Tuesday, May 11, 2021

Layered Cupcake {Avery Elle}

Hello friends,

I have a card to share today featuring Avery Elle's new Layered Cupcake clear stamps. I was immediately intrigued when I spied the previews for this set, but I was a little apprehensive too because layered stamps can be tricky. 

Once I figured out the layering line up (hint- align towards the bottom, not the top,) it was pure magic. seeing all the layers come together was like watching heat embossing for the very first time. Seriously! I fell in love fast!  


I got a little carried away making layered cupcakes and two of them found their way onto this card. I die cut the images using the coordinating Elle-ments dies and adhered them to a panel of card stock cut with the Wonky Stitches Elle-ments die. I added a couple clear flat sequins and a sentiment from the Sweet Day clear stamps. 


Supplies: 

Layed Cupcakes clear stamps

Layered Cupcakes Elle-ments

Sweet Day clear stamps

Wonky Stitches Elle-ments


Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Avery Elle Summer 2021 Release and Blog Hop!

 


Hello friends, 

I am excited to be celebrating Avery Elle's Summer 2021 release today. There's a fun blog hop with loads of inspiration featuring all the goodies from the new line up. 

I have a couple cards to share using the adorable piggy from the Life stamp set. 


The Life clear stamps coordinates well with the Sweet Day stamp set, so I built a little scene featuring the two. It is my fervent wish that PIggy's ice cream is swiftly replaced by the kind ice cream truck bear. 


For my second card, I used only the Life clear stamps along with the Scallop Mat die. The wavy banner is from the new Easy Layers Elle-ments die set. 


I blended a bit of Distress Oxide ink in Tumbled Glass and Twisted Citron on the dotted oval. I stamped  and die cut the images and colored them using Copic Markers. I curved the sentiment slightly and stamped it with black ink on the wavy banner. 



For a summary of all of our new products that are available for purchase right now check out the Brand New section in the Avery Elle shop.  Be sure to visit all the designers participating in today's hop for more inspiration! 



Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Rainbow of Get Well Wishes

Hello friends, 

I am on the Avery Elle blog this week with a card featuring the Everyday Circle Tag stamp set. This set makes fantastic tags and coordinates perfectly with the Holiday Circle Tag Dies. With its stylish font and design, this has quickly become my go-to sentiment set! 


I pulled out the Rainbow Elle-ments Die and made a shaped card with a touch of glitter card stock and lots of bright and beautiful colors. I added the smiling sun from the Sunshine stamp set peeking over the rainbow.  


In the clouds, I stamped the "Get Well Soon" sentiment. A bright and cheery rainbow will hopefully brighten the recipient's day! 


On the back of. the card, I added` the "Handmade with Love" sentiment and the hand drawn heart. The Everyday Circle Tags ``set truly has it all! 

Supplies

Thanks for stopping by! 
Have a great day! 
Katie

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Looking for Rainbows?

Hello friends, 

Are you looking for rainbows? I am! Always! I am on the Avery Elle blog this week with a couple rainbow cards to share featuring the Happy Birthday Die and Look for Rainbows clear stamps. 

First, I made a shaker card with the Happy Birthday die. I blended Distress Ink on a panel of Distress Heavystock and die cut the Happy Birthday greeting. 


Next I made a shaker element with the Oval Burst Elle-ment die using lots of sparkly clear sequins! I attached the shaker to a notecard covered with a piece of patterned paper. I adhered the rainbow die  to the shaker and added a few clear flat sequins as a finishing touch. 


My next rainbow card uses the aptly named Look for Rainbows set. First I created the rainbow background with  a cloud edge stencil and Distress Inks. Next, I stamped the Bunny, puddle, and water drops and colored them with Copic Markers. 


I die cut the stamped images with the coordinating Elle-ments dies and arranged them on the background. I adhered the panel to a notecard and stamped the sentiment with black ink. 


Supplies

I hope these rainbow cards brightened your day! Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Peek-a-Boo Birthday Tag Toppers {Avery Elle}

 Hello friends, 

Popping in to share a card featuring Avery Elle's Peek-A-Boo Birthday Tag Toppers dies. These cute critters are the perfect size for tags, but they can be used for cards too!


For my card, I used the lion and hippo to make a wild birthday card. I die cut the animals and hats from card stock and assembled the images. Next I die cut the Happy Birthday die from black card stock. 


To pull all these elements together, I used the banner and one of the sentiments from the Peek-A-Boo Jungle clear stamps. I blended a panel of watercolor card stock with a couple shades of Distress Oxide Ink and added a die cut frame from the Fairy Ephemera pack. You can also use the Leafy Frame Elle-ments die to create your own! 

Supplies

Thanks for stopping by! 

Katie

Monday, February 15, 2021

Hello Sunshine {Avery Elle}

Hello friends, 

Katie here with a card and technique to share with you featuring Avery Elle's Loads of Hello stamp set. Loads of Hello is such a great set and the main sentiments are a substantial size and easily command attention on a card. 

One of my favorite techniques for sets with big and bold sentiments is to substitute an image for a letter. 



For this technique, I selected the "hello" sentiment. I stamped and die cut 'hello" and cut off the "o" and replaced it with the sun image from the Sunshine stamp set. 


To reinforce the sunshine vibe, I added the "sunshine" text block from the Loads of Hello set. I created the background using the Oval Burst Elle-ments die and the Cloud Mat Elle-ments die. I backed the oval with a gradient blue piece of patterned paper from the Spring Collection paper pad. I also added a couple clouds I had previously cut using the Cloud Mat die. 

Once everything was adhered into place, I added a few clear sequins as a finishing touch. 

Supplies: 

I hope this idea inspires you to look at new ways to combine your sentiments and images! Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Avery Elle Spring 2021 New Release!

 


Hello friends, 

I am so excited to share my first projects from Avery Elle's Spring 2021 Release.  I have two cards to share with you today featuring the absolutely adorable and charming Elephantastic stamp set.  

For my first card, I blended Distress Ink onto a panel of water color card stock to create grass and sky. Next, I stamped the images onto white card stock and colored them with Copic markers. 


I die cut the images using the coordinating Elephantastic Elle-ments dies and arranged them onto the blended panel. I adhered the images to the panel and stamped the sentiment in black ink. 


For my next card, I decided to create a slimline design.  I used a stencil made with the Pierced Clouds Elle-ments die (Retired) and lots of shades of Distress Oxide ink to create a rainbow cloud background. I spattered the background with both water and white ink to create the ink lift effect. 

I stamped and colored the images using Copic markers.  I die cut the images using the coordinating Elle-ments dies and a scrap of white card stock with the Pierced Clouds die. I adhered the images to the card and stamped a sentiment from the new Circle Tags stamp set in black ink. It's hard to spot in the photos, but I used a clear Wink of Stella glitter brush marker to add a little extra sparkle to the stars!



Supplies: 
Elephantastic Clear Stamps
Die: Elephantastic Elle-ments
Circle Tags Clear Stamps

To view Avery Elle's newest release, visit the New section of the Avery Elle shop. Everything is available for purchase right now! The Avery Elle Design Team will be showcasing inspiration and ideas using the new sets today in a fun blog hop. The list of participating designers is below. 


To celebrate our Spring 2021 Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a stamp set of their choice to 3 winners.  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.  You have until midnight Sunday, February 8, 2021 to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, February 9.

Thanks for stopping by! Good luck!

Katie