Birthday card - Synttärikortti

This is a birthday card that I made for my nephew for his 15th birthday. Cards for teenage boys are difficult to make, I think, so I played it safely and made the card CAS and graphic. I used a stamp by Uniko called Background Blocks Equalizer. I heat embossed it in white straight onto black card base and coloured the image with Polychromos pencils. I heat embossed a Papertrey Ink sentiment on a strip of black cardstock and adhered it in place. 

I'm entering my card to the following challenge:

* Watercooler Wednesday Challenge: WWC297 - All about Occasions

Tällaisen synttärikortin tein 15-v. veljenpojalleni. Teinipojille on hankala tehdä kortteja, joten pelasin varman päälle ja tein kortista simppelin ja graafisen. Leimana käytin Unikon Background Blocks Equalizeria, jonka embossasin suoraan korttipohjaan ja väritin Polychromoksilla. Papertrey Inkin tekstileiman embossasin mustalle kartonginpalaselle ja kiinnitin paikalleen. 

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 #34

It's July (where has the time gone, honestly!?) and time for a new challenge at The Flower Challenge. This month our theme is 'Pretty Pastels' and we have a prize up for grabs! The sweet Bev from Uniko is offering our lucky winner a stamp set of their choice, how fab is that! As a Guest Designer, we have the talented Michelle Lupton joining us this month.

For my DT card, I used a stamp from the gorgeous Pure Florals: Peony set by Uniko. I coloured it with my Copics and fussy cut it out. For the background, I masked the bottom of the card and sponged Distress Oxide ink very lightly to the top section of my card base after which I stamped my sentiment (it's in Finnish and I find it difficult to translate, maybe (Wishing you) Happiness and Joy is the closest translation). I adhered the flower with foam adhesives and embellished the card with some clear sequins.

Please do pop over to The Flower Challenge blog for details on how to enter and to see the wonderful inspiration created for you by our Guest Designer and my talented team mates!



Heinäkuu tarkoittaa uutta haastetta The Flower Challengessä ja tällä kertaa teemana on pastellivärit. Voittajalle on luvassa leimasetti Unikolta! Guest Designerina meillä on mahtava Michelle Lupton.

Omaan korttiini käytin Unikon ihanaa Pure Florals: Peony -setin pionia, jonka väritin Copiceilla ja leikkasin irti. Taustan maskasin ja mustetin Distress Oxide -musteella, minkä jälkeen leimasin tekstileiman. Kukan kiinnitin tarrapaloilla koholle ja kortin koristelin paljeteilla. 

The Flower Challenge -blogista kannattaa kurkata osallistumisohjeet ja kortit, jotka DT-porukka ja vieraileva tähtemme on tehnyt.

Tulips - Tulppaanit

I had a play with my new Create a Smile stamps. These are from the Tender Tulips set and they are big and beautiful! I coloured them with my Copic Markers and fussy cut them out. On my card base, I sponged some Distress Oxide ink through a Create a Smile stencil called Scattered Hearts and added a frame die cut with a Penny Black die from the Ribbon Stackers set. I actually mounted two die cut frames on top of each other to make it a bit thicker so that it might visually stand out a bit more from the background. The sentiment is from the Uniko stamp set Pure Florals: Peony.

Challenges:
* TIME OUT Challenges: Challenge #131 - Inspired by Words "Hugs, Kisses and a lot of Birthday Wishes" (Happy 5th birthday, TIME OUT Challenges!)
* Inkspirational: Challenge #182 - Bedroom Photo (I was inspired by the yellow and tan in the photo as well as the shape of the headboard, I think the Ribbon Stackers die mimics that in a CAS way)

Käytin tähän korttiin uusia leimojani. Nämä ihanat isot tulppaanit ovat Tender Tulips -setistä, väritin ne Copiceilla ja leikkasin irti. Korttipohjaan tein sydämiä Distress Oxide -musteella ja Create a Smilen Scattered Hearts -sabluunalla. Kehykset tein Penny Blackin Ribbon Stackers -stanssilla, stanssasin kehyksiä kaksi ja kiinnitin ne päällekkäin. Tekstileima on Unikon Pure Florals: Peony -setistä.

Peony - Pioni

I was recently lucky enough to win at Less Is More Challenge and as my prize, I chose the Pure Florals: Peony set from Uniko and what a gorgeous set it is! I just had to make a card with it as soon as it arrived. I stamped the largest peony from the set on X-Press It blending card and coloured it with my Copic Markers. I die cut the panel with a die from the Stitched Square and Circles set by Penny Black, added some Distress Oxide ink with my brush to the edges, stamped the sentiment (it's from the same Uniko set as is the flower) and added some clear sequins. For the background I used a piece of patterned paper.

Challenges:
* Uniko: Challenge #52 - Spring (not sure when peonies are supposed to bloom, but for me spring means flowers, so I hope this qualifies)
* Addicted to Stamps and More: Challenge #332 - Make Your Mark
* Allsorts Challenge Blog: Week 511 - Favourite Stamp (florals in general are my favourites and my favourite stamp is usually the newest I have ;) )
* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Feminine/Girly

Voitin hiljattain Less Is More -haasteessa ja palkinnokseni valitsin tämän ihanan Pure Florals: Peony -setin Unikolta. Väritin pionin Copiceilla, stanssasin paneelin irti Penny Blackin Stitched Square and Circles -setin stanssilla, lisäsin vähän Distress Oxidea reunoihin ja leimasin tekstin (joka on samasta Unikon setistä kuin kukkakin). Taustalle laitoin kuviopaperia ja koristeeksi kirkkaita paljetteja.