Patterns and Circles

Hello there, I've got two cards to share with you today as the challenge deadlines are looming at the end of the day :0)

First up is a zingy little number for the Avery Elle AEI♥U challenge which has a bright table setting in the photo inspiration below, not 'go to' colours for me but you have to push those box edges sometimes!! 

I have just three AE stamp sets at the moment so I got creative with the small retro diamond stamp from Merry and Bright which I love, and teamed it up with speech bubbles from Picture it.

My fiskars stamp press came in soooo handy when making this pattern but don't look too closely because it's a bit dodgy in places!!! A few glitter dots to add some sparkle and I was quite chuffed with my first attempt at creating a geometric pattern with such a small stamp :0)

Now for something completely different (as they say) and my card for this weeks Circle challenge at CASology which was also my DT card yesterday at Make the Day Special where I shared a small tip I found in blogland about using stamps and diecuts together..... see the blog post here.

I've used the Love Birds stamp and die set from Wplus9 for this card and used hessian/burlap again through my bigshot to get that lovely texture on the raised panel.

Now for a shameless plug as both these stamp companies are stocked by Make the Day Special here in the UK, just pop over here for a trip round the store ...... and join us on Facebook here for updates of new arrivals in store :0)

Thanks for stopping by

Jenny x