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Hello, and welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Holiday 2015 Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today! You should have arrived from the Super Talented Laura Sterckx's blog! If not, you'll want to start at the beginning of the hop which is the CLASSroom! If you get lost along the way, I have a complete hop listing at the end of my blog post.
And, yay!!! I also get to give this new stamp set, called Mistletoe & Holly to a lucky someone! Please leave a comment to enter my giveaway!
There is also a Grand Giveaway in the CLASSroom! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, and at every stop along the hop by August 11th, 2015, winners will be announced by the weekend! ***Remember to make sure that you have the no-reply blogger option turned off OR leave me your contact information in the comment*** You have 48 hours to respond or another winner will be selected.
cardstock: solar white/110, bazzill marshmallow stamps: essentials by ellen/got candy? ink: ranger archival black other: essentials by ellen/got candy? dies, kuretake gansai tambi, mft peek a boo trio, mft pinking circles
Pumpkins, Bats & Stars...Oh My! I had fun putting together this card! I stamped the stars in Hero Arts Ombre Gray to Black ink. The pumpkins have been stamped with Ranger Archival Black. I used the coordinating Got Candy? dies and watercolored them with Kuretake Gansai Tambi. The Boo sentiment has been watercolored with orange and yellow (think candy corn!) and the MFT Peek A Boo Trio has also been watercolored! Did you know that you can use Bazzill Marshmallow to watercolor?!
Speaking of candy corn:
cardstock: solar white 110, hero arts sunshine layering papers stamps: essentials by ellen/got candy? ink: hero arts hues/black
Yay for Candy Corn! I designed a tall/skinny card and stacked the Hero Arts Sunshine Layering Papers strips! Super easy and Fun! I did a smidge of masking to get the sentiment to format to the design of the card.
Next up are a couple cards designed with the New Mistletoe & Holly! I've already included the graphic of the stamp set above, here are the coordinating dies:
Here's card #1:
cardstock: solar white/110 paper: chickaniddy crafts jolly good stamps: essentials by ellen/mistletoe & holly ink: ranger archival black other: essentials by ellen/mistletoe & holly dies, kuretake gansai tambi
I followed up with decorating the interior of the card:
cardstock: solar white/110 paper: chickaniddy crafts jolly good stamps: essentials by ellen/mistletoe & holly ink: ranger archival black other: essentials by ellen/mistletoe & holly dies, kuretake gansai tambi
Seriously LOVE the sentiment, don't you?!
Thanks for making it this far! I wanted to do a repeated stamped background so I used 2 images from the Mistletoe & Holly set:
cardstock: bazzill licorice twist, hero arts blush mix layering stamps: essentials by ellen/mistletoe & holly ink: hero arts ombre gray to black/light to red royal other: pebbles decorative tape
I used Hero Arts Ombre pads for the background stamping. I love the subtle ombre effect it gives. I followed up with some paint splattering. Love how the Noel POPS! Can't go wrong with gold glitzy goodness too!
Whew! That's it for me...I can't tell you how excited I am for this awesome release!
Happy hoppin’! Your next stop is: Kimberly Wiener <---- my awesome friend!
- The CLASSroom
- Lisa Adametz
- Sandy Allnock
- Laurel Beard
- Heather Campbell
- Darlene DeVries
- Julie Ebersole
- Sharon Harnist
- Angel Johns
- Stephanie Klauk
- Amy Kolling
- Emily Leiphart
- Nichol Magouirk
- Jennifer McGuire
- Maureen Merritt
- Kay Miller
- Carolyn Peeler
- Julia Stainton
- Laura Sterckx
- Amy Tsuruta <-- you are here!
- Kimberly Wiener
- Carissa Wiley
Comments
Hugs~c
Dolly
Hugs,
Maureen
Such great cards with the new stamp set....well done
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Your cards are all AMAZING! One second, I need to pick up my jaw... LOL Just fantastic!
Your Candy Corn card is graphically perfect. L♥VE!
And your stunning poinsettia? Oh hello! So gorgeous. The subtle watercolor background with the lovely colored poinsettia in the foreground? Perfection!
And your last two cards may even get ME to make Christmas cards this year. We'll see. Hahha!! I love them both so VERY much. You rocked this release, girl. Every card is amazing!! Yay YOU! :)
Hugs~c
Janet
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Cristina
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LOVE your cards Amy, such ELEGANT designs => I'm INSPIRED!!!
THANK YOU for sharing :)
Nina-Marie :)
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maryellen.lounsbery@gmail.com
The Mistletoe & Holly cards are wonderful. I especially like the simplicity of the first card and the addition of decorating the inside of that card too. It's a happy, unexpected touch. This set is so versatile and can be used not only for Christmas but pieces can also be used for a fall themed card as well.
Thanks for sharing your talent!!
thanks for sharing your inspiration with us all