15.10.2018

Avery Elle … Quirky Christmas

Hey there, I’m over on the Avery Elle Blog today  with a collection of cards I created using a fun set that I designed for Avery Elle called Quirky Christmas.  This set of 4 cards were whipped up in no time using just a few supplies and go to show that you can create very different looks using just one stamp set and some essential dies.  Each card starts with a 4 bar sized white base with a simple, festive colour palette and a few enamel dot embellishments to finish.  I gathered a few fabulous Avery Elle dies, Cherry Pigment Ink and New Moon Dye Ink.  I picked a fresh, green card stock from my stash to complement the red for a traditional Christmas feel.  However, ANY colour scheme would work equally well!

I laid all five of the tree stamps from the set onto my MISTI stamping tool and inked them all up together using Cherry pigment ink.  I stamped 3 times to get a good, even coverage.  I then ran them through my Gemini Junior die cutting machine and die cut them all at one – what a time saver! The supplies for each card are listed under the photos.

Quirky Christmas Stamp Set

Quirky Christmas Elle-ments

Cherry Pigment Ink

New Moon Dye Ink

Focal Point Stripes Elle-ments

Quirky Christmas Stamp Set

Quirky Christmas Elle-ments

Cherry Pigment Ink

New Moon Dye Ink

Wonky Circles Frames Elle-ments

Quirky Christmas Stamp Set

Quirky Christmas Elle-ments

Cherry Pigment Ink

New Moon Dye Ink

Wonky Squares Frames Elle-ments

Quirky Christmas Stamp Set

Quirky Christmas Elle-ments

Cherry Pigment Ink

New Moon Dye Ink

Wonky 3D Bow Elle-ments

And here’s a look at all 4 cards together.  I plan to create sets like these in different colours for my holiday cards this year – I might actually get a few sent out too!!!

 Thanks so much for stopping by x

17.09.2018

Hello –  I’m over on the Avery Elle Blog today with a card created with the Peaceful Pines stamps and dies.  This is a great set for whipping up a simple yet elegant card in no time at all which is what we all need at this time of year!

I stared with a 4-bar sized card base in red and used the rectangle die from Focal Point Stripes to cut an aperture on the front.  I glued a white piece of card behind this and then stamped the pine branches in Jungle pigment ink.

Next I die cut the word Merry 3 times from the piece of card I cut from the card base, stacked them up and spritzed them with a little shimmer spray.

To finish I dug out my red and gold Stickles glitter glue and ran a gold edge around the window (totally stolen from Julie Ebersole!!) and some red dots to the berries.

Supplies:

Peaceful Pines Stamp Set

Peaceful Pines Elle-ments

Focal Point Stripes Elle-ments 

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25.08.2018

Avery Elle … Grateful

Hey there, here with a card I created using the gorgeous new Grateful stamp set and co-ordinating dies from Avery Elle.  This is only a small set (3×4 “) but it certainly packs a punch and you can create so may different looks.  I stamped the oak leaves a few times with Avery Elle Truffle dye ink so I could use some warm, fall colours from my Copics collection.  By using a brown ink rather than a black or grey, it helps to give an overall Autumnal tone to the colour scheme.

I stamped and die cut the little acorns and added some little dots of colour which adds a bit more texture than just colouring a solid blend.
For the card base I opted for a stone colour, again to bring in some warmth and then die cut a panel using my all time favourite Avery Elle background die, Horizontal Stripes Elle-ments from white card.  If you haven’t added this die to your collection yet then you must – it is SO useful.

To bring everything together I arranged the leaves into a kind of swag or wreath on the front of the panel and then stamped the “thankful” sentiment from the set (SO happy that this sentiment has a co-ordinating die) and die cut it and finished off with a small banner with the “for you” stamped on to it.

Supplies:
Thanks so much for stopping by.