Industrial with a feminine touch.

Even thought the new release at Frantic Stamper is Industrial in theme, I thought I would give the dies a feminine touch.  I used the Steampunk frame and the Roman Clock from this release with some lovely Graphic 45 papers to make a Mothers Day card.  The big Happy die is from a previous release.

These dies although prefect for masculine cards are also great for feminine cards, really very versatile, as are all of the Frantic Stamper dies.

Hope to see you again soon

Karen

xo

New Challenge time

Yes it is new challenge time at Southern Girls.  This round we want you to "frame it'.  We have great sponsors giving prizes once again.  My card uses a very lovely sentiment stamp from Darkroom  Door an Australian stamp Company. I stamped it and then jazzed it up a bit by framing each letter in black and adding a bit of detail with a white gel pen.  Its a great sentiment to remember and inspire.

I paired the sentiment up with an image from Brandi Kincaid who designs for Ellen Hutson.  Just worked so perfectly together.

Come join us, we love to see your creations.

Thanks for dropping by

Karen 

xo

Amazing Sweetie!!

It's another digital image release from Kindacute by Patricia.   This little gymnast is such a sweetie
and just perfect for the sentiment.  It's good to remember that even though you may not think so you are doing amazing things and to also remind others of the same.

I coloured her in pencil and framed her in paper to match her leotard.  A simple layout which I think  show off Patricia's images perfectly.

This and the other April releases will be available in store on April 5th.

Back soon

Karen

xo

Light Bulb Moment

Well kind of  but maybe not what you thought when you read Light Bulb moment.  Its time for a new release at Frantic Stamper.  Its a Grads and Industrial theme.  These Light Bulbs are just great and really fun to work with.  I went for a retro look using red, cream and dark grey.  I paired the bulbs up with the Chevron Borders and edgers, another great die to have in your stash.  The sentiments you could use with these dies are endless, from "you did it" to "shine brightly".  And....brilliant for masculine cards (see what I did there).

Go check these are other great dies at Frantic Stamper Inc.

See you soon 

Karen

xo

April Already!!!

Well yes it certainly is.  I think I lost March somewhere.  Its new release time Kindacute by Patricia.  So today I am happy to share this cute bear digital image.  All new images will be available in the store on April 5th.  I just love the look on his face.  He's coloured in pencil and fussy cut then popped up on foam.  I paired him with a lovely big hello die cut on some patterned paper.  Simple design but shows the image off perfectly.

Back in a couple of days with another new release.

See you then 

Karen

xo

Super Bird!!

Today I am Sharing a new release from Kindacute by Patricia.  You can make this fellow as friendly or sinister as you desire.  I decided to go super hero!!  You could make him a crow or a pigeon or a parrot of sorts like I have.  I paired him up with the "Bam" to really give it a super hero look.  Both fun and quirky.  Perfect for boys.

This is a single layer card with the bird coloured in pencil.  The star and Bam are die cut and I simply glued them in place.

Keep an on the store for this and more new releases.

See you again soon

Karen

xo

Hello March!!

Yes indeed it is March already,  It would seem this year is going to fly past as quickly as the last one.  My 2 young adults are off to University, it only seems like yesterday they were starting primary school.  It has been a year so far of adjusting to new normals.  For once I am very thankful for social media and ability it gives to stay in touch on a daily basis. Snap Chat is my new friend!! It's hard to imagine in years gone by waiting for a letter to arrive to get news from your child a week or two after it has happened.

Anyway today is the 1st of March and I'm sharing another of the new LOTV images.  This one is from the Spring Sweeties set and although its very hard to choose just may be one of my favourites from the release.

These little sheep are just the sweetest peeping through the window.  I coloured them in pencil before fussy cutting the window and popping it up on foam.  The card design is really simple but these little sweeties don't need a lot of embellishing.

These new stamp sets from Lili of the Valley are going to be very popular so be quick.

Thanks for your visit today,

Karen

xo