Wild Columbine

Here's a birthday card I made with a gorgeous floral stamp from Hero Arts called Wild Columbine. I coloured the image with my Copics and die cut it with its matching die. I then embossed the white panel with Flowing Waves 3D embossing folder by Sizzix and matted it onto a piece of patterned paper. I die cut the two circles with Hero Arts Nesting Circle Infinity dies and heat embossed the sentiment ('Many Congratulations' in Finnish) on the white circle before adhering it with foam adhesives onto the circle die cut from the patterned paper. Lastly, I embellished the card with some gold half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Beautiful Blossoms Challenge: Anything Floral Goes

* Addicted to Stamps and More!: Challenge #491 - Make Your Mark

Miss You

This card was very quick and easy to make which is sometimes wonderful if you want to just make something without spending hours on it. I used one of my favourite Paper Smooches stamp sets for this, the set is called Natural Beauties. The sentiment stamp is from Penny Black and the die I used to cut the panel is from Lawn Fawn. A piece of patterned paper for the background and some enamel dots to embellish the card.

I'm entering this to:

* As You See It Challenge: Challenge #346 - A Blast from the Past: One Retired/Discontinued Crafting Tool That I Will Never Get Rid Of Is... this stamp set from Paper Smooches (if stamps count as tools, that is)

* The Paper Funday Challenges: April 2025 Challenge #75 - Anything Goes with the Optional Twist of Things that Begin with the Letter 'B' (in my case it's a bird)

Hello

I made this just because card with the Waffle Flower Crafts stamp set Smiling. I have a birman cat and I tried to colour this sweet kitty to look like a birman. The die cut sentiment says 'Hi' in Finnish and the background elements are die cut with Pinkfresh Studio dies Stitched Scallop Circle and Intricate Stitched Ovals. I added some gems as embellishments.

I'm entering this to:

* Stamping Sensations: April - Birds, Animals, Flowers, and Nature

* Just Add Ink: Challenge #747 - Inspiration (my inspiration is the sweet cat in the photo and a pop of yellow)

Cake

This birthday card features a stamp from the Penny Black stamp set It's Your Day. I coloured the image with my Copics before die cutting it with its matching die and adding loads of Glossy Accents on the icing of the cake and some Stickles glitter glue to the candle flames (sadly, these don't show in the photo). I adhered the image with foam adhesives onto panels die cut with Pinkfresh Studio die Diagonal Stitched Rectangles and added a piece of patterned paper onto my card base before adhering the panels with the stamped image on it. The sentiment I used says 'Congrats' and the card is embellished with some enamel dots.

I'm entering this to:

* Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge: Sweet Treats 

Peaceful Christmastime

It's almost Easter - and I have my first Christmas card for this year to share! This features the gorgeous Poinsettia stamp by Marianne Design coloured with Copics. I die cut the stamped panel and the pink panel behind it with Pinkfresh Studio die Diagonal Stitched Rectangles, and adhered the stamped panel with foam adhesives. For the background, I used a piece of patterned paper. The sentiment, which wishes Peaceful Christmastime in Finnish, is heat embossed. I used sequins to embellish the card.

Bouquet

I made a birthday card with a stamp from the Spring Bouquets stamp set by Gina K Designs. I coloured the image with my Copics and added some white gel pen accents to it before die cutting it with its matching die. I then die cut the frame using Pinkfresh Studios' die Ornate Oval Frame, adhered it onto a piece of patterned paper, stamped my sentiment inside the frame (the sentiment translates as 'Heartfelt Congratulations') and adhered the bouquet on the frame. Lastly, I embellished the card with some pretty gems.

I'm entering this to:

* The Paper Funday Challenges: April 2025 Challenge #75 - Anything Goes / Things that begin with the letter 'B' (my 'B' is for Bouquet)

Arches

I made this floral birthday card with a stamp called Friendship Blooms by Hero Arts in collaboration with Gina K Designs. I coloured the image with my Copics and then used dies from Essential Arches die set by Spellbinders (my current favourite!) to die cut a window to both black and white cardstock which I then layered on top of each other before adhering them to my stamped panel.  The sentiment I used says 'Congrats' in Finnish. Lastly, I embellished the card with some white half pearls.

I'm entering this to:

* Stay Crafty with A Blog Named Hero: April 2025 - Opposites Attract (my opposites are colours: mauve and yellow green which are opposing colours in colour wheel, and black and white)

* TIME OUT Challenges: Challenge #286 - Pick Two (my two are 'floral' and 'arch')

* Seize the Birthday: Challenge #303 - Layer It (my two panels with the arch windows are layered on top of each other)