JUST SQUIDDING IDEAS & INSPIRATION

Click on the photo above ⬆︎ to see my video tutorial for the creation of this design on the Ellen Hutson YouTube channel!

If you love sea creatures and get as much a kick out of puns as I do, you will probably love working with Just Squidding! I have a variety of samples here that I hope will inspire you! It is a seriously fun set to play with!

I used a waves die in a number of these examples to DIY a stencil for ink-blending my ocean background—such an effective way to make subtle backgrounds!

I used Copic Markers to color in all but one of the examples shown here. Can you guess which one I actually used bonafide watercolors on, instead of Copic Markers?

I created a porthole effect on the above card, by die cutting the inner circle first with an Essentials Circles die, then ran it through again with one of the Essentials Stitching Dies so I could stitch embroidery floss around the entire edge for accent—in my head it was a cute idea, but I was thrilled when it turned out even cuter in real life!

White embossed my li’l octopus and have to say that bold colors really make her details stand out! And, those Clear Drops were just begging to be used—any time I’m doing a water scene, I immediately want to reach for them to embellish.

I still haven’t used all the puns available in this set—I need to get busy! Too many chuckles to be had!

Hope you’re staying healthy and safe and that many of you have been able to get vaccinated so you can once again visit and hug loved ones without worry!

Thank you for taking time out of your day to stop by!

P.S. It was the “Inkin’ of you” card . . . (grin)

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SUPPLIES:

• Just Squidding by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Just Squidding By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Waves By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Circles For Stitching, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Circles, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Jet Black Amalgam, Gina K Designs Ink Cube

• Obsidian Amalgam, Gina K Designs Ink Pad

• VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne

• VersaMark Ink Pad

• Stampendous Embossing Powder, Detail White, 0.76 oz.

• Dual Speed Heat Tool, WOW

• Life Changing Blender Brush - 2 Pack, Picket Fence Studios (LCB-2)

• Blending Brushes 4 Pack, Catherine Pooler Tools

• Fiesta Blue, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Mint To Be, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• YR0000 - Pale Chiffon, COPIC Sketch Marker

• R21 - Sardonyx, COPIC Sketch Marker

• RV42 - Salmon Pink, COPIC Sketch Marker

• BG0000 - Snow Green, COPIC Sketch Marker

• BG10 - Cool Shadow, COPIC Sketch Marker

• BG23 - Coral Sea, COPIC Sketch Marker

• B05 - Process Blue, COPIC Sketch Marker

• 36 Color Set, Gansai Tambi

• Large Ink Blending, Altenew Tools

• Speedball, 2' Soft Rubber Brayer

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• 40 lb. Vellum - 25 pk, Bazzill

• Watercolor Paper Pad 9x12, Canson XL

• Crystal Clear Droplets, Essentials by Ellen Embellishments

• Super Shine Silver Stars, HAI Sequins

• Apricot, DMC Embroidery Floss, Essentials By Ellen

• Ranger Stickles, Diamond

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

Disclosure: Affiliate links used wherever possible; when you purchase via my links I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. Thanks a bajillion! And, if I could reach through the interwebs to hug you, you’d be wrapped up in the most appreciative mondo squishy hug on the planet!

A NEW ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN RELEASE AND A RAINFALL TUTORIAL

CLICK ON THE GRAPHIC ABOVE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE FEBRUARY 2021 RELEASE PAGE! ⬆️

YAY! It’s release day at ellenhutson.com ! ⬅︎ Check out all the lovelies—I’ve been a busy girl! •grin•

There’s so much to see and share—too much for one post, so I decided to focus on a few products today and share a video tutorial on a project I just fell in love with (more projects in the coming days, promise):

feat. THE NEVER-ENDING FRINGE DIE SET / JUST SQUIDDING STAMP & DIE SET / BEAR WARE (umbrella image)

The rainfall or rain shaker card has been around for a long time, but I’ve never actually made one! And, there are several different ways to make one, of course. But, you know when you look at a product and wonder if you can do something with it that it wasn’t originally intended for? Yeah, that’s what happened here with the Never-Ending Fringe Die . . .

Inside message: “Does somebody need a hug?” (from Just Squidding)

These are seriously too much fun! I definitely gotta get more beads—I just have those pretty silver-lined ones, but how fun would it be to have a variety of colors??? •wheels are spinning• Have you tried making one of these before? I already pre-cut a whole bunch of stubby fringe so I can bust out more of these babies! EEP!!!

Sooooo, what do you think of the latest release? Do you have a favorite?

Thanks for stopping by and hope you are continuing to stay healthy and safe out there!

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SUPPLIES:

• Just Squidding by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Just Squidding By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Never Ending Fringe By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Rectangles, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Clouds, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Bear Ware by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Bear Ware by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• It's A Boy, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Fiesta Blue, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Jet Black Amalgam, Gina K Designs Ink Cube

• Obsidian Amalgam, Gina K Designs Ink Pad

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Scor-Tape 1/4' (5mm), Scor-Pal Tape

• X-Press It Tape Runner

• Fine Tip, ZIG 2 Way Glue

• Chisel Tip, ZIG 2 Way Glue

• Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape, White

• Super Fine Crafting Tweezers, Cheery Lynn Designs

• Silver, Coats Metallic Thread

• Silver Shimmer, Pretty Pink Posh Seed Beads

• Ice, Mill Hill Glass Seed Beads

• YR0000 - Pale Chiffon, COPIC Sketch Marker

• R21 - Sardonyx, COPIC Sketch Marker

• R22 - Light Prawn, COPIC Sketch Marker

• BG10 - Cool Shadow, COPIC Sketch Marker

• BG23 - Coral Sea, COPIC Sketch Marker

• C3 - Cool Gray No. 3, COPIC Sketch Marker

• Tonic Comfort 8.5 Inch Guillotine Paper Trimmer by Tim Holtz

• Life Changing Blender Brush - 4 Piece Broad, Picket Fence Studios (LCB-4)

• Background Blender Brushes, Honey Bee Tools

• Ranger Stickles, Diamond

• Ranger Stickles, Star Dust

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

Disclosure: Affiliate links used wherever possible; when you purchase via my links I may receive a small commission at no extra cost to you, so please—buy all the things! And, thanks so much for your support!