Hey it's the weekend, my favourite because there's no timetable to keep to...... I wish they lasted longer and came round quicker though!!
Did you know, over at
CASual Fridays this week the challenge is in honour of Penguin Awareness day!!! Never knew there was such a day.... I wonder if penguins have a human awareness day? ooops, I digress :) ..... and the challenge is to make a black and white card with no other colour on it at all!
A-ha a chance to make a stylish and elegant card, I thought ....... No! my childish imagination took over and I started to play around with a new set of speech bubble dies from X-cut and this card came about after a lot of phaffing and pushing card around - you wouldn't believe how long it took!
Quite self explanatory really.... speech bubbles and googly eyes, but who do they belong too???
Let's open the card and see who's waiting in the darkness :)
Yep it's the animal menagerie!!
It was great to ink up this old stamp, which I've had for yonks , it's made by Rubbadubbadoo who I don't think are around anymore but I could be wrong, gotta love these wacky stamp company names - they probably sold out to Inkadinkado !!! Lol
I couldn't decide whether to add colour to the inside but then thought this black and white shading would look like the light spilling into a dark room so that's what I went with :)
So hope you have a great weekend... we are off to cause havoc and mayhem in the bowling alley later and James is hyper excited about it :)
STRRRRIKE !!!!
Jenny x
Oh!!! This is so wonderfully amazing! I'm so glad your inner child won out because this design is blowing me away! :) I always look forward to what you will create each week and I'm glad you share it with us at CAS-ual Fridays!
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ReplyDeleteHope James enjoyed his birthday...and his Bowling....Gorgeous card ...love the stamp.....
hugs sylvie
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omg jenny this is phenomenal! you never cease to amaze me. are the speech bubbles cut with a die of some kind? there's a great embossed edge...if it's not a family secret, i'd love to know :)
ReplyDeleteJenny how cute. You have quite the imagination. It is so clever. Loved it.
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Jenny, this is BRILLIANT!! Those googly eyes are hilarious and your shading on the inside is amazing! It totally looks like they're been caught sitting in the dark. :)
ReplyDeleteHope you guys had a good night bowling. How many strikes for you?
I think this is unbelievably awesome and so clever! You are the queen of clever~
ReplyDeleteJenny, I love the outside with the googly eyes and the inside is awesome! Perfect in black and white!
ReplyDeleteADORABLE!!!! I love both the outside and the inside. I can see the creativity process it tooks and it worths. You came up with a fantastic card.
ReplyDeleteyou always have the most brilliant ideas, jenny!! what a fun card!!
ReplyDeleteSo fun and clever Jenny... I had a giggle :)
ReplyDeleteHow wonderfully clever!!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour card really made me laugh jenny, its so clever! Love those cute animals hiding in the dark too x x
ReplyDeleteI totally love this!! How cute! And it WAS a surprise to open up the card and see all the little animals on the couch!
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever card. Love the front, especially.
ReplyDeleteWell, leave it to you, Jenny! How FUNNY and totally CLEVER!!! Love this card, inside and out!
ReplyDeleteOh Jenny, this is so clever and adorable! Love the bubbles, the eyes, and that adorable image!! Fantastic card! Yes, you can color with the heart crayons and it is kind of multicolored! My kids loved them! Have a great weekend! I love bowling!
ReplyDeleteGet out! How do you do it??? When I think you can't possibly come up with any cooler and more creative ideas than the last you do it again - and again, and again. This is AWESOME! You are AWESOME!!!
ReplyDeleteAlso wanted to say; Thanks so much for your support yesterday - your kind words about me joining the Lily Pad cards team really made my day. THANKS!
Have a wonderful week-end, big hugs Karin
Jenny your card really made me laugh...and a great image when open out the card
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Anne
Saw your card at the CAS-ual Fridays blog. How cool is this! Love your design! It's so fun!
ReplyDeleteHI Jenny... this is fab i love it
ReplyDeletesuch a clever idea...
jen xx
Fantastic idea Jenny, love the little animals and the fab front! Those speech bubbles are great !
ReplyDeleteOH MY GOSH, JENNY! This is HILARIOUS! L.O.V.E. this card...inside and out! Looks like you really nailed this challenge! Thanks for the smile!
ReplyDeleteThis is wonderful - how very creative!
ReplyDeleteLol! This is so fun and creative!
ReplyDeleteHi Jenny, I've Just been watching Happy Feet, so very appropriate for penguin awareness day.
ReplyDeleteYet another BRILL!! Fun card, Jenny! You should have some your wonderful creations published in a magazine.
I hope you all had a fabulous time bowling...especially James:)
How COOL is this!! Only black and white can pull this off! Your card makes me smile--BIG! Thanks so much for joining us at CAS-ual Fridays, Jenny!
ReplyDeleteAMAZING....AGAIN!!!!!!! Jenny, this is too stinkin' cute...OMG!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Jenny, this is too cute! I have so much cuteness to catch up on too. :)
ReplyDeleteI wanted to thank you so very much for your kind words and for sharing your story with me. I am touched and sorry that you had to go through that. Know as J.R. will always be in our hearts that your beautiful Heather Jane will be as well.
I hope you and your family had a wonderful holiday season.
Thank you again!
hugs,
Kasia
hehe.. this is so fun! love the inside too :) hugs
ReplyDeleteThis is amazing Jenny!! I don't know how you think these ideas up but I'm sure they'd go down very well with some of the large card companies who are always on the look out for designs like this. I'm sure Simon Elvin buy designs - your work would be perfect!
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Another of your brilliant designs Jenny! From watching The Frozen Planet I don't think penguins have an awareness of very much apart from survival! Hope you had fun bowling! Vicky x
ReplyDeleteOH!! Fantastic Jenny this card is inspired, I love the black front it's such fun too:0) Have fun bowling, Gay xxx
ReplyDeleteLOL!!! Fabulous - love your sense of humour!!
ReplyDeleteEeeek! Such a fun card, I LOVE it :o) Lisa x
ReplyDeleteHola Jenny, thank you for your beautiful comment, i'm so glad to play in your challenge, fantastic team!!!
ReplyDeleteOoooh Jenny, this is a really clever card, great idea, fantastic, i love it!!
A warm hug from Palma
Brilliant, my friend! That's about the coolest card I've seen in a while! Love the inside, too...the pups are adorable! I'm going to have to check out the dies...you always seem to find the best products! :)
ReplyDeleteThis is SO clever and creative. You've knocked the challenge out of the ballpark yet again.
ReplyDeleteCheers, Karen
Absolutely adorable Jenny. I saw your title and thought oh have you had your power out too? Hee. I've had no power for two days. Just got it back this evening. yay.
ReplyDeletePenguin Awareness Day? What? I might have to play! :) Your card is hilarious and fantastic, Jenny!! I LOL'd all the way through your post. I've never seen those oblong googly eyes but they are great! And Rubbadubbadoo becoming Inkadinkado? LOL!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just the best! Your ideas are always so brilliant, Jenny. Love it. Ann
ReplyDeleteGlad you went with funny, this is priceless! Love the speech bubbles and googly eyes. The middle is a brill way to finish off the card. x
ReplyDeleteSuper funny card! How clever!
ReplyDeleteJenny, this is so cute. What a great idea! ;)
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute and creative! I LOVE the design of this! You totally rocked the black and white challenge!
ReplyDeleteMu good ness Jenny! You always floor me with the things that brilliant mind of yours comes up with! This is just fabulous, and the most original and perfect take on the black and white CAS-UAL Friday challenge. I have something much more mundane in mind - lol. Love this. Hope you recover from your bowling injuries. Heh heh.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun thing to be inspired by - and I love the end result! Super cute & sweet. Have fun bowling...I hope you have earplugs ;)
ReplyDeleteWhat a hoot, love it
ReplyDeleteYour creative brain just amazes me every time you make a card!!! Utter genius again :-D
ReplyDeleteTara x
I'm gobsmacked! This card is unbelievable Jenny! I loved the outside before you even showed the inside, then I just loved it more!!! You are so clever and such an inspiration, thank you!
ReplyDeleteSo original and amusing Jenny, it's got 'winner' written all over it. I have that animal stamp too and would never in a million years have thought to use it in that way. Sensational!
ReplyDeleteclassic ... i knew there was a reason i love visiting your site! speaking of visiting, if your daughter makes it to new zealand, she is more than welcome to stay with us :)
ReplyDeleteThis is hands down, one of the most clever cards I have ever seen. You're a creative genius. LOVE, LOVE how it came out.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! I really like this card! Scrolling your blog, I saw a lot of great cards! I'm your new follower!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your visit on my blog.
Debby
This is just brilliant!! What a fantastically original and fun card!
ReplyDeleteACK!!!! This is adorable!
ReplyDeleteThanks for playing at CAS-ual Fridays!
Laura
LOL this is so awesome, I love it! :) Thanks for playing this week at CAS-ual Fridays!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fun design
ReplyDeleteGiggle!
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