Penny Black Secret Garden: Alluring Arrangement

I love the new floral stamps in the new Penny Black release, Secret Garden. They are absolutely stunning and so lovely to colour. This gorgeous stamp is called Alluring Arrangement and because it's quite a large stamp, I decided to try the American cardsize 5 x 7 inches for it. I also wanted to keep the card quite simple so the stamped image could be in the limelight. I stamped the image onto watercolour paper and watercoloured it. I then sponged some Distress Oxide ink to the edges before stamping the sentiment from the sentiment set Blooming Sentiments which has great sentiments for floral cards. Then I simply matted the panel onto some dark brown cardstock before adhering it to my cardbase which I folded from kraft coloured cardstock.

I'm entering my card to the following challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* Allsorts Challenge: Make It Girly
* Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge: February - Anything Goes

All stamps used are by Penny Black and from the new collection, Secret Garden, which is available in their online store:
* Alluring Arrangement (40-725)
* Blooming Sentiments (30-703)

Tämä uusi Penny Blackin leima Alluring Arrangement on ihana värittää! Kunnon kokoinen leima, jossa väritettävää riittää. Tein tästä kortista vähän isomman, amerikkalaisen 5 x 7 tuumaisen, jotta sain koko leiman kunnolla näkyviin. Leimasin sen vesiväripaperille, väritin vesiväreillä ja mustetin paneelin reunoja. Teksti on setistä Blooming Sentiments. Lopuksi kerrostin paneelin tummanruskealle kartongille ja korttipohjaan kiinni. Käytetyt leimat ovat siis Penny Blackin uudesta kokoelmasta Secret Garden, joka on saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Penny Black Secret Garden: Fun Felines, part 2

Well, I couldn't put down the new Fun Felines stamp set by Penny Black, I just had to make another card with it :) This is how I think our cats see themselves, sitting on a rainbow, surrounded by a halo of golden light - just being purr-fect! Ha ha! I stamped the cat straight onto my cardbase that I folded out of watercolour paper. I then watercoloured the kitty and masked him before sponging some yellow Distress Oxide ink around it. I created the (sort of) rainbow with a new die by Penny Black called Rustic Borders. I simply die cut the smaller die of the set out of different coloured cardstock and adhered them in place. I finished the card by stamping the sentiment from the Fun Felines stamp set in black.

I'm entering my card to the following challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Inspired by Music (Somewhere Over the Rainbow :) )

All products used are by Penny Black and from their latest release called Secret Garden which is available in their online store:
* Fun Felines (30-672)
* Rustic Borders (51-628)

Tein sitten toisenkin kissakortin, sen verran suloinen tämä uusi Penny Blackin leimasetti Fun Felines on! Tällä kertaa leimasin kissan suoraan korttipohjaan, vesiväritin ja maskasin sen. Sitten mustetin kissan ympäriltä keltaisella Distress Oxide -musteella. "Sateenkaaren" kissan alle tein Rustic Borders -stanssisetin pienemmällä stanssilla, tekstileima on Fun Felines -setistä. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat uusimmasta Penny Blackin kokoelmasta Secret Garden, joka on kokonaisuudessaan saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit yllä.

Penny Black Secret Garden: Fun Felines

Sharing a new card made with products from the fabulous new release called Secret Garden by Penny Black. These cute kitties are from the new set Fun Felines, I watercoloured them and then fussy cut them out. I created the ground with the new die Rolling Hills. I simply adhered wide double-sided tape on the back of cardstock, die cut it with the Rolling Hills die, adhered it on my card and trimmed it to size. For the background, I used patterned paper from the paper pad Wintertime and a frame that I die cut with the Ribbon Stackers die. I also added a tree to the background, I die cut it with the Tree Hug die twice, once from kraft cardstock and once from white. That way, I was able to add the tiny heart in white to the tree. Lastly, I stamped my sentiment. It's from the new set Carefree Wishes.

I'm entering my card to the following challenges:
* Penny Black and More: February - Animals, Birds and Butterflies
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Add a Sentiment
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Inspired by Song (Cats, the whole musical)
* Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge: February - Anything Goes

 All products used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:
* Fun Felines (30-672)
* Rolling Hills (51-630)
* Carefree Wishes (30-700)
* Ribbon Stackers (51-409)
* Tree Hug (51-295)
* Wintertime (80-012)

Kissakortti tällä kertaa :) Tämän leimailin uudella Fun Felines -setin kissoilla, jotka vesiväritin ja leikkasin irti. Maan stanssasin uudella Rolling Hills -stanssilla ja taustalle laitoin kuviopaperia Wintertime-paperikosta ja kehykset, jotka stanssasin Ribbon Stackers -setin stanssilla. Puunkin lisäsin, stanssasin sen Tree Hug -stanssilla. Tekstileima on uudesta Carefree Wishes -tekstileimasetistä. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Penny Black Secret Garden: Flying By

Get your happy on! Penny Black has just released a collection of new stamps and dies called Secret Garden and it is gorgeous! I absolutely love the whole collection! Today I'm showcasing some of the new goodies on this card. The cutest little bunny is a stamp called Flying By, I coloured him with my watercolours and die cut him out with the matching die, Flying By Cut Out. The flowers are from the set called Country Charisma, I coloured them with my watercolours as well and added tiny dots to the centres of the flowers with my white Gelly Roll pen before die cutting them out with the matching die, Country Charisma Cut Out. I die cut the sign with a die set called Sign and before taking off the die, I gently sponged some white ink on the sign. I then stamped the sentiment from the set Carefree Wishes onto it. The patterned paper I used is from the paper pad Gentle Whisper and I die cut it with the new Simple Stackers die. Then I simply adhered everything in place and added some tiny clear sequins to embellish the card.

I'm entering my card to the following challenges:
* Penny Black and More: February - Animals, Birds and Butterflies
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: February - Anything Goes
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #377 - Make Your Mark
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Add a Sentiment

All the stamps, dies and patterned paper I used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:
* Flying By (30-681)
* Flying By Cut Out (51-626)
* Country Charisma (30-690)
* Country Charisma Cut Out (51-634)
* Carefree Wishes (30-700)
* Sign (51-608)
* Simple Stackers (51-613)
* Gentle Whisper (80-008)

Penny Blackiltä on tullut uusi kokoelma leimoja ja stansseja nimeltään Secret Garden. Käytin tässä kortissa suloista pupuleimaa nimeltään Flying By, väritin sen vesiväreillä ja stanssasin irti Flying By Cut Out -stanssilla. Kukat ovat setistä Country Charisma, nekin väritin vesiväreillä ja stanssasin irti Country Charisma Cut Out -stansseilla. Kyltti on stanssattu Sign-stanssisetin stanssilla, mustetin kylttiä valkoisella musteella ennen kuin irrotin stanssin paperista. Tekstileima siinä on setistä Carefree Wishes. Taustan kuviopaperi on paperikosta Gentle Whisper, stanssasin sen uudella Simple Stackers -setin stanssilla. Lopuksi kiinnitin kaiken paikoilleen ja koristelin kortin muutamalla pienellä paljetilla. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit yllä.

The Flower Challenge #41: Reminder - Muistutus

I'm back with another card for our current challenge at The Flower Challenge. The theme for February is 'Add Leaves' and we have as our Guest Designer the fabulous Galina Filippenko.

For my card, I used a floral stamp from the Straight Up Floral set by Stamping Bella and I added my leaves using the leaf stamp from the same set. I did my colouring with Copic Markers. For the background, I used a piece of patterned paper and a frame die cut with Stitches of Love frame dies by Penny Black. I stamped my sentiment (it says 'This is your day') on a strip of vellum and added some black Nuvo drops to embellish the card.

Please head over to The Flower Challenge blog to see the details on how to enter and to see the cards created for your inspiration by my talented team mates and our fabulous Guest Designer.



The Flower Challenge -haasteessa on menossa haaste #41, jonka aiheena on 'Add Leaves' eli lehtiä pitäisi kukkakorttiin lisätä. Guest Designerina meillä on Galina Filippenko.

Oman korttini tein leimalla Stamping Bellan setistä Straight Up Florals ja lehdet lisäsin saman setin lehtileimalla. Väritys Copiceilla. Taustalle laitoin kuviopaperia ja kehyksen, jonka stanssasin Penny Blackin Stitches of Love -setin stanssilla. Tekstileiman leimasin vellumille ja koristeeksi lisäsin muutaman Nuvo Drops -pisaran.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä katsomassa tarkemmat osallistumisohjeet ja kortit, jotka DT-porukka ja Guest Designerimme ovat tehneet.

Hello - Heippa

My obsession with house plants has recently been revived and it's spilling over to my cards :) I don't have any succulents though but still wanted to make a card with this lovely stamp by Penny Black from the set Happy Together. I simply watercoloured the image and die cut the panel with Leaf Stitched Frames die by Penny Black. I then sponged some Distress Oxide ink to the edges of the panel and added a die cut word sentiment by Winnie & Walter before attaching it to my cardbase.

I'm entering my card to the following challenges:
* Stamping Sensations: February - Feminine
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #376 - Anything Goes
* Happy Little Stampers: February Watercolour Challenge: Anything Goes

Viherkasvi-innostukseni pursuaa jo kortteihin asti :) joten Penny Blackin leimalla setistä Happy Together tuli tehtyä kortti. Leimakuvan väritin vesiväreillä ja paneelin stanssasin Penny Blackin Leaf Stitched Frames -setin stanssilla. Hieman mustetta paneelin reunoille ja Winnie & Walterin stanssattu teksti korttiin kiinni ennen korttipohjaan kiinnitystä.

The Flower Challenge #41

A new month means a new challenge at The Flower Challenge and during February we'd like you to 'Add Leaves' to your floral creations. As our Guest Designer, we have our winner from last August, the very talented Galina Filippenko.

For my card, I used Wild Roses stamps by Pretty Pink Posh. I coloured the images with my Copics and added a bit of white Gelly Roll pen to them. In addition to the stamped leaves, I also added some die cut leaves die cut with MFT's Leafy Greenery dies. For the background, I used some patterned paper and a frame die cut with Penny Black's Antique Frame dies. The sentiment says 'Congrats'.

Please visit The Flower Challenge for all the details on how to enter and to see the beautiful cards created by my team mates and our Guest Designer.



Helmikuun haaste The Flower Challengessä on 'Add Leaves' eli lehtiä pitäisi kukkakorttiin lisätä. Omaan korttiini käytin Pretty Pink Poshin Wild Roses -leimasettiä, väritin kukat ja lehdet Copiceilla. Leimattujen lehtien lisäksi lisäsin vielä stanssattujakin lehtiä, stanssasin ne MFT:n Leafy Greenery -stansseilla. Taustalle kuviopaperia ja kehykset, jotka stanssasin Penny Blackin Antique Frame -setin stansseilla. Lopuksi vielä tekstin leimaus.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä katsomassa osallistumisohjeet ja kortit, jotka DT-porukka ja Guest Designerimme Galina Filippenko on tehnyt.

AAA Birthday: February - Helmikuu

A new month and a new challenge at AAA Birthday! The theme for February is 'Cute' so anything cute in the form of a birthday card is welcome. We have an amazing Guest Designer joining us this month, please visit Rachelle and leave her some love!

For my card, I decided to use this cute image by Stamping Bella called Blossom Loves Balloons. I coloured her with my Copics, die cut the panel with a Penny Black die (Stitches of Love) and before removing the die, I sponged some Distress Oxide ink to the edges of the image to leave a white frame around it. I then stamped my birthday sentiment and added some grass and tiny flowers die cut with Penny Black dies (Garden Edgers and Hanging Planters). Before attaching the panel to the card base, I added some pretty patterned paper by Lili of the Valley to it.

Please visit AAA Birthday for details on how to enter and to see all the fabulous inspiration provided by my talented team mates and our Guest Designer Rachelle.

I'm also entering my card to the following challenge:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes



Helmikuun aihe AAA Birthdayssä on 'Cute' eli söpöjä synttärikortteja kaivataan. Oman korttini tein Stamping Bellan Blossom Loves Balloons -leimalla. Väritin leimakuvan Copiceilla ja stanssasin paneelin irti Penny Blackin stanssilla Stitches of Love. Ennen kuin irrotin paneelin stanssista, mustetin leimakuvan reunoja Distress Oxide -musteella. Lisäsin paneeliin ruohoa ja pikkuruisia kukkia, jotka stanssasin Penny Blackin stansseilla Garden Edgers ja Hanging Planters. Sitten leimasin tekstileiman, laitoin korttipohjaan Lili of the Valleyn kuviopaperia ja paneeli siihen kiinni.

AAA Birthdayssä kannattaa käydä katsomassa tarkemmat osallistumisohjeet ja Design Teamin ja Guest Designerimme Rachellen kortit.