Caryn Davies

29.09.2014

Giveaway time!

29.09.2014 by Caryn Davies 52 Comments

Hi there – are you feeling that chill in the air? Autumn has definitely arrived in my corner of the world and I LOVE it! Before we know it, Christmas will be upon us and I am already getting excited!

So to get in that festive mood I’m sharing three cards today using some of the latest holiday products around. I recently picked up these fabulous wood veneers from Make The Day Special. They’re adhesive so perfect for die-cutting – no fiddly gluing needed! Aren’t they amazing?! I created the snowflake cards using dies from Clearly Besotted Stamps and two contrasting shades of veneer (don’t ask me the names of the woods – I’m terrible at that!). The card with the snowman uses a gorgeous new stamp and die set from Avery Elle called Be Jolly (also available and in stock at MTDS).

AND to keep with the spirit of the season of giving, I have a little something to give away to one lucky visitor of my blog. My lovely crafty chum Tara who runs THE best craft store in the UK has generously given me a pack of her AMAZING wood veneers to give away and all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. I’ll pick a random winner next week (when the Clearly Besotted release celebrations are over – I’ll be a tad busy till then!!).

Remember to leave a comment and I’ll pop back next week to select a winner. This giveaway is open to everyone WORLDWIDE!

Thanks for stopping by.

Caryn x

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29.09.2014

Avery Elle and Add a Little Dazzle Blog Hop!

29.09.2014 by Caryn Davies 25 Comments

It’s Add A Little Dazzle and Avery Elle week! This week the Avery Elle design team is playing with some amazing metal sheets from Add A Little Dazzle. These sheets work great with our Elle-ments dies! After visiting here, be sure to check out the Add A Little Dazzle blog for even more inspiration! Be sure to comment on our company and designer blogs throughout to week to be entered to win one of two prizes – a $30 Avery Elle Gift Certificate or a prize from Add A Little Dazzle! Winners will be announced on Monday, October 6th.

The Add a Little Dazzle metal sheets are such a fun material to use – they add a totally different different dimension to your cards and the Avery Elle dies cut like a dream! I used the black sheet to cut the spider’s web from the Boo Elle-ments collection and the letters from Avery’s Alphas. The background panel was created using Avery Elle pigment inks in Sapphire and Sugar Plum – I used a direct to paper technique of dragging the ink pad across the panel several times to get the intensity I wanted.

I hope you can join us for the rest of the week – the rest of the design team have some amazing designs to share with you!

Thanks for stopping by.

Caryn xxx

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24.09.2014

Simon Says….Anything Goes!

24.09.2014 by Caryn Davies 16 Comments

Hi all and welcome to another week on the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge

Thank you for joining us for the Tag It Challenge and we hope you will all join us again this week too.

This week the challenge is ,,,,,,,,

ANYTHING GOES

We are showcasing HERO ARTS PRODUCTS this week. You don’t have to use them to join in but if you have some we would love to see them used.

As always Simon Says Stamp will be giving away $50 voucher to shop at the fabulous Simon Says Stamp Store

I used one of my all time favourite Hero Arts stamps – the Zig Zag Chevron background cling stamp. I started with a white panel (4″ x 4.25″) and stamped the background in Versamark and embossed in white WOW embossing powder. I then blended Peacock Feather, Broken China and Tumbled Glass distress inks over the embossing to give a gradient effect. I chopped a bit out of the middle and popped the two pieces on foam squares leaving a gap for my sentiment. This is from Avery Elle’s latest release “Look Up” – love the sentiments in this set. I coated the chipboard stars with white enamel accents (I think I pinched this idea off Julie Ebersol!!) for some extra shine!

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