November Release Week - Merry & Bright

November 3, 2012

Welcome back to Day 3 of Avery Elle's November Release Week.  If you have just stumbled upon this blog, you may want to go to this post here to start at the beginning of the festivities.  Over the next 3 days we will be featuring projects made by our AMAZING design team and showcasing our latest release.  We have 4 new stamp sets that will be available for purchase in our store, www.averyelle.com, on November 5th.  Don't forget to check the bottom of this post for our latest giveaway to celebrate the festivities.

Today we are featuring a new 4" x 6" clear photopolymer stamp set called Merry & Bright that will retail for $15.  This set provides fun word art for the holiday season.  Use these images to create a variety of fun and graphic looks.  We tested every major manufacturer to find what we consider to be the best clear stamps in the industry.  We find our photopolymer stamps are clearer, require little conditioning, stamp smoother and crisper using various ink types.  Even better, our high quality cute stamps are made in the USA. The Merry image measures:  2 3/4" x 2 1/2"; The Christmas sentiment measures:  1 3/4" x 1/4"

Sentiment combinations include: "Have a Very Merry Birthday", " Have a Bright Christmas", "Merry & Bright", "Merry Christmas", "Have a Merry Christmas" 




Be sure to check out what the following members of our design team have done with this fabulous new set on their blogs below. 

Chunyuan Wu
JJ Bolton
Kasia Curry

I like to make fairly flat cards to mail out to all of our family and friends during the holidays.  For this card, I stamped the main image from our Merry & Bright set onto Ultra Smooth Pure White card stock.  I colored the open letters with a coordinating colored pencil and stamped the bright sentiment.  Of course I had to add some of my favorite twine!!  I sewed the panel onto a piece of patterned paper and attached it to a Cherry heavy card stock base.  I love that the image fills the card and has so much detail.  Easy Peasy!


For this next card I used the same image but placed it behind a Sea Glass card stock panel.  I die cut the scalloped circle to create a frame around the merry ornament.  After stamping the Christmas sentiment I colored the open letters, added twine and some glitter.  After that, the card felt simple yet festive.


Some of you may be wondering about the birthday sentiment included in this set.  As I was creating it, I wanted to make a way for it to be used for more than just the holidays.  By stamping the "a very" sentiment and some of the included star stamps, I created a fun balloon image that is perfect for any birthday!  It is a bit hard to read from the angle of the picture, but the total sentiment reads "A very merry birthday to you".  The "to you" sentiment is from our Fanfare stamp set.  You could also stamp "Have a Very Merry Birthday" using stamps from this set.  I love how the navy blue ink, Fizz and Lemon Grass card stock work together here.

 


In honor of our Release Week, we will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to our store.  To be entered to win, let us know your thoughts on this post about our Merry & Bright set.

To increase your chances of winning:
1. Comment here
2. Tweet about this contest
3. Facebook about this contest
4. Pin one of the November Release Week projects from this blog
5. Pin one of the November Release Week Design Team projects from their blogs
6. Like us on Facebook (comment if you already like us)
7. Become a blog follower (comment if you already follow us)
8. Join our Flickr group (comment if you already follow us)

Please comment on this post to let us know about each entry.  We will be running this contest through Sunday, November 4th at 10pm EST for all of our Release Week posts.  The winner will be announced on Sunday, November 4th by 11pm EST.  All products will be available for purchase at 12am EST on Monday, November 5th.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek!  See you tomorrow when we will be showcasing our last new stamp set for this release.

94 comments:

The Paper Parade said...

I love how versatile this set is and how many things you can do with it! The DT did a great job showing off a lot of examples :)

The Paper Parade said...

I follow your blog, too!

The Paper Parade said...

I liked you guys on FB :)

The Paper Parade said...

I'm a member of the Flickr group, too!

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

I LOVE the idea this can be used for more than the holidays! Adorable set

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

I "liked" on facebook!

Super Jen said...

Just love that word collage ornament! Congrats on another great release.

Super Jen said...

I like you on FB.

Super Jen said...

I follow your blog.

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

I also pinned one of these on Pinterest!

terriavidreader (IN-USA) said...

I love it can be used for more than the holidays!

Laurie said...

Love the new sets so far!

Laurie said...

I already like you on facebook! :)

Laurie said...

I'm a blog follower!

Sanketi said...

Love this set , the fonts are so nice!

Laurie said...

And I joined Flickr yesterday! :)

Sanketi said...

Already following your blog!

Sue D said...

Very cute ornaments and I like that it can be used for birthdays too.

Sue D said...

I joined the Flickr group.

Tracey McNeely said...

This set is just fantastic, awesome Christmas opportunities!

Tracey McNeely said...

I tweeted about the contest again.

Tracey McNeely said...

I pinned a card from this post.

Tracey McNeely said...

I pinned a card from JJ's post.

Tracey McNeely said...

I already like you on FB! :)

Tracey McNeely said...

I am already a follower. :)

Tracey McNeely said...

I follow your Flicker group. :)

Jamie said...

I love this set!

Denisse said...

Super cute set! Can't wait to see more!

Denisse said...

Like on FB :)

Denisse said...

Pinned JJs ornament card!

Denisse said...

Following your blog!

Unknown said...

OMG! this set is FAB! I wish I had this set. Love it:) Thanks for the opportunity to win this set:)

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Another cutie!

Terri E.

Denise Bryant said...

Fantastic cards... love this set! Very versatile using it as a balloon as well as the ornament! Love that idea!
DeniseB

Denise Bryant said...

I already follow here on the blog!
DeniseB

Denise Bryant said...

I also like AE on FB!
DeniseB

Mary-Anne V said...

Beautiful stamp set...love the window card where you stamped the ornament underneath.

Mary-Anne V said...

I have FB about this contest.

Mary-Anne V said...

I like you on FB.

Mary-Anne V said...

I am a blog follower.

Anita Rex said...

Such a cute set! Love seeing what your design team has created!

Unknown said...

Love that Merry ornament! So cute!

Clay and Amy said...

This one is definitely my favorite so far! Absolutely fantastic!

Amy Kolling said...

Love what the DT has done with this set!!! Thanks Jamie!

Amy Kolling said...

I'm a blog follower!!

Amy Kolling said...

I like you on Facebook!

Amy Kolling said...

I've already joined your Flickr group!

Amy Kolling said...

I just tweeted about today's release!!

Miriam Prantner said...

What a great, bold, graphic, subway style image! Love that you used it as an ornament AND a balloon!

Miriam Prantner said...

I'm already following the blog

Miriam Prantner said...

And I'm a Flickr follower already too

Miriam Prantner said...

I pinned your balloon card: http://pinterest.com/pin/62980094760369061/

Miriam Prantner said...

I pinned JJ's ornament card: http://pinterest.com/pin/62980094760369073/

Miriam Prantner said...

I shared on FB

Miriam Prantner said...

I tweeted: https://twitter.com/MiriamPrantner/status/264789686772461568

Anonymous said...

Love this new set. TFS.

Amy Kolling said...

I pinned JJ's ornament card!!!
http://m.pinterest.com/pin/71846556526832783/

Amy Kolling said...

I shared this over on Facebook!

Wida said...

I love the font and the whole design is very fresh!

Wida said...

I already follow your blog!

Wida said...

I posted it on Facebook!

Wida said...

I liked you on Facebook, boy I have never went through so much for a stamp set...I think I really love this set!

Cynthia Baldwin said...

Fun set! I especially like it when you used different colors for the "merry" word art. So pretty!

Cheryl B. said...

Very much on trend. Love the Christmas word art.

Julie said...

I Love this stamp set! The DT samples are fabulous!

Julie said...

Just started following you on Facebook!

Julie said...

Pinned your post on Pinterest

Julie said...

Shared on my Facebook page

Tricia@ http://craftingthedayawayy.blogspot.com/ said...

This is a must have for me. I love it. You guys are my new favorite stamp company!!

Jen Carter said...

wow!! This is really fun & unique! Love the big word stamp!

Jen Carter said...

I follow your blog!

Jen Carter said...

I am a follower on FB!

Jen Carter said...

I am a member of your Flickr group!

Jen Carter said...

I pinned a project from a DT blog!

Jen Carter said...

I tweeted about this release!

Jennifer Rzasa said...

Very cute set!

Jennifer Rzasa said...

I like you on fb :)

Brandi said...

This is such a cute set!

Pmm said...

Great new set- love the attention to detail with ornament caps and the lines to use for hanging or other designs.

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

Wonderful new set!!

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

Fan on facebook too!

Piali said...

Beautiful set! Love the cards!

Sue McRae said...

Love the mix of fonts on the ornament!

Moosisk said...

Oh yeah! I <3 this set! The "merry" ornament is FAB. :D

Moosisk said...

I already "like" you on FB! :D

Moosisk said...

I already follow your blog, too! :D

Moosisk said...

Just pinned the ornament card with the matching colored pencil words to my Pinterest Christmas card board. :D

Moosisk said...

Just "shared" this contest on my FB page, too.

Lea L. said...

I seriously love this stamp set! The texted ornament is fab!!

Ashley Newell said...

What a great Christmas set!

Ashley Newell said...

I already follow the blog

Ashley Newell said...

I joined the Flickr group

donna mikasa said...

Love the circular shape of the sentiment--so many possibilities!

maria f. said...

I like how you placed the image behind the blue CS - with the extra pop of color in the open letters. Great idea.

 
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