EBE SUMMER OF STAMPING MONDO ANTHURIUM

EBE SUMMER OF STAMPING 2021

Sharing more inspo today in the way of samples made with the Mondo Anthurium. (matching dies HERE).

The Hibiscus and Plumeria are more widely known tropical flowers, but Anthuriums always make me stop right in my tracks because they are so exotic and unique looking—makes me feel like I’m deep in the heart of a lush, tropical jungle or drifting in a canoe along a secret river with gorgeous vegetation all around . . .

This one I clear embossed with Distress Oxide Mowed Lawn ink onto watercolor paper, prior to watercoloring; white embossed the stripes background onto a separate panel and then blended the palest blue gently over the top so it enhanced but didn’t distract from the Anthuriums.

Here I clear embossed Mowed Lawn Distress Oxide onto VELLUM card stock before mounting to a simple white card; the gold washi tape just adds one more stroke of elegance to an otherwise super simple design and brings out the gold embossed sentiment a wee bit more.

Anthuriums come in beautiful hues of soft and medium pinks and even bold reds! But, the white ones are equally stunning and I couldn’t tell you which ones I like the most because I find them all just gorgeous (happy eyes, happy sighs)

Thank you for visiting me on the blog today! Have a gooder! (chinkle!)

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If you’d like more info on products that coordinate well with the Mondo Anthurium, please visit the release page HERE.

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 SUMMER OF STAMPING RELEASE 2 NOW LIVE

The 2nd release for Summer Of Stamping 2021 is now LIVE (click HERE to see the goodies)! We’re hopping over on Instagram and giving away prizes, so be sure to check out the hop, scope out all the eye candy and leave some comment love along the way for chances to win! The Instagram hop begins HERE.

OK, I must admit that I’ve ALWAYS wanted to create a tropical themed set featuring a hula dancer and now I got one! (fist pump) YASSSSSSS!!!

feat. Aloha Stamps & Dies | Tilt & Rock Die Set

feat. Aloha Stamps & Dies | Tilt & Rock Die Set

feat. Aloha Stamps & Dies | Tilt & Rock Die Set ; Palm trees from Jungle Stamps & Dies

Because the above are still shots, you may not realize it, but in these samples ↑ ↑ you can make the hula girl’s skirt TILT to and fro or things like the palm trees ROCK back and forth using the Tilt N’ Rock Die Set EEP!!!

Here’s a VIDEO TUTORIAL on how to use this fun die set! Now, just think of all the different things you can add this kind of motion to . . . I know your wheels are turnin’ like mad, aren’t they?!

feat. Aloha Stamps & Dies

This serene beauty from the set reminds me of a trip the Mister and I took over 35 years ago—our one and only trip (so far) to Hawaii. This needs to be rectified because I’d really love to go again, but I get SO crabby in hot climates . . . When I was making this design, I just loved how the “cool” color scheme looked so calming and inviting, with just the little pops of yellow here and there.

If you’d like more info on products that coordinate well and were used in creating these samples, please visit the release page HERE; they are showcased there for your convenience.

Thank you for taking a moment to stop by my little place here, out of what I’m sure is a busy summer season! July is our family’s travel month, so we’ve been on the go, here and there and the weather has been AMAZING (‘cept for that wretched heat wave we had a few weeks back!)

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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!

FREE STAMP SET WITH PURCHASE - ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN SUMMER OF STAMPING

I really had a ball designing this set for Summer of Stamping at ellenhutson.com It’s fun, it’s retro and it makes me wanna pack my bags and head out for an adventure! (happy grin)

Below is another design I’ve made with it:

So cute!!! Am I right?! Love a good road trip!

Thanks for stopping by and hope your summer is going splendid!

SUMMER OF STAMPING RELEASE AND HOP WEEK 1

SUMMER OF STAMPING HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!!! And we’re opening up with an exclusive release from Avery Elle! We’ve got an Instagram Hop going on, there’s prizes—oh, lolly!!! Just head over to my Instagram HERE, for all the details and to ogle all the eye candy that awaits!

This adorable set is available now at Ellen Hutson LLC! There’s so many options with it! The cool cat especially cracks me up and that floatie? BOMB!!!

Below I’m sharing a snapshot of a trio I made when I first got my hands on it!

SOAK IT UP exclusive by Avery Elle for Ellen Hutson

Cuteness overload, am I right?! Hope your summer is filled with fun—AND stamping!

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

A SHADOW BOX BOOK AND PRESSED PANSIES

Brandi Kincaid’s Shadowbox Die is such a well-thought out concept; the extra elements for foiling or die cutting a cover label and for foiling the page grooves is brilliant! I ran out of time as I was generating the samples for this release to get to a foiled version, but I’m dying to do it—you’ve got to see how Emily Leiphart foiled her samples. Just stunning!

Sometimes, a monochromatic card is all you need—a little bit of ink blending, masked off in the lower left corner, makes a subtle backdrop for the flowers and sentiment stamped in a darker, more intense hue—the ink blending was done in a combination of Oxide Tattered Rose and Catherine Pooler Bellini and the focal images were stamped with Oxide Spiced Marmalade.

For this one, I brayered a backdrop starting with Oxide Tattered Rose, then continued with Catherine Pooler Bellini—where the Bellini ink overlapped back onto the Tattered Rose left a different variation of color that I just love! It looks like I used another color of ink, but nope! I finished along the bottom with that Concord & 9th Stardust I adore so much! The sentiment was stamped with C9’s Midnight, which is a rich navy blue and the florals were white embossed onto vellum card stock. I have had great luck using Mini Glue Dots to glue vellum down; when an image has been embossed, there are usually several spots where you can place the glue dots that will be pretty much concealed—I think you’d need a microscope to tell! LOL!

Wrapped those two pieces with my favorite twine, and then popped it up onto a vanilla card base. Turned out dreamy!

Here’s the front cover of my Shadowbox Book—I used the beautiful hot foil stamp to actually die cut that lovely, leafy label into the cover (quarter sheet of C9 Stardust).

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I used colored pencils to color in the pansies, and as I was assembling everything, realized how cool it would be to have those popped up on a strip of clear plastic; when the card is closed, they lie flat, but as you open the card and the shadow box pops up, so do the flowers because the strip is attached at each end behind the frame of the window. You could certainly just use card stock for that strip, but I love how the acetate just blends in and does not become obtrusive to the overall design.

Want to know a surprising fact about me (the girl who doesn’t like to cook and rarely bakes)? When my daughter was wee little (i.e. 3-6 yrs. old), I’d put together tea parties for her, with vintage china and tea service trays and little finger sandwiches, etc. I went the whole 9 yards with prom dresses, heels, gloves and tiaras I’d found at second hand stores. And, I also kept pots of violas and pansies. I would sugar the violas and pansies and place them atop little cupcakes, covered with a cream cheese frosting . . .

Brandi’s Pressing Thoughts brings back such sweet and happy memories for me . . .

Hope you are having a beautiful day and thanks so much for popping in.

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SUPPLIES:

• Pressing Thoughts by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Pressing Thoughts by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Shadow Box by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Tattered Rose, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad

• Spring Fling, Catherine Pooler Mini Ink Pad Bundle

• Stardust, Concord & 9th Premium Dye Ink Cubes

• Stardust, Concord & 9th Premium Dye Ink Pads

• Midnight, Concord & 9th Premium Dye Ink Cubes

• Midnight, Concord & 9th Premium Dye Ink Pads

• Spiced Marmalade, Ranger Distress Oxide Ink Pad

• VersaMark Ink Pad

• Set of 36, Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Natural White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Pale Rose, 25 pk

• Stardust, Concord & 9th Premium Color Cardstock

• 40 lb. Vellum - 25 pk, Essentials by Ellen

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

• Stampendous Embossing Powder, Detail White, 0.76 oz.

• Embossing Magic Bag, Inkadinkado

• Clear Droplets, HAI Sequins

• String by the Spool - Natural Burlap, May Arts

• Mini, Glue Dots Sheets

• Mini (3/16'), Glue Dots

• Speedball, 2' Soft Rubber Brayer

• Dual Speed Heat Tool, WOW

• 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!