Wreath

Another Christmas card with a gorgeous Penny Black stamp, this one is called Christmas Circlet.

I stamped the image on Copic friendly cardstock, coloured it with my Copics and added some white gel pen here and there. I then masked the rectangle on the panel and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Old Paper and Antique Linen on the panel. I stamped my sentiment (it says 'Merry Christmas and Happy New Year' in Finnish) inside the wreath before I embellished the wreath with some gold gems. Lastly, I adhered the panel onto a piece of kraft coloured cardstock and then onto my card base.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

* Paper Craft Crew Challenges: PCC541 - Simple Stamping

Penguins

Another Christmas card added to my stash! This one uses the same idea as this previous card (click!) and is quick and easy to make.

The penguins come from the Penny Black stamp set Festive Frolic. I coloured them with my Copics adding details with a white gel pen and finally die cutting them with the matching dies Festive Frolic Cut Out. For the background I used a stencil from the Penny Black stencil set Background Basics, adhered it to my panel and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Speckled Eggs and Salvaged Patina through the stencil. Before removing the stencil, I splattered some watered down white acrylic pain to the opening. I then stamped my Finnish sentiment, adhered the penguins with foam adhesives and embellished the card with some die cut snowflakes (Penny Black's Dancing Snowflakes) embellished with light blue enamel dots. 

I'm entering this to:

* Inkspirational Challenges: Challenge #301 - Word Prompt 'Cold'

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Poinsettias

I found this gorgeous Marianne Design stamp 'Poinsettia' in an online craft shop and had to have it as I thought it'd be lovely to colour. And I was right! I stamped it onto Copic friendly cardstock and coloured it with my Copics adding a bit of white gel pen here and there. Then I used a stencil from the Background Basics stencil set by Penny Black, placed it onto my panel and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Saltwater Taffy and Festive Berries onto it. The sentiment I used says 'Merry Christmas' in Finnish. As embellishments, I added some pink sparkly gems.

Polar Bear

I'm adding to my Christmas card stash with this cute card with the cutest polar bear ever. He's from the Penny Black stamp set Festive Frolic.

I coloured him with my Copics and die cut with the matching die, Festive Frolic Cut Out. I then used a stencil from the stencil set Background Basics, placed it on my card panel and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Speckled Eggs and Salvaged Patina on it. I left the stencil in place and splattered the opening with some white acrylic paint dilluted with water. The sentiment I used is in Finnish and means 'Merry Christmas'. I adhered the polar bear with some foam adhesives and embellished the card with some snowflakes die cut with Penny Black's Dancing Snowflake dies embellished with some clear gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Christmas

Extraordinary

Some more pretty little foiled snowflakes made with new Stick & Shine sheets by Penny Black! Aren't they cute?

For this card I used a previously released Penny Black stamp set called Snowman Hugs. I coloured the image with my Karin markers before die cutting the panel with Semi-Circle Stackers die. After that I used a stencil from the new stencil set Background Basics, placed it on the panel and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Salty Ocean and Mermaid Lagoon on the panel. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Jolly Snippets. After stamping the sentiment, I took the new Stick & Shine sheet Extraordinary, chose  three snowflakes and rubbed them on the panel. Then I took some pink foil from the foil set Classic Colors Multipack and gently rubbed that on the sticky snowflakes. For the background, I used the new embossing folder Dashed Design and dry embossed a piece of cream coloured cardstock. I then matted both the background and the panel onto light blue cardstock, adhered the panel onto some craft foam and adhered both the background and the panel in place. 

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Christmas

* The Paper Funday Challenges: Challenge #58 - Anything Goes

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Snowman Hugs (30-943)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

* Background Basics stencil set (25-021)

* Stick & Shine Extraordinary (15-003)

* Classic Colors Multipack foil (21-002)

* Semi-Circle Stackers (51-706)

* Dashed Design embossing folder (65-001)

Joyful.Merry.Blessed.

See the green foil on the background in this card? That is what you're left with when you use the new Penny Black Stick & Shine sheet and foil, that is the 'negative'. I thought it was so pretty that I just couldn't throw it away, instead I decided to use it as the background in this card.

I die cut the frame with Stitched Loops die and adhered the foil to the back of the frame. I then coloured one of the mugs in the Mugs of Joy stamp set with my Copics very simply and fussy cut it out. I also added a bit of white gel pen to the image. Before adhering the angel in place with foam adhesives, I stamped a sentiment from the Jolly Snippets stamp set on the frame. Lastly, I used the Festive Finesse die to die cut the branch, trimmed some of the berries and leaves off of it and adhered it in place.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Christmas

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Mugs of Joy (31-002)

* Classic Color Multipack foil (21-002)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

* Stitched Loops (51-573)

Refinement

Will you just please look at that gorgeous shiny foiling! It's done with the new Penny Black product line called Stick & Shine, a foiling system that needs no expensive gagdets. And I am in love with the shine!

Here I used a Stick & Shine sheet called Refinement with green foil. After foiling, I die cut the panel with Antique Frame die and sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Peacock Feathers on it. I die cut the word 'joy' with Jumbo Joy die, first from pink cardstock and then a few times from white cardstock before adhering the layers together to make the word stand out a bit. I heat embossed the sentiment from the sentiment set Jolly Snippets on a strip of black cardstock and adhered in in place on top of the word 'joy'. I then used the die Festive Finesse but used only the berries from that die cut, coloured them with my Copics, added a bit of white gel pen on them and adhered them in place. Lastly, I embellished the card with some sticky back pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Happy Little Stampers: Anything Goes with Dies

 

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Stick & Shine Refinement (15-006)

* Classic Colors Multipack foil (21-002)

* Jumbo Joy (51-572)

* Antique Frame (51-397)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

* Festive Finesse (51-784)

Feather Trio

Here's another Christmas card made with some gorgeous Penny Black goodies. The stamp I used is called Feather Trio from the Penny Black release Sparkle & Shine.

I coloured the image with my Copics and added a bit of white gel pen here and there. I then used a negative of a stencil from the new stencil set Background Basics, placed that on top of the image and sponged some Distress Oxide inks to the panel (I used Old paper, Antique Linen and Brushed Corduroy). I then used the new foiling system by Penny Black called Stick & Shine and added the gorgeous snowflakes on the panel. I love the look of this foiling, it's so gorgeous in real life and so easy to do. After the foiling, I also added some splatters of white watered down acrylic paint to the panel before stamping my sentiment on it from the sentiment set Jolly Snippets. Lastly, I matted the panel onto a piece of dark brown cardstock before adhering it all to my card base. 

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Feathered Trio (40-920)

* Background Basics stencil set (25-021)

* Stick & Shine Extraordinary (15-003)

* Classic Colors Multipack foil (21-002)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

The Flower Challenge #85

I am one of the Guest Designers in The Flower Challenge this month and what a special month it is! The Flower Challenge turns seven! Congratulations! There are also some changes coming as both Viv and Aileen are stepping down from the challenge and therefore some of the previous DT members, like myself, are now giving them a big beautiful send off by being Guest Designers. Before I go on to my card, I just want to say a big thank you to both Viv and Aileen who are such amazing and kind people. They are also the first ones to ever invite me to be a DT member of a challenge - thank you for being so kind and for giving me a chance!

The theme for October is Anything Goes and I decided to make a friendship card. I think this stamp by Penny Black called Prized is one of the most beautiful rose stamps there is, therefore I wanted to use it. I coloured the image with my Copics before using one of the new stencils in Penny Black's Background Basics stencil set and sponging some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen onto the panel. The sentiment I used is from Penny Black's Magical Friendship sentiment set. After stamping the sentiment onto my panel, I adhered the panel onto a piece of dark green cardstock (it looks black in the photo, but it is dark green) before adhering it all to my card base. Lastly, I embellished my card with some glittery gold enamel dots.

Happy 7th birthday, The Flower Challenge!

Festive Finesse

I don't often make cards with just die cuts but it's sometimes fun to do things a bit differently and to challenge yourself, right? This card was made with die by Penny Black.

I used the die Festive Finesse from recent Penny Black release Sparkle & Shine, die cut it from Copic friendly cardstock and coloured it with my Copics. I also added a bit of green Stickles to the green sprigs. I die cut the bow using Jumbo Bauble die and coloured that with Copics as well. The word 'joy' is die cut with Immense Joy die out of cork cardstock. In the background I used a stencil from the new stencil set Background Basics and sponged some Distress Oxide inks in Peeled Paint and Rustic Wilderness to the card base. After I had adhered everything in place, I embellished the card with some sequins and half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #455 - Die Cuts and/or Stencils

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Christmas

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Festive Finesse (51-784)

* Immense Joy (51-742)

* Background Basics stencils (25-021)

* Jumbo Bauble (51-743)