LAST CHANCE SALE

Everybody loves a sale*, right?! There’s 3 pages of Essentials by Ellen items that are retiring at ellenhutson.com right —> HERE <— and 33 pages of (general) clearance items HERE.

I snagged a few pics of some projects I’d done way back when… Even tho these sets are old(er), it’s fun to revisit them and gosh, you may find a bargain among some of these old favorites! The sets are linked beneath the project photos.

(Pardon some of the papertrufflez.com watermarks; that was my old blog; it’s no longer being updated since I moved here.)

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Got Candy? Stamps / Got Candy Dies

This Halloween set is still my favorite, years later…

Oh, Frappé Stamps / Oh, Frappé Dies

Coffee’s always a good idea…

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Banner Cake Die

The sentiment die included in this die set is not shown on this sample, but it always cracks me up! Big cakes are always so handy to have around for last minute birthday designs, too!

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Rustic Botanicals Stamps / Rustic Botanicals Dies

This set was influenced by Scandinavian floral prints and patterns, which always give me heart palps!

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Bird Shapes Dies

The bird on this one is actually an ornament (faux chipboard). I love winged things…

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Modern Christmas Stamps / Modern Christmas Dies

This holiday set is probably one of the most versatile ever, with its mix of solid imagery + matching patterned overlays.

There’s a whole lotta bargains to be had so you best not hesitate!

Here’s a direct link to the —> “Last Chance Sale” page <— so you don’t have to scroll all the way back to the top of the page, LOL!

CHEERS!

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SKI HUMOR

Whaaaaat??? How he do dat?! •chortle• This idea, yes, this idea right here, was one of the reasons why I wanted a ski set so very badly. IT CRACKS ME!!!

Please disregard the spelling error; we corrected it before this set began to ship out and the correct version of the expression has been added to the set. I was making my samples ahead of release with the prototype, so my sample here is what it is.

I adore these ski peeps so much and can’t stop playing with them…

This dude is one heckuva skier—I mean, imagine the skillz!!! (I have those skillz… in my dreams… BAH HA HAAAA!!!)

I placed the die cut skier and trees temporarily on my card and used a pencil to lightly draw the ski trail how I wanted it. Moved the images out of the way and used a fine tip marker to go over my pencil lines, then again with a Quickie Glue Pen—when you need a fine line of glue, it’s the bestest!— and added sparkly glitter to enhance it all. Then I popped up the trees and the skier.

Every time I look at this, I chuckle…

STAY COZY

Did you watch “The Story Behind The Stamps” for this September release? If you haven’t, and ya’ wanna, just click HERE, and scroll down the page until you see it.

I’m working on another Online Workshop! This time, with a holiday focus, ‘cuz Christmas always sneaks up on me!!! Is it too early to have Christmas music playing in the background? Many of the projects will feature this latest release, with tips & suggestions for adding special touches, but still keeping things do-able. Anyhoo, if you want to know when the workshop is ready and available, please subscribe (scroll down to the bottom of the page; towards the right there’s a subscribe option).

 

This card makes me supremely happy! It combines little bits of my favorite things—solid images, watercolor, simple details…

Just a few of the elements were die cut from watercolor paper and quickly watercolored with those lovely Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers. I like to scribble them against an acrylic block and then pick up the color with my Pentel Aquash and with just a few swipes, Bob’s yer Uncle!

The moon and the oval are from Winterscapes—I used second generation impressions so they would be softer and not over-take the detail images. The sentiment was borrowed from Mountain Holiday.

I used Distress Paint in Black Soot (now retired) to spatter the whole card front but you could use fully concentrated Distress Ink in the regular or Oxide to achieve a similar effect. Or acrylic paint. Just make sure the brush is not very wet so you get the most intense black spatters. Unless you want it watered down, of course. I just like it mo’h bettah when it’s richly black like this. •grin•

I also used my beloved Diamond Stickles (out of stock at the moment) You can also use a Zig Two Way Glue Pen and loose glitter to get the very same effect.

Whatever your weekend looks like, hope you get to squeeze in some rest and relaxation. And maybe a little creativity, too!


BREATH OF FRESH AIR

Here’s a look at the new Mountain Holiday set—it’s so fun to play with!

I’m the girl that’s enamored with the idea of being a skier. But, in reality, I’m the one that would wear all the cute ski clothing, and be sitting in a cozy arm chair, next to a roaring fire, sipping on a steaming cuppa, and gazing serenely out at the snow. And at all the real, bonafide skiers.

I’m OK with that. •cheeky grin•

Cuz I can pretend with m’ stamps that the cool girl swooshing gracefully down the mountainside on this card is me. •chortle•

 

Everything was simply stamped with black ink and then colored in (or in the case of the mountains, shaded) with Prismacolor Premier Colored Pencils. I used those amazing Tonic Nuvo Shimmer Pens to add lots of shimmer to the snow lines, the snow caps on the mountains, and even behind the skier, but I couldn’t get the camera to really pick it up at this angle. •frown•

BTW, here’s the question of the day:

Why does the word “skier” look all wrong with only one “i”????

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GOODY GOODY GUMDROPS

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The holidays just aren't the holidays without the scent of gingerbread wafting through the house, IMHO. Even if I don't have time to roll and cut out the cute little ginger peeps, I will still bake a gingerbread cake.  

This card is so cute, I could just eat it.  Not gonna, but I could.  EEP!!!

BTW, a better view of the House Box Die (stamped/decorated with Ginger House stamp set) is shown HERE.

 

My latest release is all holiday focused and available now at ellenhutson.com HERE, on the "This Just In" page!

It's heavily influenced by several things:

  1. A trip I made to Colorado to visit a good friend, last March.  We went up into the Rocky Mountains, where I TRIED to photograph them--they are even more beautiful and immense than I had imagined.  We visited a fun ghost town from the mining era, a ski town... there was snow--holy crow, glorious, fabulous SNOW! 
  2. Scandinavian design; it is so clean, minimalist and yet cozy and folksy all at the same time.

When I started to illustrate for this release, all of the above was swirling around in my head and snowballed into what you see this season.  I hope you love it as much as I do!