Kukkakimppu - A Bunch of Flowers

Ja taas kukkaa pukkaa kortissa, jonka tein muutamaan haasteeseen. Leimakuvana tässä on Paper Smoochesin ihana kukkakimppu Best Buds -setistä, jonka väritin Copiceilla, stanssasin irti ja kiinnitin tarrapaloilla. Lisänä on kultakartongista stanssattu ympyrä (kyllä se on kultakartonkia, vaikka kovin tummalta kuvassa näyttääkin... ;) ), kullalla embossattu teksti ja muutama kultainen enamel dotsi. Ja kuviopaperia. Siinäpä se, taas kerran :)

And once again I have a flower card to show you, I made this card for a few challenges in mind. The stamped and die cut image is the sweet bunch of flowers from the 'Best Buds' set by Paper Smooches which I coloured with my Copics and attached with foam adhesives. I also added my sentiment ('Congrats' in Finnish) heat embossed with gold, a circle frame die cut out of gold foil cardstock (I know it looks really dark in the photo, but it is gold foil - I'm just crap at photographing! :D ) and some gold enamel dots. 

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Seven Hills Crafts: Monthly Craft Challenge - May Colour Challenge (I used the first colour combo)
* Double D Challenges: Flowers Galore
* Time Out Challenges: Challenge #84 - Inspired by Words 'Flowers and Friends Make Life a Garden' 
* Happy Little Stampers: May - Anything Goes with Dies Challenge

Kiitos, kun käväisit. Leppoisaa helatorstaita! :)

Thanks for popping by. Have a lovely day! :)

Kultahääpäivä - Golden Anniversary

Äitienpäivän lisäksi tänään on erityinen juhlapäivä, sillä vanhempani juhlivat kultahääpäiväänsä - 50 vuotta naimisissa! Tämän erityisen merkkipaalun kunniaksi halusin tehdä heille kortin ja kortissa tietysti täytyi olla kultaa :) Leimasin Altenew'n Best Mom -setin kukkasen ruskealla musteella, väritin Twinkling H2O -vesiväreillä ja leimasin sitten uudestaan Delicatan kultamusteella. Näin sain leimakuvan ääriviivoihin kauniin kultaisen kimalteen. Myös tekstileiman leimasin tuolla Delicatan kullalla. Taustapaneelin raosta pilkistää myös kultaa ja pienet pisteet tein kultaisella Sticklesillä. Kultaa siis löytyy! :)

Today is Mother's Day but in addition to that, it's a very special day today as my parents celebrate their Gold Anniversary - that's 50 years of marriage! It's such a special achievement that I wanted to make a special card for them - using lots of gold, of course! I used the gorgeous flower stamp from 'Best Mom' set by Altenew, stamped it first in brown ink, then watercoloured it using Twinkling H2Os and then I stamped it again using Delicata gold ink. It gave such a beautiful golden shimmer to the stamped image! I also stamped the sentiment with the same Delicata ink. I have a bit of gold peeping from behind the panel in my card and I also used golden Stickles to make tiny dots around the flower. So there's a lot of gold in this card for my parents!

Lähikuva kukasta, tästä näkyy hieman, kuinka kauniisti Twinkling H2O:t ja tuo Delicatan kultamuste kimaltavat.

A close-up of the flower to show you the beautiful shimmer of the Twinkling H2Os and the Delicata gold ink.

 

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Seven Hills Crafts Monthly Craft Challenge: May Colour Challenge (I used the 3rd colour combo with two different pinks and two different greens)
* CAS(E) This Sketch! #221 (I flipped the sketch around)
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #241 - Anything Goes
* Penny Black and More: May Challenge - Photo/Colour Inspiration (two different pinks and two different greens)


Kiitos, kun käväisit. Hyvää äitienpäivää sitä juhliville ja mukavaa sunnuntaita kaikille! :)

Thanks for your visit today. Happy Mother's Day to those who celebrate it and a very happy Sunday to all!

Heippa aurinkoinen - Hello, Sunshine

Lainasin tähän korttiin My Favorite Thingsin Polynesian Paradise  -setin liskoleimaa ystävältäni Nonnilta (lisko ystävineen esiintyy varmasti jatkossakin korteissani, sillä Nonni ystävällisesti myi minulle tuon itselleen tarpeettoman setin :) ). Väritin liskon Copiceilla ja sen taustalle leimasin ympyrän Altenew'n Halftone Circles -setin leimalla. Stanssasin paneelin irti Simon Says Stampin ommelreunastanssilla ja kiinnitin korttipohjaan. Tekstileima on myös tuosta Polynesian Paradise -setistä ja lisänä vain jokunen enamel dots.

I made this card using the funny little lizard (or is he a gecko?) from My Favorite Stamps' 'Polynesian Paradise' stamp set that I borrowed from my friend Nonni (and later on she kindly agreed to sell the stamp set to me so this little lizard/gecko and his friends will be making appearances on my cards later on too - yay! :) ). I coloured the lizard with my Copics and stamped the circle behind him with a stamp from Altenew's 'Halftone Circles' set. I then die cut the panel with Simon Says Stamps stitched edge rectangles die and adhered to my card base. The sentiment comes from the 'Polynesian Paradise' set and as embellishments I added some enamel dots.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Going Dotty
* CAS(E) This Sketch! #221
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #241 - Anything Goes
* AAA Cards: CAS Game #89 - Bright and Beautiful

Kiitos, kun käväisit! Mukavaa alkavaa viikonloppua! :)

Thanks for your visit today. Have a fab weekend! :)

Pionit - Peonies

Kukkakortti taas kerran ;) Ihastuin tähän Mama Elephantin Pretty Peonies -settiin ensinäkemältä ja minä kun en voi vastustaa kauniita kukkaleimasimia, niin setti löysi kodin luotani :) Tätä korttia varten maskasin nuo kukat ja lehden ja väritin ne Copiceilla. Paneelin stanssasin irti Simon Says Stampin ommelreunastansseilla ja kerrostin sen kartongille ja Lawn Fawnin paperille. Tekstileima on FinnStamperilta ja koristeina muutama paljetti.

I love floral stamps and as soon as I saw the 'Pretty Peonies' set by Mama Elephant I knew I would be giving a loving home to it ;)  For this card, I masked and stamped the flowers and leaves and coloured them with my Copics. I die cut the panel with Simon Says Stamp's stitched edge die and matted it onto some cardstock and then onto patterned paper by Lawn Fawn. The sentiment says 'Congrats' in Finnish. As embellishments, I added only some sequins.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* CAS(E) This Sketch! #220
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: A Hint of Pink

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for your visit today! :)

Seitsemän - Seven

Perheemme esikoinen täytti viime viikolla 7 vuotta ja tein hänelle tämän kortin. Lahjaksi annoimme uuden pyörän, joten korttiin käytin sitten tätä Lili of the Valley'n Riding My Bike -leimaa. Väritin leimakuvan Distress Markereilla ja stanssasin paneelin irti Simon Says Stampin ommelreunastanssilla. Lisäsin leimakuvaan pieniä Liquid Pearls -tippoja kuvaamaan lentävää soraa, tekstileiman ja numeron. Sitten vain hieman kuviopaperia ja kartonkia kerrostamaan leimakuvaa ja kortti oli valmis.

Our eldest son turned 7 last week and I made him this card. We gave him a new bike for his birthday so I decided to make the card using the 'Riding My Bike' stamp by Lili of the Valley. I coloured it with my Distress Markers and added a few tiny drops of Liquid Pearls to represent flying gravel (you've gotta bike fast, right? ;) ). I die cut the panel with the stitched edge die by Simon Says Stamp, added the sentiment (something like 'Congrrrrrats!' in Finnish) and the die cut number. I then layered the image with some blue cardstock and some patterned paper, and the card was done.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Happy Little Stampers: May Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes, optional twist: red (no twisting here)
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #239 - Clean and Simple
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: We've Got Your Number 
* CASology: Week 246 - Season (the biking season is here soon, and also it's a new era/season for my son as he turned 7 which means he'll start school next autumn)

Kiitos, kun käväisit! Hauskaa vappua! :)

Thanks for your visit! Happy May 1st! :)