The Flower Challenge #85

I am one of the Guest Designers in The Flower Challenge this month and what a special month it is! The Flower Challenge turns seven! Congratulations! There are also some changes coming as both Viv and Aileen are stepping down from the challenge and therefore some of the previous DT members, like myself, are now giving them a big beautiful send off by being Guest Designers. Before I go on to my card, I just want to say a big thank you to both Viv and Aileen who are such amazing and kind people. They are also the first ones to ever invite me to be a DT member of a challenge - thank you for being so kind and for giving me a chance!

The theme for October is Anything Goes and I decided to make a friendship card. I think this stamp by Penny Black called Prized is one of the most beautiful rose stamps there is, therefore I wanted to use it. I coloured the image with my Copics before using one of the new stencils in Penny Black's Background Basics stencil set and sponging some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen onto the panel. The sentiment I used is from Penny Black's Magical Friendship sentiment set. After stamping the sentiment onto my panel, I adhered the panel onto a piece of dark green cardstock (it looks black in the photo, but it is dark green) before adhering it all to my card base. Lastly, I embellished my card with some glittery gold enamel dots.

Happy 7th birthday, The Flower Challenge!

The Flower Challenge: February - Helmikuu

 

I'm here with my reminder card for the current challenge at The Flower Challenge where the theme for February is 'Use your latest stamps or dies'. As our Guest Designer, we have the talented Sathya joining us. There's also some DT news: the very talented Jyoti Adhikari has joined the TFC Design Team and I am stepping down after this challenge. I have loved being a part of the DT for the past 2,5 years but at the moment life is just too busy for me so I feel I need to step down. Thank you so much Viv, Aileen and the DT for these years of creativity!

But onto my card. My latest stamps are Penny Black stamps and this particular stamp is from the set Blooms. I coloured it with my Copics and then fussy cut it. I die cut the frame with Hexagon Frames die and heat embossed the sentiment from the Love Quotes sentiment set. I adhered the panel onto light grey cardstock, adhered the stamped image with some foam adhesives and embellished the card with sequins.

Please visit The Flower Challenge blog to see the gorgeous cards created by the DT and our Guest Designer and don't forget to join the challenge! :)

All stamps and dies are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Blooms (30-679)

* Love Quotes (30-792)

* Hexagon Frames (51-640)

Helmikuun haaste The Flower Challengessä on puolessa välissä. Aiheena helmikuussa on 'Use your latest stamps or dies' ja Guest Designerina meillä on Sathya. DT-uutisiakin The Flower Challengessä on: helmikuusta porukkaan liittyi Jyoti Adhikari ja tämän kuun jälkeen minä jään pois. Olen ollut mukana 2,5 mahtavaa vuotta, mutta nyt elämä on sen verran kiireistä, että koen parhaimmaksi jäädä pois. 

Viimeiseen DT-korttiini käytin uusimpia leimojani, jotka ovat Penny Blackin. Tämä kukkaleima on setistä Blooms, väritin sen Copiceilla ja leikkasin irti. Kehyksen stanssasin Hexagon Frames -stanssilla ja tekstileiman setistä Love Quotes embossasin kullalla. Kiinnitin paneelin vaaleanharmaaseen kartonkiin, leimakuvan kohotarroilla siihen ja koristelin lopuksi korttini paljeteilla.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa DT-porukan ja Guest Designerin kortit ja tietysti osallistua haasteeseen! :)

Penny Black Love and Happiness: Fresh Cut

February challenge is now live at The Flower Challenge and this month the theme is an easy one for us crafters, I think, Use Your Latest Stamps or Dies! As our Guest Designer, we have the very talented Sathya joining us.

For my DT card, I used a new stamp by Penny Black called Fresh Cut that I coloured with my watercolours before adding the frame die cut with Hexagon Frames to it. I added some craft foam behind the panel before adhering it to my card base. I die cut the sentiment with For You die and adhered it to the panel. Lastly, I embellished the card with some sticky back pearls.

All stamps and dies used are by Penny Black and available in their online store:

* Fresh Cut (40-729)

* Hexagon Frames (51-640)

* For You (51-105)

Please pop by The Flower Challenge blog to see the amazing cards created by my team mates and our Guest Designer, and don't forget to join us!

Helmikuun haaste on alkanut The Flower Challengessä ja aihe on tällä kertaa hyvinkin helppo: Use Your Latest Stamps or Dies! Guest Designerina meillä on Sathya.

Omaan korttiini käytin uutta Penny Black -leimaa Fresh Cut, väritin leimakuvan vesiväreillä ja lisäsin siihen kehyksen, jonka stanssasin Hexagon Frames -stanssilla. Paneelin taakse kiinnitin fun foamia ennen kuin kiinnitin sen korttipohjaan. Tekstin stanssasin For You -stanssilla ja kortin koristelin puolihelmillä. Kaikki leimat ja stanssit ovat Penny Blackin ja saatavilla nettikaupastaan, linkit tuotteisiin yllä.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa tiimiläisten ja Guest Designerin kortit ja tietysti osallistua itse haasteeseen!

The Flower Challenge: January - Tammikuu

I'm sharing my reminder card for The Flower Challenge where the theme for January is Embossing Heat/Dry. As our Guest Designer, we have the fabulous Jyoti.

I used a couple of stamps that I haven't used in a while for my card. The floral stamp is Spring Bouquet by Studio Katia, I coloured it with my Copics and used the matching die to die cut it. For the background, I stamped cardstock with Simon Says Stamp's Wide Stripes Background stamp and then die cut it with an MFT die. I also used MFT die to die cut the circle frame behind the floral cluster. I used heat embossing for the sentiment which says 'On your birthday'. I embellished the card with some white paint splatters and some clear sequins.

I hope you can join us this month at The Flower Challenge! Please pop by the challenge blog to see the cards created by my talented team mates and our Guest Designer.

Tammikuun haaste on puolessa välissä The Flower Challengessä ja aiheenahan on Embossing Heat/Dry. Guest Designerina meillä on Jyoti.

Käytin tähän paria leimaa, joita en ole hetkeen käyttänyt. Kukkaleima on Studio Katian Spring Bouquet, väritin sen Copiceilla ja stanssasin irti. Taustalle käytin kartonkia, jonka leimasin Simon Says Stampin Wide Stripes Background -leimalla ja stanssasin MFT:n stanssilla. MFT:n stanssia käytin myös tuohon valkoiseen kehykseen kukkien taustalla. Tekstileiman embossasin ja kortin koristelin valkoisilla maaliroiskeilla ja muutamalla paljetilla.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa tiimiläisten ja Guest Designerin kortit ja myös osallistua haasteeseen.

The Flower Challenge: January - Tammikuu

The very first challenge of 2021 is now live at The Flower Challenge! It's nice and easy one with the theme of Embossing Heat/Dry. As our Guest Designer, we have the talented Jyoti.

But before I get to my current DT card, I'm sharing my four favourite cards of all the cards I made for The Flower Challenge in 2020. They're all on the clean and simple side of cardmaking but with a bit more variation in colour choices than previous year (see them here). 

Now onto my current DT card - and my trusty pink! I decided to use heat embossing on these stamps by Altenew from the set Focus On You. After heat embossing them, I coloured them with my watercolours and die cut them with the matching dies. I die cut the circle panel with an MFT die and stamped my sentiment on it (it translates as 'Congratulations'). I added a bit of patterned paper in the background and embellished the card with some sequins and a little bow.

Here's a close up that shows the heat embossing better.

Please hop over to The Flower Challenge to see the inspiration cards by DT and our Guest Designer and do join us in the challenge!

Vuoden ensimmäinen haaste alkaa The Flower Challengessä ja aiheena on Embossing Heat/Dry. Guest Designerina meillä on lahjakas Jyoti.

Yllä on myös omasta mielestäni neljä parasta korttia, jotka olen vuoden 2020 aikana The Flower Challengeen tehnyt. Kaikki ovat melkoisen CAS-tyylisiä mutta ainakin väreissä on enemmän variaatiota kuin edellisenä vuonna (näet ne täällä).

Tammikuun DT-korttiin käytin Altenew'n Focus on You -leimoja, jotka embossasin ja väritin vesiväreillä. Taustalle stanssasin pyöreän paneelin MFT:n stanssilla ja leimasin siihen Heidin Korttipajan tekstileiman. Taustalle hieman kuviopaperia ja kortin koristelu paljeteilla ja pienellä rusetilla.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa näet muiden DT:läisten ja Guest Designerin kortit, kannattaa käydä katsomassa ja samalla tietysti osallistua haasteeseen!

The Flower Challenge: December - Joulukuu

It's time for the last challenge of the year at The Flower Challenge and during December, we'd like you to 'Add Embellishments' to your floral cards. As our Guest Designer, we have the talented Helen joining us.

I decided to make a Christmas card with Penny Black stamps. I die cut a panel using Antique Frame die and stamped on it with Vintage Postcard stamp. For my floral image, I used a stamp called Sparkler and coloured the image with my watercolours. I also added a bit of gold Stickles to the points of the petals. After having coloured the image, I put the die back in place and sponged some Distress Oxide ink in Antique Linen on the edges of the panel. The sentiment I used wishes 'peaceful Christmas time'. I adhered the panel onto some kraft cardstock before adhering it all to my card base. As my embellishments, I used gold sequins.

Here's a close up that may show the gold Stickles a bit better.

Please pop over to The Flower Challenge blog to see the wonderful cards created by my team mates and our Guest Designer, and please do join in the fun!

Vuoden viimeinen haaste alkaa The Flower Challengessä ja teemana on tällä kertaa 'Add Embellishments' eli koristeita pitäisi kukkakorttiin laittaa. Guest Designerina meillä on tällä kertaa Helen.

Omaan korttiini käytin Penny Blackin leimoja ja stansseja. Stanssasin ensin paneelin Antique Frame -stanssilla ja sitten leimasin siihen Vintage Postcard -leimalla ja kukan Sparkler-leimalla. Kukan väritin vesiväreillä ja lisäsin terälehtiin kultaista Sticklesiä. Värityksen jälkeen laitoin stanssin takaisin paikoilleen ja mustetin paneelia Distress Oxide -musteen Antique Linen -sävyllä. Tekstileiman leimasin paikoilleen ja kiinnitin paneelin kraftin väriseen kartonkiin ja sitten korttipohjaan. Koristeina käytin kultaisia paljetteja.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa näkyy tiimiläisten ja Guest Designerin kortit, kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa ja tietysti myös osallistua haasteeseen!

The Flower Challenge: November - Marraskuu

I'm sharing a reminder card for The Flower Challenge. Our theme for November is a nice and easy one, 'Use a Sentiment'. We have a fabulous Guest Designer too as Enna is joining us this month.

For my card, I used a gorgeous flower from Bouquet Builder 1 stamp set by Waffle Flower. I coloured it with my Copics and die cut it with its matching die. To die cut the panel, I used a die from Graceful Stackers die set by Penny Black. I sponged some Distress Oxide inks to it leaving the die in place so that the die left the white frame around the panel. I added a bit of craft foam behind the panel before adhering it to my cardbase. The sentiment is half die cut and half heat embossed and says 'Congrats on your special day'. To embellish the card, I added some enamel dots.

Please pop by The Flower Challenge blog to see the cards made by my team mates and our Guest Designer and don't forget to join us!

The Flower Challenge on puolessa välissä, teemana marraskuussa on 'Use a Sentiment'. Guest Designerina on tällä kertaa Enna.  

Käytin korttiini ihanaa kukkaa Waffle Flowerin setistä Bouquet Builder 1, väritin sen Copiceilla ja stanssasin. Taustan paneelin stanssasin Penny Blackin Graceful Stackers -stanssisetin stanssilla. Jätin stanssin paikalleen ja mustetin paneelin Distress Oxide -musteilla. Tekstileimat ja -stanssi ovat Heidin Korttipajan. Koristeiksi laitoin muutaman enamel dotsin.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa tiimiläisten ja Guest Designerin kortit ja tietysti myös osallistua itse haasteeseen!

The Flower Challenge: November - Marraskuu

The November challenge is starting at The Flower Challenge and this month we have a nice and easy one for you, the theme is 'Use a Sentiment'. As our Guest Designer, we have the fabulously talented  Enna. 

 

I made my DT card using this gorgeous stamp called Peony Dreams by Waffle Flower Crafts. I coloured the image with my Copics. For the background I used some patterned papers and as my sentiment, I used a die cut by Winnie and Walter. I die cut it a few times and glued the die cuts on top of each other to make it a bit more prominent. Lastly, I embellished the card with some enamel dots.

Please pop by The Flower Challenge blog to see the gorgeous card created by my talented team mates and don't forget to join us!

 

Marraskuun haaste The Flower Challengessä on alkanut ja aiheena on 'Use a Sentiment'. Guest Designerina meillä on Enna.

Omaan korttiini käytin Waffle Flower Craftsin Peony Dreams -leimaa, jonka väritin Copiceilla. Taustalle laitoin paria kuviopaperia ja tekstin korttiini tein Winnie & Walterin stanssilla. Stanssasin sen muutamaan kertaan ja liimasin tekstit päällekkäin, jotta sain siitä vähän näkyvämmän. Lopuksi oristelin kortin muutamalla enamel dotsilla.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa DT-porukan ja Guest Designerin kortit ja tietysti osallistua haasteeseen.

The Flower Challenge: October - Lokakuu

 

We're midway through October challenge at The Flower Challenge. This month we're also celebrating our 4th birthday so there are lots of prizes to be won! Please head over to The Flower Challenge blog to see them. Aaand we have a new DT member joining us this month too! It is the very talented Loll Thompson who has agreed to join us and who will undoubtedly inspire us all with her gorgeous cards.

 

 

 

So our theme is Circle/Circles and I used a die from the die set Framed by Penny Black to create my circle. I die cut the circle three times and glued them all on top of each other to make the circle a bit more prominent. The flower I used is a stamp by SugarPea Designs and from the set Meadow Motifs, I coloured it with my Copics and die cut it using the matching die. I die cut the panel with My Favorite Things die and stamped my sentiment ('Congratulations') on it. Before attaching the panel to my card base, I added a layer of fun foam behind it to raise it from the card base. Lastly, I rounded the corners of my card base. 

And now it's over to you! Please do join us this month and help us celebrate our 4th birthday!

 

 Lokakuun haaste The Flower Challengessä on puolessa välissä ja koska kyseessä on myös haasteen 4-v. synttärit, on palkintoja luvassa voittajille roppakaupalla! Yllä näet myös nykyiset tiimiläiset, meillä on uusi DT-jäsen - Loll Thompson!

Teema on siis Circle/Circles. Oman ympyräni tein Penny Blackin stanssilla setistä Framed, stanssasin sen kolmeen kertaan ja liimasin päällekkäin. Kukka on SugarPea Designsin setistä Meadow Motifs, väritin sen Copiceilla ja stanssasin. Paneeli on stanssattu MFT:n stanssilla ja tekstileima on Heidin Korttipajan. Kiinnitin paneelin taakse foamia, jotta sain sen koholle korttipohjasta. Lopuksi pyöristin kortin kulmat.

The Flower Challenge -blogista löytyy DT-porukan kortit ja voittajille luvassa olevat palkinnot. Kannattaa osallistua!

The Flower Challenge #49: October - Lokakuu

 

It's time for a new challenge at The Flower Challenge and the theme is Circle/Circles. October is a special month for The Flower Challenge as it is our birthday month - we're 4 years old now! To celebrate, we have loads of prizes for our winners, please head over to The Flower Challenge to see them. And while you're there, you'll find that we have a new wonderfully talented DT member joining us. Who might that be? You'll find out at The Flower Challenge!

I made my card using the gorgeous florals from the Meadow Motifs set by SugarPea Designs that I coloured with my Copics. For my circle, I made a circle frame with the Stitched Circles dies by Penny Black and placed a piece of vellum behind it before heat embossing the sentiment ('Congratulations' in Finnish) with gold embossing powder. I also placed some rich brown patterned paper for the background on my card. I finished the card by embellishing it with matte gold sequins.

Please celebrate our birthday with us by joining in our October challenge - there are lots of prizes to be won!

 

Lokakuun haaste on alkamassa The Flower Challengessä ja teemana on Circle/Circles. Tämä on samalla synttärikuukausi The Flower Challengessä, joka täyttää 4! Juhlan kunniaksi palkintoja on runsaasti tarjolla, kannattaa käydä The Flower Challengen puolella katsastamassa ne. Samalla selviää, kuka on uusin DT-jäsenemme...

Käytin tähän korttiin SugarPea Designsin ihania kukkia Meadow Motifs -setistä, väritin ne Copiceilla. Ympyräksi käytin Penny Blackin Stitched Circles -stansseilla stanssattua kehystä, jonka taakse laitoin vellumia. Embossasin siihen Heidin Korttipajan tekstileiman. Taustalle laitoin kuviopaperia ja koristelin kortin paljeteilla.

The Flower Challenge #47: Reminder - Muistutus

We're midway through the August challenge at The Flower Challenge where our theme is Add Sparkle. As our Guest Designer we have Darnell Knauss.

 

 I used a stamp from the Weekend Doodles set by Altenew and coloured it with my Copics. I added some accents with a white gelly roll pen and I added some sparkle to the centres of the flowers with Nuvo shimmer pen. I die cut the frame with an MFT die and heat embossed the sentiment (it says 'This is your day') on a strip of cardstock. I added some more sparkle with clear sequins. The panel is raised from the cardbase with foam adhesives.

Please visit The Flower Challenge to see all the gorgeous cards created by my team mates and our Guest Designer, and please do join us in the challenge!

 

Elokuun haaste on puolessa The Flower Challengessä, jossa aiheena on Add Sparkle. Guest Designerina meillä on Darnell Knauss.

Käytin korttiini kukkaa Altenew'n Weekend Doodles -setistä, väritin sen Copiceilla ja lisäsin hieman valkoista geelikynää ja glitteriä kukkien keskustoihin. Kehyksen stanssasin MFT:n stanssilla ja tekstileiman embossasin. Lisäkimalletta tulee paljeteista. Paneeli on kohotettu korttipohjasta tarrapaloilla.

The Flower Challenge -blogista löytyy DT-porukan ja Guest Designerin kortit, kannattaa käydä katsomassa ja myös osallistua haasteeseen.

The Flower Challenge #47: August - Elokuu

The August challenge is on at The Flower Challenge and it's a lovely one, we're asking you to 'Add Sparkle'! Our Guest Designer is the fabulous Darnell Knauss.

I used a gorgeous stamp by Uniko, this is called Pure Florals: Peony. I heat embossed it with sparkly gold embossing powder before watercolouring the image. I wanted to keep the card simple so I only added the sentiment ('Warmest congratulations') before matting the panel onto pink cardstock and then to the card base.

Here's an angled view to show the sparkle.

Please do pop by The Flower Challenge blog to see all the inspiration created for you by my team mates and our Guest Designer. And please do join us with your sparkly floral creation!

I'm entering my card to the following challenge:

*Uniko Studio: Challenge #60 - In My Garden

Elokuun haaste The Flower Challengessä on alkamassa ja teemana on 'Add Sparkle'. Guest Designerina on Darnell Knauss.

Käytin korttiini Unikon Pure Florals: Peony -leimaa, jonka embossasin kimaltelevan kultaisella jauheella ja väritin vesiväreillä. Halusin pitää kortin yksinkertaisena, joten leimasin vain tekstin ja kerrostin paneelin pinkille kartongille ja sitten korttipohjaan. 

The Flower Challenge -blogista löytyy inspiraatiota pilvin pimein, kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa ja samalla osallistua haasteeseen!

The Flower Challenge: #46 Reminder - Muistutus

We're half way through our July challenge at The Flower Challenge and our theme is Summer/Winter. As our Guest Designer, we have the talented Mac Mable joining us.

I chose 'Summer' again and chose the colours of a summer sunset with the silhouettes of flowers against it. I sponged some Distress Oxide inks to the top portion of my card base and stamped flowers onto it from the new Penny Black stamp set Soulful Silhouettes (30-691).  I then took a strip of dark grey cardstock and added a little border with it. I chose a sentiment from the new Penny Black sentiment set Words of Encouragement (30-720)  and stamped it with the same ink as I did the flowers.  Lastly, I rounded the bottom corners of my card.

I hope you pop by The Flower Challenge blog for all the details on how to enter our July challenge and to see the gorgeous cards created by my team mates and our wonderful Guest Designer.

Heinäkuun haaste on puolessa The Flower Challengessä ja aiheenahan on 'Summer/Winter'. Guest Designerina meillä on Mac Mable.

Itse valitsin taas kesän aiheekseni ja erityisesti kesäisen auringonlaskun värit. Mustetin korttipohjaani Distress Oxide -musteita ja leimasin siihen päälle kukkia uudesta Penny Blackin setistä Soulful Silhouettes (30-691). Lisäsin siihen vielä pienen kaitaleen tummanharmaata kartonkia, jonka alle leimasin tekstileiman Penny Blackin setistä Words of Encouragement (30-712). Lopuksi pyöristin vielä kortin alakulmat.

The Flower Challenge -blogista löytyy ohjeet osallistumiseen ja DT-porukan ja Guest Designerin kortit, kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa!

The Flower Challenge #46: July - Heinäkuu

 A new challenge is starting at The Flower Challenge and for the month of July our theme is Summer/Winter. You can draw inspiration from specific flowers of the season, or colours, or anything specific to the season, as long as you use floral stamps as your main focal point.  We have Mac Mable joining us as our Guest Designer.

I chose summer as my theme and I'm not sure if there is anything more summery than a field of flowers. That in mind I picked this gorgeous floral stamp by Stamping Bella, it's called Floral Forest Backdrop. I coloured it with my Copic markers and added some white gelly roll pen here and there. I matted the panel onto a piece of black cardstock before adhering it to my purple cardbase. I stamped my sentiment ('Congratulations') onto a strip of cardstock and adhered it in place. Lastly, I embellished my card with some sequins.

Please do pop by The Flower Challenge blog to see the cards created by my team mates for your inspiration. And don't forget to join us!

I'm entering my card to the following challenge:
* Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge: Bright and Cheerful

Heinäkuun aiheena The Flower Challengessä on Summer/Winter ja Guest Designerina meillä on Mac Mable.

Itse valitsin teemaksi kesän ja koska mikään ei ole kesäisempää kuin kukkapelto, valitsin leimakuvaksi tämän Stamping Bellan Floral Forest Backdropin, jonka väritin Copiceilla. Kerrostin paneelin mustalle kartongille ennen liilaan korttipohjaan kiinnittämistä ja lisäsin tekstin. Koristelin kortin paljeteilla.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa tiimiläisten ja Guest Designerin kortit ja tietysti osallistua itse haasteeseen!

The Flower Challenge #45: Reminder - Muistutus

We're midway through our June challenge at The Flower Challenge with the theme of 'Navy + One Other'. Our Guest Designer is Jenny Hall.

This time I went with navy and grey as my colours with white as the neutral colour.  I used Country Charisma stamp set (30-690) by Penny Black with the matching dies (Country Charisma Cut Out 51-634), and coloured the images with my Copics. For the background, I die cut a frame with Framed (51-622) die set by Penny Black. For the sentiment I combined a stamp from Only You (30-666) sentiment set with the die cut 'you' cut with For You dies (51-105), I heat embossed the stamped part of the sentiment.

Please do swing by The Flower Challenge blog to see all the wonderful inspiration created by my team mates and our Guest Designer, and don't forget to join in with your floral cards.

Puolessa välissä ollaan The Flower Challengen kesäkuun haastetta, jonka aiheena on värit 'navy + one other'. Guest Designerina meillä on Jenny Hall.

Käytin korttiini Penny Blackin leimasettiä Country Charisma stansseineen (30-690 ja 51-634), väritin leimakuvat Copiceilla. Taustalle stanssasin kehyksen Framed (51-622)-stanssisetin stanssilla. Tekstin yhdistelin leimasta (Only You -setistä 30-666) ja stanssatusta sanasta (For You -stanssisetistä 51-105).

The Flower Challengessä kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa Design Teamin ja Guest Designerin kortit ja osallistua haasteeseen! 

The Flower Challenge #45: June - Kesäkuu

The June challenge is starting at The Flower Challenge and this month we have a colour challenge to inspire you, we're asking you to use 'Navy + One Other'. Our Guest Designer is the fabulous Jenny Hall.

I decided to go with die cuts this time and used a Penny Black die called Playful Posies and die cut my very dark navy florals with it. My one other colour is white and I die cut two frames with Penny Black's Simple Stackers dies. After adhering everything in place, I stamped my sentiment ('Congratulations') in navy ink.

Please do visit The Flower Challenge to see the fabulous inspiration created for you by my team mates and our Guest Designer. And don't forget to join us with your floral card!



The Flower Challengessä alkaa uusi haaste ja kesäkuussa meillä on väriteema, 'Navy + One Other' eli navy-sininen ja joku muu väri. Guest Designerina meillä on Jenny Hall.

Omaan korttiini käytin Penny Blackin ihanaa kukkastanssia, Playful Posies, ja stanssasin kukkaset tummansinisestä kartongista. Toinen värini on valkoinen, joten stanssasin Penny Blackin Simple Stackers -stanssilla pari paneelia ja kiinnitin kaiken paikoilleen. Tekstileiman leimasin navy-musteella.

The Flower Challenge -blogista löytyy Design Teamin ja Guest Designerin inspiraatiokortit. Kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa ja osallistua haasteeseen!

The Flower Challenge #44: Reminder - Muistutus

We're mid-way through our May challenge at The Flower Challenge and our theme is 'Monochrome'. Our wonderful Guest Designer is Nonni.

I went for yellows for my reminder card. The stamp I used is 'Together' by Penny Black. Using yellow Distress Markers, I coloured straight to the stamp and stamped onto watercolour cardstock several times using a Misti. I sponged some yellow Distress Oxide ink to the edges of the panel, stamped my sentiment (it says 'Sunshine to your day') and matted the panel onto some dark brown cardstock before adhering it to yellow card base.

Please visit The Flower Challenge for details on how to enter and to see the gorgeous cards created by my team mates and our Guest Designer.


Toukokuu on puolessa välissä samoin kuin haaste The Flower Challengessä. Aihe on 'Monochrome' ja Guest Designerina meillä on taitava Nonni.

Käytin korttiini Penny Blackin leimaa Together. Väritin Distress Markereilla suoraan leimaan ja leimasin kuvan useampaan kertaan Mistillä. Reunoja mustetin Distress Oxide -musteella, leimasin tekstileiman ja kerrostin ruskealle kartongille ennen kuin kiinnitin paneelin korttipohjaan. 

The Flower Challenge -blogista löytyy ohjeet osallistumiseen ja design teamin ja Guest Designerin kortit, kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa.

The Flower Challenge: May - Toukokuu

New month - new challenge at The Flower Challenge. Our theme for May is 'Monochrome' and as our Guest Designer we have the very talented Nonni.

I went for greys in my monochrome card and as much as the photo looks black and white, I can assure you it is actually a colour photo! :D Anyways, I used Penny Black stamps for my card, the watering can is from Country Charisma set and the flowers are from Exquisite Envelope set. I coloured them with my Copics and die cut them with the matching dies. I used dark grey card base and I die cut a rectangle frame out of the same grey cardstock. The sentiment is die cut with a Simply Graphic die.

Now please visit The Flower Challenge blog for all the details on how to enter and to see the gorgeous inspiration cards made by my lovely team mates and our Guest Designer.



Toukokuu ja uusi haaste alkaa The Flower Challengessä. Aiheena on 'Monochrome' ja Guest Designerina meillä on Nonni.

Käytin kortissani harmaan sävyjä ja vaikka kuva näyttää mustavalkoiselta, se on ihan oikeasti värikuva! Leimakuvat ovat Penny Blackiä, kannu on Country Charisma -setistä ja kukat Exquisite Envelope -setistä, väritin ne Copiceilla. Harmaaseen korttipohjaan stanssasin kehyksen samasta harmaasta kartongista, tekstin stanssasin valkoisesta kartongista Simply Graphicin stanssilla. 

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä kurkkaamassa inspiraatiokortit ja ohjeet osallistumiseen.

The Flower Challenge #41: Reminder - Muistutus

I'm back with another card for our current challenge at The Flower Challenge. The theme for February is 'Add Leaves' and we have as our Guest Designer the fabulous Galina Filippenko.

For my card, I used a floral stamp from the Straight Up Floral set by Stamping Bella and I added my leaves using the leaf stamp from the same set. I did my colouring with Copic Markers. For the background, I used a piece of patterned paper and a frame die cut with Stitches of Love frame dies by Penny Black. I stamped my sentiment (it says 'This is your day') on a strip of vellum and added some black Nuvo drops to embellish the card.

Please head over to The Flower Challenge blog to see the details on how to enter and to see the cards created for your inspiration by my talented team mates and our fabulous Guest Designer.



The Flower Challenge -haasteessa on menossa haaste #41, jonka aiheena on 'Add Leaves' eli lehtiä pitäisi kukkakorttiin lisätä. Guest Designerina meillä on Galina Filippenko.

Oman korttini tein leimalla Stamping Bellan setistä Straight Up Florals ja lehdet lisäsin saman setin lehtileimalla. Väritys Copiceilla. Taustalle laitoin kuviopaperia ja kehyksen, jonka stanssasin Penny Blackin Stitches of Love -setin stanssilla. Tekstileiman leimasin vellumille ja koristeeksi lisäsin muutaman Nuvo Drops -pisaran.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä katsomassa tarkemmat osallistumisohjeet ja kortit, jotka DT-porukka ja Guest Designerimme ovat tehneet.

The Flower Challenge #41

A new month means a new challenge at The Flower Challenge and during February we'd like you to 'Add Leaves' to your floral creations. As our Guest Designer, we have our winner from last August, the very talented Galina Filippenko.

For my card, I used Wild Roses stamps by Pretty Pink Posh. I coloured the images with my Copics and added a bit of white Gelly Roll pen to them. In addition to the stamped leaves, I also added some die cut leaves die cut with MFT's Leafy Greenery dies. For the background, I used some patterned paper and a frame die cut with Penny Black's Antique Frame dies. The sentiment says 'Congrats'.

Please visit The Flower Challenge for all the details on how to enter and to see the beautiful cards created by my team mates and our Guest Designer.



Helmikuun haaste The Flower Challengessä on 'Add Leaves' eli lehtiä pitäisi kukkakorttiin lisätä. Omaan korttiini käytin Pretty Pink Poshin Wild Roses -leimasettiä, väritin kukat ja lehdet Copiceilla. Leimattujen lehtien lisäksi lisäsin vielä stanssattujakin lehtiä, stanssasin ne MFT:n Leafy Greenery -stansseilla. Taustalle kuviopaperia ja kehykset, jotka stanssasin Penny Blackin Antique Frame -setin stansseilla. Lopuksi vielä tekstin leimaus.

The Flower Challenge -blogissa kannattaa käydä katsomassa osallistumisohjeet ja kortit, jotka DT-porukka ja Guest Designerimme Galina Filippenko on tehnyt.