Avery Elle June Release Inspiration Week

Hello!

I'm so excited today to begin sharing with you our samples from the June Avery Elle release.

All this week, the Avery Elle blog and the Design Team will be sharing some projects using the Avery Elle June release stamps.

 The card I'm sharing with you today was made using the Hello set.

These stamps are truly amazing, they stamp like a dream!!
I just love this set. 
The hello, you are and i am stamps are just too cute. And I adore the font!

I also used their aquamarine 100lb heavy card stock as my card base.

Head on over to the rest of the DT's blogs to check out what they are sharing today.

 Chunyuan Wu
Heather Campbell 
JJ Bolton

Also head on over to the Avery Elle blog because there is also a chance to win a $25 store credit.

Here are the details!

 We will be featuring the design team's work over the course of this week here on the blog.  To celebrate Inspiration Week we are giving away a $25 credit to our store, www.averyelle.com, to one lucky winner.  All you have to do to enter is comment on any of our blog posts this week, any of the design team posts, like us on Facebook and/or follow our blog.  Each comment, like, follow will be an entry and if you already are a follower of us on Facebook or this blog that counts too.  The more you comment, the better chance you have of winning!  The contest ends this Friday, July 13th, at 11:59pm and I will announce the winner on the blog on Monday, July 16th.


How fabulous is that!!
Thanks so much for stopping by today. Check back later this week for more cards using the other amazing sets. :)

RetroSketch #19

Mornin'

Here's this week's RetroSketch.

I promise to be back later with some details!

Stupid crazy busy at work last night. Must. sleep.

Have a wonderful Saturday!

ColourQ #144

So I have managed to do it again!

I completely forgot to write up my post this morning when i got home from work! Grrrrrrrr!!

Of course it's Tuesday so I have a ColourQ colour challenge to share with you.

 So pretty!! I love this adorable little dress. :)

I was definitely inspired by the flowers for my card.

I used Papertrey Ink's gracious vases and used a blender pen to colour in my flowers.

Don't forget to head on over to the ColourQ blog to check out what gorgeous things the DT has created for your inspiration!

You have until Sunday July 9th to link up your amazing creations. 

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Paper Smooches Trend Watch Challenge

Good Morning!!

 

I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday weekend!

Happy Canada Day to my Canadian friends and Happy (early) Fourth of July to my American friends.

 

We had thunderstorms most of the weekend but some wonderfully sunny and warm patches in between, so we were able to get a bit done on our yard.

 

Well, since it's Monday and the first week in July, I have a Paper Smooches Sparks Trend Watch Challenge to share with you.

 

 

The trend watch challenge this time is Food Fresh!

 

There are a ton of food images in Kim's sets. 

I chose to work with the multiple apples you can find throughout the sets.

For this card I used Smarty Pants for the small apple, Fruitastic for the large apple and Falling for You for the sentiment.

I just love this colour combination.

Head on over to the Paper Smooches Sparks blog for all of the details. You have until Sunday July 8th at midnight EST to play along.

Don't forget to stop by the rest of the DT's blogs to check out their fabulous creations and leave them a bit of love. :)

Glenda

Lori

Heather

Savannah

Thanks so much for stopping by!

RetroSketches #18

Good Morning.

:)

It's time for another sketch over at RetroSketches!

This week, is Jackie's turn. 

You can see her FABULOUS original here.

So much texture and I LOVE those embossed hearts. 

 An idea popped into my head right away for this card.

I had printed off some digital paper I put together with some elements from a kit.

I sat down a created that card!

After I glued everything together, I looked over and realized I messed up the sketch a little bit!!

Ooops!

It's close though right?

Head on over to the RetroSketches blog to feast your eyes on all of the delicious creations that Arielle, Jackie and Laurie have prepared for you. 

You have until Thursday July 5th to link up yours. 

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

so fabulous!!

Good Morning!!

I have been waiting for what feels like forever (it hasn't been!!)

to share this news with you.

There is a brand new AMAZING clear stamp company on the market,

called Avery Elle. 

They just opened up in June.

You can purchase stamps, cardstock and coordinating ribbon.

 

Gorgeous right?

Well................the rest of my exciting news

 is that Jamie (the owner/designer) has asked me, along with 3 other designers to be on the Avery Elle design team.

 I am honoured to be amongst these women, 

once you see who I mean you will understand. :)

JJ Bolton

Heather Campbell

Chunyuan Wu

The Avery Elle design blog can be found here.

I am on Cloud 9!!

Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing in my happy news!!

I hope you are having a wonderful week so far!

 

ColourQ #143

Hello!

Has summer started for anyone yet? :)

We had it for about a week, then just rain rain rain!!

At least it's warmish out. I suppose I really shouldn't complain!

 I will say that we have had plenty of thunderstorms which I absolutely LOVE.

I remember my mom used to wake me up sometimes as a kid, to go and sit on the porch and watch them!

Anyway, I am here today to share with you the newest ColourQ

colour challenge.

So pretty don't you think?

I had an amazingly hard time with this combo. 

And I believe it's because they are such strong colours. Primary colours!!

Well, here's my take.

I was itching to use my circle border die from PTI.

I used the Background Basics:Retro for the stripes and Boy Basics:Circles for the stars.

This colour combo is quite festive!! I believe a bunch of the girls from the design team agree. You should head over to the ColourQ blog to checkout what they came up with.

You have until Sunday July 1st to play along and link up your own creation.

I can't wait to see what brilliant cards/pages you guys create. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by!

P.S. I have some pretty AMAZING news to share with you tomorrow. 

I do hope you will stop by to find out what!

Have a fabulous Tuesday!!

RetroSketches #17

Good morning and happy Saturday!

It's time for a new RetroSketch challenge.

Wasn't last week's challenging? 

You guys came up with some pretty fabulous ideas!!

This week's sketch is based on this adorable card by Arielle.

 Isn't her coulouring just fabulous?

 

I needed a card for a family friend who just graduated from Teachers college. So I thought my card was kind of appropriate. 

Maybe giving her an idea of what's to come!!! 

Although, she is waaaaaay to fashionable to end up looking like that little professor. :)

The Professor image & sentiment are Paper Smooches from the smarty pants set. The paper is from a 6x6 pad from Fancypants, their off to school set.

I love those wooden buttons, they are Close To My Heart.

Please head over to the RetroSketches blog do check out Arielle's amazing re-make and the rest of the DT's awesome creations.

Remember you have until Thursday June 28th to link up your own wonderful creation. 

Thanks for stopping by, have a wonderful weekend!

 

Paper Smooches Sparks - Cool Shades Challenge

OH MY GOSH!!

I am going mad!!

I completely forgot to post my Paper Smooches Sparks post yesterday. :(
Bad Kasia!!

Well here it is.

This week's challenge is another Cool Shades Challenge.

Fun colours right??

I took inspiration for my card directly from the name of the colours "PB & J"

I mean, how could I not? 

I used Paper Smooches "wake up" for the jam and toast images, and "my guy", "alphadot" and "word salad" to create the sentiment.

I coloured some white twill ribbon to create those greyish coloured tabs.

I am so sorry for my little brain fart!!

Please head on over to the Paper Smooches Sparks blog to check out what

Glenda

Lori

Heather

Savannah

have created for your inspiration this week. 

You have until midnight Sunday June 24th to play along.

Don't forget by linking up your creation you have a chance to win a $30 store credit at Paper Smooches.

I hope everyone has a wonderful week. :)

Thanks for stopping by!

CQC#142

Good Morning!!

I hope everyone had a great weekend. :)

We spent it shopping at Costco, cementing our fence posts, and pulling weeds!

It's Tuesday so I have yet another yummy ColourQ colour challenge to share.

So bright and gorgeous!!

I had a COMPLETELY different idea in my head when I first saw this colour combo.

But I just wasn't able to bring it into the real world!!

So here's what I came up with instead.

I used PTI's Just the Ticket stamp set & die, as well as Say it with style for the sentiment.

Please take a quick jump over to the ColourQ blog to look at what Arielle and the rest of the DT has to share with you.

Then get inky and play along. 

You have until midnight, Sunday June 24 to link up.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

P.S I just had to share this commercial I LOOOOVE the monkey part. :)