Pieniä kukkia - Tiny flowers

Joskus tuntuu, että kortit tekevät itse itsensä. Niin ainakin kävi näiden korttien kanssa :) Minua laiskotti enkä halunnut hurjan paljoa värittää, joten nappasin pienen leimakuvan, tässä tapauksessa tuon Waffle Flowerin kukkakärryn ja väritin sen Zigeillä. Taustalle laitoin palasen kartonkia, jonka mustetin Distress Oxideilla ja roiskin vähän vettä perään. Kartongille tein kehykset stanssaamalla MFT:n stanssilla valkoisesta kartongista piparkakkureunuksen. Taustalle hieman Lawn Fawnin ihanaa ruutupaperia ja siihen tekstileima. Koristeeksi muutama enamel dotsi. Ja koska ensimmäinen kortti oli niin nopea, tein toisen perään :D Toiseen korttiin käytin Paper Smoochesin kukkia mutta muuten menin samalla kaavalla.

Sometimes it feels like cards make themselves. That's what happened with these cards :) I was feeling lazy and didn't want to colour too much but still wanted to make something, so I grabbed this flower cart by Waffle Flower and coloured it with my Zig Markers. For the background, I sponged some blue Distress Oxide ink on a piece of cardstock and added a few splatters of water to it. I made a frame for it by die cutting white cardstock with an MFT die. For the background, I used some gorgeous gingham patterned paper by Lawn Fawn and stamped my sentiment ('Birthday Wishes'). As embellishments, I used some enamel dots. And as the first card was so quick to make, I made a second one while I was at it :D This time I just used the sweet flowers by Paper Smooches but otherwise kept the card similar.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Inside the Box
* AAA Cards: CAS Game #111- Use Only One Third

Haasteet/Challenges:
* The Card Concept: #89 - Spring Has Sprung
* Time Out Challenges: Challenge #106 - Photo Inspiration
* Paperbabe Stamps: Challenge #70 - Spring

Kiitos, kun käväisit! Hyvää Pääsiäistä! :)

Thanks for your visit today! Happy Easter! :)

Valoisampia päiviä - Brighter days

Tällainen kortti syntyi Penny Blackin ja Altenew'n leimoilla. Kukkaset ja tekstileima ovat Penny Blackin Pretty Petals -setistä, taustan pallukka on Altenew'n Halftone Circles -setistä. Kukkaset väritin Zigeillä, paneelin stanssasin MFT:n stanssilla ja koristeeksi vain hieman nyöriä.

I made this card for a few challenges using Penny Black and Altenew stamps. The flowers and the sentiment are from the 'Pretty Petals' set by Penny Black and the yellow circle in the background is a stamp from the 'Halftone Circles' set by Altenew. I coloured the flowers with my Zig markers, die cut the panel with an MFT die and added a bit of twine as embellishment. 

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Calling All Sistahs: CAS 11 (I was inspired by the photo and most of the colours, although I didn't use any green)
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: Anything Goes
* That's Crafty!: Spring Into Action

 Kiitos, kun käväisit! Mukavaa pääsiäisen aikaa! :)

Thanks for your visit today! Hope you have a lovely Easter time! :)

Onnea - Congrats

Tähän synttärikorttiin käytin leimoja kahdesta Winnie&Walterin setistä, Elsa's Florasta ja Addie's Gardenista. Maskasin kukat ja lehdet kartongille ja väritin Zigeillä. Tekstin leimailin Concord&9thin Perfectly Penned -setin aakkosilla. Stanssasin paneelin MFT:n stanssilla ja kiinnitin korttipohjaan. Lopuksi vain vähän nyöriä rusetille.

I combined two Winnie&Walter sets to make this birthday card, namely 'Elsa's Flora' and 'Addie's Garden'. I masked the flowers an the leaves to my panel which I had die cut with an MFT die. I did my colouring once again with my Zig Markers. The sentiment ('Congrats!' in Finnish) is stamped with the Concord&9th alphabet set 'Perfectly Penned'. I then attached my panel to the card base and added a bit of string in a bow.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Time Out Challenges: Challenge #105 - "Birthdays Are Full of Sunshine, Love, and Laughter"
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Floral Frenzy
* CAS(E) This Sketch!: Challenge #264
* That's Crafty!: Spring Into Action

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for popping by! :)

Narsissit - Daffodils

Keväisellä linjalla jatketaan :) Kortin kimppu on koottu Simon Says Stampin Friendship Blooms -setin kukilla, jotka väritin Zigeillä. Kehyksen stanssasin MFT:n stanssilla, taustapaperi on Lawn Fawnia ja tekstileima Dekoretten. Lisäksi vielä jokunen enamel dotsi.

How about a spring bouquet? :) The flowers in this bouquet are stamped and die cut with the 'Friendship Blooms' stamps and dies by Simon Says Stamp and coloured with my Zig Markers. The frame is die cut with an MFT die, the background paper is by Lawn Fawn and the sentiment, stamped on a banner die cut with an MFT die as well, says 'Congrats' in Finnish.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Floral Frenzy
* Simon Says Stamp Flickr Challenge #93 - Springtime/Easter

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for popping by! :)

Kukkaset - Flowers

Synttärikorttia Winnie & Walterin ihanilla kukilla, nämä on In Bloom -sarjan setistä Anna's Flora. Maskailin kukat ja lehdet ja väritin ne Zigeillä. Tekstin leimasin irtoaakkosilla, jotka ovat tulleet jonkun askartelulehden mukana. Lopuksi vain muutama paljetti ja korttipohjaan kiinni.

I made a birthday card with these gorgeous flowers by Winnie & Walter, they're from the set 'In Bloom: Anna's Flora'. I masked the flowers and the leaves and coloured them with my Zig Markers. I love how you can layer Zigs on top of each other, I used only pink on the middle flower but then layered yellow and orange for the yellow flower and purple and pink on the purple one and think they turned out nice :) I spelled my sentiment ('Congrats' in Finnish) with some alphabet stamps I got free with a crafting magazine I once bought and added some sequins before attaching it to the cardbase.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Winnie & Walter: March Colour Combo
* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #18 - Anything Goes (my 5th and final entry)
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Floral Frenzy

Kiitos, kun käväisit! Mukavaa viikonlopun alkua! :)

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

Perhonen - Butterfly

Tämän kortin tein kahteen haasteeseen: Time Out Challengesissä on synttärit ja DT käyttää Concord & 9th:n tuotteita ja Where Creativity Meets C9 -haasteessa on luonnos. Stanssasin harmaalle kartongille nuo viivat My Favorite Thingsin Stitched Strip -stanssilla. Sen päälle kiinnitin perhosen (Concord & 9th:n Floral and Flutter -stanssilla stanssattu) ja perhosen massuun timantin. Tekstin muodostin Concord & 9:n Perfectly Penned -setin aakkosilla. Sitten vain kiinnitys valkoiseen korttipohjaan.

I made this card specifically for two challenges: Time Out Challenges is celebrating their 4th birthday and using Concord & 9th products to do it and at Where Creativity Meets C9 challenge there is a sketch (see the challenge graphic below). So I die cut a piece of grey cardstock and then die cut the stitched lines across it with My Favorite Things' 'Stitched Strip' die. I die cut the butterfly with the Concord & 9th die 'Floral and Flutter' and attached it. I even added a rhinestone to its belly :) The sentiment ('Congrats' in Finnish) is spelled with alphabets from the 'Perfectly Penned' set by Concord & 9th. I used white cardbase to retain the light and airy feel of the card.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Time Out Challenges: Challenge #105 - 'Birthdays are full of sunshine, love, & laughter'
* Where Creativity Meets C9: Challenge #19 - Sketch

Kiitos, kun käväisit. Aurinkoista päivää! :)

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

Leikkokukkia - Freshly Cut

Tein tämän synttärikortin Penny Blackin Freshly Cut -leimalla. Väritin itse kukat Distress Oxide -musteilla (lehdet ja maljakon tavallisilla Distresseillä) ja tykkään kovasti niiden antamasta pehmeästä jäljestä. Kortti itsessään on melko simppeli, stanssasin vain tuon paneelin My Favorite Thingsin stanssilla ja leimasin Dekoretten leimalla tekstin. Sitten vain kiinnitys korttipohjaan.

I made this birthday card using the Penny Black stamp 'Freshly Cut'. I coloured the flower heads with Distress Oxide inks (the leaves and the vase with regular Distress Inks) and I really like the soft, chalky finish the inks give. The stamped image is so gorgeous that I didn't really want to add much to the card so I simply die cut the panel with My Favorite Things die and stamped the sentiment ('This is your day' in Finnish) before attaching the panel to the card base. 

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Time Out Challenges: Challenge #105 - "Birthdays Are Full of Sunshine, Love, and Laughter" (Happy birthday, Time Out Challenges!)
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Easter Inspired (I was inspired by the flowers and the colours in the mood board even though I did not make an actual Easter card)
* Happy Little Stampers March Watercolour Challenge: Anything Goes with the optional twist of 'Home'
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Easter/Spring Inspiration (I was inspired by the flowers)
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: March - Anything Goes

Kiitos, kun käväisit. Mukavaa alkavaa viikkoa! :)

Thanks for your visit today. Hope your week ahead is a good one! :)

Iloista kaikkea mahdollista - Happy Everything

Ja taas kukkakortti! :D Tämän tein Concord&9th:n leimalla Hello Lovely. Väritin sen Zigeillä ja stanssasin paneelin Penny Blackin stanssilla. Tekstileima on Mama Elephantin. Harvoin käytän korteissa mustaa korttipohjaa, mutta tässä käytin, kun ajattelin, että se korostaisi kukkia kauniisti.

It's another flower card from me :D I made this using the flower stamp from 'Hello Lovely' stamp set by Concord&9th. I coloured it with my Zig markers and die cut the panel with a Penny Black die. The sentiment comes from the 'Organic Blooms' set by Mama Elephant. I very rarely use black card blank but this time decided to do so as I thought it brought out the flowers beautifully. 

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Easter/Spring Inspiration (I was inspired by the flowers)
* Happy Little Stampers: March Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes
* Time Out Challenges: Challenge #104 - Bold (to me, black card blank is bold - hope that counts!)
* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #18 - Anything Goes

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for your visit today! :)

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Isällänikin oli tässä hetki sitten synttärit ja koska kyseessä oli tasavuosisynttärit, ajattelin tehdä ihan perinteisen kortin ruusuineen ja kultanumeroineen. Leimakuva on Penny Blackin Crimson Blush, jonka väritin Zigeillä. Leimakuvan ja taustan sinisen kartongin stanssasin Pennyn Antique Frame -stansseilla ja numeron Memory Boxin stansseilla. Sitten vain jokunen paljetti koristeeksi ja korttipohjaan kohotarroilla kiinni.

My Dad had his birthday a couple of weeks ago too and I decided to go the traditional way and make him a card with roses and gold numbers. The stamped image is 'Crimson Blush' by Penny Black, I coloured it with my Zig Markers. I die cut the panels with 'Antique Frame' dies by Penny Black and the numbers with Memory Box dies. I added some sequins and attached the panels to the card blank with foam adhesives. 

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: March - Anything Goes
* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #18 - Anything Goes
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #282 - Make Your Mark

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for your visit today! :)

Orvokit - Pansies

Tämän syntymäpäiväkortin tein äidilleni. Äitini pitää orvokeista, joten valitsin leimakuvaksi orvokit Clearly Besottedin Pretty Pansies -setistä. Väritin ne Zigeillä. Korttipohjan leimasin MFT:n taustaleimalla Typewriter Text Background ja siihen päälle laitoin paneelin, jonka stanssasin MFT:n stanssilla. Siihen vain tekstileima, muutama kultaroiske ja paljetit. Lopuksi vielä kulmien pyöristys.

I made this birthday card for my Mum. My Mum loves pansies so I chose to use this image from the 'Pretty Pansies' set by Clearly Besotted. I coloured it with my Zig markers. I stamped the cardbase with 'Typewriter Text Background' stamp by MFT and added a panel to it, die cut with an MFT die. I stamped my sentiment ("Happy Birthday" in Finnish) on the panel, added some splatters with gold spray and a watercolour brush and added some sequins. Lastly, I rounded the bottom corners of the card.

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Happy Little Stampers: March Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes
* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #18 - Anything Goes
* Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week 457 - Ladies Only
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Kiitos, kun käväisit! :)

Thanks for your visit today! :)

Auringonkukka - Sunflower

Tein Create a Smilen auringonkukalla tällaisen hyvinkin simppelin synttärikortin. Väritin kukan Zigeillä ja leikkasin sen irtin. Dekoretten tekstileiman leimasin MFT:n stanssilla stanssattuun banneriin ja kiinnitin kohotarroilla kukan päälle. Taustan kuviopaperin stanssasin niin ikään MFT:n stanssilla. Sitten vain kukka teksteineen korttiin kiinni ja koristeeksi enamel dotseja.

I made this birthday card for my stash using the happy sunflower from the 'Magic Flowers' set by Create a Smile. I coloured it with my Zigs and fussy cut it out. I stamped my sentiment (freely translated as 'Birthday Wishes' in Finnish) on a banner that I die cut with an MFT die. I die cut the background paper with an MFT die as well and attached my flower with the banner on it (the banner is attached with foam adhesives for a little extra interest). As embellishments, I added some enamel dots. 

Haasteet/Challenges:
* Create a Smile Stamps: We Dare You to Create Smile - Birthday
* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #18 - Anything Goes
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: In My Garden
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #281 - Anything Goes

Kiitos, kun käväisit. Aurinkoista viikon alkua! :)

Thanks for your visit. Have a happy Monday! :)