Category Archives: CARDS

Masculine birthday card

Hello and happy Tuesday! Here is another card with white space, but this time with a more masculine theme.

I used mainly black and brown for this card. The stenciling is again done using Distress Oxide ink with a STAMPlorations stencil. I also added a Tim Holtz sentiment sticker (small talk) and some leftover papers from Canvas Corp Brands to the card.

The brow star stickers go back the longest, I think. They are from my Studio Calico subscription days. This will make a great birthday card for a man, I think.

Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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White space birthday card

Hello and happy Sunday! I used to do layouts and cards with lots of white space back in the day and I find that style currently very appealing again.

There are still all the elements in there that I also like. Mixed media bits, stamping, stenciling and bits of ephemera/paper. But with white space.

I´ve used ephemera by Tim Holtz (snippets) with an AALL & Create stencil on the background. Ink is Distress Oxide ink and the paper bits are leftover pieces from various mixed media projects. The sentiment is stamped with a Create a Smile stamp.

I enjoy making this type of cards recently, so be prepared for a couple of more shares the next days ;-).

Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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Cardmaking tutorial – STAMPlorations

Hello everyone – this tutorial has been sitting and waiting for posting for a very long time, so I figured I´ll just share it now for random inspiration!!! With New Year just around the corner, let´s think of these cards as motivation for 2024 :). Here are three cards with Stamps, Stencils and Stickers. Hope you like them!

Card 1: 

For this card I used following products: Bloomdalascopic #7 stencil, Good Things clear stickers and Shine Bright stamp set. 

To create this card I did the following steps: 

Step 1: I first placed the stencil onto the card base and applied Distress Oxide thru it in three different tones (yellow, pink and blue). Then I removed the stencil and misted it with water to and pressed it onto a second card base (this is the beginning of card two), but since I did it at this point, I will also mention it already here. 

Step 2: Next I added the stamping using the Shine Bright stamp set and black ink. I bend the sentiment into a curve to follow the line of the stencil border. 

Step 3: After that I cut a piece of the same toned cardstock to adhere the Good Things clear sticker sentiment onto it, I fussy cut the piece into a banner/flag and inked the bottom are in the same yellow tone as I had used in the stencil pattern earlier. For more texture I also adhered the sentiment with 3D foam on place. 

Card 2:

For this card I used the following products: Bloomdalascopic #7 stencil, Trendy Butterflies stamp set and Shine Bright clear stickers.

To create the card I used the following steps:

Step 1: Like mentioned in the beginning, I took the already inked Bloomdalascopic #7 stencil and misted the Distress Oxide inked areas and then pressed the stencil onto the card base for a second image. 

Step 2: Create another similar background like on the first card and stamp a Trendy Butterfly onto it with black ink and then fussy cut the image. 

Step 3: Adhere the clear sticker onto a piece of cardstock, fussy cut into a banner and ink the edges pink.

Step 4: Add a few ink splatters onto the background for additional interest.

Step 5: Add a stamped sentiment directly onto the card base and adhere the butterfly on place using 3D foam.

Step 6: Finally use 3D foam and adhere the banner under the previously stamped sentiment and hte card is done. Here is the finished card once more: 

Card 3: 

For the third card I used the following products: Big Blooms Slimline Stencil, Bloom Doodles stamp set and Good Things clear stickers. 

And this is how I created card number three: 

Step 1: I placed the Big Blooms stencil on top a white slimline card base and added the same Distress Oxide colours thru it onto the card, like on the previous two cards.

Step 2: Next I stamped a row of flowers into the middle section of the card with black stamp ink and the Bloom Doodles set.

Step 3: For finishing touches I added the Good Things clear sticker (fussy cut into two parts!) onto cardstock and again cut them into banners/flags. This time I inked the ends of the banners with blue ink and adhered them with 3D foam to the card for more texture. 

So I´ ve basically used the same idea on all cards with same colours, but they still look different because I´ ve either changed proportions of stenciling or stamping or positioning on the card bases. I like to challenge myself this way to see with how many different variations I can come up with using one idea. 

I hope I could inspire you to pull out some stamps, stencils and stickers and play with them yourself!

Take care, Sanna

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Christmas cards 2023 – part six

Hello and happy Wednesday! Here is another set of Christmas cards I made:

For these two cards I used Lindy´s spray ink in green and light brown to draw the circles after that I added random ink splatters with another tone of spray ink, outlined with a black pen and adhered the clear stickers on top.


On the second card I also used Nuvo Drops with loose golden glitter for additional sparkle.


For the pink card I used a snowflake stamped image with a paper badge from my older stash, added a Studio Tekturek paper as background and stamped with Klartext stamps and red ink the sentiment.

Happy crafting, 

xxx, Sanna

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Christmas cards 2023 – part five

Hello and happy Tuesday! Here is another set of Christmas cards:

I used the same products and techniques on this card again. What can I say, these baubles are addictive :).

Here I went a bit wild and used an orange spray ink tone and added some dotted stamping on top. They look a bit like oranges, when you think about it ;-). I also added some stamping on top of the baubles.

For this one I used Vicky Boutin Warm Wishes paper on the background. On top I added a Studio Tekturek tag that I had left over in my stash. The embellishment (dog image) is from my older stash and the stamping is done with a Klartext stamp again.
There will be more cards to share, so do come back tomorrow again :). 
xxx, Sanna


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Christmas cards 2023 – part four

Hello! Here is another set of Christmas cards I made for this holiday season:


For this card I used music note papers and stamped Klartext stamp images onto them, then fussy cut the trees and adhered them onto the card base. I then hand drew the “tree trunks” and decorated the trees with Nuvo Drops and some rhinestone stars. For stamping the trees I used Distress Oxide inks.

I also had to join the hand drawn Christmas bauble trend that is going strong on various social media sites this year. I used spray inks for “painting” the baubles and then outlined them with a black pen and added some golden glitter onto them and finished the card with a clear sticker sentiment.

And here is another try on the Christmas bauble trends. This time I use Lindy´s spray ink and made them all in the same colour and again outlined with a black pen and added details with a Signo uni-ball white pen. For finishing touches there is again a clear sticker sentiment.
And it was fun making these!

There might be more coming 😉
xxx, Sanna


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Christmas cards 2023 – part three

Hello! Here is another set of Christmas card I made for this holiday season:

On the first one I used again a Martha Stewart snowflake punch and Vicky Boutin Warm Wishes collection papers. In addition to that I added star rhinestones and some faux stitching around the edges.

On this card I used solely Canvas Corp Brands papers. Also the printed fabric piece is from their collections.

For my last card I again used a Cuttlebug embossing folder with cardstock and then added some papers I had been gifted (sadly, don´t remember by whom). And then I again added s clear sticker for sentiment.

This year is very much a very clean and simple type of Christmas card year!
xxx, Sanna

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Christmas cards 2023 – part two

Hello and happy Saturday! Here is another set of Christmas cards I made:

For these two cards, I again used the Vicky Boutin Christmas paper collection from last year. The chipboard elements are also from that collection. The stamping is done with a Klartext stamp and the faux stitching is done by hand. I also recycled older “regular” card images and added those as focal point to each of the cards.

I really like this paper alot! Too bad it is all used up now. I am really liking grey at the moment on cards.

Hope your holiday preparations are going well?

xxx, Sanna

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Christmas cards 2023 – part one

Hello and happy Friday! Today is a good day to start sharing this years Christmas card creations ;-). So here is part 1:


I used papers from last year with a Martha Stewart snowflake punch on this card. Then I added rhinestones into the middle and some Nuvo Drops for additional interest.


For the second card I also used the Vicky Boutin Christmas papers from last year and added some Nuvo Drops and a Klartext stamped sentiment into the bauble.

For the last card I again used the Vicky Boutin Christmas paper on the background. On top of that I added a dry embossed (Cuttlebug) green paper that I had treated with a golden Gelato. On top of everything I added some embellishments and a clear sticker sentiment.

Wishing you a lovely weekend!

xxx, Sanna


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Love themed present set – Elizabeth Craft Designs

Hello, here is another “lost forever” post from my old blog that I re-created for the parts, that still exist. It makes me so sad that so much content with tutorials and post is forever gone. Thus, I will re-upload things I still have access to for your inspiration.

Here is a video of a love themed present set I created for Elizabeth Craft Designs a few years back. For inspiration, here is the video to watch:

I hope the video gives you some insight to the project and maybe also inspires you to create a love-themed project yourself!

Happy crafting,
xxx, Sanna

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