Last Christmas Cards of 2022

It's still December so I can still post Christmas cards, right?! Well, these are the last two for this year, both made with Penny Black's Masterpieces Made Simple panels. 

For the first card, I simply die cut the panel with Zig Zag Stackers die and matted it onto red cardstock. I then embellished the panel with some twine and red sticky back pearls, mounted it onto cardbase and stamped the sentiment from Christmas Sentiments sentiment set.

For the second card, I die cut the word 'joy' twice with Immense Joy die and then stacked them on top of each other. I then die cut the Masterpieces Made Simple panel with the same Immense Joy die so that I could get the inside of the 'O' . For the background, I die cut cream coloured cardstock with Semi-Circle Stackers die and splattered the panel with some gold spray. I then adhered the word 'joy' and the inside of the 'O' in place and embellished the die cut word with a twine bow and some sticky back pearls.

All products used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Masterpieces Made Simple 'Christmastime' (50-011)

* Zig-Zag Stackers (51-714)

* Christmas Sentiments (30-504)

* Immense Joy (51-742)

Amaryllis Bundle

I'm sharing a Christmas card made with the beautiful stamp by Penny Black called Amaryllis Bundle.

Once again, I wanted to keep the card quite simple as I wanted the stamped image to be the centre of attention. I stamped it onto watercolour cardstock and coloured the image with my Karin markers. I then sponged the edges of tha panel slightly with Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy. I stamped the sentiment from the sentiment set Feeling of Christmas and splattered the panel with some gold spray. I matted the panel onto dark brown cardstock and then pink cardstock before adhering it onto my cardbase. Lastly, I embellished the card with some pink sequins.

I'm entering this to:

* Allsorts Challenge: Week 708/9 - Clean and Simple

* We Love Stamping: December - I Love... Floral stamps

All stamps used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Amaryllis Bundle (40-855)

* Feeling of Christmas (30-921)

Snowfield

Christmas is almost over but I still have some Christmas cards to share. This one was made with a gorgeous stamp by Penny Black called Snowfield.

I love these kinds of stamps but there is just no way that my painting skills would allow me to paint a snowy scene to go with the stamp. However, I thought this stamp is photorealistic enough and gorgeous on its own so I decided to use it as it is. I stamped it with Staz-On ink on kraft coloured cardstock, sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Frayed Burlap and Vintage Photo on the edges of the panel and splattered it with some white watercolour to create falling snow. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Feeling of Christmas. Lastly, I matted the panel onto some dark brown cardstock. Quick and simple and makes for a pretty card, I think.

All stamps used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Snowfield (40-874)

* Feeling of Christmas (30-921)

Fern

I went quite CAS with this card :) I wanted something really clean and simple and done with die cuts so this is what I ended up with. 

The leafy die I used is Fall Fern by Penny Black. I die cut it twice out of different shades of green cardstock. I also die cut the frame twice with Ribbon Stackers die. I then adhered them in their places before stamping the sentiment from Jolly Snippets sentiment set. Lastly, I embellished the card with some sticky back pearls and a twine bow.

I'm entering this to:

* Perfectly CAS: Challenge #34 - Christmas

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Fall Fern (51-756)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

* Ribbon Stackers (51-409)

PBSC: December

We're midway through December and it's time for a reminder post for Penny Black Saturday Challenge. The theme is, as always, Anything Goes with the optional theme of Christmas.

I went for the optional theme and used this gorgeous poinsettia stamp by Penny Black called Scarlet. I coloured the image with my Copics and sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen on to the edges of the panel before splattering it with white watercolour and gold spray. I then die cut the frame with Semi-Circle Stackers die and adhered it in place. The sentiment I used is from Jolly Snippets sentiment set. After stamping the sentiment, I adhered the panel onto red card base. 

Please pop by the PBSC blog to see the beautiful cards created by my team mates and don't forget to join in!

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Scarlet (40-861)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

* Semi-Circle Stackers (51-706)

Pinecone Poetry

 I think this stamp is just so beautiful! It's called Pinecone Poetry and it's by Penny Black.

I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting the panel with Antique Frame die. I left the die in place and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Salvaged Patina and Frayed Burlap on the panel. I added some white gel pen accents to the image and splattered some white watercolour on it before stamping the sentiment from Jolly Snippets. I then adhered the panel onto the card base before embellishing it with some clear gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Stamping Sensations: December - Anything Goes

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Pinecone Poetry (40-865)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

* Antique Frame (51-397)

Cottage Whimsy

 I made a slimline Christmas card with a sweet Penny Black stamp called Cottage Whimsy.

I started by die cutting the card base using Slimline Medley die and then I stamped the Cottage Whimsy stamp onto the card base. I coloured the image with my Copics and masked it before putting the die back in place. After the die was in place, I sponged some Distress Oxide inks to the card base to create a night sky (I used Salty Ocean, Faded Jeans, Wilted Violet and Black Soot). I also splattered some white watercolour onto the card to create falling snow. Lastly (after the inked background was absolutely dry), I used a sentiment from Feeling of Christmas sentiment set and heat embossed it. 

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Ice Cold

 

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Cottage Whimsy (40-863)

* Feeling of Christmas (30-921)

* Slimline Medley (51-718)

Bundled Bunny

 I'm sharing a wintery creation made with a new Penny Black stamp called Bundled Bunny.

I coloured the image with my Copics and fussy cut it out. I then created the background by die cutting a panel with Semi-Circle Stackers die, leaving the die in place and then sponging some Distress Oxide ink to the panel. Before removing the die, I splattered some white watercolour on it to represent snow. I created a bank of snow by die cutting white cardstock with Curved Stitch die and adhering it to the panel with some foam adhesives. I used the Peaceful Pines die to create some wintery vegetation and adhered them in place before adhering the sweet bunny. The sentiment is from the Jolly Snippets sentiment set. I also used some white sticky back pearls to embellish the card.

I'm entering my card to:

* TIME OUT Challenges: Challenge #228 - Winter or Holiday Season

* Allsorts Challenge: Week 706 - Anything Goes with option of Let It Snow

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Bundled Bunny (30-938)

* Semi-Circle Stackers (51-706)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

* Curved Stitch (51-435)

* Peaceful Pines (51-705)

Snowman Hugs

Isn't this stamp adorable!? It's from a new Penny Black stamp set called Snowman Hugs.

I created a winter/Christmas card with a clean look with it. I die cut the panel with Zig-Zag Stackers die and stamped the image on it before colouring it with my Karin markers. After colouring it, I put the die back in place and sponged some Distress Oxide inks to the panel using Salvaged Patina and Shaded Lilac. I also splattered some white watercolour on the panel before stamping a sentiment from Feeling of Christmas sentiment set. I then matted the panel onto some lilac cardstock and placed some patterned paper from the paper pad Wintertime behind it. 

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

* TIME OUT Challenges: Challenge #228 - Winter or Holiday Season

* Stamping Sensations: December Challenge - Anything Stamped with the option of Winter Wonderland

All products used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Snowman Hugs (30-943)

* Feeling of Christmas (30-921)

* Zig-Zag Stackers (51-714)

* Wintertime paper pad (80-012)

Autumn to Christmas

I thought I'd share the last autumn cards in one post so I can start sharing my Christmas cards.

The first card features a pretty little oak branch which comes from the stamp set Autumn Sunshine. I stamped it onto a panel die cut with Sewing Stackers die. I coloured the image with my Karin markers, put the die back in place and sponged some Distress Oxide inks (Frayed Burlap, Vintage Photo) to the panel. I then stamped a sentiment from the sentiment set Always Thankful onto the panel, and decorated it with a tiny bow and some rhinestones. I created the background by stamping some leaves from the set Lush & Lavish using Distress Oxide ink in Vintage Photo. I then sponged Distress Oxide ink in Frayed Burlap onto the edges of the panel and adhered the panel onto dark brown card base before adhering the stamped panel in its place.

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Autumn Sunshine (30-933)

*Always Thankful (30-932)

* Lush & Lavish (30-263)

* Sewing Stackers (51-651)

The next two cards feature the same stamp set, Autumn Entrance. For the first card I wanted to create an autumn look. I stamped the brick wall, the little plant and the door and coloured them with my Karin markers. I then sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen to the top of the panel and a sentiment from the Always Thankful set to the bottom of the card. I die cut a few leaves with Fall Foliage die set and sponged them too with some Distress Oxide inks. Before adhering the leaves in their places, I added a little twine on the top portion of the panel. After adhering the panel to dark brown card base, I embellished the card with some clear rhinestones.

The second card with the same stamp set is a bit more Christmassy. I did the same stamping and colouring but I used a tiny wreath from the stamp set and stamped it onto the door. I embellished the card with some die cuts, Peaceful Pines for the pine branches and cones coloured by sponging Distress Oxide inks onto them, and tiny snowflakes with Dancing Snowflakes die. I also die cut the little sign with Sign die before stamping a sentiment from Jolly Snippets sentiment set.

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Autumn Entrance (30-489)

* Always Thankful (30-932)

* Fall Foliage (51-655)

* Peaceful Pines (51-705)

* Dancing Snowflakes (51-708)

* Sign (51-608)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

PBSC: December

December challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge is live! The theme for this month is, as always, Anything Goes with the optional theme of Christmas.

I opted for the optional theme and made a CAS Christmas card. The stamp I used is called Berry Beauty by Penny Black. I coloured directly onto the stamp with my Karin markers and stamped the image several times adding colour where I wanted it. Lastly, I spritzed the stamp with water and stamped once again to make the colours blend. I also went through the image with a damp watercolour brush to further blend the colours. I then masked the edges of the panel and sponged some Distress Oxide inks to it. The colours I used is one of my favourite blends, Salvaged Patina with a bit of Frayed Burlap on top of it. I also splattered a bit of white watercolour on top of the stamped and inked panel. The sentiment comes from the sentiment set Feeling of Christmas. 

Please do pop by the PBSC blog to see the inspiration created by my fellow team mates and don't forget to join in!

All stamps used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Berry Beauty (40-870)

* Feeling of Christmas (30-921)

Leaf Trio - Lehtitrio

Here are a couple of monochromatic cards made with the gorgeous Penny Black stamp set Leaf Trio.

For both of them, I stamped the images in Memento Toffee Crunch ink and then coloured them with my Karin markers. I then sponged some Distress Oxide inks on the panels (Salvaged Patina on the first card, Pickled Raspberry on the second) and adhered a frame die cut with Semi-Circle Stackers. The sentiment on the first card comes from the sentiment set Smiles and on the second card, from the set Always Thankful. Lastly, I embellished both card with some sticky back pearls/rhinestones.

I'm entering this card to:

* CAS on Sunday: Challenge #245 - Greeting Card

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Leaf Trio (30-935)

* Always Thankful (30-932)

* Smiles (30-802)

* Semi-Circle Stackers (51-706)

Nämä molemmat kortit tein Penny Blackin ihanalla setillä Leaf Trio. Molemmat leimasin Mementon Toffee Crunch -musteella ja väritin Karin-tusseilla. Paneelin reunoille mustetin Distress Oxide mustetta (ekaan Salvaged Patina, tokaan Pickled Raspberry) ja kehyksen stanssasin Semi-Circle Stackers -stanssilla. Ekan kortin tekstileima on Smiles-setistä ja tokan Always Thankful -setistä. Lopuksi koristelin molemmat kortit puolihelmillä/timangeilla. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Fall Flourish - Lyhtykoiso

 I'm continuing with autumn-themed cards and this one is made with the gorgeous Fall Flourish stamp by Penny Black. I stamped it with Memento Toffee Crunch ink and coloured it with my Karin markers. I die cut the side of the panel with a die from the Border Collection die set, added a bit of twine to the card and adhered the panel to green cardbase. The sentiment comes from Always Thankful sentiment set. Lastly, I embellished the card with some sticky back rhinestones.

I'm entering this to:

* Happy Little Stampers: November Watercolour Challenge - Anything Goes

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Fall Flourish (40-783)

* Always Thankful (30-932)

* Border Collection (51-717)

Syysteema jatkuu, tämän kortin tein Penny Blackin ihanalla Fall Flourish -leimalla. Leimasin leimakuvan Mementon Toffee Crunch -musteella ja väritin Karin-tusseilla. Tekstileima on Always Thankful -setistä. Paneelin reunan stanssasin Border Collection -setin stanssilla ja kortin koristelin nyörillä ja timangeilla. Kaikki käytetyt leimat ja stanssit ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Favorite color - Lempiväri

It's been a while since I posted any cards here (or, to be honest, even made a card..). Life's been quite busy recently but I'm hoping that'll change now and I'll have a bit more time for crafting. Now I know it's nearly December already but I'm only getting started with autumn-themed cards - I think I'll be quite busy later with Christmas cards..

But anyways, I made an autumn-themed card with this little cutie, I think she is so lovely. The stamp is called Hello Autumn and it is by Penny Black. I stamped it onto watercolour cardstock and coloured it with my Karin markers. I then die cut the bottom with a die from Border Collection set of dies. Underneath it, I placed a piece of cardstock that I had sponged some Distress Oxide inks and stamped with a stamp from the Footnotes set. The sentiment I used is from Always Thankful sentiment set. To decorate the card, I die cut a maple leaf with a die from Fall Foliage set and sponged it with Distress Oxide inks as well. Lastly, I added a bit of twine and some rhinestones to my card. 

I'm entering my card to:

* Allsorts Challenge: Week 703 - Anything Goes with option of Trees and Leaves

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Hello Autumn (40-554)

* Always Thankful (30-932)

* Fall Foliage (51-655)

* Border Collection (51-717)

* Footnotes (30-238)

Blogissa on ollut pitkään hiljaista, en ole pahemmin ehtinyt kortteja tehdä, saati postata. Toivottavasti tilanne alkaa muuttua nyt.. Pian on jo joulukuu ja joulukorttejakin pitäisi ehtiä tehdä, mutta rustailen vielä syksykortteja.

Tämä suloisuus on Penny Blackin Hello Autumn. Leimasin sen vesivärikartongille ja väritin Karin-tusseilla. Alareunan stanssasin Border Collection -setin stanssilla ja alle laitoin kartonkia, jonka värjäsin Distress Oxide -musteilla ja päälle leimasin Footnotes-setin leimalla. Tekstileima on Always Thankful -setistä. Kortin koristelin vaahteranlehdellä, jonka stanssasin Fall Foliage -stanssisetin stanssilla ja värjäsin Distress Oxide -musteilla. Lisäksi hieman nyöriä ja muutama timangi. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Sunny Yellow - Auringon keltaista

Here's a card made with a Penny Black stamp called Blooming. I coloured the image with my Karin markers and die cut the bottom with a die from the set Border Collection before sponging some Distress Oxide inks to the edges of the panel. I then splattered the same Distress Oxide inks on the panel adding a few splatters of water there too. The sentiment is from the set Not Older, Better. Beneath the die cut bottom edge, I added a panel onto which I had sponged some Distress Oxide inks before adhering the whole panel onto kraft coloured card base. Lastly, I embellished the card with some rhinestones.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Blooming (40-850)

* Not Older, Better (30-896)

* Border Collection (51-717)

Tämä kortti syntyi Penny Blackin Blooming-leimalla. Väritin leimakuvan Karin-tusseilla ja stanssasin alareunan Border Collection -setin stanssilla, minkä jälkeen mustetin paneelin reunoja Distress Oxide -musteilla. Samoilla musteilla ja vedellä roiskin korttiin roiskeita. Tekstileima on setistä Not Older, Better. Stanssatun alareunan alle laitoin kartonkia, jonka värjäsin Distress Oxide -musteilla, minkä jälkeen kiinnitin kortin kraftin väriseen korttipohjaan. Lopuksi koristelin kortin blingillä. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Puppies - Pennut

Aren't these puppies the cutest!? These little puppies come from the set Waggingly Happy by Penny Black and I am smitten with them! 

I used three of the four puppy stamps in the set and coloured the images with my Copics. I wanted to display the puppies in some sort of grid so I used the window die called Viewpoint for that. I die cut it out of dark brown cardstock and adhered the puppies in place. The sentiment comes from the Waggingly Happy set, I die cut a piece of cardstock with Just a Note die, left the die in place and sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Salvaged Patina onto the die cut before stamping the sentiment. The little paper clip is die cut with the same Just a Note die set. For the background, I used patterned paper from Coco Style paper pad and adhered the grid with foam adhesives on it as I did the die cut note. Lastly, I embellished the card with a heart die cut with Bear-y Much Cut Out die and some enamel dots.

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Waggingly Happy (30-812)

* Viewpoint (51-724)

* Just a Note (51-531)

* Bear-y Much Cut Out (51-598)

* Coco Style paper pad (discontinued)

Nämä suloiset koiranpennut ovat Penny Blackin setistä Waggingly Happy, väritin ne Copiceilla. Kehikon stanssasin Viewpoint-stanssilla ja kiinnitin koirat siihen. Tekstileima on samaisesta Waggingly Happy -setistä, leimasin sen Just a Note -stanssilla stanssattuun paperiin, johon mustetin hieman Distress Oxide -mustetta sävyssä Salvaged Patina. Taustalle laitoin kuviopaperia paperikosta Coco Style ja kiinnitin kehikon kohotarroilla siihen. Koristelin kortin pienellä klemmarilla (stanssattu Just a Note -stanssisetin stanssilla), sydämellä (stanssattu Bear-y Much Cut Out -stanssilla) ja muutamalla enamel dotsilla. Kaikki käytetyt leimat ja stanssit ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Garden's Grace - Kukkakimppu

I love this stamp by Penny Black - all the pretty flowers and the folk art feel the stamp has. I decided to really show off the stamp without adding much fuss to the card so I simply coloured the image with my Copics, cut the panel to size before matting it first to black, then to white cardstock. Then I adhered the matted panel to the blue cardbase. The sentiment I used is from Snippets sentiment set, I heat embossed it onto a strip of black cardstock and adhered it with foam adhesives. Lastly, I adhered black rhinestones in the centres of the sunflowers.

I'm entering this to:

 * Allsorts Challenge: Week 690/1 - Anything Goes with option of Roses 

All stamps I used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Garden's Grace (40-826)

* Snippets (30-283)

Tämä ihana leima on Penny Blackin Garden's Grace. Väritin leimakuvan Copiceilla, leikkasin paneelin oikean kokoiseksi ja kerrostin sen ensin mustalle, sitten valkoiselle kartongille ja kiinnitin siniseen korttipohjaan. Tekstileima on Snippets-setistä, embossasin sen valkoisella mustalle kartonginpalalle ja kiinnitin kohotarroilla paikoilleen. Lopulta lisäsin mustat blingit auringonkukkien keskustoihin. Kaikki käytetyt leimat ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Garden Fragrance - Puutarhan Tuoksuja

I love Penny Black's floral stamps and this one is no exception. This beauty is called Garden Fragrance. I coloured the image with my Karin markers and die cut the panel with Semi-Circle Stackers die. Before removing the die, I sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Salvaged Patina on the panel. The sentiment is from the set Not Older, Better. Before adhering the panel, I matted it onto a piece of brown cardstock and then used a piece of patterned paper from the paper pad Coco Style for the background. I embellished the card with some clear bling.

I'm entering this to:

* As You See It Challenge: Challenge #281 - A Recipe for Watercolour Brightness

All products used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Garden Fragrance (40-846)

* Semi-Circle Stackers (51-706)

* Not Older, Better (30-896)

* Coco Style paper pad (discontinued)

Tämä ihana kukkaleima on Penny Blackin Garden Fragrance. Väritin leimakuvan Karin-tusseilla ja stanssasin paneelin Semi-Circle Stackers -stanssilla. Ennen kuin irrotin stanssin, mustetin paneelia Distress Oxide -musteella Salvaged Patina. Tekstileima on setistä Not Older, Better. Kerrostin paneelin tummanruskealle kartongille, laitoin taustalle kuviopaperia Coco Style -paperikosta ja kiinnitin korttipohjaan. Lopuksi koristelin kortin kirkkailla blingeillä. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

PBSC: August - Elokuu

It's time for a new challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. Our theme for the month of August is, as always, Anything Goes with the optional theme of Music.

For my card, I used a beautiful floral stamp by Penny Black called Gladness. I did some no line watercolouring using my Karin markers and then die cut the edge with a die from the die set Border Collection. I then sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap onto the panel and splattered some inks in different colours onto it. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Not Older, Better. My nod to our theme of Music is on the piece of cardstock that shows from behind the die cut edge. I sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Worn Lipstick onto a piece of cardstock after which I stamped onto it several times with a stamp from the set Footnotes using Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink. Lastly, I attached it and the panel in their places and embellished the card with some black rhinestones.

All stamps and dies are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Gladness (40-854)

* Not Older, Better (30-896)

* Footnotes (30-238)

* Border Collection (51-717)

On elokuun haasteen aika Penny Black Saturday Challengessä ja teemana on Anything Goes/Music. 

Omaan korttiini käytin Penny Blackin Gladness-leimaa, jonka väritin no line -tekniikalla käyttäen Karin-tusseja. Paneelin reunan stanssasin Border Collection -setin stanssilla ja mustetin paneelia Distress Oxide -musteilla Antique Linen ja Frayed Burlap. Tämän jälkeen roiskin siihen vielä musteita eri sävyissä. Musiikkiteemaa käytin kartongissa, joka näkyy stanssatun reunan alta. Mustetin kartonkipalaa DO-musteen Worn Lipstick -sävyllä ja leimasin siihen useaan kertaan leimalla setistä Footnotes käyttäen DO-musteen sävyä Picked Raspberry. Tämän jälkeen kiinnitin osaset paikoilleen ja koristelin kortin mustilla timanteilla. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Die Cut Florals - Stanssattuja kukkia

 I had a bit of a play with Penny Black dies and Distress Oxide inks today.

For the first card, I used the floral die Splendid. After die cutting all the elements, I sponged some Distress Oxide inks on them. I used Tattered Rose, Abandoned Coral and Candied Apple for the flower and Evergreen Bough and Rustic Wilderness for the leaves. Then I assembled the flower. The panel is die cut with a die from the Graceful Stackers set. I left the die in place and sponged Distress Oxide inks in Scattered Straw and Frayed Burlap on the panel. After I removed the die, I stamped the sentiment from So Thankful sentiment set on it. For the background I used cream coloured cardstock onto which I die cut the border using Textural die. Then I simply adhered everything in place (the panel and the flower itself are both adhered using foam adhesives) and embellished the card with clear drops.

I'm entering this card to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge 435 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Splendid (51-739)

* Graceful Stackers (51-658)

* Textural (51-729)

* So Thankful (30-914)

The second card is more clean and simple. The floral die I used is called Whisper and I die cut it twice, once for the leaves and stem and the second time for the flowers. I coloured the stem and leaves with Distress Oxide inks in Lucky Clover and Rustic Wilderness and the flowers with DO inks in Picked Raspberries and Seedless Preserves. For the background, I did a bit of masking before sponging the panel with DO inks in Salvaged Patina and a teeny bit of Peacock Feathers. The sentiment is from the same sentiment set as in the previous card, So Thankful. After stamping it, I adhered the flower in place and embellished it with some black half pearls.

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Whisper (51-737)

* So Thankful (30-914)

Nämä kortit syntyivät Penny Blackin stansseilla ja Distress Oxide -musteilla leikkimällä. Ensimmäiseen korttiin käytin Splendid-kukkastanssia. Osasten stanssaamisen jälkeen väritin ne mustettamalla niitä Distress Oxide -musteen sävyillä Tattered Rose, Abandoned Coral ja Candied Apple (kukka) ja Evergreen Bough ja Rustic Wilderness (lehdet). Taustan paneelin stanssasin Graceful Stackers -setin stanssilla, jätin stanssin paikalleen ja mustetin sitä DO-musteen sävyillä Scattered Straw ja Frayed Burlap. Taustan kartonkiin stanssasin boordin Textural-stanssilla. Tekstileima on setistä So Thankful.

Toiseen korttiin käytin Whisper-kukkastanssia. Senkin väritin DO-musteilla: Lucky Clover ja Rustic Wilderness (varsi ja lehdet) sekä Picked Raspberries ja Seedless Preserves (kukat). Taustaa hieman maskasin ja mustetin sitäkin DO-musteilla Salvaged Patina ja Peacock Feathers. Tekstileima on samaisesta So Thankful -setistä kuin ensimmäisen kortin tekstileimakin. Kukkaa koristelin mustilla puolihelmillä.

Kaikki käytetyt stanssit ja leimat ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Pansies - Orvokit

 Here's a floral card that I made with Penny Black's pretty stamp called Pansies.

I coloured the image with my Karin markers after which I masked the edges of the panel and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Speckled Egg and Bundled Sage on the panel. I then splattered the same inks on the panel. The sentiment I used is from the set So Thankful. Lastly, I matted the panel onto purple cardstock before adhering it all to my card base.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

* Stamping Sensations: July - Summer Flowers

All stamps used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Pansies (40-818)

* So Thankful (30-914)

Tällainen kukkakortti syntyi Penny Blackin ihanalla Pansies-leimalla. Väritin leimakuvan Karin-tusseilla, minkä jälkeen maskasin paneelin reunat ja levitin paneeliin Distress Oxide -musteita sävyissä Speckled Egg ja Bundled Sage. Samoilla sävyillä roiskin musteita paneeliin. Tekstileima on setistä So Thankful. Lopulta kerrostin paneelin liilalle kartongille ja kiinnitin korttipohjaan. Kaikki käytetyt leimat ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Puppy - Pentu

 How cute is this little puppy!? I love this stamp by Penny Black, it's called Ate the Candles. 

I coloured the puppy with my Copics and fussy cut him out. For the background, I cut a panel from watercolour paper and after masking, I sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Bundled Sage on the left hand side of the panel. I then die cut the area with Textural border die. After die cutting, I masked off that area and splattered some Distress Inks in Bundled Sage, Chipped Sapphire and Frayed Burlap on the panel. I then used Soaring die to die cut the swirly shape behind the puppy and adhered it in place. I stamped the sentiment from Ate the Candles set onto a sign die cut with Sign die (before stamping the sentiment, I sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen onto the die cut while keeping the die still in place). I adhered the sign and the puppy in place with foam adhesives and embellished the card with some enamel dots.

I'm entering this to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #434 - Any Occasion (birthday in my case)

* TGIF Challenges: tgifc378 - Inspiration Challenge: Just a Few of My Favourite Things (my favourites: puppies and colouring)

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Ate the Candles (30-817)

* Textural (51-729)

* Soaring (51-731)

* Sign (51-608)

Tämä suloinen koiruus on Penny Blackin leima Ate the Candles. Väritin leimakuvan Copiceilla ja leikkasin sen irtin. Taustan tein leikkaamalla paneelin vesiväripaperista ja maskaamalla sen niin, että sain mustetettua vasemman reunan Distress Oxide -musteella Bundled Sage, minkä jälkeen stanssasin siihen Textural-stanssilla. Tämän jälkeen maskasin vasemman reunan ja roiskin paneeliin Distress-musteita sävyissä Bundled Sage, Chipped Sapphire ja Frayed Burlap. Kuvion pennun taakse stanssasin Soaring-stanssilla ja kiinnitin paikalleen. Tekstileima on samasta Ate the Candles -setistä, leimasin sen kylttiin, jonka stanssasin Sign-stanssilla (mustetin kylttiä Distress Oxide -musteella Antique Linen, kun stanssi oli vielä paikoillaan). Kiinnitin pennun ja kyltin paikoilleen kohotarroilla, minkä jälkeen koristelin kortin enamel dotseilla. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Iris - Iiris

We're midway through our July challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. The theme is Anything Goes with the optional theme of Spots and/or Stripes.

This time I chose the Anything Goes theme and created this floral card. The stamp I used is called Iris Elegance and it is by Penny Black. I coloured the stamped image with my Karin markers and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap on the edges of the panel. I then splattered some water on the inked parts as well as some Distress Oxide ink in Frayed Burlap dilluted with water. The sentiment is from the sentiment set So Thankful. Lastly, I matted the panel onto some dark purple cardstock (it looks really dark, almost black in the photo though) and adhered it all onto my card base. 

Please pop by the PBSC blog to see all the cards created by my team mates and don't forget to join our challenge!

All stamps used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Iris Elegance (40-848)

* So Thankful (30-914)

Heinäkuun haaste Penny Black Saturday Challengessä on puolivälissä mutta vielä ehtii hyvin osallistua. Aihe on Anything Goes vaihtoehtoisen aiheen ollessa Spots and/or Stripes.

Itse valitsin tällä kertaa Anything Goes -teeman ja tein tämän kukkakortin. Leima, jota käytin, on Penny Blackin ihana Iris Elegance, värittämiseen käytin Karin-tusseja. Paneelin reunoihin mustetin taas Distress Oxide -musteita sävyissä Antique Linen ja Frayed Burlap. Mustetettuihin osiin roiskin vähän vettä ja vedellä laimennettua Distress Oxide -mustetta (Frayed Burlap). Tekstileima on setistä So Thankful. Paneelin kerrostin tumman liilalle kartongille (vaikka se kuvassa näyttääkin melkein mustalta..) ja kiinnitin sen korttipohjaan. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Tea cup - Teekuppi

Isn't this the cutest little tea cup! I love the dainty flowers bursting out of it. The stamp is called Fresh Bouquet and it is by Penny Black.

I coloured the image with my Karin markers and cut the panel in size before sponging the edges of it with Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen. I decided to do a bit of inlaid die cutting for my sentiment so I placed the 'hello' die from Thanks & Hello die set onto the coloured image and die cut it. I then die cut the letters from pink cardstock several times and adhered these layers underneath the original die cut layer. This way, when I adhered the panel onto some pink cardstock and adhered the letters in place, they stood up from the panel. Lastly, I adhered it all on my card base and embellished the card with some silver coloured half pearls. 

I'm entering this to:

* Fusion Card Challenge: Hello Hat (playing with the inspiration photo)

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Fabulous Florals

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Fresh Bouquet (40-841)

* Thanks & Hello (51-638)

Tämä pieni teekuppi täynnä kukkasia on ihana! Leima on Penny Blackin ja nimeltään Fresh Bouquet. Väritin leimakuvan Karin-tusseilla, leikkasin paneelin oikeaan kokoon ja mustetin reunat Distress Oxide -musteella Antique Linen. Stanssatun tekstin tein inlaid die cutting -tekniikalla käyttäen stanssia setistä Thanks & Hello. Paneelin kiinnitin pinkille kartongille ja korttipohjaan ennen kuin koristelin sen hopeisilla puolihelmillä. Kaikki käytetyt tuotteet ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

Poppies - Unikot

I love the floral stamps by Penny Black, there's just something so beautiful about them! Like this poppy stamp called Brilliant - just so beautiful and a great stamp to colour. I wanted to make the stamped image the centerpiece of the card so I made a one-layer card with it. I stamped the image on watercolour paper and coloured it with my Karin markers. Next I masked off the edges of the card and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy on the panel. After removing the masking, I stamped a sentiment from the sentiment set So Thankful. Lastly, I splattered some Distress Oxide ink in Brushed Corduroy dilluted with water on the card.

I'm entering this to:

* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #70 - CAS

* Happy Little Stampers Watercolour Challenge: July - Anything Goes

All stamps used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Brilliant (40-852)

* So Thankful (30-914)

Penny Blackin kukkaleimat ovat ihania! Niin kuin tämä Brilliant, kaunis leima, joka on täydellinen värittää. Itse väritin tämän Karin-tusseilla, minkä jälkeen maskasin kortin reunat ja mustetin paneelia Distress Oxide -musteilla Antique Linen ja Brushed Corduroy. Tekstileima on setistä So Thankful. Lopuksi roiskin korttiin vedellä laimennettua Distress Oxide -mustetta värissä Brushed Corduroy. Kaikki käytetyt leimat ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

PBSC: July - Heinäkuu

It's time for the July challenge at Penny Black Saturday Challenge. The theme is, as always, Anything Goes with the optional theme this month being Spots and/or Stripes. 

I created my card with a new Penny Black stamp called Here's to You! I stamped it onto watercolour paper and very loosely coloured it with my Karin markers. I die cut the border with a die from the set Border Collection and added my stripes with a piece of patterned paper from the Beau Jardin paper pad. The sentiment is from the sentiment set Not Older, Better. I embellished my card with some sparkly rhinestones.

Please pop by the PBSC blog to see all the pretty cards made by my team mates and do join us this month!

All products used are by Penny Black and available from their online store:

* Here's to You! (40-843)

* Not Older, Better (30-896)

* Border Collection (51-717)

* Beau Jardin (paper pad, discontinued)

Penny Black Saturday Challengessä on alkanut uusi haaste. Heinäkuun aihe on sama kuin aina, Anything Goes, ja vaihtoehtoinen teema on Spots and/or Stripes.

Oman korttini tein Penny Blackin uudella Here's to You! -leimalla, jonka leimasin vesiväripaperille ja väritin Karin-tusseilla hyvinkin suurpiirteisesti. Reunan stanssasin Border Collection -setin stanssilla ja lisäsin vaihtoehtoisen teeman mukaiset raidat kuviopaperilla Beau Jardin -paperikosta. Tekstileima on setistä Not Older, Better. Lopuksi koristelin kortin timanteilla.

Kurkkaa PBSC-blogin puolelta tiimiläisten kortit ja osallistu toki myös haasteeseen!

To the graduate - Ylioppilaalle

Last weekend my nephew graduated from 6th form college and I made him this card. I wanted to use my new Pinkfresh Studio stamp called Chrysanthemum but needed to make it masculine, so I coloured the image in grey Copics. I die cut the slimline shape with Penny Black's Slimline Medley die and sponged some grey ink onto the panel while the die was still in place. The golden sticker on the card is the symbol used for graduates from 6th form college. The sentiment says, roughly translated, 'To the graduate' and I heat embossed it in white.

I'm entering my card to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More! Challenge #431 - Make Your Mark

* Less Is More: Challenge #466 - Masculine

Tämä ylioppilaskortti meni viime viikonloppuna veljenpojalleni. Halusin käyttää siinä uusinta Pinkfresh Studio -leimaani Chrysanthemum, mutta koitin tehdä siitä maskuliinisen värittämällä leimakuvan harmailla Copiceilla. Slimline-kortin stanssasin Penny Blackin Slimline Medley -stanssilla ja paneeliin mustetin harmaata mustetta, kun stanssi oli vielä paikoillaan. Ylioppilaslyyra on tarra ja teksti on embossattu valkoisella harmaalle kartonkisuikaleelle.

AAA Birthday: June - Kesäkuu

 

It's time for the June challenge at AAA Birthday and fittingly for June, the theme is Flowers. As our Guest Designer, we have the wonderful Libeeti joining us. This is also a bittersweet challenge for me as this will be the last time I join in with a DT card. I'm stepping down from the Design Team as there is just too much going on in my life at the moment (all good things but things that keep me way too busy) for me to be a good DT member. I want to thank Jane and all the wonderful ladies on the DT for everything, I have loved being a member of this wonderfully talented Design Team.

My last DT card features a stamp from the Simon Says Stamp/Memory Box collaboration stamp set called True Friend. I coloured the image with my Copics and added a few accents with a white gel pen. I then die cut the panel with Penny Black's Leaf Stitched Frames die and before lifting the die, I sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap on the panel. I heat embossed my sentiment ('Birthday Wishes') onto a strip of black cardstock and adhered it to the panel before adhering the whole panel onto some purple cardstock. Lastly, I embellished the card with some half pearls.

I hope you can join us in the Flower challenge at AAA Birthday!

Kesäkuun haaste AAA Birthdayssä on Flowers eli kukkaisia synttärikortteja pitäisi tehdä. Guest Designerina meillä on Libeeti. Tämä on samalla minun viimeinen kertani DT-porukassa, sillä jättäydyn siitä pois. Elämä on vain liian kiireistä tällä hetkellä (hyvällä tavalla kiireistä, mutta kiireistä kuitenkin), kaikkea ei ehdi. 

Käytin kukkakorttiini Simon Says Stamp/Memory Box-leimasettiä True Friends. Väritin kukan Copiceilla ja lisäsin hieman valkoista geelikynää. Paneelin stanssasin Penny Blackin Leaf Stitched Frames -stanssilla ja mustetin paneelia hieman, ennen kuin poistin stanssin. Paneelin kiinnitin violettiin kartonkiin ja tekstin embossasin mustalle kartonkisoirolle. Lopulta koristelin kortin puolihelmillä.

Toivottavasti ehdit osallistua kesäkuun haasteeseen AAA Birthdayssä!

Mother's Day card - Äitienpäiväkortti

I haven't had a chance to share the Mother's Day card I made for my Mom until now. I used one of my newest stamps, Cosmos Bunch by Pinkfresh Studio. I coloured the image with my Copics and die cut the panel with Penny Black's Leaf Stitched Frames die. Before removing the die, I sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen on the panel. I then adhered the panel onto some pink cardstock before adhering it all to my card base. Lastly, I stamped my sentiment (it says 'For Mother) and embellished the card with some sticky back pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #429 - Any Occasion

Äitienpäiväkortti on jäänyt jakamatta, joten tässä tulee. Korttiin käytin Pinkfresh Studion ihanaa Cosmos Bunch -leimaa. Väritin leimakuvan Copiceilla ja stanssasin paneelin Penny Blackin Leaf Stitched Frames -stanssilla. Ennen kuin irrotin stanssin paikoiltaa, mustetin paneelia hieman Distress Oxide -musteella sävyssä Antique Linen. Paneelin kiinnitin pinkkiin kartonkiin ja sitten korttipohjaan. Lopuksi leimasin tekstin ja koristelin kortin puolihelmillä.