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Welcome to the Holiday II Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’m showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies today! My first project showcases the Autumn Acorns stamp set with the just-released Autumn Acorns die set.
I colored white cardstock with a variety of Distress Inks. I then stamped the images with Potting Soil ink and cut them with their corresponding dies. I also added a few colored die cut leaves, created with the just-released Gourd Jus die set, along with a die cut sentiment from the Zipper Panel set.
My second project features a heat-embossed sentiment from the Holly Jolly set combined with die cuts from the Poinsettia & Pine set.
I cut the pine sprigs and berries from watercolor paper colored with Distress Ink Sprays. To finish off the card, I added some gold sequins.
For my final project, I created a CAS card with the Holly Jolly set (sentiment stamped in Love Letter and pines stamped in Olive Grove) with the adorable Santa and reindeer image from the Santa’s Flight set (stamped in Gray Flannel).
As part of the festivities today, 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.com. To enter my giveaway, please leave a comment on today’s post with a valid email address by October 27th!
There is also a Grand Giveaway in the CLASSroom! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, also by October 27th, with a valid email address; winners will be announced at the CLASSroom on Friday, October 30th! If you get lost, please visit the CLASSroom blog for a complete list of all the designers.
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Great cards Jean! TFS
I especially love the wreath made of leaves, just lovely.
I love your cards! The wreath is my favorite, but that’s because I am watching the leaves turn colors in NC right now. TFS! These Essentials are really fabulous–and need I say, essential? So many wonderful designs! kReN
Love these! The MWTOTY card has a vintage feel!
Gorgeous cards. Love them all!
Such a lovely autumn wreath card! Creative regards from stempelfrida
Lovely designs! So bright and fresh!
Beautiful cards. I especially like the second one. So retro! Tres nifty!
All so pretty–gorgeously CAS! LOVE
Love the Gourd-jus dies! Just what I was hoping to find!
Beautiful cards.
Marvelous cards! TFS
Donna
Such bold, graphic cards. I love them!
Simple, clean, gorgeous cards! The wreath is especially gorgeous! Thank you!
wonderful wreath – such a great new release!
Beautiful CAS cards. I love all of them!
Super cute cards. tfs!
Love, love, love the wreath! The colors are gorgeous and that die is so delicate.
Nice cards. Thanks.
What wonderful cards. I am enjoying the hop. It’s so fun to see the ideas and creations for this new release!
I like the way you coloured the cardstock first then die cut so that the die borders are coloured too! Looks great.
Love all of your cards, but that wreath is extra pretty!
Jean, I love your wreath made with the Autumn Acorns set & dies. I love fall leaves and acorns, pumpkins, wreaths, etc.
love your wreath!
Love your clean and simple cards!
Cute cards! I need the Santa and reindeer stamp! Thanks for sharing your talent.
Your cards are so pretty, thanks for sharing!!
Simple, yet effective!
Such cute and simple cards!
I am so hooked on leaves
These are so cute! Love your work!
Love your CAS.
CAS splendor…love your style. Would be so easy to mass produce these lovely cards.
These are all wonderful! I am so drawn to that last one though, it’s so you, CAS, graphic, great pop of color, perfection!
3 terrific cards! Those dies are fabulous!
The colors you got on those leaves with distress ink is incredible!
Love the cards, especially the holly and boughs card with ‘it’s the most wonderful time of the year’
Love your cards!! Lovely Fall colors!! and LOVE your Golden Retriever!!! 🙂 Maria
Such fun die cuts! I love the wreath you’ve created with the leaves. Beautiful!
All of your cards are fantastic, thanks for the inspiration!
Great cards. I especially like the wreath.
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Great card ideas. My favorite is the first.
Love the “jingle” card!
What a lovely array of cards….each one is a work of art.
Clean, bright, clear, and beautiful, Jean!!
=] Michele
Love the fall wreath card. Love that Holly Jolly stamp set. Thanks for the chance to win.
Acorns are cute
Love your CAS style and bright colors.
Cute cards. Thanks for the opportunity to win a free stamp set!!
Very very sweet!! love them.
Wow, those cards are CAS perfection!! Beautiful and very inspiring!!
Thanks for the chance to win!
Don’t you just love stamps and matching dies?
Loving the Santa in flight with the reindeer! Thanks for sharing!
Jingle all the way is darling. Great job on all your cards.
These are all so lovely…. and I love your puppy too!
Wonderful cards Jean, clearly you have been a busy lady! (What fun it must have been???)
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Love your cards, simple but eye-catching!
clean and simple! love them all!
thanks for a gr8 card share!;) i love the leaves and pine bough cards you created…
The poinsettia and pine card really pops!
Wow! Love your cards. These samples are great and show case this release so well. Great designs. TFS
I like the wreath especially.
Love your cards, especially the leaf wreath! Thanks for sharing!
The gold embossed sentiment on the Holly Jolly card really adds a lot! Beautiful card.
Your fall celebrate card is nice with those adorable acorns.
Cute cards. Love how you made the leaves into a wreath.
Love all your cards, but Santa’s flight is my favorite.
Very cute cards. Love the fall one.
The wreath card is gorgeous, especially the coloring turned out great!
Lovin’ the fall wreath card. Sweet.
Great use of this new release! Don’t you just love the Holly Jolly stamp set! Crazy about that font! Your creations are lovely. Love them all.
I love all the cards but the fall card is exceptional!
These just are eye catching. I love the bright and bold color choices. They make the new stamps and dies really stand out. Thanks!
LOVE your colorful cards! They are so bright and festive! Beautiful!
Take care!
Michele
These are gorgeous cards! I love the way you created the wreath with the diecuts! So pretty. Thanks for the chance to win 🙂 Karlajyungwirth@gmail.com
Love the last card. Simple but striking!
Sweet, simple, bright and cheerful! Loved all of your cards!
I adore your “jingle all the way card” I have most of the stuff for that one so….if you don’t mind I’m going to make some cards based off what you did. I love it!
I really like your cards. They are so different and creative and simple.
beautiful autumn wreath. . . love it
beautifully simple
Such lovely cards.
Jean, all 3 of your cards are GORGEOUS! One of my favorite stamp sets is the Holly Jolly stamp set which I plan on ordering as soon as I’m done with the Blog Hop! Jean, this is the first time I’ve seen your creations so I do look forward to seeing what’s next in your creative mind. TFS
Beautiful cards. All your cards made great use of the new sets.
Your mix of the 2 fall dies made a gorgeous wreath.
Simple, beautiful, elegant cards!!! Thank you!!!
Love what I’m seeing! Great work.
Beautiful cards!!
Enjoyed seeing your cards!
Neat cards. Thanks for the inspiration.
Beautiful!
Love how you used the die cards to accentuate your sentiments on the cards. Very cute!
Beautiful cards. so much detail. absolutely stunning. I am a new subscriber
Love the wreath made of leaves
Cute projects.
I love the bright, bold, and clean look of these cards! 😀
Love all 3. Nice pop of gold with the pine sprigs! Thanks.
What a great way to use the acorns and leaves to make a gorgeous fall wreath!
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These are all really pretty! I especially love your gorgeous fall wreath card!
Gorgeous cards, – such a pretty fall wreath, Cherry Christmas pine sprigs card and CAS holiday card is stunning too!
Beautiful cards!
Love the wreath and the colors!
As usual fabulous showcasing of the new Ellen’s products Jean.
Love the clean designs of each of these cards.
Very cute and pretty cards!!
Lovely cards!
Great cards.
Great job on your cards, thanks for sharing them with us.
Really nice cards.
I love your wreath, but I also love the super simple last card. So fun!
Fabulous cards.
Wonderful cards!!! Love them and this new release:)
I really like the wreath card. What a great release.
Simply gorgeous!
Love the autumn wreath and the holly cards and think all three cards are so elegant.
Love all of your cards – super awesome!
Great cards! Very bright and Merry!
Love your wreat made with two of my favs from the releaase.
I love the CAS card. Very do-able for a newbie!
I LOVE the graphic nature of these cards. Gosh. Really inspiring. Thanks! (cbee at inbox dot com)
Gorgeous CAS cards! Great ideas!
Beautiful cards! Love the Autumn Wreath especially. Wonderful colors & design!
Cute cards love the one with Santa.
Each of your three cards is a masterpiece! Love how you combined the die and stamp sets to highlight their clever designs! TFS!
I love the crisp look on both these cards. It makes the die cutes and colours really stand out. The gold embossing makes it look more sparkly and christmassy. Thanks or being so inspiring. Hugs Jo
Great cards! Especially like the wreath!
Great cards! Love this new release. Thanks so much for sharing!
Gorgeous cards! I love how clean and simple your designs are.
Great wreath and sentiments.
The wreath card is my favorite. Perfect colors. I must get those new Autumn Acorn dies to go with my stamp set.
I love the cards & colors you used!
I love the large sentiments. The sleigh and reindeer look great flying over “jingle all the way”!
These cards are great! I am in love with the Autumn Acorns set!
Aren’t you creative! Love the leaves!
Your cards are stunning! They are simple but make a huge impact!
I really love the bright colors against all that white space! Beautiful CAS cards!
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Great cards!!!! Love the designs!
Your wreath card is lovely! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
Love how bright and cheerful these cards are!
I love the simplicity, and as a brand new (<1 year) cardmaker, I know how hard it is to pull off! Thanks so much for some ideas that I might be able to do!
You never fail to amaze me how you can make simple card designs look so striking and beautiful. I especially like the leaf-wreath card. It’s simply breathtaking!:)))
Those leaves and acorns, so pretty and versatile.
Really great cards! i love the sentiments on all of these so much!
Thanks for the fun cards – great layouts for CAS
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, you have such a way with color! These are perfect Jean!
Love the three cards but i think that the wreath is really amazing!
great die cut cards!
Love your designs and your colors. Thanks for sharing.
Fantastic cards! Great colors and super sweet ♥
Just beautiful! TFS
love your cards!! fabulous new release.
You are so inspiring! Love all your projects! Beautiful and elegant cards…..Thanks …..
Oh, I simply love the clean but bright look of your cards! Just amazing!!!
I really love the font on the Holly Jolly set… those greetings are a must have!
Beautiful wreath card. Liked them all.
Love that wreath card! Going to pin it!
Love the bright cheerful cards..!!!
Cute cards!! Always looking for simple and elegant cards for the holidays!!
Lovely cards.
Beautiful cards! Another fabulous release!
Beautiful cards,great inspiration for the new stamps and dies.
nice, bright cards, love especially the leaves and acorns! kmassman gmail
All three are STUNNING, clean and simple. Love them all.
Yeah! I’ve been looking for acorn stamps and dies.
Love the coloring on the wreath!!!
wow! the acorn wreath card is bright fresh and fun!
Good ideas. Thanks!
Wow! You’ve got a LOT of comments here! I enjoyed looking at all the Ellen Hutson stamps and dies. Hard to pick just one or two! Your cards are awesome, as usual. Great job! Do you have my email address? It’s: underwoodsharon@yahoo.com. I’m here!
I love the cards that you made because they are simple yet very effective and beautiful.
Beautiful cards!
Love the picture of you and your golden too.
Your fall card has such great colors. Thanks for sharing.
Love the clean fall wreath.
Lovely CAS cards! The wreath is so nice!
Great cards. The Santa and sleigh card is my favourite:)
Just beautiful cards!! Love the sketchy nature of those leaves and acorns!
Love the Christmas Scribbles word stamps!
What a beautiful wreath card! And I love the technique for the coloring!
Beautiful cards Jean. Especially love the pretty wreath with the fall images.
These are so gorgeous! Great cards!
Bright, graphic cards – my favorite kind!
all your cards are awesome!
Beautiful projects! Thanks for the inspiration!
Lovely cards! You do beautiful work!
That second card looks great, and easily mass produced!
oh I love the last card as it would be a great one to mass produce!
Really cool projects. I love the fall die cuts.
Just can’t go wrong with autumn colors and leaves…lovely cards today.
I really like how Santa and his sleigh showed up using the grey flannel ink
Love your CAS style! All of your cards are so beautiful.
Love your cards Jean and I’m loving the new Holly Jolly stamp set – another Christmas set to add to my overflowing stash!
Great cards!
Wonderful cards. Love all of them!
I am a big fan of watercoloring these days so I love that you made your own colored paper for your leaves on the wreath card! It’s so pretty. I love all the stamp and die sets, so hard to pick a favorite!!
Love the wreath of acorns and leaves. The coloring is great.
Love Santa flying through the sky to do his job.
thanks for sharing some wonderful projects.
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Love your cards. Don’t you just love the new dies? Makes things so much easier.
I love all of your cards. Some great design and CAS ideas here! Thank you.
Love the wreath card! What a beautiful use of the dies!
I love the santa sleigh!
I was WOWed by the first card and then I saw the second one. Double WOW! You did a great job showcasing the new products.
Truly clean and simple and superb!
Love the colors you used in your cards, and how you framed the greeting in your second card. Tfs! ~ Andrea
I am so loving all the cards I am seeing on the blog hop and I love all of yours too! The wreath is so colorful and fall like and I love the Christmas cards. Everyone is giving me ideas for my Christmas cards this year. Thank you for your cards!
DELIGHTFUL cards Jean!!!
LOVE the designs of EACH one, especially your GORGEOUS combination of stamping & die cuts to make it THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!!
THANK YOU for sharing 🙂
I love all your projects. This is such a fabulous release!
Hi Jean. Thank you for your creative work. Very nice cards. I love the fall wreath.
Fabulous cards– shows off the classy side of this fun release!
Great cards. I’m loving the thanksgiving one.
Thanks for 3 terrific cards. The wreath is lovely and I like the C&S designs of the other 2. Love the Santa and reindeer die.
Love the simplicity of your cards! Very classy!
I love the autumn wreath–the colors are stunning!
I love the wreath card. I think the acorn is my favorite stamp from the set.
Great cards! I really like the wreath with the fall leaves.
I wasn’t sure that I liked the ‘chunky’ lettering sentiments as I thought they distracted from the card but you have converted me! They are ‘the card’ and the other stamps the supporting players! Thanks for the great inspiration!
Many Blessings,
Melitta
Love all these amazing cards, Jean. thanks for the great ideas.
Great cards. The two Christmas cards have such a great retro look and I love the autumn wreath. Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards! Love that gorgeous fall wreath!!!
Beautiful cards! Love the colors and how they pop on the white backgrounds.
Wonderful cards. I absolutely love the wreath card!
you created very nice cards. I enjoyed checking out your website. the branches are very whimsical:) nice job.
Clean and simple designs. Great cards.
Love all the cards – especially your wonderful watercoloring with the distress inks!
Thank you for the inspiration!
I love them all Jean! The die cuts in Distress on those white card bases are stunning. Thanks! Great Release!
What a lovely group of cards! Loved your work!
Love the CAS designs. With all the holiday cards needed, it is nice to have some that don’t take hours to create. Who has the time!?
Fun cards and great, cheerful colors! I especially like the “Most wonderful time of the year” stamp.
I love the coloring of the leaves on the wreath! Really fabulous! And the pine sprigs and Santa cards just make me smile! Thanks so much for sharing!
Super fun cards. the Holly Jolly sentiment set is and Essential set for this Christmas. Thank you for the wonderful cards and blog hop.
Fun and colorful cards. My fave is the one with the wreath.
Wow, Jean, your cards are stunning! Love the wreath and your Christmas desgins
Wow, Jean, your cards today are beautiful! They ALWAYS are! I love you gave them an artsy, casual look today! Very pretty!
Take Care!
Michele
All of the cards are beautiful and I especially like the last card that you made.
I like your idea in making your own Distress colored cardstock! Your Jingle card is striking!
Very cool! What a great prize too! Thanks and God bless! ILuvTheEucharist @ aol.com
SO BEAUTIFUL!! LOVING the Inspiration!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
I love your first card, you have. reated a beautiful bright colored wreath and the sentiment in the centre looks perfect
All three cards are so festive, Jean. You do lovely work. What a great release and fun blog hop! bdlakebum at yahoo dot com
Lovely set of cards. Love those big Christmas sentiments.
Beautiful cards! I love the clean look. The first card with the wreath is my favorite, so amazing.