to indulge our joint passion of cardmaking and crafting. We only sell products that we have tried, tested and love using. We have developed our own exclusive range of digital stamps, svg files and "Make Your Own Card" kits which reflect our styles of card making - and hopefully yours too!" Here's the super stamp they are offering, just idea for those last minute Christmas cards..................

Our friends Sir Stampalot are also joining in our new look challeng fun and we are thrilled to announce that they will be our regular sponsors of the special prize for the winner chosen from the entries using a Penny Black stamp or stickeroo as their main image.

Sir Stampalot are a UK based one stop craft store who offer a speedy on line shopping facility as well as having a spacious store in Peterborough which is jam packed with stamps from all the leading manufacturers along with a whole range of other crafting goodies. Here's this months prize...............

The light brigade

And finally some really yummy ribbons and embellishments all available from Pretty Little Ribbons plus a few flowers and little beaded pins I made up..........

     

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop supplies ribbon, twine, embellishments, rubber stamps etc for crafters everywhere. Now stocking Catslife Press Stamps and fabulous new Pretty Little Ribbon Packs which are available in a variety of gorgeous colours and at a great value price.

Phew, what a list and after that you will be ready for some inspiration and first up we have two Guest Designers this month, my lovely teami Emma from Allsorts and Kat

Kat sent me two card so I could choose one, but they are too gorgeous not to share both.................

And here is Emma's lovely creation.................

And I would like you to join me in extending a very warm welcome to our newest Design team Member Lynn, please do pop over and visit her to check out her blog and say hello.

Brenda

Clare

Ellie

Louise

Lynn

Mervi

Shirley

Tracy