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Good morning!

It's time for a new RetroSketch challenge, #101

This one is based on one of mine, you can see it here.

I used a cute sentiment from the TAWS set Veggin Out, and totally stuck to the sketch this time.

I know the sentiments from this set will come in very very handy!!

Be sure to pop on over to the RetroSketches blog to catch some amazing inspiration from Arielle, Laurie and our February headliner Wanda..

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Have a fantastic weekend!!

Avery Elle February/March blog hop!!!

Good morning!!

It's that fabulous time again, 

Avery Elle's New release blog hop!!

Details to follow on how you can win yourself a $25 Avery Elle store gift certificate.

So much fun.

Here's my project, a tag made using the new Bottle It Up stamps and dies.

I adore this combo!!

I thought the bottle could make a pretty cute tag.

So I packaged up some of my favourite tea to give to a friend of mine, and attached this super simple but so pretty (I think so anyway!) tag.

There are so many different possibilities with this set and its matching dies.

 

 

Now for the info you've been waiting for, 

how to win yourself that fabulous $25 gift card..............

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 Feedly or Blog Lovin' (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)

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, February 9th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, February 10th .  All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now.

Now be sure to stop and visit each and every FABULOUS blog on this amazing hop. You are sure to find many wonderful projects to admire.

Here's the hop order and links!

Avery Elle / Jamie

Chunyuan Wu

Larissa Heskett

 Nina Yang

Heather Campbell

JJ Bolton

Yainea

Kasia Curry

Maska Vanacker 

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Enjoy and Good Luck!!

sweet pea

Hey there!

Popping by today to share a quick, easy baby card

I made using the newly released Veggin Out set.

Baby cards are just one thing I never seem to have enough of. :)

I created the sentiment using "welcome" from Jibber Jabber 

and creating "sweet pea" with the alpha set Alphabet soup.

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

And I just have to share the final monthly photo,

my baby is now one year old!!

RetroSketches #100!!!!!!! with a special sponsor

Good Morning!

It's time for a VERY special RetroSketches,

#100!!!

I can't believe it's been 100 sketches already. 

Where does the time go? :)

THis fabulous sketch is based on this absolute beauty by Arielle.

The fabulous Reverse Confetti stamps was so generous, and is sponsoring this week's event.

(seriously, check out their gorgeous stamps!!)

This stamp set, Paper Crane, totally caught my eye.

The sentiments are so lovely and that origami crane is just gorgeous.

See what I mean???

I wish I had had more time to play (I'm starting back to work this weekend after my mat leave).

Make sure you head over to the RetroSketches blog for all of the details of this week's challenge.

And, of course, to check out all of the fabulous inspiration from Arielle, Laurie and our February headliner Wanda.

I hope you have a fabulous weekend.

Just to add a bit of humour, I got this pic of my son and just couldn't resist the comparison.

Enjoy!!

Be Inspired challenge #47

Good morning!

It's time for a brand spanking new TAWS Be Inspired challenge.

Isn't this just fabulous??

I love the colours and the very graphic look to it.

THe colours really spoke to me, so here's my take.

I used the amazing True Colors set.

Head on over to the Be Inspired Challenge blog for details on how to play along, and for more inspiration. 

Have a fantastic weekend!

TAWS february blog hop

Wahoo!!

It's release blog hop time, which means you have the chance to win ALL of the new sets being released!!

First, here is my card.

I made this using the new set Speak Easy, which has some AMAZING sentiments. I also did a partial stamping with a stamp from a set from back in September, Calypso.

Now here are the details on how to win yourself the new release!

You can pick and choose which ones you want to do, but the more you comment, the more chances you have to win!

1-Comment on The Alley Way Stamps Blog

2-Comment on the DT girls blogs (below)

3-Post about it on facebook or your blog

4-Like us on Facebook

5-Follow us on YouTube

6-Follow us on Pinterest

(leave a separate comment for each that you do - on The Alley Way Stamps blog)

You have until Tonight at 9:00PM TAWS time to leave them!

Here's the blog hop order, make sure you start at the beginning so you can have more chances to win.
Thanks so much for stopping by.
Enjoy and good luck!!

  

 

TAWS february sneak peek

Morning!!

Today I get to share a simple card I made using one of the upcoming release sets, Tooty Fruity.

It's got some really adorable images in it.

There are some great sentiments in it, but I decided to create my own using the Alphabet Soup and All About You sets.

Make sure you head on over to the TAWS blog because you can win yourself this fabulous set.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

a birthday thank you

Hey there!

So my little man's birthday party was this past weekend, 

he turned one today, and it was a blast.

I had so much fun, and I think he did too!!

My friends are so generous, and the little guy walked (crawled!!) away with some pretty fantastic gifts.

I wanted to find a nice way to say thank you, so I used a picture from our recent cake smash photo shoot and added my own sentiment.

The spacing was perfect and it looks like he's looking up at the "thank you"

I used my favourite alphabet dies (Avery's Alpha) by Avery Elle.

I really like the way it turned out!

Head on over to the Avery Elle blog for more fabulous inspiration.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

p.s. I also made these in photoshop, but I really like the personal touch of the dies. :)

RetroSketch #99

Morning!

This week has been crazy busy for me, 

preparing for my baby's first birthday party!!

(which is today!)

I'm so excited because I love this kind of stuff, 

but I am SUCH a disorganized person. 

I hate to admit it, and I really wish I wasn't, but sadly it's true.

I also don't seem to have a firm grasp on how long things take. :)

Anyway, it's Saturday and therefore time for a brand spanking new RetroSketch challenge.

This beauty is based on a card by our fabulous January headliner Michelle, that you can see here.

I made this using the TAWS set Enchanted, and their January free with a $0 purchase set, Once Upon a Time.

Head on over to the RetroSketches blog for more wonderful inspiration by Arielle, Laurie and Michelle.

Then get busy and link up your own masterpiece. :)

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

graphic congrats

Hey there!

Happy hump day.

I have exactly 6 days left until my mat leave is officially OVER. 

Insert sad face.

Boy, am I going to miss that adorable little face when I'm back at work!!

Anyway, today I have a clean, graphic card to share with you that I made using one of the TAWS January release sets, Bitty Borders. 

I am really enjoying this set. 

(You can see other projects with this set here and here.)

Basically, I took a 2"x2" square of card stock, stamped the border to cover it, coloured it then cut it into four 1"x1" pieces.

I like this technique for a simple background.

The arrow is from Ka-Pow and the sentiment from Jibber Jabber.

   

Thanks so much for stopping by today. 

Have a fantastic rest of your week!