be jolly

Good morning!

Today I have a quick and festive card to share with you. 

I mean, we got snow here yesterday, 

so it kind of put me in a "winter" frame of mind.

I made this card using the fabulous images and sentiment from Be Jolly. 

One of Avery Elle's new Fall release sets.

It may be a mini but it's so much fun.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I dig you RetroSketch #131

Hello!

Happy Saturday to you.

I am excited and a little sad to bring you this weeks new RetroSketch challenge.

Excited because I love these challenges, and I've been off for the summer, and sad because it is indeed my last one as a DT member.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my time on this fabulous adventure created by the fabulous Arielle.

She took a chance on me almost 4 years ago and welcomed me onto her ColorQ team, then started this challenge and brought me on to this as well.

Arielle also introduced me to the amazing Alison, owner and creator of The Alley Way Stamps.

I owe her many thanks, she is an amazing lady!

Anyway, on to my card!

It's based on one of my old cards that you can see here.

 I used the new TAWS set Livin' Fossils, as well as the free with $40 purchase set Rock Solid.

Please head on over to the RetroSketches blog to see the fabulous creations Arielle, Laurie, Erin, Jeni and Erica have to share with you.

Avery Elle Fall release blog hop

Good Morning!

How is your week going?

We just got back from a wonderful trip to the west coast and it was Fantastic!!

We spent a few days in Whistler, a few days in Victoria

 and about a week in Vancouver.

While on this trip we discovered a few new things about my little man.

He loves to play dress up, gets car sick, and absolutely ADORES birds!

Every bird we saw he had to chase after, seagulls, pigeons, robins, ducks, Canada geese etc.

It was hilarious!

Anyway, on to why you are here, the Avery Elle Fall release blog hop!

To celebrate our Fall 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, September 7th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, September 8th .  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 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)

For this release hop, I used the new set Look Up.

There are so many wonderful things about this set, the sentiments the adorable images, the accessories.

I love it!

All of the sets and dies are available in the store now.

Along with the new paper pad (the everyday collection), which I used here on the side of my card, the new ink pad colours and ink refills.

Here's the order for the hop - Enjoy!!

Avery Elle / Jamie

Karolyn Loncon

Chunyuan Wu

Caryn Davies

Heather Campbell

JJ Bolton

Yainea

Kasia Curry

Katie Gehring

Maska Vanacker 

TAWS September release blog hop

Hello and good morning!

Its time for the TAWS September release blog hop.

And the fabulous thing is, 

You can win yourself ALL 3 NEW SETS!!

This Hop has been millions of years in the making! :)

And you have the chance to win all THREE new sets!

If YOU want to be that lucky winner, all you have to do is comment on the hop! 

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

Here are ways you can 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)

You have until Tonight at 9:00PM TAWS time to leave them!
All winners will be announced tomorrow, September 1!

This super duper sweet mini set, Rock Solid, is FREE when you spend $40.00 
or more during the month of September!!! 
It will automatically be added to your order, so shop away!

Here's my creation with livin' fossils.

Now on to the hop!

TAWS September sneak peek

Good Morning!

I`m so excited to restart my role on the TAWS DT, and today I get to share a sneak peek of the September release.

This set is just fabulous, I love these dinos!!

Make sure to head on over to the TAWS blog to win yourself a copy 
of this new set.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

be bright be you

Greetings from Vancouver!

I am on holidays with my family touring the west coast of BC.

It has been so much fun.

Today I have a simple but pretty card to share with you.

I used some pretty patterned paper along with the new

So Happy set from Avery Elle.

Thanks for stopping by today.

Have a wonderful day!

tags and wishes

Good morning!

I'm off on vacation but have a quick card to share with you today.

I used The new set Gift tags and the coordinating dies. 

The Storybook, Red and Goldie, and Brushed sets too.

Thanks for stopping by today!

sending hugs

Morning!!

I hope you all had a fantastic week and are ready for the weekend.

I know I sure am.

Tomorrow I embark on a journey with an unknown outcome......

I am doing my very first Spartan race!!

For those who don't know what it is here's a link.

I picked up my race package and this is what the front of it says

I'm getting a bit nervous.

Oh well, at least I'll be surrounded by friends. :)

Anyway, on to the good stuff.

Today I am sharing a card I made using my Avery Elle Signature dies, and Sending you stamp set.

I love the look of purple and yellow or gold together.

Thanks so much for stopping by today!

I hope you have a fantastic weekend.

Celebrating your Birth!!

Good Morning!!

Today I am sharing a quick, simple card I made using some fabulous 

Avery Elle supplies.

I really love how this one turned out.

I used Dotted Dies, Circle It, Cake and Candles, and the new patterned paper collection Brights.

And of course some fabulous gold sequins. :)

I hope your week went well, and that you have a FANTASTIC weekend!!

Thanks so much for stopping by today.

Create a Smile August Blog Hop

Hello there!!

I am so excited because I was surprised and honoured, by the fabulous Christine, owner and artist for Create a Smile stamps, 

to be asked to participate in this months release blog hop.

She has created the most adorable images and sets.

Please visit the Create a Smile blog (scroll to the bottom of this post) to check out a wonderful video she put together on her vision for these new sets.

Now on to the blog hop!!

Create A Smile are a new stamps company in town - their first stamps were released in July 2014. The stamps are made of high quality photo-polymer and produced in Germany. They will for sure make you smile!

These are the facts:

Create A Smile is releasing two sets TOMORROW! You can find their store at www.createasmilestamps.com 

There are TWO fun sets filled with super cute images, available for purchase at 8am CET (2am EST).

You can win a $15 gift-certificate for the store - all you need to do is hop along and leave comments on all the fantastic and inspiring stops (one comment per person, per blog please!). We’ll pick random winner from all the comments - so the more blogs you visit (and leave a comment on) - the more chances you have to be a winner!

You have until Saturday August, 9th 8am CET (that's 2am EST). The winner will be announced on the Create A Smile Blog on Sunday (July 13th)

Enjoy the Hop!

Christine asked Create a Smile followers to suggest ideas for our projects.

We were given a list and asked to pick one, the suggestion I chose came from

Ágnes Eglesz-Tábori who suggested a congratulation or encouragement tag/wrapping.

Here is my project.

One of my friends has been a bit down in the dumps lately, so I made her some Chocolate chip mint cookies, and used the adorable images and sentiments from "Your View" to create a little scene.

  

Aren't they adorable??

Here is the order for the blog hop. 

Please check out ALL of the fabulous, amazing projects, don't forget you can win a $15 gift card to the store.

Enjoy!

Create A Smile

Jenny Mullens

Kelly Latevola

Kasia Curry < -- you are here!

Christine Drogt

Taheerah Atchia

Samantha Mann

Laura Sterckx

Linda Trace

Mayuri

Danielle Walls

Amy Tsuruta

Anja Curvers