Saturday, July 7

Penny Black Saturday Blog Hop

 A very good morning and welcome to our fabulous blog hop
you should have arrived here
from


if you haven't then pop back and see our fabulous new look, what do you think?.... isn't it fabulous?
I lurvs it so much.......so fresh and modern!
 Our theme this time is "Summertime" and here is my inspiration for you.....



My image is coloured using my fabby SPECTRUM NOIR pens by Crafter's Companion 
I have listed the colours for you

~ Speccies Used ~
Mouse ~ EB1, TN2, TN3
Lilypad ~ DG1, DG2, DG4
Flower ~ PL1, PL2, PL3
Water ~ TB2,
Butterfly ~ PL1, PL2, PL3



The papers are by Stampin Up and the card for matting is by DCWV. the large flower is made by layering up Prima flowers and then adding a brad in the center. The border is a Marianne Design Creatable again cut out in DCWV cardstock. I have used a Paintbox Poppets Sentiment to finish off.

You can see my Cloud Masking Tutorial HERE

I hope I have inspired you....now you need to hop on to see to uber talented


Happy Hopping!

Thanks for stopping by....much appreciated! 

 Ali x

74 comments:

Jacqui's little piece of England said...

This is a lovely card Ali

jacqui x

Janine said...

Love your card - so pretty and summery - they just forgot to tell the weather.

Kellylouj said...

Wow whata wonderful creation, the image is so cute x

Ribbon Girl said...

Love the colours you've used and your clouds are beautiful - great card. Mary G x

Flying Fresian said...

What a lovely card - the way you've done the clouds is stunning and it's perfect for summer. Thanks for the blog hop :)

Alexandra said...

Cute card Ali, the sky background is lovely and so realistic.

Alexandra said...

Cute card Ali, the sky background is lovely and so realistic.

Mrs F said...

Lovely card Ali. I adore PB stamps and just purchased my first ones, can't wait to start using them. Thanks for the tutorial too.

Have a great weekend x

Cristina C. said...

I love this little mouse, the butterfly and - most of all - i love liliac!! thank for this blog hop!

Crafty Cat said...

Great card, love the clouds - will definately be looking at your tutorial for that. xxx Carol V

Crafty Cat said...

Great card, love the clouds - will definately be looking at your tutorial for that. xxx Carol V

Redanne said...

Hi Ali, your card is beautiful, the clouds are amazing and love the colours you have used. Thanks for the tutorial too. Anne x

cats whiskers said...

fabby card hun, hope all is well with you and Bert xxxxxxxx

netsoojmik said...

You've made a great card! Love the purple and your clouds are perfect!It's so subtile with a brush!

Gr's, Kim

Stamps and Paper said...

Ali what a beautiful card...just love the little mouse stamp...gorgeous colours

Anne

rachel said...

fabulous card Ali - really pretty and your colouring is fab! Hugs rachel xx

Linda said...

Lovely card Ali, great colours and the clouds really add to the scene. Thank you for all your wonderful inspiration and I love the new look for the Blog xxx

Nat said...

Love the new look challenge blog! Your card is super, am loving the purples.
Natx

Debs M said...

gorgeous card and image, beautiful colouring and i love your cloud tutorial! x

Lorraine said...

Gorgeous card Ali. Love the image and colours. Your sky looks fab - I haven't tried that yet!!
Lorraine x

sue - bearhouse said...

stunning card Ali, gorgeous image and such lovely colours

Hugs Sue

Pauline C said...

Gorgeous card Ali - love that image, I nearly used it too lol! Fabulous clouds - I will look at your tutorial
hugs
pauline x

Vanja said...

Gorgeous card! I love the image.
Vanja

Paula (PEP) said...

Your clouds are beautifull & I love the colour scheme you used. Lovely & summery & I think the sun just decided to come out as I type.
Paula (PEP)

Zimtschnecke said...

Wow, such a gorgeous and so cute card, love the colours and papers you've used. Fantastic card.

hugs Bine/Zimtschnecke

KraftyKaren said...

Lovely card and thanks for sharing the cloud tutorial x

As.I.Do.Rodos. said...

Gorgeous card Ginny ♥

Erika said...

Such a cute image Ali. Great card.
Hugs Erika.

Karen said...

So Beautiful! Love the color purple in all shades. Lovely layout design.

Sandra H said...

Hi Ali, Your card is just beautiful lovely image and coloured perfectly and the layout is beautiful great theme too! and what an amazing new look for the p/b blog hop its a great idea and good that the challenges are now monthly its nice to be able to take part and get great inspiration from you all:)x

lin70 said...

Wow what a Fab card Hun.
Hugs
Lin
xxx

butlersabroad said...

Beautiful card Ali, love your colours and your colour work is just beautiful.

Hugs
Brenda

shirley-bee said...

Fabulous card, love the colour scheme!

Martinas Welt said...

Huh...I made a very similar card the last days...will show it on my Blog tomorrow...well, but it is the image and yes..it is summertime! =) Lovely card and I love the magenta colour of the flower and butterfly! Yes, the new Design looks great!
Martina

MagsB said...

This is so lovely and summery! The purple is fabulous and the little mouse so cute!

love Mags B x

Janet Wilson said...

Gorgeous card, love the colours

kath said...

gorgeous card for the hop ali...beautiful colour work as always...enjoy the rest of your weekend...stay warm and snuggly...hugs kath xxx

Renee said...

Lovely card Ali!

Kate said...

Great card, I always love purple! The sky looks great to, I will have to check out the tutorial.

** Kate **

Lisa said...

Hi Ali, Gorgeous card! You have coloured this cute image beautifully and lovely card design.

Lisa x

Katina said...

Absolutely stunning Ali!
xx

Gibmiss said...

Hi ali
Fabulous card .... Beautifully coloured....
Hugs sylvie xxxx

coops said...

so beautiful ali.gorgeous sweet image and i love your colour combo ;D

xx coops xx

Dawn said...

super cute card. love all the purple.

Christy Beans said...

Love the sky and those intense purples are gorgeous! Beautiful! =)

Mari said...

Lovely card! The image is so cute and love those clounds too.

Aletheia said...

A very lovely card. It makes me feel like summer right away.
hugs
Sabine

Grenouille Greetings said...

A super sweet image, beautifully coloured amidst a sea of prettiness! Hugs, Lesley

Susie Dee said...

I love the way you have put this all together, such a pretry card.

loulou said...

Wonderful card, such a cute image and I love your soft clouds in the background, cheers Linda

kraftyk said...

Fabulous card, beautiful colours, gorgeous image.
Kim xx

Diane J said...

Gorgeous card
Diane x

Pöydän kulmalla näpertelijä said...

Beautiful and so summery.

Sharon said...

Really pretty card, the colours are gorgeous.

deb said...

Very pretty card.

Violets Corner said...

Absolutely gorgeous Ali, beautiful colouring and fab clouds, thanks for the tut sweetie!

Warm hugs
Maarit

Shelly said...

Such a pretty card, love the image and the purple! Shelly x

Liselot said...

Lovely card and adorable image.
Liselot

Tabitha said...

Love the purple used in this:)

Tirpuunen said...

Oh tis is SO lovely... greetings from Finland and thanks for tihis chance to win!

Tirpuunen said...

Oh, this is so lovely!

Linda said...

I love the cloud effect and the colours you have used on your design love Linda

Tracy said...

Gorgeous creation, love your image and design.
Happy crafting
Tracy x

Whimcees said...

Hello!

Beautiful colors! I love that background paper - it is a favorite and works so well with this cute image! Wishing you a happy day!

Hugs,

Barbara Diane

Whisper said...

One of my all time favourite PB's and i love the gorgeous colours you have used too, Luv Sam x

Jane said...

what a lovely summery card,
Jane x

Irene said...

Eine wunderschöne Karte und ganz toll colloriert und gestaltet.

LG Irene

Sue said...

Fab card, love those colours too, Happy CRafting, Sue xx

Sonia said...

Blog hop
Hi Ali,your card is Just gorgeous:)
Hugs,
Sonia

Fluffles said...

What a lovely image & a sweet card, Jx

Kat said...

Gorgeous Ali. Love the colours and that image is a real cutie.

Kat xx

nnalorac said...

Gorgeous sweet card Ali, love the Summery feel and love the clouds, must check it out. Carolxx

mgoll88 said...

Thats an fanatstic summer card...
Love that beautiful image with that perfect coloring..love purple =)

LG
Michaela

Cynthia said...

Fab card Ali, love your use of the paper doily it just makes your more special.I'd love to case it one day.

Cheers
Cynthia