Challenge #31 - Winners!

Hello and Happy New Year!!

Can you believe that it’s already the end of 2015?!! I feel like this year has flown by!  But I’m excited to see what 2016 has in store!!  I think it’s going to be a great year!!  It’s time to announce the winners of Challenge 31 – Metallics!!  And the winners are:

Jinny Newlin

Anja

Both of these projects are outstanding in their presentation of metallic elements, and just down right adorable, don’t you think?!!  Congratulations ladies – you’ve each won a $25 Avery Elle Gift Certificate!  Please watch your inbox for more information from me about your prize!!

We had so many wonderful entries, and we wanted to give a huge round of applause and kudos to three other lovely entries!

3.  Heather
24.  Naki
25. Tenia

These ladies did an excellent job of interpreting the Metallics challenge – thank you so much for your gorgeous entries, ladies!!  We loved them so much!

That’s it for today, friends!  We’ll be back tomorrow with another super fun challenge, so I hope you’ll come back again soon to check it out and play with us again!!

Challenge #31–Metallics

It’s time once again for the next AEI♥U Challenge!!  Considering the time of year, I really think you’re going to love it!!

Our amazing design team has some AWESOME examples of their take on the challenge!  Check it out!!

Jean Manis
Snow Caps Elle-Ments, Noel Elle-Ments,
Fa La La,Fa La La Elle-Ments and Custom Panel Elle-Ments

 

Lindsay Amrhein

Christmas Florals, Sweet Scallops Elle-ments

 

Karolyn Loncon

Noel Elle-Ments, Christmas Florals Stamp Set, and
Sweet Scallops Elle-Ments


Ashley Marcu

Snow Much Fun, Snow Caps Elle-Ments, Wonky Stitches Elle-Ments

Pretty amazing, right?!!  We just know you all are going to blow our socks off with your beautiful work in response to this month’s challenge!

Here are the rules and regulations of the AEI♥U Challenge:

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, Scrapbook.com, 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.  Winners 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, December 26, 2015 to enter.  TWO WINNERS and three runner ups will be announced on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.  THE TWO WINNERS WILL EACH BE AWARDED A $25 AVERY ELLE GIFT CERTIFICATE!!

We can’t wait to see what you create!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Challenge #30–Winners!

Hello AEI♥U Fans!!

Another outstanding job done by all!!  You all rocked the Tags Challenge!!  Here are the Top 2 Winners!!

Kim Hamilton

Kimberly Weiner

Pretty amazing, right?!!  Congratulations, ladies!!  Your holiday tags were over the moon adorable and so well deserving of the top prize!!  Please watch your inbox for an email from me regarding the details of your prize!!

There were a ton of really great entries!  We wanted to give a big shout out to the Runner Ups!!

Annette Allen
Sandra Lavoie Maveri
Deb Selby Maverick
Emily Leiphart 

Job well done, ladies!!  You all can be very proud of the beautiful work that you submitted – we all loved it!

That’s it for November’s challenge, friends!  We’ll be back tomorrow with December’s challenge, and I just know you’re going to LOVE it!!  Until then, have a great day!!

Challenge #30–Holiday Tag!

Hello sweet friends!!

We have a wonderful surprise for this month’s AEI♥U Challenge, and I think you’re really going to love it!  We are joining in on the fun with Tracey McNeeley and her awesome 25 Days of Christmas Tags event!

Avery Elle is one of the many generous sponsors of Tracey’s event!  This year marks the Fifth Anniversary, and she’s asked the AEI♥U Challenge Team to kick things off!!  Check out the amazingness that our awesome design team has created for your inspiration!

Jean Manis

Snow Much Fun Stamp Set, Snow Much Fun Elle-Ments,
Fa La La Stamp Set, Fa La La Elle-Ments, Gift Tags Elle-Ments

 

Karolyn Loncon

Christmas Florals Stamps, Christmas Florals Elle-Ments,
Pocket Tag Elle-Ments, Dotted Borders Elle-Ments

 

Lindsay Amrhein

Dotted Borders Elle-ments, Snow Much Fun Stamps

 

Ashley Marcu

Polar Pals Stamp Set, Snow Caps Elle-Ments,Scalloped Banner Elle-Ments, Wonky Stitches Elle-ments

 

 

Is this not so much fun?!!  Seriously, I just know you all are going to have a blast with this challenge!  Plus, as part of the collaboration with Tracey’s 25 Days of Christmas Tags event, you have the chance to participate with BOTH events!  For more details on how you can participate with the 25 Days of Christmas Tags event, please click HERE.

Here are the rules and regulations of the AEI♥U Challenge:

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, Scrapbook.com, 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.  Winners 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 Thursday, November 26, 2015 to enter.  TWO WINNERS and three runner ups will be announced on Monday, November 30, 2015 at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.  THE TWO WINNERS WILL EACH BE AWARDED A $25 AVERY ELLE GIFT CERTIFICATE!!

We can’t wait to see what you create!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Challenge #29–Winners!

Happy Halloween, friends!!

Wow, wow, wow!!  You all once again blew our minds with the lovely projects you submitted for the October AEI♥U Challenge – Think Pink!  We were amazed at the brilliant interpretations that you all created in answer to our challenge!  We pretty much unanimously agreed on the two winners, and here they are:

Kim Hamilton

Emily Leiphart

Seriously, don’t you agree these two projects are cute enough to take the prize?  We fell in love with both of these designs.  Congratulations, Kim and Emily!!  Please watch your inboxes for an email from me with more details about your prize!!

There were numerous projects that we all were in love with, and we wanted to give three of those projects kudos for a job well done.

Jinny Newlin
Joyce M.
Therese

More creative genius, right?!!  I have to say, we have the best challenge players in the business!  Thank you, ladies – your work amazed us and we wanted you to know it!

That’s it for today, friends!!  We’ll have a brand spankin’ new challenge for you, but we’re doing this a little bit differently for the November AEI♥U Challenge!  We’ll be collaborating with a special holiday event that I think you all are going to love!!  But because of that, the new challenge won’t go live until November 2nd!!  We hope you’ll drop by then to check out the new challenge and play along with us!!  Until then, thanks so much for stopping by!

Challenge #29–Think Pink!

Hola AE Fans!!

It’s time for the next AEI♥U Challenge, and I think you’re going to love it as much as we do!!

I think this challenge is going to spark some awesome creativity!!  Wait until you see how our design team answered the challenge!

Jean Manis

Red & Goldie stamp set, Red & Goldie Elle-Ments,
Double Pierced Rectangles Elle-Ments, and Balloons Elle-Ments

Karolyn Loncon

Avery's Alphas Elle-Ments, Gift Tags Elle-Ments,
and Double Pierced Rectangle Elle-Ments

Ashley Marcu

Polar Pals Clear Stamps, Polar Pals Elle-Ments and Scalloped Banner Elle-Ments

Lindsay A.

Monsters Clear Stamps, Simply Said You Clear Stamps,  Sweet Scallops Elle-Ments

Clearly our team was inspired in different ways!  That’s what I love about challenges, don’t you?!!  We’d love to have you play along with us!

Here are the rules and regulations of the challenge:

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, Scrapbook.com, 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.  Winners 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 Tuesday, October 27, 2015 to enter.  TWO WINNERS and three runner ups will be announced on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.  THE TWO WINNERS WILL EACH BE AWARDED A $25 AVERY ELLE GIFT CERTIFICATE!!

We can’t wait to see what you create!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Challenge #28–Winners!

 

Well, hello!!

 

We are so excited to announce the two winners from this month’s challenge!!  You all KILLED it, and made it very difficult for us to choose!!  But I think we managed to pick two incredible winners!!

 

 

WINNER #1

Brandi Hall

 

WINNER #2

Kim Hamilton

 

How adorable are these two projects?  Seriously, these two ladies knocked the challenge right outta the park, and we fell in love!!  Congrats, ladies!!!  Please watch your inboxes for an email with more information about your prize!!

 

There were SEVERAL projects that deserve an extra shout out, but we narrowed it down to three.  Check it!

 

Heather Hoffman
Niki G.
Jill D.H.

 

Are we right, or are we right?!!  Three incredible projects!!  And NOW I’m sure you can see why we had such a hard time choosing!!  Great job, ladies – you all blew us away!!

 

Please be sure and drop by again tomorrow as we’ll have another super fun challenge for you!  We can’t wait to see what you all come up with for this one!!  Thanks so much for stopping by – have a great day!!

AEI♥U Challenge #28–Non-white Card Base!

 

Hello stampy friends!!

 

It’s time for another AEI♥U Challenge – we hope you’re as excited as we are!!

 

 

I know . . . I know . . . non-white card base is no big deal – right?!!  But it is for some, so we thought we’d challenge you all to create a card without using a white card base!  Our amazing design team has interpreted the challenge in a big way – check it!

 

Jean Manis

Tweet Tweet and Simply Said: Hello stamp sets

 

Lindsay A.

Peonies stamp set

 

Ashley Marcu

Little Minds Stamp set; Signature and Wonky Stitches Elle-ments

 

Karolyn Loncon

Boo Stamp Set and Elle-Ments, Double Pierced Circle Elle-Ments

 

What do you think?!!  We know that you all are going to ROCK this challenge, and we can’t wait to see what you come up with!

 

Here are the rules and regulations of the challenge:
 
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, Scrapbook.com, 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.  Winners 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 26, 2015 to enter.  TWO WINNERS and three runner ups will be announced on Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.  THE TWO WINNERS WILL EACH BE AWARDED A $25 AVERY ELLE GIFT CERTIFICATE!!

Happy creating!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Challenge #27–Winners and an Announcement!

 

Happy Monday!!

 

Before we get started with announcing the winners from the last challenge, we have a bit of news about our AEI♥U Challenge Design Team!!  It’s great news all around, really!!  First, the amazing Amy Kolling has moved up to the Avery Elle Design Team!!  Amy’s beautiful work will be missed around here on the Challenge Blog, but I’m so happy that she’ll be close by and will still be creating gorgeous designs with the Avery Elle product line!!  Thanks so much for your awesome contributions to the Challenge Team, Amy!!

 

 

We are thrilled to little bits to announce that Ashley Marcu has accepted a spot on the team – and we can’t wait to share her amazing talent with you all!  Here’s a little bit about Ashley:

 

Hi, I’m Ashley Marcu. I live in a suburb near Seattle, Washington with my husband and 3 little kids. I started crafting as a full time hobby after the birth of my first child and enjoy creating every day. I love creating with stamps, dies and patterned paper. Layering is my favorite thing to do! When I’m not crafting I enjoy outdoor activities with my kids, helping out at school and watching soccer and football! Go Sounders and Seahawks! Avery Elle is one of the best companies and I am honored to create for their challenge team!

 

Yay!!  Welcome to the team, Ashley!!  I just know our players are going to love you and your work as much as we do!!

 

So, it’s finally time to announce the winners from the last AEI♥U Challenge – and you all made it VERY tough to decide!!!  Without further ado, here are the two winners:

 

Melody Rupple

 

Therese Calvird

 

These two ladies totally rocked the Embossing challenge, and we couldn’t be more thrilled with their efforts!!  Congratulations, ladies!!  Please watch your inbox for an email from me with more information about your $25 Avery Elle Gift Certificate!!

 

Like I said, you all made it very difficult to choose two winners.  There were so many lovely projects in the gallery this month, and we wanted to give three additional ladies a shout out for a job well done!

 

Clare
Anita
Isha

 

Thanks so much to everyone that played along and submitted your work to our gallery!!  We have another super fun challenge that will go live for you tomorrow morning!!  So I hope you’ll come back and check it out!!  That’s all for now – hope to see you soon!

AEI♥U Challenge #27–Embossing!

Hello everyone!!

Once again you all rocked our last challenge – we were beyond thrilled with the projects submitted!!  Clearly, you all were as inspired by the Sparkle Challenge as we were!!  That’s why I’m pretty sure you’re going to love our next challenge!!

That’s right, friends!!  Embossing includes any kind of embossing your creative minds can come up with!  Heat embossing, dry embossing, debossing, letterpress, faux letterpress – seriously, the sky’s the limit!  Here’s how our wonderful design team interpreted the challenge:

Jean Manis
Surf's Up, Sending You, Finished Frames and Custom Panels

 

Karolyn Loncon

Brushed Stamps and Double Pierced Rectangle Elle-Ments

 

Lindsay Amrhein

Geek Love Stamps, Wonky Stitches Elle-Ments

 

Amy Kolling
Peonies and Peonies Elle-ments

You can see that these projects reflect many different options for embossing!  We can’t wait to see what you’ll create!

Here are the rules and regulations of the challenge:

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, Scrapbook.com, 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.  Winners 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 Thursday, August 27, 2015 to enter.  TWO WINNERS and three runner ups will be announced on Monday, August 31, 2015 at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.  THE TWO WINNERS WILL EACH BE AWARDED A $25 AVERY ELLE GIFT CERTIFICATE!!


Happy creating!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Challenge #26 - Winners!!

Hello friends!!

Once again, you all have knocked our socks off with your sparkly creations!!  We were thrilled with the turnout and your lovely work!!  There were two clear winners, and they are:

  Therese

Niki G.

These ladies both knocked this challenge right outta the park – we are in awe of their creativity and innovative interpretations of the Sparkle Challenge!!!  Congratulations, ladies!!  Please watch your inbox for a message from me with the information about your prize!!

There were several other projects that we fell in love with, and want to give those players a shout-out for a job well done!!

Chriss Blagrave
Melody Rupple
Kim Hamilton

Good stuff, I tell ya!!  Thank you ALL for playing along with our challenge!!  We love seeing your beautiful work in our gallery and love that the challenges are inspiring you all!!  Please come back tomorrow for the next AEI♥U Challenge – I just know you’re going to love it as much as we do!!  TTFN!!