18.05.2015

Avery Elle – Furry Friends

Hello – I’m over on the Avery Elle Blog today with a card I made for my neighbours who recently added the CUTEST puppy to their family.  She’s a Labradoodle called Amber and although she’s getting a bit fluffier as the weeks go by, this cute little dog from Furry Friends is a close representation of her.  I coloured her with Copics (she’s not quite that orange in real life but artistic license and all that!!) and used the Custom Panels dies to create a curved edge to my card base.  I then cut her name using the Avery’s Alpha’s Dies and placed some orange cardstock behind it to create the full card base.  I stamped the “Welcome to the neighborhood” sentiment from Home Sweet Home in a curve and finished off with a few paw prints here and there.

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Of course the downside to any new puppy activity is the inevitable “mum can we get a dog … mum can we get a dog …..mum can we get a dog….”  you know how that goes!  Sadly the answer is always no (we work all day and go away quite a bit) so it wouldn’t be fair.  It is very tempting though!


20.04.2015

Avery Elle / Chameleon Pens Blog Hop

 

Hello – we have a fabulous blog hop celebration going on all week at Avery Elle.  We have teamed up with Chameleon Pens and every day both design teams are bringing you loads of inspiration with a chance to win some amazing prizes.

I have been playing with the Pastels set of pens and used the Cupcake stamp set.  I started with a Kraft card base from the Natural notecards pack and used one of the flowers from the Cupcake set to stamp a subtle background in Versamark ink.  I coloured the cupcake using the Bubblegum Pink and Bisque pens and chose a red Copic for the cherry!  Although it’s difficult to see I gave the frosting a coating of glossy accents and then stamped the greeting to finish.  I die cut the panel using the smaller frame from Finished Frames and mounted it on the base card.

 

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I hope you can join us throughout the week for more amazing inspiration.  Leave a comment here for a chance to win.

Thanks for stopping by.


04.12.2014

Avery Elle Winter Release Blog Hop!!

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Hello – here I am joining in with my third blog hop in 3 days!!  I LOVE it!!  You should have hopped here from Chunyan’s blog  but if not head back to the start at the Avery Elle Blog

Today is very exciting – it sees the launch of the brand new Winter release from Avery Elle – woo hoo!  This release is amazing and has so many fresh and funky sets to suit all tastes.  Today I’m showcasing the new “You’re Invited” stamp set.  This is an invaluable stamp set to have in your collection, the font is fantastic!

DEC Blog HopI’ve made a Christmas party invitation ( I only see in “Christmas” at this time of year!!) but this set is universal!  If you need to run up a few party invites then this is the set you NEED.  I Cut the aperture for my shaker card using a brand new die which compliments the You’re Invited Stamp Set.  I love this die because it embosses stitching on both the negative AND the positive side of the cut – awesome!!  I used the gorgeous woodgrain card for my panel and some Cherry card stock for the backing onto which I stamped and embossed the sentiment.  The snowflakes are cut using the smallest of the Noel dies – LOVE these dies!

Thanks for dropping by – your next stop on the hop is my lovely friend Heather Campbell.

Avery Elle / Jamie
Karolyn Loncon 
Chunyuan Wu
Caryn Davies (you’re here)
Heather Campbell
JJ Bolton
Yainea
Melania Deasy
Katie Gehring 
Maska Vanacker 

To celebrate our December 2014 Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to one random winner.  To enter to win just comment on this post.  There is no purchase necessary and you must be 18 years of age or older to enter.  This giveaway is void where prohibited.  You can also do options 2, 3, 4, 5 or all 6 of the following to increase your chances of winning. You have until midnight Sunday, December 7th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, December 8th .  All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now.

To enter to win you can do 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or all 6 of the following to increase your chances:
  1. Comment on any of the design team’s posts and/or here on the Avery Elle Blog
  2. Follow us on Twitter and tweet the contest (we are @averyellestamps )
  3. Follow us on Facebook (we are www.facebook.com/AveryElle ) and share us with your friends – make sure they tell us you sent them.
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  5. Become a blog follower through email (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already follow us)
  6. Join our Flickr group (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already belong)