24.11.2014

Noel – Avery Elle

Hello – I’m here today to share a couple of cards featuring one of my favourite sets of the year – NOEL from Avery Elle.  I just love the big, bold Nordic-style fonts and gorgeous snowflake images – it’s such a useful set.  The three snowflake dies that compliment the set are also absolute MUST HAVE’S in your collection – again – perfects sizes for all kinds of projects (I have a post coming up soon featuring other ways I’ve used this set – stay tooned!!!)

So, to say I have an unhealthy obsession with Glossy Accents is an understatement!  I buy it three at a time and start to get palpitations when I get down to my last bottle!  This card is a perfect example of why I love it so much!  LOOK how it turned that snowflake die-cut into what looks like an acrylic or enamel embellishment – swoon!

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I cut the snowflakes from white card and then used a Copic marker to add a touch of colour to the edges.  I coated the snowflakes with a clear Wink of Stella and them covered them in GA and waited patiently for them to dry.  I stamped the NOEL sentiment in Tumbled Glass distress ink (a perfect match for the snowflake) and finished it off with some white twine.noel 2 close

My second card is possibly not one you’d really want to send in the mail – it weighs a ton!!  I used the large snowflake to create a shaker window out of some Avery Elle Sea glass cardstock and filled it with tiny, little micro-beads.  I cut a smaller snowflake from white card and popped it onto the middle of the window finished with a silver sequin.  The NOEL sentiment was used again but this time heat embossed in white.

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Thanks for popping in to visit today – make sure you check out the Avery Elle blog every day for tons of gorgeous inspiration from the rest of the AMAZING design team.

17.11.2014

North Pole

Hello – I’m over on the Avery Elle blog today with a fun little card featuring the GORGEOUS festive stamp set – North Pole.  I LOVE the little penguins in this set – there’s some fabulous little images too.  I used the curved die from Custom Panels for the snow slope and the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp again (my favourite stencil at the moment!)

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All these little Christmas scenes are filling me with festive spirit – I can’t wait!!

10.11.2014

Be Jolly

Hello crafty peeps – today I’m over on the Avery Elle blog sharing a card featuring one of my favourite sets from the Fall release – Be Jolly.  This is another set designed by the insanely talented Heather Campbell – isn’t that the cutest snowman ever??  I created a panel by cutting a snow slope from white card using Custom Panels and layered it onto some Sea Glass card.  I then used Finished Frames to cut the two-tone panel.  The background effect was created with the Falling Snow stencil from Simon Says Stamp with white embossing paste which I then coated with Glitter Ritz white glitter. I finished the top of the slope with white Flower Soft (which I added to the snowman’s hat too)!.

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