Mansikoita - Strawberries

Mansikka-aika parhaimmillaan, nyt niitä löytyy jo korteistakin! :D Nämä ihanat mansikat ovat Clearly Besottedin Sweet Berries -setistä, väritin ne Polychromoksilla. Taustan kehys on stanssattu My Favorite Thingsin stanssilla ja tekstileima on FinnStamperia. Taustalle raitapaperia ja koristeeksi muutama enamel dotsi.

I love strawberries so I had to get this gorgeous strawberry stamp by Clearly Besotted. Isn't it sweet? It's from the 'Sweet Berries' stamp set and I coloured it with my Polychromos pencils. I stamped my sentiment ('Congrats') on a strip of grey cardstock and die cut the frame with a My Favorite Things die. A bit of stripey paper for the background and some enamel dots to embellish the card. Sweet and simple! :)

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week 475 - In My Garden
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #300 - Happy Birthday!
* That's Crafty! Challenge: Close to Nature

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for your visit today! :)

Penny Black: Synttärikortti kukilla - Floral birthday card

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Tänään on minun vuoroni Penny Blackin SIMPLICITY At Its Best -blogissa. Alla pieni kurkkaus siihen, mitä on luvassa, mutta käväise ihmeessä SIMPLICITY At Its Bestissä, josta löydät koko kortin ohjeineen.

Today it's my turn at Penny Black's SIMPLICITY At Its Best blog. Below you'll find a sneak peek of what's to come but please visit SIMPLICITY At Its Best for full reveal and instructions. Thanks! :)

Lumiukko ja pingviini - Snowman and penguin

Joulukorttikausi avattu! :) Tämä joulukortti syntyi Create a Smilen tuotteilla, lumiukko ja pingviini ovat Cool Buddies -setistä. Väritin ne Copiceilla ja leikkasin irti. Tekstileima on samasta setistä. Taustan tein maskaamalla ensin kortin taivasosion ja mustettamalla lumikinoksen, minkä jälkeen maskasin lumikinoksen ja tein taivaan levittämällä mustetta Nautical Stars -sapluunan läpi. Sitten vain kiinnitin kaverukset paikoilleen ja lisäsin pienen Lawn Fawnin stanssilla stanssatun sydämen.

I've made a start at making Christmas cards for this year and first up there's this one made with Create a Smile goodies. The adorable snowman and his friend the penguin come from 'Cool Buddies' stamp set as does the sentiment. I coloured the snowman and the penguin with my Copic markers and fussy cut them out. I made the background by first masking off the sky and sponging some Distress ink to create the snow bank. I then masked the snow bank and made the sky by sponging the same Distress ink through 'Nautical Stars' stencil. After the background was ready, I attached the buddies to their places, stamped the sentiment and added one little heart (die cut with a Lawn Fawn die).

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Red, White, and/or Blue
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Red White and/or Blue
* AAA Cards: CAS Game #119 - Christmas in July
* Create a Smile: Special Day Edition (my special day here is Christmas)
* Happy Little Stampers: Christmas Challenge July - Anything Goes

Kiitos, kun käväisit. Leppoisaa sunnuntaita! :)

Thanks for your visit today. Have a great day! :)

Orvokit - Pansies

Nämä orvokit ovat Clearly Besottedin Pretty Pansies -setistä, väritin ne Polychromoksilla. Tekstileima on myös Clearly Besottedia, mutta Sending Sunshine -setistä. Taustalle hieman Lawn Fawnin kuviopaperia ja kartonkia ja koristeeksi jokunen paljetti.

These sweet pansies come from the 'Pretty Pansies' set by Clearly Besotted, I coloured them with my Polychromos pencils. The sentiment is also by Clearly Besotted but from the 'Sending Sunshine' set. I used a bit of Lawn Fawn patterned paper and some cardstock for the background, and added a few sequins.

Haaste/Challenge:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for your time today! :)

Kiitos kukkasin - Thank you with flowers

Purple Onion Designs -linja jatkuu! :D Tässä on leimakuvana Bloom No. 2, jonka väritin Zigeillä. Alle tekstileima, joka on niin ikään Purple Onion Designsia, ja paneelin stanssaus Penny Blackin Stitched Stackers -stanssilla. Lopuksi vain korttipohjaan kiinni.

As I said earlier, I just cannot stop playing with my new Purple Onion Designs stamps :D These cute flowers are called 'Bloom No. 2'. I coloured the image with my Zig Markers and stamped the sentiment (also by Purple Onion Designs). I die cut the panel with Penny Black 'Stitched Stackers' die and adhered the panel to the card base. 

Haaste/Challenge:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Kiitos, kun käväisit. Leppoisaa lauantaita! :)

Thanks for your visit today. Have a lovely day! :)

Kukat - Flowers

Tätä leimakuvaa oli suorastaan ilo värittää! Leimakuva on Penny Blackin Sweet Perfume, jonka embossasin kullalla ja väritin Zigeillä. Leimakuva itsessään on niin runsas ja kaunis, etten sitten laittanut mitään muuta siihen sitä peittämään. Kerrostin sen vain kartongille ja korttipohjaan.

I just loved watercolouring this image! This beauty is 'Sweet Perfume' by Penny Black. I heat embossed it in gold and watercoloured it with my Zig Markers. The image is so beautiful and visually so full that I didn't add anything else to it, not even a sentiment, as I didn't want to cover it up with anything. I simply matted it onto cardstock and adhered to the cardbase.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* Calling All Sistahs: CAS 14 (hope this qualifies, I was inspired by the flowers)
* That's Crafty! Challenge Blog: A Summer's Day

Kiitos, kun käväisit! Mukavaa alkavaa viikonloppua! :)

Thanks for your time today! Wishing you a happy weekend! :)

Kukkaoksa - Flower branch

Yksinkertaistakin yksinkertaisempi kortti tällä kertaa, edes tekstileimaa en tähän laittanut :D Leimakuvana Clearly Besottedin Beautiful Friend, jonka väritin Copiceilla. Paneelin stanssasin Penny Blackin Stitched Stackers -setin stanssilla ja vähän mustetin reunoja. Taustalle kuviopaperi.

I made a very clean and simple card this time, I didn't even add a sentiment to it :D The stamped image is 'Beautiful Friend' by Clearly Besotted, I coloured it with my Copics. I used a die from the 'Stitched Stackers' die set by Penny Black to die cut the panel, after which I sponged some Distress Oxide ink to the edges. A bit of patterned paper for the background before adhering everything to the card base.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* That's Crafty! Challenge Blog: A Summer's Day

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for your time today! :)