Spotlight

This gorgeous stamp is Floral Trims by Tim Holtz and I think it's one of the most gorgeous floral stamps ever! I made a birthday card with it and decided to use a bit of spotlight technique. I stamped the image on my panel and then die cut a rectangle. I coloured the image in the die cut rectangle, matted the rectangle on a piece of black cardstock and adhered it in its place. I also matted the bigger panel on a piece of black cardstock. The sentiment is Finnish for 'Congrats', and I used some enamel dots to embellish the card. 

I'm entering this to:

* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #105 - Add Embellishments

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

* Krafty Chicks Challenge: Challenge #780 - Birthday

Pink for Birthday

Another day, another birthday card, this time for my stash of birthday cards. The stamp I used is an 'oldie' but definitely a 'goldie', it's Mondo Sakura from Ellen Hutson.  I coloured the image with my Copics and cut it with the matching die. I embossed a piece of pink cardstock with an embossing folder from Studio Light and used a Pinkfresh Studio die called Ornate Oval Frame to die cut the frame. The sentiment is heat embossed and it says 'Congratulations'. I embellished the card with some golden half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* We Love Stamping: August - Flowers

* Seize the Birthday: Challenge #310 - Use Your Favorite Color (one of my favourite colours is pink)

* Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Anything Floral Goes

Masculine 50

My husband turned 50 this summer and for his milestone birthday I made two cards (one given to him by us and one by my parents). For the first card I used the gorgeous new Classic Car die from Spellbinders and number dies by Studio Light. The background is created by masking a rectangle and ink blending Distress Oxide inks to it before splattering some water and inks to the rectangle. The sentiment is a sticker and it translates basically as 'Congratulations'.

For the second card, I used Bold Numbers die by Spellbinders. I die cut the numbers several times, once from gold cardstock and then a few times from black cardstock, and adhered them on top of each other to make the numbers a bit bulkier. I used the Woven Lattice Texture die (also by Spellbinders) to add a bit of interest to the background. The two panels are die cut with Pinkfresh Studio's Diagonal Stitched Rectangles dies. The die cut sentiment is Finnish for 'Congrats'.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Die Cut Bouquet

I wanted to create an arrangement/bouquet with some die cut flowers and this is what I made. I used my favourite Spellbinders floral dies, Fresh Picked Anemones, along with Spellbinders Gorgeous You Florals dies for the smaller flowers. For the background, I die cut a panel with Scored and Pierced Rectangles die and added a bit of interest with Woven Lattice Texture die, both by Spellbinders. The die cut sentiment is Finnish for 'Congrats'. Lastly, I embellished the card with some gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

* Inkspirational Challenges: Challenge #346 - Word Prompt 'Birthday'

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #498 - Birthdays

Cherries

I made a couple of cards using Pinkfresh Studio's Cherry Bliss stamp set. I coloured the images with my trusty Copics and die cut them with the matching die. For the first card I then used Stitched Scallop Circle dies and Diagonal Stitched Rectangles dies, both by Pinkfresh Studio, to die cut the elements for the background. The sentiment I used is Finnish for "For [my] Friend" and I embellished the card with black gems. For the second card I die cut the elements in the background with Spellbinders' Scored and Pierced Rectangles dies and the sentiment with a Simply Graphic die. I embellished the card with pretty gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Pinkfresh Studio: July 2025 Challenge - Summer Splash / Anything Goes

Floral Fields

I have to admit I've not been too keen on colouring with stencils as I love my Copics and watercolours -- but I think I'm changing my mind now. I had so much fun with this Floral Field die and stencil combo from Pinkfresh Studio! I'm hooked! I loved trying different colour combos, just ink blending to my heart's content. While I was at it, I made three different cards using the Floral Field die and stencils with Distress Oxide inks. For the first card, I also used the Dotted Scallops coverplate die by Pinkfresh Studio as well as heat embossed and then die cut sentiment (it says 'Congratulations' in Finnish) along with some black gems. For the second card, I used Hexagon Tiles coverplate die (Pinkfresh Studio) and a die cut sentiment ('Hello' in Finnish). For the last card, I die cut a frame using two different sizes of rectangle dies and a heat embossed and then die cut sentiment ('For You' in Finnish).

I'm entering this to:

* Pinkfresh Studio Challenge: July - Summer Splash/Anything Goes

I'm entering this to:

* Just Us Girls Challenge: Challenge #785 - Anything Goes Stencil Week

I'm entering this to:

* The Paper Funday Challenges: Challenge #78 July 2025 - Anything Goes with the optional twist of Fun with Stencils

Feminine 50

A co-worker had her milestone birthday earlier this summer and I made her this card for all of us at work to give her.  I used these beautiful blooms from the You're the Best stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio for the card, coloured them with my Copics and used the matching dies to die cut them. I also used Ornate Oval Frame die and Intricate Stitched Ovals coverplate die for the elements in the background. I die cut the numbers and the sentiment (it says 'Congratulations' in Finnish) out of gold cardstock, and embellished the card with some clear sequins.