Holly Joy

My card today features two of the new release dies from Frantic Stamper Inc.  Holly Oval and JOY.

I cut an oval from the patterned paper and popped it up on foam with a dark green card stock behind. I then placed the holly oval die cut on top to give it some dimension.  As the paper had little gingham berries I continued this onto the cut out.  The next die I used is JOY which has three separate letters which enables you to place them however you like but I opted for in a line and added a little sprig of holly to the O.  I chose a country feel for my card but both these dies could be made to look very elegant.

Frantic Stamper Inc products used

Holly Oval die

JOY die

Wreath and Swag Maker (Holly Sprig)

Chevron Borders and Edgers

Bye for today

Karen

xo

Thoroughly Modern Miss Calendar

As promised here is the calendar I have made using March and April, so far.  These are all digital stamps which makes this kind of project easy to design.  Each month has a little stamp that describes characteristics and star signs .  I have incorporated these into my calendar pages. I have made the months on cards to sit on an easel.  This design could easily be bound but I like the easel idea.

These dig stamps are available from LOTV Monday 23rd October.  There is a thoroughly modern miss for each month and trust me they are fun to colour.

Thanks for stopping by today now off you go to Lili of the Valley.

See you again soon

Karen

xo

Thoroughly Modern Miss March

These images are just fantastic.  They are being released as digits and simply print pre printed images  Monday 23rd October.  Something a little different for LOTV but I think they are going to be a hit.

I did a little bit of masking with the sentiment so it goes over the girls feet, just for something different.  I also cut around part of her handbag, again for a little bit of interest.  These images really need very little to enhance them they are perfect for CAS cards.

Pop on over to Lili of the Valley to see all the lovely girls.

And pop back here tomorrow I have a calendar to share

using March and April Girls.

See you then

Karen

xo

Thoroughly Modern Miss September

As promised here's another of the about to be released Modern Misses from LOTV. 

Please welcome Miss September.

Isn't she great in her little knitted dress and long boots.  Really love her and what a delight to colour.  I'm sure these images are going to be a big hit.  Available Monday 23rd October in Digi stamp and Simply print pre coloured images.  There are 12 in total, one for each month of the year.  Love those "Born in" sentiments too.

These images really need very little adornment, they make such a statement by themselves.  They really lend themselves to clean and simple style perfectly.

Go check out the others at Lili of the Valley.

Come back soon

Karen 

xo

Shaking heart

Its time for a Kennedy Grace post and today I am sharing a card using the newly released Seaside Breeze and Jack Frost sequin mixes.  I haven't made a shaker in a bit as to be honest I find the foam layer never goes how I want it too so I thought I would try these plastic pouches and let me tell you they are just so easy I love them.

For my card I cut out the heart shape and placed a complimentary paper in behind and filled the shaker with a mix of Seaside Breeze and Jack Frost sequins.  The sentiment comes from the new stamp set called Friendship Blessings.  I then used some orange card stock to add some accents and bring it all together.

Come back soon!

Karen

xo

Introducing Thoroughly Modern Miss

Coming to Lili of the Valley is a new series called Thoroughly Modern Miss.  There's a Miss for all the months of the year.  How cool is that.  They all be available as Digi Stamps and pre coloured simply print sheets.

Today its my pleasure to introduce Miss August. Coloured in pencil and what a delight she was to colour.  I kept my design very simple.  She's printed straight onto the card I paired her with a new  Digi Sentiment turning it and enlarging it to fit alongside Miss August.   I then added a small strip of black and white and another strip to match her t shirt.

These are being launched Monday 23rd October so pop over to LOTV to see all 12 Misses.  Oh actually I'll have Miss September to show you tomorrow.

See you soon

Karen xo

Christmas...not gingerbread...House

Got you right?  Christmas houses don't  have to be gingerbread, especially with this great die from Frantic Stamper Inc.  It comes with loads of accessories from the little lights to a tiny star for the tree.  Lots of options to personalise your little house.  There are even hinges for the door.

The sentiment is from the Clear stamp set called Merry Christmas, also new this release.  This one was perfect for this card.

I had lots of fun putting this together and I'm sure you will too.

Frantic Stamper Inc Products used

Christmas House die

Clear stamp set Merry Christmas

Stitched Rectangles die set

See you soon

Karen

xo

Little lantern

From the Frantic Stamper Inc Winter release comes this lovely hanging lantern.  It comes in 2 parts which allows you to hang the lantern wherever you like.

I decided to place the scroll upside down above the stamped Christmas sentiment and then hang the lantern from the "s".  Well I say its upside down but this just shows the flexibility of the dies because i could argue its supposed to be this way up....

I stamped wishes below the lamp and edged the card in a small strip of yellow matching the flame and then red and white stripe for a pop of Christmas colour.

Frantic Stamper Inc products used

Hanging Lantern die

Clear Stamp set Merry Christmas 

See you back again soon

Karen

xo

Mood Board at Kennedy Grace

We have this gorgeous mood board to inspire you at Kennedy Grace Creations. Theres so much to work with here.  Being a lover of orange I chose the colour palette for my card using the new stamp set called Friendship Blessings and Jack Frost Sequins.

I was a little uncertain whether to fussy cut the flowers or leave them as a print.  In the end I decided to use Kennedy Grace Scalloped Stitched Rectangles and back it on a piece of brown woodgrain paper.  I then chose a plaid that matched the colour scheme for the background.  My sentiment was added using a piece of twine tied in a small bow.

I hope you'll take some inspiration from the board and share your creations either on the Kennedy Grace Creations Facebook Fan page or #kennedygracecreations on Instagram. 

We'd love to see what you create.

See you again soon

Karen

xo

Peeking Penguins

Who doesn't love penguins?  Especially little peeking ones.  This is one of the dies in the October Winter release from Frantic Stamper Inc.

I left the 3 dies joined together so I could cut them in rows.  I used all three in the top row,  then  moved the die down and cut the first two again.  The last row I just cut one little penguin. I cut them on a white card panel to start. Then recut them in black and cut out the wings and glued them on followed by red for the hats and yellow for the beaks.  Finally a little black dot to enhance the eyes.

The Christmas sentiment stamp is also new this release and contains lots of mix and match options.  You can't really see from the photo but I went over the black with a clear Spica pen to add some sparkle.  The panel is then placed on top of the blue dot design paper to complete the card.  

Such a fun little Christmas card.

Frantic Stamper Inc Products used

Peeking Penguins Die

Clear Stamp Merry Christmas

Thanks for coming past today.

Karen

xo

New Challenge at Southern Girls

Stripes we want to see stripes this challenge over at Southern Girls.  We have 2 lovely sponsors and my card uses an image from Sasayaki Glitter called Dragoon.

I had a lovely time colouring this image in pencil.  I had just finished colouring the dragon and picked up a pencil thinking in was my duster and swiped 2 lovely dark lines through it.   Grrrrr silly silly me.  At this stage I hadn't decided what to do with the image but I took the challenge of creating a background to cover my pencil lines as they wouldn't completely rub out.  Actually I'm very happy with the result and I have my Kit and Clowder classes to thank for feeling able to do this.

Now pull out those stripes and come on over and join us.

Karen 

xo