Thursday, October 3, 2013

Celebrate Card Making with The Avenues

Fun Facts about World Card Making Day!

World Card Making Day began in 2006 as National Card Making Day. Founded by Paper Crafts magazine to bring card makers together at the beginning of the busiest card-making season  of the year, it was first held on October 7, 2006. The initial celebration involved the Paper Crafts magazine audience only; however, due to the positive response it received and the worldwide popularity of card making, the holiday became known as World Card Making Day from then on.

Garden Card by Evgenia Petzer


I love to fussy cut and the Avenues are prefect for this. I also love these soft muted colors and I like that you can add some bright accents to give the card/project that look that you feel like.



BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper:  Home, Сlocks/ The Avenues
Jewels: The Avenues
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard/ The Avenues
Brads: The Avenues


You Make Me Smile Card by Evgenia Petzer


BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper:  Home, Clocks, Treasures/ The Avenues
Jewels: The Avenues
Brads: The Avenues
Jewel Flourishes: Frosting Jewels


The Avenues Card by Kaori Fujimoto



BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Antique, Dot, Trellis/ The Avenues
Sticker: Misc Me Sticker/ The Avenues
Noteworthy: The Avenues
Brads: The Avenues
Jewels: Frosting Jewels
Doilies: 4" Small Doilies


You and Me Card by Kaori Fujimoto


BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Home, Courtyard, Trellis/ The Avenues
Stickers: Misc Me Sticker, Dimensional Stickers/ The Avenues
Chipboard: Layered Chipboard/ The Avenues 
Brads: The Avenues
Trinkets: The Avenues
Doilies: 4in Small Doilies
Jewels: Chocolate Jewels


Love Card by Gabrielle Pollacco


I just can't get enough of scrapping with the beautiful The Avenues collection, and I can't bear to throw my scraps away either.  This card was literally made of a few little scraps I had left over from other projects.  Quick and easy!

Here I just hand cut two heart designs and machine stitched them for a homespun look.  Added some burlap and wrapped on some twine.  I topped it off with one of those adorable new wood clock embellishments!


Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Antique, Dot, Stripe/The Avenues
Jewels: The Avenues
Kraft Wood Clocks


Thank-you Card by Gabrielle Pollacco


I just love all the shutter, door, window and clock designs in this collection!  Using these little design elements make it quick and easy to create a fun and cheerful card.

I created blooms in just the shade of peachy pink I was looking for by using the coordinating patterned papers to hand-make my blossoms.  I used some kitchen cheesecloth to make my curtains for my card design.


Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper:  Antique, Song Bird, Shutters, Dot/ The Avenues
Packaging from the The Avenues Layered Chipboard (background paper behind window)
Layered Chipboard: The Avenues
Jewels: The Avenues
Misc Me: Journal Contents (fussy cut the bird/branch from one of the cards)


Cherished Moments card by Bernii Miller


I created this card based around one of the paper cut outs that I found on the back of a The Avenues Treasures paper. The paper is made up of gridded accent embellished papers that take so much of the guess work out for me and help me to create a starting point for the card. So I based the card around the "Cherished Moments" paper and built up from there.


To help make my pearl frosting jewels last a little longer I cut it in half and placed it on either side of the flower. You would never know I did that and it helps to both balance out the design and to make my supplies go that extra mile.


Bo Bunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper:  Stripe, Treasures, Dot/ The Avenues
Blossoms: Harvest Orange Daisy
Layered Chipboard: The Avenues
Jewels: Frosting Jewels
Noteworthy: The Avenues


You're Invited by Bernii Miller


This card was created for a high tea that I will be hosting for a few friends of mine very shortly . I created this card with the intention of keeping it simple yet elegant. The Avenues collection is a perfect fit for that design brief and I had fun creating a few extra elements that go along with this card. You can see more of what I made over on my blog weekendatberniis if you are curious.



BoBunny Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Courtyard, Dot and Trellis/ The Avenues
Noteworthy: The Avenues
Brads: The Avenues
Stamp: You're Invited

11 comments:

  1. Love the first card and the one with the hearts.

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  2. These are all so gorgeous!!! Loving the colors in this collection!!!!

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  3. Absolutely GORGEOUS cards everyone!

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  4. If these cards don't make you have to have this collection I don't know what Would!!!!! Gorgeous love this collection.

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  5. Прекрасные работы! Спасибо.)

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  6. Amazing cards! They are all fabulous!

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  7. they're all just stunning cards!!

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  8. Gorgeous cards ladies!! I just love what you all have done with this beautiful collection! xo

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  9. All the cards are just fabulous ladies! So many inspiring designs.

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  10. Oh my, each one of these cards is a true masterpiece! I just love what you did with this gorgeous collection!

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