Blooms

I made this birthday card using mainly Pinkfresh Studio products. The beautiful floral arrangement is a stamp called Infinite Blooms and I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with its matching die. I die cut the background panel and its frame using Diagonal Stitched Rectangles dies and I adhered them with foam adhesives on a panel die cut with Hexagon Tile Coverplate die. The sentiment I used translates as 'Congratulations', and I embellished the card with sparkly gems.

I'm entering this to:

* TIME OUT Challenges: Challenge #319 - Pick Two (I picked 'floral' and 'stitching')

* Inkspirational: Challenge 374 - Word Prompt - Garden

* All About Challenges: Challenge #8 - All About Frames

* Addicted to Stamps and More!: Challenge #523 - Birthdays

Blooms

I'm sharing a birthday card I made with a Pinkfresh Studio stamp called Infinite Blooms. I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with its matching die. I wanted the blooms to be the center of attention so I kept the background quite simple with white-on-white theme. I used a coverplate die Dotted Scallops from Pinkfresh Studio for the background panel and then added a frame die cut with Ornate Oval Frame die, also from Pinkfresh Studio. The sentiment is also die cut and translates as 'Congratulations'. Lastly, I embellished the card with matte gold half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* All About Papercraft Challenges: Challenge 4 - All About Birthdays

Guest Designing at Just Us Girls - Challenge #815

It's time for challenge #815 at Just Us Girls challenge and also my third week of guest designing for them. This week is Mood Board Week and you can see the mood board if you scroll past my card below or visit Just Us Girls.

I took quite literal inspiration from the mood board and have colourful flowers on a dark background on my card. The stamp set I used is from Pinkfresh Studio and it's called Thanks for Being There. I took inspiration for the colours from the flowers in the mood board and coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with its matching die. I then used Frame It die from Penny Black to die cut the frame from black cardstok and adhered it onto a piece of black cardstock to create the background. I adhered my florals and stamped and die cut the sentiment from Cherry Bliss stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio and adhered it in place. I then splattered the background and the flowers with some gold and white splatters, adhered it onto a white cardbase to lighten it up a bit, and embellished the card with some white half pearls.

 

Now please visit Just Us Girls challenge blog for some amazing inspiration from the Design Team and please do come and play with us! 

Dainty Flowers

I'm sharing a simple card I made with Go for It stamp set from Pinkfresh Studio. I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with its matching die. I then masked the rectangle on the background and blended some Distress Oxide inks on it before splattering the rectangle with some gold and brown inks. The sentiment is die cut and translates as 'Congratulations'. I die cut it from dark brown cardstock and added some Nuvo Aquashimmer pen on it (unfortunately, the beautiful shimmer doesn't show in the photo). Lastly, I embellished the card with some brown gems.

I'm entering this to:

* AAA Cards: Challenge #309 - 1+1 (I chose Spring + Flowers)

* All About Papercraft Challenges: All About Seasons (I chose Spring)

Beautiful Branch

I made this card using products from Pinkfresh Studio. The stamp I used is called Beautiful Branch and I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with its matching die. I used  Intricate Stitched Ovals coverplate die to make the background and Stitched Scallop Circles die to die cut the blue frames. The sentiment is from Humbled & Grateful stamp set. Lastly, I embellished the card with some clear gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Pinkfresh Studio: March 206 Challenge - Sew Much Fun

Cherries

I made this card last year but never shared it. I used the Cherry Bliss stamp set from Pinkfresh Studio for this, those cherries are so lovely to colour! I coloured them with my Copics and die cut them with the matching dies. For the background, I used the Dotted Scallops Cover Plate and Stitched Scallop Rectangles, both by Pinkfresh Studio as well. The heat embossed sentiment says 'Congratulations'. I embellished the card with some matte silver half pearls.

For You

Here's my first card of 2026 using quite a few new-to-me products. I bought this stamp last autumn but haven't had a chance to use it yet so I thought this is the perfect time. The stamp is called Celebrate Today and it's a collaboration between Altenew and Pinkfresh Studio. After colouring the image with my Copics, I die cut the panel using Spellbinders' Scallop Labels and Tag dies (these I bought just recently and it's my first time using them - but I think I'm in love already!). I also die cut a bigger panel of kraft coloured cardstock and adhered the two panels together. The sentiment is die cut, it says 'For You'. I added Nuvo Aqua Shimmer pen to the sentiment and it gives a beautiful shimmer to the sentiment which, unfortunately, doesn't show in the photo. I then used a Penny Black embossing folder called Filigree to emboss the background panel before adhering the floral tag on it with foam adhesives. Lastly, I embellished the card with a little twine bow and some half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* All About Papercraft Challenges: Challenge #1 - All About New (my 'new' is new stash: stamp and dies)

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Add a Sentiment!

* Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Anything Floral Goes

Guest Designing at Seize the Birthday Challenge

I have the honour of Guest Designing at the current Seize the Birthday challenge. I am absolutely thrilled and want to thank the Design Team for having me! The theme is always 'birthday' and this time the optional topping is 'Clean and Simple with a Stencil'.

I created my card by using a stencil from Create a Smile and ink blending Distress Oxide inks through it. I then stamped and die cut the beautiful florals from Pinkfresh Studio's set It's a New Day Floral and coloured them with my Copics before arranging and adhering them onto the card. The sentiment is from the Pinkfresh Studio stamp set Choose Hope. I added some half pearls as embellishments.

Please hop over to Seize the Birthday challenge blog to see the amazing inspiration from the Design Team and please do join in on the fun!

Monochrome Flower

I made a card for the current Pinkfresh Studio challenge with the theme of Tone-on-Tone & Monochromatic Magic. I used the Folk Floral Stem stamp and the matching die from Pinkfresh Studio and coloured the image with my Copics using the R30s colour family. The die I used for the frame is Ornate Oval Frame (Pinkfresh Studio) and I was hoping to have it in pink matching the leaves on the flower stem but unfortunately, I did not have an exact match in my cardstock so I had to use white. The background is simply a piece of red cardstock, the heat embossed sentiment says 'On Your Special Day', and as embellishments I used gorgeous red gems, also by Pinkfresh Studio.

I'm entering this to:

* Pinkfresh Studio: September 2025 Challenge - Tone-on-Tone & Monochromatic Magic

Floral Wreath

 I made a retirement card in a circular shape using the pretty wreath from the Pinkfresh Studio stamp set Rainbow Floral. I coloured the image with my Copics and used the matching die to die cut it. I used a bit of patterned paper for the background, heat embossed the sentiment (it wishes enjoyable retirement days in Finnish) and adhered it with foam adhesives. As embellishments, I used gold thread and some gold half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

* We Love Stamping: August - Flowers

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.

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

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

Blue

Here's a birthday card I made with mostly Pinkfresh Studio products. The stamp I used is Beyond Measure, I coloured the image with my Copics before cutting it with the matching die. For the background, I used a piece of patterned paper and a beautiful frame die cut with Ornate Oval Frame die. The die cut sentiment is Finnish for 'Congratulations' and the card is embellished with some black gems.

I'm entering this to:

* Pinkfresh Studio: May 2025 Challenge - Frame It Up

* The Flower Challenge: Challenge #102 - Add Spots or Stripes (the patterned paper has tiny dots arranged in groups of four)

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

Floral Birthday Card

Here's a birthday card I made with a lovely floral stamp from Pinkfresh Studio called Beyond Measure. I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with the matching die. I then die cut an opening to the white panel with a die from the Spellbinders die set Essential Arches and before adhering the panel with some foam adhesives onto a piece of patterned paper adhered to the card base, I stamped my sentiment on it (it says 'Congrats'). I adhered the florals in place with foam adhesives as well before embellishing the card with some gold half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Pinkfresh Studio: April 2025 Challenge - Floral Frenzy

* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Anything Goes

* Addicted to Stamps and More!: Challenge #489 - Any Occasion (mine is birthday)

Mini Slimline Card

I made a mini slimline card, it's kind of fun to work with the smaller scale. I used Small Mini Slimline Stackables dies by Lawn Fawn for the different layers of this card, die cutting patterned paper and white cardstock with them and adhering them to my mini slimline cardbase. The pretty flower is a stamp from the Rainbow Floral stamp set by Pinkfresh Studio, I coloured it with my Copics and die cut with the matching die. The sentiment translates as 'Congratulating You on Your Birthday'. I embellished the card with some sequins and half pearls.

Flowers for a Friend

I have a friendship card to share. I made this one with It's a New Day Floral stamp set from Pinkfresh Studio. I coloured the stamped images with my Copics before die cutting them with the matching dies. For the background I used a panel die cut with Lacy Rectangle Stackables die by Lawn Fawn that I attached with foam adhesives to the card base. The sentiment on the panel is Finnish for 'For My Friend'. As embellishments, I used beautiful iridescent gems.

Thanks for Being There

I have a floral friendship card to share. It's soon Valentine's Day which is celebrated in Finland as a day for friends and friendships and not for love and lovers, hence a friendship card. 

I used one of my new Pinkfresh Studio stamps for this one, it's called Thanks for Being There. I coloured the image with my Copics and added some details with a white gel pen before die cutting it with the matching die. I also used a die by Penny Black called Dignified and cut the beautiful foliage out of vellum to place behind the floral cluster. The panel is die cut with Lacy Rectangle Stackables die by Lawn Fawn and I stamped my sentiment on it (it says 'For My Friend') before adhering the floral cluster on it. For the background, I used Letter Background stamp by Penny Black stamped tone on tone on a piece of purple cardstock. Lastly, I embellished the card with some half pearls.