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29.01.2018

Avery Elle … Lava You

29.01.2018 by Caryn Davies Leave a Comment

Hello there! Here today sharing a card using the punny Lava You stamp set from Avery Elle. I had so much fun creating this shaker card – I love the lift adding the Glossy Accents gives to the look.

I started with a 4.25″ x 5.5″ card and blended a small area behind where the window will be on the panel using Tumbled Glass Distress Ink. I then die-cut a panel using the three connected dies from the Wonky Squares set to create a frame. I made a shaker window with the frame by adhering an acetate panel being the aperture of the frame and adding foam tape all the way around being careful to leave no gaps! I sprinkled some sequins inside and then carefully placed the window panel over the top.

I stamped and coloured the cute volcano image from the set using Avery Elle dye ink (my favourite ever ink for colouring with Copics) and finished off with some Glossy Accents. The last thing was to stamp the sentiment below the shaker window and it’s a wrap!!

Supplies used:

Lava You Clear Stamps

Lava You Elle-ments

Wonky Squares Elle-ments

New Moon Dye Ink

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Filed Under: Avery Elle, Avery Elle Dies, Avery Elle Inks, Avery Elle Stamps, Love

28.01.2018

MFT Sketch Challenge #369

28.01.2018 by Caryn Davies Leave a Comment

Hey! It’s a LOOONNNG time since I participated in a challenge so when I was hanging out with my buddy Karolyn in her gorgeous craft room last week I decided I’d take advantage of the chance to rummage through her vast MFT Stamps inventory!! It’s like an Aladin’s cave for any MFT fan such as myself! Anyhoo, I thought I’d play along with the current sketch challenge and get hubby’s Valentine’s card out of the way while I was at it (instead of the usual last minute job I always end up doing)!

Here’s the sketch …

And here’s my take! I used the Staggered Hearts Stencil and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide ink to create a small inked area on the base card and then used Wonky Stitched Rectangles and cut a panel from vellum. I cut the heart using the Shaker Window Heart die from black card I found in Karolyn’sscarp drawer!! I have no idea what she embossed it with though – and forgot to ask!!!

Supplies:

Staggered Hearts Stencil

Shaker Window Heart Die

BG Marble Background Stamp

From The Heart Stamp Set

Black and White Striped Paper Pack

Stitched Circle Scallop Frames

Whist I was at it I couldn’t resist playing with the cute Meant To Bee stamp set! I have a daughter who is OBSESSED with bees so I had her mind when I was making this one!!

Supplies:

Meant To Bee Stamp Set

Meant to Bee Die-Namics

Black and White Striped Paper Pad

Stitched Hexagon Stax

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15.01.2018

Avery Elle … Love Is In The Air

15.01.2018 by Caryn Davies Leave a Comment

Hey there! This is an exciting week for many reasons – one is I get to share a card using the amazing Love Is In The Air stamp set and two – IT’S CHA THIS WEEKEND!!! If you’re going to be there, please stop by the Avery Elle Booth and say hi to us!!

So onto the card. I covered my card in a watercolour effect paper and stamped and die cut the banners from Balloons and Banners. I wanted the card to feel quite informal so I only loosely coloured the flags with Copics. I used my MISTI to stamp a graduated colour onto the largest of the solid heart stamps using pigment inks and then finished with the sentiment stamped in the middle.