Avery Elle / Peek-A-Boo Window

Hello!

I am here today with a fun Peek-A-Boo Window card!  I love this set as it reminds me of my sweet dog and cat sitting at the window looking out!

I created the background by ink blending some Broken China Distress Ink onto a top folding card.  I added a die cut Starburst Oval Elle-ments in red.  The window once die cut out fits perfectly where the oval was!  By adding in two sentiment banners from Shout it Out, the rest of the oval was covered!  A fun sky full of stars and bursts like a real celebration!  To finish, I added in my sweet dog and cat!

Supplies:

Peek-A-Boo Window

Peek-A-Boo Window Elle-ments

Starburst Oval Elle-ments

Shout it Out

Shout it Out Ellements

--Amy ♥

Waffleflower / May Release Blog Hop

Welcome to the Waffle Flower May Release Blog Hop! 

I’m happy to be hopping with the folks from Waffle Flower to show you all the fun new stuff awaiting you on the Waffle Flower website! Be sure to check out each stop in today’s blog hop for fun, inspiration, and chances to win some of these new release goodies! 

Next on the hop is Laura Evangeline! 

Check out the full list over on the Waffle Flower Blog!

My first card uses the new Sweet Daisy Die along with an older stencil Duo-tone Squares Stencil as the background.  The daisies were die cut in white and ink blended with some Copic details.  A hot foiled sentiment from Hey There Foil Plate was added in gold foil along with some muted gold pearls.

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My second card uses the new Sketched Hawthorn stencil and die.  There is also a stamp set and coordinating hot foil plate as well!  

I used the hot foil plate as an impression plate to give the background some dimension.  My card was rounded using the new Nesting Rounded Rectangles Die set.  A heat embossed gold sentiment strip was added with foam adhesive along with some gold pearls to finish the card!

Giveaways:

For today’s hop, Waffle Flower is giving away $25 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners. You can leave a comment on this blog and along the hop by 11:59pm EST on Tuesday May 9th, 2023 for your chances to win. Winners will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the posts in this blog hop and will be announced on the Waffle Flower Blog on 05/10/2023.

Specials:

From now till May 8th, 2023, all orders placed at waffleflower.com will receive a mysterious gift (No code required!).

For those of you who are new to Waffle Flower, they have a Last Chance section on their website that lists many goodies for 25% off until they are gone! This would be a great place to start your collection! And don’t forget to check out their monthly Flash Sales!

--Amy ♥

Avery Elle / Summer Release 2023 / Blog Hop

Welcome to the Summer Release Blog Hop from Avery Elle!

I am so excited for this new release!

I've used one of my favorite staples from this release......the Starburst Oval Elle-ments.  I love the stitched details!

Balloon Greetings is a mini set that is perfect for birthdays, graduations, or wishing someone luck!  Just look at how adorable this doggie is!!  I added a quick easy background of a stenciled wavy hill and some clouds.

For a summary of all of the new products that are available for purchase right now check out this section in the Avery Elle store.  We will be showcasing projects using the new sets starting today and will continue to show them throughout the next few months.

Make sure to check out the rest of the team for more inspiration using the newest release!

Avery Elle  
Caryn Davies
Heather Campbell
Yainea 
Melania Deasy
Amy Kolling 
Ashley Marcu
Elena Roussakis

--Amy ♥

Avery Elle / Dino-Mite Day

Hello!

Amy here today with a Dino-Mite card to share with you!  This set, Dino-Mite Day, is adorable and can be used in so many different ways and colors!  You can go with fun, whimsical or more traditional.  I did a mixture of both!  

I started with using a window stencil (with Broken China Distress Ink) from my stash so I could create mini "scenes" for my dinosaurs.  The dinosaurs were all Copic colored, die cut, and added to the mini scenes with foam adhesive.  Each one has white pigment pen details.  The last detail was a mini sentiment strip added to one of the scenes with foam adhesive.

Supplies:
Dino-Mite Day
Dino-Mite Day Elle-ments

--Amy ♥

Avery Elle / Best of the Bunch

Hello!

I am here with a fresh SPRING card for you!  Daffodils are finally blooming here and I'm so glad for the sunshine and warmth!

Best of the Bunch is an adorable set of critters holding spring blooms from Avery Elle!  The squirrel and mouse are helping each other carry this beautiful spray of blooms.  Images colored with Copic markers and scene created using the Pierced Birthday Frame Elle-ments.

Supplies:

Best of the Bunch

Best of the Bunch Elle-ments

Pierced Birthday Frame Elle-ments

-Amy ♥

Avery Elle / Spread Magic

Hi Avery Elle fans!

I here today with to spread a bit of "magic" with you using Avery Elle!

I have a clean and simple card using the mini set, Spread Magic.  I started by masking off and ink blending a yellow circle shadow where the unicorn would be highlighted.  Using some 1/4" strips of cardstock in pastel colors, these were layered below the yellow shadow.  The unicorn was simply colored with coordinating Copic markers and a bit of N1 marker for some shadows.  This mini set has SIX sentiments to choose from.  Be Extraordinary just made sense with these colors!  To embellish, the mini stars from the set were stamped in black in and tiny black dots were added with a fine tip Sharpie.

Supplies:

Spread Magic

Spread Magic Elle-ments

--Amy ♥

Avery Elle / Best Day

Hello!

I'm here today with a birthday card and a fun "fold" technique for your card too using some Avery Elle products!

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There are four adorable critters in the Best Day set so I had to color them all up and use them for my card!  Each one was Copic colored and die cut using the coordinating dies.  I set these aside to begin on the background of my card.

I started with a piece of white cardstock measuring 4 1/4" X 11" and then scored it at 2 3/4" from each end.  Such a fun twist on the traditional A2 card!  For the blue panel, I die cut a stitched border using Easy Layers 1 Elle-ments and cut it in half.  This makes the perfect backdrop for the birthday critters!  The "It's Party Time" stamp from, Guess What?, was stamped at the bottom of each side to "ground" the critters.  Each critter was added with foam adhesive and to keep the card closed, the flag "pole" is tucked in behind the zebras face.  Tiny stars were stamped randomly across the scene and to finish, another sentiment from Best Day was stamped on the inside of the card.  

Supplies:
Best Day
Best Day Elle-ments
Guess What?
Easy Layers 1 Elle-ments

--Amy ♥