Avery Elle New Release Blog Hop - Pool Party

Well hello there!  Thank you for hopping along today with the Avery Elle new release blog hop designers.  I'd like to introduce you to the brand new stamp and coordinating die set called 'Pool Party'.  Before I continue, I want to be sure you continue scrolling past where I sign off - this will take you to the other designers participating in this blog hop and to the giveaway rules.  Enjoy!



To know me is to know I love to make slimline cards and this is one of them.  This card has a finished size of 8 1/2 inches x 3 1/2 inches.  I created my 110lb white cardstock base and set it to one side and I also cut a full size panel to fit which I used Washi Tape to mask off the edges and then I ink blended using Distress Oxides in Tumbled Glass, Broken China, Crushed Olive and Mowed Lawn.  I also splattered on some water and blotted it up a few seconds later.  I used a Distress Ink pen to quickly add some texture to the lawn.  The mask was carefully removed.



On Strathmore Bristol Smooth and using Ranger Archival Ink in Potting Soil, I stamped all of my cute images from Pool Party.

I watercolour painted everything using the following list of Kuretake Zig colours - Gray, Beige, Dark Brown, Haze Blue, Cool Gray (1), Flesh Colour, Yellow, Pale Pink, Light Blue, Vanilla and Light Pink.  All elements were then die cut using the coordinating dies, backed with dimensional foam tape and applied to the background panel.  Points were highlighted with a Uniball Signo White gel pen.



I popped the panel into my Misti and stamped the sentiments 2 or 3 times so that they were nice and bold against the colourful background, I attached the panel to the card base and the final touch was the addition of several Sparkling Clear Sequins by Pretty Pink Posh as embellishing accents.

This stamp set is perfect for all your sizzling summer cards!

Thanks for stopping by, keep scrolling to click on the next designer on the list and to read how to enter to win a free stamp set from Avery Elle (it's all below)!

Nicky x

Avery Elle  
Caryn Davies
Heather Campbell
Yainea
Melania Deasy
Katie Gehring 
Amy Kolling 
Ashley Marcu
Elena Roussakis
Nicky Meek

To celebrate our Summer 2019 Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a stamp set of their choice to 3 winners.  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 and 4 of the following to increase your chances of winning. You have until midnight Sunday, May 26th to enter.  The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, May 27th .  All products are available for purchase in the Avery Elle store right now.  You can check them all out here. 
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Thanks for stopping by to take a peek. Have a great day!