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Saturday, 14 June 2008

CHALLENGE 1 - FIRST PENNY BLACK STAMP

Hi and welcome to our first challenge, we would like to say a big thank you to everyone for all the lovely comments.

Before we start with our 1st challenge we would all like to wish TRACY a massive HAPPY BIRTHDAY for today, and hope she has a wonderful day xx

Dont forget to come back later to see who the winner is of the BLOG CANDY.

To celebrate our new blog, this weeks theme is FIRST - PENNY BLACK STAMP.

We would like to see you using your first Penny Black Stamp that you brought. You can make a card, atc, alterted art, etc.. what ever you wish but it must include your first stamp.

We have some wonderful blog candy up for grabs,which has been donated by the fabulous TRACY. To be in for a chance to win these yummy stamp just leave a comment with a link to your work and we will put your name in the draw. The winner will be announced next Saturday.



We hope that you will join in the fun and look forward to seeing your wonderful creations. Don't forget we will be posting a new challenge every Saturday.

If you dont have a blog, then email us your work and we will be happy to put it on the blog.

Here's some inspiration from our Design Team, dont forgot to check out there blogs too for more fabulous work.

BECKY



BETH



JACQUI



TRACY



TRACIE



Inside:



Cards sent to us by email from people without a blog
Pauline C


Helen B

Ulrika L




















Bev


Marcea

111 comments:

  1. Hi Girls

    Happy Birthday Tracy and I'll be back later with my entry

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  2. First of all congratulations to your birthday, Tracy. I wish you a wonderful day!

    I show my card with my first Penny Black stamp later!

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  3. Hello from germany
    Happy birthday " Tracy " and have a wonderful day!
    Hier ist meine Karte!!!!

    http://mueppis-bastelwelt.blogspot.com/

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  4. Fabulous work girls! Will get stuck into the first challenge now, I'd already made a card but it's not with my first PB stamp so will have to do another one...what a shame!:o)

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  5. Hi ladies & Happy Birthday Tracy!

    I don't have a blog so have emailed you a card ... luckily I made a card v recently with my first ever PB!! Not sure how emailed cards show up on here as i know nothing about blogs but am v excited as i love PB's!! Good luck with this brilliant challenge - I'll keep calling back to view other entries
    Pauline x

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  6. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACY!!!!!
    Coming bk later with my card & luv all your cards they are stunningly pretty :o)x

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  7. Great cards from the DT
    HERE
    is my card

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  9. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TRACY and what a fantastic day to have this blog rolling. I couldn;t wait to find out what the challenge was.
    Well done to all the DT members, the examples are simply gorgeous.

    Here is my FIRST challenge card at
    http://challengeaddict.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-challenge.html

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  10. Best wishes for your Birthday Tracy have a great day! Great cards from all the DT. My card is here

    http://passionforcrafts.blogspot.com/

    Thanks for looking
    Debbie x

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  11. Happy Birthay Tracy!

    I'm very happy that this blog exists!
    Here
    http://crearenelwebdigiulia.wordpress.com/penny-black/
    my version!

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  12. Happy Birthday Tracey and thank you all for setting up this great challenge blog.

    My card can be found here


    Lorraine

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  13. Here comes my first card!

    http://tiina38.vuodatus.net/blog/1370102

    Thanks for looking

    Hugs, Tiina

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  14. Hai Gals,
    1st, I would like to wish Tracy Happy Birthday and thank you member of DT for setting up this great challenge blog.

    Well done and all the best to you.
    Takecare and have a great day
    Regards.
    x

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  15. Hi, I've done mine with my very first PB stamp, it's on my blog. Hope you're enjoying your Birthday Tracy x

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  16. Hi first of all I want to wish you a happy birthday and I made a card for this wonderful challenge too

    See my card here

    Greetings Renate

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  17. Happy birthday tracy!

    my PB birthday card is on my blog now :)

    http://southernfairydesigns.blogspot.com

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  18. First Happy Birthday Tracy!!! Now great challenge ladies and all the DT projects are awesome. I'll be looking forward to more of your challenges. Here's mine:
    http://hhugginsgirl.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-challenge-blog.html

    I need to figure out how to make it just say My Card?? Instead of the whole link.If anyone can help me with that can you leave it in a comment on my blog. I'll need step by step instructions... :o)

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  19. Happy Birthday Tracy!!!!
    My card is here.

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  20. will be back later with my card...

    Love the cards I have seen they are all so beautiful
    Congratulations ladies - it's a great first challenge


    Dawn

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  21. Happy birthday - I am going to treat myself to some PB so I can join in, have you a sponsor that I can use?

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  22. Finaly the first Penny Black challenge, I was waiting for it the whole week. Well, good luck with the new blog.
    Here is my card.

    Malie

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  23. Happy Birthday Tracy and many more to come.
    You can see my card on my blog
    Jose

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  24. I have so been waiting for this first challenge! Happy Birthday Tracy!!!
    My offering is here:-

    http://craftblog.craftybutterfly.co.uk/2008/06/penny-black-first-challenge.html

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  25. Happy Birthday Tracy! This was fun. I looked through my stamps and I found my first Penny Black stamp! So here is my card. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/946800?nocache=1

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  26. Hi there
    My card is now on my blog

    http://dawnscrafttime.blogspot.com

    Great challenge
    thanks

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  27. Hi from Finland!
    Happy Birthday to Trasy!
    Yuo are welcome to look my card here:
    http://talkkio.vuodatus.net/blog/1370715
    Nice to be with :)

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  28. I've just finished my card and put it on my blog: http://scrapannelies.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-challenge.html

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  29. Happy Birthday Tracy! Beautiful cards from the DT and looking forward to the challenges each week! You can see mineon my blog
    http://inknrubba.blogspot.com/2008/06/rosy-birthday.html

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  30. Happy Birthday Tracy !!! Hope you have had a wonderful day with lots of goodies !!!
    I am so excited about the new challenge blog for Penny Black stamps. This is awesome and ladies you done a wonderful job on your designs.Truly gorgeous. And what a candy !!! Oh I would love that set!!!! So I have uploaded my card to try to win it you can find it here Thanks again for a great challenge blog

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  31. Happy Birthday!!! Wow their very own little challenge blog!!! And don't they deserve it!! I dont have many penny black stamps :( but im sure that will soon change!!!
    My card can be found here

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  32. Me and my son made an ATC together:

    http://mimiko.vuodatus.net/blog/1370954

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  33. Lovely blog ladies, I've been eagerly awaiting today , as has half of blog land. Good luck with the challenges.
    Here's my first penny black stamp x

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  34. Great cards everyone...

    Here is mine..

    http://sheinksalot.blogspot.com/

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  35. Hello ladies!

    I love challenges and I love Penny Black, so this is certainly the right place for me! I made a card and you can see it here

    Tracy, hartelijk gefeliciteerd (congratulations)!!!

    Thanks for looking,
    Milawi

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  36. This is my card. Please have a look on my Blog. Thanks!

    http://dannys-bastel-blog.blogspot.com/2008/06/ismaki-challenge-23.html

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  37. Hi Girls! I love Penny Black stamps and I'm so glad I found you! Here is the link to my card:
    My First Penny Black stamp

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  38. thanks for the comments but it looks like you are commenting on the wrong card for this challenge ladies
    scroll down and there is one titled 'first penny black stamp'
    x

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  39. Been looking forward to this first challenge,great cards by the DT;-)

    My card is on my blog
    Sue
    xx
    http://susiesunshines.blogspot.com/

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  40. Congratulations for this great challenge idea and happy birthday to Tracy.


    Here
    is my entry for the first challenge. Thanks for looking.
    Greetings from Kerstin

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  41. Well belated Birthday greetings to Tracy. Great cards made by the designers, love them.

    Here is my card.

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  42. Hello Girls!!!
    My card is on my blog,TFL :o)x

    http://pink-sunflower.blogspot.com/

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  43. Lovely Cards and wonderful Challenge!

    Here is my entry:

    http://moonlightscrapsandstamps.blogspot.com/

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  44. HI,
    great: a PB Challenge Blog, I love it.
    My first Stamp.

    Greetings Domi

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  45. Congrats on your new challenge blog. It's a great idea.
    Here is my card

    http://shary-theothersideofme.blogspot.com/

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  46. This is the first time I've entered a card on a challenge blog, but I love any excuse to use my trusty PBs!
    As I don't have a blog, I've emailed you a photo - hope it's ok!

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  47. fantastic idea, I love my Penny Black stamps, my entry is on my blog

    http://tarasdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-challenge.html

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  48. Fab DT cards Mine can be seen on my blog.

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  49. congrats on a great challenge blog and Happy Birthday Tracey! Fab DT cards.

    My Pb's will get more use out of them from now on :) here's my first stamp card TFL xx

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  50. Here is my card for this challenge. Great challenge (although it was a little taxing remembering which was my 1st!!).
    Great DT cards.

    Hugs
    Cathy xx

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  51. Wonderful Challenge i love Penny Black, i started for many Years with this Stamps :-)))......

    Gorgeous Cards from the DT Team.

    Here is my Card

    http://kreative-stempelwelt.blogspot.com/

    Thanks for looking

    Greetings Heike

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  52. Hope you had a wonderful Birthday on Saturday Tracey!

    Wonderful DT & Challenge Cards Girls!

    Here's my Card!


    Suze x

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  54. Hi Ladies! :o)

    My card is here :o)

    http://helpyoufindit.blogspot.com/

    Have only had my blog for a day! lol

    xx

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  55. What a wonderful first challenge and beautiful DT creations!

    Here's my card.

    Hugs
    Jay Jay

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  56. Hello from Milan, Italy.
    I have just published the pictures of two cards I have made using my "Daisy Surprise" stamp in my own blog: http://giuliascintillante.blogspot.com. Those cards will be used to welcome two baby boys.
    Hoping you may be able to visit my blog and enjoy my entry.
    Thanx.

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  57. bizarre thought i had posted this link the other day. thanks Tracie-jane for pointing out that i hadn't:)
    http://maddiescreations.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-challenge-1-use.html

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  58. Here is my card with my first Penny Black stamp.

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  59. Congratulations to new blog!!
    Here is my card, thanks for looking :))
    http://miijja.vuodatus.net/blog/1373924

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  60. Congratulations on your fab blog girls, and a belated happy birthday to Tracy! I adore PB stamps, so I hope to be able to join in many of your challenges.
    Here is my card for this week.
    Maria xx

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  61. congrats on the new blog - so glad there's finally a PB challenge blog!
    Brilliant 1st challenge and gorgeous DT work!
    HEre's my card:

    http://scraphappylou.blogspot.com/2008/06/friday-sketchers-6-penny-black-saturday.html

    Lou x

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  62. Greetings and Happy Birthdaywishes from Finland.
    Here's my card with my first Penny Black stamp
    http://taikatuuli.vuodatus.net/

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  63. http://nikkiscardsandnews.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-challenge.html

    Here is my entry, I will be back to see the next challenge on Saturday!
    Nikki

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  64. I am very excited about these new challenges - I lurve Penny Black!

    Mine is here:-

    http://acraftingjourney.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-challenge-week-1.html

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  65. I made another card! this time using the very first PB stamp I got. You can see it here

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  66. I have just uploaded mine too it is on my blog here

    http://haveabreakhaveakitcat.blogspot.com/

    Hope you like it :o)

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  67. I loved this challenge as I hadn't used this stamp for ages and I really like it, I hope you do too!
    Jen x
    here

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  68. Happy B-day Tracy! And I hope you enjoy my first Penny Black image -
    The DT cards are fabulous!

    Stamps, Paper, Scissors and Donkey Smiles: Looks like Mice Day?

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  69. Great challenge blog and super DT cards.

    My card

    Carole ;-)

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  70. Love the new challenge blog, Great DT cards. Thanks for the challenge.
    Here is mine

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  71. A wonderful challenge blog and hyppy birthday Tracy. I used once of my first penny black stamps, but not my first, sorry. I don't know, which my first stamp is.

    Look here, and visit my blog:
    http://katjas-kleine-welt.blogspot.com/

    Greetings from Germany, Katja

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  72. Congratulations on your new challenge. I finally got something made for this! You can see my card on my blog. Lol Lynn x

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  73. Happy belated birthday Tracey and wonderful DT cards.

    My first challenge card is here:
    http://pauline-memyselfandthecat.blogspot.com/

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  74. Mine is on my blog - I have tried to visit most people's blogs and will hopefully put a message on everyone's by the weekend.

    My first penny black stamp arrived in the post today and it is lovely, looking forward to entering more competions soon.

    Vicky x

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  75. Here's my attempt
    http://weirdcatcardsnstuff.blogspot.com/
    Hopefully this blog will encourage me to use (erm buy?) more PB stamps!!

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  76. Good luck with the blog...brilliant idea!

    Here is my entry

    http://jackiescards.blogspot.com

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  77. Hi girls, congrats on your new challenge blog!
    Here is my entry, I only have 2 Penny Blacks (both bought together) so it was not hard to remember which stamp to use.
    Sue. x
    http://supermum-welcome2myworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-challenge.html

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  78. Hi, from Finland!
    Thanks for this great new challenge!

    Thanks for looking!

    Minna

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  79. Ups, here is my card!

    http://mimmi75.vuodatus.net/blog/1377139

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  80. Thanks for the challenge. My card is at:
    http://juliaspaperwishes.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-challenge.html

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  81. fantastic challenge girls! Well done the blog looks amazing, I don't have many PB stamps but will play when I can!

    Here is mine for this week

    http://countrylovincardmaker.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-first-stamp.html

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  82. What a fab blog :-)

    Heres my card:
    http://wwwmycraftycorner.blogspot.com/

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  83. Hi,Happy Birthday Tracy!
    Here is my card entry using my first Penny Black Stamp.

    http://jlyne-mypaperworld.blogspot.com/2008/06/there-is-new-blog-in-town.html

    Thanks for the opportunity to win some great stamps:)

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  84. I am so glad you started this challenge blog as I so love Penny Black.

    Here is my card for the first challenge

    http://thestampsource.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-challenge.html

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  85. fantastic challeng ,get those pennyblacks out of the cupboard!!
    my card can be found on my blog
    http://nessysnotes.blogspot.com/2008/06/friends-thankyou.html
    thnaks for looking
    vanessa xx

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  86. I also made a card whit my first PB stamp.

    Here is the link ;

    http://jannekesfreubels.blogspot.com/2008/06/baby-card-johan.html

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  87. I wish I had time to make this - but I am hoping for next one.

    Just wanted to say that I got the candy today - thank you SO much!! The cat stickers - I have been looking for those so long without any luck so you can imagine my happiness when I won them!
    THANK YOU again!

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  88. I think this is my first PB stamp! I love him anyway and have had him ages, thank you for the challenge xx

    http://themessycrafter.blogspot.com/

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  90. I'm going to love this weekly challenge thanks for starting it!
    My entry is on my blog
    http://wwwbloggercom-louby.blogspot.com/

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  91. Fab DT cards! Mine is on my blog! TFL x
    http://stephaniejomayne.blogspot.com

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  92. I loved making this card - PB images are so cute. I do not have a blog but have mailed you a pic of my card
    -x-

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  93. What a great challenge. Here is my card:
    http://slipsager.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-challenge.html

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  94. Really enjoyed this challenge. I love my first PB stamp: Here is my entry.

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  95. Hi there, I bought my first few Penny Black stamps a few weeks ago. Here is my first penny black card and I am sure there are many more to come.

    http://cardmakinggalore.blogspot.com/2008/05/ismaki-challenge-19.html

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  96. Hi all!

    I little late but here is mine.

    PennyBlack

    Richlle

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  98. What a wonderful first challenge. I had a terrible time trying to remember which stamp I bought first… sorry I’m a little late. Here is my card:

    http://jovikloess.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-challenge.html

    Jovi

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  99. Fantastic a Penny Black challenge for us all to do. Brilliant cards on show - fantastic inspiration.
    Here is my card...
    http://craftworkblog.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-my-first-stamp.html

    Ann xxx

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  100. Hey all!
    Had great fun with this challenge thanks for starting it!
    heres mine:

    http://simplypinkdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/06/penny-black-saturday-challenge.html

    Thanks for looking
    x x x Laura x x x

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  101. Phew, i made it, literally lol Here is my entry.
    http://luvocardz.blogspot.com/2008/06/pb-challenge-entry.html

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  102. I know this ship sailed a L-O-N-G time ago, lol, but I wanted to catch up! :o)

    This is my submission for the first challenge in this wonderful blog... HERE

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  103. Good work. I like that birthday works very much. It's too good.
    Register domain India

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