Floral Christmas Bauble

I love stamp sets that give you a variety of different kinds of stamps that you can create different styles of cards with and the new Merry Days stamp set by Penny Black is just that. You get cute bears (a card with them coming later) and elegant florals which are what I've used in today's card.

I stamped the florals on the perimeter of the bauble die cut with Jumbo Bauble die and coloured them with my Copics, adding some white gel pen accents here and there. I also did a very light inking on the edges of the bauble with Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen before inking it with VersaMark ink and heat embossing it in gold. I used a sentiment from the sentiment set Christmas Sentiments and heat embossed it in gold as well. I coloured the other elements die cut with the Jumbo Bauble die with Copics as well, leaving one of the bows white. For the background, I used a stencil from the Background Basics stencil set and inked the background with Distress Oxide inks in Evergreen Bough and Rustic Wilderness, splashing a few drops of water on it for added interest. I adhered everything in place and embellished the card with some half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Tic Tac Toe Challenge: TTTC256 (my chosen row is Layers - Die Cut - Markers)

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Stamp It in STAMPtember

Here's another view of the card showing the gold embossing a bit better.

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Merry Days (31-075)

* Christmas Sentiments (30-504)

* Jumbo Bauble (51-743)

* Background Basics stencils (25-021)

Take Wing

The latest release by Penny Black called Christmas 2024 - Round One includes a stamp set that has the most elegant tree stamps. I think these birch trees in this set called Take Wing are so beautiful and the little birds just add to the charm.

The first card is super CAS. I stamped the birches on my panel and masked them with masking paper. I then used a stencil from the stencil set Background Basics and ink blended Distress Oxide inks to the panel.  Before removing the stencil and the masking paper, I splattered the panel with some water and then with some white gouache paint to create the snowfall. I then removed the stencil and the masking paper, coloured the little bird with my Karin markers and stamped the sentiment from the sentiment set Snowflake Season. Lastly, I embellished the card with a single snowflake that I made using the new Stick & Shine sheet Snowflakes, some foil and the matching die, Snowflakes Cut Out. I finished the snowflake by adding a bling to its centre.

I'm entering this to:

* CAS on Friday: Challenge #291 - Feathered Friends

* The Paper Funday Challenges: September, Challenge #69 - Anything Goes with the optional twist of Create Your Own Background

For the second card, I used the other birch stamp from the same stamp set, Take Wing. I stamped it onto a panel die cut with the new frame die called Classy Frames, masked it with masking paper and ink blended the background with some Distress Oxide inks. I created the snow the same way as in the first card, by splattering the panel with some water and then with some white gouache paint. I also coloured the birds with my Karin markers. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Touched by Peace. I added the white frame on the panel, it's die cut with the same Classy Frames die. For the background, I used a panel of light blue cardstock that I first embossed with the new embossing folder, Melody, and then inked with some Distress Oxide inks. I adhered the panel onto a slightly larger panel of white cardstock and adhered the die cut panel on top of it with some foam adhesives. I decided to embellish the card with some die cut snowflakes, the big one is die cut with Polar Pair die and the smaller ones are die cut with Dancing Snowflakes die. I embellished the snowflakes with sequins and half pearls. 

I'm entering this to:

* Creative Inspirations: September - Anything Goes

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It

All products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Take Wing (31-088)

* Background Basics stencil set (25-021)

* Snowflake Season (30-779)

* Stick & Shine sheet Snowflakes (15-020)

* Snowflakes Cut Out (51-834)

* Classic Colors Multipack foil (21-002)

* Classy Frames (51-826)

* Touched by Peace (30-851)

* Melody embossing folder (65-006)

* Polar Pair (51-568)

* Dancing Snowflakes (51-708)

Heartsong #2

The new stamp set from Penny Black called Heartsong has two different stamps. I used one of the stamps in my previous card (see it by clicking here) and I wanted to make another card using the other stamp because I think this little bird is so sweet. 

I coloured the image with my Copics and added a bit of frosty looking Stickles on the berries. I also very lightly inked the panel with Distress Oxide ink in Old Paper. I then die cut the white panel with a Penny Black die called Snowflake Frame and inked the inner rectangular frame with Distress Oxide ink in Lumberjack Plaid. I used a sentiment from the sentiment set Feeling of Christmas and stamped it onto the panel before adhering everything in place. Lastly, I embellished the card with a couple of snowflakes using the new Stick & Shine sheet Snowflakes and the matching die Snowflakes Cut Out. The Stick & Shine sheets can be used with embossing powder and so I used gold embossing powder to heat emboss them. I added small half pearls in the centres of the snowflakes to give them a finished look.

I'm entering this to:

* Stamping Sensations: September - Anything Goes with the option of Animal Magic

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #476 - Make Your Mark

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Stamp It

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Heartsong (31-086)

* Feeling of Christmas (30-921)

* Snowflake Frame (51-565)

* Stick & Shine sheet Snowflakes (15-020)

* Snowflakes Cut Out (51-834)

Heartsong

I made a Christmas card using new products from the latest Penny Black release, Christmas 2024 - Round One. I used the beautiful berry branch from the new stamp set Heartsong and coloured it with my Copics. I then die cut the panel using the new frame die called Classy Frames and ink blended some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen on the edges. I then used a smaller die from the Classy Frames set and die cut a piece of white cardstock with it to get the smaller frame. Before adhering it in place, I heat embossed a sentiment from the sentiment set Jolly Snippets in gold. For the background, I used a piece of cream coloured cardstock that I embossed with the new embossing folder Melody before lightly inking it with Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen and Frayed Burlap - I only gently sweeped Frayed Burlap onto the raised bits to bring them out a bit. I then adhered the embossed panel onto a piece of dark brown cardstock and adhered the die cut panel on it with foam adhesives. Lastly, I used the new Stick & Shine sheet called Snowflakes and heat embossed one snowflake in gold before die cutting it with the matching die, Snowflakes Cut Out. I adhered it in place and placed a tiny sticky back pearl in its middle.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

All products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Heartsong (31-086)

* Classy Frames (51-826)

* Jolly Snippets (30-925)

* Melody (65-006)

* Snowflakes (15-020)

* Snowflakes Cut Out (51-834)

Mistletoe #2

I love this cute pair so much that I wanted to make another card with it (see my first card here). This is a new stamp from Penny Black from their latest release, Christmas 2024 - Round One, and it's called Mistletoe. I coloured the images with my Copics and die cut them with the matching dies, Mistletoe Cut Out. For the background, I used a panel die cut with All-in-One Oval (that's the one with scalloped edge) and a panel die cut with Semi-Circle Stackers die. For that panel, I left the die in place and ink blended Distress Oxide inks in Old Paper and Frayed Burlap to the panel. After I removed the die, I had a crisp white frame around it. After I heat embossed a sentiment from the sentiment set Thrill of Hope in gold, I adhered everything in place.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

All products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Mistletoe (31-084)

* Mistletoe Cut Out (51-846)

* All-in-One Oval (51-815)

* Semi-Circle Stackers (51-706)

* Thrill of Hope (30-616)

Mistletoe

I am getting into Christmas mood with adorable new stamps and dies from the latest Penny Black release called Christmas 2024 - Round One. The whole release is gorgeous and I reached for this stamp first as it was so fun to colour. This is called Mistletoe and it has matching dies, Mistletoe Cut Out.

I started by die cutting the framed panel with a new die called Classy Frames and stamping the image on it. I then coloured the image with my Copics and added a bit of white gel pen here and there and also a bit of Stickles glitter glue to the furry parts of the little girls jacket. I also stamped and die cut with the matching die the mistletoe before colouring it with my Copics. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Feeling of Christmas, I stamped it onto the panel. I then die cut the frame again, this time out of purple cardstock to get the frame part. It wasn't exactly the purple I wanted so I ink blended a bit of Distress Oxide ink in Seedless Preserves on it, and did the same with the piece of purple cardstock showing behind the embossed panel on the background. The embossed panel is embossed using the lovely new embossing folder called Melody. Lastly, I adhered everything in place, the mistletoe is adhered with foam adhesives.

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Mistletoe (31-084)

* Mistletoe Cut Out (51-846)

* Feeling of Christmas (30-921)

* Classy Frames (51-826)

* Melody (65-006)

Critter Party

I'm still growing my birthday card stash and so here is one I made with a stamp from an older Penny Black stamp set called Critter Party. I coloured the image with my Copics and added a bit of Stickles to the frosting on the cupcake. Before stamping my sentiment (which says 'Congratulating you on your birthday'), I die cut the panel with a die from the Penny Black die set Border Collection. I then stamped and heat embossed in white a stamp from the Penny Black stamp set Footnotes on a piece of cardstock which I then ink blended with Distress Oxide ink. After adhering it on my card base, I adhered the panel with the stamped image on it with foam adhesives.

I'm entering this to:

* AAA Birthday: Game #64 - Critters

* Seize the Birthday: Challenge #289 - Cute Critters 

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Sparkle & Shine (there's Stickles on the frosting on the cup cake, although it's not fully visible in the photo)

Poppies

I love poppies and this poppy stamp called Brilliant from Penny Black is one of my favourite poppy stamps ever. This turned out a really simple, one layer card as I basically just wanted to colour the image which I did with my Lukas watercolours. I then used a stencil from Background Basics stencil set from Penny Black and ink blended the panel with Distress Oxide inks in Bundled Sage and Rustic Wilderness before stamping my sentiment which says 'Congratulations'.

I'm entering this to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #474 - Any Occasions (mine is birthday)

* Just Us Girls: Challenge #739 - Word Week 'Frame'  (the white border creates a frame)

* Stamping Sensations: August - Summer in the Garden

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

* Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Anything Goes (my 2nd entry)

Irises

 I have another clean and simple, one layer card to share. I made this using the Iris Elegance stamp by Penny Black which I stamped onto a panel of watercolour paper and coloured using my Lukas watercolours. After having coloured the image, I used a stencil from Penny Black's stencil set Background Basics and ink blended the panel using Distress Oxide ink in Bundled Sage. I then left the stencil in place and splattered the panel with some gold ink. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment (it says 'Congratulations').

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Happy Birthday

* TIME OUT Challenges: Challenge #269 - IBW 'It's always summer somewhere' (I was inspired by the word 'summer' and to me, summer = flowers)

Watercoloured florals

I've been doing some watercolouring lately using my Lukas watercolours and turning the watercoloured images into simple one layer cards. Here's one image that I watercoloured, this is beautiful Meander from Penny Black. After I had watercoloured the image, I used a stencil from Penny Black's Background Basics stencil set and ink blended a bit of Old Paper Distress Oxide ink onto the panel. I then left the stencil in place and splattered the panel with some gold spray ink. Lastly, I stamped my sentiment - it says 'Congratulations' in Finnish.

Brew-Tea-Ful Gladness

I love having a play with these new tea cup stamps by Penny Black from the stamp set Brew-Tea-Ful and seeing what stamps I can pair them with. This time I used flowers from Gladness stamp. I coloured the flowers with my watercolours and fussy cut them out. I then ink blended the die cut tea cup with Distress Oxide inks in Old Paper and Brushed Corduroy, stamped the tea cup with Brushed Corduroy and splattered it with watercolours. I die cut the background panel with a die from the Border Collection die set and added behind it a panel embossed with Filigree embossing folder. Before I adhered the white panel with foam adhesives, I stamped the sentiment using Note Builder stamp set. Lastly, I embellished the card with some black gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

 

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Brew-Tea-Ful (31-063)

* Brew-Tea-Ful Cut Out (51-823)

* Gladness (40-854)

* Border Collection (51-717)

* Filigree (65-010)

* Note Builder (31-046)

Brew-Tea-Ful Florals

I wanted to have a bit of a play with the tea cups from the new Penny Black stamp set Brew-Tea-Ful and see what florals I could fit in it. I chose the stamp New Day, coloured the image with my Karin markers and fussy cut the flowers leaving the watering can out. The flowers fit the tea cup perfectly! I then took the die cut tea cup, ink blended it with Distress Oxide inks in Salvaged Patina and Brushed Corduroy before stamping the tea cup itself on it with Salvaged Patina Distress Oxide ink and splattering the tea cup with the same inks. For the background, I used the frame die cut with Frame It die and ink blended with Distress Oxide inks in Speckled Egg and a tiny bit of Hickory Smoke and splattered with watered down Speckled Egg ink. I then used the Filigree embossing folder and embossed a piece of vellum with it. I placed the embossed vellum behind the frame and layered it all on a piece of cream coloured cardstock. After adhering everything in place (I adhered the florals with foam adhesives), I embellished the card with some brown gems. This time I chose to leave the card without a sentiment as I find I sometimes need 'plain' cards with no sentiments.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Beautiful Blooms

* The Paper Funday Challenge: Challenge #67 - Anything Goes

* Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Anything Floral Goes

 

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Brew-Tea-Ful (31-063)

* Brew-Tea-Ful Cut Out (51-823)

* New Day (40-925)

* Frame It (51-814)

* Filigree (65-010)

Overflowing Blooms

I made this clean and simple birthday card with a stamp from the new Overflowing stamp set by Penny Black from their latest release, All Smiles. I stamped the flowers on the bottom right corner and coloured them with my Copics. I then used a stencil from the stencil set Background Basics and ink blended the background with Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and a tiny bit of Brushed Corduroy before stamping the sentiment from the sentiment set Delightful Day and splattering the background with white, brown and gold watercolour. Lastly, I embellished the card with some gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #473 - Birthdays

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Beautiful Blooms

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Overflowing (31-063)

* Delightful Day (30-955)

* Background Basics stencil set (25-021)

Overflowing Envelope

I think these tulips from the new Overflowing stamp set from the latest Penny Black release, All Smiles, are a perfect fit with this envelope from the Exquisite Envelope set, also by Penny Black. I stamped, watercoloured and die cut with the matching dies the images. I cut one of the tulips off to make the image sit better in the envelope, and placed that tulip in the front of the other tulips. I also stamped the envelope with the cute little postage stamp from the Overflowing set. For the background, I used coloured cardstock and a frame die cut with Frame It die. I die cut the frame of white cardstock and ink blended it with Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and Tattered Rose. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Magical Friendship. After I had adhered everything in their places, I embellished the card with some clear enamel dots.

I'm entering this to:

* Allsorts Challenge: Week 790 - Flowers

* Tic Tac Toe Challenge: TTTC252 (my row is Layers - Free - Flowers, and for the Free I chose Frame)

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Overflowing (31-062)

* Overflowing Cut Out (51-822)

* Exquisite Envelope (30-702)

* Exquisite Envelope Cut Out (51-632)

* Frame It (51-814)

* Magical Friendship (30-707)

Brew-Tea-Ful

I had fun playing with one of the tea cups from the new Brew-Tea-Ful stamp set from Penny Black. The tea cups in this set are a great size for all kinds of bouquets to be arranged in them. This time I used flowers from the Abloom stamp set and some die cuts. I coloured the tea cup and the flowers with my Copics. I then die cut the leaves with a die from the Leaves die set and other greenery with the Blustery die set and coloured them with my Copics, too. I then die cut the panel with a die from the Border Collection die set and stamped the sentiment from the sentiment set Brighten the World. On the piece of cardstock behind the panel, I stamped with a stamp from the Footnotes stamp set, heat embossed it in white and ink blended Distress Oxide inks in Tattered Rose and Victorian Velvet on it. Lastly, I adhered everything in place (I adhered the panel with some foam adhesives so it is a little raised from the cardbase) and embellished the card with some simple white pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Creative Inspirations: July - Anything Goes

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Brew-Tea-Ful (31-063)

* Brew-Tea-Ful Cut Out (51-823)

* Abloom (30-987)

* Abloom Cut Out (51-780)

* Leaves (51-002)

* Blustery (51-711)

* Border Collection (51-717)

* Brighten the World (31-056)

* Footnotes (30-238)

Man's Best Friend

I think these doggos are so very cute! They're from the stamp set Man's Best Friend and are a part of the Fan Favorite selection in the new release by Penny Black called All Smiles.

For the first card I chose the happiest dog ever and coloured him with my Karin Markers. I then die cut the panel with Stitched Nested Frames die and stamped the sentiment from the sentiment set Carefree Wishes - I think that sentiment is a spot on with the happy doggo! I matted the panel onto some dark grey cardstock and added a bit of patterned paper on the background. Lastly, I embellished the card with some enamel dots.

I did the second card in a similar manner to the first one. The image is from the same stamp set, Man's Best Friend, as is the sentiment I used. Colouring with Karin Markers, background paper from the Coco Style paper pad and embellished with enamel dots.

I'm entering this to:

* The Male Room: Challenge 188 - Animals

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Man's Best Friend (30-120)

* Carefree Wishes (30-700)

* Stitched Nested Frames (51-535)

* Coco Style paper pad (discontinued)

Little Guy

I have two sons and four nephews so I love good 'boy stamps'! I was so thrilled to see that Penny Black had a great set of boy stamps in their recent release, All Smiles. The stamp set is called Little Guy and it has three stamps, I used two in these cards.

For the first card, I used the little guy with his toy boat and coloured the image with my Copics adding a little bit of white gel pen here and there. I then used the Hello Edger die to die cut the panel and the word 'hello'. I die cut the hello a couple of times and adhered them on top of each other to make the die cut word a little more prominent. The secondary sentiment is from the Hello Builder stamp set. I also used a bit of patterned paper on top of the card, the paper is from the Gentle Whisper paper pad. Lastly, I embellished the card with some enamel dots.

I'm entering this to:

* Just Us Girls Challenge: Challenge #735 - Word Week 'Summertime'

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Summer Fun!

For the second card, I used the little guy playing football. Again I coloured the image with my Copics and die cut the panel with a die from the Border Collection die set and added a bit of patterned paper from the Gentle Whisper paper pad behind the panel. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Carefree Wishes. I used enamel dots here too to embellish the card.

I'm entering this to:

* Stamping Sensations: July - Anything Goes

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Little Guy (31-058)

* Hello Edger (51-772)

* Hello Builder (30-976)

* Gentle Whisper (discontinued)

* Carefree Wishes (30-700)

* Border Collection (5-717)

Overflowing still

 I'm still having fun with the new Overflowing stamp set from the latest Penny Black release called All Smiles. This time I decided to use the tulips from the set. I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with the matching die, Overflowing Cut Out. I also chose a tea cup from the new Brew-Tea-Ful stamp set, stamped it, die cut it with the matching die (Brew-Tea-Ful Cut Out) and coloured it by lightly ink blending Distress Oxide inks on it. For the background I used a stencil from the previously released stencil set Background Basics and ink blended some Distress Oxide inks through it. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Brighten the World. Lastly, I embellished the card with some clear gems.

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Overflowing (31-062)

* Overflowing Cut Out (51-822)

* Brew-Tea-Ful (31-063)

* Brew-Tea-Ful Cut Out (51-823)

* Brighten the World (31-056)

* Background Basics stencil set (25-021)

Overflowing Florals

I made another card using the gorgeous Overflowing stamp set from the new Penny Black release called All Smiles. These flowers are just so beautiful and fun to colour. I coloured them with my Copics before die cutting them with the matching die, Overflowing Cut Out. I wanted to add a bit of greenery so I die cut some leaves with the Fall Fern die and ink blended them with Rustic Wilderness Distress Oxide ink. For the background, I die cut a frame with Frame It die and inked its edges very lightly with Antique Linen Distress Oxide ink. The sentiment I used is from the Love & Light sentiment set. I adhered everything in place before embellishing the card with some black gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #471 - Make Your Mark

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Overflowing (31-062)

* Overflowing Cut Out (51-822)

* Fall Fern (51-756)

* Frame It (51-814)

* Love & Light (31-037)

Overflowing

I really liked the sketch I used for my previous card which is a sketch from Permission to Play video series by Jill Foster of Penny Black so I decided to use it again. This time I made a floral card with it using new stamps from the latest Penny Black release called All Smiles. These flowers are from the set Overflowing and they have a set of matching dies called Overflowing Cut Out. I really like the fun tea cups from the new set Brew-Tea-Ful that have matching dies as well, Brew-Tea-Ful Cut Out, and used one of the cups for this card. I coloured the images with my Copics before die cutting them. I then used a piece of patterned paper from the paper pad Coco Style for the background and, following the sketch, added a piece of off-white cardstock on the card. I also decided to layer the piece of cardstock onto a piece of dark grey cardstock so that it would stand out from the patterned paper a bit better. The sentiment I used is from the sentiment set Brighten the World. Lastly, I embellished the card with some sparkly gems. 

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Overflowing (31-062)

* Overflowing Cut Out (51-822)

* Brew-Tea-Ful (31-063)

* Brew-Tea-Ful Cut Out (51-823)

* Brighten the World (31-056)

* Coco Style paper pad (discontinued)

Purr

There is a new release by Penny Black called All Smiles and this sweet stamp is one of the gorgeous new stamps. This is called Purr and I just love it! The look on the little girl's and the cat's faces - priceless! 

Jill Foster of Penny Black is also doing a video series on YouTube called Permission to Play with loads of wonderful sketches. I wanted to play, too, and did this card following one of Jill's sketches. I coloured the image with my Copics and stamped the sentiment from the sentiment set Smiles on a panel of Copic friendly cardstock which I also matted onto a piece of brown cardstock. Instead of using an embossing folder like Jill did, I wanted to use patterned paper from the paper pad Painted Blooms for the background. I attached it to my card base and attached the panel onto it with foam adhesives.

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Purr (31-060)

* Smiles (30-802)

* Painted Blooms (80-009)

Flower

Here's a simple one layer card I made with Thankful for Friends stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio. I coloured the image with my Copics and added a bit of white gel pen here and there. I then used a stencil from the Background Basics stencil set by Penny Black and blended some Distress Oxide inks in Bundled Sage and Old Paper on the panel. Lastly, I stamped the sentiment (it says 'Congratulations' in Finnish).

On Your Special Day

I made this card with my new Pinkfresh Studio stamps from the set Anemone Magic. I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with the matching die. The panel in the background is die cut with the Pinkfresh Studio die Hexagon Tiles Cover Plate and the frame is die cut with Stitched Rectangle Scallop Edge Frame die by MFT. The heat embossed sentiment says 'On your special day'. I embellished the card with some sparkly gold enamel dots.

Graduation Card

Here's another graduation card I made this year. I used Penny Black's gorgeous rose stamp called Prized and coloured the image with my Copics before fussy cutting it out. I then die cut a small label and stamped the sentiment ('To the Graduate') on it and tied it around the rose stemp with gold thread. For the background I layered a panel of white cardstock on top of a panel of gold cardstock and matted them onto my card base. I also die cut the circle frame with Penny Black's Stars & Circles die out of gold card stock. I adhered everything in place and added a gold sticker to the upper right corner.

I'm entering this to:

* We Love Stamping: June - Fabulous Florals

* Stamping Sensations: June - Mood Board

To the Graduate

I needed to make a graduation card and chose to use this gorgeous floral stamp by Pinkfresh Studio called Miss Your Smile. I die cut the card base with Penny Black's slimline die from the set Slimline Medley and coloured the image with my Copics. I then partly die cut and partly heat embossed the sentiment (loosely translated it says 'Congrats to the graduate') and added a golden sticker to the upper right corner (it's a symbol of this particular type of graduate this card goes to).

I'm entering this to:

* Pinkfresh Studio Challenge: May 2024 - Flower Power

Here's a bit of a close up on the stamped image and the colouring:

In the Meadow

I really like the leaves cascading down in this stamp from the In the Meadow stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio. I coloured the image with my Copics and die cut it with the matching die before adding some white gel pen to it. I also coloured and die cut some of the single leaves in the set. I stamped my sentiment (wishing a happy birthday in Finnish) on the panel before adhering the image with some foam adhesives. The single leaves are adhered flat on the card panel. 

I'm entering this to:

* Just Add Ink: Challenge #703 - Just Choose Two (I chose Bright Colours and Birthday)

Birthday card

I need to grow my birthday card stash so I made a birthday card with this Altenew Darling Lily stamp. I coloured the image with my Copics and fussy cut it. I then used a couple of dies by Penny Black to create the background, namely All-in-One Oval for the piece with the scalloped edge, and Frame It die for the frame. I also layered panels of white and light blue cardstocks on top of the All-in-One Oval die cut to cover the oval opening on it. For the sentiment, I partly die cut and partly heat embossed the sentiment which says Happy Birthday in Finnish. Lastly, I embellished the card with some gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #468 - Birthdays

Artful Entry

I made this card with a new stamp from Penny Black called Artful Entry. This image is perfect to colour with watercolours so I used my Karin markers to colour it. I also added a few dots with a white gel pen to the potted tree as flowers. The sentiment comes from the new sentiment set Brighten the World. I matted the panel onto a piece of black cardstock before adhering it to my card base.

I'm entering this to: 

* Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week 781 - Anything Goes

* We Love Stamping: May - Anything Goes

Penny Black products used, available in their online shop:

* Artful Entry (40-927)

* Brighten the World (31-056)

Mother's Day

It's Mother's Day today in Finland so I have a couple of Mother's Day cards to share. I made the first card for my Mum and used Penny Black's gorgeous Meander stamp for it. I coloured the image with my Copic markers and ink blended the background with Distress Oxide inks in Old Paper and Saltwater Taffy. The sentiment says 'For Mother', I heat embossed it with sparkly gold embossing powder before embellishing the card with some sparkly gold enamel dots.

I'm entering this to:

* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #91 - Colour Your Flower

* Just Add Ink: Challenge #701 - Inspiration (I took my inspiration from the flower wreaths on the wall)

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Light and Airy

I made the second card for my Mother-in-Law. The stamp I used is Captivating by Penny Black and again I coloured the image with my Copics. I did the background by ink blending Distress Oxide inks in Old Paper and Bundled Sage and used the same sentiment as I used in the first card (saying 'For Mother' in Finnish), this time with no heat embossing though. 

I'm entering this to:

* CAS on Friday: Challenge #283 - Flowers

* Inkspirational: Challenge #315 - Seasonal (my season is Spring as Mother's Day is in May)

Let's Garden

I made this card with a lovely new stamp by Penny Black called Let's Garden. Once again I coloured the image with my Copics and did the background by ink blending Distress Oxide inks in Old Paper and just a little bit of Saltwater Taffy through a stencil from the Background Basics stencil set. The sentiment I used is from the new sentiment set Brighten the World. I finished the card by embellishing it with some clear gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Feminine

* The Paper Funday Challenge: Challenge #65 - Anything Goes, optional twist Flower Shoppe

* Creative Inspirations Challenge: May - Feminine

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Let's Garden (40-928)

* Brighten the World (31-056)

* Background Basics stencil set (25-021)

Heaven Scent

This gorgeous floral stamp is called Heaven Scent and it's a new stamp from the latest release by Penny Black called Shining Wings. I coloured the image with my Copics before blending Distress Oxide inks in Old Paper and Saltwater Taffy through a stencil from the Background Basics stencil set. I then stamped a sentiment from the new sentiment set called Brighten the World on the card panel before embellishing it with some half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #466 - Make Your Mark

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Feminine

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Heaven Scent (40-924)

* Brighten the World (31-056)

* Background Basics stencil set (25-021)

Layered Bloom

This die is another beauty from the latest release Shining Wings by Penny Black. It's called Layered Bloom. After die cutting the elements, I coloured them by blending some Distress Oxide inks on the petals and the stem (Dried Marigold and Abandoned Coral on the petals and Bundled Sage for the stem). Then I adhered the petals with foam adhesives to bring out the different layers. I wanted to add some foiling to the card so I used Stick & Shine sheet Refinement and pink foil to create the side panel. After the Stick & Shine was in place, I ink blended some Distress Oxide inks in the same colours as I used on the flower to colour the panel. The sentiment comes from the new sentiment set Brighten the World and for the word 'miracles', I used the same DO ink colours as I used on the flower and the side panel. After adhering all the elements in their places, I embellished the card with some gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

* Tic Tac Toe Challenge: TTTC246 - Flowers - Free - Die Cuts (my 'free' is foiling)

Here's an angled view on the foiling to show the shine.

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Layered Bloom (51-818)

* Brighten the World (31-056)

* Stick & Shine 'Refinement' (15-006)

* Classic Colors Multipack Foil (21-002)

Guest Designing at Seize the Birthday

I have the pleasure of being Surprise Party Guest at the current Seize the Birthday challenge. Thank you so much for having me, ladies! The theme is Anything Goes (as long as it is a birthday card) but if you really want to get your creative juices flowing, you can follow the optional theme - or Topping - which is Off the Edge.

I thought it would be nice to have a larger word die to go 'off the edge' of the card so I used the Love Letters die by Penny Black and cut it out of glittery teal coloured cardstock. I then coloured the cute little kitten from the stamp set Cuteness with my Copics and placed it 'off the edge' of the letter V. For the background I used a stencil from the stencil set Background Basics and ink blended some yellow Distress Oxide inks on my panel which I then adhered on my card base. I also used a sentiment from the mini stamp set Pawsome Present as secondary sentiment. Lastly, I embellished the card with some gems.

Please do visit the Seize the Birthday challenge blog to see all the wonderful inspiration provided by the DT and don't forget to join in on the fun!

Penny Black products used:

* Love Letters (51-803)

* Cuteness (31-035)

* Background Basics stencil set (25-021)

* Pawsome Present (30-569)

Flower Family

I fell in love with these floral dies the minute I saw them! They are so pretty, dainty and quirky all at the same time. They are new dies from the latest Penny Black release 'Shining Wings' and they are called Flower Family.

I die cut the flowers (there are four dies in the set but I only used three here) and coloured them by ink blending some Distress Oxide inks on them (Saltwater Taffy and Abandoned Coral on the flowers, Bundled Sage on the stems). I then used Berry Basket die to die cut the pot and the leaves (the leaves are actually branches of a tree) and coloured them with Distress Oxide inks as well (Bundled Sage for the leaves and Brushed Corduroy on the edges of the pot die cut out of grey cardstock). I then used All-in-One Oval die to die cut the elements of the background and after adhering them on my cardbase, I adhered the flowers in their pot and stamped a sentiment from the new sentiment set Brighten the World on the panel. Lastly, I embellished the flowers with some half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Just Add Ink: Challenge #698 - Choose Two: Leaves - Flowers - Pots (I actually have all three but since there is only one pot, I'm going to go with Leaves and Flowers)

* The Paper Players: PP686 - Clean and Simple Challenge: Spring Flowers

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Flower Family (51-819)

* Berry Basket (51-796)

* All-in-One Oval (51-815)

* Brighten the World (31-056)

Brushstroke florals

I made cards with a couple of Penny Black's brushstroke stamps. 

The first card features the gorgeous Sweetly Scented stamp. I coloured onto the stamp with Karin markers and stamped it onto watercolour paper before spritzing the stamp with some water and stamping again. I also did a bit of ink blending with Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and  Bundled Sage before splattering the panel with the same inks dilluted in water. I added a bit of twine, popped the panel on some foam adhesives and adhered onto a background die cut with All-in-One Oval die. 

The second stamp I used is called Idyllic. I used my Karin markers to colour onto the stamp this time, too, but instead of spritzing the stamp with water, I used a damp waterolour brush to blend the stamped colour. I then used a stencil from the stencil set Background Basics and ink blended some Distress Oxide ink on the panel before stamping the sentiment from Note Builder sentiment set.

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Sweetly Scented (40-933)

* All-in-One Oval (51-815)

* Idyllic  (40-932)

* Note Builder (31-046)

Birdhouse Beauty

I made this card with a new stamp from Penny Black called Birdhouse Beauty. I coloured the image with my Copics and ink blended some Distress Oxide inks in Antique Linen and Brushed Cordyroy on the edges of the panel. The sentiment comes from the new sentiment set Note Builder. After having stamped the sentiment, I covered it with a piece of scrap paper and splattered some gold ink spray on the panel. For the background I used the new All-in-One Oval die.

I'm entering this to:

* Stamping Sensations: April - Anything Goes

Products by Penny Black, available in their online shop:

* Birdhouse Beauty (40-922)

* Note Builder (31-046)

* All-in-One Oval (51-815)