Tuesday, 1 March 2011

Penny Black Springtime!

I'm back and crafting again after my shoulder surgery - it went well, the physio's really pleased and I just have to wait til next Monday to find out when the surgeon will do the left shoulder, and go from there! I've actually quite enjoyed the time to do a bit of blog-hopping and seeing what everyone else has been up to!

Here's a Spring-themed card using Penny Black's "Seeing your face" image of the cute little hedgehog with a daffodil! I've coloured it with Promarkers. The papers are new - they are from the Papermania Lemon Sorbet Capsule Collection (as are the spotted mini buttons), the ribbon/bow are from the Sunshine collection - all things from DoCrafts goody bags! My favourite effect at the moment is to ink around the edge of the page to make it stand out a little bit more! The sentiment is from Forever Friends Springtime die-cut greetings pack.


Challenges:
Penny Black at Allsorts - March - Welcome Spring
By the Cute & Girly - March - Springtime
Oldie But a Goodie #13 - Spring is in the air
Colour Create #65 - 3 Fruits (Banana, coconut & apple!)


12 comments:

Niinu said...

Lovely card:) I like those Penny Black images! This is so sunny piece of art, makes me smile:)

Dazie said...

Gorgeous card and such a gorgeous colour too!

Thanks for joining us over at craft your days away this time
dAZIE
C

Liz's creative corner said...

Aw thanks for joining us at colour create with this lovely card, fab colour choices and brill image, hugs Liz xx

Janiel/ janny said...

very cute!!
Thank you for joining us at Colour Create. hugs, Janiel

Jules said...

Hi Esme

A gorgeous card with all that beautiful yellow and your cute image.

I hope this is a sign of the sunshine to come.

Great colouring and shading and the distressing sets everything off beautifully.

Hope you continue to do well with your shoulder. I wonder if it is better or worse to know what is ahead of you with your second shoulder? A mixture of the two I suppose.

Thank you for sharing with Penny Black at Allsorts this month.

Love Jules xx

brenda said...

Hi there Esme

What a lovely creation, such pretty colours and adorable image.

Thank you so much for sharing with us at Penny Black at Allsorts Challenge this month and good luck.

B x

Fleur said...

A beautiful, spring card.
Thanks for joining our challenge at OLDIE but a GOODIE, hope you’ll join us again
Hugz Fleur xXx

Shirley said...

This is such a bright and cheerfull card Esme. I love the cute hedgie and you have coloured him beautifully. Gorgeous spring colours which are perfect for our theme of Spring this month at Penny Black at Allsorts.
Thank you for sharing your lovely card with us and we hope you will join us next month too.

Shirley

Lesley said...

Aww cute card! Thanks for taking part in the CYDA challenge xx

DesignerDiva said...

Very pretty cute card love the colours. Thaks for joining in at Oldie But Goodie this week
Hugs Laurie x

Tracy said...

Fab Entry, thanks for joining Penny Black @ Allsorts challenge, Good luck.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Geraldine said...

Beautiful Spring colours. A really classic card.
Thank you for entering the BTC&G challenge.
Geraldine