A Bright and Beautiful Day {Avery Elle}

Hello friends, 

Happy Friday and Happy New Year! I am on the Avery Elle blog today with a card bearing best wishes for a BRIGHT and BEAUTIFUL day featuring the new Cloud Mat Elle-ments die. 

I have so much love for this die. Clouds make the BEST backgrounds for cards. For my card, I blended Distress Ink onto a panel of water color card stock in rainbow colors. Next I die-cut the panel using the Cloud Mat die. I set aside the rainbow background for used on another card and preserved the cloud die cuts.  

I die cut a panel of white card stock using the same Cloud Mat die and then carefully in-laid the clouds. I paired this background with the Simply Said: Bright Clear Stamps and Coordinating Elle-ments dies. I stamped and heat embossed the sentiments using Avery Elle's Rose Gold metallic Embossing Powder to enhance the card's rosy glow.

Supplies: 

Dies- Cloud Mat Elle-ments

Simply Said: Bright Clear Stamps

Dies- Simply Said: Bright Elle-ments

Rose Gold Metallic Embossing Powder

That's all for me today. I hope that this card makes your day a little brighter!  

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Snow Fun with DIY Stencils and a Video!

Hello friends 

I am on the Avery Elle Design Blog this week quick video featuring the adorable snow people from the Snow Fun stamp set and coordinating Elle-ments dies. 

 In my video, I demonstrate a simple technique for creating DIY stencils using my Avery Elle dies along with Mylar stencil sheets that I purchased from Amazon. 

I love finding new uses for supplies that I already own and creating re-usable stencils using dies is a great way to stretch your crafty stash! I hope you'll take a peek at my video to see how it all came together! 

Supplies: 
Snow Fun Clear StampsDies: Snow Fun Elle-mentsDies: Pierced Cloud Elle-mentsDies: Dotted Borders Elle-ments

Thanks for stopping by!
Katie

Peace Love and Joy (Right at Home)

Hello friends, 

I am so excited to be guest designing this month with Right at Home stamps to celebrate their latest holiday release!

I have two projects to share with you in the coming weeks and my first card is below. 

I created a wintery landscape by blending a watercolor panel with Distress Inks.  I sprayed water onto the panel to lift the link and give it the look of millions of stars in the sky.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from the Peace Love and Joy stamp set with silver embossing powder.  The trees are actually the leaf veins from the Cozy Cardinal stamp set.

Well that's all for me today, but be sure to stop by the Right at Home blog for more inspiration using these and the rest of their newest release!

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie 

Modern Alpha Hi {Avery Elle}

Hello friends,

I hope you had a great holiday!  I took some extra time off around the forth which meant this week flew by, and it's Friday already!  I also had a long overdue Crafty Saturday outing with my best crafty girlfriends, and I made a ton of cards that I am so excited to share with you over the next several weeks!!!

First up is a card featuring Avery Elle's Modern Alpha stamp set and coordinating Elle-ments die, which is also being featured on the Avery Elle blog today.

I made this card by blending several shades of Distress Oxide ink onto a white notecard.  I spritzed the card with water to lift the ink.  Next I die cut a panel of white card stock with the Modern Alpha dies- they come arranged just like this right out of the package.  

I adhered the die cut panel to the card and stamped the H and I outline images through the die cut layer onto the note card using black ink.  As a final touch, I adhered a strip of black card stock to the bottom of the note card. 

Supplies: 
Modern Alpha Clear Stamps

Die: Modern Alpha Elle-ments

Well, that's all for me today, but be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog for even more inspiration from the Avery Elle team.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

CardMaker Blog feature- Quick and Easy Ink Blending

Hello friends,

I am over on the CardMaker Magazine blog sharing a trick for quick and easy ink blending.  That trick is Baby Wipes!  In my post, I spill my secrets for two different approaches to creating beautiful backgrounds using Distress Ink and Baby Wipes.

Intrigued?  I hope you'll pop by the CardMaker blog to see more!

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Sending Smiles {Avery Elle}

Hello friends!

Happy Friday!  I am on the Avery Elle blog today sharing an idea using the new Rocky Shores Elle-ments die. All of my Avery Elle supplies used on this card are linked below.

 I paired the die with the Hello Chum stamp set and coordinating dies to create an under the sea look.  I love the versatility of the die- it can be used to create a scene under the sea or on dry land.  The craggy cuts and the grass dies were really thoughtful additions to the die set.  I had fun tucking sea grass and coral shapes into the crevices of the ocean floor.  It really makes the rocky shape pop!

The watery background was created by blending distress inks onto a panel of watercolor card stock. The shark and fishy friends were colored with Copic Markers.

Supplies: 

Die: Rocky Shores Elle-ments

Hello Chum clear stamps

Die: Hello Chum Elle-ments

Well that's it for me today, but be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog for even more fun inspiration from the Avery Elle team!

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Elf-tacular North Pole Pals {Avery Elle}

Hello friends, 

I am on the Avery Elle blog today with a card featuring the cuties from the Elf-tacular and North Pole Pals stamps sets.  As always, all of my Avery Elle supplies are linked below. :)

To start, I did some ink blending on Distress Speciality card stock using Spun Sugar and Scattered Straw Distress Inks. I used a baby wipe to blend the two colors together and even out the blending lines.  Next I die cut the Falling Snow Die onto the blended card stock.  Typically, I will use this die multiple times to completely cover the card stock, but this time I only die cut it once as I wanted to leave some room at the top to stamp my sentiment using black Staz-On ink.   The final step in the background was to add a couple snow drifts using the Dotted Borders Elle-ments dies. 

I stamped and die cut the Elf, Mr and Mrs Claus and one of the Reindeers and colored in the images using Copic Markers.  They make a super cute Christmas family don't you think? 

Products used (affiliate links used)

North Pole Pals Stamp set

Die: North Pole Pals Elle-ments

Elf-tacular Stamp set

Die: Elf-tacular Elle-ments

Die: Falling Snow Elle-ments

Die: Dotted Borders Elle-ments

Well that's all I have for now, but please be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog for more inspiration from the Avery Elle design team.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Band Camp and a Winner! {Avery Elle}

Hello friends, 

Happy Friday!  I can't believe it's July.  Time just flies. Before I share my Avery Elle card this week, I have a little unfinished business to take care of.  Back in May, I offered a giveaway of the Hats Off stamp set, and then I promptly went on vacation for a couple weeks without selecting and notifying a winner- yikes! I am so sorry and will do better next time.  

Anyway, without, further ado, the winner was number 8, Amy C! Amy, please send me a note with your mailing address and I will get this set out to you. My email is scrappy_diva (at) yahoo (dot) com.

Ok, unfinished business aside, I have a bright and colorful card on the Avery Elle blog today using the Band Camp stamp set and coordinating dies.  All my Avery Elle supplies are linked below.  

To create the rainbow background, I blended several shades of Distress Ink onto a panel of Distress Watercolor Paper.  The ink shades are Candied Apple, Picked Raspberry, Wild Honey, Mustard Seed, Twisted Citron, Peacock Feathers and Wilted Violet.  Next, I spray water droplets onto the panel and blotted with a paper towel to get that cool bleach dot effect.

With so much color happening in the background, I decided to keep the rest of the card pretty simple.  I die cut a panel using the Dotted Borders Ellements die and adhered that over the blended ink background adhering it to the panel with foam tape. I stamped the "Marching By To Say" sentiment onto the white cardstock before adhering it to the panel.

Next, I stamped and die cut all the darling critters from the Band Camp stamp set.  Since it's a parade, I also stamped and die cut their little hats so it's all quite official and proper.

Supplies:

Band Camp Clear Stamps

Die: Band Camp Ellements

Die: Dotted Borders Ellements 

Well that's all for me today.  For those in the US, I hope you have a safe and happy holiday weekend!  Be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog for even more inspiration from the Avery Elle Design Team.  

Thanks for stopping by! 

Katie