Category: cardmaking

Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop! I’m delighted to be part of the unveiling of a brand-new line of high-quality Clear Stamp Sets and Designer Dies, designed by Julie Ebersole exclusively for Ellen Hutson LLC.

This collection reflects an eclectic mix of images, sentiments and art styles that are sure to appeal to a wide range of tastes! Just in time for holiday crafting, the entire release is available now at Ellen Hutson LLC. All Essentials by Ellen Stamp Sets and Dies arrive in signature packaging with a durable clear envelope and a labeled card stock backer for convenient storage and organization. Die packaging features an attached magnetic sheet, to ensure that even the smallest of your dies is stored securely! Enjoy and happy World Card-making Day!

I crafted my first card with the Twelve Days stamp set.

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I stamped and heat embossed the twelve images on squares cut with a die from the Lifestyle Crafts nesting set. The sentiment is from ‘Tis the Season.

My next card features the Autumn Acorns stamp set. I stamped two of the leaves in the set in a variety of shadow inks, popping up some acorns with dimensional tape.

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My final card, concealing a gift card, combines the Treat Yo Self die, the Zipper Panel die, and Christmas Scribbles. The snowflakes were stamped in gold ink, the die cut in gold and added to a die cut in the card’s red base color for extra dimension.

Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop

Online Card Classes Copic Markers Class

I’ve been following along with the Copic Marker lessons over at Online Card Classes, practicing when I can. I was enchanted with Debby Hughes’ card in class with the adorable Lawn Fawn dog. I really like Debby’s coloring style.

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It took me four attempts to get her coloring technique down on this image. I stopped at one point to refill the Colorless Blender marker, which is key to getting the colors to blend for her technique. I simplified her design just a titch, but for the most part this is a CASE of Debby’s card.

ColourQ Challenge 261

I’m playing along with this week’s ColourQ Challenge. Another wonderful color combination for the fall!

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I used a Lawn Fawn notecard measuring 3 1/2 x 4 7/8 for the card base. The leaves were adhered with dimensional foam to circles which were cut with the MFT Peek-a-Boo die. My original design was going to use the frame from that die, but lining up the three circles seemed too forced and rigid.

Supplies: Lawn Fawn Notecards; Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves dies; Lawn Fawn Argyle Backdrops stamp set; MFT Peek-a-Boo Trio die

Merry Monday 128

I’m playing along with the Merry Monday #128 Challenge – to use stripes or polka dots.

I pulled out my patterned paper pads and found a combination of stripes and dots that worked with the Pine Border die against a die cut stitched rectangle.

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It took a couple of tries with various holiday sentiments to find one that I felt balanced the rectangle. ultimately choosing a sentiment from the My Favorite Things set. Naturally, I took a break during the cardmaking process to look at new holiday releases and add some sentiment sets to my wish list!

Supplies: Lil’ Inker stitched rectangle, MFT Stamps Cheerful Christmas Greetings, Memory Box Pine Border Background

The Cutting Edge Challenge #11

It’s time for the another Cutting Edge Challenge! Our inspiration this week is an amazing card created by Design Team member Melania Deasy.

I was drawn to the theme and colors in Melania’s inspiration, creating a similar card using the Polaroid die from the MFT Stamps set.

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I used the camera to cut the Lawn Fawn patterned paper three times. I also cut a larger circle out of the same papers to put behind the lens opening in the camera. I cut a square piece out of the patterned paper and inserted it into the slit in the bottom camera to replicate a Polaroid image.

We’d love to have you play along! Head on over to The Cutting Edge Challenge blog where you’ll find inspiration from other members of the team, the rules and regulations, and the InLinkz tool for you to link up your project!

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