Caryn Davies

14.07.2014

It’s Avery Elle / Authentique Week!

14.07.2014 by Caryn Davies 5 Comments

It’s Authentique and Avery Elle week! This week the Avery Elle design team is playing with Authentique papers, Life Cards and embellishments. After visiting here, be sure to check out the Authentique Blog for even more inspiration using both companies products! Don’t forget to comment on the blogs throughout to week to be entered to win a fabulous prize!

I have to admit – when I first received the Authentique goodies I was SCARED!! I’m more of a CAS girl and the mixes of patterns and designs was intimidating!! BUT – once I started pulling some of the papers out and combining them with Avery Elle stamps and dies, the cards kinda just came together!!

For both samples, the card bases are from the “Harmony” collection “Card making stack”. This is a “book” of pre-scored A2 cards and co-ordinates with lots of other ephemera and patterned papers. It was a step out of my comfort zone but I thoroughly enjoyed it there!!!

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12.07.2014

Exciting news!!!

12.07.2014 by Caryn Davies 20 Comments

Eeeek!! Can’t believe it but I was picked from nearly 600 people to join the Wednesday Challenge DT at Simon Says Stamp!!! Whaaaaaaaat? YES – I know – how amazing is that?!!! The rest of the team includes these amazing people – I’m so honoured to be in this group!!!

VIRGINIA LU aka YES VIRGINIA CARYN DAVIES aka GLITTER ME SILLY (me!!) JENN SHURKUS aka CREATIVE CHICK CHEIRON BRANDON aka MY CRAFTY LIFE DEBBY YATES aka A SCRAPJOURNEY HEATHER GILFOY BOND aka HEATHER’S HAVEN JENNIFER INGLE aka JUST JINGLE JO NEVILL aka BOOTS BLOGSPOT LAURA STERCKX aka MAKING CARDS IS FUN LIN BRANDYBERRY ,, aka SENDING HUGS MANDY STACEY aka A SPRINKLING OF GLITTER MELISSA BOVE aka CREATING FROM THE HEART TERESA KLINE aka PAPERIE BLOOMS

Can’t wait to start!!

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11.07.2014

A new Simon Says Stamp release – This is The Life!

11.07.2014 by Caryn Davies 3 Comments

Indeed, as I sit here with my ice cold glass of Pinot and a house full of happy children (they broke up for the summer from school today) the theme of the brand new release from Simon Says Stamp could not be more perfectly timed! The “This is The Life” release is chock full of amazing stamps, dies and stencils with gorgeous summer themes ranging from ice creams to cocktails (my favourite of the bunch – natch)!!!!

I’ve been playing with some of their new products and created this bookmark using the new Floral Bookmarking stamp set and co-ordinating dies:

Do you see that gorgeous patterned paper on the top of my bookmark too? It’s from the brand new Avery Elle 6×6 Sorbet patterned paper collection!! There’s a Brights option too!! I know…. AWESOME!!! (can’t say that word anymore without singing “Everything is Awesome” from the LEGO Movie!!!)

Make sure you pop along to the store for the details on all the products being released at SSS and for some amazing inspiration – join the blog hop which starts HERE!!