10.04.2014

Clearly Besotted April Challenge

10.04.2014 by 3 Comments

Well Spring has well and truly sprung here in my little corner of the world and everywhere I turn I’m seeing beautiful blossoms, tulips and daffs!!!  It’s all very uplifting and makes me feel HAPPPEEEEEE!!!  So what better theme for the April Challenge at Clearly Besotted than SPRING!! The latest release from Clearly Besotted is chock full of fabulous Spring-like stamps and dies but even if you haven’t managed to pick anything new up this month, Steph has TONS of sets in her inventory that would be perfect for this challenge.

April Challenge - Spring

So how’s this for some Springtime inspiration?  I used the new Pretty Petals Plus stamp set – SUCH a versatile little set – and stamped it using Avery Elle pigment inks in Mimosa and Fizz.  I added a wee bit of extra detail with a Copic to the flower centres too.  The Fabulous Friend sentiment is from one of my favourite CBS sets, Say It In Style.

Make sure you check out Steph’s blog, Stamping and Sharing for all the deets of the challenge (theres a great prize up for grabs as always!) and for lots more inspiration from the amazing DT.

Thanks for stopping by. xxx


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10.04.2014

Avery Elle April/May Release Blog Hop!

10.04.2014 by 62 Comments

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 Hey everyone – if hopping along you should have arrived here from Brenda Weaver’s wonderful blog – are you enjoying everything you’ve seen so far?  I’m so delighted to be joining in on my first ever Avery Elle Blog Hop – this release is just amazing and I’m sure you’ll agree – there is something for everyone!  I have two cards to share with you both showcasing the stunning Write It stamp set.  This is a fabulous calligraphy style sentiment set (sooooo trendy right now) that you are going to just fall in love with.

Seriously Awesome (Write It)For the first card I used Avery Elle card stock in Daisy and Sea Glass and stamped the sentiment with gold Delicata ink.  Like that background pattern?  It from another new set being released called Woodgrain and More!

Write ItFor the next card  I stamped the sentiment in Spiced Marmalade distress ink and then went over it with a water brush to spread the ink around.  I also added some splatters with the brush too.  When it was all dry I stamped over the original stamp with Versafine Onyx Black.

The next stop on the hop is the gorgeous and talented (and so sweet) Heather Campbell.  If you want to go back and start at the beginning, the order is listed at the end of this post.

Just to remind you, here are the all-important Blog Hop details:

To celebrate our April/May 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, April 13th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, April 14th .  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 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)

Avery Elle / Jamie
Chunyuan Wu
Brenda Weaver
Caryn Davies (you’re here!!!)
Heather Campbell
JJ Bolton
Yainea
Kasia Curry
Maska Vanacker 

 


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05.04.2014

Clearly Besotted Sneak Peaks – day 4

05.04.2014 by 7 Comments

Good morning – it’s the weekend – yay – sadly I have to work today – boo – but when I’m done it’s Saturday night – yay!!

I’m here today to share the last of the peaks of the new release from Clearly Besotted – available tonight at 10pm BST.  This month’s release is fantastic – a fact I’m sure has not been missed by all you devoted CBS fans out there!!!

Pretty Petals tulips

This card and tag combo features the gorgeous tulip image and die from Pretty Petals.  I know I’m fairly predictable but this just lends itself to my favourite all-time colour combo!  I’ve used some of my new Avery Elle supplies here – namely the inks and cardstock.  That gorgeous green is the Lemon Grass colour and the red on the tulips is Cherry – yummy!  The sentiments are from everyone’s favourite go-to set – A Little Sentimental (seriously, how did I survive BALS!!)

So anyway – please hop over to Steph’s blog for more inspiration from the DT and GDT’s and make sure you stay up for the release at 10pm (BST) – you know how these sets have a habit of disappearing FAST!

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