14.07.2014

It’s Avery Elle / Authentique Week!

It’s Authentique and Avery Elle week!  This week the Avery Elle design team is playing with Authentique papers, Life Cards and embellishments.  After visiting here, be sure to check out the Authentique Blog for even more inspiration using both companies products!  Don’t forget to comment on the blogs throughout to week to be entered to win a fabulous prize!

Authentique 1 Authentique 2

I have to admit – when I first received the Authentique goodies I was SCARED!!  I’m more of a CAS girl and the mixes of patterns and designs was intimidating!!  BUT – once I started pulling some of the papers out and combining them with Avery Elle stamps and dies, the cards kinda just came together!!

For both samples, the card bases are from the “Harmony” collection “Card making stack”.  This is a “book” of pre-scored A2 cards and co-ordinates with lots of other ephemera and patterned papers.  It was a step out of my comfort zone but I thoroughly enjoyed it there!!!

11.07.2014

A new Simon Says Stamp release – This is The Life!

Indeed, as I sit here with my ice cold glass of Pinot and a house full of happy children (they broke up for the summer from school today) the theme of the brand new release from Simon Says Stamp could not be more perfectly timed!  The “This is The Life” release is chock full of amazing stamps, dies and stencils with gorgeous summer themes ranging from ice creams to cocktails (my favourite of the bunch – natch)!!!!

I’ve been playing with some of their new products and created this bookmark using the new Floral Bookmarking stamp set and co-ordinating dies:

SSS TITL Bookmark

SSS TITL Bookmark close

Do you see that gorgeous patterned paper on the top of my bookmark too?  It’s from the brand new Avery Elle 6×6 Sorbet patterned paper collection!!  There’s a Brights option too!!  I know…. AWESOME!!!  (can’t say that word anymore without singing “Everything is Awesome” from the LEGO Movie!!!)

Make sure you pop along to the store for the details on all the products being released at SSS and for some amazing inspiration – join the blog hop which starts HERE!!

 

 

07.07.2014

So Happy For You!

Hello – I’m over on the Avery Elle blog today sharing this card I made using the gorgeous “So Happy” stamp set and the Dotted dies.  so happy 1

 

The dashed heart is from Sending You and for a wee bit of extra detail I filled it in with Glossy Accents – always makes things pop!!

Jamie also made an announcement today about something very exciting – Avery Elle 6×6 Patterned Paper Pads!!!  Yep – you heard me!!  And they are AH-MAZING!!!  They’ll be revealed on Wednesday – they’re going to fly off the shelves so grab them quick!!