13.07.2015

Avery Elle: Peonies

13.07.2015 by 3 Comments

Hey there – I’m up on the Avery Elle blog today sharing a card using the gorgeous Peonies stamp set (designed by the equally gorgeous Heather Campbell).  I did a fair bit of masking on this card to create my bunch of peonies in the corner of my water colour card panel.  I embossed each image one at a time with white embossing powder then used Kuretake Gansai paints to colour the flowers.  The sentiment is from the Cake and Candles set and I did a bit of snipping so that I could break it up instead of having it on one line.

Peonies

Thanks for stopping by today xxx


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29.06.2015

Avery Elle: Swim Team

29.06.2015 by 2 Comments

Helloooo!  Happy Monday!  Today I’m featuring a card over on the Avery Elle blog blog using the fabby Swim Team stamp set designed by JJ Bolton.  I love all things aquatic so this set is right up my alley.  I started with a white panel and die cut it using the large wonky stitches die.  I then used the wavy edge die from Custom Panels to cut a piece of masking paper which I placed on the panel and then sponged over with distress inks lightly to create a sea bed.  To add a bit of texture I used the Tim Holtz spritzer with some Copics to create a bit of a stoney effect. Using the other piece of masking paper I then masked the sea bed off and repeated the ink blending in shades of blue for the sea.  I used the same masking technique using the wave edge die from the Swim Team die collection also.

swim team

Once my base was created I then stamped various elements from the set to create my little underwater scene – popping the shark, starfish and Nemo up on foam tape for some dimension.

Thanks for stopping by.


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22.06.2015

Avery Elle / Cardmaker Magazine Blog Hop

22.06.2015 by 39 Comments

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Today is a fun day because the Avery Elle design team is teaming up with our friends over at CardMaker Magazine for a fun blog hop.   Be sure to stop by our company and designer blogs to be inspired and enter for a chance to win a prize.  One lucky commenter will be drawn at random and will win a $30 Avery Elle Gift Certificate.  You have all week to enter to win.  The winner of the Avery Elle Gift Certificate will be announced on the Avery Elle blog on Monday, June 29th.

You should have arrived here from the gorgeous blog of AJ Otto but if you’ve wandered in here and want to go back to the start of the blog hop then please scroll down for the full schedule.

I’m featuring the fabulously unique “Geek Love” stamp set today designed by my mega-talented teamie, JJ Bolton.  This is the most adorable set, I just love how you can change the look of the little peeps with different hair styles, clothes etc.  For my card I started with a piece of water-colour cardstock and used distress inks to create my background.  I die cut this using the Burst die and then used the pierced circles to create a frame.  I stamped, coloured (Copics) and fussy cut the boy and girl and speech bubbles and then assembled the card.

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The next stop on this super fun hop is the lovely Anita Mulcahey so off you go and enjoy the rest of the inspiration along the way.

CardMaker

Katie Gehring

AJ Otto

Caryn Davies (that’s me!)

Anita Mulcahey

Yainea

Lisa Lahiff

Melania Deasy

Lois Bak

JJ Bolton

Patti Gilliam

Karolyn Loncon

Sarah Ashley Posch

Jamie Gracz


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