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Landscapes Dies: June 2019 Essentials by Ellen Release

Welcome to my final contribution to the JUNE 2019 Essentials by Ellen Release. Today's card features the Landscape Dies:

along with the Good Times Stamp set.

This card set was inspired by the fact that I needed a card suitable for a young teen. I wanted to make something that was not too juvenile, and also a bit masculine. So I used the new Landscape dies, added the little pup and greeting from the Good Times stamp set,and finished off with the balloon from the Everyday Doodles stamp set.

SUPPLY LIST:
Stamps: Good Times, and Everyday Doodles by Ellen Hutson
Dies: Landscapes by Ellen Hutson
Inks: It's a Boy, Shea Butter, Midnight by Catherine Pooler
Cardstock: Solar White by Neenah
Patterned paper: Spiffy Speckles Petite paper packs by Lawn fawn
Copic: E21, E23, YR23, W0, W2
Other:  MISTI Stamp positioner (large or small, either will work for cards)

Thanks for your visit. I hope that you have a wonderful day!

Squeeze the Day: June 2019 Essentials by Ellen release

Welcome to the second card I'm sharing featuring the JUNE 2019 Essentials by Ellen release. Just like the card I featured on Friday, this stamp set also reminded me of Summer in Italy - in particular the lemons from the Amalfi coast. I decided that my trusty Copic markers would be my medium to make a fresh, bright card using the Squeeze the Day stamp set.

My favorite tip for cards like this is to shade the lemons (or whatever object you stamp all over your card) as the shading gives dimension. Without it, the lemons look flat, and sit on the background. With the shading, they seem more 3D and pop off the page. On this card, I subtly shaded the right side of each lemon.

Here's a list of the products I used on this card. If you have any questions, just let me know!

SUPPLY LIST:
Stamps: Squeeze the Day by Essentials by Ellen
Inks: Tuxedo Black by Momento, VersaMark by Tsukineko.
Copic Markers: 0, Y15, Y17, YG05, YG17, YR23, W0, W2
Embossing powder: White super fine by Ranger
Patterned Paper: Spiffy Speckles Petite Paper Pack by Lawn Fawn
Cardstock: Solar White by Neenah
Other:  3D Foam adhesive, MISTI Stamp positioner (large or small, either will work for cards),  Heat embossing tool

Good Times: June 2019 Ellen Hutson release

I am currently in Italy leading my second week of La Dolce Vita Women's Retreats. When this set brand new Essentials by Ellen stamp set landed in my mailbox, I was preparing to depart for my trip, and was totally in an Italian frame of mind. So, as you can imagine, when I saw this set, I was in LOVE - check it out!

Totally a set made for a card to celebrate Italy, right?! Feeling inspired, off I went to make a red, white, and green card that pays homage to the country I love so much.

SUPPLY LIST:
Stamps: Good Times by Ellen Hutson
Inks: Barn Door and Mowed Lawn Distress ink by Ranger, Tuxedo Black by Memento
Cardstock: Solar White  and Environment Desert Storm by Neenah, Caramel Apple by Bazzill
Copic Markers: WO, W2, W3, YR23, C7, C9, R27
Patterned paper: Tiny Check 6x6 pad, by My Favorite Things
Other: MISTI Stamp positioner (large or small, either will work for cards), Glossy Accents by Ranger, Rainbow hearts by Doodlebug, sewing machine and white thread.

Thanks for joining me today. The June release by Julie Ebersol for Essentials by Ellen is super inspiring. I hope you get a chance to click over to the Ellen Hutson website to check it out.

Lawn Fawn Rawrsome birthday card

This weekend, my friends at Ellen Hutson are having a 25% off sale on all in stock Lawn Fawn products in the store from now until March 31. To celebrate I'm sharing a card I recently made featuring their Rawrsome stamp set, which helped me make the perfect card for celebrating the birthday of a little guy I know.

I combined this set with my newest Concord & 9th die that I added to my collection, the 'Hey There' Die, which I thought would be just the kind of thing to get a kid's attention, lol. The dino was colored with Copics, and after finishing, I coated him with Glossy Accents which gives his skin a smooth, shiny finish - kinda reptilian!

SUPPLY LIST:
Stamps: Rawrsome by Lawn Fawn
Dies: Hey There by Concord & 9th, Woodgrain Cover by Mama Elephant, A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1 by My Favorite Things 
Inks: Tuxedo Black by Momento
Copic Markers: YG61, G94, E53, E55, YR16, W2
Cardstock: Solar White and Environment Desert Storm both by Neenah,
Other:  3D Foam adhesive, MISTI Stamp positioner (large or small, either will work for cards), Glossy Accents by Ranger, Star Dust Stickles by Ranger

Thanks for your visit today, and please pop over to Ellen Hutson's Lawn Fawn section to see if there are any goodies you need to add to your collection this weekend while they're on sale!

Ellen Hutson 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2018 - Day #1

The 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist Hosted by Ellen Hutson, LLC has become a tradition in the stamping/paper crafting world and it is always a joy to be asked to take part in this celebration again and share a tag with you. Today, my partner in creating is Jennifer McGuire and our challenge was to create a tag using alcohol inks and featuring Hero Arts stamps.

I decided I would use the alcohol inks to make the pink background for my tag. I took two different Copic alcohol ink reinkers, and squeezing a little bit onto a Ranger Alcohol ink applicator, I smooshed the ink into glossy cardstock. By applying only a little bit of alcohol ink at a time onto the ink applicator, you get a bit of a 'dry brush' application whereby you can sort of see the strokes of the applicator on the paper. If, conversely, you apply a lot of ink at a time onto the applicator then dab it onto the cardstock, you would get a much smoother finish. I enjoyed playing around with this technique as it sort of gives a bit of a plaster like look to the background! 

After inking, I used a die cut to cut my glossy cardstock into a tag shape, and from there decorated my tag. As a patterned paper addict, I couldn't resist adding a strip of patterned paper along the bottom of the tag and I then stamped the greeting with black ink into the center of the strip.

The beautiful white reindeer was stamped with Veramark ink onto kraft cardstock, then heat embossed with white embossing powder and cut with his coordinating die cut. I cut a flower from a vintage flower posy that's been kicking around in my craft cabinet for several years, and glued it onto his neck to add a bit of shabby chic elegance to him. To mount him onto the card front, I used dimensional adhesive (pop dots).

Sewing plays a part on so many of my craft projects and this tag is no different, I added a line of straight stitches to the top, and a zig zag stitch to the bottom, of the patterned paper section.

Finally, I mounted the whole thing onto a large kraft tag from the Ranger Distress Assorted Tag packet. This seemed to give nice contrast to the pink, and allows a place, at the bottom of the kraft tag, to add "to/from", or little message, to the recipient.

SUPPLY LIST:
Stamp & Die Combo: Wonder and Magic of Christmas Stamp and Die Combo by Hero Arts
Inks: Versamark Ink by Tsukineko, Midnight by Catherine Pooler
Die: Tag'd by The Stamp Market
Embossing Powder: White by Ranger
Patterned paper: Gotta Have Gingham by Lawn Fawn
Cardstock: Solar White by Neenah, large Kraft tag by Ranger, Glossy White Cardstock by Ranger,
Copic Markers: RV13 marker, RV13 refill, RV11 marker, RV11 refill
Other: Ranger Distress Tag Assortment, 3D Foam adhesive, Alcohol ink felt by Ranger, Alcohol ink applicator by Ranger, Heat embossing tool, MISTI Stamp positioner (large or small, either will work for cards), small vintage flower, sewing machine with white thread, kitchen string.

If you haven't already seen Jennifer's version of today's Feminine Tags of Christmas challenge, please click on over to check it out.

As I close out today's post, my generous friend Ellen Hutson is offering some lovely PRIZES during this "12 Tags of Christmas" event and you have TWO chances of winning.

1) Ellen Hutson will be giving away a $25 gift certificate to one randomly selected commenter on each day day of the giveaway, chosen from all the comments on the Ellen Hutson blog and both tag makers - meaning Jennifer and I today. The more comments you leave, the greater your odds of winning, so be sure to leave a comment here, on Jennifer's post, and on today's Ellen Hutson blog for three chances to win!

2) Ellen Hutson will be giving away a $150 gift certificate to one randomly selected participant in the 12 Tags Challenge. All the info for this giveaway is on the EH blog here: https://blog.ellenhutson.com/?p=1352

Joy - an adorable Christmas tag

We only have a few days until Christmas - I don't know about you, but I'm excited! Not even the cold I've caught which caused me to spend the day on the couch yesterday is dampening my excitement! This time of year there are so many cute Christmas products that we can invest in... however, for today's post I wanted to show how something that was not designed as a Christmas stamp set can be reimagined in the most delightful way to fit into holiday crafting. This is especially awesome if, like me, you are trying to pull together something from your stash to make a last minute holiday card/project. 

To get started I used the G'day Mate United we Flourish Ellen Hutson & Avery Elle collaboration stamp set. It's a super cute stamp set with my absolute favorite stamp in the set being this Momma Kangaroo and her Joey. Here's how it looked the first time I crafted with this set - not a spec of holiday to be seen! (Supply list for the yellow card can be found here.)

But when designing my project this time, I did three things to up the holiday mood:

1) I gave our Kangaroo her own Santa hat from the Bare Ware 2 stamp and die set by Ellen Hutson. I then shimmered it up using a Clear Wink of Stella pen.

2) I reinforced the holiday theme by surrounding her with traditional Christmas colors. For the main background I used the My Favorite Things Kraft Collection Solid Stripes 6x6 paper pad, and for the pops of color I used the following cardstock colors: Neenah Solar White, Bazzill Chocolate Malt, Bazzill Peppermint

The tag itself was made using the Essentials by Ellen Concertina Tag Die set.

Finally, to color the Kangaroo I used the following Copic marker colors: E13, E23, E33, E71, RV10, R37.

Thanks for joining me today. I hope you enjoyed this little peek at one of my Christmas Crafting projects. 

O Christmas Tree

Are you already in the holiday mood? I am. Big time. To the point where my husband and I were musing about getting all the decorations out soon. In the meantime I have been satisfying my Christmas craving with holiday paper crafts. Today I'm pleased to share with you a tag made for Travey McNeely's 25 Days of Christmas tags event. Today the Ellen Hutson team was invited to participate and it was a pleasure to do so.

In celebration of today's post, Ellen Hutson is giving away a $50 store gift certificate – so be sure you leave a comment here, on the main event blog and through the inLinkz link up for a chance to win.  Head over to Tracey's blog to find out all the details of how to enter to win prizes from the 25 days of fabulous sponsors.

My vision for this tag was to have 2 lone pines on a hill with the Northern Lights in the background, and I was really happy with how this turned out.

My tag features the brand new Essentials by Ellen stamp and matching die set called "Tree Farm". 

I stamped the tree with Versamark ink onto vellum, then embossed with Ranger white embossing powder. I then colored on the WRONG side of the vellum with Copic markers. I purposely did NOT blend the colors. I wanted to see hard edges to the ink colors in order to achieve a bit of a watercolor-like look. I colored the trees with the following Copic marker colors: G02, G24, G82, G85, G94, E25, E74. After coloring on the wrong side, I used Ranger double sided adhesive sheets and stuck the trees onto white cardstock. Then, using the coordinating die I cut the trees out. If you've never tried this technique before, and would like to watch a video tutorial of it in action, you can check out this video. While it features a different stamp set, the technique is identical. 

Next I created my Northern Lights background on Arches watercolor paper. First I painted blotches of yellow and green onto the paper, then, painted over the colors with black watercolor paint from the Prima, "The Classics" Watercolor confections set. Allow the watercolor to dry - either naturally, or speed the process up by using a heat tool. After the paints were dry I stamped the "O Christmas tree" title (using the stamp set linked above) by stamping the title with Versamark and embossing using the same white embossing powder that I used for the trees. Finally, I used the beautiful creamy white from the Kuretake Gansai watercolors and flicked little white specs onto the background for the stars (or, given that this is winter they could also pass for snowflakes.) I cut the background to size using an Avery tag I had hanging around here as my template.

The bottom of the tag is covered with old ledger paper from a ledged book I purchased years ago at an antique store. I cut it in a gently curving shape to mimmic a hill. Then, I glued the tree in the back directly to the tag front, and the tree in the foreground using low profile 3D adhesive. After the trees were in place I decided to add a shadow below them in order to give depth to the image. I did that using the following Copic marker colors: W0, W1, W3, W5.

I added a little tab to the top of the tag by cutting a little piece of the antique ledger paper and gluing it on the top of the tag. For an extra bit of texture, I used a black eyelet (which I attached with a Crop-a-dile) to secure the tab in place.

As a finishing touch I used my sewing machine to stitch a quick border around the edge of the tag, then I quickly swiped by Blending Tool and Distress ink in "Hickory Smoke" around the edge of the tag to give it a finishing touch.

And there you have it! If you have any questions, please let me know in the comments.

Here are the direct links to the products used in today's project: 

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Tree Farm by Brandi Kincaid

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Tree Farm by Brandi Kincaid

VersaMark Ink Pad

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Hickory Smoke

Ranger Super Fine Embossing Powder, White

Prima Marketing Watercolor Confections, The Classics

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Single Color, Turquoise Green (57)

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Single Color, Mid Yellow (43)

COPIC Sketch Marker G02, Spectrum Green

COPIC Sketch Marker G24, Willow

COPIC Sketch Marker G82, Spring Dim Green

COPIC Sketch Marker G85, Verdigris

COPIC Sketch Marker G94, Grayish Olive

COPIC Sketch Marker E25, Caribe Cocoa

COPIC Sketch Marker E74, Cocoa Brown

Kuretake Gansai Tambi Single Color, White (10)

COPIC Sketch Marker W0, Warm Gray No. 0

COPIC Sketch Marker W1, Warm Gray No. 1

COPIC Sketch Marker W3, Warm Gray No. 3

COPIC Sketch Marker W5, Warm Gray No. 5

Canson Arches French Bound Cold Press Watercolor Paper Pad 9x12

Essentials by Ellen 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk

Ranger Inkssentials Surfaces, Kraft Cardstock, 8.5 x 11

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 25 pk

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Licorice Twist, 10 pk

American Crafts Elements, Eyelets, Black

Ranger Ink Blending Tool

Clear Acrylic Block, 2.5 Round w/ Alignment Grid and Finger Grips

Ranger Tim Holtz Grid-Blocks, Set of 9

Inkadinkado Embossing Magic Bag

Ranger Adhesive Sheet, 4-1/8 X 6

Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3-D Foam Squares, Mix White

Crop-a-Dile Eyelet & Snap Punch

Faux-Watercolor technique with Copic Markers Video Tutorial

WooHoo! Last week I was honored to be a part of the blog hop for the new Essentials by Ellen stamp and die release. I received a lot of comments and questions about the Copic marker faux-watercolor technique that I used on the "Hi, there" hydrangea card so thought I would create a video tutorial to walk you through the steps. Please join me in the CLASSroom for Ellen Hutson to see more samples of this technique in action, and watch the video tutorial.

Ellen Hutson Winter 2016 Stamp release blog hop

Welcome to the Ellen Hutson Winter 2016 Stamp release blog hop! My name is Carolyn Peeler and I'm happy that you've popped by for a visit and am excited to showcase several of the new Essentials by Ellen stamp sets and dies on my post today! If you've been following along with the hop, you will have arrived here from the blog of Carly Minner. 

While you're here, I invite you to connect with me on Instagram and Pinterest. And if, like me, you have wanderlust, then (after this blog hop) head on over to www.ladolcevitaforever.com to check out the week-long creative retreat I co-host in Tuscany, Italy. While our 2016 retreat is sold out, I would invite you to subscribe to our newsletter where you will receive details for upcoming retreats.

And, there's a special bonus for your visit today - yay!!! I get to give away an Essentials by Ellen stamp set!  The winner may chose ANY Essentials by Ellen brand stamp set (maximum value $15) currently in stock at Ellen Hutson. (How will you decide?! So many awesome options!!)  To enter my giveaway, please leave a comment on today’s post by February 16th! Please ensure you leave your email along with your comments or you have the "no reply” option disabled so that I can get in contact with you should you win.  You will have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be chosen.

 

There is also a crazy good Grand Giveaway in the CLASSroom!  To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, also by February 16th, with a valid email address; winners will be announced at the CLASSroom on Friday, February 19th! (UPDATE: Winner announced at the CLASSroom, here.)

 

If you get lost, please visit the CLASSroom blog for a complete list of all the designers. At the end of this post you will find the direct link which will take you to the next blog on this hop.

Now that the preliminaries are out of the way, let's dive into my projects! 

For my first project, I was asked to work with the "Mondo Hydrangea" stamp set. 

Although this flower looks like it has been watercolored, in fact, I colored it with Copic markers. Here's a quick walk through:
First, I stamped the Hydrangea image onto vellum with Versamark ink, and embossed it with white embossing powder. Then, I colored the BACK (or wrongside) of the vellum with Copic markers. I didn't try to blend the areas where colors met, instead I let the colors stay segregated, which is what gives this watercolorish (which is so totally not a word!) look. After coloring, I stuck Sookwang double sided adhesive onto the back of the vellum, covering the entire stamped surface and stuck it onto white cardstock. I then used the matching "Mondao Hydrengea" die to cut the image out. After prepping my card background (I did a light wash of green watercolor using "Mowed Lawn" Distress ink onto watercolor paper and then mounted that onto Bazzill "Gumball" cardstock), I mounted the hydrangea on pop dots and stuck it onto the background. The "hi, there" stamp, is from the new "All Inside" stamp set. As a finishing touch, I added some stitching with my sewing machine under the greeting.

For my second project, I was tasked with using the "Brushstroke Wonderful"  die and I combined it with the "Up the Happy" and "Totally Awesome" stamp sets.

 This one was so bright and fun! For this project, I used patterned paper from the "DIY Home" 6x6 paper pad, watercolor paper, black cardstock and Distress inks in Mustard Seed, Picked Raspberry, Spiced Marmalade. I stamped the "You" using Momento Tuxedo Black ink. For the strings of the balloons I drew them by hand with a black marker. As a final step, I used regular kitchen twine to tie a bow around the balloon strings.

Thanks for your visit. Remember to leave a comment for your chance to win an Ellen Hutson Stamp set!

For your next stop on this ongoing blog hop, please head over to the blog of Lisa Spangler.  

Finally, here are the links to the products used in today's projects:

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Mondo Hydrangea

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, All Inside

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Totally Awesome

Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps, Up the Happy

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Mondo Hydrangea by Julie Ebersole

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Up The Happy by Julie Ebersole

Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Brushstroke Wonderful by Julie Ebersole

Inkadinkado Clear Acrylic Blocks, Large

VersaMark Ink Pad

VersaMark Ink Pad, Small

Ranger Embossing Powder, White

Ranger Heat It Craft Tool

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Picked Raspberry

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Mustard Seed

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Mustard Seed

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Spiced Marmalade

Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pad, Mowed Lawn

Ranger Distress Ink Pad, Mowed Lawn

Memento Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black

Memento Dew Drop Ink Pad, Tuxedo Black

Pebbles Jen Hadfield Homemade, DIY Home 6x6 paper pad

Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Classic Crest Solar White, 25 pk

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Licorice Twist, 10 pk

Bazzill 40 lb. Vellum, 25 pk

Be Creative Sheets, 5 pk (8x11)

Strathmore Watercolor Paper 9X12

Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gumball, 10 pk

Copic marker Fun!

Today I am on my way home from Norway after a wonderful time teaching workshops. These images are from the brand new Melissa Frances "Mixed Media Doodles" patterned paper (PA420). This paper offers one side that is all illustrations, and one side that is full color artwork. Check it out:

I had the pleasure to offer a demo at Bikuben in Strommen and play with using my Copic markers to color the illustrations on the patterned paper. I was in a Springish mood, so I picked nice, bright colors! Some close ups of my coloring is shown at the top of this post. And for those of you who also love Copic markers, you will be happy to know that the markers blend amazingly well on the Melissa Frances patterned paper. Yeah!