JUNE 2021 EBE RELEASE IS OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

Yup! New stamps and dies just hit the Ellen Hutson shop! Fun for birthdays, interactive card lovers, for those who enjoy sewing on paper, and my personal favorite, all the things you can do with abstract designs! We’ve got an inspiring hop goin’ on over on Instagram (HERE), so if you’re looking for LOTS of fun ideas, check it out! There’s also prizes . . . Just sayin’ . . . (wink!)

OK, getting on with my personal favorite from this release (I adore all my babies, but, well, this is one of those universal sets that is destined to be an outright staple):

feat. ORGANIC ELEMENTS; “I appreciate you so much” (Nice of you) | “Here comes the sun” (Good day) | “You are in my thoughts” (Pressing Thoughts)

And, how ‘bout those colors, am I right?!!! Love this combo!

Thanks for stopping by and don’t forget to check out the Instagram Hop for tons more ideas from the Ellen Hutson Design Ambassadors (#ehambassador!

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SUPPLIES:

• Organic Elements by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Nice of You by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Nice of You by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Tattered Rose, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad

• Bellini, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Stardust, Concord & 9th Premium Dye Ink Cubes

• Stardust, Concord & 9th Premium Dye Ink Pads

• Green Tea, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Midnight, Concord & 9th Premium Dye Ink Pads

• Mandarin Spice, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Spruce, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape, White

• Ranger Stickles, Diamond

• New & Improved Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool (6-1/8 X 7), My Sweet Petunia

• Crop-a-Dile Corner Chomper Tool

Disclosure: Yup, those are affiliate links to the products used in my projects and I make a small commission when you purchase via those links, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for buying all the things!

5 WAYS TO USE SMALL STAMP IMAGES FOR CARD MAKING

Looking for ways to use the smaller stamps in your stash? My number one tip is to scale down the size of your card! 4 Bar note cards measure 3.5 x 5”. This smaller format lends itself quite well to clean and simple cards where the focus is on the image, or the image + a sentiment.

Would you be interested in 5 MORE ideas for using small stamps? Let me know in the comments!

Have an amazing day!

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SUPPLIES:

• Love Notes by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

• Love Notes by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Besties by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

• Essential 4-Bar Rectangles, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Hexagons, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• It's A Girl, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Do-Si-Do, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Bellini, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Over Coffee, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Spiced Marmalade, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad

• VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne

• VersaMark Ink Pad

• Watercolor Paper Pad 9x12, Canson XL

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Pale Rose, 25 pk

• Ballet Slipper, Concord & 9th Premium Color Cardstock

• Grapefruit, Concord & 9th Premium Color Cardstock

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Circus Peanuts, 25 pk

• Crystal Clear Plastic, Medium Weight 8 1/2' x 11' (10 pk), Essentials by Ellen

• Embossing Magic Bag, Inkadinkado

• Dual Speed Heat Tool, WOW

• WOW Embossing Powder, Super Fine 160ml - Clear Gloss

• Stampendous Embossing Powder, Detail White, 0.76 oz.

• Stainless Tweezers, Elisa's Backporch Design

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

• Small Fine Point (23638), Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush

• X-Press It Tape Runner

• Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape, White

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

Disclosure: Yup, those are affiliate links to the products used in my projects and I make a small commission when you purchase via those links, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for buying all the things!

EBE APRIL 2021 RELEASE IS LIVE AND WE ARE HOPPING ON INSTAGRAM

CLICK ON THE PHOTO ABOVE TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE APRIL 2021 RELEASE PAGE AT ELLEN HUTSON

The latest EBE release is chock full of good things! Click on the pic above to go straight to the release page—I’ve been busy making TONS of samples! We’re also hopping on Instagram—with giveaways! Read on for more deets!

I love cake and ice cream—cupcakes, too! I decided I had to make another card featuring the new Cake stamp set for the Instagram hop—be sure to leave some comment love on all the stops for a chance to win one of THREE $25 gift certifications to Ellen Hutson LLC.

THE HOP STARTS HERE ➔ ➔ INSTAGRAM

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So, what the heck is a “faux” shaker card? Well, it LOOKS like a shaker, but it’s not. You create a popped up window panel for the front of your card (MINUS acetate/a shaker box for the stars)—in this case, I added a skinny frame die cut from gold foil card stock for some added bling. After assembling all the layers together, I just glued the teensy stars all into place—goes super quick with that Jewel Picker Tool. It’s a fab look that’s sooooo quick and easy to pull together!

Lookin’ for more easy ideas for the new Cake Set? If you haven’t seen it yet, I did a video tutorial & sneak preview over on the Ellen Hutson YouTube Channel earlier this week: Click HERE to watch!

Thanks for stopping by, and hope y’all are finding the new release fun and inspiring!

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SUPPLIES:

• CAKE STAMPS & DIES available on the April 2021 Release Page

• Essential Circles, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Metallic Gold Foil - 5pk, Bazzill Specialty Paper

• VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Nocturne

• It's A Girl, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Bellini, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Mint To Be, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• New & Improved Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool (6-1/8 X 7), My Sweet Petunia

• Gold Mini Star Confetti, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins

• Jewel Picker, Marvy Uchida

• Imagine Crafts, On Point Glue

• Triangle Tray, Studio Katia Accessories

• Ranger Stickles, Gold

• X-Press It Tape Runner

• X-Press It High Tack Double-Sided Foam Mounting Tape, 1/4 in

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

Disclosure: Yup, those are affiliate links to the products used in my projects and I make a small commission when you purchase via those links, at no extra cost to you. Thank you for buying all the things!

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!

NEVER-ENDING FRINGE IDEAS AND INSPIRATION

There are so, SO many ways to use the Never-ending Fringe Die—I love having 3 different sizes/widths of fringe to work with! Sometimes you need a smaller size for things like the party picks . . .

. . . and gift package tassels shown here, which are made simply out of card stock. They just finish off this package so nicely! I recently did a how-to video for making tassels using the Never-ending Fringe over on the Ellen Hutson YouTube Channel, linked HERE.

Even tho my piñata above ↑ (from Hit That) is not multi-colored in more, customarily, “traditional” piñata hues, I think it turned out adorable in this ombré pink with minty green and metallic gold accents! (Copic marker colors I used are linked below down in supplies)

This DIY Mini Pull Piñata video tutorial I did for the Ellen Hutson YouTube Channel, linked HERE, is another of my most favorite projects—I really cannot wait for St. Patrick’s Day to hand them over to my granddaughters and watch their faces when they pull the strings! Here on Whidbey Island, we have very little of the shopping that folks are accustomed to on the mainland (seriously, a trip to Target is an hour+ drive away), but I am lucky in that our local downtown has a wonderfully well-stocked candy and toy shop where I found darling wooden bead bracelets, gold chocolate coins, colorful salt water taffy, and a few other items to stuff inside. Yay!!!

So, what about you? Are you as smitten with fringe as I am?

Thanks for stopping by today!

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SUPPLIES:

• Hit That by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Hit That By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Winning Words by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

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

• Two-in-One Box, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• YAY By Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Clouds, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Rainbow Card by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Obsidian Amalgam, Gina K Designs Ink Pad

• R22 - Light Prawn, COPIC Sketch Marker

• R21 - Sardonyx, COPIC Sketch Marker

• YR0000 - Pale Chiffon, COPIC Sketch Marker

• YG41 - Pale Cobalt Green, COPIC Sketch Marker

• G0000 - Crystal Opal, COPIC Sketch Marker

• Y17 - Golden Yellow, COPIC Sketch Marker

• YR16 - Apricot, COPIC Sketch Marker

• Secret Garden, Lia Griffith Extra Fine Crepe Paper

• Neutrals Foil, Concord & 9th Paper Pack

• Metallic Gold Foil - 5pk, Bazzill Specialty Paper

• Modern Graphics Vol. 2 by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Paper Pack

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

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

• String by the Spool - Metallic Gold, May Arts

• String by the Spool - Natural Burlap, May Arts

• Uni-ball Impact Gel Pen, Gold

• 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. It helps keep the lights on around here. 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!