Loads of thanks! (with Avery Elle)

Hi there!

I'm here with a sweet and simple card featuring a set from the newest Avery Elle release, Loads Of Thanks.

I used the coordinating dies to cut out the scripty Thanks in pink and matted it in white. I then stamped the secondary greeting in a crisp black ink. I added 2 waving foxes (from the also-new Sending Hugs) and framed it all out with a scalloped piece from the Fairy Ephemera pack. I love them peeking out overtop of the die-cut greeting!

I hope you like it! 

Here's what I used on my card:

Loads of Thanks

Loads of Thanks Elle-ments

Sending Hugs

Sending Hugs Elle-ments

Fairy Ephemera

Avery Elle new release blog hop!

 Hi there!

I'm so excited to be celebrating Avery Elle's newest release with a blog hop today! We have 6 new stamp sets and 7 new die sets available in the store right now (click!)

I designed 2 of the new sets, Sending Hugs and Sending Flowers. You could certainly use the sets separately, but they were designed to complement each other.

I'm showing off Sending Hugs today with a trio of cards.

The envelope stamp already has a few florals built into the image, and the die set allows you to cut out the envelope front and line up the stamped image for a seamless look. I stuck the waving koala inside, and added extra florals from Sending Flowers to complete the look.

I went with a bolder envelope color on this second card:

I colored the envelope a bright red, and stuck the elephant inside. I gave him a flower to hold, as he looks down at his little mouse friend!

My 3rd card ditches the envelope and uses a critter from the set for a different purpose:

I made a cute little birthday card by pulling in a cake, some party hats and a balloon from other sets. I love that the critters can be used on different kinds of cards! I plan on using them on some cute tags too - I think they'd be perfect.

I hope you like what I created for you today! Be sure to check out all of the fun blog hop inspiration:

Avery Elle  

Caryn Davies

Heather Campbell

Yainea

Melania Deasy

Katie Gehring 

Amy Kolling 

Ashley Marcu

Elena Roussakis

To celebrate our Winter 2020 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, December 13th 2020 to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, December 14th .  All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now.  You can check them all out here. 
To enter to win you can do 1, 2, 3, or all 4 of the following to increase your chances:

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

conversation hearts (Lawn Fawn valentine release week)

 Hi there!

Only 1 more sleep until Lawn Fawn's Valentine release is available for purchase! What's on your list so far? Today, we're showing off a new 2-step stencil set - the Conversation Hearts Stencils.

I did a tone-on-tone pink background with the hearts layer, blending the hearts just a touch darker than the paper already was. Then, I added a hotter pink for the lettering. I splattered white paint over that layer, just to break up all of the pink and add some extra interest.

I cut into the layer with a larger stitched heart, and popped a bear from Den Sweet Den into the opening. I gave him a letter to hold and added a sentiment to ground him.

I hope you like it! The stencil set was so much fun to play with. There's more to see on the LF blog this morning - click!

more hearts! (Lawn Fawn valentine release week)

 Hi there!

Welcome to another day of Lawn Fawn's Valentine release week! Everything we're showing off will be available for purchase as of December 10th - 2 more sleeps!

Today, I have 2 projects to show you. The first one is a die set, the Center Window Picture Card Heart Add-On. I used it on a bag instead of a card for something different:

I cut the heart into the front of the Goodie Bag, backed it with acetate, and added the little birdies on their branches back in. I had debated leaving them all white, it was looking like something fit for a wedding favor! but in the end I thought a bit of soft color would make it pop more for the photo. 

My next card features an axolotl, of all creatures. Luckily, Maia just did a whole power point presentation last year for school, so we found this stamp set and it's greeting - I like you (a lotl) - hilarious!

I used a Foursquare panel die to house different scenes, all pointing to the star in front! To reinforce this, I added shading to the base layer too, keeping it darker around the edges and brighter towards the middle. It makes the axolotl look a bit like he's glowing! I used Finley's ABCs to create part of the fun greeting.

I hope you like what I created for you today! There's more to see on the LF blog this morning - click!

Slimline love (Lawn Fawn valentine release week)

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Welcome to more of Lawn Fawn's Valentine release week! Today, we're showing off new slimline dies: Scalloped Slimline With Hearts! It will be available in both portrait and landscape options. I'm showing off the landscape version today:

I layered cream and white stitched rectangles, onto a scalloped base of light blue. I wanted those red hearts to really pop! I removed the red letters and slotted white ones in instead. The postman owl from Special Delivery comes bearing happy mail!

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the LF blog today - click!

Magic Iris Birdhouse (Lawn Fawn Valentine release week)

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Welcome to Lawn Fawn's Valentine release week! We're teasing the new products all week long, ahead of the December 10th release.

Today, we're showing you the Magic Iris Birdhouse Add-On. I think the die set is so lovely even without the original Magic Iris interactive dies:

I cut all of the pieces out of white cardstock, and used Copic markers to add color to everything. I also used the Woodgrain Backdrop die to add texture to the main body of the birdhouse. I did some heavy shading on the inside of the birdhouse to show depth and to make the bird really pop in the front.

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the LF blog this morning - click!

Special delivery! (Lawn Fawn Valentine release week)

 Hi there!

Welcome to Lawn Fawn's Valentine release week! We're showing off products from the upcoming release all week long, and everything will hit the store on December 10th.

Today, we're showing off Special Delivery:

I thought it would be fun to use all of the accessories on other critters. I grabbed the recently promoted Germ-Free Bear, and another from Snow Much Fun, and outfitted them to be delivering all the love mail. 

I set them all against a Stripey Backdrop and grounded them with a thick sentiment banner. 

I hope you like it! There's more to see on the LF blog this morning - click!