Stuck On You - Avery Elle Stamps

Hello and Happy New Year to each and every one of you!  My first card of 2019 features the new Stuck On You mini stamp set with coordinating dies.  Yes, it's time to think about Valentine's Day!!!!



My background was created by ink blending Distress Inks in Cracked Pistachio and Tumbled glass using my Clarity Stencil Brushes onto white cardstock.  I applied this blended panel to my 110lb white cardstock base.  I die cut the Postage Stamp frame and the Photo Mat die from more white cardstock.  The frame was applied with foam tape and then with the Photo Mat I ink blended certain portions of it again using Cracked Pistachio and Tumbled Glass so that everything would tone with the background.



I reassembled the Photo Mat scene taping it together on the reverse then adding more foam tape and sticking it down at a playful angle.  The speech bubble is part of the Photo Mat die, so I die cut it and stamped my sentiment with Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.  This too was applied with foam tape.



On Bristol Smooth cardstock I stamped my two cactus images again with the archival ink.  They were watercolour painted using my Kuretake Zigs then highlighted with a Uni-Ball Signo white gel pen and applied with foam tape.

The finishing touch was the application of some toning sequins.   Card complete!

Happy crafting everybody and all good things in 2019 for you and yours!

Nicky x

Some Bunny - Avery Elle Stamps

Hi everyone and I hope you are enjoying a cheerful Christmas Eve, I'd like to wish you all a very happy holidays!  Today I'm sharing a card made using the new Some Bunny stamp set from the latest release.



My card started with an A2 panel of white cardstock that I softly ink blended using a Clarity Stencil Brush.  I used Distress Ink in Tumbled Glass and faded it to an ombré affect.  I die cut this panel to give it the simple faux stitched edge and used one of the tiny images from this mini stamp set to add some interest to the background.   I did this with Distress Oxide Ink in Tumbled Glass but stamped it off once for a second generation stamping where the pale blue is deepest and where it fades to white I used a 3rd generation stamp.



I then die cut the largest frame from Wonky Scalloped Frames Die, backed it with dimensional foam tape and applied it to the panel which in turn I applied to a 110lb white cardstock card base.

On Bristol Smooth cardstock I used Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil to stamp my bunny, balloon and hearts.  I watercolour painted these images using Kuretake Zigs and then die cut them and stamped the sentiment on the balloon.  Everything was added with more foam tape.



Had to share this close up of the ridiculously cute bunny .... I mean come on!!!?

The finishing touch was a simple dot of silver gel pen into the centre of each 'star' shape so there is a sweet twinkle when the card is handled.

I love this little stamp set so much I made a second card using it in a not too dissimilar way.



Thanks for coming by to read about these cards today, I hope to see you next time.  Happy crafting!

Nicky x

Party Fox - Avery Elle Stamps

Hello and thanks for coming by to my blog today where I'm sharing a new card featuring Party Fox from the latest Avery Elle release.



For this card I ink blended a background panel using my Clarity Stencil Brushes.  Colours used are Distress Inks in Spun Sugar and Squeezed Lemonade.  I stamped the sentiment using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil and then applied this panel to my 110lb white cardstock base.  Next I took another panel of white cardstock and die cut it twice using each of the dies from Postage Stamp.  I adhered the two together on the reverse then applied foam tape and applied the double frame to the card.



On Bristol Smooth cardstock I stamped all of my images again using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil.  I watercolour painted everything using Kuretake Zigs, highlighted some points with a Uni-Ball Signo white gel pen then die cut everything and used foam tape to apply them to the scene.



The final touch was to simply grab a silver glitter gel pen and dot in the tiniest dots of sparkle for a pretty glint when the card is handled.

Hope you like the card, I appreciate you coming along to read the blog today, see you next time!

Nicky x

Sea Prise!

Hello this is Nicky with you today to share a card using Sea Prise.  This is such a fun stamp set to help let your underwater creative dreams take shape!  There are coordinating dies also!



On smooth watercolour cardstock I stamped my puffer fish using Archival Ink and I then watercolour painted and die cut them.  Next, I created a watery background on a cardstock panel using Distress Inks that I blended using oversized stencil brushes.  I applied this to the base and then created a frame with grey cardstock using the larger plain rectangular die from Large Pierced Scallops Elle-ments.  



This frame was applied to the background with dimensional foam tape behind it to lift it up.  The puffer fish were applied with more foam tape and then the sentiment and shoals of fish were stamped using Archival Ink.



The finishing touch was the application of 'water droplets' which I applied using a special glass effect product to make dimensional bubbles.

I hope you find this card inspiring, until the next time, thanks for stopping by to read.

Nicky x