Saturday, October 4, 2014

Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop!!!!!!!!!!

THIS POST IS LOADED WITH INFO, PROJECTS AND PRIZES, SO PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM!
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HAPPY WORLD CARD MAKING DAY FRIENDS and most of all welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop!  Hip Hip Hooray!
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 a signature packaging with a durable clear envelope and a labeled card stock backer for convenient storage and organization.  Even the die packaging also features an attached magnetic sheet, to ensure that even the smallest of your dies is stored securely!
You can check out the entire new release HERE!
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




  • The CLASSroom - http://ellenhutson.typepad.com/the_classroom_new/
  • Teri Anderson - terisplace.wordpress.com
  • Laurel Beard - www.laurelbeard.org
  • JJ Bolton - www.jjbolton.org
  • Heather Campbell - http://parkermolly.blogspot.com
  • Kittie Caracciolo - http://kittiekraft.typepad.com/kittiekraft/
  • Darlene DeVries - http://www.darlenedesign.com
  • Julie Ebersole – http://papertrufflez.com
  • Sharon Harnist - http://paperfections.typepad.com/ 
  • Amber Kemp-Gerstel - www.damasklove.com
  • Cristina Kowalczyk - http://mypapersecret.blogspot.com/
  • Karolyn Loncon - karolyns-paperkraft.blogspot.com
  • Nichol Magouirk - http://nicholmagouirk.typepad.com
  • Jean Manis - www.jeanmanis.com
  • Jennifer McGuire - http://www.jennifermcguireink.com/
  • Chari Moss - www.mossymade.com
  • Paulina Nakamura - http://www.prettypinkposh.com/blog
  • Jocelyn Olson - http://redballooncards.blogspot.com
  • Catherine Pooler - www.catherinepooler.com
  • Miriam Prantner -  http://mprantner.blogspot.com
  • Julia Stainton - http://juliastainton.com/blog

  • Let's get to the projects, shall we???
    For my first project, I used the new Bokeh Dots, Merry & Bright stampsthe new (and coolest) stag die and words dies from Merry and Bright!  The little hearts are from the Home & Hearth die set. I used vellum to make the bokeh dots a little more subtle and then stamped the hearts on the vellum!

    Next, I kept it one layer and used the Bokeh Dots and words dies from Merry and Bright


    Tis the Season is seriously one of the cutest stamp sets EVER!  It just makes me HAPPY!

    The Merry & Bright stamp set is a full of possibilities!  I used stamped the string and sentiment and then went in and stamped and colored in the lightbulbs.  Then, I added a white gel pen accent and coated the  light bulbs with glossy accents. 

    Last project to share with you is my Zipper Panel die project, and I thought this was the PERFECT Christmas Tree ornament die.  How fun is this to hide a gift card or moola in!?!?  I used the new Home & Hearth dies to create a die cut scene and a Cozy Christmas sentiment which pairs perfectly! 


     Here's the inside. :) 

    Now for some fun to share...  the sweet and extremely generous Ellen & Julie are offering up a prize!
    Yes, I have a set of Merry & Bright to give away! 

    Please leave a comment ON THIS BLOG POST by October 8th!  Winners will be announced October 9th!
    Now it's off to Kittie Caracciolo's blog!  Thanks so much for stopping by and joining us for this very, very special hop!

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    Jes said...

    Lovely, love the Happy colors..Beautiful cards..Great showcase of the EH release

    Unknown said...

    Wow, Love your cards!!

    Tricia Schaden said...

    such great cards! love the simple string of lights and the car with the tree... so cute!

    cards by cara said...

    Love the bokeh and vellum - yum!

    Paper Therapy Ponderings said...

    fun cards - thanks so much for sharing

    Barb Housner

    Unknown said...

    Gorgeous cards! TFS :)

    Keshina said...

    Super gorgeous cards ...... I love all of them .thanks of sharing

    Luanne said...

    I love your work! I have a similar style

    craftylady1952@gmail.com said...

    Your cards are so very cute. I love your use of vellum. I have always been afraid to use it, but I have always liked the effect it gives. So pretty.

    Sheila_G said...

    Love your cards.

    Parker said...

    Every project you made for this hop is wonderful. My absolute fave is the stag card where you used several sets and mixed & matched to this perfection. Super job.

    Anonymous said...

    Love your cards -- they look great and seem easier to mass produce!

    Kathy Camasso said...

    From one card to the next, I was more and more amazed! LOVE them all!

    Cindy Pryor said...

    My favorite of your cards is the one using the string of lights. It's so cheery and bright! Thanks for your inspiration.

    Laura said...

    Really loved the string of brightly colored Christmas lights. Simple yet impactful.

    Lucy E. said...

    Amazing cards! I really love the first one!
    The colorful dots, the vellum, the silver embossed deer
    head all work like magic together :-)

    Debbie said...

    Beautiful cards! Love the effect with vellum over the bokeh dots - Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!

    MJ said...

    Love all the cards, especially the be bright one.
    Such inspiration!

    Debbie said...

    Your addition of vellum for the bokeh effect is genius! I can't wait to try that ;- ) Thanks for sharing.

    Elizna said...

    ...LOVE the simplicity of your cards...very pretty! x

    dyeandpigment said...

    Oooo, the dot set is super cool. Love what you did with it. I think the set you are giving away is a really versatile one. Thanks for the inspiration.

    Karen Wohlafka said...

    Love the cards you made with these new stamps! Can't wait to get some of them and start creating!

    Christy said...

    I just love the first card! They are all great but I love the non traditional touch. Great work.

    MelissaF said...

    Love the bright colors on your holiday cards, and the fonts in this set are my favorite! Fabulous cards, thanks for the inspiration!

    Terri said...

    OH, your deer card took my breath away! Just beautiful! All your cards were great!

    Sandy Rizzo said...

    Love all your cards. Thanks!

    Patty said...

    Super awesome cards!! I have to save my favorites are the two with the Bokeh Spots...especially love the first with the vellum overtop!

    Unknown said...

    Fantastic Cards! Thanks for sharing

    Margie said...

    I love all of the great little details you add to your cards! Beautiful!

    Sue McRae said...

    Your colourful bokeh card is just fabulous!

    The Hare Hutch said...

    I love your little car with tree on top and your Holiday lights cards.
    Great job.

    Diane McJannet said...

    i am totally loving all of your cards!!

    Patricia said...

    Great samples. I love the Merry & Bright set. Also love that zipper card idea! Awesome!

    Heather said...

    very awesome cards heather, creative!! great release.

    Mary-Anne V said...

    wonderful projects..love the soft look to the first card and the ornament.

    Unknown said...

    the Christmas lights are adorable and the secret message card will give the extra surprise to the receipent

    Unknown said...

    Great cards! I love the little car going up the hill with the tree so cute :)

    Charity Morris-Chamberlain said...

    Wonderful cards! I really love the vellum card!

    Cynthia Berquist said...

    Love, love, love your cheery cards, Heather! Love how the vellum gives the stag card softness, love the darling car carrying the tree, and love the string of lights!

    Eveline said...

    Wonderful cards. These are wonderful new stamps and dies.
    Eveline.

    lynne said...

    Thank you for the holiday card inspiration, can't wait to try out a couple of them for the season. Thanks so much

    Stephanie R/S said...

    Wonderful cards I love them all

    Memories by Manda said...

    Lots of wonderful cards! I love the word dies and I especially love your bokeh effect card.

    Ruth G said...

    I'm blown away! All your cards look amazing! I think I'm partial to the deer card, but only a tiny bit more than all the others! Truly inspiring! TFS!

    Winnie said...

    Such fun cards! Love the non traditional colors in your polka dot Christmas card! Great images too!

    robinann17 said...

    Love your cards! I super love the one with the tiny house! Darling use of the zipper die!

    Colleen said...

    Fantastic cards...love your vellum and bokah cards!

    Gwen said...

    Love your cards! What a great release!

    Jill said...

    Oh my stars! Your cards here just made me screech a little joy out loud! The lights card--eek! Your Bokeh cards are, well, awesome awesome awesome!! Geesh, I gush, but I enjoy them :)

    Denise Bryant said...

    Beautiful cards! Such fun new designs... can't wait to get my hands on some of these!

    Queenie said...

    GORGEOUS cards and designs!! The stag one is my absolute FAVORITE!

    Barb Ghig said...

    Absolutely gorgeous collection of cards, Heather...WOW!!!

    C'est La-Vie Designs Unlimited, LLC said...

    Cute projects! I watch Julie on the hello Monday videos all the time. I am so excited about this release that I am ready to make my very first purchase from Ellen Hutson. My fav product is the zipper panel die. Thanks for the giveaways!

    La-Vie B.
    Follow me at C’est La-Vie Designs Unlimited, LLC

    Katherine K :) said...

    Fabulous cards. Love every single one and this release is soooooo awesome. Merry and Bright is one of my favorite products in this release. Thanks for the chance to win.

    Ginny said...

    I like all of your cards and every bit of this great release.

    bbunch said...

    Love all of your cards showing the great stamp sets and dies.

    Unknown said...

    Absolutely beautiful and creative cards!!! I especially loved the 1st card with the stag die!! Very colorful!!! This release is soo awesome! I love it all!

    Nikki said...

    Your cards are amazing :)

    karenelr said...

    Oh my stinkin' goodness! I love your designs on those cards! You have so much talent! Thank you for sharing!

    TracyM #6773 said...

    FABULOUS cards and COOL zipper ornament Heather!!!
    LOVE them ALL, with your SERIOUSLY AWESOME "be bright" card being THE STAR-OF-THE-DAY, LOVE the BEAUTIFUL Bokeh background, especially with the vellum layer and STRIKING silver sentiment - WOW!!! I LOVE trying to take Bokeh effect photos and think it would be WONDERFUL to make cards like this too!!! I HAVE to say how COOL your Zipper ornament is, PERFECT for all the gift cards we give at Christmas & birthdays too!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION and CRAFTY TEMPTATION - I now have 3 MUST-HAVES from this release, the Bokeh Dots Stamps, the Merry and Bright Word Dies & the Zipper Panel Die :)

    Janis said...

    Such a variety of amazing cards!! LOVE the dreaminess of the vellum!
    <3 J

    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

    Monica P said...

    The deer card should be framed as art. I can't believe how beautiful it is...WOW!!!

    Birgit said...

    Your cards are wonderful inspiration! Thanks for the chance to win.

    PJH said...

    Don't know how I missed you on the hop but I'm very glad that I came back. Great cards!! You make me want everything in the awesome release!

    PaulaJean said...

    Loved the gift card tag/card!!

    Erin (Homemade Cards by Erin) said...

    Love, love, love the vellum!

    Unknown said...

    These are wonderful! I really liked the lights card :)

    anja curvers said...

    Ooohhhh your cards are awesome make me wanna buy those stamps right away. Love every single card TFS and the chance to win.

    Denise G. said...

    Adorable cards! My favorite is the stag head with the vellum background! I just love the combination of the stag head with the muted bright colors.

    Julie Ebersole said...

    LOVE the way you combined elements from the different sets! Turning the Zipper Panel into a tree ornament--BRILLIANT!!! Thank you, Heather--all the designs are adorable!

    Desi said...

    I love, love, love these cards...awesome job!

    Priscilla said...

    Cute cards, Love the deer and the use of vellum. The Christmas lites are very cute. TFS.

    Unknown said...

    These are such awesome cards, great ideas and inspiration!

    Robyn said...

    Lovely cards and beautifully bright colors!

    LadyJmo said...

    Super cute projects !

    Unknown said...

    Great cards. I love your use of vellum

    Lisa's Creative Niche said...

    wow love the stag with the bright stars! So pretty!

    Unknown said...

    Thumbs up on all the festive, whimsical colors on the cards!

    Unknown said...

    Thumbs up on all the festive, whimsical colors on the cards!

    Christi said...

    All your cards are gorgeous! My favorite is the one with the red car and tree from Tis the Season. Kraft + red + white is so great for Christmas cards.

    Jennifer Fountain said...

    What great card inspiration.

    Dima said...

    Love the cards! Thanks a lot!!

    Taunya Butler said...

    Loved your cards - especially the one with the bright circles - and the string of lights!! Awesomely done!!

    Unknown said...

    such great cards! love the string of lights!

    Mclay said...

    Great inspiration from you, Heather, on this fantastic new line from Ellen by Julie! LOVE!

    byulgzr said...

    beautiful cards~ love the string of lights! so clean and simple, but stunning! :)

    paperandflair said...

    Beautiful cards! Those die cut sentiments are so perfect.

    Helen said...

    I love your Tis the Season card - so cute.

    Shona Chambers said...

    Love all these projects so much, have pinned them all!! So much inspiration and incredible ideas.

    Carolynn said...

    What sweet and cheerful cards-- each one of them makes me happy!

    JulieK said...

    Absolutely love the set and your cards, so cute!

    Dara Lynn said...

    Wow!!!!! Such a beautiful, trendy unique take on these stamps Heather!!! Amazingly stunning!!!

    Amy McCue said...

    Gorgeous cards nor and all! I love how you did your dotty background. They are really great!

    Janelle said...

    Wonderful cards! I too love the car with the tree on top - whimsical and fun! But your "be bright" card is brilliant! Love everything about it, so it's hard to pinpoint which aspects I like the most.

    Cathy said...

    What great cards! I especially like the two cards with the colorful Bokeh dots. Thanks for sharing.

    Unknown said...

    Love. Love. Love. Wonderful Cards!

    Unknown said...

    Love. Love. Love. Wonderful Cards!

    norine said...

    Wow, awesome cards!! Love the bokeh behind vellum - so pretty!!

    Maeghan M. said...

    Love that bokeh!

    Unknown said...

    I love it all, I really do...wow, this is all so very inspirational, ow does one choose what to buy lol...I will say that string of lights or ornaments or whatever set has to be a must. There are so many ways to use that and the card you made is a great idea for a card to mail out to a lot of people during the holidays but still have the personal touch of a handmade card.

    KimC said...

    Love your cards Heather, beautiful, whimsical and charming.

    Unknown said...

    such pretty cadrs ...love each one of them :)

    Erum Tasneem said...

    these look super awesome!

    Irene said...

    Absolutely fabulous!!! Love the new release and the cards that you made...especially the first one with the vellum layered over the bokeh dots.

    Carrie R. said...

    Your cards ar all fabulous. I can't even pick a favorite! I love this release and can't wait to get my hands on it.

    Unknown said...

    I loved every single card you made! Thanks so much!

    Corky said...

    Almost all of my disposable income is spent at Ellen's! I'd love to win this lovely set. So many inspiring ways to use it, too
    !

    Cindy Groh said...

    Fabulous cards. I love the hand writing on that one stamp set. The whole release has something for everyone.

    Brenda in IN said...

    Great cards. I love that zipper die. It's great for all themes all year.

    Lisa said...

    Wow I love your vellum on the first card all of your cards are just absolutely stunning! Great release.

    jp said...

    Love the stars on the antlers! Great work. Thanks for all the inspiration!

    Rachel V said...

    I am LOVING all the amazing cards I've been seeing with these new sets! Love that stag with the stars in his antlers!

    MaryBeth said...

    Love your cards, especially your colors. Sure need a lot from this release.

    From the Corner... said...

    I love your CAS approach to Julie's whimsical style. So much fun!

    cindym4378 said...

    love your style w/bokah!

    cindym4378 said...

    love your style w/bokah!

    Kathie B said...

    I so enjoyed the beautiful cards that you've created. It's amazing how something as simple as the bokeh dots can be so stunning. Thanks for all the inspiration that you've sent my way!

    JanTink said...

    Great cards! Getting very inspired by this great hop!

    CalleLillyCafe said...

    Wow! Fabulous cards! Pinning your be Bright card!!

    bluedory said...

    Love your use of vellum and the word dies. My favorite card is the stags head. What fun to do a zipper card. Thank you for the ideas and the chance to win!

    jc said...

    Love the Bokeh from this release, and the stag! Love the Stag!

    Kittie said...

    Heather, your projects are wonderful.

    arlsmom aka Lynda said...

    fabulous cards...really like the merry and bright with the circles...

    Linda said...

    Love your cards! So colorful. I am really enjoying this new zipper panel die!

    Betty Jo said...

    I love all of these cards. The one with the vellum is my favorite! Thanks for sharing

    Unknown said...

    Lovely cards - such inspiration!

    Anonymous said...

    Beautiful cards!

    Jan said...

    Oh I do like that starburst. Cam't wait to play with this set.

    Loly Borda said...

    My favorite are the first two, but all your cards are fabulous! TFS

    Jen said...

    Oh, that first card is awesome!!!!!

    Mike G. said...

    The little car with the tree on it is adorable!

    Unknown said...

    Love your cards. Vellum card is soooo pretty.

    Anonymous said...

    Love that one-layer card with Merry and bright and the light string. Perfect layout for a card that is clean and simple but still with plenty of detail to discover. Very nice!

    Jessika said...

    The first card with the silver stag is sooo amazing! I need that set so I can make this card...so modern! Love!

    Terri Trotter Earley said...

    Fun cards

    PattiHoj said...

    I love the colors and creativity!

    helenbrendan said...

    I love all the cards, but I really like '"be merry and bright' as I LOVE all of the nontraditional Christmas colors

    Unknown said...

    I love your cards. So creative!

    Helen Gullett said...

    They will cheer someone's Christmas! Love the colors and sentiments!

    Anonymous said...

    Great cards and I love how you used the vellum. Annette P.

    Shaughn Woodruff said...

    FAB cards! I'm in love with these new goodies! Thanks for sharing!

    Iris Esther López said...

    Great cards. The zipper die is fantastic. Would love to win the Merry and Bright stamp set.

    Jen said...

    I adore the bokeh cards - especially the one with vellum. Very pretty!

    ljg said...

    Terrific cards and ideas!

    Marianne B in AZ said...

    Every card is great, but I love the first one with the pale colors. So, pretty!

    Giovana said...

    Every single card is beautiful!! Love them all.

    Unknown said...

    These New products are Awesome!!!

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