Playing with new stamps....

With New Zealand's dollar being so good against the USA one, it is quite a good time to be buying from the USA.... so I've been browsing over at Simon Says Stamps and a week or so ago made an order.  5 days after advising me the order was on it's way, it was in my letterbox... talk about excellent service.  So there are new stamps and a patterned paper pad now in my stash.    Even with postage, I can get stamps much cheaper than buying at my LSS.  And 5 days isn't that long to wait....

Anyway, I pulled some out yesterday ( felt much better after a sleep in the morning)  I bought a Magnolia Stamp ~ Berry Tilda.  I did a very CAS card just to try it out....

 I stamped Tilda and then drew the line so she had something to sit on... then added her little bird friend ( from a Hero Arts little set - masked off his legs!)   Used Copics to colour it.. (note to self: More Copic colours needed)  Added the HA sentiment and some matching gems.  I used some Tea Dye distress to sponge round the edges.

Another set I got was by Crafter's Companion... "Tales of Peter Rabbit"  I love the Peter Rabbit and Beatrix Potters characters.  I thought these would be cool for baby cards.  What do you think of this one.......... 

I used a digital gingham paper to make my background.  I stamped Peter Rabbit onto white card and used some watercolour crayons to colour.  I then cut it out and popped it onto the oval.  The sentiment is from a Fiskar's set which I layered onto blue and yellow card.

I did also manage a card for Hero Arts monthly challenge.... but I'll share that another day....  Won't be tomorrow though, as I'm off to the Trots tomorrow night.... that's horse racing.  Should be a fun night out.

Take care

Dawn