Enjoy the Journey with Annette Allen

Hello hello sweet Avocado Arts fans.. I am always excited when the 18th rolls around and I get to share the new release with you all. Avocado Arts July release: Enjoy the Journey is just full of cuteness and I hope that you are ready to be inspired.

How fun are these shoes? I am totally love them with the sentiment. 

I did a simple watercolor background with a hint of color.

Avocado Arts Enjoy the Journey is available for purchase HERE.

and for all those fun trips we are taking this summer this is perfect not just cards but layouts too. I just had to use a map with this fun car. I used my Silhouette to cut the US shape and added a little color to the heart. Simple but fun..don't you think?

This makes me want to pack my bags and go on a trip.

Maybe I will..heehee

Thanks for stopping by today.

I hope that you have enjoyed my post today.

Happy Crafting.

Enjoy The Journey With Pinky

 Hey there friends, it's Pinky today with 3 new cards to share. 

This "Enjoy The Journey" stamp set is so very versatile it covers

friendships, travel, and summer...perfect set for my life. 

My first card is the lighthouse image from Enjoy the Journey with 

the Let Your Light Shine sentiment, I cannot way tot share this card with a friend. 

My next card I used the cute tennis shoes and stamped them onto cork

paper and added twine- perfect for an encouragement note. 

And this last card I used the Enjoy The Journey set but I also added

The sweet turtles from the Takin' It Slow mini set.

I hope you enjoyed my projects this time around- we would love to see what you 

create with Avocado Arts Stamp sets!!

Until next time- Keep on creating!

Pinky Hobbs Avocado Arts Pit Crew

Enjoy the Journey with Heather H.

Good morning! Heather here from Houses Built of Cards - to share a few cards with you using the new stamp set for July - I just love the fun mix of images and sentiments on this set!!!

First up - I decided to use the fun lighthouse image:

I stamped, colored, and fussy cut out the lighthouse. Used a Lil' Inker's die to make a window on my blue pattern paper, then added the sun ray pattern paper behind it. Added a torn edge of kraft paper on the bottom with my sentiment, heat embossed in silver, and some torn glitter washi tape on the bottom of that. I added some vellum rays that I trimmed on my paper cutter, then adhered the lighthouse with foam adhesive. Finished off by adding decorative corners to the card.



Next up - how can you not LOVE this adorable VW bug?!?!? I thought it was just the cutest!



I stamped it on some white cardstock, added the sentiment underneath with MFT ink, and used some Tim Holtz distress ink around the edges. Added some jute twine, then mounted with foam adhesive on some pattern paper from MME with a touch of washi tucked underneath. As a final finishing touch, I covered the bug with some Wink of Stella - super hard to see in the pictures - but so fun and sparkly in real life!



Finally, I used one of the cute new mini sets to make another card - such a cute cupcake, don't you think?

Yep - I went with watercolor for this one! 

I simply stamped it, watercolored it in, then stamped my sentiment underneath. Added a sketchy border around the edges, then covered the bottom of the cupcake and the sprinkles with Glossy Accents before mounting it on a dark gray card base.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Have a wonderful day!

July Guest Designer Laura Williams!!

Please give a warm welcome to Laura Williams!!  Laura Williams is a paper-crafter who adores bright cheery colors, polka dots, and bold, clean design. She is a Go-to Gal at Paper Crafts & Scrapbooking magazine, and has been crafting for manufacturers and publications since 2007. You can find Laura on her blog, Lauralooloo, as well as on Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest.

I really wanted to create a super colorful tie-died sort of card, so I used Hero Arts Ink Daubers to dab color onto my stamped car. After it dried, I trimmed it, and adhered it with foam tape for a little added POP. 

On my Let Your Light Shine Bright card, as well as the lighthouse tag, I paired the stamps with Fancy Pants Nautical papers. I paper-pieced the lighthouses to add some fun pattern to them.  

For my One Step at a Time card, I colored and trimmed the shoes on cardstock, and then punched holes to thread twine through as tiny shoelaces. The sentiment worked so perfectly on my hill. I originally created the scene for the car to be driving on, but then I saw how perfectly the sentiment fit there, so I adjusted my plan! 

 A special thanks to Laura for sharing her mad skills with us!!

Enjoy the Journey with Jo

Good Morning! Jo here today sharing my cards using the new set:

Card 1: Let Your Light Shine!
I white embossed the sentiment on vellum. Using my favorite sun, from the Sassy Chick set, I layered it underneath the sentiment so that it peaks through. I might have gotten hooked on the sequin trend, so I added a few bits on the card for some sparkle.

Card 2: Enjoy the Journey
These shoes are the cutest! I love how there are two and you can stamp multiples at once. I colored the images with Copics and added some Glossy accents to the soles and Wink of Stella Clear on the red part of the shoe. I used some black burlap string to mimic the shoelaces, adhered the shoes to the ends of the string and tied a little bow. I added some loops to the string to make them match the laces as well.

Card 3: #Keep on Keepin' On
The beetle bug makes another appearance in this stamp set, previously in Forever Yours. I created a hillside for the car to travel on with luggage in tote on the roof. It's a real heavy load so I really like the sentiment Keep on Keepin' On. I added a little hashtag/number (Days & Months). Another sentiment that I thought to add was Today (When & Where).

These are my cards for you this Wednesday. I hope that you've enjoyed them =) Come back for other Designer projects from the crew!

Have a beautiful day!
Jo

Enjoy the Journey with Tenia Nelson

Hey Y'all!!!!
Hope all is well. Tenia here showing y'all what I did with the Avocado Arts Enjoy the Journey stamp set.

Here is Project One.....CHECK IT!!!!

 First I created the card from White Cardstock(Michaels). I distressed and adhered various pieces of patterned paper onto card. I adhered the arrows onto the card.I stamped the car and sentiment onto cardstock and adhered to card. Super simple!!

Here is Project Two......CHECK IT!!!

First I created the tag using Kraft cardstock, Tag Die and Big Shot. I stamped the image and sentiment(using VersaFine Onyx Black ink) onto the tag. Using my Yellow Copic marker I colored "the light" part of the Lighthouse. After that I added splatter using Fireworks Craft Spray and I added enamel dots(MME). After that I added washi tape, punched a hole in tag and added twine and I stamped "Shine" using VersaFine Habenero ink onto a piece of Vanilla cardstock. Adhere "Shine" sentiment onto card with pop up dots.

.......and last by not least Project Three.........

First create card from Kraft Cardstock. Stamp image and sentiment onto card. Paper piece luggage using various patterned papers and adhere to card. Add twine, washi tape and sequins.

Make sure that y'all check out what the other awesome ladies created!!! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!!! 
-t   

Enjoy the Journey with Ashley

Hey there!   So happy to be here to share with you this month's new release Enjoy The Journey!!

Fun right!?!   So here is what I created with this great set!

With this card I wanted to create a simple card that made the stamp stand out.   I stamped the image and the sentiment onto cardstock and adhered it to the green card base.  I stamped the car again, colored it with my Copics and then I added Glossy Accents to make it shiny.     I then cut it out and adhered it to the card with foam adhesive.   Added some washi tape and fun star gems to finish!

This next was was fun.   Using an ink blender I applied some ink on some cardstock and then stamped the image over it and added the sentiment.  I then stamped the image on patterned paper, trimmed it and pieced it onto the card.  I took some Wink Of Stella clear and made the light "shine".  I adhered it to the card base to finish.

This last one was messy and just a complete blast to make.    First I splattered the card base with Color Shine and let it dry.   I then stamped the suitcases with Archival Ink on watercolor paper.   I then cover the suitcases with liquid frisket.  After it dried, I then streaked it with watercolor crayons.  I then took off the dried frisket and stamped the sentiment.  Just fun stuff!


Stay tuned for more inspiration from the rest of the Pit Crew!!