More Christmas...

Today is another of the upcoming release of Christmas images from Lili of the Valley.  This one I sized to fit the entire card which is easy to do with digital stamps.  Another little hint is to take the opacity of the image down a little so its not a strong black unless of course you prefer that.  I like a dark grey rather than a black unless its a very stylised image but I think this type of image is nicer coloured with a softer line, especially with pencils.  Another thing I do is print using the draft method which not only uses less ink but stops the bleeding sometimes caused with blending pencil.

This is not strictly a Christmas card as I used turquoise and a  warmest wishes sentiment, which makes it a little less seasonal.

Tis and other new Christmas images are available for purchase 25th July.

Come again soon

Karen

xo

Another Christmas Image.

Today I have another christians image from LOTV.  There are a few coming with this frame style.  You are going to love them.  They remind me of the Wind in the Willows.  This one is for all the hedgehog lovers out there.

I did it to match the one I shared a few days back.  In a slightly vintage washed out style.  This one also has glitter in the background and a simple card design.  The beauty with digital; stamps is you can size them to suit your project.

This and other new Christmas images will be available July 25th.

Bye for now

Karen

xo

Christmas is coming!!!

Well Christmas is coming early to LOTV.  I hope its still a way off in reality.  No one does Christmas images quite like Lili of the Vally.  This is one being released 25th July with quite a few others.  Its a cross between Wind in the Willows and Peter Rabbit with a lotv twist.  In other words... super super  cute.

I coloured this in pencil.  I tried to keep it kind of vintagey by using a softer stamped line and washing the colours a little. I added some glitter in the background for a little sparkle and to go with the vintage style.  The card design is simple just a little glitter card and some red card stock to finish.

Come back again soon to see more of the new images

Karen

xo

Its that time again.....

Yes it's that time again....time for a new challenge at Southern Girls.  This time its all about stripes.  Single colour, multicolour or monochrome.  The choice is endless.  All the details are on the blog and we have 2 wonderful sponsors.

My card uses a very cute image called Cow in a Dress from A Day for Daisies.  I gave her little striped socks to go with her very pretty dress.

Have a happy day and come join the challenge

Karen

xo

Chocolate

I had some fun with these chocolate dies.  I have to agree with that sentiment.  Life is short eat chocolate first.  Not a bad mantra to live by really.

The actual chocolate bar is cut down in size as the die cuts a card panel.  I simply turned it into a chocolate bar which was easy to do and makes this die very versatile. I think you could even use it as bricks.  The chocolate bar is popped up on foam adding some dimension with the Chocolate die placed on top.

These dies and more are available in the Frantic Stamper store now.

Go eat some chocolate!!!

Karen

xo

Retro Coffee Set from Frantic Stamper

I do like retro and this Retro coffee set is no exception.  I used retro colours to create this little coffee scene.  Its clean and simple which again suits the retro style.  The Kraft strip is detailed using the new Stitched Sweet Swirls card panel.  Perfect for adding some detail to plain card stock, I can see this being used a lot.  I'm guessing the sentiment is very true. I bet many a great idea did in fact start with coffee.

This Frantic Stamper release is full of lots of coffee and chocolate themed products and is available in store now.

See you soon 

Karen

xo

Friends are Forever

Todays post features another new release from Kindacute by Patricia.  Love this little elephant and mouse.  They look like they are deep in conversation and I bet its all about their favourite ice cream flavour which obviously is strawberry.

Friends forever just seemed to suit this image so well.

See you soon

Karen

xo