Pinecone Poetry

Here's a Christmas card made with the gorgeous Pinecone Poetry stamp by Penny Black. This is such a classic stamp for Christmas cards.

I stamped the image on the top right corner of the panel die cut with Penny Black's Swirly Stitches die and coloured it with my Copics. I then added some touches of white gel pen here and there. I placed the Swirly Stitches die back in place and sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Old paper to the panel before stamping my sentiment on it (the sentiment says 'Merry Christmas'). I then adhered the panel onto a piece of kraft cardstock before adhering it onto my cardbase. Lastly, I embellished the card with some gold gems.

Hug a Snowman!

Another Christmas card, another snowman! I think this is one of the cutest snowmen I've ever seen. This one is from the stamp set Hug a Snowman by Penny Black and I coloured him with my Copics adding touches of white gel pen here and there. I then die cut the panel with Zig-Zag Stackers die by Penny Black before stamping my sentiment on it (the sentiment says 'Christmas Greetings'). The snowflakes are die cut with Penny Black dies, the biggest with Polar Pair dies and the two small ones with Dancing Snowflake dies, embellished with enamel dots. For the background, I used a piece of paper onto which I stamped intentionally unevenly with a Simon Says Stamp stamp called Diagonal Stripes.

I'm entering this to:

* Inkspirational: Challenge #297 - Word Prompt: Clothing/Closet

Snowy

I am slowly getting started with my Christmas cards and I couldn't resist using this cutie of a snowman called Snowy in my card! Snowy is an "oldie but a goldie" stamp by Penny Black.

I first stamped the postage stamp with Penny Black's Posted stamp before masking the edges of the postage stamp and stamping Snowy inside the postage stamp. I coloured him with my Karin markers and added a few accents with a white gel pen before I die cut the postage stamp with the matching die, Posted Cut Out. The sentiment is partly die cut with the Merry and Joy die and partly stamped and heat embossed with a sentiment from the sentiment set Christmas Sentiments. The large snowflake is die cut with a die in the Polar Pair die set and the smaller ones are die cut with Dancing Snowflakes dies. For the background, I used a piece of patterned paper from the paper pad Wintertime matted onto a piece of purple cardstock. After adhering everything in their places, I embellished the small snowflakes with half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* The Paper Funday Challenges: Challenge #56 - Anything Goes/The Great Outdoors

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

* Snowy (2521K)

* Posted (30-985)

* Posted Cut Out (51-778)

* Merry and Joy (51-586)

* Christmas Sentiments (30-504)

* Polar Pair (51-568)

* Dancing Snowflakes (51-708)

* Wintertime (80-012)

Lupine Flower

I've been on a roll making cards with the Beautiful Blooms stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio, here's my fourth card made with the set. Once again, I coloured the image with my Copics adding a bit of white gel pen here and there before die cutting it with the matching die. I created the background by masking two edges of the panel and sponging Distress Oxide inks to it. Before I adhered the stamped image with foam adhesives, I stamped my sentiment on the panel (it says 'Congratulations'). Lastly, I embellished the card with some gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Clean and Simple

Yellow daisies

Here's yet another card made with the Beautiful Blooms stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio. Just like the previous ones, this turned out quite clean and simple. The image is coloured with Copics and die cut with the matching die. The background is very simple, I simply masked the circle and sponged some Distress Oxide inks to it before stamping the sentiment (it says 'Congratulations'). After adhering the image in its place, I embellished the card with some sequins.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Clean and Simple

* Stamping Sensations: Mood Board (I took the colours, blue and yellow, and flowers as my inspiration)

Beautiful Blooms

 Here's another clean and simple card I made with the Beautiful Blooms stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio. Once again I coloured the image with my Copics before adding a bit of white gel pen to it and die cutting it with the matching die. I then masked the edges of the panel and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness to it before splattering the panel with white and gold watercolour. After I had adhered the image in place with foam adhesives, I stamped the sentiment (it says 'Warmest congratulations') and embellished the card with some iridescent gems.

Lily of the valley

I bought some new Pinkfresh Studio stamps this summer and the gorgeous Beautiful Blooms was one of them. I've already made several cards with the set, here's the first one.

I coloured the image with my Copics trying to make them look like lilies of the valley before die cutting them with the matching die. I then masked the edges of my cardbase and sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Stormy Sky to create the rectangle. Before removing the masking I splattered the panel with white watercolour. I then adhered the lilies of the valley in place, stamped my sentiment (it says 'On your special day') and embellished the card with some clear gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Just Add Ink: Challenge #665 - Add Clean and Simple

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

* AAA Birthday: Game #52 - Anything Birthday Goes

Inky Bouquet

 I made a birthday card with a Pinkfresh Studio stamp called Inky Bouquet. I watercoloured the image with my Karin markers and die cut it with the matching die. I also added a bit of white gel pen here and there on the image and some Stickles to the tiny pink flowers (sadly the Stickles doesn't really show on the photo). For the background, I used some patterned paper matted onto some cardstock and a frame die cut with a My Favorite Things die. The sentiment is die cut and says 'Congrats'. I embellished the card with some enamel dots.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #83 - Add Spots or Stripes (I have both, stripes on the vase and spots on the patterned paper)