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A very warm welcome to my teeny, tiny part of the huge world of blogging. This is where I share my passion for making hand made greeting cards. So - why "Always with a Heart"? Well this is for two reasons. Firstly, it is because every card I produce carries a heart on it somewhere. This can be big and bold or small and almost hidden - the fun sometimes is just trying to find it! Secondly it is because I put my heart into everything I produce. I hope that any visitors enjoy seeing what I post. If you drop by then please leave me a comment so that I know you called. It would be nice to know that you have found my heart in what I do.

Saturday, 20 September 2025

PENNY BLACK SATURDAY

Good afternoon everyone

Happy Saturday!

I hope your weekend is off to a good start.

Today I am heading over to the Penny Black Saturday Challenge where the theme for this month is "spots and/or stripes" .. .. and as always there is the "anything goes" option (provided you showcase your Penny Black goodies of course).

So here we go:


This used:

Image:  Penny Black "3212K" Much Gifted  -  Wooden Stamp
Sentiment:  Penny Black "30-413" Birthday Love  -  Clear Sentiment Set
Backing papers:  Snippet Mountain,  but I recognise them as Pink Petticoat and Buddly Craft
Corner rounding punch
Hot Fix Nail Heads
My Trusty Sewing Machine

and that is me for today.   

Not very bright and beautiful weather wise here so happy to be confined to barracks today.

Have a good weekend everyone whatever you are doing.   

11 comments:

Kath said...

A cute card and I love the sentiment too!
Kath x

Pauline C said...

Great fun and cute card with that darling PB duck (PB ducks have such a cute facial expression, don’t you think?) and superb sentiment xx

HilaryJane said...

What a sweet card. Love the colours, the sentiment and how you have incorporated the stripes. It was a miserable day here too xx

Lorraine said...

A gorgeous card Jules, love the sweet PB stamp and that sentiment made me chuckle!
Sorry I haven't visited for a while - cricket takes over in our house! season finished and both kids back at uni so you never know - I might get a bit more crafty time!!
Lorraine x

meg said...

A fun birthday card with an absolutely fantastic sentiment,love it.Enjoy the rest of your weekend xx

LesleyG said...

Cute and funny, I love the sentiment and adorable image Jules. Brrrrr it’s cold this morning, but thankfully 🤞not wet! xxx

Aquarius said...

Love the sentiment here and of course the duck guarding the pile of presents. Great card. Sunny here this morning after a rough day yesterday. Hugs x

Lynne said...

Another lovely PB card Jules and a great sentiment. I might have to look out for that one :) x

Sarah said...

LOL what a fabulous sentiment!! Super cute ducky too and wonderful colour combo xx

Eve said...

Hi Jules,
I love your jolly PB card which matches perfectly with your papers. Which brings me to my next question (which I think that I have asked before but having a menopausal brain I forgot the answer!!) Do you colour your stamped image first then find papers to match or the other way around?
Hope you've had a wonderful weekend.
Love Eve xx

Doreen said...

A gorgeous card Jules,love the image.xxx