In the Garden

Penny Black Challenge

Here's a card I made for the penny black Challenge using the 'In the garden' Stamp Set. This stamp set can be found on the J and C creations website with many other fabulous penny black Stamps to choose from. I stamped the cat image and added the foliage and butterfly after. It was coloured in with pro markers, then mounted in a fancy floral oval spellbinder shape which has been cut from white card.The centre edge has been dusted with a blue Tim holts distressing ink pad 'faded jeans' and the outside edge with a green 'peeled paint' distressing ink pad and the blue one again. I love distressing inks and use them all the time.

I enhanced the edge of the oval on the spellbinder shape with some glitter glue which gave it a real sparkle. I added some decoupaged flowers using a small flower stamp and some butterflies made from silver mirror card and peel off stickers, and hey presto, the topper is complete.

 I have cut some blue pearlised card and run it though the cuttlebug in an embossing folder and cut as corners. The corner flowers are peel-off sticker flowers mounted on acetate and then cut out. each one has a gold brad through the centre.  Add all this to some pretty paper and then matt and layered onto some more patterned card and mounted onto a black 14 x14cm blank cream card and the card is finished. Don't forget to add a sentiment.

 Penny Black do a huge range of stamps and you will find a great selection on theirs and J and C Creations website xx