Thursday, February 4, 2021

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 12 new stamp sets and 13 new die sets available in the store right now (click!)

I designed 5 of the new sets, including the one that I will be showing off today: Underwater Friends.

Avery Elle new release blog hop!

I complemented Underwater Friends with the also-new Underwater Background Builder. I love how they work together so seamlessly!

Avery Elle new release blog hop!

For my first card, I went saturated and moody with the coloring. I used copic markers to color the cliffs (BG72, BG75, BG78 and 100.) I kept working them until I was happy with the shadowing. I then used Lawn Fawn inks (in Mermaid, Peacock and Deep Sea) to color the background. I used black ink to shade around the sides and bottom of the card as well, to add extra depth to the scene. Then, I set about coloring the mermaid, the adorable shrimp (gah! that form a heart together!) and I added a little fish to the sea-cave at the bottom left. I love that little detail!

Avery Elle new release blog hop!

For my second card, I went for light and dreamy. I color the cliffs in much lighter colors, and ink-blended blues and violet for the ocean background. I colored all of the rocks and vegetation in light, bubblegum colors, and colored the creatures to match. I love how color can totally change the outcome of a card! 

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



To celebrate our Spring 2021 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
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9 comments:

  1. Elena, these underwater scenes are absolutely ah-mazing!! They are colored so differently from each other, but both are amazing!

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  2. Congratulations on designing five of the sets in this new release!
    I love the sea scene with the Mermaid in the first card and the softer pastels on the second. Spectacular cards!

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  3. Awesome underwater scenes! I love the designs and your fab coloring! These are beautiful!

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  4. EEK, my comment disappeared while I was typing.....I types a lot, too! I will keep it short and sweet now: I love the background. It is not only adorable, but easy to make an ocean themed card. I love to make mermaid cards for my little granddaughter, and shark scenes for our 6 year old grandson. I will need to buy this background.

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  5. These cards are so incredibly stunning!!! I could look at them all day long! Great designing on the sets. I always love your art work!

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  6. Amazing designs you created! I love the background builder and underwater friends! Fabulous!

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  7. These are just fantastic and detailed underwater scenes..love them.

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  8. Love these cute underwater scenes.

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