WELCOME

Welcome to our Penny Black Saturday Challenge Blog for all lovers of Penny Black stamps....we are based in the UK but welcome entries worldwide...we post a new challenge on the first Saturday of each month and all we ask is that you use at least ONE PENNY BLACK IMAGE...LARGE SENTIMENT STAMP, DIE OR STICKEROO as the main focus of your creation and that you please link back to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge. To join in the fun please leave your name and a direct link to your entry with Inlinkz...so we can come visit you.

Saturday 30 October 2010

Penny Black Saturday Challenge....Week 125

Hi Everyone and welcome to Penny Black Saturday!

This week it's me (Beth) filling in for Kath while she has a whale of a time at the SECC! I hope you're having fun Kath!

Thanks so much to everyone who joined in with last weeks Spooky Nights Challenge! We were thoroughly spooked and are now ready for Halloween this weekend! Have fun whatever you are up to!

But there can only be one winner of the Fantastic Ribbons prize and that is....

And here is Helen's card...


Congratulations! If you e-mail Kath with your address, she will arrange for your prize to be with you soon and we hope you enjoy it!

On to this weeks challenge, which is to include Zig-Zags or Triangles on your project.

As always it is up to you what you create, the only limit being your imagination and the only RULE being that you use at least ONE PENNY BLACK IMAGE, LARGE SENTIMENT OR STICKEROO

All you need to do to enter is leave your name and a direct link to your entry with Mr Linky so we can come visit you, if you don't know how to do a direct link you will find instructions on the sidebar

If you don't have a blog, just e-mail your entry to me or Kath and we will pop it on the blog for you and you will qualify for the prize draw, which is....

15% discount lifetime voucher to spend in their online store which is an Aladdin's cave of Penny Blacks! Enjoy!

The Design Team have worked their usual magic and come up with these gorgeous cards to amaze and inspire you!

BETH







NAT

PAULINE
That's it guys, now it's your turn to share your inspiration with us all

Happy Crafting

from the Design Team

Hugs xxx


Saturday 23 October 2010

Penny Black Saturday Challenge....Week 124

Hi Everyone and welcome to Penny Black Saturday

You obviously all loved Debby's sketch just as much as the team did and we loved all your fabulous creations...thanks again for taking the time to join in the fun....we really do appreciate it.
The winner of last week's challenge chosen at random is...

ALI... (16)


Congratulations Ali....if you e-mail me (kath) with your address your fabulous stamp from Carole will be winging it's way to you very soon and I need some of that beautiful ribbon.
Before we move onto this week's challenge.....we have some faberoonie news.....we have a new Design Team member joining our happy little band and we were over the moon when she agreed to join us.....a big Penny Black Saturday welcome for the lovely and fabulously talented


and if you want to see more of Jenny's beautiful creations....just click on her name and you will be transported into cardmaking heaven.
But it's time for this week's challenge and it probably won't come as a big surprise as we are fast approaching the witching hour....yes the dark spooky nights and time for lots of trick and treating....
SPOOKY NIGHTS

we want to see all your spooktacular creations with lots of scary spiders....cute witches...ghosties and ghouls and all things spooky.....as always it is entirely up to you what you create...the only RULE being that you use at least ONE PENNY BLACK IMAGE....LARGE SENTIMENT OR STICKEROO
all you need to do to enter is leave your name and a direct link to your entry with Mr Linky so we can come visit you and if you don't have a blog....just send your entry to me (Kath) by e-mail and I will pop it on for you and you will qualify for the prize draw.

The prize this week......a yummy 4 rolls of ribbon of the winner's choice from



so why don't you pop over and check all the huge selection of gorgeous ribbons and buttons and as always there are lots of special offers to tempt you and a big thank you to Keith at Fantastic Ribbons for supplying us with a fabulous prize each month.

Now it's time for some SPOOKY inspiration from the fabulous girls on the Penny Black Saturday Team...

BETH
DEBBY






JOEY



KATH


LIZ


NAT


PAULINE



Now it's time for you to get all spooktacular....happy crafting
Hugs from the Design Team
xxx

Saturday 16 October 2010

Penny Black Saturday Challenge...Week 123

Hi Everyone 
and welcome to Penny Black Saturday
lots of beautiful creations from you all for last week's challenge and thank you for joining in the fun.

And the winner of last week's challenge chosen at random is.....

DEBS (6)
Congratulations Debs.....if you e-mail me (kath) I will arrange for you to collect your prize from 1-2-3 Stitch

The challenge this week is a fabulous sketch from our lovely and very talented teamie DEBBY and we know how you all love your sketches.....entirely up to you how you interpret it...flip it or rotate it
as always it is up to you what you create the only RULE being that you use at least ONE PENNY BLACK IMAGE....LARGE SENTIMENT OR STICKEROO and all you need to do to enter is leave your name and a link to your entry with Mr Linky so we can come visit you and if you don't have a blog....just e-mail your entry to me (kath) and we will pop it on the blog for you and you will qualify for the prize draw

Once again we have a fabulous prize for one lucky winner who will be chosen at random and announced next Saturday......kindly donated by our lovely teamie CAROLE

Penny Black....Christmas Dreams


This was Debby's first sketch for the team and I think she was a little nervous but hey the team absolutely loved it and I think it shows....once again they have worked their magic with beautiful cards to inspire you.....

BETH

DEBBY

DOMI

JOEY

KATH

LIZ

NAT

PAULINE

Now it's your turn to share your inspiration with us all and look forward to seeing what you create with Debby's sketch
Hugs from the Design Team
xxx

Saturday 9 October 2010

Penny Black Saturday Challenge Week 122

Hi Everyone
and welcome to Penny Black Saturday.....thank you to all those who joined in the fun last week....it was great to see all your different shaped cards and a big welcome to some new faces

And the lucky winners of last week's challenge chosen at random are.....

CYNTHIA
(Penny Black...Banner of Joy)

LITTLE K SMITH
(Penny Black....The Forever Dream)


Congratulations girls....we loved your gorgeous cards and if you e-mail me (kath) with your address I will get your Penny Black stamps off in the post to you

This week's challenge is....

2 OR MORE PENNY BLACK IMAGES
on your project....so it's time to look out those Penny Blacks and get inking

as always it is entirely up to you what you create the only RULE being that you use PENNY BLACK IMAGES....A LARGE SENTIMENT OR STICKEROOS


all you need to do to enter is leave your name and a direct link to your entry with Mr Linky....so we can come visit you and if you don't have a blog....just e-mail your entry to me (Kath) and I will post it on the blog for you and you will qualify for the prize draw

And talking of prizes.....the lucky winner from this week's challenge chosen at random and announced next Saturday will receive a.......

$20 voucher to spend online at


where you will find a huge selection of our beloved Penny Blacks
A big thank you from the team to the lovely folks at 1-2-3 Stitch for their generosity in supplying prizes each month

Now it's inspiration time and once again the very talented girls on the Penny Black Saturday team have worked their special magic and if you want to see more of their beautiful creations....you can pop over to their personal blogs by clicking on their names









THE INSIDE

PAULINE

Now it's your turn to get creative and we can't wait to see what you come up with this week.
Hugs from the Design Team
xxx
sent by e-mail from Jennifer Bowley

Saturday 2 October 2010

Penny Black Saturday Challenge....Week 121

Hi Everyone and welcome to Penny Black Saturday..
Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun with last week's challenge....we loved all your beautiful Indian Summer cards.

And the lucky winners of last week's challenge chosen at random are......

PB Stamps....15% off lifetime discount voucher

LINDA (49)

F R Ribbons.....4 Rolls of Ribbon of the winner's choice

KAREN (51)

Valentines.....SU Paper Piercing Tool

CHRISSIE (11)

Congratulations everyone and if you e-mail me (Kath) I will arrange for you to collect your prizes.

And the first challenge for the month of October is something a little bit different.....but we hope you will enjoy it and come join in the fun....

DON'T BE SQUARE
we would like your creation to be any shape apart from square.....
and as always it is up to you what you create...the only RULE being that you use at least ONE PENNY BLACK IMAGE....LARGE SENTIMENT OR STICKEROO
all you need to do to enter is to leave your name and a direct link to your entry with Mr Linky so that we can come visit you and if you don't have a blog...just e-mail your entry to me (Kath) and I will pop it on the blog for you and you will be entered in the prize draw.

And we have two prizes this week for the lucky winners who will be chosen at random and announced next Saturday and a big thank you to.....


for their very generous sponsorship in providing these fabulous stamps

Banner of Joy 30-036
 The Forever Dream 4024J
Have you been over to the new look Penny Black blog where this week they have been putting their fabulous designers in the spotlight...catch up with all the latest Penny Black news and challenges and if you want to make friends with some lovely Penny Black stampers...upload your own creations and get lots of fabulous inspiration at the same time...hop over to Penny Circle and join in the fun.

And now it's time to share some gorgeous Penny Black inspiration with you all from the talented girls on our Design Team

BETH

DEBBY

DOMI

JACQUI

JOEY

KATH

LIZ

PAULINE

Now it's your turn to share your inspiration with us and we look forward to seeing all your "Don't Be Square" shaped cards this week
Happy Crafting Everyone
Hugs from the Design Team
xxx

from Jennifer by e-mail