Glitter Me Silly

30.09.2014

Season’s greetings

Hi there – have you enjoyed the STAMPtember celebrations over at Simon Says Stamp? I can’t believe how many fantastic new products we’ve seen – amazing! I’m here on the very last day of STAMPtember 2014 with a couple of cards made using a set designed exclusively for SSS by Steph at Clearly Besotted Stamps. This set is called Holly Berries and it’s SO elegant – I absolutely love it. Steph actually designed 3 exclusive sets for STAMPtember – check them all out here – once they’re gone, they’re gone!!

Right – I will pop back later and add the linky for the products I used but right now…I’m late for work!!!!!!

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29.09.2014

Giveaway time!

Hi there – are you feeling that chill in the air? Autumn has definitely arrived in my corner of the world and I LOVE it! Before we know it, Christmas will be upon us and I am already getting excited!

So to get in that festive mood I’m sharing three cards today using some of the latest holiday products around. I recently picked up these fabulous wood veneers from Make The Day Special. They’re adhesive so perfect for die-cutting – no fiddly gluing needed! Aren’t they amazing?! I created the snowflake cards using dies from Clearly Besotted Stamps and two contrasting shades of veneer (don’t ask me the names of the woods – I’m terrible at that!). The card with the snowman uses a gorgeous new stamp and die set from Avery Elle called Be Jolly (also available and in stock at MTDS).

AND to keep with the spirit of the season of giving, I have a little something to give away to one lucky visitor of my blog. My lovely crafty chum Tara who runs THE best craft store in the UK has generously given me a pack of her AMAZING wood veneers to give away and all you have to do is leave a comment on this post. I’ll pick a random winner next week (when the Clearly Besotted release celebrations are over – I’ll be a tad busy till then!!).

Remember to leave a comment and I’ll pop back next week to select a winner. This giveaway is open to everyone WORLDWIDE!

Thanks for stopping by.

Caryn x

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29.09.2014

Avery Elle and Add a Little Dazzle Blog Hop!

It’s Add A Little Dazzle and Avery Elle week! This week the Avery Elle design team is playing with some amazing metal sheets from Add A Little Dazzle. These sheets work great with our Elle-ments dies! After visiting here, be sure to check out the Add A Little Dazzle blog for even more inspiration! Be sure to comment on our company and designer blogs throughout to week to be entered to win one of two prizes – a $30 Avery Elle Gift Certificate or a prize from Add A Little Dazzle! Winners will be announced on Monday, October 6th.

The Add a Little Dazzle metal sheets are such a fun material to use – they add a totally different different dimension to your cards and the Avery Elle dies cut like a dream! I used the black sheet to cut the spider’s web from the Boo Elle-ments collection and the letters from Avery’s Alphas. The background panel was created using Avery Elle pigment inks in Sapphire and Sugar Plum – I used a direct to paper technique of dragging the ink pad across the panel several times to get the intensity I wanted.