TALL HIGH FIVE

I love words—cards—that encourage and support. Who doesn’t need a little of that now & again? This one was ridiculous fun to make!

I die cut the larger hand from the Hands Die Set through a quarter sheet of kraft card stock, then placed it onto a cutting mat and used a craft knife to cut and extend the hand, creating an upstretched arm.

Drew some stripes with a white gel pen onto a scrap of black card stock to resemble a shirt sleeve and glued that behind the hand/arm opening. Trimmed off the bottom so it was flush with the kraft panel.

3D mounted this to a pale pink base card. Good grief, by this point, there was a lotta chortling and monkey clapping already going on… good times, good times…

Stamped and stapled the banner then added some of those black star sequins and…

BOOM!

Love this card so much I could marry it!!!

WAVING HELLO WOBBLER

Hi, hello, how are ya’?

I’ve been offline the last few weeks due to a family emergency, but I’m back now. While I was away, the December Release launched and I’ve had these samples sitting on my work desk, waiting to be photographed. Finally had a chance to do that and will be sharing them over the coming days.

This “waving hello” design seemed apropos today. •insert smile•

The hand die cut is mounted onto a Mini Action Wobbler so it bobs around, literally waving hello. LOL!

The little heart die cuts were garnished with a Shimmer Pen. And that long, funky scallop border? I just glued a series of them from the Scallops Die, lined up end to end, trimming off the extra at the bottom of the card front. I felt so clever! •fist pump•

I don’t know how anyone could be uncheered if they received this one in the snail mail!

I’m sooooo behind on my holiday preparations. My tree is up. But it’s still not decorated…

ACK!!!

Happy weekend…!

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NEW EBE RELEASE DEC 2018

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Hey, hey! I did some of the stamps and dies in the latest Essentials by Ellen release—you can see all the new stuff here: DECEMBER 2018 RELEASE PAGE

Love LOVE LOVE all the words. YASSSSS!!!

The EH Design Ambassadors are sharing ideas and inspo and you can find links to those over on the Ellen Hutson Blog today, so be sure to pop over there so you can get your fill of eye candy! •wink•


I don’t wanna say I’m obsessed with the Hands Die set , but frankly, I am. If you watch The Story Behind The Stamps , you’ll totally get why.

If you missed the measurements for this particular tri-fold, I cut my card stock to 5.5 x 11”, and scored at 3 5/8” from each short end. The “open” end of the dies (where the arms begin), are positioned about 1/8”-1/4” from the score lines, factoring in the slight tilt.

I love that you can still see the effect of the hands from inside the card because they’re not just die cut and glued on the card front. •fist pump•

I’m still fumbling around with what to call the closure on the hug style card.

  • Interlocking? It kinda does that. And kinda not.

  • Buckle? Sorta buckles… Back in the day—we’re talking eons— I think we called this type of closure a buckle.

  • Double Buckle? Maybe… It does sorta buckle twice…

  • Tuck & Fold? Definitely tucks. Definitely folds. Twice. Hmmmmm. A Double Tuck & Fold. But, it’s not nearly as fun to say as “Double Buckle”. •sheepish shrug•

In any event, it’s a fun and easy card to make. And who couldn’t use a hug, even if it’s made from paper?

Another variation of the same tri-fold/buckle/tuck-n-fold but with just one of the hands, embellished with some snippets of black and white card stock to resemble a shirt sleeve. Sentiment is from the Hang On Stamp Set.

Inside sentiment: Totally Random Sayings, Vol. 2

Measurements: 5.5 x 11” card base, score at 3 3/4” from each short side.

I just adore words—TEXT— so so much! Makes the nerd in me quite giddy. And I’m not ashamed to say it. #wordnerdsunite

So… do you have a fondness for the same?

ELLEN HUTSON LLC 12TH ANNIVERSARY

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TWELVE YEARS!!! Wowzers! Happy Anniversary to my dear friend, Ellen! I still shake my head when I remember how she started and how she has so carefully nurtured her simple dreams to grow to where it is now. Girl’s got a lotta pluck and a heart of gold. I’m so stinkin’ proud of her, and grateful, always, that I get to work with her! YAY!!!

Ask me what my favorite Essentials by Ellen set or product is, and I honestly can’t narrow it down to just one, even among the ones I’ve personally designed. Julie refuses!

BUT, I will cay the ones that make me smile or laugh always rank really high with me, like Wasabi. Plus, I love sushi fo’h realz; I’m salivating just looking at this thing! LOL!

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Those high gloss liquidy embellishments make everything look so delish… Too bad this card is not edible. . . #sad

Do you have an EBE favorite? Or a handful of faves? Do tell! It’s fun to hear!!!

ALPINE FAUX SNOW GLOBE

Looks like a snow globe, but it s’not. •chinkle• Sorry, can’t help m’self.

I love the effect of the glitter paper behind the Alpine Snowfall Die—all the sparkle for so little effort! •fist pump• This die sold out, but is at last back in stock—YAY!!! There’s a limited supply so if you’re jonesing for it, snag one now!

Normally, I’m over designing Christmas cards at this point and ready to move on. But, this year is different. I’m bemoaning that I have so many more ideas I want to try, and there just isn’t enough time to execute them. •wee pity party•

The planets aligned for me on this one and it turned out exactly how I saw it in my head. It doesn’t always go that way, but when it does, there’s a whole lotta monkey clapping, I tell ya’. I didn’t even need to sit on my hands to prevent AMS (Add More Syndrome) . . . •chortle•

The spherical scene with the Alpine Windows Die Set is super easy to do, but also easier to SEE how it’s done, rather than explained in words—if you want to see how, check out this video HERE, starting at minute mark 2:34. I use a 3” circle die from the Hero Arts Infinity Circles set, but any 3” circle die will work, of course.

Quickly colored the house and trees with Copic markers, diecut the Alpine Snowfall into some Taffy Card stock and slapped some silver glitter paper on the back; mounted everything together, popping up the tree and house portions with foam tape and white embossing the sentiment (borrowed from Snow Days) onto a scrap of black card stock.

I really need to make another one I can frame and hang up—it’s just so cute, I can’t even . . .

Hope your Thanksgiving is warm and wonderful!

Cheers!