FUN BIRTHDAY CARD FOR GIRLS - CATHERINE POOLER

Welcome! So glad you’re here for the Catherine Pooler blog hop! Be sure to take note at the bottom of my post for giveaway info!

I’m sharing a fun and colorful birthday card today that I think any girl would get a kick out of! Brace yerself for a flash-back to the 1980’s and 90’s—this card was totally inspired by the Lisa Frank Sticker and Stationery products, sooooooo very popular way back when!

I thought that rainbow paper from the Totally Rad collection, die cut into a Big City, would make such a great background for the roller skates!

I used the EH Swing N’ Slide Dies to make a penny slider channel for the skates to go back and forth on as you tilt the card. Of course, I had to add lots Stickles, right?! “This birthday card is too sparkly!”, said no one ever.

••• GIVEAWAY •••

One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Sunday, March 29th at 11:59pm PDT. Winner will be notified by email.

May the odds be ever in your favour! (wink)

Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the eye candy from the rest of the Ellen Hutson Ambassadors hopping along:

• Ashlea Cornell  

• Emily Mydlowski  

• Adelina Starace  

• Michele Ferguson  

• Kelly Griglione   

• Laurel Beard  

• Ardyth Percy-Robb  

• Carly Tee Minner  

• Julie Ebersole  

• Therese Calvird  

• Lisa Spangler  

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SUPPLIES:

• Let the Good Times Roll, Catherine Pooler Clear Stamps

• Let the Good Times Roll, Catherine Pooler Dies

• Totally Rad, Catherine Pooler Patterned Paper

• Paisley Park, Catherine Pooler Sequins

• Big City by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Swing N Slide By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Ebony Black 100 lb - 25pk, Essentials By Ellen Cardstock

• Flirty Fuchsia, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Royal Treatment, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Obsidian Amalgam, Gina K Designs Ink Pad

• BG10 - Cool Shadow, COPIC Sketch Marker

• B04 - Tahitian Blue, COPIC Sketch Marker

• RV17 - Deep Magenta, COPIC Sketch Marker

• YR68 - Orange, COPIC Sketch Marker

• Y08 - Acid Yellow, COPIC Sketch Marker

• V09 - Violet, COPIC Sketch Marker

• Ranger Stickles, Diamond

• Sunburst, Ranger Stickles

• Ranger Stickles, Cosmic

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

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

• Adhesive Dot Runner, Gina K Designs

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

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3 SIMPLE AND SWEET NEW BABY CARDS - PRETTY PINK POSH

Welcome to the Pretty Pink Posh Hop! You can see their latest release at this link: PRETTY PINK POSH SPRING 2020

I have 3 darling but simple new baby cards to inspire you with!

For whatever reason, I was drawn to yellow and mint for this trio’s color combo.

Images were white embossed onto white card stock, and then ink blended over the top, before die cutting. Just a little bit of scoring on the base card adds a nice bit of texture and interest, don’t you think?

The little lamb was embossed with Fallen Leaves Versafine Clair ink and clear detail powder onto watercolor paper and then watercolored using Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers.

“Baby” was die cut 3x from yellow card stock and stacked together; after gluing onto the card, I coated the top with a Clear NUVO Glitter Gloss Brush Pen—wish that had shown up on camera better, but you get the idea.

Read on for some fun giveaway info and links to all the EH Ambassadors playing along!

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••• GIVEAWAY •••

One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Wednesday, March 25th at 11:59pm PDT. Winner will be notified by email.

HOP ROSTER:

• Julie Ebersole  ← YOU ARE HERE

• Adelina Starace  

• Carolyn Peeler

• Michele Ferguson  

• Ardyth Percy-Robb  

• Emily Mydlowski

• Kelly Griglione

• Ashlea Cornell

• Carly Tee Minner

• Sandy Allnock

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SUPPLIES:

• Baby, Pretty Pink Posh Clear Stamps

• Baby, Pretty Pink Posh Dies

• Baby Script, Pretty Pink Posh Dies

• Little One, Pretty Pink Posh Clear Stamps

• Little One, Pretty Pink Posh Dies

• VersaMark Ink Pad

• Embossing Magic Bag, Inkadinkado

• Stampendous Embossing Powder, Detail White, 0.76 oz.

• Mint To Be, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Shea Butter, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Polished, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker Set B, Set of 12

• 021 - Light Carmine, ZIG Clean Color Real Brush Marker

• VersaFine Clair Ink Pad, Fallen Leaves

• Clear Fine, Avery Elle Embossing Powder

• Watercolor Paper Pad 9x12, Canson XL

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Marshmallow Chick, 10 pk

• Life Changing Blender Brush Set, Picket Fence Studios (LCB-full)

• Dual Speed Heat Tool, WOW

• We R Memory Keepers Mini Score Board

• Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape, White

• Tonic Nuvo Aqua Shimmer Pen 2 pk

• Chisel Tip, ZIG 2 Way Glue

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

• String by the Spool - Metallic Gold, May Arts

• Yellow Hemp/Twine - from my stash

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

When you purchase via my affiliate links, I receive a small commission from the vendor. Thank you for all your support!

3 SIMPLE BOTANICAL CARDS - FLORA & FAUNA 3RD BIRTHDAY

My friends over at Flora & Fauna are celebrating 3 years!

They have a big sale going on to celebrate—20% off Mar 19-23, with code: birthday3

These three cards feature images from their most recent release. If you’re like me and adore hand-drawn, whimsical imagery, their stamps are so SO fun to work with!

Feat. Flora & Fauna Butterfly Dreams

I love how the butterfly white embossed on black POPS against that colorful flower. I used Fresh Inks in Peach, Tomato Red, Celery and Basil for this one.

Feat. Flora & Fauna Tropical Leaves | Everyday Word Party

Just watercolored (with Kuretake Gansai Tambi) some patches of green in various hues and then gold embossed this gorgeous leafy stem onto vellum; it’s secured to the card front with glue dots—the line details really help conceal those glue dots nicely!

Feat. Flora & Fauna Tropical Leaves | Word Party 3

OK . . . my name is liar—I actually had FOUR cards, but I forgot to grab the fourth one to shoot. I’ll shoot and share it another day—not sure why I forgot it, but hey, it’s crazy times right now, right?! Anyway, I took part of my third card and used it on this one above. I’ll give you a hint: I used a particular EH die that made pulling this off super easy . . .

Hope you’re staying healthy during this time, and maybe getting an opportunity to craft and make cards!

Thanks for stopping by!

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RAINBOWS AND FLAT BOTTOM CLOUDS

When I used the oval frames for this project, I had all the solid shapes leftover, providing the perfect opportunity for this design!

I cut all the ovals in half, white embossed the sentiment, then stamped the heart over top. Buffed off the residual ink sitting on top of the embossing from the heart. Then I stacked all the ovals together, slightly imperfectly, as is my usual custom.

BTW, I highly recommend using a DETAIL embossing powder for these types of sentiments for crisp results—the image lines are finer and regular grind powders can obliterate/blur the lines.

Inks, whether dye or pigment, have a tendency to “sit” on the surface of Card Shoppe card stocks (they’re a deliciously heavier weight than most, at 100#) so I decided to heat emboss the sentiment, and stamp the heart AFTERWARDS so that I wouldn’t have powder sticking to the heart. If you have extra time, you could do it in reverse, heat set the heart, then pounce it with anti-static powder to make sure it’s thoroughly dry before stamping and embossing the sentiment. I figured I’d rather save time, since the end results would be pretty much the same anyway.

I love how the Essentials Squares enabled me to create a gold foil frame that gives the illusion of an additional layer, but no bulk. Clouds were popped up with foam tape to match the height of the rainbow itself—when you stack that many layers, it does get a bit thick/chunky, but IMHO, totally worth the end result and it’s actually still mailable!

I’m totally making another rainbow card with the other half of these ovals . . . EEP!!!

Have a fab day!

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SUPPLIES:

• It's All Good by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• High Five By Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps

• Essential Ovals, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Squares, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Silver Linings by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Metallic Gold Foil - 5pk, Bazzill Specialty Paper

• Rouge, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

• VersaMark Ink Pad

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Candy Corn, 10 pk

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Candy Hearts, 10 pk

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Gold Coins, 10 pk

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Easter Grass, 10 pk

• Bazzill Card Shoppe Cardstock, Robin's Egg, 10 pk

• Solar White - 25 pk, Neenah Classic Crest Cardstock

• 3mm Heart, HAI Sequins

• Tombow Mono Multi Liquid Glue, 0.88 oz.

• Adhesive Dot Runner, Gina K Designs

• Embossing Magic Bag, Inkadinkado

• Stampendous Embossing Powder, Detail White, 0.76 oz.

• Dual Speed Heat Tool, WOW

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

• Scrapbook Adhesives Crafty Foam Tape, White

• Platinum 6 Die Cutting And Embossing Machine, Spellbinders Tools

• Crafter's Companion Gemini Junior

Affiliate links are included in this post; shopping via my links doesn’t cost anything extra and I receive a small commission. Thank you—you are all kinds of awesome sauce!

EBE MARCH RELEASE IS NOW LIVE!

It’s here! It’s here!!! And, YOU’RE here! •big cheeky grin• I’m really glad you are and THANK YOU for stoppin’ here on the hop! If you haven’t checked it out yet, the whole release is available to view HERE.

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Hop Giveaway info...

We’ve got super fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the whole March Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Thursday, March 12th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

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Feat. Mondo OMG by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies | Essential Ovals, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies | and previously released Silver Linings Designer Dies | That Thing You Did Clear Stamps

If you haven’t seen it, I was a guest on the Ellen Hutson Blog on Saturday, and shared a process video (←link) for how to make this super fun shaker with the rainbow bursting out of the Mondo OMG die—How ‘bout dem Essential Ovals?!?! Am I right?! •monkey clapping•

My next share below was an offshoot of this and it turned out even more adorable than I imagined!

Feat. Life is a Circus by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps | Life is a Circus by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies | Swirl Background, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps | Mondo OMG by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

That Swirl Background makes my head spin with all the ideas I wanna use it for! It’s quite hypnotizing!

And look at my little Circus Elephant!!! I was going to color him, but he just “popped” the way he was in black and white, so I sat on my hands. I think that was a good move on my part.

You did spy my alternative use of the OMG die on this one, right?! •wink• I felt kinda clever—just a little bit, mind you.

Alrighty—Thanks for leaving some comment love and off you go to the next stop! Hop Roster is listed right below and, may the odds be ever in your favour . . .

HOP ROSTER:

• Carissa  

• Brandi  

• Kelly  

• Laurel  

• Emily Midgett

• Sandy

• Adelina  

• Carolyn  

• Ardyth  

• Emily Mydlowski

• Elena

• Ashlea  

• Lisa

• Michele  

• Caly  

• Therese  

• Jessica  

• Carly

• Julie  

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MARCH 2020 ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN RELEASE:

• Bravehearted by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Life is a Circus by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Clever Sausage by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• It's All Good by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Succulent Sentiments by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Mondo Succulent Pot by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Modern Succulents by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Stripe Background, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

• Swirl Background, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps

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

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

• Bravehearted by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Life is a Circus by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Clever Sausage by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Hex Frames by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Modern Succulents by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Mondo OMG by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Circles, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Ovals, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Squares, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

• Essential Rectangles, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies

Affiliate links are included in this post; purchasing via my links does not cost anything extra and I receive a small commission. Thank you ever so muchly for your kind support!