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.

Beautiful Branch

I made this card for the current challenge at The Flower Challenge which has a fabulous colour inspiration photo to get inspired by. I used a Pinkfresh Studio stamp called Beautiful Branch and coloured the image with my Copics, trying to get as close to the inspiration colours as possible. I then die cut the panel and the coloured cardstock behind the panel using Pinkfresh Studio die Diagonal Stitched Rectangles. The sentiment is from the stamp set Beautiful Blooms, also by Pinkfresh Studio, as is the coverplate die Dotted Scallops that I used in the background. I embellished the card with some sequins.

I'm entering this to:

* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #104 - Colour Challenge

Hot Air Balloons

I love hot air balloons, I think there's something very tranquil and dreamy about them. I'm just very, very afraid of heights so I would never go into one but on paper? Yes, please! I wanted to play along with the July challenge over at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero and make a card for a friend and thought that these balloons from the Hero Arts set Sky's the Limit Balloons would be perfect for a little summery miss you card. I stamped them onto watercolour paper and coloured them with my Karin markers before die cutting the panel and ink blending some Distress Oxide inks (Old Paper and Brushed Corduroy) to the edges of the panel to give it a bit of a vintage-y feel. I then matted the panel onto a piece of dark brown cardstock, used a piece of patterned paper on the background and attached the panel with foam adhesives. The sentiment I used is from the Here For You stamp set by Hero Arts, heat embossed in white and die cut with the matching die. As embellishment, I only used a bit of twine.

I'm entering this to:

* Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero: July - You're My Best Friend (Make a Card for a Friend)

Confirmation Day

Our eldest son had his Confirmation in June and I made him two cards, one was given to him by us and one by his grandparents. I used ready made card images/card toppers for both of them as well as cross stickers. For the first card, I also used Essential Arches dies by Spellbinders for the opening (the panel is attached with foam adhesives and thus a little raised) and then heat embossed in white Pinkfresh Studios stamp Diamond Tiles and ink blended some blue Distress Oxide ink to the panel. I also decorated the opening with a die cut by Penny Black called Dignified. The sentiment is also ready made and says 'Congratulations on Your Confirmation Day' in Finnish.

For the second card, I matted the card topper onto dark blue cardstock and also dry embossed a piece of dark blue cardstock for the background using Penny Black embossing folder Texture. I raised the white panel with foam adhesives and decorated the card with silver coloured half pearls. The ready made sentiment says 'On Your Confirmation Day' in Finnish.

Hello Friend

I wanted to create a card for the current challenge at Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero but found the theme - Saturday In The Park - a bit difficult. After pondering about it, I decided to keep it simple and go with the word 'park'. I figured that if you went to a park, you'd need a sunhat and you'd see pretty flowers and bees, and if you were lucky, you'd find a four-leaf clover. Maybe you'd also meet up with some friends. And there you have it - elements in my card! I used Hero Arts' Gardening Tools & Flowers stamp and cover plate die, Morning Glory die and a sentiment from Here For You stamp set as well as Spellbinders' Essential Arches dies. I did all the colouring with my Copics.

I'm entering this to:

* Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero: June 2025 Challenge - Saturday In The Park

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

You are loved

I made this rainbow card for this month's Pinkfresh Studio Challenge with the theme of Rainbow Reverie. The stamp I used is from the In the Meadow stamp set, I coloured it in rainbow colours with my Copics before die cutting it with the matching die. Otherwise I kept the card fairly simple, adding only a frame, a sentiment (it's from the Beyond Measure stamp set) and some clear drops as embellishments. 

I'm entering this to:

* Pinkfresh Studio: June 2025 Challenge - Rainbow Reverie

Altenew Instagram Hop

There is a hop happening on Instagram celebrating Altenew's June 2025 release. Below you'll find the cards I shared on this hop but for a chance to win some amazing prizes, please head on over to Instagram and start the hop on Altenew's page. Alternatively, you can visit my page where you'll find the full hop list and take it from there. You'll have until June 16th to hop. Hope to see you there!