So I used this die, well part of it, to create my banner using several different papers. The cute little kitty is from Chubby Chums Stamp set as is the sentiment.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
Purrfect
This is the card I have made for the Designer Drafts Challenge at Paper Smooches Sparks. I didn't want to use just straight cuts of paper so I lay my very small collection of Paper Smooches dies out to see what would come to me. The bookmark die was the only one calling out possibilities.
Friday, July 3, 2015
Lovely Lavender
Lovely Lavender is one of 17 new stamps being released at Lili Of The Valley this weekend. The release is wonderful so be sure you check it out. There are also 6 amazing new colouring books for us grown ups. Lovely Lavender is one of 7 new blooms stamps. There's a new character called Odd Dog...super cute and two cool girly stamps. Something for everyone.
Lovely Lavender rubber stamp coloured in watercolours with pencil accents.
Paper from Bonnets and Bowties and
Promises Collections
Embellished with flowers, hemp cord, lace and rhinestones.
Friday, June 26, 2015
Skipping in the Flowers
So I am back this morning with a good photo and some edits to this post.
This card was made following lesson #3 Composition - Movement/Flow of the My Favourite Things Summer School. I have to say I enjoyed attending summer school and am pleased this was session one suggesting there is more to come.
This lesson is about creating a sense of motion. I had the idea to use this sweet little stamp from Lili of the Valley, aptly called Skipping. I wanted to create the effect of her skipping in the flowers and catching them with her skipping rope sending them flying through the air. The papers are from the new LOTV collection Romance and Roses.
She is water coloured and I got a little adventurous creating a background scene for her.

Thanks for stopping by
Karen
Thursday, June 25, 2015
New Challenge At Southern Girls
Its time for a new challenge at Southern Girls. Lacy Sunshine and Oddball Art are our fantastic sponsors this round. Its a classy colour combo.
White or Cream
mint green and/or Turquoise
coral and/or pink
Heres my little creation using a Lacy Sunshine image
Now pop on over to the challenge blog (link above) snd check out all the other lovely inspiration and enter for a chance to win.
Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Rule of thirds
Okay so in the quest to increase my knowledge as previously mentioned I have been studying at the My Favourite Things Summer School. I probably am not the best student as I am handing my homework in out of order, but I will add, on time.
This is lesson #1 Composition - The Rule of thirds. Which is where you divide your card into 9 equal parts by using 2 equally spaced horizontal lines and 2 equally spaced vertical lines. Thus creating a visually pleasing layout.
I made myself a handy dandy template out of left over laminate by drawing the lines in permanent marker. I can place this on my card and see through it to see the placement of embellishments etc.
In this card I have used Paper Smooches Chubby Chums, Cow (and who says pigs always get to be pink).
I am also going to enter this into the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge June Anything Goes (wk3)
This is lesson #1 Composition - The Rule of thirds. Which is where you divide your card into 9 equal parts by using 2 equally spaced horizontal lines and 2 equally spaced vertical lines. Thus creating a visually pleasing layout.
I made myself a handy dandy template out of left over laminate by drawing the lines in permanent marker. I can place this on my card and see through it to see the placement of embellishments etc.
In this card I have used Paper Smooches Chubby Chums, Cow (and who says pigs always get to be pink).
I am also going to enter this into the Paper Smooches Sparks Challenge June Anything Goes (wk3)
Monday, June 22, 2015
Quiet Space
Following on from yesterdays post this card is another lesson from the My Favourite Things Summer School. This is Lesson #5 Balance - Quiet Space/White Space. Yeah sorry I am a bit out of order but some of my homework just went together better than others.
I used a couple of other techniques learnt from the Summer School. The rule of thirds when placing my bubbles, which are inked in MFT Hybrid Ink using a stencil. The same rule applies to placing my little fish. I also believe I have created a focal point. The little fish is coloured in Derwent Coloursoft pencils highlighted with a white gel pen, as are the bubbles. I was going to add a sentiment but I was afraid it might wake up my quiet space.
I used a couple of other techniques learnt from the Summer School. The rule of thirds when placing my bubbles, which are inked in MFT Hybrid Ink using a stencil. The same rule applies to placing my little fish. I also believe I have created a focal point. The little fish is coloured in Derwent Coloursoft pencils highlighted with a white gel pen, as are the bubbles. I was going to add a sentiment but I was afraid it might wake up my quiet space.
Sunday, June 21, 2015
Focal Point
My Favourite Things have been running a Summer School with lessons on card composition. Lesson # 2 was all about creating a focal point. The homework was to go away and create a card with a focal point. The focal point being the main area where an embellishment or stamped image is placed.
Having chosen my stamp, a little LOTV Friendship Recipe I set to trying to create a focal point for it. I have to say this was a little harder than I anticipated but after much tooing and froing I think I have achieved it. I will be very interested to see what you think. The papers I used are from 2 of the new LOTV collections Dress shoppe and Sunny Side Up.
Having chosen my stamp, a little LOTV Friendship Recipe I set to trying to create a focal point for it. I have to say this was a little harder than I anticipated but after much tooing and froing I think I have achieved it. I will be very interested to see what you think. The papers I used are from 2 of the new LOTV collections Dress shoppe and Sunny Side Up.
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