Happy Wednesday!  I hope that your week is going well so far! Amy and Maska are here to brighten our day with some fabulous projects.

I love the water coloring on this first card by Amy.  The soft striped background and waves are a great setting for this cute couple!

Supplies:

Dreamboat Clear Stamps

Dreamboat Elle-ments Dies

Maska created this bright and sunny layout.  This is super cute.  I love it!

Supplies:

Simply Said: Crazy Clear Stamps & Dies

Simply Said: Hello Clear Stamps

Thanks Amy and Maska for the inspiration today.  Thank YOU for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

Spellbinders 2015 Summer Road Trip Partner Blog Hop

Today is an exciting day.  We are participating in the Spellbinders 2015 Summer Road Trip Blog Hop.  There are 11 companies and amazing tutorials that will be shared over the course of the next three days.  Our friends at Spellbinders have provided two of our Design Team members with dies and as you will see, they work so well with our inks, stamps and patterned paper!  They have also come out with a new machine, Sapphire!  Sapphire is an easy to use manual die cutting machine for beginners that cuts and embosses paper and other materials.  It cuts and embosses using dies up to 2  1/4” wide with the turn of a handle. It also has coordinating Sapphire™ blue dies.  You can use the machine with the NEW blue Sapphire die templates, as well as with most Spellbinders and other leading dies.  The Sapphire™ machine and the Sapphire™ dies are sold exclusively at Jo-Ann craft stores and Joann.com. Visit www.SpellbindersCreativeArts.com/Sapphire to learn more.

Let's get to the projects shall we?  Be sure to go all the way to the bottom of this post to enter to win a giveaway from Avery Elle and Spellbinders!

I created this first card using Spellbinders new PHD-009 Basic Tag Two die and PHS-501 Numbers and Letters Two dies.  I love how bright and cheerful this is!

1. Use an Avery Elle Silver Fox card base.

2. Cut a piece of patterned paper 4" x 5.5" from our Brights or Everyday Paper Collection.

3. Stamp and die cut Fabulous Florals flowers and leaves using Avery Elle pigment inks.

3. Die cut Basic Tag Two label from Spellbinders.

4. Die cut Numbers and Letters Two H & I letters.  Repeat 5 times.

5. Add dimension to the letters by gluing the Hs and Is together on top of one another using Multi Medium Matte glue.

6. Stamp "there" from Avery Elle's Simply Said Hello stamp set and adhere the H & I stacked letters to the label die cut.

7. Thread ribbon through the label die.

8. Wrap the ribbon around the patterned paper panel and tie into a bow.  Adhere this onto the card base.

9. Adhere the die cut flowers and leaves around the label die cut.

10. Admire your creation!!   

Heather Campbell created this next party set.  I love how cute this is.  Perfect for a Seal-abration!!

Bottle & Cupcake Topper Tutorial

1. Die cut a blue piece of card stock using Spellbinder's PHD-003 Ovals die set.

2. Stamp, die cut and color images from Avery Elle's Seal-abrate stamp set.

3. Adhere seal die cut to the oval base and attach to a paper straw (cut to size) using strong adhesive.

4. Die cut a label using Spellbinders PHS-508 Celebrate Label out of pink card stock.  

5. Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment from Avery Elle's Handwritten Notes onto a white piece of card stock and adhere to the label.

6. Thread ribbon through the label die and tie into a bow around the milk bottle.

  

Card Tutorial

1. Use an Avery Elle Silver Fox card base.

2. Die cut a piece of white card stock using Avery Elle's Double Pierced Rectangle Die set.

3. Stamp images using Avery Elle Pigment Ink from Avery Elle's Bunting stamp set onto the white die cut from step 2.  

4. Stamp the Happy Birthday sentiment from Avery Elle Handwritten Notes stamp set.

5. Die cut a yellow piece of card stock using Spellbinder's PHD-003 Ovals die set.

6. Stamp, die cut and color images from Avery Elle's Seal-abrate stamp set.

7. Adhere as shown.

8. Admire your work!

  Now for the fun part!  Spellbinders is hosting a giveaway to celebrate the festivities.   To enter the contest, please click on this link .

For this hop there will be 3 daily winners chosen and 1 Grand Prize winner:

The daily winners will receive product from each of the companies featured on that day. For example, the Day 1 winner will receive the products from Avery Elle, Want 2 Scrap and Graphic 45 Papers AND the Spellbinders Sapphire dies.

The Grand Prize winner will receive product from companies from all 3 days + a Sapphire machine.
Be sure to check out the other partners participating today to see their creations and enter their giveaways!

Want 2 Scrap
Graphic 45 Papers

For the contest rules please click here.
   
Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

Inspiration from Katie and Karolyn

Hello!  Today I have some terrific projects by Katie Gehring and Karolyn Loncon to share with you.  Katie created this first card using our Furry Friends stamps and dies and our Woodgrain and More stamp set.  I love the way she used patterned paper from our Sorbet Collection to create the window.  It is so cute and a very clever way to create a fun and easy backdrop!

Karolyn created these cute bookplates using our This Book stamp set and You're Invited dies.  I love how cute and functional these are!

Karolyn used our Bookmark Elle-Ments Die and  Simply Said: Hello stamps and die to create this next card.  I love how she used the bookmark as a mat by turning it on it's side.  This is a great way to get even more use out of your dies.  I just adore this!

Thanks Katie and Karolyn for sharing with us today.  Thank YOU for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

A Lovely Layout!

Hello and happy Wednesday.  I have a fantastic layout to share with you today.  Maska used our Bunting and Dotted Borders dies along with sentiments from our Aim High, Simply Said Hello and We R Family stamps to created this gorgeous page.  I just adore the colors! 

 
Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

Hello & Sending A Little Something

Hello!  I have two fantastic card to share with you today.  JJ Bolton created this first card using the banner from our Dotted Elle-ments Dies.  I love how she used the banner repeatedly to create this cool background. JJ is always so clever!  The hello die cut from our Simply Said Hello Elle-ments die set looks great cut in striped patterned paper from our The Brights Collection paper pad!!

Heather Campbell created this next card using our Sending You and Brushed stamp sets.  I love how Heather grounded the sentiment with the watercolor brush strokes.  That heart airplane trail is too cute! 

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

Authentique and Avery Elle Day 2

It's Day 2 of Authentique and Avery Elle week!  This week the Avery Elle design team is playing with Authentique papers, Life Cards and embellishments.  After visiting here, be sure to check out the Authentique Blog for even more inspiration!  We have a fabulous prize up for grabs so be sure to comment on our blogs throughout to week to be entered to win!

Kasia Curry created this card using papers and embellishments from Authentique's new Radiant and Harmony lines.  The sentiment is from our Weather It stamp set and the banner is from our Build A Banner stamp set.  This card is so lovely and is sure to cheer someone up!

Chunyuan Wu created this card using papers from the same lines.  I love the combination of the Be Happy embellishment with the "be bright. be you" sentiment from our So Happy stamp set. It is a fun mix of bold and dainty.  So cute!

Chunyuan's next card uses an embellishment from Authentique's Radiant collection to mat a sentiment from our Simply Said Hello stamp and die set.  I love the bright and cheerful colors!  Those hexagons dotted throughout the card are the perfect touch!  I adore this!

In our last card for today, Chunyuan used our Dotted Dies to cut out some of the paper from Authentique's new Harmony card making stack.  She shows that you can use the papers for more than just card bases!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

Happy Birthday & Hello!

Hello!  I hope that you are having a great week so far.   Today I have two cute projects by Heather Campbell and a fun card by JJ Bolton to share with you.

Heather created this first card using our Balloons stamps & dies on a Dotted Dies mat.  I love the way Heather used little asterisk die cuts as confetti around the balloons. This is a classic birthday card for young or old, boy or girl!  I love it!

Heather used our Red & Goldie stamps and dies along with part of a Dotted Die cut to create this next card.  I love how she used the heart and striped patterned paper from our The Sorbet Collection paper pad.   Isn't it so cute!?!  The patterns in our paper pads were designed to be pretty basics that won't go out of style!

JJ created this next card using our Avery Elle Signature and Simply Said Hello Dies.  I absolutely love the way that she die cut the colored vellum and stacked them on top of each other to get this fresh and modern effect!  It is just gorgeous!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

Hello & Happy Anniversary!

Today I have some fantastic projects to share with you.  Yainea created this first card using our Dotted and Simply Said Hello Dies.  I love the stitching here.  It adds so much detail and is a great way to highlight the sentiment!

Caryn Davies created this next set of cards using our So Happy and Many Thanks stamp sets.  She embossed the pinked circle using our Avery Elle Signature die.  Embossing with dies is a great way to get more use out of your dies!  This card set is just so clever!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

May Arts, Avery Elle and UmWowStudio Week - Day 2

It's Day 2 of May Arts, Avery Elle and UmWowStudio week!  This week the Avery Elle design team is playing with some ribbon from May Arts and fun products from UmWowStudio.  After visiting here, be sure to check out the May Arts blog and UmWowStudio blog!

Kasia created this card using burlap ribbon from May Arts, a stencil and chipboard from UmWowStudio and a sentiment from our Written In The Stars stamp set.  I love the artsy look.

Chunyuan created this fun card using flair from UmWowStudio, silk ribbon from May Arts and our Brushed and Simply Said Hello stamp and die set.  The combination of yellow and blue is so cheerful!

Don't forget that we will randomly pick 3 winners from the blog comments throughout this week to win the following prize package on this blog, the UmWowStudio blog and the May Arts Blog!

• 1 spool of May Arts Ribbon – winners choice!
• 1 Stamp Set from Avery Elle!
• 1 Mask, 1 set of Flair and a set of layered chip from UmWowStudio!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

It's May Arts, Avery Elle and UmWowStudio week!

It's May Arts, Avery Elle and UmWowStudio week!  This week the Avery Elle design team is playing with some ribbon from May Arts and fun products from UmWowStudio.  After visiting here, be sure to check out the May Arts blog and UmWowStudio blog!

Yainea created this first card using a stencil from UmWowStudio and cute ribbon from May Arts.  The cute mouse and sentiment from our Storybook Stamp set is the perfect compliment to the stars!

Yainea created this next card using fun butterflies from UmWowStudio, twine from May Arts, our Brushed stamp set and a sentiment from our Laurels stamp set.  I love the combination!

Caryn Davies created this fun card using stars from UmWowStudio, ribbon from May Arts, our Woodgrain and More stamp set and our Simply Said Hello die. 

We have some fun prizes for you all this week!  We will randomly pick 3 winners from the blog comments throughout the week on this blog, the UmWowStudio blog and the May Arts Blog!  We will see you tomorrow for more!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

Inspiration from JJ & Heather

Today I have three fun projects to share with you.  JJ Bolton created this first card using our Brushed stamp set and Simply Said Hello die.  I love the repetition and simplicity!

This next card by JJ is a modern take on a birthday card.  I adore how the bold brush strokes compliment the gold sentiment.  By curving the Brushed stamps on her acrylic block, JJ shows how you can create a variety of looks with these brush stroke images. 

 Heather Campbell created this card using our Pinked dies, Storybook stamp set and Custom Panels die.  She used the curved die that is included in Custom Panels to create the hill that the deer is standing on.   I love it!

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!

Four Terrific Cards!

 Today I have four terrific projects to share with you.  Yainea created this first card using our Simply Said Hello die, leaves from Petals & Stems and the polka dot stamp from our new Woodgrain & More stamp set.  I love the color combination, embossing and twine bow detail!

Caryn created these next three cards using our Storybook stamp set.  She added letters from our Avery's Alphas dies in the first card and the "hill" is from our Custom Panels die in the last card.  I just love all of them.

Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!