Light it up blue for autism awareness blog hop

Hello and welcome to the Light it up blue for autism awareness blog hop!

Even if you follow my blog you probably wouldn't know that two of my boys have autism. 

I don't want to go too much into our personal life other than to say at times things have been pretty tough but i wouldn't have it any other way.

What i would have any other way is some peoples reaction to autism.

That's why this blog hop is a great idea.

I hope people that don't know about autism take the time to look it up.

There are tonnes of fabulous sponsors offering prizes  for the blog hop you can get all the details of sponsors and see the link up here.

Want a chance to win all you have to do is comment on participating blogs and winners will be chosen randomly announce on the 6th April.

Now for my card.

I have used this fabulously cute Ellie from Avery Elle. 

I made the blue watercolour back ground using Kuretake gansai tambi water colours.

Ellie was stamped in black distress inks and coloured with the same ink and a water brush.

The stars are Add  little dazzle craft metal sheets with an Avery Elle die.

I deliberately chose the sentiment because i think even if our kids or ourselves don't always think it you got this even when things are tough you will always get through.

I'm entering this at the aeiheartu challenge which is watercolours.

Don't forget to check out the  very kind sponsors :)

Thanks for looking.

AEIheartU stripes

Hello.

I had to ink this adorable little Ellie stamp from Avery Elle for the latest aeiheartu challenge which is stripes.

And the brushed stamp set  provides the stripes as a perfect backdrop stamped in sea glass ink.

I have kept it very clean and simple and coloured ellie with copics.

The bubble are stamped with sea glass ink to and filled with some glossy accents.

Thanks for looking.

AEI heart U challenge

Hello.

I made this card for the  Avery Elle  aeiheartu paper piecing challenge.

I have paper pieced the banners from "to the point" set with patterned papers.

The flower and leaves from "petals and stems" are stamped in raspberry and jungle inks and fussy cut out.

Before adding to my card base i stamped the ink splotches from "brushed".

Once everything was adhered to my card base i added the die cut hello sentiment and finished with some pink Avery Elle sequins.

Thanks for looking.

aieheartu holiday challenge

Hello.

I'm catching up with some challenges today...rather than check them out and see I've missed the deadline lol.

This card is for the Avery Elle challenge  .

I have used the little snowman set and co coordinating dies.

Its the only Christmas set i have from Avery Elle .

I am taking part in the holiday card online class and saw a one layer card by Jennifer McGuire and really liked it ...but i made mine into a layered card...well you cant get much more layered than a shaker card hehe.

The snowman is partially die cut from the rectangle and I've used it as my frame for the shaker element of the card.

He is coloured with copics and the background is distress inks and the snowflakes are Avery Elle silver fox ink.

He is finished with some stickles and glossy accents.

Thanks for looking.

AEIHeartU gold

Hello.

A late post from me tonight i saw the deadline for the aeiheartu gold challenge was nearing and i missed out adding my card to the last one :(

I have stamped the sentiment from Avery Elle's Brushed in black archival ink. Once dried i heat embossed in gold a brush stroke and two splotches.

The panel was then mounted on some gorgeous gold glitter card from DCWV.

Thanks for looking.

Happy birthday

Hello.

I am entering this card for two challenges today ....

Muse

Where the muse card is provided by Vicki Dutcher.

Its just my type of colours :)

And the Avery elle challenge. 

I used Avery elle stamps and inks for this card with a little bit of tumbled glass distress ink.

I was inspired by Vicki's card and used a blue colour palette and stripes,

I think its suitable for a masculine card to because of the colours.

Thanks for looking.