14.08.2018

Avery Elle … Sending Peace

Hey there, here sharing a card using the gorgeous new holiday set from Avery Elle , Sending Peace.  I thought I’d go for non-traditional colours for this one and used some of my favourite Avery Elle Pigment Inks – Sugar Plum, Magenta and and Raspberry.  I blended the inks onto some white card (smooth Bristol card is good for this, the inks blend beautifully) and then used the new Three Stars Elle-ments to die cut the stars.

I used my MISTI to stamp the three sentiments stamps in a graduated colour from purple to pink to match in with the colour on the stars.  To finish I added a spritz of shimmer to the stars before adding them onto the card.

 

Supplies:
Sending Peace Clear Stamps
Three Stars Elle-ments
Pigment Inks: Sugar Plum, Magenta and Raspberry
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09.08.2018

Avery Elle Fall 2018 Release Blog Hop

Hey there, happy to be sharing a card today as part of the Avery Elle Fall 2018 release blog hop.  You should have arrived from the Avery Elle Blog but if not, you can find a full list at the bottom of this post!
Today, I’m featuring a couple of new sets which are now available in the store – Merry Merry and Quirky Christmas.  I wanted to create a card that I thought would be an easy one to mass-produce for the holidays so I grabbed my MISTI and some Avery Elle pigment inks and created this:
The Merry Merry set is along the same lines as the Big Birthday set released in the Summer – it has a fabulous combination of fonts which can be the real focus of the card on their own.  I die cut a mat using the Pierced Rectangles Elle-ments and then used the MISTI to stamp the Merry at the top using Cherry ink and then used Cherry and Vino for the ombre effect on the bottom.  I LOVE using this technique and it’s so easy with the MISTI.  It adds SO much more to the card for very little effort (important when you’re creating for the holidays I think, lol)!
The tree (from the new Quirky Christmas set) was stamped using the same inks and then to finish I overstamped with Versamark and heat embossed it with Clear Embossing Powder.  It adds a little more interest and lifts the card.
So there you have it – your next stop is my chum Heather – happy hopping!!!

Avery Elle / Jamie
Caryn Davies (that’s me)
Heather Campbell
Yainea
Melania Deasy
Katie Gehring 
Amy Kolling 
Ashley Marcu
Elena Roussakis
Nicky Meek 

To celebrate our Fall 2018 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, August 12th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, August 20th .  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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19.07.2018

Get Cracking On Christmas (In July) Blog Hop

Hey there – you have no doubt hopped along here from the fabulous Libby Hickson’s blog but if you’re looking for the start of the hop jump over here to Jenn Shurkus’ blog.

If you’re wondering what this is about well it was an idea thought up by Jenn, Cahri and Cheiron way back at the end of last year.  They decided it would be fun to challenge themselves to create a holiday card every month so they would have a small batch ready before the usual last minute rush!  I thought this was an awesome idea so I have been playing along too!!

The idea of today’s hop is to encourage you to pull out some of those unloved supplies and create something for Christmas.  As the sun shines outside it’s actually quite comforting to think about those long, dark nights all snuggled up in front of the fire (my favourite time of the year 🙂 )

 

So onto today’s card …

I grabbed the Sunny Studios Merry Sentiments and Holiday Style stamps sets to create this festive little number!  I used Catherine Pooler Inks and my MISTI to make the fabulous two-tone lights and place my sentiment – where would we be without our MISTIS???  To finish off I covered each of the lights with Glossy Accents for a little extra something!!

 

 

If you get inspired to create a holiday card don’t forget to share it by leaving a link in the comments or tag us on Instagram using the #getcrackingonchristmas.

The next crafter on the list is Emily Midgett so off you pop and happy hopping!!!

 

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