Friday 1 June 2012

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Week 203 - Monochrome Magic


This is my entry for the Penny Black Saturday Challenge this week which is Monochrome Magic.  The Penny Black rubber stamp used on this one is called Awakening and is one of my favourites at the moment and to follow the monochrome theme I've used shades of pink from Stampin' up's ink, markers, card, ribbon and patterned paper.

For the main image the stamp was coloured with regal rose, melon mambo and old olive markers before being spritzed with water and stamped.  To create the matching backing layers the stamp was spritzed with water and stamped two or three more times, overlapping the images, to give impressions with varying depths of colour before being coloured again and repeating this process.  The spot patterned backing paper is from Stampin' up's Brights Collection paper stack and their plain pink card stock in rose red and pink pirouette was also used.  The pale green card is parchment card from Southfield Stationers. Stitching was added to frame the main image and backing panel.


Pink Pirouette ink was used to sponge around the distressed edge of the main image and the scalloped edges of the base card.  The birthday wishes stamped sentiment is from Stampin' up's Sincere Salutations set and was stamped using their melon mambo ink.  The sentiment was cut and layered using a Spellbinders Labels 4 die.

For embellishments matching brads from Dovecraft, pearls from the Hobby House and rose red and pretty in pink  grosgrain ribbon from Stampin' up were added.

I'd like to enter this card in the following Challenges
Crafts and Me Challenge - Add a Ribbon
Truly Scrumptious Challenge 81 - Pretty in Pink
Card Caravan Challenge 20 - Pink
Make My Monday Challenge - Floral Theme (pink, green, white)
Allsorts Challenge 156 - Birthday
Crafty Cardmakers Challenge 69 - Distress It
Crop Stop Challenge 74 - Pretty Pearls

Thanks for reading
Liz xx
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36 comments:

  1. Kath1 June 2012 at 04:10

    A lovely card - the monochrome image works really well.
    Kath x

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  2. Catherine1 June 2012 at 04:21

    Beautiful card, love the colours and the stitching.....

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  3. Anonymous1 June 2012 at 06:47

    fabulous card and so beautifully stamped. Such a perfectly elegant and classy card.

    Marie

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  4. RoseC1 June 2012 at 08:40

    Liz, your Awakening floral images look fabulous throughout this pink Birthday card. So glad to see your entry at the Crafts and Me Stamps' digi team's "Add a Ribbon" challenge. Hugz, ~ Rose

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  5. Nicola1 June 2012 at 08:48

    Beautiful card Liz, love the image, gorgeous colours and fab details!
    Thanks for entering our Happy Birthday to someone special challenge over at Allsorts this week and good luck!
    Hugs Nicola xxx

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  6. Kath Stewart1 June 2012 at 08:54

    beautiful card liz...I can see why you love that image..thanks for joining in the fun at Penny Black Saturday..hugs kath xxx

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  7. Craftin Suzie (Susan Wykes)1 June 2012 at 08:59

    This is absolutely gorgeous Liz! Love the image and how you have made the backing paper to match! Fab design and I love it all hugs Susan xx

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  8. Lorraine1 June 2012 at 11:36

    Hello Liz, I love this card. I can see why this image is one of your favourites. I love the colours and layout too! Just gorgeous!
    Lorraine x

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  9. Vicki1 June 2012 at 16:26

    Lovely monochromatic card. Thanks for joining our CropStop Pearl Challenge.

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  10. Mynn xx1 June 2012 at 18:25

    This took my BREATH AWAY when it loaded on my screen!!! What a gorgeous card--perfect for our color challenge! Thanks for joining us at MMM! :)

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  11. coops2 June 2012 at 00:50

    so beautiful liz,gorgeous pretty flowers and colours and i love how you have stamped you own backing paper ;D

    xx coops xx

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  12. Eileen2 June 2012 at 09:18

    What a beautiful card Liz. I love the colours and layout. I hope you don't mind but I am nominating you for the Leibster Blog Award. The details are on my site.
    Eileen x

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  13. catherine2 June 2012 at 16:08

    This is just beautiful Liz and love the colours. Fab image to work with
    x catherine

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  14. Cazro2 June 2012 at 17:04

    A stunning card, beautiful interpretation for our challenge at MMM. Caz

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  15. Val3 June 2012 at 10:57

    Fabulous card - I just love the way you have put this together. Thanks so much for joining us at MMM. I think this stamp might go on my wish list!
    Valxx

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  16. Jane4 June 2012 at 01:22

    Hi Liz I saw you on MIM you are the card before my entry! Love this floral card, so summery. I just wish that the weather here could match!
    Jane x

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  17. Erika4 June 2012 at 07:57

    Hi Liz great layering and loving this colour combo and the stitching detail.
    Happy crafting!
    Hugs Erika.

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  18. Irene4 June 2012 at 08:06

    Hello Liz

    I am in awe of your card, it's so beautiful. I love the colours and design, and your flower image is spectacular.
    Thank you for your kind comment on my blog.
    irene
    xxxx

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  19. Birgit4 June 2012 at 09:34

    Very pretty card-Love the pinks and image. Saw this on MIM

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  20. loz4 June 2012 at 14:09

    Gorgeous card and colours Liz..I saw this Beauty on MIM..Loz

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  21. fionalawlor4 June 2012 at 21:06

    Gorgeous card! I love all the pretty colours and fab image :) Thanks so much for joining us at Crafty Cardmakers for our "Distress It" Challenge.
    Fiona x

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  22. purplecinn5 June 2012 at 05:46

    Such a stunning card. I saw it on MIM and had to come have a look see :)

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  23. Fuzzy Slippers5 June 2012 at 17:57

    Oh this is so lovely! Any birthday gal would love to get this card!

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  24. Feebsy6 June 2012 at 07:56

    What a beautiful and elegant card. I really love the colours you've used and the distressed edges finish the card perfectly.

    Thanks for joining in with my Distress It! challenge at Crafty Cardmakers.

    Feebsy
    xx

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  25. Lisa Minckler6 June 2012 at 09:52

    Completely refreshing and beautiful birthday card!!!
    Thank you so much for playing along with us at Top Tip Tuesday!
    Remember you can enter up to 3 projects and 3 tips.
    Have a great one!
    Lisa xx

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  26. julie_woolston6 June 2012 at 12:01

    I saw your card on MIM it's gorgeous,love the colour and detail.

    Hugs Julie x

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  27. Rosie6 June 2012 at 17:20

    This is so gorgeous!! I love the layers and details! Thank you for joining in our CropStop Challenge. Hugs, Rosie

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  28. CropStop6 June 2012 at 19:18

    Wonderful! Thank you for sharing and joining in the fun at www.CropStop.com!

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  29. Julie7 June 2012 at 04:37

    A lovely card, very pretty. Thanks for joining us on the card caravan at The Hybrid Chick.

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  30. Lori7 June 2012 at 07:56

    Your card is gorgeous - such beautiful work with your stamps!

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  31. Lisa Watson7 June 2012 at 09:11

    Wonderful monochromatic card! Great stamping! Thanks for joining us at CropStop!

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  32. Michelle Pearson7 June 2012 at 17:14

    Thanks for sharing your card with us....pearls for CropStop! :)

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  33. Bella´s Bastelecke8 June 2012 at 00:01

    This is such fun and so pretty! I saw it over on Make It Monday and came to leave you some love .
    Hugs

    Bella

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  34. Greta8 June 2012 at 16:21

    Glad I found your blog--love your work! Thanks for visiting mine.

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  35. Shirley-Anne10 June 2012 at 20:29

    INSPIRATIONAL !
    A joy to see .

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  36. Sandy12 June 2012 at 06:04

    Loved your card so much I chose it as my Pick of the Week for Make It Monday,
    A beautiful creation.
    Sandy DT MIM

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