So Blessed to Have a Friend Like You {Avery Elle}

Hello friends, 

I am on the Avery Elle blog today with a card featuring the new Love Birds stamp set and coordinating Elle-ments dies.  All of my Avery Elle supplies are linked below. 

Love Birds doesn't feature just birds.  Also included in the set is this adorable girl and sweet floral frame.  I stamped both onto white card stock and colored them in using Copic Markers. 

I adhered the girl to a card panel that I die cut using the Wonky Stitches Elle-ments die and stamped the sentiment before adhering the floral frame to the card using foam tape. 

Supplies: 

Love Birds Clear Stamps

Die- Love Birds Elle-ments

Die- Wonky Stitches Elle-ments

Well that's all for me today, but be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog for more inspiration from the Design Team! Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

For my amazing friend {Avery Elle}

 Hello friends,

I am up on the Avery Elle blog today sharing a card featuring the Amazing clear stamp set.  If you like the look and feel of hand-drawn calligraphy, this Amazing set is for you!

So this colorful panel began its life as a plain piece of white card stock.  I sponged and blended Avery Elle pigment inks on it and allowed it time to dry.  The ink colors I used are Daisy, Mimosa, Fizz, Raspberry, Magenta and a tiny bit of Sugar Plum. 

Once the panel was dry, I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment from Amazing with white embossing powder.  I adhered the inked panel to a Fizz card stock base from the Citrus Collection A2 Notecard set.

I also used the Amazing stamp set on the Avery Elle-Spellbinders Spring Fever Blog Hop earlier this week.  Click here to see more about this card. 

That's all for me today, but please stop by the Avery Elle blog for even more inspiration from my talented teamies!  

Take care, 

Katie  

Flower Circles 3 Ways {Waffle Flower Crafts} and a GIVEAWAY

Hello friends!

I do hope that your week is off to a good start.  Over the weekend, I had a chance to sit down and play with the Flower Circle Stamp set from Waffle Flower Crafts and came up with three cards that use this set in (what I think to be) a unique way.

First up, I adore the graphic shapes that Nina included in the set, so I tried my hand at a very mod floral card.

I stamped the circles, flowers, berries, stems and leaves in primary shades of red, blue, yellow and green on a simple white card base.  Using the stem and the leaves images, I was able to create a new species of climbing red vine.

I balanced all the color and interested at the bottom of the card with the sentiment stamped in black ink. 

For the next card, I wanted to try one of the suggestions that Nina included on the tip visual with this set... create a wreath.  I curved the stem and leave image on my stamping block and stamped it four times to create a circle. 

I filled in the circle with the stamped leaves, circles and berries before stamping the sentiment in black at the bottom of the panel.  I adhered the stamped panel to a card base made from turquoise cardstock. 

My last card is my favorite of the trio (am I allowed to say that?) and represents another use for the circle images.

I partially die cut a panel of rustic cream card stock and stamped the fronts and backs of the circles in shades of peach, melon, and apricot to create a bouquet of balloons.  I pieced a hole for each balloon, threaded some string through the holes and tied the strings together into a bow.

A small glue dot keeps all the strings in place.  I stamped Hello in apricot ink and adhered the stamped panel to a fine linen card base with foam tape.

Here's a look at this versatile set...

And I just so happen to have a Flower Circle stamp set to give away!  Just leave me a comment letting me know how you would use flower circles by Friday at 10 p.m. EDT. The winner will be announced on Saturday morning. 

Well that's all for me today.  Thanks for stopping by! 

Katie