Hey, hey! I did some of the stamps and dies in the latest Essentials by Ellen release—you can see all the new stuff here: DECEMBER 2018 RELEASE PAGE

Love LOVE LOVE all the words. YASSSSS!!!

The EH Design Ambassadors are sharing ideas and inspo and you can find links to those over on the Ellen Hutson Blog today, so be sure to pop over there so you can get your fill of eye candy! •wink•

I don’t wanna say I’m obsessed with the Hands Die set , but frankly, I am. If you watch The Story Behind The Stamps , you’ll totally get why.

If you missed the measurements for this particular tri-fold, I cut my card stock to 5.5 x 11”, and scored at 3 5/8” from each short end. The “open” end of the dies (where the arms begin), are positioned about 1/8”-1/4” from the score lines, factoring in the slight tilt.

I love that you can still see the effect of the hands from inside the card because they’re not just die cut and glued on the card front. •fist pump•

I’m still fumbling around with what to call the closure on the hug style card.

• Interlocking? It kinda does that. And kinda not.

• Buckle? Sorta buckles… Back in the day—we’re talking eons— I think we called this type of closure a buckle.

• Double Buckle? Maybe… It does sorta buckle twice…

• Tuck & Fold? Definitely tucks. Definitely folds. Twice. Hmmmmm. A Double Tuck & Fold. But, it’s not nearly as fun to say as “Double Buckle”. •sheepish shrug•

In any event, it’s a fun and easy card to make. And who couldn’t use a hug, even if it’s made from paper?

Another variation of the same tri-fold/buckle/tuck-n-fold but with just one of the hands, embellished with some snippets of black and white card stock to resemble a shirt sleeve. Sentiment is from the Hang On Stamp Set.

I just adore words—TEXT— so so much! Makes the nerd in me quite giddy. And I’m not ashamed to say it. #wordnerdsunite

So… do you have a fondness for the same?

ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN DEC 2018*:

• Hang On Stamp Set

• High Five Stamp Set

• Letterboard Die set

• Letterboard Larger Alpha Die set

• Letterboard Script 1 Die set

• Letterboard Script 2 Die set

• Confetti Kisses Die set

• Hands Die set

• Tic Tac Toe Die set

• High Five Die set

• High Five Stamp & Die Combo

• Letterboard Die Combo

• Hands & Hang On Stamp & Die Combo

• Confetti Kisses & Tic Tac Toe Die Combo

• Complete December Release

SUPPLIES USED IN SAMPLES ABOVE*:

• Hang On Stamp Set

• High Five Stamp Set

• Hands Die set

• Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps, Totally Random Sayings Vol. 2 by Julie Ebersole

• Scotch Foam Mounting Tape

• Catherine Pooler Ink Pad, Coral Cabana

• Catherine Pooler Ink Pad, Sauna

• Samba, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne

• VersaMark Ink Pad

• Hero Arts Embossing Gun (Wagner)

• Hero Arts Embossing Powder, White

• Stampendous Embossing Powder, Detail White, 0.76 oz.

• Hero Arts Embossing Powder, Detail White

• Avery Elle Embossing Powder, Pure White Fine

• WOW Embossing Powder, Super Fine - Opaque Bright White

• Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Heavyweight, Classic Crest Solar White 110 lb, 25 pk

• Neenah Cardstock, Neenah Environment Desert Storm, 25 pk

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Pretty Pink Posh Sequins, 6 mm Flat, Gold Stars

• HAI Washi Tape, Black and White Diagonal Stripe

• Fiskars Deluxe 12 Inch Paper Trimmer with Aluminum Cut Rail

• Tonic 12 Inch Maxi Guillotine Trimmer by Tim Holtz

• My Sweet Petunia MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool (8-1/8 X 10-1/2)

• Lawn Fawn Stamp Shammy

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