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Thursday, May 23, 2019

Hero Arts / Celebrating 45 years! / Giveaways!

Hello and Welcome!

I am so excited to be celebrating 45 years of Hero Arts! It's their anniversary and they have released a new summer 2019 catalog. It is full of stamps from the vault and some new ones too!

SHOP HERE!

Hero Arts has been one of my favorite companies over the years.......since I starting stamping, Hero Arts wood mounted stamps were some of my firsts!!

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I love the Seas the Day Seagulls stamps and I've paired them with the Wave & Sea Confetti Die.

I ink blended a white panel with blue ink and die cut with the Wave & Sea Confetti Die letting some of the pieces fall out. I wanted the scattered look to the die for a sky and adhered this panel to a white note card. I Copic colored the images and die cut using the Seas the Day Seagulls Dies. I hand cut a piece of kraft cardstock for my "beach" and added "sand" with Copics E44, E43, and a white pigment pen. My images were added with foam adhesive and a sentiment was stamped in the lower right corner of my beach.

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Let's hop around and see what everyone has made using the summer catalog!! See below for prize information!

***Amy Kolling***

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Winners will be drawn from people who leave comments along the blog hop over the three days - comment all three days for more chances to win! Comment by Sunday, June 2 at 11:59pm PST, and the winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

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Avery Elle / Summer 2019 Release Blog Hop

Hello! It's time for the Summer 2019 stamp release from Avery Elle! I can hardly wait as this has got to be one of the BEST releases yet! Summer is undeniably my favorite season!

All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now. You can check them all out HERE.

I can hardly stand the cutness of the newest additions to the lineup of Peek-a-Boo's from Heather Campbell. I've used the Peek-a-Boo Scary critters paired with this adorable car accessory for the critters called Peek-A-Boo Car.

I started building my scene using the Grand Photo Mat Dies. After die cutting, the pieces were ink blended with Distress Inks and pieced back into the photo mat. Several layers of clouds were die cut and layered back into place for dimension. My critters and car were all Copic colored and die cut with coordinating dies. Lots of white pigment pen accents were added along with a balloon and string. For the sentiment, the clouds were the perfect place to stamp the 'happy birthday'!

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To celebrate our Summer 2019 Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a stamp set of their choice to 3 winners.

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 can also do options 2, 3 and 4 of the following to increase your chances of winning. You have until midnight Sunday, May 26th to enter. The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, May 27th .

To enter to win you can do 1, 2, 3, or all 4 of the following to increase your chances:

Comment here on the Avery Elle Blog
Follow / Tweet us on Twitter (we are @averyellestamps )
Follow / Share us on Facebook (we are www.facebook.com/AveryElle ) .
Follow / Comment on Instagram (we are https://www.instagram.com/averyellestamps/).

Avery Elle

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!!

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

SugarPea Designs / Mix It Up Challenge #55

Hello!

Quick card share for the current Mix It Up Challenge over at SugarPea Designs. I love this month's challenge! Gave me a chance to use the new Hey Honey goodies from the last release!

For my main white panel, I blended Mustard Seed Distress Oxide Ink over the upper right portion of the panel. I spritzed the panel liberally and blotted with a paper towel. This panel and black layer panel was die cut using the Card Front Element Builder Dies. I added a portion of the Honeycomb Cover Plate, added some bees (stamped with Squeezed Lemonade Distress Oxide Ink), and a sentiment. For some shine, I added prisma glitter to the bees wings!

Make sure to visit the SPD blog for details on the challenge!

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Sunny Studio / Guest Designer

Hello! Happy Saturday!

I am so excited to share some cards as a guest over on the Sunny Studio blog. These stamps are super adorable and I now have quite a wish list!!!

I would love for you to check out the Sunny Studio blog for all the details on my cards but here is a sneak peek of what I had fun creating!

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Lil' Inker Designs / May Release Day 3 / Giveaway / SALE

Welcome to the last day of inspiration using the newest Lil' Inker Designs amazing summer products! What have you thought so far? I hope you have snagged some of your favorites!

Shop now......HERE!

I have one last card to share using the Think Happy Thoughts Tropical.

I white heat embossed the solid leaf images randomly and then ink blended Peacock Feathers and Twisted Citron Distress Inks over the top using the Emboss Resist technique. Once done, I wiped the panel with a dry paper towel to really make the images pop. A simple stamped sentiment in black on a strip of kraft cardstock was added across the card. To finish, I had to add a fun tropical drink in a coconut shell!!

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♥♥Amy Kolling ♥♥

Lil' Inker Designs Store-----go SHOP!

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Don't forget about the CLEARANCE section! Some of my favorites are in the there, so get them while you can! Save up to 35% while supplies last!

SHOP CLEARANCE.......HERE!

Hello Bluebird / Born to Sparkle

Hello!

Quick card share using an adorable unicorn set from Hello Bluebird called Unicorn Tales.

I started a panel by blending Twisted Citron and Peacock Feather Distress Inks. Over the top using a stencil, I ink blended these same color but a bit darker. I added some die cut clouds using the Sunshine Scene Die to the bottom of my panel.

The adorable unicorn was loosely Copic colored with BG23, BG11, R00, N1 and touches of a silver gel pen. After die cutting, the unicorn was added using foam adhesive. To the clouds, a sentiment was stamped that coordinated with the 'Sparkle' die cut from the Magical Sparkle Words Die (done in silver glitter paper). To finish, a few die cut stars (from silver glitter paper) were added.

Thanks for sharing a part of your day with me!

Technique Tuesday / May Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the May Technique Tuesday Blog Hop and Release!
This release has something for everyone. So make sure to visit the entire hop!

I have a card to share using the Sending Roses stamp from the Greenhouse Society Collection. I black heat embossed the rose image onto Bristol Smooth Cardstock. Using various Distress Inks, the rose was colored in. This is such a quick and easy way to add color! For interest, I added black splatters of acrylic matte paint.

After die cutting, I added my rose image to a panel of polka dot vellum. This was then added to a black front note card. To finish the card, a few black gems were added for a touch of sparkle.