Harmony - Harmonia

I really enjoyed making this card! The image is gorgeous and I coloured it with my Polychromos pencils - something I really enjoy as it's very slow to do and thus relaxing. The stamp I used is called Harmony by Penny Black, I stamped it with black StazOn ink onto Neenah Desert Storm paper and coloured it with Polychromos coloured pencils. I then stamped the sentiment from Special Sentiments set. I wanted to keep the card very CAS so I didn't add any embellishments.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Allsorts Challenge: Week 520/1 - Happy Birthday
* AAA Cards: CAS Game #141 - 5th Birthday Bash (Happy 5th Birthday, AAA Cards!!)
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes
* CASology: Week 344 - Summer (to me, summer equals flowers :) )

Värikynillä värittäminen on ihanaa, hidasta ja rentouttavaa, ja halusin värittää niillä pitkästä aikaa. Ajattelin, että tämä Penny Blackin Harmony-leima on juuri sopiva tarkoitukseen, joten leimasin sen korttipohjaan ja väritin Polychromoksilla. Tekstileima on Special Sentiments -setistä. Halusin pitää kortin simppelinä, joten en lisännyt siihen koristeita.

Graduation card - Ylioppilaalle

I have a made to order card to share. I was asked to make a graduation card for a young lady graduating from Finnish sixth form college using this exact stamp and lots of rose pink. So here it is! The stamp is Curvy Girl with a Heart Wreath by Stamping Bella, I coloured it with my Copics and die cut it out. The frame is die cut using Stitched Stackers dies by Penny Black. For the background, I used patterned papers by Lili of the Valley. I stamped my sentiment on a strip of vellum using Concord&9th alphabet stamps (it says 'Congrats Siiri!' in Finnish) and placed it behind the frame. After adhering everything together, I embellished the card with a few clear sequins. Now I just hope Siiri will like her card :)

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Frame It
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Bright Colours Moodboard (the flowers on her wreath remind me of all that colourful candy in the first pic)
* Addicted to Stamps and More!: Challenge #342 - Make Your Mark

Tämän kortin tein tilaustyönä. Minulta tilattiin valmistujaiskortti tulevalle ylioppilaalle tällä leimalla ja roosalla värillä. Leima on Stamping Bellan Curvy Girl with a Heart Wreath, väritin leimakuvan Copiceilla ja stanssasin irti. Kehykset stanssasin Penny Blackin Stitched Stackers -stansseilla. Kuviopaperit ovat Lili of the Valley'ä. Tekstin leimasin Concord&9th:n aakkosilla vellumvyötteelle ja kiinnitin kehyksen taakse. Kun kaikki oli paikoillaan, koristelin kortin kirkkailla paljeteilla. Ja nyt vain toivon, että Siiri pitää kortistaan :)

Penny Black Full Bloom - Friendship

I have a friendship card to share that I made with the new products from the new Penny Black release called Full Bloom. This card uses the sweet doggos from the set Friendship that comes with its matching die, Friendship Cut Out. I stamped the image on X-Press It blending card and coloured it with my Copic markers before die cutting it out. I then die cut the light blue panel with a die from the Stitched Nested Frames set before diecutting an opening to it with the Friendship Cut Out die, I thought the light dent that the die makes on the outside of the opening would give a nice shadow kind of mark around the image, giving it a more 3-D look. I stamped the sentiment from the Friendship set onto a banner that I cut from white cardstock and used the cute paper clip from the Just a Note die set to 'adhere' it. I cut a thin strip of patterned paper from the Wintertime paper pad and adhered it to the side of the panel before adhering the panel to the cardbase. I then adhered the coloured image to its place with foam adhesives and added a few splashes of "water" with clear Nuvo Crystal Drops.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #342 - Make Your Mark
* Crafting by Designs: Feature a Creature
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: May - Anything Goes
* Uniko: Challenge #53 - Anything Goes

Here's a side view of the card showing the die cut opening behind the stamped image.

Penny Black products used:
* Friendship (30-566)
* Friendship Cut Out (51-540)
* Just a Note (51-531)
* Stitched Nested Frames (51-535)
* Wintertime (80-012)


Nämä kaverukset ovat Penny Blackin uudesta leimasetistä Friendship ja niihin kuuluu stanssikin Friendship Cut Out. Väritin kuvan Copiceilla ja stanssasin irti. Taustan paneelin stanssasin Stitched Nested Frames -setin stanssilla ja stanssasin siihen myös aukon Friendship Cut Out -stanssilla, ajattelin, että stanssin jättämät painaumat lisäisivät 3-D-fiilistä korttiin. Leimakuvan kiinnitin kohotarrapaloilla. Bannerin leikkasin valkoisesta kartongista ja leimasin siihen tekstin samaisesta leimasetistä, bannerin "kiinnitin" klemmarilla, jonka stanssasin Just a Note -stanssisetin stanssilla. Punavalkoraitainen paperi on Wintertime-paperikosta. Lisäsin korttiin muutaman vesipisaran kirkkaalla Nuvo Crystal Dropsilla.

Penny Black Full Bloom: Blushing

I love this gorgeous flower from the new Full Bloom release by Penny Black! It's called Blushing and it comes with a matching die, Blushing Cut Out. I stamped the flower onto X-Press It blending card, coloured it with my Copic markers and die cut it out. I used the sentiment from the Critter Celebration set and heat embossed it in white onto a strip of black cardstock which I embellished with a bit of string tied into a bow. For the background I added a strip of patterned paper from the paper pad Beau Jardins. I also rounded the upper corners with a corner chomper.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week 520/1 - Happy Birthday (Happy 10th birthday, Allsorts!)
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #342 - Make Your Mark
* Uniko: Challenge #53 - Anything Goes

Penny Black products used:
* Blushing (30-564)
* Blushing Cut Out (51-536)
* Critter Celebration (30-542)
* Beau Jardins (80-011)


Tämä kukka on vain niin ihana! Se on nimeltään Blushing ja siihen sopiva stanssi on Blushing Cut Out, molemmat Penny Blackin uudesta kokoelmasta Full Bloom. Väritin kukan Copiceilla ja stanssasin irti. Tekstileima on Critter Celebration -setistä, sen embossasin valkoisella mustalle kartongin palaselle. Taustalle laitoin kuviopaperia Beau Jardins -paperikosta, pyöristin kortin yläkulmat corner chomperilla ja koristin kortin pienellä rusetilla.

Penny Black Full Bloom: You Make the World a Better Place

I love circle cards but don't make them that often for some reason. Now I decided that this cute little mousie deserves her own little circle card! :) So I die cut a circle card base out of card stock, die cut the circle frame with Penny Black's Stitched Square & Circles die and placed a bit of patterned paper from Beau Jardins paper pad underneath the frame. Using the new Just a Note die set, I then die cut the little note pad page out of cream card stock, die cut the ripped edge and also the cute little paper clip (just how cute is that paper clip!). I stamped the sentiment from the new Family Sentiment set onto the note pad page. The mousie is from the new set It's Your Day, I stamped her onto some watercolour paper, coloured with my Zig markers and die cut her out. I then attached everything in place (the mouse is attached with foam adhesives) and added some sequins to embellish the card.

I'd like to enter my card to the following challenges:
* Penny Black Saturday Challenge: May - Anything Goes
* Penny Black and More: May - All Things Feminine with Anything Goes option (my 3rd entry)
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #341 - Anything Goes
* Double D Challenges: Frames

Penny Black products used:
* It's Your Day (30-553)
* It's Your Day Cut Out (51-537)
* Just a Note (51-531)
* Family Sentiment (30-555)
* Stitched Square & Circles (51-422)
* Beau Jardins (80-011)


Tein pitkästä aikaa pyöreän kortin. Stanssasin pyöreän korttipohjan, kiinnitin siihen kuviopaperia ja stanssasin kehyksen Penny Blackin Stitched Square & Circles -setin stanssilla. Just a Note -stanssisetillä stanssasin vihkon sivun, siihen revityn reunan ja klemmarin. Leimasin sivuun tekstileimalla Family Sentiment -setistä. Hiirulaisen leimasin It's Your Day -setistä, väritin Zigeillä ja stanssasin irti. Lopuksi vain kiinnitys paikoilleen ja jokunen paljetti koristeeksi.

CAS(E) This Sketch! #322 - Guest Designer

I have the absolute honour of being the Guest Designer over at CAS(E) This Sketch! challenge this week - thanks for having me, ladies! It's CAS(E) This Sketch! #322 and you can see the sketch below. For my card, I used the stamp Bed of Roses by Winnie & Walter, I coloured it with my Copic markers. The sentiment is from the set Snippets by Penny Black and I heat embossed it in white on a strip of black cardstock. I then adhered it to the panel and the panel onto my card base.

Here's the sketch this week.

Thanks again for having me as a Guest Designer, ladies, I had so much fun with the sketch!



Tällä viikolla minulla on kunnia olla Guest Designerina CAS(E) This Sketch! -haasteessa. Menossa on CTS #322, jonka luonnos on tuossa yllä. Käytin korttiini Winnie & Walterin Bed of Roses -leimaa, jonka väritin Copiceilla. Tekstileima on Penny Blackin Snippets-setistä, embossasin sen valkoisella mustalle kartonkisuikaleelle ja kiinnitin kaiken paikalleen.

The Flower Challenge #32: Reminder - Muistutus

We are midway through our challenge for the month of May over at The Flower Challenge and I'm here to remind you that you still have time to join in, please do! We are sponsored by the lovely Altenew who have kindly promised a stamp set for our winner - now that's worth playing for, right!? The challenge is to use embossing (either heat or dry) on your floral card.

For my card I chose to use the set Bamboo Rose by Altenew. I heat embossed the flowers with white embossing powder before colouring them with my Altenew watercolours. I also heat embossed my sentiment (it says 'Congrats' in Finnish) on a strip of light grey cardstock. I die cut the panel with a Penny Black die from the set Stitched Stackers and adhered it onto my card base before adhering the sentiment strip and the flowers onto it. I embellished my card with clear sequins.

So now it's your turn! Hop over to The Flower Challenge blog, be inspired by my very talented team mates, check out the prize from Altenew ;) and get creating! We're looking forward to seeing your floral creations :) The deadline for the challenge is May 25th.


The Flower Challengen toukokuun haaste alkaa olla puolivälissä, mutta vielä on reippaasti aikaa osallistua. Palkintona voittajalle on Altenew'n leimasetti, joten kukkakortin tekeminen kannattaa nyt jos koskaan ;) Haasteen aiheena on kohokuviointi/embossaus. Omaan korttiini käytin Altenew'n Bamboo Rose -settiä. Embossasin kukat valkoisella jauheella ja väritin ne Altenew'n vesiväreillä. Tekstileimankin embossasin harmaalle kartonkisuikaleelle. Paneelin stanssasin Penny Blackin Stitched Stackers -setin stanssilla ja kiinnitin korttipohjaan, minkä jälkeen kiinnitin tekstisuikaleen ja kukat paikoilleen. Koristeina käytin paljetteja. 

Nyt vain kukkakorttia tekemään! Inspiraatiota löytyy The Flower Challenge -blogista, sieltä löydät myös kuvan palkintoleimasetistä ;) Aikaa osallistua on 25.5. asti.