TOUCHY FEELY THANK YOU CARD

YouTube Video Tutorial HERE.

I’m on the Ellen Hutson blog today, link HERE. Won’t bore you by repeating all the details, but I wanted to share this card here because I love it so much—it’s the kind that makes me say, “Ooooh, I’d totally buy this in my local boutique if I ever saw one like it!”

Makes ya’ wanna reach out and pet it, right?!

Love that.

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SUPPLIES:

• Classic Block Alpha by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• The Color Pop Collection, Essentials By Ellen Wool Felt

• Ahi, Essentials By Ellen Wool Felt 9 X 12 - 5 Pk

• Creamsicle, Essentials By Ellen Wool Felt 9 X 12 - 5 Pk

• Tangerine, Essentials By Ellen Wool Felt 9 X 12 - 5 Pk

• Sprout, Essentials By Ellen Wool Felt 9 X 12 - 5 Pk

• Caribbean, Essentials By Ellen Wool Felt 9 X 12 - 5 Pk

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Pale Rose, 10 pk

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Pale Rose, 25 pk

• That Thing You Did, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

• Polished, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

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

• Creative Corners, My Sweet Petunia

• Imagine Crafts, On Point Glue

• Jewel Picker, Marvy Uchida

• Embellishment Wand, Studio Katia

• Studio Katia Crystals, Iridescent Stars (substitute for what I used in video)

• 3mm Iridescent Stars, HAI Sequins (substitute for what I used in video)

• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, 0.88 oz.

• Chisel Tip, ZIG 2 Way Glue

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

Affiliate links are included in this post; if you purchase via my links, it doesn’t cost anything extra and I receive a small commission. Thank you so SO much!

SKIING BY

Snow capped mountains? CHECK!

Sweet little pine trees? CHECK!

Adorable critters on skiis? CHECK!

I can’t help it; these guys are seriously just too cute!

I don’t ski—can’t ski, more than likely will never ski in this lifetime. Oh, but I can pretend I’m on the slopes in fluffy snow with a cozy sweater, looking all nimble and athletic . . . and no face-planting . . . (bah ha haaaaaah)

So, it’s Friday, the 13th. Normally, that would be scary, right?! (Who’s superstitious? Not me . . . Not me . . . LOL!) But it’s actually your lucky day. Ser.i.ous.ly.

So. Don’t freak out or anything. Here’s the skinny:

BTW, did you know that Ellen Hutson LLC used to have fun Friday the 13th sales? Oh, yes they did! And, in honor of their 13th year, they’re throwin’ it back and doin’ it again!

SEE???!!! I told you you were gonna get lucky! (snort) (wink)

(chortle)

Have a gooder!

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SUPPLIES:

• Skiing By, Pinkfresh Studio Clear Stamps

• Skiing By, Pinkfresh Studio Dies

• VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne

• Sauna, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Green Tea, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Mandarin Spice, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• It's A Boy, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Taffy, 25 pk

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Taffy, 10 pk

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Scrapbook Adhesives Thin 3-D Foam Squares, Mix White

• Chisel Tip, ZIG 2 Way Glue

• Prisma Glitter, Lawn Fawn

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

Affiliate links are included in this post; when you shop via my links, it absolutely, no kidding, for realz doesn’t cost anything extra and I receive a small commission. Thank you ever so muchly!

MERRY EVERYTHING TRIO OF TREES

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Boy, I tell ya’—ever since I got my hands on these Life Changing Blending Brushes, I wanna blend the world. I can’t get over the difference they make for me and my ENJOYMENT of blending. SERIOUSLY!!!

Heat emboss a bunch of trees, die cut them and pop them up over a blended (and snowfall knocked out) background and BOOM!!!

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Top the trees with some pom poms and you are GOLDEN!!! Wee bit of glitter paper (I always have scraps I’m hanging onto and cutting them into these skinny strips created the perfect accent).

Turned out so sweet, I can’t even . . .

I suppose everybody’s all done with their holiday card making, but I seriously craft for the holidays, DURING the holidays, right up until the last minute. If I happen not to use everything in the current year, I stash it away for the next year. And, I usually share the spares with my mama and my daughter.

Is it getting festive around your place?

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SUPPLIES:

• Holiday Characters by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

• Retro Holiday Greetings by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

• Holiday Characters by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Alpine Snowfall by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Gold, Hero Arts Embossing Powder

• Glitzy Metallics Fall 6 X 6 Paper Stacks, American Crafts Specialty Paper

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Bellini, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• It's A Girl, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

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

• Dual Speed Heat Tool, WOW

• Circus Dustbunnies, Trinity Embellishments

• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, 0.88 oz.

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

This post contains affiliate links; when you shop via my links, I receive a small commission at no cost to you. Thanks so much for the support!

PINKFRESH STUDIOS DECEMBER ESSENTIALS 3

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How about some Pinkfresh Studio eye candy? I’m hopping along with the Pinkfresh gang today and have some samples I created with a few dies from their Essentials 3 release!

At the bottom of my post you’ll find details about Pinkfresh Studio’s giveaway and promo so be sure to read the details after checking out these creations:

Feat. Fancy diagonal stripes (PFS) | Other: Essentials: Classic Words Set, Pinkfresh Studio Dies (PFS / EHLLC*)

Need a sweet thank-you for those lovely holiday gifts you received? You can ink blend any color you like onto card stock prior to die cutting, but a lovely shade of red reminds me of candy canes, LOL!

The branch die I used as an accent is retired, but a similar one here would also work well!

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Feat. Radiating background 1 (PFS) | Other: Essentials: Classic Words Set, Pinkfresh Studio Dies (PFS / EHLLC*)

This radiating background die is SO fun—with a circle in the center, you can use the opening to create a shaker! Filled mine with teeny star confettis—Gold (similar HERE), Clear Iridescent*, Rainbow Iridescent*

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Feat. Teardrop tag with fillable elements (PFS) | Other: Aviary, PinkFresh Studio Clear Stamps (Retiring) (PFS / EHLLC*) ; Aviary, Pinkfresh Studio Dies (Retiring) (PFS / EHLLC*)

This tag die has a sweet teardrop shape and different semi-circle designs you can inset—for this card, I just used one of the semi-circle designs to knock out a window style backdrop behind the birdies. (Finished card is a 4-bar and measures 3.5 x 5”)

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Feat. Diagonal Stitched squares (PFS) ; Fillable tag with pocket (PFS) | Other: Fruitastic, PinkFresh Studio Clear Stamps (Retiring) (PFS / EHLLC*) / Fruitastic, PinkFresh Studio Dies (Retiring) (PFS)

With little eyelet/lace pattern options, a pocket and peek-a-boo opening, you can make all kinds of darling tags! I think the diagonal stitched square layer compliments it well and gives this card such a fresh look!

••• PRIZE INFO •••

Pinkfresh is giving away the full Essentials 3 Release on the Pinkfresh blog and on their IG feed

And, they’re giving me a $25 gift card to give away to one of you lucky devils! The winner will be chosen from the comments on this post, so please leave some love! (grin)—and don’t forget to visit the hoppers on the roster below for more opportunities to win.

Winners will be posted on Monday, Dec 16th on the Pinkfresh Studio GIVEAWAY PAGE. Please check that page and claim your prize within 2 weeks.

TODAY’S HOP ROSTER:

You are invited to the Inlinkz link party!

Click here to enter

Thanks for stopping by and may the odds be ever in your favour! (wink!)

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THE PINKFRESH STUDIO ESSENTIALS 3 DIE RELEASE:

• Radiating background 1 

• Radiating background 2

• Ornate banner 

• Fancy diagonal stripes 

• Diagonal stripes with window 

• Ornate oval 

• Stitched squares 

• Diagonal Stitched squares 

• Fillable tag with pocket 

• Teardrop tag with fillable elements 

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BIG SCRIPTY THANK YOU IN GOLD

Feat. Big Scripty Thank You Die

TWO THINGS: A share. And a sale.

THE SHARE:

Saw something similar on Pinterest, went agog, had to emulate. I. LOVE. IT.

Full disclosure—I used a small leafy branchy stamp from a favorite Flora & Fauna set to stamp some accent images using a soft yellow ink. I traced over them with a gold gel pen and then doodled the remaining leaves. The monoline strokes were actually drawn using the shadow die from that set as a guide. When you don’t have a gel pen AND ink pad in a matching shade of metallic gold, you have to wing it. YAASSSS, QUEEN!!! (monkey clapping and bouncing up and down rather vigorously)

Seriously, I love this card so much I could marry it. Gives my minimalist heart the vapors!!!

THE SALE: ↓

CLICK THE GRATITUDE GRAPHIC ABOVE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE GRATITUDE19 CATEGORY—DON’T FORGET TO ENTER THE CODE AT CHECK OUT!

There are bargains galore in that section—and keep your eye on items marked “retiring”; once they’re gone from the shop, they’re gone foh-evvaaaah! Hope you find some treasures!

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SUPPLIES:

• Big Scripty Thank You by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Big Scripty Hello by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Big Scripty Dies by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Die Combo

• Octagon Greenhouse, Flora & Fauna Clear Stamps

• Uni-ball Impact Gel Pen, Gold

• Shea Butter, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gold Coins, 25 pk

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gold Coins, 10 pk

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Solar White - 250 Sheet Ream, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Chisel Tip, ZIG 2 Way Glue

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

This post contains affiliate links; when you shop via my links, I receive a small commission at no cost to you. Thanks so much for the support!