sending hugs

Hey there!

The blog has been a bit quiet lately.

I have been trying to spend more time with my family in between all of the things that take us away. :)

My son and I recently got back from a trip out to Ontario to visit my Grandpa,

his Great Grandpa, who's 93 no less!!

And since most, actually all, of my family lives far from where I do, I think this new set from Avery Elle will come in very handy for sending quick little notes to keep in touch.

I used the new Sending You set for the sentiment and the little gold heart image, and the Oh Yeah Elle-ments die set to cut out the speech bubble.

  

Stop on by the Avery Elle blog to check out some amazing inspiration from Chunyuan.

Thanks for stopping by today, have a wonderful day!

Good morning!

I have something fun to share with you today. 

It's Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and Avery Elle week!  This week the Avery Elle design team is playing with some of the most popular products from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L such as their 3D Foam, E-Z Runners, Adhesive Sheets, etc.  After visiting here, be sure to check out the Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L blog for even more inspiration using both companies products!  Don't forget to comment on the blogs throughout to week to be entered to win a fabulous prize!

For my project today I used some watercolours, Avery's alpha dies and some fabulous Scrapbook adhesives foam squares. They are honestly the ones I use ALL the time. :)

#smile

Hello!!

Things around here have been pretty busy lately, 

but last week we carved out a little time for some family photos.

It was so much fun to do, that I felt the need to do something special with some of the photos.

I made a scrap page!! 

This is a first for me, I picked the photos, the paper, and came up with the layout all by myself, no workshop, nothing.

I never seem to be able to focus enough to do an entire layout.

This new fabulous set from Avery Elle, 

#smile seemed like just the right thing to use.

Now, please excuse the terrible pic. 

I have no clue how to photograph a layout, I've never done it before!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Avery Elle summer release blog hop

Good Morning!!

It's that time again, time for the Avery Elle release blog hop.

You are going to love these super fun sets!

Be sure to head on over to the Avery Elle blog for information on all of the festivities.

You can win yourself a $25 gift certificate to the store.

To celebrate our Summer 2014 Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to one random winner.  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, 4, 5 or all 6 of the following to increase your chances of winning. You have until midnight Sunday, June 8th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, June 9th .  All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now.

To enter to win you can do 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or all 6 of the following to increase your chances:

1. Comment on any of the design team's posts and/or here on the Avery Elle Blog
2. Follow us on Twitter and tweet the contest (we are @averyellestamps )
3. Follow us on Facebook (we are www.facebook.com/AveryElle ) and share us with your friends - make sure they tell us you sent them.
4. Follow us on Pinterest
5. Become a blog follower through email (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already follow us)
6. Join our Flickr group (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already belong)

The set I'm showcasing today is Surf's Up!

I absolutely LOVE this van image!!

I have so many plans for it, and one of them is to do some paper piecing. :)

Don't forget to join along on our blog hop,

here are the links.

Avery Elle / Jamie

Chunyuan Wu

Caryn Davies

Heather Campbell

JJ Bolton

Yainea

Kasia Curry

Maska Vanacker 

If you just happened to land here, not knowing about the hop, please click on the Avery Elle/Jamie link to bring you right back to the beginning.

You are going to love these new sets. 

And the rest of the DT has blown it out of the water with inspiration for you.

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Enjoy the hop!!

you're seriously awesome!

Good morning!

I seriously hope this posts!! 

Blogger and I are on the outs again, and I can't quite seem to figure out why.

Anyway, today I have a pretty card to share with you.

The more I look at it the more I enjoy it.

Is that weird?

I started this card out with a COMPLETELY different idea in mind, and then it quickly morphed into this.

I just, again, used my distress ink pads that I "smooshed" onto my craft pad then spritzed with water. 

Then grabbed a clear block and started dabbing.

The gold Delicata ink was just sitting there on my desk begging to be used and I thought it might go nicely!

I used Avery Elle's set Write It, 

the font is just so beautiful don't you think?

Well, thank you so much for stopping by today. 

I'm hoping I can get this posting issue fixed soon. 

Have a wonderful week!

RetroSketch #116

Hey there, happy Saturday!!

It's time for a new RetroSketch challenge sketch.

This week's sketch is based on this little beauty by Arielle.

Here's my take!

I used A couple of Avery Elle sets for this one, Bright Days (for the rays), Simply Said: Hello for the sentiment, and the Simply Said: Hello die.

I also used their inks, Fizz and Mimosa, (which I LOVE!!)

Hop on over to the RetroSketch blog for more inspiration from the rest of the DT.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Avery Elle, May Arts and Um Wow week long blog hop

Good Morning!!

All this week over at Avery Elle we are doing a super fun week long blog hop.

The Avery Elle DT got the amazing chance to play with some fabulous May Arts ribbon and Um Wow embellishments.

These products were so easy to use together.

I used the Avery Elle set Written In The Stars, some May Arts 1/2 inch woven burlap ribbon, Um Wow Twinkle Speech Bubbles and the Um Wow Star Confetti mask.

Now since I used watercolour for the mask, it of course leaked, but I really like the way it turned out.

Be sure to check out the Avery Elle Blog all this week for projects using May Arts ribbon and UmWowStudio products.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

Storybook gift wrap

Good morning!

Today I have a gift wrapping share for you. I absolutely ADORE this fabulous Avery Elle set, Storybook.

The images are just too cute for words, and what better to use them for but to create some adorable gift wrap.

I took some plain packing paper, stamped those fabulous little animals in some brown chalk ink and Voila! homemade wrapping paper. 

I like the look of the twine to carry on the rustic feel of it.

Pop on over to the Avery Elle blog to see what wonderful creations Chunyuan has in store for you.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

heartfelt thanks

Hello!

I have a quick card to share today that I made using the new Avery Elle set Red & Goldie.

I used the matching dies, Red & Goldie Elle-ments

and the tree silhouettes from Let it Snow.

      

This set is too darn adorable!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Retrosketch #112 and a goodbye?

Good Morning!

It's Saturday and that means it's time for a new RetroSketch challenge.

This one is from our new DT member Erin. 

Isn't it fabulous?

Her original card (here) is just so bright and eye catching, I love it!

Again I made the sketch a tad smaller to showcase it a little more, allowing it to be framed.

The arrow "paper" was made using a little adorable arrow from the TAWS Arpil set Bee Unique. The sentiment and little heart bubble are from Trees Company.

So the goodbye comes in here.

 I am stepping down from my TAWS DT spot, hopefully temporarily. 

Things have been a bit crazy around here lately, and although I ADORE "working" for Alison, I need to shift my focus a bit more onto my family. 

Be sure to head on over to the RetroSketches blog for some amazing inspiration with the new sketch.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

And just because, here's a few pics of one of my favourite bosses!!