Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Winner–Challenge #16!


Hello Friends!!

Wow!!  We didn’t get a ton of entries for the sketch challenge, but the entries we did get were phenomenal!!  Good work, people!!  So we have some amazing winners to announce, so let’s get to it, shall we?!

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Wow – look at all of those lovely details!!  Amy was clearly inspired by the sketch, and we’re so in love with her interpretation!  Congratulations, Amy!  You’ve won a free Avery Elle stamp set of your choice!  Please look for an email from me with instructions as to how to obtain your prize!

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Aren’t they amazing?!!  These three ladies truly knocked it out of the park with their interpretations of Yana’s sketch.  I am in awe of their creativity!  Thank you ladies, and to all who played along with the last challenge!

Please pop in again tomorrow, as we’ll have our very first challenge with the new Challenge Design Team.  We’ll have a few more changes to the format of the AEI♥U Challenge that I think you’re really going to love!  So, until then – toodles!!

Friday, September 19, 2014

AEI♥U Challenge #16–Sketch!


Hello Again!!

Before we get started with our newest challenge, I wanted to let you all know that today is the last challenge for our current design team – Donna, Yana, Katie, and Diana will be passing the baton to the next team starting October 1st.  I want to take this time to thank you amazing ladies for your endless dedication to bringing our players some of the loveliest and most inspirational projects anyone could ever ask for!  I am in awe of your brilliant talents and am ever so grateful for the brilliance that you all shared with us challenge after challenge!  Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being our dream team!!

Okay, so we have a super fun new challenge for you today, and I just know you all are going to create some deliciousness in response to it!

Challenge 16
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We have a fabulous sketch design created by our uber talented design team member, Yana!  Thank you for providing us with a really great sketch, Yana!  Wait until you see what the team created in response to the challenge!





 
Here are the rules and regulations:

1.  Avery Elle stamps or our free digital stamps must be used in each entry.  To use our digital stamp, right click on the image and save it to your favorite photo editing program. You may re-size it slightly if you wish.  Please note that our free digital stamps are copyrighted and are for personal use only.  Please credit Avery Elle when using them.

2.  You may enter as many times as you wish, but they must be posted to the InLinkz tool separately.

3.  Please enter a NEW, not previously posted, project that fits the challenge theme.  Your project must fit the theme to be eligible to win.

4.  You can link your project to Flickr, Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery if you don’t have a blog.

5.  If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic in your post, with a live link to the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.

6.  The winner will not be chosen randomly.  We will be looking for entries that include great use of color, design & creativity.

7.  You have until 12:01 AM (Pacific Time) on Saturday, September 27th to enter.  The winner and three runners up will be announced on Tuesday, September 30th at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge BlogPLEASE NOTE THE DATE CHANGES – THIS CHALLENGE WILL END ONE DAY EARLIER THAN NORMAL, AND THE WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED THE DAY BEFORE THE NEXT CHALLENGE (October 1st)!

Stamp away, friends!





Thursday, September 18, 2014

Winner–Challenge #15!


Hello, friends!!

First let me start by saying how incredibly thrilled we were with all of your entries for the last challenge!  You all ROCKED the Clean & Simple challenge!!  Thank you so much for playing!!  So, let’s get to the winners, shall we?

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How darling is this?!!  Seriously, Kim’s vision is spectacular and I adore her interpretation of the challenge!!  So, so very sweet and perfectly executed!!  Kim, please watch your inbox for a message from me with more information about obtaining your prize!

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How brilliant and amazing are these projects?!  I laughed out loud that each of them used either Storybook or More Stories . . . clearly many of you are inspired by those stamp sets – as well you should be!!  These designs are awesomely cute!!

Thank you again to everyone who played with us during this last challenge! I hope you’ll come back tomorrow for the next challenge – you’ll be glad you did! *wink*  Have a great day!

Friday, September 12, 2014

Announcing the New AEI♥U Challenge Team!

 

NOTE:  IF YOU’RE LOOKING FOR THE CURRENT AEI♥U CHALLENGE, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

Hello Friends!!

 

We are so excited to introduce you to the new crew of amazingly talented ladies that have agreed to create projects in response to our upcoming AEI♥U challenges, and I know they will inspire and amaze you!

 

Lorraine Marasigan
Created By Lorraine

My love for paper and crafting began when my sister took me to a rubber stamp convention over 20 years ago.  Since then I’ve explored the arts of cardmaking, scrapbooking, blogging, and most recently party planning.  Originally from northern California, I now call NYC home.  I work part-time in philanthropy supporting arts and social justice organizations across the country and part-time at a local chocolate shop serving up tasty sweets.  In my spare time, I make, bake, and create all sorts of things from my home in Brooklyn, NY...and my goal is to make sure that love and good wishes go into everything I do.

 

Heather Hoffman
Houses Built of Cards

My name is Heather, and I blog over at Houses Built of Cards. I have been married for 14 years to the man of my dreams, and have two sweet daughters age 11 and almost 10 that I homeschool. I absolutely LOVE making cards – and also enjoy scrapbooking memories of my family. I lived my entire life up until about two years in Northwestern Washington State, and now live in a very small town in Wyoming – although that is about to change. We don’t know exactly when or where we are moving yet, but are sure it will be another great adventure! If you aren’t familiar with my blog name, then let me explain a little! When I started card making, I quickly found that I was making WAY more cards than I could possibly use. Thanks in part to my young daughters and something they both cared deeply for, I decided to direct all the proceeds from the sales of my cards to the building of houses for widows and their children in Burundi, Africa, through a ministry called Sister Connection. Building one house is amazingly just $600!!! I just finished the money portion of my 5th house, and am continuing to work toward a 6th. If you are interested, you can read more about that HERE.

I am super excited to be joining the AEI♥U Challenge team! Starting with the very first time I tried them, I have never failed to be impressed with the incredible quality and perfectly crisp and clear images I get – not to mention the beautiful images, sentiments, and designs!

 

Lindsay Amrhein
Note to Self

Hi!  My name is Lindsay Amrhein, and you might have seen me around.  I adore making cards, and sharing them on my blog, Note To Self, for going on over 4 years now!  I enjoy many other things besides, like biking, camping, cooking, and soon, farm living!  I am the proud mom of two boys, Jonathan and Dallas, who have an endless daily reserve of energy.  I am wife to the most patient, and loving man a woman could ask for.  I am so glad I am able to provide inspiration for you on the AEI♥U Challenge blog!

 

This group of adorable designers will be sharing their first AEI♥U Challenge projects with you starting on October 1st!  So hold on to your hats, ladies – you’re about to have a great time with them!!  We still have one more challenge with the current team – woohoo!!  And there’s still time to play along with our current AEI♥U Challenge – you can find all of the challenge details and the link up tool HERE.  We’d love for you to come play!! Thanks for stopping by today!

Friday, September 5, 2014

AEI♥U Challenge #15–Clean & Simple!


Happy Friday, friends!!


Challenge 15

If it’s Friday, it must be time to share the next AEI♥U Challenge!!  How about some Clean & Simple?  What’s “clean and simple” you ask?  Well, it’s card designs that have lots and lots of white space.  And when I say white space, I don’t necessarily mean “white” in a literal sense.  Just simple designs, usually with a focal image and a sentiment, minimal embellishments – and BAM!  You’ve got yourself a clean and simple design!  Check out the samples from our genius design team!






Pretty fabulous, right?!  Now we’d love to see your take on the challenge!  Here are the rules and regulations:

1.  Avery Elle stamps or our free digital stamps must be used in each entry.  To use our digital stamp, right click on the image and save it to your favorite photo editing program. You may re-size it slightly if you wish.  Please note that our free digital stamps are copyrighted and are for personal use only.  Please credit Avery Elle when using them.

2.  You may enter as many times as you wish, but they must be posted to the InLinkz tool separately.

3.  Please enter a NEW, not previously posted, project that fits the challenge theme.  Your project must fit the theme to be eligible to win.

4.  You can link your project to Flickr, Splitcoast Stampers or any other online gallery if you don’t have a blog.

5.  If you have a blog, please include the challenge graphic in your post, with a live link to the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.

6.  The winner will not be chosen randomly.  We will be looking for entries that include great use of color, design & creativity.

7.  You have until 12:01 AM (Pacific Time) on Sunday, September 14th to enter.  The winner and two runners up will be announced on Thursday, September 18th at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.

Stamp away, friends!



Thursday, September 4, 2014

Winner–Challenge 14!!


Hiya!!

We had so much fun drooling over all of the amazingly fun projects that you all created for the Sequins challenge!!  We voted, and here are the results of our votes!

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Lin is our winner and is so well deserving, don’t you think?!!  All of the lovely details in her shaker card are truly magical.  Congratulations, Lin!  Please watch your inbox for an email from me with additional instructions as to how to get your free stamp set!

We had so many great entries that we ended up with a four runner ups!  Here they are!!

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Aren’t they all fabulous?!  Congratulations, ladies!!  And thank you to everyone who played along with us – we love it when you do!  Please drop by again tomorrow when we’ll be sharing the next challenge!