Madly in Love {Avery Elle}

Hello friends,

Happy Friday!  I am on the Avery Elle blog today with a card I made featuring the new Tree Elle-ments die and the Favorite Person stamp set.   All of my Avery Elle supplies are linked below.

The Tree Elle-ments die is so stinking clever.  You can use it to build your own tree and pair it with other dies in the set to customize your tree.  On my card, I used the heart carving and added my hubby and my initials using the Elle's Alpha stamp set. I think this card will be perfect for our anniversary in February.  

Supplies: 

Die: Tree Elle-ments

Favorite Person Clear Stamps

Elle's Alphas Clear Stamps

Well that's it for me today!  Be sure to stop by the Avery Elle blog for more inspiration from the Avery Elle Design Team!

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

You are my Fairy Tale {Avery Elle}

Hello everyone!

I can't believe it's already Friday!  Is your December just flying by?  I am on the Avery Elle blog today with a card featuring the new Swans stamp set.  Links to all my Avery Elle supplies are below.

When I saw this stamp set, it reminded me of an old fashioned Tunnel of Love ride that you might see at a vintage amusement park, so I tried to create that look using the Swim Team dies along with the Double Pierced Circle dies.

I colored the couple and heart swag with Copic markers and stamped the sentiment on a banner from the Pierced Banner Elle-ments set.

Supplies:

Swans Clear Stamps

Die: Swan Elle-ments

Die: Swim Team Elle-ments

Die: Double Pierced Circle Elle-ments

Die: Pierced Banner Elle-ments

Well that's all for me, but please be sure to check out the Avery Elle blog for more information from the Avery Elle design team.

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Wood you send Hedgehugs and Kisses? {Avery Elle}

Hello friends, 

I have some Avery Elle inspiration to share with you x2 today!  I have been having so much fun playing with Avery Elle's new winter release.  These darling critter stamp sets are among my favorites.  

First up, I have a card using the new Hedgehugs stamp set.  I combined it with an older Avery Elle stamp set called Sending You.  I love being able to mix in older sets with newer sets- so many additional possibilities! All of my Avery Elle supplies used on each card are linked below. 

I colored the hedghogs with Copic markers and added them to a panel of card stock with I watercolored using distress inks.

Supplies:

Hedgehugs Clear Stamps

Sending You Clear Stamps

Die: Hedgehugs Ellements

Die: Finished Frames Ellements

New Moon Dye Ink Pad

My second card used the Wood You stamp set.  I combined it with the new Tree Elle-ments die.  The Tree Elle-ments die is so innovative. Here, I have one of the beavers popping out of a log, but there are so many uses for this die.  I know I'll be reaching for it again and again. 

The beavers were colored in using Copic markers and the background was blended using Distress Ink. 

Supplies: 

Wood You Clear Stamps

Die: Wood You Ellements

Die: Tree Ellements

New Moon Dye Ink

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Hang in There {Avery Elle}

Hello friends,

TGIF! I wanted to pop in to share with you a card that I have up on the Avery Elle blog today.

Over the weekend, I attended a crafty retreat with my crafty girlfriends.  I had so much fun making cards with Avery Elle's newest release, and I can't wait to share my cards with you in the coming weeks!! This week, I'm using the Hang In There stamps and coordinating dies along with some other Avery Elle supplies.  All of my Avery Elle supplies are linked below.

I die cut the cat shape and basket from white card stock and added shading with Distress Inks before stamping the details.  To create the hot air balloon, I die cut 4 pierced hearts, scored them in the center and adhered them together to create a fun dimensional element.  I used twine to connect the balloon to the basket.

Supplies

Hang in There clear stamps

Die- Hang in There Elle-ments

Die- Pierced Clouds Elle-ments

Die- Scalloped and Pierced Hearts Elle-ments

Die- Wonky Stitches Die

Raspberry Hemp Twine

The Everyday Collection Paper Pad

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

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie

Avery Elle Winter 2016 Blog Hop!

Hello everyone! 

I am so excited to share with you the first of my projects made with Avery Elle's Winter 2016 Release!  The Winter Release is available now in the Avery Elle store.  There are so many fun, cute and clever stamps and dies in this release perfect for celebrating Valentine's Day and beyond! 

For my card, I used the Love Puffin stamp set, coordinating Love Puffin Elle-ments dies and the Rocky Shores Elle-ments die.  All of my Avery Elle supplies are linked below. 

I started by creating the blended ink background using three shades of Distress Ink: Scattered Straw, Spun Sugar, and Tumbled Glass on Distress Specialty Stamping paper. This paper has a coating that makes ink blending a breeze.  The Spun Sugar (pink) between the yellow and blue helped to prevent the sky from turning green when the colors were blended together.

Next, I created the background using the Rocky Shores Elle-ments die. I die cut the craggy lines into the larger rock formation so that the little tufts of grass could peek out.  I love this little detail- it really adds a lot to what could be a very basic shape.

I stamped and die cut the Puffins and adding some shading using Copic markers.  I stamped the sentiment and added a couple final details using the rocks and birds included in the Love Puffin stamp set. 

Supplies: 

Love Puffin Clean Stamps

Die- Love Puffin Elle-ments

Die- Rocky Shores Elle-ments

New Moon Dye Ink Pad

To celebrate our Winter 2016 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 or any/all of the Avery Elle Design Team Winter 2016 Release posts.  Links to the team member's blogs are below.  You have until midnight Sunday, November 13th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, November 14th .  All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now.

Avery Elle / Jamie

Karolyn Loncon 

Caryn Davies

Heather Campbell

Yainea

Melania Deasy

Katie Gehring- you are here 

Amy Kolling 

Ashley Marcu

Maska Vanacker 

Well I won't keep you because you have loads more inspiration to check out!  Thanks for stopping by! Happy hopping and good luck! 

Katie

25 Days of Christmas Tags 2016 {Avery Elle}

Hello everyone!

I am so excited to be participating in Tracey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas Tags on behalf of Avery Elle.  For me, Christmas crafting is all about VOLUME!  Lots of items for lots of people means mass production in my world.  When in mass production mode, I like to keep it simple. With the help of the Comfort and Joy stamp set from Avery Elle's 2016 Holiday collection, I made a whole rainbow heap of Christmas Tags.

I die cut card stock in a variety of colors using Avery Elle's Circle Tag Elle-ments, stamped the sentiment in Versamark and heat embossed with white embossing powder.

Since I am mass producing the tags, I kept the rest of the tag decoration pretty simple using up some items from my holiday crafting stash including silver jingle bells and tiny cookie cutter charms which I tied to the tags with Avery Elle's baker's twine.   These were super simple to make and I love how they look together! 

Here's a closer look at the tags: 

Well that's it for me today, but I'm well on my way to having my 2016 Holiday Tags completed!  Be sure to stop by Tracey's blog for more Christmas tag inspiration from the Avery Elle team! 

Thanks for stopping by!

Katie