We Love Stamping; March 2023

Hello. With the card below I'll enter in the following challenge: 

We Love Stamping; March Challenge - Spring Inspiration

This double z-fold card is celebrating spring. The sentiment wishes a "Joyful Spring" to the recipient (in Finnish) . The daffodil stamps are from the stamp set that was a free gift in Simply Cards & Papercraft mag issue 240. I stamped them on a white card stock, which I brushed lightly with Broken China Distress Ink to soften the cold white. The bushes, bunnies and the small flowers are cut with dies. The daffodils are coloured with TriColour Aqua Markers.

Stamping Sensations; February challenge 2023

Hello. Please find below my entry in your February challenge. The image is stamped and I have tried to follow the sketch that was given as an option. The stamped sentiment is in Finnish and it means "Today is your day", so this card is kind of an "all occasion" card. I have also used nesting dies (plain and scalloped circles), embossing folder (leaves), glitter pen and rhinestones for the card.

The link to the block and also the logo and the sketch of the challenge:

Stamping Sensations; February challenge

Stamping Sensations & We Love Stamping; November challenge

 Hello! With the card below I would like to enter in the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations; November challenge - Christmas

We Love Stamping; November challenge - Christmas

Season's Tweetings from Tweety. At first I made an oval stencil from a paper piece and inked the background through it, then I stamped the tweeties, the branch, the notes and the sentiment, coloured the tweeties with ink pens and added a little bit of Stickless on the branch. Then I glued the layer on the card base, added the ribbons, the patterned corners and the inside page.

ATSM # 440

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Addicted to Stamps and More; Challenge #440 - Dies/Stencils

This is my second entry in the challenge and this time I have used both dies and stencils. The stencil is from a freebie set of Creative Stamping issue 90 and the deer is a Marianne design. The tree stamp is from an other mag freebie. The original inspiration for the card I got from Papercraft Essentials issue 164 but made my own version of it. For inking the top layer I used three shades of brown Distress Inks. Once I had inked it I sprayed it with Perfect Pearl water to get a frosty look. On the inside page there is a pocket for money/gift card. The sentiment I will add on the pocket in English or in Finnish once I have decided who the recipient is.

Addicted to Stamps and More; Challenge # 440

 Hello. With the card below I would like to enter in your following challenge:

Addicted to Stamps and More; Challenge #440 - Dies/Stencils

The dies I have used for this card are shown in the first picture. The sentiment is a fussy-cut from a Paper Pack. It is in Finnish and means "Merry Christmas". For the personalized message there's plenty of room on the white piece of card stock in the back of the card.

"Less is More" Challenge #473

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"Less is More" Challenge #473 - Black & White (my 2nd entry)

"You are as Unique as a Snowflake" - I think it's quite a lovely way to boost a birthday hero's self-esteem. For this black and white card I have used stamps from two stamp sets, Versamark ink and white embossing powder. The card has no layers and no embellishments and all the stamping is made directly on the card base.

Stamping Sensations; September challenge

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Stamping Sensations; September challenge - Feminine

This is a feminine and autumnal BD card. All sunflowers and the sentiment are stamped and one sunflower on the cover is also die-cut once stamped.  I have also added some texture by embossing the corner pockets and inside layers. The pocket on the right hand corner is keeping the card closed, the left hand corner is just for the symmetry.

Items used: 

John Next Door autumnal cardmaking kit (sunflower stamps+die & leaves embossing folder)

Sentiment (Onnea=congrats) by Korttipaja, Finland

We Love Stamping; September challenge

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We Love Stamping; September challenge - A/G with stamping 

Every now and then I'll get back to the Retiform tech.  In the past I have used the traditional tech, where diagonal lines cross each other but this time I added a little twist to it. I took a rectangle and traced its outline on a white card stock repeating this several times to form a grid. I saw this tech on YT video of Natasha Foote and decided to give it a go. To colour the rectangles I used Forest Moss, Brushed Corduroy and Tea Dye Distress Inks. The images are from several stamp sets with adventure theme and I stamped them with black VersaFine Ink. This masculine BD card is for one of our male friends and the images reflect his hobbies. One important hobby - fishing - is unfortunately missing as I don't have a stamp for it. Finally I glued the stamped card stock on the moss green card base.