Avery Elle and Add A Little Dazzle Blog Hop

Hello friends!

I am on the Avery Elle blog today with a card I created using Avery Elle Stamps and Dies and these amazing metal sheets from  Add A Little Dazzle.   Here's what I came up with:

I picked up some speckled navy cardstock from a local stationary shop and die cut it with the Fabulous Frames Elle-ment dies.  I love how the speckles look like a starry sky- no extra effort needed- LOVE that!  Next, I heat embossed the sentiment from Look Up Stamp set with silver embossing powder.  I die cut the stars (also found in the Fabulous Frames die set) from the Wondrous White metal sheet from Add a Little Dazzle.  I love that the metal sheets are a color on one side and silver/aluminum on the opposite side.  I adhered my stars so that the aluminum side is facing outward. 

I adhered the stars to the card front and attached the panel to a white card base. 

Be sure to check out the Avery Elle blog and the Add A Little Dazzle blog for even more inspiration! You can comment on our company and designer blogs throughout to week to be entered to win one of two prizes - a $30 Avery Elle Gift Certificate or a prize from Add A Little Dazzle!  Winners will be announced on the company blogs on Monday, October 6th.

That's all for me today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Katie

Introducing Holiday Labels {Waffle Flower Crafts}

Hello friends, 

Happy October and Happy Day 1 of Waffle Flower Crafts October Release! Today, Nina is introducing a couple new stamp sets and coordinating dies to add a special touch to your holiday projects from Thanksgiving to Christmas.  I am working with the Holiday Labels: Merry stamp set.  It features some amazing holiday images including a really fun build-your-own snow globe, but for my introduction post, I decided to focus on the darling ornament image and here's what I dreamed up:

On a panel of white card stock, I stamped the ornament three times using green, cranberry and gold ink. I added the ornament string in black and trimmed the white card stock panel at an angle. I added a strip of gold card stock and adhered it to a cranberry panel.

I stamped and heat embossed the sentiment with gold embossing powder.  I really love the contrast between the cranberry and gold.  I matted the card front on black card stock and adhered it to a white card base.

That's all for me today, but be sure to stop by the Waffle Flower blog for a full introduction and a preview of the Holiday Labels stamp sets and coordinating dies!

Thanks for stopping by! 

Katie

Faboolous {Paper Smooches SPARKS}

Hello friends, 

I am popping in today to share a card I made for this week's Paper Smooches SPARKS Challenge.  This week is a sketch challenge and here's my take: 

I started with a white card stock base and stamped the monster from the August TAM stamp set, Ghoulfriends.  Next I trimmed a piece of white card stock at an angle, die cut a stitching line using the Stitched dies.  I stamped the next monster on the angled panel and repeated the process again.  

I stamped the sentiment in black ink and then adhered all the panels to the card base with foam tape.  Here's a look at this week's inspiration sketch:

Ready to play? You know the routine! You have until 11:59 PT on Saturday, October 4 link up your take on this week's challenge to the Paper Smooches SPARKS blog for a chance to win a $30.00 gift certificate to the Paper Smooches store. Woot woot!  

Well that's all for me today!  I am off to get this in the mail! Be sure to check out inspiration from the awesome members of the Paper Smooches SPARKS team playing along with this week's challenge:

Katie Gehring

Lori Tecler

Lynn Mangan

Vera Wirianta Yates

Savannah O'Gwynn 

Thanks for stopping by! 

Katie

Becoming real and a little bunny love {Avery Elle}

Hello friends and Happy Friday!

It's been a busy week around here, so I am especially happy to see Friday roll around at long last.  I have a card today up on the Avery Elle blog using the darling More Stories stamp set designed by the amazing Heather Campbell.  For my card, I decided to use the rabbit image and I created a card reminiscent of one of my very favorite childhood books- the Velveteen Rabbit.  Here's my take:

I started with a tan card base, rounded the bottom corners and then I used the curve from the Custom Panels Elle-ments die to lightly trace a mound.  Next I stamped the mound with the grass (and mushroom) images with brown ink.  I erased the pencil line and stamped and die cut the bunny and banner on a scrap of rustic cream card stock. 

I colored the bunny with markers and adhered him and the banner to the card base.  Finally, I stamped the dragonfly and trail.  I suppose you could say that the dragonfly is sort of like the nursery magic fairy who turns well loved toys into "real."

Here's the book and cover that inspired my card: 

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Seriously, so much love for this story.  May we all have the privilege of becoming real. 

That's all for me today.  Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

You're a gem {Take 2 Thursday}

Hello, hello friends,

Happy Thursday!  Lindsay and I are back today with another Take 2 Thursday.  This week we are using the Poet Society Card Kit from Studio Calico.  I have been a Studio Calico subscriber for 7 months now, and I have to say that the stamp set included in the September kit is hands down one of my favorites- jewels, banners, a fancy font and sentiments for a variety of occasions- what's not to love?!  Anyway, here's my take with the kit:

I made a card from white card stock.  Next I die cut a circle from a panel of 4.25 x 5.5" white card stock.  I aligned the die cut panel with the card front and used a pencil to trace the circle on my card.  I stamped the sentiment first in black ink. 

Next, for the gems and jewels, I employed the "two step stamping with one step stamp" technique.  In other words, I inked up and stamped the back side of the stamp before stamping the lined image on top.  This technique works well with almost any symmetrical stamp.  I am not great at coloring, so this allows me a fast and easy way to get some color to my lined images.   

Once I stamped the larger images, I filled in the design with a few of the smaller gems and stars.  I erased the pencil line and adhered the die cut panel to the card with foam tape. 

Here's a look at the Poet Society kit: 

That's all for me today, but please be sure to visit Lindsay's blog to see what she created with this kit.  I know it will be amazing! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Joy (Waffle Flower Crafts}

Hey hey and Happy Saturday!

I am popping in today to share a card I made with a few of the newer Waffle Flower Crafts stamp sets.  I seem to be in the Christmas card spirit lately and this card is no exception. Using the Riverside stamp set and A Homemade Christmas stamp set,  I combined some of the small images from these sets with a die cut from the Silhouette Online store and created a very bold and sparkly Christmas card.

First I die cut "joy" from black cardstock using THIS cut file.  I did elongate and decrease the height of the cut before sending it to my silhouette. I cut the same sentiment in white cardstock as well. I covered the front of the white cardstock with adhesive and covered it in glitter.  

After brushing off the excess, I placed it on a white cardstock base and I sketched a line where the line leading to the "j" and from the "y" would fall.  I stamped the tiniest pine tree from the Riverside stamp set in green ink a few times and one of the small houses and small heart from A Homemade Christmas stamp set in red ink. 

I adhered the glitter cardstock to the stamped card base and adhered the black die cut joy with a glue pen.  I also kept the inner loops of the letters cut from the white cardstock, covered them with adhesive and glued them inside the black die cut. Combining small stamps with a large sentiment helps even the tiniest images make a bold statement. 

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

Katie

Lots of Avery Elle Inspiration

Hello and Happy Friday, 

Just popping in today to share some Avery Elle cards.  

First up is the card I made for the latest AEI{heart}U challenge.  This week, we are following a sketch designed by our talented teamie, Yana Smakula and here's my take: 

My card uses the new Joy to the World and Noel stamp sets plus the fun Circle Tag die. 

Please pop over to the AEI{heart}U blog to check out all the challenge details and check out even more amazing cards from the Design Team.   This is my last DT card for the AEI{heart}U challenge.  We are making way for a new and fabulous group of ladies who will be taking over and providing Avery Elle Challenge inspiration starting October 1. 

I am also on the Avery Elle blog today sharing a card and a tag I created using the Fabulous Florals stamp set.  I LOVE this set- it's so amazing!   

I die cut a piece of Rustic Cream cardstock using the Finished Frames die.   I stamped the sentiment from Noel in red ink and added some florals from the set in blue, green, and red ink.  I then attached the stamped panel to a kraft cardstock base. I have to say, I think the Fabulous Florals set pulls off Christmas quite nicely.

I also created a tag using Fabulous Florals and the Circle Tag die.  This time, I stamped the images around the rim of the tag in shades of red, yellow, purple and green ink.  Once the images were stamped, I added the sentiment in black ink and tied a simple cord to the tag. 

Well that's all for me today!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

Katie