AEI♥U Challenge #8–Father’s Day/Masculine!

Hello!!

We are so excited about our next challenge, and we can’t wait to see what you all do with it!  So let’s get to it, shall we?!

Oh my goodness – the possibilities are endless, right?!!  And could the timing be any better?  You might actually get your Father’s Day card done BEFORE Father’s Day – BONUS!  LOL  Check out the yumminess that the Challenge Team has created for your viewing pleasure!

Karolyn Loncon

(Happy Spring, The Man)

Yana Smakula

(Knotty, Oh Happy Day)

 

Diana Fisher

(Knotty)

 

Katie

(Handwritten Notes, Hipster-Potamus, What's Up?, We Go Together)

 

Donna

(The Man, (sentiments) Bright Days (dot))

The team has linked up the Avery Elle stamps sets that they used on their projects to give you an idea of how versatile each of these sets is!  We’d love to see your take on the challenge.  Here are the details:

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, Two Peas In A Bucket, 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, June 8th to enter.  The winner and two runners up will be announced on Thursday, June 12th at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.
 
We’re so excited to see what you all will create in answer to the challenge!!

An InLinkz Link-up

Winner–Challenge #7!

 

Hola chicas!

 

It’s time once again to announce the winner of our last challenge!  But first let me just say that you all have left us speechless with the beauty of your projects!  We saw one jaw-dropping project after another, and you made it very difficult to pick a winner!  Thank you all so much for putting your heart and soul into such beautiful projects – we loved them all!  The winner of the Botanicals challenge is:

 

 

Maureen Merritt

 

Isn’t this just phenomenal?!!  I love how Maureen created that gorgeous floral background using an awesome color palette – so striking and lovely!  Congratulations, Maureen!!  Check your email for a message from me with instructions for getting your prize!  And thank you for submitting this amazing project!

 

We chose three runner ups for this challenge because they were so beautiful and special – we couldn’t pick just two!  Here they are:

 

 

Rosemary D.

 

Lindsay Amerhein

 

Heather

 

Now do you see why we had such a hard time choosing?!!  Seriously, ladies – your botanical projects were beyond amazing, and we are so happy and grateful that you chose to enter them in our challenge!!

 

Thank you to everyone that played along last week!!  We hope that you’ll continue to enter your beautiful work as you all are so inspiring and talented!  Please check back tomorrow for the next challenge.  The men in your lives will be happy that you did! *wink*

 

Toodles!

AEI♥U Challenge #7–Botanicals!

 

Hello stampy friends and Avery Elle fans!

 

We’re so glad you decided to stop by to see the new AEI♥U challenge!  I think you’re really going to love it!

 

 

Botanicals are a huge trend in papercrafting right now, and Avery Elle has some gorgeous stamps and dies that will make this challenge easy peasy!  Check out what the design team has created for your viewing pleasure:

 

Yana Smakula

(Petals & Stems, Oh Happy Day)

 

Diana Fisher

(Petals & Stems)

 

Karolyn Loncon

(Petals & Stems, Laurels, Simply Said: Love)

 

Katie Gehring

(Bottle It Up, Woodgrain & More)

 

Donna Mikasa

(Petals & Stems, Sentimental Swirls)

 

Oooooooo . . . ahhhhhhhhh!  Pretty, right?!!  We are so excited to see what you all will create for this brand spankin’ new challenge!  Here are the basic rules to play along:

 

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, Two Peas In A Bucket, 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, May 25th to enter.  The winner and two runners up will be announced on Thursday, May 29th at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.

 

 

An InLinkz Link-up

Winner–Challenge #6!

 

Hello Stampy Friends and Avery Elle Fans!

 

You all created some lovely projects for the moms in your life, and we loved seeing them!!  I am always in awe of how creative you all are in your use of the Avery Elle images to suit the challenges – your out of the box thinking is always so genius!  So, we all voted – here is our winner!

 

Lindsay Amrhein

 

Isn’t it so pretty?  Congratulations, Lindsay!  I’ll be emailing you with information about how to get your prize (a free stamp set of your choice!)

 

We had two lovely runners up, and here they are:

 

Lin

 

Vanessa Menhorn

 

Aren’t they all amazing?!!  Seriously, week after week, the challenge submissions leave us in amazement and awe!  You all rock!  Thank you all who participated in the last challenge!!  We hope you’ll join us right back here tomorrow morning for the next challenge – it’s a super fun one!!  Thanks for stopping by!

AEI♥U Challenge #6–Mother’s Day!

 

Hello Again!!

 

 

It’s time for another Avery Elle AEI♥U Challenge!  You’ll be thanking us later when you see what the theme of this challenge is – Mother’s Day!  Now you have no excuses not to get your mom’s card made and either sent or delivered in time for the holiday!  You’re welcome!  LOL  The team has created some amazing samples for you inspiration.

 

Karolyn Loncon

 

Diana Fisher

 

Yana Smakula

 

Katie Gehring

 

Donna Mikasa

 

Pretty awesome, right?!  We’d love to see what you would create for the new challenge!  Here are the details and rules 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, Two Peas In A Bucket, 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, May 11th to enter.  The winner will be announced on Thursday, May 15th at 6:00 AM (Pacific Time) on the Avery Elle Challenge Blog.

We can't wait to see what you create!

 

 

An InLinkz Link-up

Winner–Challenge #5!

 

Hello Stampy Friends!

 

Well, once again, you all have done an AH-MAZING job at interpreting the last AEIU Challenge!  And we once again had a really hard time deciding who to choose as the winner.  But we pushed through and came up with a very clear and deserving winner!  Check it out!

 

 

Piali Biswas

 

Isn’t it awsome?!!  Seriously, Piali interpreted the color combo beautifully, don’t you think?  We it!  Congratulations, Piali!  I’ll be emailing you with instructions on how to receive your prize!

 

We also selected two runner ups, and here they are:

 

 

Lindsay Amrhein

 

Lori Tecler

 

So what do you think?  Pretty awesome winners, right?!  Thank you to all who played along with the last AEIU Challenge!  We love seeing your beautiful work, so we hope you’ll play along with the next challenge, which goes live tomorrow!  Until then, thanks so much for stopping by!