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Today I have a quick project featuring mortise (a.k.a. reverse) masking with an abstract look and easy faux chipboard embellishments!
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Hope today's project inspired!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
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The Pantone "Purple Haze" palette is full of lovely, rich colors and our new favorite, Ultra Violet, the color of the year! This palette feels soft but luxurious, perfect for winter florals! Check out this positively stunning card that Kittie created...
To create this card Kittie used Bazzill cardstock, the Altenew Leafy Garland, Impression Obsession Spring Wreath Set, a border die from the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 4 and the Essentials by Ellen Lovely set.
On the card front Kittie created a floral spray attached to a white background so all the colors would pop. The sentiment was a perfect finish for this colorful floral project.
We've compiled a list of these gorgeous colors in inks, markers, cardstock and more so grab your favorite floral dies and see what you can create!
Distress Oxides
Distress Inks
Pigment Inks
Hero Arts Dye Inks
Altenew Dye Inks
Copic Markers
Sequins
Cardstock
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Hey everyone! Welcome to day 5 of the 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist. Today is all about snow. There are a lot of different ways to create snowy effects, from embossing powder to glitter, sequins to liquid appliqué...the possibilities really are endless.
Today I'm going to focus on creating a snowy effect using puff embossing powder. I thought it would be fun to create a snowy effect on top of a die cut, kind of like the snow had fallen and accumulated there. I live in California, so I'm not quite sure I know exactly how snow works...but I'm going to give it a good college try. ;) (Yes, I've seen snow.)
I'll be using several new products from Pretty Pink Posh. I just love their newest holiday products and I couldn't wait to get my hands on them. I'll be using the Holiday Greetings stamp set, as well as the Festive Holly and Merry Christmas Script die sets. And what would a tag featuring Pretty Pink Posh be without some super sparkly things too? I'll be using the Sparkling Clear Snowflakes and 3mm Sparkling Clear Sequins on my tag as well. I've linked all of these fabulous supplies below.
I experimented quite a bit to get the effect I was going for on this tag. I'll walk you through all of this in the video tutorial below...and tell you a thing or two that I learned along the way. Be sure to check it out.
After you've watched my video, keep scrolling to see the adorable tags that Eloise has created. I love that both of our tags showcase different ways to create snowy effects on your tag!
You can watch this video in HD on our YouTube channel by clicking HERE. Don't forget to subscribe while you're there.
We are so excited to welcome a new friend to the CLASSroom today, Eloise Blue! We first spotted Eloise's beautiful work on the Pretty Pink Posh blog and we have been loving everything she has done since! Make sure you take a peek at her blog, Ella's Cards, to see more!
Eloise's Tag Supplies:
Thank you for joining us once again this year for the fifth day of our 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist series! Simply leave your appreciation for the beautiful tags of today's dynamic duo, Carissa and Eloise, and you will be eligible for the random drawing of the $25 gift certificate to our store www.ellenhutson.com. Leave your comment here before noon on December 18th to be included (one comment per person please.) Be certain to return tomorrow to see what our next team will have to inspire you!
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We are ridiculously happy to welcome our friend Nichol Spohr back to The CLASSroom today! Nichol always delights us with her bright style and fabulous use of colors!
You can see more of Nichol's fantastic work on her blog, Handcrafting Happiness. And while you are there getting totally inspired, leave her a little comment love. Nichol will be drawing the name of one random & lucky commenter to win a $50 coupon to our store.
Thank you for sharing your talent with us Nichol! We love it when you can join us in The CLASSroom and we hope you can come back soon!
Hello! I’m thrilled you are joining me here today in the CLASSroom! The Photo Leading Lady and Cozy Leading Lady images from the Essentials By Ellen collection pair perfectly with some Pretty Pink Posh dies and gorgeous sequins.
To build the rainbow background for the leading lady images, I first trimmed 1/2” from the bottom of a 4 1/4” x 5 1/2” piece of smooth white cardstock using a Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 2 Die. I love the finishing touch a little stitching adds to borders and panels.
I added a pencil mark at the center of the stitched line and then using a bit of post it tape to mask off each section I lightly inked “rainbow rays” across the background using Distress Oxide Inks in Picked Raspberry, Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Fossilized Amber, Twisted Citron, Lucky Clover, Peacock Feathers, Salty Ocean, and Wilted Violet. I concentrated the majority of color towards the center, lightening up the color towards the edges of the panel.
I spritzed the background with water from a Distress Sprayer for a bit of distressing and blotted it dry with a paper towel.
The Photo Leading Lady and Cozy Leading Lady plus cameras, and camera strap were stamped on smooth white cardstock using Lawn Fawn Jet Black Ink, colored in with Copic Markers and die cut with the coordinating Photo Lady Dies and Leading Lady Dies.
The images were adhered along the bottom edge of the panel, with the excess trimmed off with scissors.
Detail was added to the cameras with Glossy Accents and a Stardust Glitter Pen was used on the plaid shirt, a black glaze pen to the eyes to make them pop, and a white pen to add highlights to the images.
Thought bubbles were die cut from black cardstock using the Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Speech Bubbles Dies and greetings from the Photo Lady Stamp Set were stamped with Versamark Ink to the speech bubbles and heat embossed with white embossing powder.
The card was finished by adding a scattering of Pretty Pink Posh Limited Edition Lucky Mix Sequins to the background and adhering the panel to a white top fold card base with foam adhesive.
Watch in HD on our YouTube Channel HERE! Thanks for sharing some comment love and a thumbs up with Nichol there and be certain to subscribe to our channel for other fantastic videos!
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Happy Friday, Ellen Hutson Fans! I'm sure you have been enjoying this week of fabulous Pretty Pink Posh inspiration as much as I have!
My card today has one of my favorite elements to make, a shaker tag! It uses these awesome Pretty Pink Posh products (clockwise from upper left in the photo below): Stitched Duo 1 tag dies, Blissful Butterflies stamp set, Blissful Butterflies dies, and Pretty Pink Posh Sequins:
Here's how to make it:
DIE CUT TAG - Using one of the Distress Oxide panels I created in this background making session (using Broken China and Cracked Pistachio Distress Oxide inks), I die cut the Stitched Duo 1 tag and Blissful Butterflies dies at the same time in my Big Shot. Cut an additional full tag (with no butterfly cut out) from Neenah Solar White 110 Lb. Cardstock to use later as a backer for the shaker.
STAMP TAG - Stamp the tiny solid butterfly, dotted butterfly trail, and "hello" sentiment from the Blissful Butterflies stamp set onto the tag front with Versamark ink and gold heat emboss:
MAKE SHAKER - Cut a piece of acetate to fit over the butterfly die cut hole on the reverse side of the tag, then cut pieces of 1/4" X-Press It Foam Mounting Tape and position it around the edges of the acetate and butterfly cut out, to hold the acetate to the back of the tag. The foam tape serves a dual purpose -- to adhere the acetate to the back of the tag AND it creates a well in which to place your shaker elements (sequins). If you have thicker shaker elements, just double the height of the foam tape:
PREPARE BACKGROUND - Adhere two strips of contrasting Distress Oxide background (made using Spiced Marmalade and Fossilized Amber Distress Inks) using 1/4" High Tack Double-Sided Tape to a 4-1/4" x 5-1/2" panel of watercolor paper. Using Gold Zig Wink of Stella Glitter Brush Marker, squeeze the barrel of the marker until ink starts flowing from the brush, then splatter it onto the background:
FILL SHAKER - I used Pretty Pink Posh's 6mm Marshmallow, 6mm Sand, and a mixture of 4mm, 6mm and 8mm Sparkling Clear sequins to fill the shaker well I created with the foam tape:
Next, remove the liners from the foam tape and position the additional full die cut Stitched Duo 1 tag over the shaker; press to seal. Adhere the shaker element at an angle onto the prepared background. Attach background to a Neenah Solar White 110 Lb. Cardstock card base.
This shaker tag can be made with many different small die cut images/windows in it, customized to fit your card-giving needs or the season. I hope you'll have fun trying it!
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Happy Thursday! It's Carly and I'm here for another #throwbackthursdays, where we find inspiration in The CLASSroom archives! This week we are celebrating one of our good friends and staff favorites, Pretty Pink Posh!
I can't get enough of Pretty Pink Posh's sparkly sequins and I also love their sweet stamp sets! The Rainy Days stamp sets is one of my all-time favorites and considering the weather we've been experiencing here in the PNW, it seems very appropriate!
To create this card, I used one of my go-to techniques, masking. If you haven't tried masking yet, here's a great article from the archives by Sharon where you can learn more:
Back to Basics: Masking by Sharon Harnist
And I wanted my card to have some sparkly rain so I altered some of my Pretty Pink Posh clear confetti sequins. They are a little rustic but I love them!
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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!
xo, Carly
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Hi everyone and welcome to another fun themed week in the CLASSroom! This week is all about Pretty Pink Posh. Eep, I love love love Pretty Pink Posh stamps and dies. They're too adorable!
To start, I stamped all the images using my MISTI.
Then I colored them in! When I was first starting out with Copics, I really struggled finding the right color combinations - so I've broken each out to show clearly what colors are which.
Once everything was colored, I placed the coordinating die cuts using washi tape.
After running through my Big Shot, I arranged the images and took a picture with my phone to remember their placement!
Next, I created a custom background with Distress Inks.
Then, I heat embossed a starry sky with white embossing powder.
Then, I placed the background on a white card base and adhered all the images.
Lastly, I added a white stitched border using my gel pen!
I love creating custom backgrounds for my cards to really make images pop! I hope you've enjoyed Pretty Pink Posh week so far and this card! Thank you for stopping by the CLASSroom today!
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We consider Paulina & her lovely Pretty Pink Posh products, a dear part of our Ellen Hutson LLC family! Paulina's kind heart is evident in everything she does and in her products too! Join us this week in The CLASSroom as we play with Pretty Pink Posh sequins, stamps & dies! Each day we will have fresh inspiration and we have some super savings for you! Get 15% off all in-stock Pretty Pink Posh!
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Hey everyone! Lisa on this #TexturalTuesday L♥VE-style. ;) Thought I'd make the card today all about looooove. Ha! Well, that and a fun background since that's what we're featuring this week on the CLASSroom blog. I'm curious to know what is your go-to style for a background card?
I used two of my faves here. I used one of my very FAVORITE all time styles of creating a background and that is to watercolor all over and then layered a super pretty (and awesome) background stamp on top of it. So it's kind of a two-fer.
First, tape down your watercolor paper using a low tack tape. Frog tape or a painter's tape works very well. I tape it all down to what's called hardboard. I do this so that everything stays nice and flat.
Once it's all taped down, give it a light wash of water. Which is kind of a "prime" for the watercolors. It will help the colors you choose to work with move and flow.
I usually put water into the pans of color before I start working so they're ready for me. Then, I just dip my paintbrush into my first color choice and let it flow onto the dampened paper. I love letting the colors blend into each other-- so be sure that the colors next to each other are "friendly" so they won't form mud. Mud is bad.
(I also like to tilt and tip the board to let the colors move.)
Once a blend that you like has been achieved you can stop there or add some gold (or silver or pearl) veins. This is always so pretty!
THEN, it can be dried. The best part about it being taped down at this point is it really won't warp at all.
Stamp the Versamark Ink all over the background stamp. Making certain that the watercolor panel is completely dry and static free (use an anti-static bag or tool). Flip and press the watercolor panel face down ONTO the background stamp. Cover with a piece of typing paper, press, and ensure the front of the watercolor panel has received a solid stamped image. I find this the best way to stamp onto surfaces like watercolor paper with large background stamps.
(If you look very closely you can see the stamped image.)
Then you're all set to heat emboss. For this I used Wow Embossing Powder Super Fine Metallic Gold Rich. It's a beautiful gold and heat sets like a dream.
Die-cut a piece of gold card stock from the Wonky Rectangles set from My Favorite Things and adhere it to your base card (Cherry Pop from Taylored Expressions). And trim down the watercolored and embossed piece to fit.
I cut out a piece of the red Tim Holtz Deco Sheets and adhered it to another piece of card stock prior to die-cutting. The reason for this is that I found in prior uses with this product if you try to die-cut it on it's own it's very hard to work with. Pretty and glittery, but kind of tough. By adhering it first to something else, it gives it stability that it needs. So...I stuck it to some cardstock and used the My Favorite Things Abstract Heart to die-cut a fun and glittery heart! I'll adhere it in place using the Ranger Multi Medium Matte right after I figure out my sequin placement.
I adhered a multitude of sequins and gold hearts that I have (again!) using the Ranger Multi Medium Matte. Unfortunately, I went a little overboard in one area. It happens. So, to fix that, I slipped some seam binding ribbon around the side and tied it in a pretty bow. Using a button and some twine I tied another bow and secured the button to the center of the seam binding's bow. (I hope that made sense.) You'll see it in one of the close-up photos.
Using foam squares on the back of this panel I secured the panel at a slight angle to the front of the card. And it's done!
Here's a few close-ups of this pretty card:
Now you can see the details of the bow. Isn't it sweet?
In the photo below you can really see how fun the abstract heart die is. I'm sure if you were *really* patient it'd be super cute to see it filled with completely different colors. I'm not that patient HA!!
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I haven't made a shaker card in a while and thought I'd try making one that features "negative" die cut stamping--the MISTI made it so easy to do accurately, with no second guessing! I've also had this gorgeous birthday set by Concord & 9th for some time and have been dying to use it! The Happy Day stamp set and coordinating dies are available separately, BUT you can also get them in a bundle HERE, at 31% savings!
I thought the gold foil access on the patterned paper (On Trend 2) really complimented the simple gold embossing of the cake just perfectly, and, of course, those Pretty Pink Posh Sequins the ultimate shaker card filler... *dreamy sigh*
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Happy Mundane! ;)
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Hello hello! Happy Wednesday! Are you enjoying embellishment week yet? I sure love these themes - they're great! For today's card - I'm using sequins and twine. Immediately, I thought shaker card. I just can't get enough of them!
First, I cut out and arranged ballon dies in the shapes letters.
Then, to keep them put - I used some washi tape.
Then, I ran the letters through my Big Shot.
I cut it once with my card base and three times with other card stock to create depth for the shaker. By using the wash, it kept my die cuts perfectly positioned so I could create my shaker.
Next, secured all the layers and added sequins. All sorts of Pretty Pink Posh. I love these sequins.
I kept with a rainbow theme to add the sequins.
I added a layer of cardstock behind the shaker.
Finally, I added my layer to the card base and added some clear sequins to the front.
I added a bit of twine to the top.
Finally, I added white gel pen accents to the front of the clear acetate.
Thanks so much for stopping by and sharing part of your day with me! I hope you have a marvelous day!
XOXO!
Heather
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Good Wednesday morning and welcome to the CLASSroom. Window cards are so much fun to make especially when you can add a little surprise inside the window. My project today was made using the My Favorite Things Interactive Window Stax, Leafy Greenery, Stitched Flowers, Stitched Square Scalloped Edge Frame, Stitched Mini Scallop Square Stax, Pretty Pink Posh Stitched Borders 4 and Impression Obsession Large Fence. I used the Penny Black Beau Jardins designer paper to create a pretty floral background for my flower garden and sentiment.
Cut a 5.50” x 4.25” inch piece of white cardstock and designer paper. Apply ATG adhesive to the back of the flower paper and attach to the white cardstock. Secure the window die in place on the card front with painter’s tape and run through the Big Shot. Hint: test a small piece of designer paper layered over cardstock and run through the Big Shot to make sure the die can cut through the double layered paper.
Stamp the sentiment on the scalloped layer using black versafine and emboss with clear embossing powder. Apply double stick tape to the back of the scalloped frame, attach to the sentiment layer and then attach the framed sentiment to the window cover with double stick tape.
Place the green stitched border on the base to measure how much to cut off on each side.
Cut the fence section into two pieces to be placed on both sides of the card base. Attach the fence the fence sections to the card base with mounting tape on the tops and glue dots on the bottom. Attach the green stitched layer in front of the fence sections with double stick tape.
Apply strips of mounting tape to the back of the window base and attach to the card base. The popped up window base will allow space behind the window front for the flower.
Place all the flower layers face down on the molding pad and form the petals using the smaller end of the stylus.
Turn the flowers over and push down in the center with the small stylus tip.
Attach the flower layers together with glossy accents.
Attach a few pieces of foliage and the flower inside the window opening with glossy accents.
Tuck pieces of foliage in behind the grass border and attach with glossy accents.
Attach the flowers to the foliage using glossy accents. Finish by adding one single small flower and a couple pieces of foliage to the window front. Note: There are several different sizes and shapes of flowers in the Stitched Flowers set. I mixed and matched them together to create my whimsical garden.
I loved the stitched patterns in the flowers and thought it would be fun to carry the stitched theme on with the stitched frame and stitched grass border.
I hope you have been inspired to try your hand at making an interactive window card.
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Hi everyone! Welcome to day 3 of Ellen Hutson’s 12 Tags Of Christmas With A Feminine Twist. Carissa Wiley here with you today and I have the lovely Joni Nina Andaya as my guest today. I’ll be showing you a fun holiday tag featuring some stamps and dies from Pretty Pink Posh. I’ll also be incorporating some foiling along with it.
As you all know, I love all things shiny and all things gold. But today, I thought I would throw a little unexpected twist on the foiling theme. I know, I know. You were all expecting gold foil accents on my tag. But today, I’m going to be using the gorgeous Opal Foil from Therm O Web to create some beautiful snowy accents on my tag. There’s not a speck of gold on this tag, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t shine.
I also wanted to show you an easy way to incorporate foil without using a heat tool like a laminator or Minc to apply your foil. I know Julie has shared this technique in the past, and I’m sure I have also…I think. I’ll be using a two way glue pen and plenty of pressure to apply the foil to my pieces today.
I created that base of my tag by using a partial die cutting technique. This is a great way to get more use out of your dies. By using this technique, I was able to stretch out the Banner Duo die cut and create a longer version of the same die cut. It literally allows you to stretch your supplies.
My images come from a couple of the Pretty Pink Posh holiday stamp sets, Happy Snowman and Holiday Pals. To add a bit of sparkle to my colored images, I used my Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens to color the images in. “Christmas is too sparkly,” said no one EVER.
I used my two-way glue pen and the Opal foil from ThermOWeb to create some beautiful, shimmery snowy accents. I added this opal foil to my snow banks, my trees and the bottom of my tag. My inner sparkle junky really wanted to keep going, but sometimes I have to practice restraint. ;)
I’ll walk you through the entire creation of this tag in the video tutorial below. Be sure to check it out.
I did find a way to sneak in a bit more sparkle. What would a tag featuring Pretty Pink Posh products be without some Sparkling Clear sequins? They are my favorite after all. And they make the perfect accent. I chose the smaller 3mm and 4mm sizes to keep them from feeling too overwhelming. They make for the perfect snowflakes falling from the sky.
Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you’ve enjoyed by tag project. I hope you’ll try adding a little foiling to your holiday tags this year. It can be very quick and easy….and chances are you already have all the tools you need for this technique.
Joni, from the Pretty Pink Posh design team has also created a tag to share with us today. Take a look at this adorable tag she created, using foil accents as well.
Join us tomorrow, for another exciting day of Christmas tags! Until next time, I hope you have a fabulous day!
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We are so excited to have Joni Nina Andaya join us today! You have probably seen Joni's gorgeous, colorful work with WPlus9, Pretty Pink Posh and when she joins us to share the Essentials by Ellen products. Her projects always make us feel happy, with a great mix of color, just the right details and a little sweetness! Make sure you check out Joni's blog, Papell With Love, to see more our her amazing work!
Joni's Tag
Thank you for joining us once again this year for the first day of our 12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist series! Simply leave your appreciation for the beautiful tags of today's dynamic duo, Carissa and Joni, and you will be eligible for the random drawing of the $25 gift certificate to our store www.ellenhutson.com. Leave your comment before noon on December 17th to be included (one comment per person please.) Be certain to return tomorrow to see what our next team will have to inspire you!
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Happy Friday, Friends! Today I'm in a cooler Fall mood, so my papercrafting reaped the benefits! Here's the card I have for you today:
Aren't these Mama Elephant New Family forest animals the cutest?!! This stamp set is geared towards a new baby or baby shower, but here's how I turned it into a Fall themed card . . .
First, I stamped two of the foxes onto Prima Marketing's 140 Lb. Watercolor Paper Pad -- I love that you can just open this paper pad and start working on the 6x6 sheet(s). The pad has a glue binding on both the top and bottom of the pad, which is meant to help keep the watercolor paper from warping while you work with a wet medium ... genius! After stamping, I used my wide (4mm) Molotow Masking Pen to cover the images, so I could put my watercolor background wherever I wanted, leaving the animals to be colored as I wished later. The blue masking fluid goes on very smoothly!
While the masking fluid was drying, I used the stamp that is meant to be a floral frame or divider (you can see it at the top of the photo below) to make Fall colored leaves that would be on a tree above the animals' heads. I used these Distress Inks: Fired Brick, Ripe Persimmon, Wild Honey, and Peeled Paint:
Then I used a water brush to blend the stamped ink.
TIP: Blend only one color at a time (moving to each spot you have stamped that same color), being sure to clean your brush between colors so you don't end up with mud!
Once the masking fluid was dry (it doesn't take very long) I repeated the leaf stamping process, using only the tips of the floral stamps to add some fallen leaves beneath and around the foxes. I also stamped a baby fox nose-to-nose to its Mama! The masking fluid allows the baby to appear as if it is wrapped up in Mama's tail!
After blending the leaves on the ground, I used Thermoweb's Adhesive Pick-up square to gently rub off the masking fluid (below) -- the pick-up square makes removal a breeze! Then I began watercoloring the foxes with Rusty Hinge and Brushed Corduroy Distress Inks:
Next, I stamped the bunnies onto watercolor paper and colored them with Hickory Smoke Distress Ink and used Spun Sugar Distress Marker on their ears. Their coordinating New Family dies were used to die cut them, then they were popped up on foam tape. The 6-inch watercolor panel was trimmed down to A2 card size of 5.50" x 4.25".
For the greeting, I used the "hello brand new baby" sentiment, easily masking off the "brand new baby" part beneath the "hello". It was stamped with crisp and bold Jet Black Archival ink:
I like using a strong high-tack double-sided tape like X-Press It's to secure heavier papers such as watercolor paper to a card base. Then a scattering of 6mm and 4mm Pretty Pink Posh clear sequins finish the card:
Is Fall in full color in your part of the country yet? It's just beginning here in south Texas!
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Hi Friends! Carly here today for #throwbackthursdays, where we find inspiration in The CLASSroom archives! Today I'm excited to share a fun Halloween project!
We're playing with the Fuse Tool this week in The CLASSroom and one of the best projects I've ever seen using a Fuse Tool is the Hot Li'l Pockets created by Julie. Seriously, her genius knows no bounds! Check it out:
The We R Memory Keepers Fuse & Hot Li'l Pockets
I set out to create a Hot Li'l Pocket for Halloween that contained candy because candy is awesome and Hot Li'l Pockets are fun! Here's what I came up with...
To create this project, start by stamping a sentiment in StazOn ink on a piece of 5-1/2 x 3-1/2 acetate. When ink is dry, insert acetate into the bottom of a storage pocket.
Add fun shaker pieces like sequins, spiders and stars.
Use Fuse Tool to seal pocket above acetate, creating a big shaker pocket. Humble tip from me: I have used a non-stick craft sheet and a glass mat to Fuse but I just picked up a Fuse Mat and it is so much easier to use! I highly recommend adding it to your tool collection. It clings to your table to prevent slipping, has a holster for your Fuse Tool but best of all, the surface helps the Fuse Tool glide along, prevents over or under melted spots.
After the pocket is made, consider decorating the flap. I created some DIY washi tape using another genius article by Julie:
DIY Washi Tape by Julie Ebersole
Making the washi tape is so easy! Cut a piece of double-sided adhesive to fit the flap. I cut mine a to fold over and cover both sides of the flap.
Remove liner paper from one side of adhesive and apply tissue paper to the adhesive, using a bone folder to smooth out any bubbles. Trim away any excess tissue.
Stamp tissue paper and let dry.
Remove remaining liner paper and apply to flap of storage envelope, folding over to cover both sides and trimming away excess.
After the flap is adorned with the DIY washi, fill the pocket with treats!
Then it's time to create a closure. You can fold the flap inside the pocket but I wanted a little more security so I used a small piece of velcro.
Fold up, secure with twine and add a little tag. Then give to someone who deserves a treat!
I can't wait to make more! Wouldn't this be cute for Christmas treats?!
Have a great Thursday!
xo, Carly
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I adore using vellum to create with. It's such an easy way to add a touch of glam to your designs. It's beautiful frosty look is especially wonderful for holiday designs and it makes a stunning card base. It's a great way to add translucence to a project and I'm excited to share this design and a few tips on creating with vellum.
This week in the CLASSroom we've been featuring the fabulous Hero Arts new release and it sure has me thinking ahead to cooler days. It's never too early to start your Christmas cards as the busy fall months seem to fly by in a blink. The stamp set I'm featuring today is the Color Layering Deer Stamp Set and Color Layering Deer Frame Cuts Dies. All those stamped layers really make this deer special and I'll be sharing my process with you as we go along.
To start off with though, I first turned to creating my vellum card base. It's created by cutting and 8.5" x 11" vellum card stock sheet in half and then scoring and folding to create an A5 size card. Pretty standard card making except that you can see through it. Add a layer inside the card adds a sweet pop of color and really sets off the card. It also gives you somewhere to write on. In this particular design though, be careful where you write as you'll see it through the vellum in some places. I'd choose to write under the deer area or to sign the back of the card instead.
This inner panel is die-cut with a stitched rectangle die (I used one from Blueprints Die-namics 13) and die -cut Bazzill card stock. Adhere to the inside of the card.
To add interest and a whole lot of shimmer to the card front I stamped some beautiful snowflakes from the Essentials by Ellen Christmas Scribbles Stamp Set in white pigment ink and then heat embossed them with a beautiful holographic embossing powder from Ranger. This embossing powder is beautiful and looks so lovely in person.
When stamping in multiple steps I like to play around with ink colors and layers on scrap paper first before I complete my final design. I'm doing something a little out of sync here so please note: ****I've reversed the order of stamping on the last two deer images*
Hero Arts suggests using the stamp that I've labelled 3. as the second impression to stamp. I'd normally do that BUT...I'm throwing a little twist into the mix. The deer has some beautiful gold ink used for one of the layers and in THIS case it works best if the gold layer is on top. That means you want to stamp it third. So if you recreate this...
You may also notice I am stamping on TOP of a patterned paper pad. I really like doing this especially with a solid image as it just seems to give me a better and more uniform impression.
Here's what the deer looks like with three layers of stamping.
And here it is with some Jet Black stamping accents added for facial features and die cut from the card stock. At this point I also stamped on the black leg detail and stamped and die-cut the antlers.
Now that the image is complete, I then stamped the sentiment onto the card front in Jet Black Archival Ink. I've said it here many many times but you just cannot beat this ink...especially for hard to stamp on surfaces such as fabric and vellum.
Then the deer is adhered with dimensional foam squares and I've also die-cut a circle from Solar White Card Stock and adhered it inside the card to really zero in on the focal point.
And finally...I adhered some clear sequins around the circle area to add in one last festive touch of bling.
I hope you'll try your hand at a vellum card for a sweet look.
Thanks for joining me today in the CLASSroom and taking a peek at the new Hero Arts release!
Julia
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Hi everyone! Welcome to Satur-YAY! We're celebrating the weekend by getting our craft on. I hope these projects leave you so inspired, that you can't wait to get in your craft space and create. This week on The CLASSroom blog, we've been playing with the Cosmo Cricket WIP Art Deck. I'm going to walk you through a few projects featuring some pieces from the Art Deck, as well as some shimmer watercolor with Daniel Smith Watercolor.
Daniel Smith watercolors are fabulous, artist grade watercolors. The colors are beautiful and they are very easy to work with. Sandy did a whole series on these watercolors. You can check out those videos by clicking HERE.
Today, I'm going to be doing some basic watercolor with the Daniel Smith watercolors. But in true Carissa fashion, I'll be adding a touch of shimmer to the watercolor with the Daniel Smith Pearlescent Shimmer watercolor. This sheer, shimmery watercolor can be mixed with any watercolor to give the finished product a beautiful shimmer and shine. And what's a handmade card without some shimmer and shine?
The Pearlescent Shimmer is very easy to use. All you have to do is pick a little up with a damp paint brush, just like you would your regular watercolor, and mix it in to the color you are using. Want more shimmer? Just add more. Want a very subtle shimmer, just add a teeny amount.
I didn't do a lot of mixing of colors for these cards. I fact, I was so enamored with the Amazonite Genuine when I tested it out, that I couldn't bring myself to venture out from there. I ended up using this color on several of my cards.
The Cosmo Cricket WIP Art Deck is full of preprinted designs on watercolor paper. The designs include gold foil and clear embossed images. The clear embossed images appear when you add color over the top of them, just like the emboss resist technique. This Art Deck is full of fun phrases and images in all different sizes. I am adding watercolor over the top today, but you could add any kind of water based ink over the top to make the emboss resist areas pop.
The foiled areas act like emboss resist as well. They also help contain the watercolor within boundaries...you'll see me paint in some letters in the video tutorial.
I love that I feel like I've created a masterpiece with just a quick swipe of a paint brush.
Once watercolored, these pieces make perfect focal images for card fronts. I wanted the beauty of the shimmer watercolor to take center stage, so I kept the cards and embellishments very simple.
I'll walk you through the creation of these cards in the video tutorial below. Be sure to check it out.
As I said before, the beautiful designs of the Art Deck, along with the watercolor call for very little embellishing. These are so easy. Dare I say, "Even a caveman could do it"?
I hope these card projects have inspired you to get your craft on today! What better way to spend the weekend than creating a little handmade somethin somethin? It's you're turn now. I'd love to see what you're creating. Be sure to share your creations on social media using #EllenHutsonSaturYAY.
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy these projects. I'll see you on the last Saturday of next month for another Satur-YAY. Until then, I hope you have a fabulous day!
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Hey, hey, heeeey! It's Tuesday and it's Lisa...so that means it's #TexturalTuesday. :D I'm pretty excited about today's card as it's a birthday card for my mom. Shhhh...I don't want her to see it, but I LOVE THIS CARD!! (Am I allowed to say that? I mean...is it cool?)
Lots going on with today's card, but I'm trying to keep it simple. You don't need to see me coloring, but I'll show you my basic approach. And there are squillions of videos out there to watch (including many of our own awesome designers here at Ellen Hutson) other than me. So check them out instead. ;)
This card has lots of visual interest and color. LOTS of color. It makes me smile.
I started by stamping the Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps, Mondo Hydrangea image and two extra sets of the flowers using Archival Ink in Black onto Strathmore Paper. All of the the individual flowers were colored the same way using the Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers starting with the darkest color towards the center and the lightest colored last, as you can see below. I blended the colors together using a waterbrush. (The darkest color was added AFTER this photo, but it IS my process. I promise!)
Once everything was colored to my liking, the images were die-cut using the Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies, Mondo Hydrangea by Julie Ebersole. The white edges were colored with a light blue Zig Clean Color Real Brush Marker and blended with a water brush. (The leaf was colored and die-cut the same way.) Dimension is added to the center of each flower after coloring by using Liquid Pearls in Daffodil.
To create a bit of background other than the patterned paper, a circle was die-cut and three Distress Inks in blue hues (Faded Jeans, Tumbled Glass, and Salty Ocean) were blended together. Since EVERYONE likes shimmer (am I right?) I put a few drops of the Izink ink in Topaz onto my work surface and added some water to it. Then smooshed my circle into it. This made it all nice and shiny! Yay!! I then used a heat tool to dry it since I was using a thinner paper. I also used the Essential by Ellen Clear Stamps, Bokeh Dots by Julie Ebersole and Delicata Gold Ink to stamp a few random gold dots on top of that. It's just the right touch.
The Avery Elle patterned paper was adhered down first, then the blue circle. The edge of the blue circle was trimmed off to make it a bit more interesting. A leftover piece of the patterned paper was reversed and I used that for contrast and it was adhered towards the bottom of the card.
For the flower I used THREE types of adhesive foam squares. Yeppers! The regular ½" square ones, the ¼" square ones AND the same sized ones but thin. So...lots of foam happening. The thin ones were used for the backs of the individual flowers. I wanted them to have dimension but not be in your face - POW! Y'know? But the back of the flower itself has the original ½" thick foam squares, as does the stem. Just cut in half.
For the sentiment I used the Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps Wish Big, by Julie Ebersole and stamped the "Happy Birthday" onto a piece of Licorice Twist cardstock by Bazzill using Versamark Ink. It was then heatset using Wow! Embossing Powder in Opaque Bright White. (The paper was already pre-cut into a banner shape.) 3D Foam adhesive was added to the back and it was secured to the card.
The last step was to embellish. I thought more contrast was needed so a strip of Little B washi in black and white were added down each side of the card. I also added some beautiful clear sequins in 4mm and 6mm by Pretty Pink Posh.
I think my mom is going to love this bright and cheerful card. The card makes me smile...as does she. ♥
Here's another few looks at the card:
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Masking is one of my most favorite techniques--among other things, it's a great way to create the illusion of more layers! This particular use of masking is a technique I learned from Dawn Woleslagle, owner of WPlus9
I wanted to see if I could simulate the look using different supplies to apply the color; after a little trial and error, I found that using pale colors of ink worked the best for me.
LINK: Watch in HD on our YouTube Channel HERE. Thanks for watching, subscribing and giving us a thumbs' up! :)
This is such a fun, easy technique with fab results and I love that you can achieve the look in a variety of ways, from blending/sponging ink, to air-brushing with your Copics or even using spray mists! *fist pump*
Happy Mundane! ;)
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Hi! It's Carly here for #throwbackthursdays, a time when we seek (& find) inspiration in past projects from The Classroom here at Ellen Hutson LLC.
Today I created a card for my sweet little pen pal who's about to turn 5 on the 4th of July. I wanted my card to be interactive & fun so I started by searching "shaker cards" in The Classroom. Here's some of the cool articles I found:
Satur-YAY! 04.30.16 - See Through Shaker
I loved Julie's balloon shaker using negative die cutting and I loved Carissa's idea of keeping it clear! Here's the card I created:
I started by scoring a 8-1/2 x 5-1/2 piece of solar white at 2 and 6.
I used the Savvy Stamps Dies, Happy Birthday Stacked to cut Happy Birthday from the middle panel of my card.
Then I adhered a piece of acetate on the inside of the middle panel.
I adhered all my letter centers on to the acetate. I also folded my card together just temporarily and used a circle die to cut a half circle notch from the end.
To create my card pocket, i placed a strip of foam adhesive on the inside bottom of the middle panel and tape on the side panels. Then I just folded it together. The foam adhesive along the bottom will make it easier to pull my shaker pocket in & out and it will leave room for a little treats.
For the inside shaker pocket, I used the Fuse tool to seal 3 sides of two 3-3/4 x 5-1/8 pieces of acetate.
I mixed my shaker pieces in a coffee filter...sequins, itty bitty die cuts and the Savvy Happy Birthday Stacked.
I poured the shaker pieces into my pocket and sealed the 4th edge.
To complete the pocket, I created a little pull tab on the end from glitter tape. And I added a little blue splatter to the front of my card with Peacock Feathers Distress ink.
Now I just need to add stickers & little goodies and send it to my friend.
Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!
xo, Carly
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Hi everyone! Welcome to Satur-YAY! We’re celebrating the weekend by getting our craft on. I hope you can find some time to get creative this weekend. I love when I can get creative, and spend some time doing things that I love. It’s just good for the soul, ya know?
Today I wanted to share a product that is new to the Ellen Hutson online store. I’ll be showing you the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens. I want to show you a few fun things you can do with these pens and then make a project with these pens. You’re going to love the shimmery goodness that these will add to your project. Can I just say, the pictures just don't do this justice?
In the video tutorial below, I’ll do a quick comparison between the Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens and the Wink Of Stella Glitter Brush Markers. They are a very similar product. However, there are some subtle differences that allow for some fun techniques with the Spectrum Noir pens. If you would like a more in depth look at the similarities and differences, you can check out THIS video on my own personal blog. I did this a few months back.
The Spectrum Noir Sparkle Pens are a brush tipped pen that contain color and sparkle. They are also available in a clear overlay pen as well. Just like the Wink of Stella, the color is in the ink, not the glitter itself. The glitter is the same for every color. The Spectrums have a beautiful truly colorless glitter. The Wink of Stella glitter tends to be a little more of a gold/champagne color. The clear nature of the glitter in the Spectrums allows you to overlay the clear over other colors without it altering the color of the color underneath. The Spectrums are also blendable. You can blend two colors of the sparkle pens or you can use the clear overlay to blend out a colored sparkle pen to create a watercolored look. I’ll show you this in the video tutorial below.
For the project today, I am using some products from Lawn Fawn. I’m combining the Flamingo Together stamp set with the Big Scripty Words stamp set and coordinating dies to make a fun flamingo themed project.
To color the flamingos, I blended two colors of the Spectrum Noirs. This creates a blended look and allows me to add shadows to my image and still maintain lots and lots of sparkle. I used two of my favorite colors for the flamingos, Solar Red and Rose Quartz. I also used the clear overlay pen to blend some Distress Marker for the beak of the flamingos. I also added a haze around my flamingos by adding some of the Jade color and blending that out with the clear overlay sparkle pen. I’m left with a beautiful watercolor effect and LOTS of sparkle.
I used the Just Geometrics Triangles stamp set from WPlus9 to create the background on my card front. I wanted to bring in some more of that minty green that’s surrounding the flamingos. I stamped the triangle pattern in Mint Julep ink from Hero Arts. I then stamped the triangles again in Unicorn White Pigment ink from Hero Arts. When I stamped the triangles the second time, I offset them slightly. This creates a shadow effect on the stamped background. This is a really fun technique to try and can allow you to get more shades out of each ink color that you have.
I finished the card off by adding some more sparkle and patterned paper. A strip of gold glitter card stock and some sequins added just enough sparkle to satisfy my super sparkle needs. And you know I had to add those black and white stripes because I LOOOOVE them.
So that finishes up my project for today’s Satur-YAY. I hope you’ve enjoyed a look at this awesome product. Snag them up while you can! You’re going to love having them in your stash.
Don’t forget to check out the video tutorial below! It’s a fun one! Also, I’d love to see what crafty goodness you have up your sleeve this find SaturYAY. You can share it on social media and use the hashtag #EllenHutsonSaturYAY so we can all check them out!
Thanks for stopping by! Happy Satury-YAY and until next time, I hope you have a fabulous day!
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It's one of the most beautiful times of the year for gardens when everything is bursting into bloom. Today I'm pairing up watercoloring with a gorgeous stamp to create a heartfelt card. I have really put my heart into this card as it's going to a special lady with terminal cancer. Get well soon just isn't appropriate in some cases and so I've gone with Thinking of You. I wanted to create a card to show I care and to brighten her room.
I'm loving this gorgeous Sketchy Blooms stamp from Stampendous. I'm so excited to get a chance to use it and it's so pretty, I can't wait to use it again. It's a fresh sketched style of a classic floral and I think its appropriate for almost every occasion.
The stamp is a fairly large image that will cover most of an A5 card front and the grey high quality rubber gives a beautiful crisp impression.
This stamp comes on a backing with a backing. I'm not quite sure how to explain it but don't try to peel the rubber off of the backing. There is a cling surface backing that adheres it to the acrylic block and you simply peel away the large backing and use the smaller one.
I'm using a 6x6 Prima watercolor pad for this project. I find that keeping the watercolor paper right on the pad will help prevent buckling as you work. This is a huge plus when making cards. You'll notice on this pad, and other high quality papers, that it will be sealed together on most sides to keep it all in place. Don't worry about the watercolor bleeding through. You'd have to use a TON of water for this to happen.
To start off with I added a water wash around my flowers to create the background and THEN added in some watercolor pigment using Peerless Watercolors. Keep dabbing in color until you get the desired look and allow to dry a little. The more you dry it, the less chance of pigment transfer. I ended up deciding that I love this look and went ahead and started adding in color with the background was still wet.
Add in light washes of color on the flowers on the leaves. Leave some areas white for highlights. Don't worry about getting detail in this step as it gets added in later.
Keep adding in color and detail until you get the look you want. In this image you can really see how some of the colors have bled out into the background for a very loose watercolor feel.
I love adding in speckles of color so I've added into some watercolor spots by flicking a wet brush over the design.
Once the painting was dry, I ran it through my Big Shot to give it nice neat and faux stitched edges and then adhered it to a Solar White Card Stock card base. The thinking of you sentiment comes from the Essentials by Ellen Mondo Hydrangea Stamp Set and is a beautiful script.
To finish it all off I added in some subtle shine with clear sparkling sequins adhered with Glossy Accents. All supplies are listed and linked below for your convenience.
Thanks so much for joining me today in the CLASSroom! Get inspired to pull our your watercolors and have a creative weekend!
Julia
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Hi everyone! It's Julia back with another stamped card design. Lately I've been totally addicted to stamping florals and two and three step stamping in particular. While I did cover this technique on my last post, I'm giving it a spin again using a different floral stamp set and creating a lovely die cut border. If you missed the previous project, here's the link to Pretty Peonies card.
To start off this card I've created a white card stock card base that opens to the right. This is where I'm going to put in my border for a fun accent. It's also a nice easy way to make the card less symmetrical and add some interest. Using the tiny scallop die from Stitched Borders 4 by Pretty Pink Posh I opened up the card and then die cut approximately an inch away from the front right side of the card front.
Now it's time to get stamping. I'm using the beautiful, BEAUTIFUL Painted Flowers stamp set from Altenew. It has gorgeous hand sketched outlines to highlight the flowers and this gives it a very unique artistic look.
I decided to open the card right up to make stamping easier. I didn't want to get it over the border on the right side and opening it up allows you to get a better impression towards the seam as well. The other plus for this is that it doesn't leave the back of the card blank. Stamping it is like going the extra mile and making it ALL beautiful.
To stamp the flowers you need to start with the sketchy outlines first before adding in the color. This helps you place the additional layers. My favorite black ink is the Ranger Jet Black Archival ink and that's what I've used here.
Keep adding in layers of ink with the multi-step stamps until you've completed the card front and back.
I've used Avery Elle Pigment Inks for this card as well as the Pretty Peonies card I created last time I was in the CLASSroom. I absolutely adore the color palette. You could totally stamp in dye inks for this stamp set but I love the lovely look of the pigment inks. It doesn't show up as much here on white card stock but using pigment inks with a darker card stock really makes them shine. After my last project I had some questions about pigment inks and keeping them from smearing or getting on your hands. Here's a few tips that I have to share...
Once all the stamping is completed and dry, it's time to finish off the border on the card. After cutting a layer of orange card stock to 4.25" x 5.5", I die-cut the edge of it once again using the Pretty Pink Posh Border dies. This time you want to line up the die so that it is somewhere between the first edge you trimmed off and the right side of the card base. Once you have it cut and have checked the fit, go ahead and adhere it to the back of the front card base.
To add in the final pink layer, take the pink card stock and cut a strip of it 1.25" x 5.5" and adhere it along the edge. You could add an entire layer but I find it just adds weight to the card and the white card base is much easier to write on when you are giving the card away.
I've also added in a sweet sentiment by pairing up stamping and die-cutting. The Hello stamp is from the Altnew Label Love stamp set and once stamped and cut out, it has been adhered with foam squares. The amazing die cut is just that...amazing. I love the script and it is from the Positive Word Die Set by Julie Ebersole and the Essentials by Ellen line.
Thanks so much for joining me today in the CLASSroom! Enjoy the weekend and don't forget to find time to get creative!
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