Saturday, October 4, 2014

Essentials By Ellen WCMD Blog Hop!!


THIS POST IS LOADED WITH INFO, PROJECTS AND PRIZES, SO PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM!


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Hi Friends!!

Welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop! We’re so excited to unveil a brand new line of high quality Clear Stamp Sets and Designer Dies, designed by Julie Ebersole exclusively for Ellen Hutson LLC.  This collection reflects an eclectic mix of images, sentiments and art styles that are sure to appeal to a wide range of tastes!  Just in time for holiday crafting, the entire release is available now at Ellen Hutson LLC.  All Essentials by Ellen Stamp Sets and Dies arrive in our signature packaging with a durable clear envelope and a labeled card stock backer for convenient storage and organization.  Our die packaging also features an attached magnetic sheet, to ensure that even the smallest of your dies is stored securely!

The fun all starts at the CLASSroom, where there is a GIANT prize package being given away—be sure to leave a comment there by October 8th; winners will be announced October 9th!  In case you get lost along the way, here is the full list of hoppers!
HOPPERS:

I created some super fun projects with these new stamps and dies, and I can’t wait to share them with you!!
First up is a project I created using the Cozy Christmas stamp set and complementary Home & Hearth Dies.  I also did a short video on doing the Partial Die Cutting Technique to create your own DIY Border die cutWARNING:  This is only my second video that I’ve ever done in my life, and I have a long ways to go before I have this thing mastered.  So please, please be kind to me.  Here’s the project, and the video follows (the video only shows the partial die cut process, not the entire assembly of the card):
Cozy Christmas 2 WCMD 10-4-14


For my next project, I made some wine glass charms using some Shrink Plastic and the Twelve Days Stamp Set.  Oh my gosh, these were so fun to make!  I wanted them to have a little color, so I stamped them in Staz-On onto the Shrink Plastic, and then I colored the back of the images so that the Staz-On wouldn’t ruin my markers, before I applied heat to shrink them up.  So much fun!
12 Days Close Up WCMD 10-4-14
I created the box for the Wine Glass Charms using my Cameo.  The tag on the box features a sentiment and holly leaves from the Merry and Bright stamp set.  I thought this would be a super cute hostess gift for a holiday party!  Right?!
12 Days Wine Charms Complete WCMD 10-4-14


My next project features the Christmas Scribbles stamp set.  There are an awesome array of “scribbled” images and sentiments in this set.  I focused on the branch and the pine cones.  This project also features the Brush Stroke Peace Die and the Brushstroke Christmas stamp set.
Scribbles Christmas WCMD 10-4-14

The next project features the Brushstroke Love die, the Christmas Scribble stamp set, the Merry and Bright stamp set, and the Brushtroke Christmas stamp set (I did a bit of stamp surgery to create the sentiment – HA!)
Peace Brushstroke Die WCMD 10-4-14

My final project was created using the uber fun and clever Zipper Panel die!  It also features the Laurel die and the Prize Stag die, as well as one of the dies from the Merry and Bright die set.
Zipper Panel Die WCMD 10-4-14
Here’s what the inside looks like when you “zip” it open (PLEASE NOTE that I used another vendor’s die to create the slits for the “gift card”)!  This thing has so many POSSIBILITIES!!
Zipper Panel Die Inside WCMD 10-4-14

Okay, you all have been such troopers in sticking with me here, so I wanted to give something back!!  First of all, Ellen and Julie have very kindly offered up one of the stamp sets that I used in my projects.

GIVEAWAY #1!!
  This new Cozy Christmas stamp set will go to one lucky winner!  Please leave a comment ON THIS BLOG POST by October 8th; winners will be announced October 9th!
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GIVEAWAY #2!!
  A $50 Gift Certificate to Ellen Hutson, LLC will be given to one lucky winner!  Please leave a comment ON THIS BLOG POST by October 8th; winners will be announced October 9th!
$50 Gift Certificate to Ellen Hutson, LLC.
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Here are the links to ALL of the new products!!


Enjoy the hop, be sure to comment to win, and happy World Card-making Day!

489 comments:

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Birgit said...

Wonderful cards! Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win.

PaulaJean said...

I love the shrink plastic idea!! Awesome!!! Thanks for the chance to win one of my favorite sets from the release!

Unknown said...

Wonderful cards and love the wine glass identifiers!

erin lee creative said...

Um, hello! Your projects are amazing, as usual! You totally rocked this release!

anja curvers said...

Omg so much eye candy to see here great cards, techniques, projects. Thanks for all the inspiration with these great stamps and dies.

Colleen said...

Your little houses and trees is awesome! I love those brushstroke Christmas words, too!

TracyM #6773 said...

WOW - LOVE ALL the projects you have shared today Karolyn!!! You must have had SO MUCH FUN making them because I am having a lot of fun admiring them :)
Your Cozy Christmas card is BEAUTIFUL, LOVE the SPARKLE, LOVE the rolling hills and LOVE the row of houses & trees - THANK YOU for your FABULOUS tutorial on partial die cutting, I'm very new to the amazing world of die cutting with my Big Shot and NOW I'm even more excited learning new techniques to try with it!!!
LOVE your cute wine charms, a sweet gift idea, LOVE your other cards too but thought that I might get in trouble writing too long of a comment, so the last thing I will say is that white on the wood grain is STUNNING and the zipper card REALLY COOL :)
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION and CRAFTY TEMPTATION - I am SO EXCITED with this release!!!

Debbie said...

Thank you for the video tutorial, it was wonderful! Beautiful results, too! I also love the 12 Days wine glass charms! Thanks for sharing!

Denise G. said...

How clever you are! The wine glass tags are truly wonderful -- great idea! I want to be on your Christmas list. I like the first card as well -- the starry backgrounds and glitter paper snow really sets off the houses.

Unknown said...

This hop just gets better and better! The wine glass charms are the best idea, OMG!!! and with the 12 days of Christmas as the charm, what a great gift. Thanks for the inspiration. I'm never buying this is a gift ever again, I'm going to make them myself. How inspiring!!!

sshutts said...

The wine charms are such a clever idea - Amazing!

mtscrapgal said...

I'm blown away by your cards. Each one showed different techniques and variety of styles. Tks.

Robyn said...

Lovely projects!

Priscilla said...

Great projects! Love the 12 days gift you made absolutely fab!

LadyJmo said...

Wow, wonderful projects! What a wonderful gift those wine glass charms are :)

Unknown said...

I can't imagine the receiver of the 12 Days gift box!!! Beautiful artwork!

Von Marie said...

LOVE the wine glass charms!!

Dima said...

Very cool creations! I love the wineglass charms, a great idea to recreate. The dimension you add to your card is simply amazing! Love EVERYTHING you create :)

Taunya Butler said...

Your blue Peace on Earth card BLEW me away!! What gorgeousness, what class, what sheer beauty!! You did an amazing job - I am in awe of the loveliness you created!! Also - the wine charms are so clever - what a cool idea!!!

Unknown said...

love the new release, great cards!

lynne said...

Oh these are just crazy cute! Love the glass tags made with the 12 Days stamp set. Thanks so much!

Mclay said...

Each of your projects are amazing! Such inspiration! This new line is fabulous and I'm going to go broke, me thinks.

byulgzr said...

I love that card with the matching dies!! What a great card to reproduce~~

Helen said...

Your first card is gorgeous!

paperandflair said...

These new dies look amazing, they're just so intricate! Thanks for the chance to win.

jeanschafer101@comcast.net said...

love them

Shona Chambers said...

Oh my goodness! Gorgeous projects AND two giveaways....your so generous!! Love the ways you used all the new goodies, your wine glass trinkets are so pretty. So much inspiration and thanks so much for two chances to win!

Carolynn said...

Really, really nice... so many great designs!

Amy McCue said...

I love all of your cards, but the wine charms are stunning.

Janelle said...

Thanks for showing me what the little squiggly line stamp was for! :) I love this card and all of the little details you've included. It's a treasure.

Cathy said...

Great projects! I love the wine charms you made--it will make a great gift. Thanks too for the video on the partial die cuts.

Maeghan M. said...

Those little houses are so sweet!

karenelr said...

I am blown away by your wine charms set! Oh my goodness! How clever! Thanks for sharing all your projects and cards!

Unknown said...

Wow every one of your projects is stunning, I love the deer antlers dipped in gold and really love the drink glass identifiers so much. How awesome would it be to give that as a hostess gift.. very good job...everything you did is top notch.

Julie Ebersole said...

Oh, you clever, clever girl!!! The glass markers? GENIUS IDEA!!! These are fantastic, Karolyn! Thank you SO MUCH!!!

KimC said...

Such wonderful cards, and my goodness, who would not love the 12 Days wine glass tags!

Unknown said...

ThanQ for sharing your talent ..the cards are amazing :)

Rudi said...

I really enjoy your cards! Very inspirational!

Irene said...

Wow! What a beautiful assortment of creations to showcase this fabulous release!!! Love the wine glass charms!!!

Unknown said...

Love what you did with the dies and stamps - fantastic hostess gift and the packaging is beautiful!

Cindy Groh said...

All your cards are amazing. Such fine attention to detail makes them top notch!

Carrie R. said...

Your video was great and I adore the wine glass charms. It is always nice to have ideas for unique hostess gifts!

Brenda in IN said...

I cannot pick a favorite out of these cards. They are all fantastic. I love the wine charms and what a great gift idea.

Kimberly Rendino said...

Your wine charms are just the cutest gift ever! Love 'em!

Lisa said...

Awesome cards and projects thanks so much for sharing!

jp said...

Love the brushstroke set on the woodgrain background. Just beautiful!

MaryBeth said...

Wow! Every single one of your creations is perfect. Your have inspired me.

Rachel V said...

Your work is beautiful! I am so inspired to get Christmas-y crafty now!

AJ said...

sheesh 450 comments...not sure mine will ever be seen! I have a HUGE wish list of these- some being delivered today!! LOVED your projects, I adore EVERYTHING you make!! mwah!

From the Corner... said...

Oh My Goodness! I love discovering new blogs to follow that inspire me...I found myself in awe as I scrolled down through each new project. Simply stunning takes on the new sets.

cindym4378 said...

love your cards + the sets!

JanTink said...

Beautiful cards, great new sets and dies!

Kathie B said...

What beautiful projects, Karolyn! Wow! The twelve days charms are real winners. So clever and so much fun...

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

WOW! The gorgeousness just keeps on coming!!! These are amazing, love your charms!

Kittie said...

I loved your video on creating the houses and trees. Your projects are wonderful. I

arlsmom aka Lynda said...

awesome cards!!! also love the wine glass markers...

jc said...

Wow! Awesome cards and those wine charms? What a clever, clever idea!

bluedory said...

All your projects are great and my favorite is your cozy Christmas with the blue glittery sky and the white. Thank you for sharing your creativity. Would love to win.

Unknown said...

Love the houses! Great ideas.

Betty Jo said...

This would be such a great early Christmas present. I love all of your creative designs! Thanks for the opportunity to win!

Anonymous said...

These cards are amazing!

Loly Borda said...

Thanks for the tutorial for the partial die cut, love your cards, and adore the wine glass charms, awesome!TFS

Lucy E. said...

These are such lovely cards-simply elegant!
I really love the card using the woodgrain paper and the Brushstroke die and stamp set. It's very atypical, but so pretty. The wine glass charms are so fun!

Helen L said...

Love all your cards and projects!!

Anonymous said...

That set of wine charms is so clever and the packaging is perfect. Great idea, well executed. Fantastic!

Unknown said...

Great cards, you rock.

Unknown said...

Karolyn...you are "utterly" amazing!!!

Jessika said...

Great cards! I love the Christmas scribbles stamp set!

Terri Trotter Earley said...

Exciting projects

PattiHoj said...

Cards are amazing; wine charms are adorable!

helenbrendan said...

Oh my gosh, your cards are amazing but those wine charms and box take the cake!

Jennifer Fountain said...

Karolyn - That last card was just amazing, did you stamp the card base? Or is this paper and if so what is name of the company. I love the design.

Unknown said...

What beautiful cards and love the wine glass tags...so creative!

Helen Gullett said...

WOW! Your cards are stunning!!! Love the stacked deer on the wreath!

Anonymous said...

I love how you used the dark blue and white. How striking!

Shaughn Woodruff said...

Simply gorgeous cards and projects! I love these new goodies, can't wait to get my hands on them!

Iris Esther López said...

Lovely cards. This release is fantastic. I guess I'll have to buy some stamps and dies.

Jen said...

Love all of your samples...the Cozy Christmas set is so lovely. Thanks for sharing! Will definitely be back to your blog!

ljg said...

Wonderful cards!!

Mike G. said...

Great use of the die cut window to make a gift card holder!

CalleLillyCafe said...

I absolutely love your cards! All the details too!

Marianne B in AZ said...

Your cards are so elegant and classy! Your wine charms all wrapped up look so festive!

I read your bio and I am not laughing, I love to play bingo too!

Anonymous said...

Love it. Thanks for sharing.

Jill said...

First, you are ridiculously talented! :) second, awesome cards! My fav is the first one. It really is cozy!! :) love that set

KFlaherty said...

Great projects and thank you for helping me "in the mood" to start working on my holiday crafts!

Giovana said...

Karolyn, amazing projects!! Love your video tutorial :)

Unknown said...

I love your cards!! awesome!!TFS

Gretchen Wilson said...

This is such a cleaver idea. Love the video and glad that you shared with us, all of the cards are darling and you did a wonderful job with the new showcase of stamps and dies of Julie and Ellen.
I have 2 questions if you can answer them.
1. What kind of scissors are your little snip its, I love to fussy cut and little scissors are hard to find.
2. I have never seen the plate that you use for the cutting, the one with the curved plate.

Thanks for sharing]
Gretchen

Gretchen Wilson said...

This is such a cleaver idea. Love the video and glad that you shared with us, all of the cards are darling and you did a wonderful job with the new showcase of stamps and dies of Julie and Ellen.
I have 2 questions if you can answer them.
1. What kind of scissors are your little snip its, I love to fussy cut and little scissors are hard to find.
2. I have never seen the plate that you use for the cutting, the one with the curved plate.

Thanks for sharing]
Gretchen

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