Stripes at Southern Girls

Its all about stripes at Southern Girls this round.  Easy peasy who doesn't love stripes.  We have some great sponsors too.  For all the details head to the blog.

I unfortunately don't have any Newtons Nook Stamps ...sad right.... something I should remedy. I did go to purchase some from our local stockist and just about everything was out of stock, which is a great reflection on how popular their stamps are.  Anyway not all was lost as they very kindly offer some freebies on their blog.  Its one of these I used on my card,

After printing the digital stamp I coloured it in pencil.  Using a stencil and some soft pink ink I added a little detail around the image and up one side.  I used some sequins to add some dimension and sparkle.  It is popped up on foam before adding some subtle striped paper behind.

Come join us, we love seeing your creations.

Karen

xo

Yikes where's September!!!

Yikes indeed where is September.  Its over there with the rest of the year my friends.  Less than 100 days till Christmas.  Is is possible they got it wrong???

Anyway the September Frantic Stamper release was all things Christmas.  Something for all tastes. Contemporary to Traditional and some with a Religious slant.  I have a selection of cards I made for this release below.

First card uses a great sentiment die Merry and Bright.  I love the different fonts used on the die and the fact that you can use the words separately.  I used Swiss Dot stencil with embellishment mousse in the background and another new die called String of Lights which has several different lights to add to the string in different shapes and sizes.

Next is the previously released Front door Fun die with the new Christmas Door Accessories set. So easy to create simply yet elegant cards with these dies.

Another fun set that has the versatility to be used outside of christmas, although they do look pretty cute in their Santa Hats.  This is Christmas Pets.  I used the happy from the Retro Label Maker Christmas Sentiments stamp set.  There are several Retro Label sets and they are excellent go to's for sentiments and mix and match great with all types of fonts.

This is another of the new sentiment Dies Deck the Halls.  Again a lovely mix of fonts.  In the background I have used the new stencil Diagonal Stripe with distress inks.  Stencils are a great way to make backgrounds and are a cost effective item to have on hand.  Frantic Stamper have quite a few in the collection now.

Last but not least in the release are three of these Framed dies.  They can be used to make ornaments if paired with the Round Ornament die released last year.  They are also great as a stand alone die.  The outer frame cane also be used separately.  I used the Three Wise Men, but there is also a Nativity Scene and a Shepherds die.  I simply distress inked my background and placed a black silhouette in front.  The Joy sentiment is from a previous Christmas release.  This was a quick and easy card to make.

Thats all for today be sure to head to the Frantic Stamper store for all of these and

many. many. more Frantic Stamper products as well as products from all of

your other favourite paper craft Companies.

Bye for now 

Karen

xo

Bun Intended!!!

I recently acquired these 2 gorgeous stamps from Ink Road Stamps.  Bun intended and Bun Intended #2.  They are so simple yet so stylish and really appealed to me ... a lot.  I don't purchase from overseas often as the exchange rate and postage often just make the price really silly and hard to justify.  That and I like to try and support local online companies. However that said sometimes you come across something that you make an exception for.  These stamps are those.

The first one I used Distress ink in the background and a sentiment stamp from Lili of the Valley.  I added a little strip of design paper down the side and a few sequins.  The stamp itself is the hero and I felt it needed to be left as such.  The image is coloured in pencil and I went for a blondish bun.

The next one which I have to admit being my favourite is again coloured in pencil.  This time I fussy cut her and used the sentiment from the stamp set.  The bun this time is a darker brown hair.  I used some design paper backed in brown to offset the sentiment.  The fussy cut butterfly is from Pion design paper.  They do these lovely papers with lots of strips with sentiments and edges as well as butterflies that can be fussy cut.  I then popped the lovely lady up on foam tape and placed her to one side.  

A little side note:  I had this all set up to photograph outside when out of nowhere came a spring shower and a gust of wind.  So she has a couple of rain drops on her and just as I clicked she flew off the table and landed upside down in the garden.  The sentiment is very apt!!! 

Hope you will come back again soon.

Karen

xo

Naughty or nice ... that's the question??

Naughty or nice ....that's the question indeed??  Probably should decline to answer that one 😊.  Anyway as mentioned a few days back here is the girl version of the Christmas Frame Digital stamp from Digital Stamp Boutique available at Lili of the Valley.   It is prudent to mention here that if you are a digital image fan of Lili of the Valley you should visit the website for information regarding the availability of digis.  There are some really great bundle deals but digis will not be available after the 30th September.  For more information visit the LOTV facebook page.  There's not so good news and great news.  But rather than me trying to explain it all the details are on the facebook page.

Anyway here is the card as promised.  Coloured in pencil and fussy cut.  She is then backed with green card stock and a green polka dot paper.  Cute how they are popping through the frames.

If you want this stamp and lots of others be quick and visit LOTV now.

Be back soon

Karen

xo

Jolly little fellow

Today I am sharing another of the new images from the DSB Christmas release at Lili of the Valley.  There is a whole series of these framed images, 8 in total I believe.   There is a Santa. a Snowman, one with mistletoe and several more.  All super cute.

I coloured this Jolly fellow in pencil.  I chose to give him a green outfit as he's kind of elf like.  I fussy cut around the frame and popped him pop on foam.  The design is pretty simple.  I used a similar green card stock with a strip of yellow gingham down one side with a little strip of plain yellow for a subtle contrast.  I then positioned the frame at an angle before die cutting the digital sentiment and also popping that up on foam.

I think he's pretty cute and I have the girl version of this in progress so pop back in a few days to see how she turns out.

These images and there loads of them are available in store now so go take a look.

See you soon

Karen

xo

New Digital stamps coming.....

There a re a whole lot of new digital stamps coming to Lili of the Valley designed by Digital Stamp Boutique.  They are due out 10th September and there are some super cute images and fantastic word art digis too.  So be sure to check them out.

This is Winter Rosie.  

She is coloured in pencil then fussy cut.  The actual image when you download it has snow falling all around her, obviously I lost this by choosing to cut her out. I used distress ink to create the background and then cut a piece of white card to form a little hillside before putting Rosie and her little friend in place.  I then cut another hillside to place in the foreground.

The sentiment is also from Digital Stamp Boutique,  I used an oval die to cut it out before placing a few silver snowflakes around it.

Be sure to check out the website for this and loads more lovely Christmas images.  after all its only 107 days away!!!

I'll have another card to share in a couple of days, with another new images, so pop back.

Karen

xo

Tag!!! You're it!!!

Tag!!! You're it!!! Time for a new challenge at Southern Girls and yes you guessed it, its all about tags.  Tags of all shapes and sizes and used any way you choose.  We have two great sponsors for this challenge and Wild Orchid Crafts are one of them.  Everyone's heard of Wild Orchid Crafts ..... right??  They are suppliers of beautiful mulberry paper flowers and vintage seam binding among other crafting goodies.

On my card I have used Moss green seam binding and sweetheart flowers which come in 2 sizes.  The minis are so super cute and great little filler flowers.  I used a piece of Mintay Springtime paper in the background and cut my tags using Double Ended Nested dies from Frantic Stamper.  They are popped up with foam and the seam binding threaded through and tied into a bow.  I clustered the flowers around the side of the tag to look like an extension of the pattern on the paper.  I added a few little leaves and some enamel droplets to finish it off.

Now pop to the blog for all the additional details of the challenge and 

enter your lovely creation.

See you soon

Karen

xo

Just a little side note here:  

Wild Orchid Crafts have been sold and the new owners will be reopening Mid September.