Pool party fun (Avery Elle)

Hi there!

I'm here and on the Avery Elle blog today with this summery card:

It's a clean-and-simple design that packs a colorful punch. I set the scene for the lounging ladies with a pink sky and light blue waves (courtesy of the Summer Scene Elle-ments). I then brought in the girls from Pool Party and set them right into the surf. I love the little drink floating right along with them!



I frame out the scene using the Pierced Hexagon Elle-ments die, and heat-embossed the sentiment onto a strip of dark grey cardstock.

I hope you like it! Thanks for stopping by!

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Hello Bluebird

Hi there!

Recently, Ellen Hutson started carrying stamps and dies from Hello Bluebird! They have some of the sweetest images, and I loved playing with some of their newest release:



The little pigs from Beach Babes are so fun! I made quick work of the card design by using the Gallery Frame #4 die.

I did some soft ink-blending in the background and added little bokeh accents with a white gel pen.



For this next card, I inked up Field Mice. I did some ink-blending to the card base, flecked on some white paint, and arranged the mice on top.

To create symmetry, I started out by placing a mushroom on each end, and then found mice that could sit and stand on the 'shrooms. I love the dandelion fluff blowing in the wind, and the one seated on the left just enjoying the view.



I hope you like them! Thanks for stopping by!

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yellow submarine (new Essentials by Ellen!)

Hi there!

There is a new Essentials by Ellen release and we're celebrating with a blog hop! All of the new sets and dies are available in the store right now - click!

I created a card using the new set, Subbing In:

Obviously, if I'm gonna color a submarine, it's gonna be yellow. I created a whole underwater scene, adding layers of depth to the underwaters by way of ink blending and the Landscapes dies.

Don't you love the quirky characters? That jellyfish has so much personality!



I masked off a triangle when I began to ink-blend, so that I could blend it in at the end, but have it be much lighter than the rest. I wanted it to look like a light coming from the sub to see what is down there!



Before adhering all of the images, I splattered on both white and dark navy paints to add further interest to the background. I hope you like it!

PRIZES:

Now, a blog hop is always more fun with prizes! We've got super fun prizes! One random and lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and another will win the whole July Essentials by Ellen release! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Thursday, July 18th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

Here are all the participating blogs today:

Adelina Starace
Mindy Eggen
Elena Roussakis
Ardyth Percy-Robb
Kelly Griglione
Michele Ferguson
Therese Calvird
Sandy Allnock
Lisa Spangler
Julie Ebersole
Mindy Baxter
Carly Tee Minner
Emily Midgett

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