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OCTOBER 2019 ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN RELEASE

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To see the whole release and oodles of inspo, click on the link → Essentials by Ellen October 2019 Release

To see the whole release and oodles of inspo, click on the link → Essentials by Ellen October 2019 Release

The Essentials by Ellen October 2019 Release is here! YAAAASSSSSS!!! •fist pump•

And we are hopping with lots of eye candy to spark some creative magic!

Here are a few samples to hopefully inspire:

Big Foot, Sasquatch or Yeti—makes no difference when you’re a legend! •wink•

Inside, it reads “And that is all.” (also from Totally Random Sayings Volume 3 Stamp Set by Julie Ebersole) . This is a great set for mixing and matching with lots of different images—the typeset is modern with sassy undertones, but not overly formal or stuffy. I like that in a sentiment set. How ‘bout you?

The voices in my head have a lot to say . . . Vol. 2 is more quirk, more sass, more me. . . •chinkle•

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This is one of my most favorite ways to use those speech bubble dies . . .

Non-breakable FELT ornaments for the Holiday WIN!!! YASSSSSS!!! #givemeallthefelt . These two die sets were actually designed by Heather Meeson—the ornaments turned out so CUUUUUTE!!! I can’t even . . .

I’ll be sharing more samples soon. Hope you’ll come back. Meantime, here’s the scoop!

PRIZES:

We've got fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole October Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Sunday, October 13th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

The crazy good hop roster:

HARD CANDY CHRISTMAS

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Brandi’s Hard Candy Christmas set is so much fun for making shaker cards! •fist pump•

I stamped a ton of the candy in yellows, greens and pinks and then die cut them so I’d have lots at the ready to use as filler and embellishment both. They’re so cute mixed in with some sparkly sequins!

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I used double layers of foam tape so things could shake around freely and was careful not to “over-stuff” the fillers. Gosh, I actually think this is one of the prettiest—and sweetest, LOL!—holiday cards I’ve ever made!

The candies adorning the front of the card were garnished with Diamond Stickles. HAH! Don’t let the culinary terms fool ya’, tho—this is strictly EYE candy. •wink•

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GODZILLA STRIKES!

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VIEW THE FULL RELEASE HERE

VIEW THE FULL RELEASE HERE

Welcome to the September EBE Release Hop!

So. I KNOW. I KNOW Dino-mite Christmas is, in fact, a holiday themed DINOSAUR set, but I just could not resist having “Godzilla” stomp into the city with birthday wishes. It just cracks me up!!! Did you ever watch Godzilla movies when you were a kid?

I had to incorporate Brandi’s Backyard Party set for the greetings and cake. Godzilla’s flaming breath is the latté steam from A Breve Note. When everything just falls into place like this, ya’ gotta run with it. Am I right?!

VIEW THE FULL RELEASE HERE

VIEW THE FULL RELEASE HERE

Inside, the card reads, “You party animal” (also from the Backyard Party set). I mean, seriously . . . •chinkle•

My granddaughter (almost 7 yrs. old) love dinosaurs and to my surprise, can identify/name a number of different types—she knows more than I do!

• • • PRIZE INFO • • •

We've got super fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole September Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Sunday, September 15th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

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I’m glad you came by and your eyes will be happy when you check out all the creations along the way!

HOP ROSTER:

JINGLE ALL THE WAY

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These little reindeer faces just make me smile! I actually clear embossed them with a dark brown pigment onto watercolor paper, but it wasn’t until later that I decided to actually watercolor them because at the time, I didn’t have a plan. (sheepish shrug) The idea to do this with them came a few days later, LOL!

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I blended some orange and pink hues of Catherine Pooler Inks onto a quarter sheet of Neenah Solar white, then prepped the surface with an anti-static pouch; blow off the excess after pouncing all over. The anti-static powder eliminates static, moisture and any oil from your finger tips from the surface of the paper so you can avoid stray embossing powder sticking to unwanted areas.

After white embossing the sentiment, I waited a few seconds for it to cool then used a Swiffer cloth to buff off any remaining anti-static powder that was dulling the background.

I flicked some watered-down white acrylic paint from my stash onto this background so I would have more prominent spatters showing up more than just plain water might give me. But, I had to be patient to let it dry before moving on. OY!!! You’ve no idea how hard it is for me to wait for things to dry. I deserve a whole sheet of gold stars . . . (wink)

My layout was looking off-balance until I switched to a 4.25” square. Once I cropped it down, all was right with the world, LOL! The background and the deer were all popped up with foam tape.

TIP:

The key to threading twine through the little loop on the jingle bell is a dental floss threader. Next time you’re perusing the toothpaste aisle, pick up some of ‘em—they are AWESOME.

Good day!

ETA: Forgot to mention there’s a Labor Day sale going on right now over at Ellen Hutson.

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