Simply Sweet Elephant Fun.

If you love elephants then you will love these little cuties from Simply Sweet Stamps.  I created a simple little scene where one of the little elephants has sat down on the spot because he let go of his balloon. I simply cut the balloon from one of the elephants and placed it above the elephant so it looks as though it is floating away.

I love how Simply Sweet Stamps are perfect for simple, cute and uncomplicated designs.  So if you like this type of cardmaking you really must check them out, actually no matter your style they are definitely worth a look.

Thanks for stopping by today

Karen

xo

Simply Sweet Kokeshi Dolls

Simply Sweet Stamps launched a few weeks back and as part of the launch were this set of Kokeshi Dolls.  There are lots of little sentiments and extras that go along with these three little cuties.

I placed them side by side and enlarged the sentiment to fit beneath them  They are coloured in pencil using gamsol for blending.  Not my usual choice as I like to use use rougher paper that is suitable for pencil on pencil blending.  However, I think these images are prefect for simple uncluttered designs and therefore a simpler style of colouring too.

If you like Sweet and Simple then go check out Simply Sweet Stamps.  Unicorns, fairies, cats, flowers, birds and these little cute Kokeshi.

Come back soon

Karen

xo

She's called Coffee!!

Lili of the Valley have just released 12 new girly images and I was lucky enough to get colour this beauty.  She's called Coffee. I decided to give her red hair as I am trying to grow my hair colouring repertoire.  I seem to have been a one trick pony in that category, so time to try something new.

She's coloured in pencil, I just love her big pretty eyes and those little freckles.  I always think these images require very little embellishing so I kept my layout pretty simple.  The background is subtly inked with a stencil to just add a little interest.  I chose the sentiment as she just looked like that was something she might say.

The other girls are a mixture of styles some new and some more traditional LOTV. Pop on over and take a look.

Im going to pop her into the Anything Goes Challenge at

Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

See you again soon

Karen

xo

Challenge time at Southern Girls

Yes it is time for a new challenge at Southern Girls.  This fortnight its all about nature.  We want to see flora and fauna on your projects.  Sky is the limit really, flowers, trees, animals, bugs and butterflies, just let your imagination go wild.

We have 2 great sponsors for this challenge and my card uses products available right here in NZ from Krafters Cart.  This little somebunny is from My Favourite Things.  Krafters Cart stock products from all our favourite brands and for all you kiwi gals their delivery is very fast, no more waiting weeks for products to arrive.

Now go create and join the challenge.

Karen

xo

Simply Sweet Stamps

Simply Sweet Stamps is a brand new UK stamp range which focuses on contemporary, cool, fun and simple digital and rubber stamps!

Launching this Friday 23rd February 2018, there are 10 sets in the initial range including Fairies, Unicorns, Kitties, Flowers, Elephants and Japanese inspired Kokeshi Dolls. 

Its very exciting to be part of this new stamp brand and I'm really chuffed to be on the inaugural design team.

Visit the blog HERE which will be full of card and crafting ideas to motivate your mojo!

Here are a couple of cards the first made with Blooming Lovely and the second with Unicorns.  Keep scrolling to see the full range.  I know you are going to love them.

You can buy Simply Sweet Stamps on http://www.liliofthevalley.co.uk from 23rd February 2018.

See you again soon

Karen

xo

February Kennedy Grace Creation Mood Board

Good morning, over on the Kennedy Grace Creations blog with you today.  I'm sharing my card inspired by the February Mood Board.  I took my inspiration from the colours.  I chose my papers to showcase pink, orange and green as a colour scheme.

I cut fish tail banners from my chosen papers and glued them in different lengths to my card stock.  I then cut an oval sentiment and placed my sentiment in behind.  The sentiment comes from the Kindness Medley Stamp set.  I  cut a duplicate from foam so the sentiment oval had some dimension and didn't sit flat.

The little orange butterfly, cut from felt, was sitting on my desk, unused from another project, so I popped that on with sequins from the Rainbow Sherbet Mix.  Last step was to put some green design paper behind.

Its a beautiful Mood board so I hope you'll get some inspiration from it.

Love and Laughter,

  Karen

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Mom's Garden

There's a new release at Frantic Stamper called Mom's Garden available in store now.  There are lots of lovely dies with a floral theme. Both modern and vintage in style.   There's a beautiful background stamp and something new for Frantic Stamper, our first gorgeous stencil.  

Included in the release are 3 sets of blossom dies. Each set has 3 sizes of flowers to enable stacking for dimensional blooms. As soon as I saw them I knew they would make beautiful felt flowers. They cut felt perfectly so I set to and cut lots of flowers in pretty spring colours using all 3 blossom sets.

Some of the flowers I used only one bloom and put a small felt ball in the middle, others are stacked with two sizes and yet others with 3 and 4 sizes. Some have felted ball centres and some buttons. They are put together using a glue gun which I find works well with felt. The leaves are cut using the new spring foliage set, which has 4 different dies.

In the middle of the wreath are the words Grow & Bloom which have been cut from card stock several times until they were stiff enough to hold florist wire to make little picks to attach to the vine wreath. I cut some petite Butterflies and glued these to the words as a little finishing touch.

A really fun project using great new products.

Here is a close up of the flowers showing the 3 sets and the stacking.

Frantic Stamper precision die products used.

Garden Blossoms #1

Garden Blossoms #2

Garden Blossoms #3

Spring Foliage

Grow & Bloom

Petite Butterflies

Come back soon

Karen

xo