Under the Sea

The new release from Frantic Stamper is called Vacation at the Beach.  Whilst this card doesn't use any of the dies in this release its a timely reminder of all the other wonderful beach and ocean themed dies in the Frantic Stamper collection. 

For this card I used the Stitched Circle die to create my port hole and the Stitched Fishtail Banner die for my banner.  The ocean creatures you see through the port hole are Sea Creature Icons. 

Pair these up with the new dies for some amazing creations.

Frantic Stamper products used

Sea Creature Icons FRA-DIE-09507

Stitched Circles FRA-DIE-09637

Stitched Fishtail Banner FRA-DIE-09636 

Thanks for your visit today

Karen

xo

Beach Day

How true is this.  Sometimes you just need a Beach Day.  I can so relate to this.  I read somewhere where being at the beach is so good for you on many levels.    To mention a few.  The colour of the water is very calming.  Walking barefoot on the sand gives a sense of freedom.  Salt water is healing for the skin.  The sound of waves is therapeutic and relaxing.  So yes sometimes you just need a Beach day or maybe two or three.

Todays card features two new dies from the Frantic Stamper Inc Vacation at the Beach release.  Beach Umbrella and Chair, how cool is this die and the Wave Edger, which I have used to create gentle rolling waves (you an use the other piece the die cuts to create sharper waves). My sentiment is computer generated and I added some inking under the chair to represent sand.

Frantic Stamper products used

Beach Umbrella and Chair FRA-DIE-09918

Wave Edger FRA-DIE-09930

Thanks for calling in today

Karen

xo

Feeling Grateful

I have  a pretty, yet simple card to share with you today using Kennedy Grace Creations products.

I stamped the sentiment on my card stock before cutting the stitched curve.  I picked up the wrong        brown stamp pad but didn't notice till I stamped my sentiment.  As I turned to put it in the bin I decided actually I quite liked that slight fuzzy look so decided to work with it.  The sentiment is from the You Inspire Me stamp set.

The little rose stamp is from the Vintage Tea Set stamp set.  I stamped then fussy cut them, some with leaves and some without so they fitted along my curve evenly.  The vintage style paper with roses seemed a perfect match, but I cut another pink curve to add some contrast and to lift the blue from the white.  Final touch a few Kennedy Grace sequins.

Popping this into the Simon Says Stamp Monday Challenge Use Patterned Papers

Thanks for your visit today.

Karen

xo

Life is sweet.

A few days back I posted a card using the newly released Flip Flop die from Frantic Stamper Inc.  Today I have another version using the same die and another die from this release called Life is Good.  It contains the words Life, live, is, a, good, sweet.  I cut several sets in different colours and used them to make my background to pop the flip flops on.  This is a great way to not only use word dies but to create your own background paper.It  makes these dies so versatile.

Frantic Stamper Inc products used 

Precision Die Flip Flops FRA-DIE-09922

Precision Die Life is Good FRA-DIE-09936

Stop back soon for another card showcasing dies from this release.

Karen

xo

Life is better in Flip Flops

I  couldn't agree more....Life is better in Flips Flops.  

I love to be at the beach and I associate flip flops, or jandels as we call them here, with being at the beach. Vacation at the Beach is the newest release from Frantic Stamper Inc.  This is a brilliant summer release with everything from flip flops to seagulls.  The die I have featured in this card is the Flip Flops die.  It comes with several different little accessories to decorate your flip flops.   My sentiment is computer generated and I used the Stitched Scene Builder die to cut my wavy background to represent the sand.  I will be sharing more from this release over the coming days, so do pop back. There are some wonderful dies to showcase.

Frantic stamper products used

Precision Die Flip Flops FRA-DIE-09922

Precision Die Stitched Scene Builder Edgers FRA-DIE-09403

Beautiful Blooms - Hydrangeas

Kennedy Grace Creations recently released the stamp set Beautiful Blooms Hydrangea.  I always think of Hydrangeas as blue or purple but they actually come in a range of pinks or whites too.  Apparently its all to do with the soil type as to the colour they will be....who knew.

My Hydrangeas are coloured using Derwent coloursoft pencil.  I kept my design fairly simple to keep the flower as my focus, which s pretty easy given how lovely this bloom is. Its fussy cut and popped up on foam with a simple gold foil "thanks" sentiment.

I had some photography issues this afternoon. I always use the same spot at around 3:30 but I think the sun must be a little lower in the sky at the moment as the shadows are not very cooperative.  Not that I am complaining about the sun because I'm not.  I also think I need a new blade in my cutter, not sure why you never notice this until posting a photo.

Anyway thanks for calling in today.

Karen

xo

Typed Love Notes

It took me a little while to come up with this idea.  I knew I wanted to make a pretty card to show off the Frantic Stamper Inc typewriter.  I die cut the typewriter in brown and pushed out all the keys.  I placed double sided tape on the back and cut another in white then placed it on top of the brown one and carefully using a pin pushed the white keys out onto the double sided tape below.  I know I could have just used white card underneath but I wanted the keys to look like they were sitting above the base which I think I achieved doing it this way.  I then cut a small piece of white card and carefully cut along the back of the typewriter so the paper looked like it was in the roller.

I chose some patterned paper with a retro feel and with a bit of red so I could accent it with the heart and XO from the Valentine Confetti die.  I also used my absolute favourite Scalloped Border Trio die to cut the lacy edge.  Add a contrasting brown bow and there you have a pretty card that shows off the typewriter beautifully. 

Frantic Stamper products used

Frantic Stamper Precision Die Retro Typewriter (FRA-DIE-09906)

Frantic Stamper Precision Die Valentine Confetti (FRA-DIE-09717)

Frantic Stamper Precision Die Scalloped Border Trio (FRA-DIE-09291)

Thanks for calling by
Karen
xo