Penny Black Dreaming: Ballet Beauty

This sweet little ballerina is called Ballet Beauty, it's a new stamp by Penny Black from their newest collection, Dreaming. I stamped her on watercolour paper, coloured with my watercolours and fussy cut her out. I also added a bit of Stickles glitter glue on her tutu. For the background, I used patterned paper from Gentle Whisper paper pad and die cut a window using a die from Stitched Circles set. I then stamped my sentiment (from an older set called Snippets) onto my card base and adhered the patterned paper panel onto the card base. I also adhered the little ballerina onto my card so that she's looking through the window into her dreams (yes, I'm being a bit poetic here.. :D ). I die cut the little flowers with a die from the set Hanging Planters and used them as confetti on the card, glueing them here and there. I also used one flower in her hair as an accessory.

Here's a close up of the ballerina, hope you can see the sparkle on her tutu.

 I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Inkspirational Challenges: Challenge #192 - Word Prompt 'Fold' (there are folds in her tutu)
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #352 - Make Your Mark
* Crafting By Designs: August - Anything Goes


All products used are by Penny Black and can be found in their online store:
* Ballet Beauty (30-540)
* Stitched Circles (51-551)
* Snippets (30-283)
* Hanging Planters (51-501)
* Gentle Whisper (80-008)



Tämä suloinen tyttönen on Penny Blackin uusi leima Ballet Beauty, jonka leimasin vesiväripaperille, väritin vesiväreillä ja leikkasin irti. Tytön tutuun laitoin Stickles-kimalleliimaa. Taustalle laitoin kuviopaperia Gentle Whisper -paperikosta, leikkasin siihen aukon Stitched Circles -setin stanssilla. Tekstileima on Snippets-setistä, sen leimasin suoraan korttipohjaan ja paperi päälle niin, että teksti näkyy aukosta. Pienet kukkaset stanssasin Hanging Planters -stanssisetin stanssilla ja laitoin konfetiksi ikkunaan, yhden laitoin vielä tytön hiuksiin koruksi. Käytetyt tuotteet ovat siis Penny Blackin ja löytyvät nettikaupastaan, linkit yllä.

Penny Black Dreaming: Bear Cuddle

Two bears looking towards their rosy future together :) So this turned out to be a engagement/wedding card, I thought those two look like love birds dreaming of a future together so it had to happen! The stamp I used is a new one from Penny Black, it's called Bear Cuddle. I coloured the image with my Copics and die cut it with its matching die. I then created the panel by using a cloud shaped mask and sponging some Distress Oxide ink around its edges (the mask is actually an old cloud shaped price tag that I use if I need to have some clouds on my cards :D ). I then die cut the panel using a die from the set Leaf Stitched Frames and stamped the sentiment on it from the new set Beautiful Heart, the little heart is from the set Huggable. I adhered everything to my card base before die cutting the grass with a die from the set Garden Edgers and adhering that in place.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Watercooler Wednesday: WWC231 - All About Occasions
* Cute Card Thursday: Challenge #592 - No Patterned Papers
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Bright and Cheerful
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: July - Anything Goes
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #351 - Anything Goes

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store, just click the links below to find them:
* Bear Cuddle (30-578)
* Bear Cuddle Cut Out (51-545)
* Leaf Stitched Frames (51-552)
* Beautiful Heart (30-550)
* Huggable (30-588)
* Garden Edgers (51-549)


Nämä halailevat nallukat näyttävät sen verran rakastuneilta, että tästä tuli sitten kihla/hääkortti :) Nallukat ovat Penny Blackin uusi leima Bear Cuddle, väritin kuvan Copiceilla ja stanssasin irti Bear Cuddle Cut Out -stanssilla. Paneeliin maskasin pilviä vanhan pilvenmuotoisen hintalapun kera Distress Oxide -mustetta käyttäen ja stanssasin sen sitten Leaf Stitched Frames -setin stanssilla. Tekstileima on Beautiful Heart -setistä ja pieni sydän Huggable -tekstileimasetistä. Ruohikon stanssasin Garden Edgers -stanssilla. Kaikki nämä löytyy Penny Blackin nettikaupasta, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Penny Black Dreaming: Flower Collection

I have a new card to share that I made with some of the new products from the fabulous new collection by Penny Black called Dreaming. The stamp I used is from a set of floral stamps called Flower Collection. I stamped it onto a card base that I folded out of watercolour cardstock and coloured it with my watercolours. I then cut a piece of purple cardstock slightly smaller than the card base and die cut a window into it using a die from the new set Stitched Circles, and adhered it to place. Lastly, I stamped my sentiment which is from the new sentiment set Huggable.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Stamping Sensations: July - The Earth Laughs in Flowers 
* Penny Black and More: July - Summer Colours
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #351 - Anything Goes
* Happy Little Stampers: July Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes
* Time Out Challenges: Challenge #140 - Home Sweet Home Inspiration Photo (I was inspired by the vase with flowers, the framed photo and the decorative pull handles of the drawer, I think the decorative stitching around the circle die I used gives the same effect)

The products I used for my card are by Penny Black and can be found in the online store:
* Flower Collection (30-575)
* Stitched Circles (51-551)
* Huggable (30-588)



Käytin tähän korttiin Penny Blackin uutta kukkaleimaa setistä Flower Collection, leimasin sen suoraan korttipohjaan ja väritin vesiväreillä. Liilaan kartonkiin stanssasin ympyrän stanssilla uudesta setistä Stitched Circles ja lopuksi leimasin tekstin setistä Huggable. Kaikki nämä ovat saatavilla Penny Blackin nettikaupasta, linkit yllä.

Penny Black Dreaming: A Big Hug #2

Remember the party animal card I made earlier? Well, I just had to make another card with the same bear where he is actually doing what he does best, sending a hug :) This stamp is called A Big Hug and it's from the newest collection by Penny Black. I stamped him onto some X-Press It blending card and coloured with my Copics. I then die cut the panel using a die from the Stitched Nested Frames set and after I had die cut it, I left the die in place. I then sponged a bit of Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen onto the panel so that the die created a white border around the panel. Then I stamped the sentiment using stamps from the new Huggable sentiment set, the heart is from the same set. For the background, I used some patterned paper from Summertime paper pad.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Animal Magic
* Paperbabe Stamps: Challenge #98 - Anything Goes
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: July - Anything Goes

The products used are by Penny Black and available on their online shop:
* A Big Hug (30-580)
* Huggable (30-588)
* Stitched Nested Frames (51-535)
* Summertime (80-016)



Tein toisenkin kortin tällä söpöllä nallukalla (ensimmäinen oli tämä). Leiman nimi on A Big Hug, väritin sen tällä kertaa Copiceilla. Paneelin stanssasin Stitched Nested Frames -setin stanssilla ja jätin stanssin paikalleen siksi aikaa, että mustetin paneelia Distress Oxide -musteella - stanssi jättää kivan valkoisen reunuksen paneelin ympärille. Tekstileima on uudesta Huggable -tekstileimasetistä, samoin kuin sydän. Taustalle laitoin paperia Summertime-paperikosta. Kaikki tuotteet ovat siis Penny Blackia ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit yllä.

Penny Black Dreaming: Tea Party

This turned out to be a very CAS card :) Just simple stamping and a bit of watercolouring, that's it! I folded my card base out of watercolour card stock, stamped the image using a stamp from the new Penny Black set called Tea Party and then the sentiment from the set It's Your Day, watercoloured the image and rounded the upper corners with my corner chomper. And the card was done!

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Inkspirational Challenges: Challenge #191 - Photo inspiration (I was inspired by the rows of cupcakes!)
* Allsorts Challenge Blog: Challenge Week 528 - CAS
* Less Is More: Challenge #399 - Celebrations
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: July - Anything Goes, Optional: Food and/or Drink

All products used are by Penny Black and available at their online store, here are the links:
* Tea Party (30-572)
* It's Your Day (30-553)


Tästä kortista tuli melko yksinkertainen, vähän leimailua ja vesiväritystä ja se oli siinä! :) Korttipohja on vesivärikartongista taiteltu, siihen leimasin kuppikakut Penny Blackin uudella leimalla setistä Tea Party ja vesiväritin. Tekstileima on setistä It's Your Day. Kortin yläkulmat pyöristin corner chomperilla. Käyttämäni tuotteet on Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit yllä.

The Flower Challenge #34: Reminder - Muistutus

It's reminder time at The Flower Challenge as we are mid-way through July already. This time we're asking you to use "Pretty Pastels" in your floral creations and we have a prize for the winner - Uniko is kindly giving away a stamp set to our lucky winner! As a guest designer, we have the fabulous Michelle Lupton.

For my card, I used the stamp Beautiful Friend by Clearly Besotted, I coloured it with my Copics and die cut it using the matching die. For the background I sponged some Distress Oxide ink and lastly, I stamped my sentiment (it's in Finnish and means 'Congratulations').

Please do visit The Flower Challenge blog for all the details and all the inspiration from our guest designer and my team mates, and please remember you have until July 25th to play along.


The Flower Challenge on puolessa välissä mutta vielä on aikaa osallistua ja käyttää pastellivärejä, aihe on siis "Pretty Pastels". Voittajalle on luvassa palkinto Unikolta ja guest designerina meillä on Michelle Lupton.

Omaan korttiini käytin Clearly Besottedin Beautiful Friend -leimaa, väritin sen Copiceilla ja stanssasin irti. Taustalle mustetin hieman Distress Oxide -mustella ja leimasin tekstileiman.

Nyt vain visiteeraamaan The Flower Challenge -blogissa, jossa tarkemmat ohjeet osallistumiseen (aikaa 25.7. asti) ja inspiraatiokortit guest designerilta ja DT-porukalta.

Penny Black Dreaming: Pawsome Present

Today I have a clean and simple one layer card to show you using some of the new stamps from the new Penny Black release called Dreaming. This cute bear is from the mini stamp set called Pawsome Present and I think he is just so adorable with his big bow. To make this card, I folded a card base out of Copic friendly cardstock and stamped my bear onto it. I coloured him with my Copics and added just a little coloured pencil to darken some of the shadow areas. Then I masked him and sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Bundled Sage to create the colour panel behind him. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment which is from the new sentiment set called Beautiful Heart.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #349 - Clean and Simple
* Less Is More: Challenge #399 - Celebrations
* Allsorts Challenge: Challenge #528 - CAS
* Watercooler Wednesday: Challenge #229 - All about Occasions
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: July - Anything Goes

 Here's a little close up of the bear in all his cuteness :)

All products used are by Penny Black and from their newest collection called Dreaming which is available in their online shop:
* Pawsome Present (30-569)
* Beautiful Heart (30-550)



Uusi kortti uusilla Penny Black -tuotteilla :) Tästä tuli hyvin CAS, käytin siihen uutta suloista nallukkaa setistä nimeltään Pawsome Present, leimasin sen suoraan korttipohjaan ja väritin Copiceilla. Värityksen jälkeen maskasin sen ja mustetin taustalle paneelin Distress Oxide -musteella Bundled Sage. Lopuksi leimasin tekstileiman, joka on uudesta setistä Beautiful Heart. Yllä on lista tuotteista linkkeineen, nämä ja muutkin uudet leimat ja stanssit on saatavilla Penny Blackin nettikaupasta.

Penny Black Dreaming: A Big Hug

Penny Black has a new release of sweet stamps and dies out now called Dreaming and I'm sharing a card I made with some of the new products. This  sweetie pie of a bear is a stamp called A Big Hug and it comes with a matching die, A Big Hug Cut Out. I coloured him with my watercolours but instead of being ready to give a hug, my bear is ready to celebrate and he is carrying a garland of stars! I die cut the garland with a die called String of Stars, the garland is actually longer but I cut it to size with my scissors. The sentiment is from a new set called Beautiful Heart, I stamped it onto a note pad page die cut with Just a Note die set, the little clip holding the page is from the same set. The heart stamp is from a new sentiment set called Huggable. And of course, I had to use a frame in my card :) That frame is die cut with a new set of dies called Leaf Stitched Frames.


I'd like to submit my card to the following challenge:
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: July - Anything Goes

Here's an angled photo of the card in the hope that the beautiful glitter of the golden glitter paper and the gold ink shows.

All products used are by Penny Black and they are available at their online shop. Here's a list of the products I used with clickable links:

* A Big Hug (30-580)
* A Big Hug Cut Out (51-546)
* String of Stars (51-548)
* Beautiful Heart (30-550)
* Just a Note (51-531)
*  Huggable (30-588)
* Leaf Stitched Frames (51-552)



Penny Blackiltä on tullut uusi kokoelma leimasimia ja stansseja, kokoelman nimi on Dreaming ja tässä ensimmäinen korttini uusilla tuotteilla. Tämä ihana nallukka on leima nimeltään A Big Hug ja vaikka se on valmiina halaamaan, laitoin minä sen kantamaan tähtinauhaa :) Tähtinauhan stanssasin stanssilla nimeltään String of Stars, se on oikeasti pidempi mutta leikkasin sen saksilla sopimaan nallukan käsiin. Tekstileiman, joka on Beautiful Heart -setistä, leimasin lehtiön sivulle, jonka stanssasin Just a Note -setin stanssilla, nipsu on samasta setistä. Sydämen leimasin siihen myös, se on tekstileimasetistä Huggable. Ja pitäähän kortissa kehys olla... ;) Sen stanssasin uusilla Leaf Stitched Frames -setin stansseilla. Kaikki tuotteet on saatavilla Penny Blackin nettikaupasta, yllä lista käyttämistäni tuotteista.

The Flower Challenge #34

It's July (where has the time gone, honestly!?) and time for a new challenge at The Flower Challenge. This month our theme is 'Pretty Pastels' and we have a prize up for grabs! The sweet Bev from Uniko is offering our lucky winner a stamp set of their choice, how fab is that! As a Guest Designer, we have the talented Michelle Lupton joining us this month.

For my DT card, I used a stamp from the gorgeous Pure Florals: Peony set by Uniko. I coloured it with my Copics and fussy cut it out. For the background, I masked the bottom of the card and sponged Distress Oxide ink very lightly to the top section of my card base after which I stamped my sentiment (it's in Finnish and I find it difficult to translate, maybe (Wishing you) Happiness and Joy is the closest translation). I adhered the flower with foam adhesives and embellished the card with some clear sequins.

Please do pop over to The Flower Challenge blog for details on how to enter and to see the wonderful inspiration created for you by our Guest Designer and my talented team mates!



Heinäkuu tarkoittaa uutta haastetta The Flower Challengessä ja tällä kertaa teemana on pastellivärit. Voittajalle on luvassa leimasetti Unikolta! Guest Designerina meillä on mahtava Michelle Lupton.

Omaan korttiini käytin Unikon ihanaa Pure Florals: Peony -setin pionia, jonka väritin Copiceilla ja leikkasin irti. Taustan maskasin ja mustetin Distress Oxide -musteella, minkä jälkeen leimasin tekstileiman. Kukan kiinnitin tarrapaloilla koholle ja kortin koristelin paljeteilla. 

The Flower Challenge -blogista kannattaa kurkata osallistumisohjeet ja kortit, jotka DT-porukka ja vieraileva tähtemme on tehnyt.

AAA Birthday: July - Heinäkuu

It's a brand new month and a brand new challenge over at AAA Birthday! This month we're asking you to make birthday cards for the girls. We also have a Guest Designer, the fabulously talented Michelle Lupton, taking part this month. Please be sure to check out her beautiful card!

For my DT card, I used Tiny Townie Garden Girl Lilac by Stamping Bella. She's so dainty and pretty, perfect for a girl! I stamped her onto X-Press It blending card and coloured her with my Copics. I die cut the panel using Stitched Stackers die by Penny Black. I stamped my sentiment (it says 'Birthday Wishes' in Finnish) onto a strip of vellum and embellished it with a tiny tag and a bow of string. I used a piece of patterned paper for the background.

Please visit AAA Birthday challenge blog for details on how to enter and to see the gorgeous cards my team mates have created for your inspiration.


AAA Birthdayssä alkaa uusi haaste, teemana on synttärikortit tytöille. Omaan korttiini käytin Stamping Bellan ihanaa Tiny Townie Garden Girl Lilacia, jonka väritin Copiceilla. Paneelin stanssasin Penny Blackin Stitched Stackers -setin stanssilla ja tekstin leimasin vellumvyötteeseen, jonka koristelin pienellä tagilla ja rusetilla. Taustalle vähän kuviopaperia. 

AAA Birthday -blogista löytyy tiedot osallistumisesta ja Design Teamin tekemät upeat kortit, kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa!