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Day 24. Avery Elle

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Hello Friends, How are you today? It’s Day 24 can you believe it?

Avery Elle is showcasing their new stamps this week and I suggest you be prepared to have your socks knocked off. I feel very fortunate to have some of these delightful stamps in my hands.

I know I tempted you with this card

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that I shared on Day 6. I even did a video and if you missed it you can check it out here.

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These flowers stamps are soooo delightful and you can dress them up or dress them down for a more simple card. They beg me to add white dots lol.

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So many of the stamps are such fun to create scenes with. If only I had more time….I am sure you say that a few times a day like I do.

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I used my super fine tip marker to add some texture & pattern to the clothes.

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My no fail background texture trick with this solution and a nubby rag …are  you tired of hearing about this yet?

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and just in case you want the skin tones.

All of these awesome stamps will be available on Thursday, February 25th!  Avery Elle has 14 new stamp sets, 16 new die sets and two new product lines coming out.  They also have a designer blog hop is this Thursday that promises lots of amazing inspiration PLUS prizes so be sure to check Avery Elle out each day this week.

GIVEAWAY:   $25.oo GIFT CERTIFICATE to the Avery Elle store.! Woo Hoo!! Just say a quick hello on my blog in the comment area (on the top of my post by the title) to enter my giveway. The random winner will be announced this Sunday the 28th.

See you tomorrow. Hugs, Kathy

P.S. If you want to read more about The 30 Day Coloring Challeng go HERE . If you want to share what your creating go to DAY 1 and scroll to the bottom of the post. You will find a blue Inlinkz tab to link up your coloring.

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  1. ES 2421 says

    yup, I got out of bed early and came to my computer to see what you might have posted overnight….Kathy, you never disappoint! And those Avery Elle flowers are really beautiful–what a pretty, vivid creation! As for the hands…well, I’m in awe and can’t wait to get home from work tonight so that I can play,too!

  3. Angela says

    Hi Kathy! I love those florals…can’t wait to see the release!! Nice background idea on the hats off card! Have a fabulous day. ~ Angela 🙂

  5. Gabriella says

    Have a great day and I hope where ever you are its is dry. I have enough rain for most of the USA

  12. Jan Elmore says

    I am enjoying learning all the great tips from all the talented stampers. Nubby rag eh? Love it! Avery Elle has the cutest darn stamp themes!

  21. Sandy M says

    I feel your pain Kathy, I need more time to craft too! Gorgeous creations today and I love the tip about the solution and rag to make that great background.

  22. Karen Kochjar says

    Good morning! What delightful cards to see first thing this morning!!! I can’t begin to imagine how many stamps you have, lol. Some days it must be hard to choose which ones to use!

  29. BunnyD says

    Love the “Hats Off To You” card! Can’t wait to see that stamp set. It would be great with mortarboards tossed in the center for a Grad!

  36. barb macaskill says

    LOVE the Hats Off card! Your flower cards are stunning and breathtaking!!!! LOVE coming here each morning to get inspired! TFS!

  37. Debbi says

    Hats off to you for sharing with us! Love the Colorless Blender and nubby rag “trick.” No, we can never get enough of it.

  39. Cathy says

    This is the cutest card. Those hands and hats are so unique and I love your coloring techniques. I will have to try the ragging .

  40. Laura P. says

    Hi Kathy, Will never tire of the nubby rag tricks, or seeing what you do with white dots and black lines!! You really elevate your art with these genius tips!

  49. Dorothy T. says

    Thank you for sharing your amazing talents! I have learned so much already and look forward to learning more!

  53. Teresa Doyle says

    Oh my Gosh Kathy I LOVE the Hats Offset! Somehow, I have to get it! LOL Absolutely LOVE what you did with it! Got to run, need to go to Avery Elle….

  54. Valerie Breingan says

    Hellllllooooo!!!!!!!.BEAUTIFUL flowers,and no I never get sick of anything you have to say.It just reminds me to use my various ink.So thank you.Great skin tones.Mine always come out blahhh.Thanks Kathy.

  60. Robin K. says

    I am so enjoying your coloring challenges! And I love your technique and these new stamps! Thanks for the chance to win!

  62. D.AnnC says

    Hello, Gorgeous! I have yet to get the nubby rag texture to turn out right… maybe I need you to send me a piece of YOUR nubby rag. lol! They are fabulous!

  66. RebeccaL says

    Hi Kathy! I love the new Avery Elle stamp sets and the floral set is on my wish list. Beautiful cards.

  67. Sabine Edelmann says

    I am enjoying your colouring challenges very much ! How clever is that new technique I learned today with that texture on the suits. Thanks so much for sharing!!

  69. Oliev says

    Great cards as always, I’m in love with that floral stamp set:-)
    Have a nice day and thanks for sharing your magic coloring!

  75. Allyson Kettler says

    Love these new stamps and the Copic techniques are tried and true to make them pop! Thanks for the ideas on the cute cute cards!

  76. Yvonne C. says

    Beautiful cards!! I love the texture you added to the background…so fun! Avery Elle is a wonderful company and have been excited for their release!!

  78. Holly M. says

    Hello! I love this new Avery Elle stamp line and can’t wait for it to come out. I want to add that I use your Copic texture technique often, so I never get tired of hearing about it . I love to see the ways you use it on your cards.

  80. Rabuñal Scrapbooking says

    Hello, Kathy, the truth is that after so many days I I can not say.
    It has me rapt with each work that shows and, especially, the techniques that we are seeing.
    Once again he could not tell which card is best, but my heart is inclined to the floral, is delicate and beautiful, I would like to have a House surrounded by those flowers – Creepers.
    Congratulations.

  81. Jan O says

    Creative application on all cards! Love how you’ve shown two very different cards with the same stamp, skin tones, and techniques!

  92. Brandi R says

    Hello, Kathy! Wonderful cards! I LOVE that flower stamp set! Once again, you did a stunning job with it! Love the “curtain” of flowers ♥

  97. Beverly Jordan says

    Loved your beautiful Avery Elle floral cards and how you dressed them up with your handy dandy white pen again!! Gorgeous!! But you taught me about new colors for skin! Loved the different shades and yet cohesiveness of them reaching!! You really bring it! Love your work, Kathy!

  102. Kim H says

    Every day I can’t wait to see the next thing you have colored. You are so very talented and I love to watch your videos and see your thought process. Thank you so much for sharing with us!!!

  104. Karen says

    Kathy,
    More “skin” coloring tutorials please (pretty please, with a chocolate cherry on top)!!!
    Thanks.

  107. Jennifer K says

    Fantastic cards and colouring (they always are)! I love how u did the textured background, what a great technique, thank you for sharing!

  112. Diane says

    A quick hello and hats off to you. Great cards. I love how you embellish with a black fine tip marker. You always amaze me!

  121. Snoopy von Seckendorff says

    How exciting! I love it when new stamps come out and I truly love what you’ve done with them. That “Hats Off” stamp is definitely going on my wish list. Thanks so much for the inspiration and thanks to you and Avery Elle for the chance to win!

    Hugs,
    Snoopy 😀

  123. Kay says

    Yes, I was hooked the minute I saw the “Prayer” stamp on your wonderful card. I ordered the stamp set for myself and also one for my daughter…we both love it!

  125. gabbe says

    beautiful floral cards and such a fun hat hands/hat card! love your coloring & fun techniques- i love how you draw on fun details! Every image you color makes me wish for more stamp sets & colors lol! so fun! thanks for another chance to win a super cool prize!

  138. Angie Self says

    I love the coloring of your cards! I think The Hats Off to You card would be great for a co-worker.

  143. Donna Toledo says

    Love these new Avery Elle stamp sets and the way you beautifully colored them! Thank you for sharing!

  146. Linda Grady says

    Love the vibrant colors you used on your cards. The “Hello” card is awesome; love the layout of the flowers.

  150. Victoria Luna says

    I love this technique and the skin color combinations are awesome. Thanks for the inspiration!

  151. Susan R. says

    Hi! And no, I’m not tired of hearing about that technique. Now I just have to get the supplies! My favorite is the flower card, especially with the white dots. The second card would be great for an office retirement or moving card as well.

  152. Jo says

    Been looking forward to reading your post all day! Fabulous cards yet again and I love the new Hats-off images, Jo x

  155. Marykay says

    Narly. I adore the stamps with the hands. How cute. Would be great for international cards I think or groups period. I love it. With that many hands ya can’t leave anyone out, right? Nor should anyone be left out. Love everyone be kind to all.
    Yeah I might have went off key there for sec. Sorry just been watching too much tv again. News channels always get me hyped up and mad.
    Your card is throwing an awesome positive feeling out into the world that ALOT of people need to try and catch. Love it.
    #bekind #loveeveryone #PIF

  159. Joyce says

    Hello,
    Apparently I have not heard enough about it yet because I have yet to buy a big bottle in f blending solution.

    I like be these cards and stamps!

  163. Lucy Schmidt says

    I, for one, do not get tired of your rag technique. It adds so much depth. The vine-like flowers are lovely! This looks like a great release and I’ll be checking them all out. You’ve given the “look-see” a good start.

  164. Victoria says

    So many cute possibilities with those flowers. I need to get some of the Copic fluid though for those textured backgrounds!

  166. Jennifer T says

    Love both cards! That floral canopy is gorgeous….can’t wait for the release to be available.

  178. Jeanne Jordan says

    Oh Wow, Kathy, as much as I love flowers of any kind, the HATS OFF card is phenomenal! Seriously, I LOVE IT!!! I made a note to myself about that stamp set when I saw it at on a scope of the CHA Avery Elle booth. I knew I wanted it for sure. Recently I was looking for it because I thought it had already been released. Glad to know I’m not crazy and it’s not OUT yet!!!! I’ll be watching for the release now. THANKS for all you do in the crafting world. We appreciate it so much!

  180. Mari Nyx says

    Kathy, your coloring and perspective on life, card concepts, and the inspiration you give is mind blowing. Thank you for blowing my mind consistently. Love ya! ~Mari~

  185. bev p says

    Loving the “hats off” message and card! Your flowers are so amazing. I totally get how you can just keep going, and going, and….I was late yesterday leaving home for my meeting because I had to start another page in the coloring book. What took so long was changing my mind about what color I wanted, so of course I needed to fix what I had colored. Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it! Thanks for these challenges which remind me how much more sane I am when I color every day!

  186. Rene Stansell says

    Love the card with the hats and hands, very clever. Thanks for the chance to win.
    Rene from OZ x

  187. FeM says

    I like everything about your cards … texture and colors are awesome. Thanks for the inspiration you continue to give.

  188. Karen P. says

    Kathy your cards are beautiful. Lovoe the white dots you add. I have tried several Signo pens and are dry before I hardly get a chance to use them, I envy how they look on your card and You do it whith such ease.

  190. Linda Batson says

    You really need to do a tutorial on the flowers withe blue look around them. Oh, they are just fantastic. Tfs your talent with the world.

  194. Janet Sisk says

    Thanks for the awesome tip about using the Copic solution for making nubby backgrounds! I gotta get me some of that stuff. 😀 Thanks also for the chance to win.

  195. Irene Grau says

    Another day of lovely cards! I like Avery Elle’s designs — I have several of her stamps and dies. I’m looking forward to the new release. Thanks for the giveaway!

  197. Mary-Anne V. says

    Very nice cards.I especially like the Hats Off card with the texture and the way you stamped the hands. AE has some adorable stamps and really creative dies.

  199. Carolyn says

    The stamps are wonderful, but your coloring knocked my socks off. Those details on the clothes are so intricate. Mind blown!

  200. Jennifer D. says

    I love your style! You make things so pretty! Beautiful work! I am very excited for the new Avery Elle release 🙂

  202. Donna Lewis says

    hi Kathy! All this wonderful colouring from you is making me more determined to get in and actually do some colouring. After a crazy start to the year, who knows? Maybe this weekend…..

  206. Aileen says

    I cant remember if I said hello last night or not so will say here and I think it will block if I have already commented. What a neat card that is with the hands and hats, so many new ideas around. love it Kathy.

  207. Elise S. says

    Those flowers are beautiful! I love the colors you chose and the white dots are a really pretty detail! The second card is so much fun and would put a smile on anyone’s face 🙂

  211. Melissa friedrich says

    Your coloring on the floral card and the Hats off card is stunning! Love these stamp sets too!

  213. Kathy Thisted says

    love what you have done . Great cards. Such an inspiration! But I have a question. I want to try your texture technique so yesterday I bought a blending refill but am not sure what you mean by a nubby rag. Not being a rag person I am looking at bying something to fit this need. Any input on what to get?

    • Kathy Racoosin says

      A old terry cloth towel or washcloth will do the trick. You’re looking for a fiber sticking up texture. You’ll see me fluffing the rag with my fingers to fluff up the texture again when I reapply the blending solution. I hope this explains “nubby”. 🙂

  214. GretchenWilson says

    Oh I love that People stamp, saw it with the CHA release and said I have to have this one. Love the way that you pulled it together!

  217. Rahmat says

    Incredible coloring Kathy, I love the hands one, different colors, and how you had used the fine tip marker to add the texture and details. great cards.

  223. Angela W says

    Hi, Kathy! I’ve loved following all of your projects this month. I desperately wanted to join in but haven’t been able to due to health problems. Thank you for all of the inspiration, though!

      • Angela W says

        Thank you for replying. I follow your blog so I get to see your amazing projects all the time. This is a back issue I’ve had for the last three years that seems to just keep getting worse instead of better. I have to spend most of my time in bed to relieve the pain. I had planned that I was definitely going to take part in this 30 day challenge but it just didn’t work out. Hopefully, I’ll be ready when you do the next one! No pressure though!

  230. Karen Page says

    Nope, not tired of the technique yet… not when you keep making cool stuff with it! We do need help finding our own little pieces of nubby cloth though. I have not had as much ‘texture’ as you seem to get from mine, which is the rough side of a microfiber cloth.

  232. Sherry Ross says

    Love to see what you come up with each day. i will be so sad to see the 30 day challenge end! Thanks as always for sharing your work, talent and tips.

  234. Veronica Allen says

    You cards are such fun and light-hearted. I love your coloring. Thanks for encouraging us daily. Thanks also for the giveaways.

  236. Rufus says

    Kathy, if that poor rag ever gives up the ghost I think you should have it bronzed! Loving all of it. Thanks for sharing!

  243. AnnB says

    Fantastic cards Kristina! I love them both but especially the hands, so very different and original!

  244. Gail Plaskiewicz says

    I love your card and how you used all the different colors on the flowers and the dots. You are a dots lover, aren’t you? They are my favorite shape too. For some reason I love circles. Big ones, little ones, medium sized ones, I love them all. I love the card with the hands and the hats. If only there were more hours in the day so we could stamp and make cards and stamp fabric! If only we didn’t have to eat, or do housework, or go to work or doctor’s appointments, we could stamp our lives away! Sigh! LOL Oh well, we have to with what little time we have.
    I’m doing a card or cards for the Winnie and Walter contest. I love contests and especially if I win. I’ve only one once and I’m not complaining but I am overdue I think.
    Thank the Lord we are all okay in my family tonight. We had some pretty wild weather here. Lots of rain, heavy winds, 50-60 mph, and thunder and lightening. We still have power and no water in our basement. Some people weren’t so lucky.

  246. Roxy says

    Always beautiful. That four lettered word that I always wish I had more of…. Oh yeah Time:) hats off to you:)

  250. Jo says

    Wonderful cards!!! I really love that first one… and I enjoy learning from you. You always have something new to me to share and I love it because I learn so many new techniques and tips that allow me to become more daring in my own work. Love these cards!
    Hugs,
    Jo
    ♥ Jo’s Scrap Shack ♥

  252. Christy Q says

    Thanks for the awesome recap of your favorite techniques, Kathy!! Love the nubby cloth technique – such a great way to add texture!

  253. Renee says

    Oh wow Kathy! I look forward to seeing your creations all the time because every time I think ‘no she cant out do that ‘, you just keep making me stare and wonder at your colouring technique and design style! Wow up another notch….

  254. Dot Freel says

    Hello! I love that hats of to you card and how you colored it. I used your technique with the rag and the blending solution a couple times now. The flowers are beautifully colored also.

  261. Jen Petersen says

    Hello! Hello! Great card and fabulous tip. Always fun to see what is happening. Thanks for the fun chance to win!

  262. Ann B says

    Lovely cards,but my favourite has to be the hats off card,so original! I love how you made all the different sleeves using a black marker 🙂

  263. Leanne S says

    Beautiful cards & coloring of course. Enjoying the giveaways too. Thanks for the numerous opportunities but never been lucky on your blog.

  268. Patt H. says

    Love the Hats Off set. Adorable cards! Thanks for the great tip on texture. I must get some of that ink soon!!

  272. Janet says

    Really like the hats off! Very nice cards with the different stamps and thanks for doing the 30 days of coloring!

  285. snazzy jj says

    Hi Kathy! So is this a quick Hello? 😉 Gotta get back to coloring. Thanks for daily inspiration!

  289. Miriam Prantner says

    Wonderful cards! I really love the design of the hat one, love the hands coming from both directions.

  305. Sandy Small says

    I love your Copic texture trick! I have learned a lot from your color challenges, even tho I have not actually loaded anything I colored. Thanks so much!

  306. Marykay says

    Wow. Just seen the email. What an awesome post to win from with the hands stamp. That set is just awesome and I believe with the 25 bucks I just may have to own that for myself.
    Thank you very much for doing these 30 day challenges and for being so generous. You seem like a down to earth light hearted free spirit type of person. I’ve gathered that from watching your YouTube videos. I always get a laugh out of them especially when you get off track sometimes and say “well whatever”.
    Keep it up and thanks again

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