Happiness!!

Happiness. peace and joy, that's what I wish for everyone during 2019.  I know for many 2018 has had its stresses and trials and losses as well as triumphs and happy times.  I've like most had a mixed bag of everything.

As 2018 draws to a close and we welcome 2019 I'd like to share this card featuring products from the Frantic Stamper December release.  This is the happiness kanji.  Die cut in rose gold metallic card and placed over a gorgeous watercolour printed design paper from Piatek (available at Frantic Stamper).  It is then edged with a Die cut from the Chinese Geometric edger.

I really hope for as much happiness, peace and joy as you can handle in a single year.

Happy New Year.

Karen

xo

Birthday Tweetings.

Well what else would it be but Birthday Tweetings from this colourful tropical toucan?

This is another of the recent additions to the Simply Sweet Banner of Lili of the Valley. This is some of the digis from the Jungle set.  There is a lion a monkey a cute little hippo and a very sweet rhino.  My card features the toucan and the tropical leaves.  This link will take you to where all the information is to find these cuties.

I printed 2 sets of the leaves one set slightly smaller than the other, coloured and fussy cut them.  The Toucan is also fussy cut and popped up of foam tape so he's sitting on the leaves.  I them inked lightly in the background with distress inks before adding a sentiment and a a scalloped edge down one side. Simply Sweet images really don't need a lot of adorning.

I'll be back tomorrow with something a little less cute.

Till then !!

Karen 

xo

Monster Smiles!!!

Who doesn't love monster smiles from a trio of very cute monsters?

These are new to LOTV under the Simply Sweet Banner.  They are called Monsters, obviously.  There are six in the set, so these three and three more.  As they are digis I was able to manipulate them to form this little group.  I coloured them in pencil and added some coloured card stock in two layers and some twine, tied in knots with an enamel dot in the centre.  Very simple but pretty cute for monsters I'd say.

There are lots of new rubber stamps in the LOTV shop and lots of new digis in the etsy store.  This link will take you to all the information you need.

See you again tomorrow with a birthday tweeting.

Karen

xo

Been a little while...

Yes it has been a while...sometimes life gets in the way of crafting. Sad but true. Christmas has been and gone.  The year of 2018 is almost done and dusted.  Who knows what 2019 will bring but I hope its peace, happiness and joy for everyone.

Anyway I have been busy catching up on DT work, making cards and posting where I need too.  Feels good to be catching up and maybe even getting a little bit ahead of the game.

I have neglected Lili of the Valley.  There have been several new releases, some in rubber and some in digi in the new etsy store.  If you visit this link you will find everything you need to know.  Oh and if you hurry there is a 50% off Boxing Day sale.

This card features the new Foxes under the Simply Sweet Stamps banner.  They really are simply sweet.  I used two of the images and fussy cut them to create this little skulk of foxes.  They are coloured in pencil with a very simple card design to set them off.  They really do look like they are dreaming.

Come back tomorrow for another new digi.

Bye for now 

Karen

xo

Have a Bright and Sunny Day

Have a bright and sunny day.  I realise that some of you are experiencing cold snowy weather but I still hope your day is bright and sunny in other ways.

There is a new challenge at Southern Girls and it's a favourite, "anything goes".  Easy peasy just whatever you happen to be working on at the moment meets the criteria.  Pop to the blog and join us.

My card uses the cute, happy little beach bunnies stamp set from My Favourite Things, available right here in NZ from Krafters Cart.  Its a simple little card using the little beach houses in the background.  I simply used distress inks to ink the sand then placed the beach houses on top.  The little bunny eating her ice cream is popped up on foam tape and placed in the fore ground.

Come join us!!

Karen

xo

Something old and something new.

Today I am sharing a card using something old and something new.  So often I tend to forget my older dies when using new ones but these older dies were such a great mix with he new stencil from Frantic Stamper.

I used Distress Oxides over pale pink card stock to create the lovely soft background.  Scribble Roses die is an older die but its so perfect with the stencil.  I cut it twice  in green card stock, then twice more in pink leaving cutouts intact.  I carefully cut the leaves away from the pink card and glued these onto of the leaves.  For my flower centres I used the cutouts from the new cascading Hearts die,  Another of the new dies is called Ruffled Heart Frame die, it comes with the extra Love die which I used on this card.

I used white card stock with an edge of green to lift the flowers off the background and to give some contrast.

Frantic Stamper products used

Stencil Scribble Rose

Ruffled Heart Frame die

Cascading Hearts die

Scribble Roses die

Stitched Rectangles die

See you back soon

Karen

xo

Thanks!!

I've been playing with my Stacey Yacula Stamps again.  They have to be some of my favourite stamps, available from Purple Onion Designs.  Not only are they cute but they are a delight to colour.

My card today features the word thanks made with the Brooklyn alphabet from Frantic Stampers.  Its a great sized letter, tall and thin which enables you to make nice big words with several letters.  I simply grabbed 6 colours that work together (scraps) and cut the individual letters.  They are cut 3 times, once in colour and twice in white to stack and add a little dimension.

The little Stacey stamps are just prefect to add that extra cuteness.  I love how you can mix and match them and create little scenes.

See you again Soon

Karen

xo