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.