Hippy girl.

Today I am back to share another card using a "cool" image from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez. This is my second card as guest designer for Patricia.  I'm super excited for this opportunity to showcase some of her lovely images.

As I said I used a "cool" image for todays card.  She is called Hippie Girl Dancing.  It's a really fun image, reminds me a little of that famous Saturday Night Fever, John Travolta pose.  Anyway I coloured her outfit in lime green and then added the red flowers over the top.  The great thing about an outfit like this is you can add your own fabric pattern, stripes, polka dots or bright flowers like I did.  She is coloured in pencil and I added a little ground for her to stand on.

As with my previous Kinda Cute card the design is simple.  I added a small strip of lime green card stock and a small floral behind.  I then stamped the sentiments "smile", "love', "dream" and popped them up on foam tape and placed them down the side.  They just seemed like the right words to go with this lovely girl.

If you haven't already make sure you take a look in Patricia's shop

where you will find this and many more wonderful images.

See you on the 22nd for another card.

Karen

xo

Animal Antics at Southern Girls

Its time for a new challenge at Southern Girls and the theme is Animal Antics.  As usual we have some lovely sponsors including Colour of Love, formally Lacey Sunshine.  I have used Rory Apple Blossom for my card.  Such a lovely image and great to colour.  So I then realised that I really didn't have the theme covered so I fussy cut and added some butterflies, could be stretching the animal thing a little but hey butterflies are animals....right??

For all the details head to the blog and come join in.

See you soon

Karen

xo

I'm excited!!

I'm excited alright.  Patricia from Kinda Cute by Patricia Alvarez asked me to guest design for her during the month of February.  I get to colour a selection of her wonderful images and feature them on cards.  Whats not to be excited about?

For my first card I used this very cute little happy squirrel.  I do love squirrel's almost as much as I love bunnies.  They are just the two animals I am always drawn towards.  So... I coloured him up with my pencils and placed him on a little mound of grass.  I added lots of furry texture, especially to that magnificent tail.  The sentiment Hello! seemed appropriate as he looks like he's found the best acorn in the woods.

My card design is pretty simple, I used the coloured image panel in the centre with a small strip of yellow then green to match the colours in the image.  Patricia's images really don't need a lot of embellishing as they are wonderful all by themselves.

I will be back to feature another card

using another wonderful image on the 15th.

See you soon!

Karen

xo

Bunting or Banners?

 Whether its bunting or banners you have to love them and I just love the new Bunting and alphabet stamp set from Lili of the Valley.  I can see this becoming one of my most used stamp set.  It has 12 or 13 different little banners and some you can insert letters into.  So great!!

Anyway my card today features one of the new Lili the fFairy stamps and 2 of those gorgeous buntings.  I went for a pink and white theme with a touch of red.  As always she is coloured in pencil is the bunting.  The bunting is fussy cut and popped up on small pieces of foam, almost like she is underneath them.  I really couldn't decide on a sentiment or where to put it so decided to leave it off the front.  In the end I decided the sentiment can easily go inside the card.

Im going to pop her in the Cupcake Inspirations Challenge #462

which so happened to be Pink and White.

See you soon

Karen

xo

You are awesome lady!!

I have coveted the leading lady stamps from Ellen Hudson since I very first saw them. Brandi Kincaid is the artist and I think she just has the best style and the cutest name which so suits her.  Its taken a while but finally I have couple, well three to be exact.  Now I really would like to add the first leading man to the collection.  Oh well good things take time.

Anyway I finally stamped one of the ladies and coloured her.  My daughter starts her first year of University soon so I thought this would be a nice card to leave under her door the night before her first day to remind her how awesome she is and will be.

She loves to wear brightly coloured striped tops and is on the look out for a yellow backpack so thats where the colours come from.  She also has lovely long brown hair.  I coloured her up in pencil and fussy cut the backpack and popped it up on foam.

I decided to enter this in the timeout challenge @127 which is inspired by words.  These are the words and I think "You are Awesome" encompasses this perfectly.

Heres my card.

See you soon

Karen

xo

January with Frantic Stamper

The January release from Frantic Stamper is full of  wonderful dies perfect for many "life" moments.  birthdays, thinking about someone, celebrations and sympathy.  Here is a selection of some of my favourites.

The first being Hollow Alphabet.  Perfect for quick and easy cards.  So many options on using this set, cut as I have or just the inside or the outline by itself.  It also allows the option to have the outline in one colour and the inside in another.  So versatile and a great size too.

I simply die cut letters in different colours and adhered them to a woodgrain paper.  Ideal for masculine cards.

This card features the thinking of you die, which also has a matching stamp set, and the Magnificent Monarch die.  Both dies are so lovely and great essentials to have in you stash.  The monarch I cut in black and orange and then pieced the orange inside the black.  A little time consuming but well worth the effort.

My last card uses the Giant layered Happy die, also has a matching stamp set, and the Dainty Tulip die.  Again perfect for quick and easy cards.  The tulip was die cut 5 times in green the I used scraps to die cut the flower heads, trimmed them and adhered over the top of the green ones.  I then used the inside of the happy die to create my sentiment.

These and more are available in store now,

Frantic Stamper products used

Hollow Alphabet

Giant layered Thinking of you

Magnificent Monarch

Dainty Tulip

Giant layered Happy

Happy stamp set

See you agin soon

Karen

xo

Instagram Giveaway

As promised I'm back with the details of a giveaway I am having over on Instagram.

You may or may not be aware that Frantic Stamper have launched their new card kits.  January was the first and has sold out.  The February kit has just been revealed and will ship February 1st.

These kits are excellent value, full of dies and stamp sets, some exclusive to the kits and others that are retired and no longer available in store.  So you are getting something pretty special.  Included is card stock, design paper, embellishments, ribbon and more.  You also get the instructions to make 6 cards with plenty of supplies left over.  The kits retail for $34.99 and you receive around $100 worth of supplies.  Amazing value!!!

To celebrate I am giving away the Exclusive Thanks stamp set and die from the January kit (you cannot buy these) plus the now retired Thank you stamp set.  Of course for the lucky winner I'll make a card to send along with your prize.

All you have to do is go and follow me on instagram and leave a comment.  The link to my instagram account is on the side bar and you will find all the details there to the follow Frantic Stamper on instagram.  Easy peasy.

Here's some photos of the prize pack I am offering.  The card is a sample only not the one the winner will receive.

 

This was the January kit, which is sold out, but I wanted to show you the quantity and value you receive in a kit.  The theme was thanks.

This is the February kit which has just been revealed and will ship 1st February.  All this for $34.99 USD.  The theme is birthdays.

Now go on over and enter on instagram.

See you there

Karen

xo