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FALLING FOR FLORA & FAUNA

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I love fall . . . Well, I love all the seasons, really, which is one of the nice things about living in the PNW—we get to experience all the seasons. Fall is such a lovely one here!

I had some cozy creative time with a few Flora & Fauna fall themed stamps and this trio of cards were the end result. Naturally, that adorable car and pumpkin had to come live at my house— I believe in pumpkin pie for breakfast. I do, I do, I do!!!

And although Washington is called the Evergreen State, we do have plenty of brilliant turning leaves—wish I’d taken a quick pic of the Japanese Maple outside my office window before the Mister hit it with the leaf blower this last weekend. (argh.)

If you give a girl a greeting set that contains the expression “sweater weather is better weather”, it’s gonna’ remind her of United Colors of Benetton sweaters (case in point → Striped Sweater). When it reminds her of United Colors of Benetton sweaters, it will inspire her to make the above card.

The end.

Well, OK, not really the end. LOL!

My dear, dear friend Ellen is celebrating 13 years (THIRTEEN) in business, an amazing accomplishment in this day and age! She often mentions how lucky she is, but between you and me, I know it takes more than luck—it takes a lot of time, care, energy and commitment. So proud of her!!! WOOT!!!

Click on the sale graphic below to see more details on the fabulous Anniversary Sale she is having:

And, I hope ya’ get lucky . . . (wink!)

Stay cozy!

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EBE NOVEMBER 2019 RELEASE

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Hey, hey! Welcome to the Essentials by Ellen November Release Hop! So glad you came by! Stop by the release page to see all the fun new sets: ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN NOVEMBER RELEASE

More info can be found down below my project photos so make sure to catch those details.

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This butterfly set by Brandi struck a cord with me—I think they look so striking black embossed onto vellum with an earthy watercolor wash behind them! They kind of have a bohemian vibe to my eye, which is sparking other ideas in my head… (rubs hands together in anticipation)

Thanks so much for stopping by my place today AND for the comment love—may the odds be ever in your favour! (wink)

***PRIZE INFO***

We’ve got super fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole November Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Thursday, November 14th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

Hop Roster:

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OCTOBER 2019 ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN RELEASE

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To see the whole release and oodles of inspo, click on the link → Essentials by Ellen October 2019 Release

To see the whole release and oodles of inspo, click on the link → Essentials by Ellen October 2019 Release

The Essentials by Ellen October 2019 Release is here! YAAAASSSSSS!!! •fist pump•

And we are hopping with lots of eye candy to spark some creative magic!

Here are a few samples to hopefully inspire:

Big Foot, Sasquatch or Yeti—makes no difference when you’re a legend! •wink•

Inside, it reads “And that is all.” (also from Totally Random Sayings Volume 3 Stamp Set by Julie Ebersole) . This is a great set for mixing and matching with lots of different images—the typeset is modern with sassy undertones, but not overly formal or stuffy. I like that in a sentiment set. How ‘bout you?

The voices in my head have a lot to say . . . Vol. 2 is more quirk, more sass, more me. . . •chinkle•

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This is one of my most favorite ways to use those speech bubble dies . . .

Non-breakable FELT ornaments for the Holiday WIN!!! YASSSSSS!!! #givemeallthefelt . These two die sets were actually designed by Heather Meeson—the ornaments turned out so CUUUUUTE!!! I can’t even . . .

I’ll be sharing more samples soon. Hope you’ll come back. Meantime, here’s the scoop!

PRIZES:

We've got fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole October Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Sunday, October 13th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

The crazy good hop roster:

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GODZILLA STRIKES!

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VIEW THE FULL RELEASE HERE

VIEW THE FULL RELEASE HERE

Welcome to the September EBE Release Hop!

So. I KNOW. I KNOW Dino-mite Christmas is, in fact, a holiday themed DINOSAUR set, but I just could not resist having “Godzilla” stomp into the city with birthday wishes. It just cracks me up!!! Did you ever watch Godzilla movies when you were a kid?

I had to incorporate Brandi’s Backyard Party set for the greetings and cake. Godzilla’s flaming breath is the latté steam from A Breve Note. When everything just falls into place like this, ya’ gotta run with it. Am I right?!

VIEW THE FULL RELEASE HERE

VIEW THE FULL RELEASE HERE

Inside, the card reads, “You party animal” (also from the Backyard Party set). I mean, seriously . . . •chinkle•

My granddaughter (almost 7 yrs. old) love dinosaurs and to my surprise, can identify/name a number of different types—she knows more than I do!

• • • PRIZE INFO • • •

We've got super fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole September Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Sunday, September 15th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

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I’m glad you came by and your eyes will be happy when you check out all the creations along the way!

HOP ROSTER:

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ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN AUGUST 2019 RELEASE

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Hello, HELLO!!! (envision me monkey clapping and bouncing on my chair) And welcome to the August EBE hop! So glad you’re here—hope you like eye candy. . . (chuckle) You can see the whole August collection and lots of inspo here: Essentials by Ellen August 2019 

Along with our hop, there will be prizes so be sure to read the details on that following my project photos! Yes, photos. I have three projects I’ve been dying to share, and more to come. YASSSSS!!!! (pats self on back)

Halloween is the Mister’s birthday so we have a lotta fun this time of year—I had so much fun illustrating the characters in this set! I’ll be sharing some adorable treat packaging ideas soon, as well! And, did you happen to see the sneak peek from this webisode of Hello, Monday on YouTube??? Another fun version using the very same stamp set, very same layout and similar color scheme.

So! What do you think of Bear’s new companion? Li’l Bear is down at the pumpkin patch today with Dad, but has sooooo much more to do as the holidays approach… (wink) . Big Bear (the original) is from All Inside.

How ‘bout dem Pom poms? Santa and Snow dude have been taking selfies and needed a cute garland to dress up the Polaroid frame. Soooooo cute!!!

PRIZES:

We've got super fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole August Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Thursday, August 15th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

Hope you found these ideas inspiring and be sure to check out all our designers’ fab creations!