Essentials By Ellen Blog Hop | February 2017 Release

Welcome to the February 2017 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new products on my post today! You should have arrived from the blog of the amazingly talented Brandi Kincaid!

Stay tuned to the end of this post, because I’m giving away an Essentials by Ellen stamp set! 

For my first card today, I used the new Mirror Mirror stamps and dies along with the Spa Day stamps and dies to create a card that seems a little busy and wasn't the design I had originally intended,  but I love how it turned out and I think it sends a great message!

I stamped and diecut the mirror in the center of a white cardstock panel and then I added almost all of the sentiments from the Mirror Mirror stamp set around the mirror all over the white panel. I used foiled cardstock for the mirror and used Copic markers to colour the frame of the mirror and the lights.

I stamped the woman image from the Spa Day stamp set onto white cardstock, coloured her in with Copic markers, diecut her and then adhered her in front of the mirror.

You can see the video sharing how I created this card below:

For my second card, I used the new Make It Beautiful stamp set and coordinating dies to create a fun nail polish themed scene on my card with a really fun sentiment. ;)

I stamped the nail polish bottles onto white cardstock with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and then I coloured each of them in with different colours of Copic markers. Once I was done with the colouring, I added Glossy Accents to the top of each one to make them raised and shiny.

I diecut the outline of the bottle into the main white cardstock panel and then I adhered the panel with foam adhesive. I added the green bottle into the diceut opening, but adhered it directly onto the card base so it would be lower then the diecut panel.

I added the red and aqua bottles to the panel, one direct to paper and one with foam adhesive, stamped the sentiment and added some clear sequins. You can see how I created the card in the video below:

Giveaway!!

Leave a comment on this blog post for a chance to win today's giveaway! The winner may choose any in stock Essentials by Ellen brand stamp set  (Maximum value $25 USD) at Ellen Hutson.com  To enter, please leave a comment on today’s post by Tuesday, February 28!

ALL winners will be announced at the CLASSroom on Friday, March 3! Please check there on that date to see if you are a winner and for further details on claiming your prize!

Your next stop on the hop is the awesome Emily Leiphart!

If you get lost along the hop, please visit the CLASSroom blog for a complete list of all the designers.

Happy Hopping! ;)

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The Ton Stamps 2017 Anniversary Blog Hop

Hello and welcome to my stop on The Ton Stamps 2017 Anniversary blog hop! I am the last stop on the hop and you should have came here from Taheerah's blog. ;)

The Ton has 26 new stamps for their 2017 Anniversary Release which include three free gift with purchases. For more information on The Ton’s inventive products, head over to The Ton’s blog here. All new release products are available now!  ​

For my card I used the new City Girls Park Life stamp set (my favourite from this release) and created a fun watercolour scene on my card. I love all of the images in this set and couldn't wait to get them on a card! ;)

I stamped the two girl images onto Neenah Solar White cardstock, coloured them in with Copic markers and then fussy cut them with my scissors. To create my background scene, I stamped the bench onto watercolor cardstock with Versafine Onyx Black ink and then I heat embossed over it with clear embossing powder.

I then used Distress Inks and added the background colours to look like the ground and the sky. I love the outline of the watercolour area and think it looks so great with the stamped images.

Once the watercolour was dry, I adhered the girls to the bench with liquid adhesive and I created the sentiment banner. I used a sentiment from the new Brushed Hugs stamps set and white heat embossed it onto black cardstock. I trimmed the left edge into a banner and adhered it to the top area of my card so it didn't cover any of the watercolour scene.

To see how I created this card, you can watch the video below:

Giveaway 

Comment for a chance to win a gift certificate to The Ton's shop: One $75, two $50 and two $25 gift certificates will be given away to random commenters on all the hop participant blogs.  
To qualify, you must leave a comment on The Ton Blog Hop post. The comment period will close on Monday, January 16th at 11:59pm. Winners will be announced on The Ton's Blog.​

Thanks for stopping by my stop on the hop!

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Altenew Alcohol Markers Release Blog Hop & Giveaway!

Hello and welcome to my stop on the Altenew blog hop featuring their new Artist Markers! You should have arrived here from Marika's blog.

 Here's a little bit about the markers from Altenew:

Altenew Artist Markers are alcohol-based, allowing you to beautifully blend colors to any stamped images. Our various range of stamps is perfect for these markers. You can also easily pair them with our Crisp Dye Inks to take your coloring to the next level! The colors in this set are designed to be as close as possible to our existing ink colors, so you can take the color guessing game out of the way when coloring.

For my card I used the Altenew Tulip stamp set so I could use the markers to colour in the beautiful flower images.

I used every colour that comes in this first set (except the black) to colour in my flowers. They blend beautifully together and the colours are so vibrant and beautiful! 

Once I had all of the flowers coloured, I stamped a sentiment onto a white cardstock banner and adhered it onto the bottom area of the panel. I then added the finished panel to a top folding grey card base. I love the pop of colour from the flowers on the grey card base.

You can see how I created my card in the video below:

Giveaway!

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Monday, January 16th at 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Wednesday, January 18th.

I am also giving away a $30 gift certificate from comments left on my blog post here! I would love to hear what you think of the new markers! Please leave a comment by Monday, January 16th at 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win. 

The next stop on the hop is the amazing Yana!! Happy hopping! ;)

Winnie & Walter Leading Lady | January 2017

Hello! I am excited to share that for the month of January I will guesting with Winnie & Walter as their Leading Lady. You can find me over at their blog every Saturday in January here.

Here is a peek at the card I'm sharing today...

You can see the full card with details and a video on the W&W blog here.

Giveaway!

Leave a comment on any of my Saturday posts here on my blog in January and I will draw a winner for a $30 GC to Winnie and Walter at the end of the month.

I hope you enjoy today's card design and I look forward to seeing you again next Saturday. ;)

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