Katie here with a Double Feature video for Avery Elle! Two cards using the Peek-A-Boo Fair stamp set. This set makes an adorable backdrop for the Peek-A-Boo pals. I just couldn't decide between bumper cars and ferris wheel, so I bought the extra ride ticket and made two cards!
I really love the "I miss bumping into you" sentiment paired with the bumper car images. I know many of us miss bumping into our special friends right now.
The dragon from the Peek-A-Boo Scary Pals joined the unicorn for a fun day at the fair. The dragon looks so festive in a party hat while the unicorn snacks on cotton candy.
I hope you will take a peek at my video to see how the cards came together!
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!
I am up on the Avery Elle blog and You Tube channel this week with a video sharing how I made a quick and colorful card featuring the For the Record stamp set and the Plus Frame Elle-ments die.
I used some simple techniques like heat embossing and ink blending to add color and texture to the record image. For the sentiment, I die cut and off-set stacked the sentiment to create a colorful marquee.
Avery Elle's liquid glue adhesive was perfect for securing all the layers together. I love how the swoosh in "Record" looks like a record player arm!
Hello! I am a little behind in sharing a card and video I put together using Avery Elle's awesome Cake for All stamp set and the Scalloped Mat Elle-ments die. Using the Scalloped Mat die and some adhesive-backed fun foam, I made a shaker window that I filled with clay sprinkles.
I heat embossed the images from Cake for All using Rose Gold Embossing powder and colored them in using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. Zig Colors- Pale Pink, Light Carmine, Light Blue, Lilac, Light Green and Pale Green.
Take a peek at the video to see how it all came together.
I am a bit behind in sharing some of my latest Avery Elle projects here on my blog, so I am going to stuff this post FULL of cards and ideas. Hope you don't mind. ;)
First up is a card I am sharing today on the Avery Elle blog featuring the Christmas Magic stamp set. I love the adorable snowman and unicorn and had so much fun creating a glittery backdrop for their winter adventures. I blended a piece of water color card stock with Distress Oxide ink and spattered it with water to lift the ink in spots. I used a white gel pen to make some of the dots larger and more defined.
I stamped the images from the Christmas Magic stamp set and colored them with Copic markers. I die cut the images using the coordinating Christmas Magic Elle-ments die. I die cut the sentiment from glitter card stock and the snow drift from glitter fun foam. Finally, I adhered the images to the card, popping up the snowman and unicorn with some foam tape.
For my next card, I have a trick to share with you on how I add dimension behind even the most intricate share dies.
I wanted to add some dimension to the outside layer of the Let It Snow Elle-ments die, but all those snowflake openings would be challenging to work around with straight strips of foam tape. The solution comes from that staple of kid crafting- Fun Foam! Adhesive backed foam sheets can be found in the kid's activities area of craft stores or online.
I die cut the Let It Snow Elle-ments dies from a piece of pink adhesive-backed fun foam. I used some Mono Liquid Glue to adhere the glitter die cut to the non-adhesive side of the fun foam. Using liquid glue allowed me to shift and alight the die cuts so that they stacked and aligned perfectly.
I created the scene inside the snow globe using the adorable critters and sentiment from Merry Little Christmas. I blended an inky background with Distress Oxide inks and stamped the sentiment with black ink. I removed the adhesive backing and affixed the foam backed frame to the note card. Inside the frame, I added the mouse, deer, gift on top of the glittery oval die-cut and snow flakes from the Let It Snow Elle-ments die. The pink fun foam also adds a pretty pink accent when viewing the card from an angle.
Next is a card using the Polar Peek a Boo Pals stamp set and the Three Stars Elle-ments die. The Polar Peek-A-Boo Pals set is just adorable!! It features animals that are in their element in the colder wintery months, and it's among my favorite from the Fall Release!
I stamped and colored the animals using Copic markers and created a glitter shaker background for the Pals. I die cut the Three Star Elle-ments die from a panel of white card stock and stamped the sentiment in black ink. Behind each star, I blended Distress Oxide ink in red, yellow and green and added a pinch of glitter before sealing up the shaker with acetate and foam tape.I tucked each of the Polar Peek-A-Boo Pals inside each star and adhered a few flat star sequins as a finishing touch.
Finally I have a video to share with you today featuring the Merry Merry clear stamp set and the Gift Box Card Holder Elle-ments die. With a teen and tween in the house, gift cards (and just plain cash) are a popular item on our family's wish list.
The Merry Merry stamp set and Gift Box Card Holder die make it easy to create a fun and festive way to package and present gift cards. I die cut the Gift Box outer box and insert from red glitter card stock and used the Wonky Square Frames and Wonky 3D Bow to trim the box to look like Santa's suit.
I hope you'll take a peek at the video to see how it came together! Don't forget to like and subscribe to Avery Elle's You Tube channel!
Whoa! That was a lot and brings me to the end of my Avery Elle Holiday projects. I'll be back next week with a fun card using some of Avery Elle's new Valentine's Day stamps and dies. I can't wait to share!
Welcome to Avery Elle's Creativation Blog Hop! I have a couple cards to share with you today featuring the Splash! Stamp Set and coordinating Elle-ments dies.
My first card is based on the make and take that I designed as a make and take for Avery Elle's Creativation booth. I die cut the pool panel from glossy card stock and created the water effect with alcohol ink and rubbing alcohol.
I adhered the pool and all the floaties and bathing beauties to a white notecard that I covered with Pixie Grid Paper from the Sorbet patterned paper collection.
To show how I created the water-effect with Alcohol Ink, I made a little video to share with you. I hope you'll take a peek!
My second card is another take on the Splash stamp set. This time I focused on the floaty animals and the new Chevron Mat Elle-ments die. I blended Distress Oxide in Broken China in the center of a white panel of card stock before cutting it with the Chevron Mat. I spritzed the panel with water to lift up some of the ink before stamping the sentiment and adhering the images. As a finishing touch, I adhered clear droplets with Glossy Accents.
To celebrate our Spring 2018 Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to one random winner. 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. This giveaway is void where prohibited. You have until midnight Sunday, February 11th to enter. The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, February 12th . All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now.
Below is a list of the Avery Elle team members participating in today's hop:
I have a video to share with you today featuring Avery Elle's Lava You stamp set and coordinating Elle-ments die.
I adore this little punny stamp set, and I used Avery Elle's patterned paper pads to paper piece the volcanos. Adding the faces from the Cool Treats stamp set really gives these little volcanos all kinds of personality! I hope you'll take a peek at the video below or on Avery Elle's You Tube channel (don't forget to subscribe!) to see how this card came together!
I am up on the Avery Elle blog and You Tube Channel this week with a video sharing how I used Distress Oxide Inks and Avery Elle's Flamingo Bells stamp set to create a tropical evening holiday scene. A list of Avery Elle products with links can be found at the end of my post.
Flamingo Bells is such a great stamp set. It's so different from the images that you usually associate with the holidays like snowmen, snowflakes, and sledding, but for many parts of the world, Christmas has a decidedly more festive and tropical feel.
I was also so excited about the sentiments in this set. I have been wanting a "Mele Kalikimaka" sentiment for a really long time, so I was thrilled that it was included in Flamingo Bells. If you've seen National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, I am sure you've heard the song too, but just in case, you can listen to the Bing Crosby version here. It's one of my favorites!
I hope you'll take a peek at the video to see how it all came together!
Today, I am participating in a video hop to celebrate the release of Waffle Flower Crafts Creative Monthly planner.
You can start the hop here: http://bit.ly/WF-CM-HOP and leave comments on the designer's videos for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to http://waffleflower.com. There may be a free shipping code in my video description too. :)
We're also hosting some fun giveaways on Instagram so be sure to visit me on Instagram as well. I'm at https://www.instagram.com/kategehring/.
Below are some photos of the planner pages I share in my video, be sure to watch for more details and how to's.
Thanks for stopping by! Happy watching and good luck!
Each Thursday, I create a project to share on the Waffle Flower Crafts blog where I pair an older Waffle Flower stamp set or die and combine it with items from newer releases. It's our version of #ThrowbackThursday or #TBT as it's called nowadays. Anyway, I realized that I have been remiss in sharing some of my projects here, so I thought I would bring you up to speed in my wonderful world of Waffle Flower.
Next, I took another look at the new Wild and Free stamp set and paired it with one of Waffle Flower Craft’s very early stamp sets- Loved. I love how pretty the images look stamped in Waffle Flower inks. Click here for more details.
Last week, Waffle Flower released my very first card video on their YouTube channel. In the video, I combine the new Stitched Heart dies along with the Flutter Stamp Set by creating a fun and unique String Art Heart Card. You can watch below or on the Waffle Flower YouTube Channel.
And that brings us to today and up to date where I'm sharing a card made with the new Cutaway Alpha stamp set and the Flutter Stamp set. Watch below or on the Waffle Flower Channel.
So that's it for me today, but I sure hope that you will check in on me and the rest of the inspiration team on the Waffle Flower blog and YouTube channel for more creative ideas.
Hi! I am Katie. By day, I am a working mom of 2 awesome girls, and by night, I am a paper engineer, DIY enthusiast and all around crafty gal. I love to try new things and strive to do something creative each and every day.
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