10.06.2015

Simon Says … Friends/Superheroes

10.06.2015 by 9 Comments

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

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

This week the challenge is

FRIENDS or SUPERHERO

Create something for a Special Friend or your very own Superhero. Someone you admire and has a special place in your heart.

We are showcasing MAMA ELEPHANT 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

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Believe it or not this is the first time I’ve played with this gorgeous Mama Elephant set since buying it several weeks ago!  I know – shocking!  I just wish there were more hours in the day!  At least I’ve managed to ink it up now!  I used some woodgrain cardstock from Simon Says Stamp and added some stitched detail using one of the AHHH-MAZING new dies from the latest Avery Elle release!  I coloured the little critters from the Three Amigo’s set and attempted to add texture using Nichol Magouirk‘s (and several others) dot technique – I love how it worked – particularly on the raccoon!

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I used a little Avery Elle Linen ink under the critters to ground them and stamped the little greetings onto their flash cards (adorable)!

So now it’s YOUR turn, Happy Crafting

Do you use Instagram ?  If so please add  #ssswchallenge to your challenge entry uploads so we can see them on there too !

 
You have until Wed  8am Ohio time. 1pm UK time, 2 pm CET to join in
No backlinking allowed, Only 5 new creations will be eligible in the prize draw

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08.06.2015

Avery Elle: Tweet Tweet

08.06.2015 by 5 Comments

Happy Monday to you all!  I’m  over on the Avery Elle blog today sharing a fab stamp set from the BRAND NEW summer release!  This set is called Tweet Tweet and the colouring possibilities are endless – I mean there’s a tropical bird SOMEWHERE in the the world with a blue body and a yellow tail, right?  I’m also featuring one of the FANTASTIC new die sets which make perfect double pierced circles – love them.  I took a piece of white cardstock and scribbled over an area with a few different Copics being sure to blend the colours giving a nice ombre effect.  Then I just used the dies (still attached to each other) to cut them out.  I think it sort of looks like a sunset behind the tree.

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Thank you for dropping in – have a great Monday!

 


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04.06.2015

Avery Elle Summer Release Blog Hop

04.06.2015 by 54 Comments

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HELLO!  You should have arrived from the lovely KAROLYN LONCON blog but if you’ve stumbled in here and want to go back to the beginning then click HERE!.

I’m SUPER excited to be joining in with the hop today – this release is just amazing!!!  Wait until you see what’s coming – your mind will be BLOWN!!  I am struggling to come up with a favourite but have to say this pineapple set called Stay Fresh is high up on the list!  I went all water-coloury for my card using my Kuretake Gamsai watercolour paints – you can almost taste the tropics with these colours, they’re so JUICY!  The aloha die is sold separately and I just love it – I cut it from black and white cardstocks and overlaid the white with just a wee tiny peek of black showing to give a little depth.  You can’t see it too well but I smothered it in glossy accents after that.

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The next stop on the hop is my lovely friend (and sometime mentor, lol) HEATHER CAMPBELL 

To celebrate our Summer 2015 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, June 7th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, June 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.
  4. Follow us on Pinterest
  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)

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