By Caryn Davies
Hey, just popping in to let you know that Ellen Hutson LLC are having a fantastic Black Friday sale so make sure you take a look and maybe pick yourself a few bargains. They have 2 categories Clearance and Gratitude. Off to fill my basket!!!
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Hey there! This week on the Aver Elle blog we’re featuring the gorgeous Embellished Heart Die. I love when I can get more bang for my buck so this die is a great investment as it can give you a multitude of looks. The die cuts an embellished aperture from your material leaving the “positive” heart die cut. Simple to create to totally different cards with no waste!
For the first card I started with an A2 card base and carefully centred the die cut wood veneer to the front. From the card I created last week using the Three Hearts Die (HERE) I had the white hearts left over so used a couple of them on these cards (tip – always keep your die cuts – you never know when they’ll come in handy). I lightly brushed some Orchid pigment ink around the smaller heart to let it pop off the card a little – it’s subtle but it adds a lot of texture. To bring the elements together I bunched some gold thread and held it down with some adhesive and popped the inked heart die cut onto it with foam tape. I created the sentiment using the new Simple Sentiments stamp set, heat embossed with white powder and then die cut using one of the co-ordinating dies. I added a few tiny black gems to tie the black sentiment in.
Yes, it’s the 3rd Thursday of the month which means it’s time to Get Cracking On Christmas #getcrackingonchristmas. You can read all about the inspiration behind this challenge HERE but it’s really just a fun idea designed to get us making our holiday cards in plenty of time so we’re not rushing at the last minute. Make sure to pop over and visit my fellow crafters joining in Jenn Shurkus, Cheiron Brandon and Chari Moss
This month I have been playing with the new release from Avery Elle and thought these wee cacti from the Stuck on You set would look very smart dressed up for the holiday season. I knew straight away that the Santa hat from the Dear Santa stamp set would fit these wee guys perfectly. I stamped and die cut some sprigs of holly from the same set too and grabbed a sentiment from the Quirky Christmas stamp set from last month’s Avery Elle release. I kept it simple with a strip of striped paper from MFT and a thin strip of red glitter Washi tape. Some glitter glue dotted here and there and the card is done!
Whilst I had my Dear Santa set out I was inspired to create another card. I love the Strands die from Ellen Hutson so started with this and created a panel for the front of the card and adhered some glitter paper behind it for some mega bling. I stamped the Plaid background from Concord & 9th onto a white card base using Strawberry pigment ink from Avery Elle. I stamped, coloured and die cut the cat from the Dear Santa set and added her to the card from and finished it off with a sentiment from the Vintage Ornaments set.
Thanks for stopping by xxx
