THIS POST IS LOADED WITH INFO, PROJECTS AND PRIZES, SO PLEASE READ ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM!
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
Let's get to the projects, shall we???
For my first project, I used the new Bokeh Dots, Merry & Bright stamps, the 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!
(Bokeh Dots, Merry & Bright stamp set, Merry & Bright dies, Stag die, Home & Hearth dies, Ink, Gold Foil Paper, sequins, glue dots)
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!
Heather, I love your style and how you've used this cool release. The vellum card has my heart - so rich!And I love the car on the kraft - so homey! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteLove your sweet cards and your use of vellum. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat use of the vellum on the first card.
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards!! Its so hard the pick my favorite sets!!
ReplyDeleteWhat cute cards you made with the new products!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! Especially love the car/tree one.
ReplyDeleteLove the non-traditional cards. All of your cards are very nice!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards the first one is my favorite. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI am loving this whole release.
ReplyDeleteHappy WCMD!!!! LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your projects today! Thanks for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteAll of your cards are fabulous. The first bokah is my favorite because of the vellum layer.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards with lots of new ideas. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteOh, I can't decide which is my favorite as I loved them all! The Tis the Season and Merry & Bright cards are so CAS!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the card with the Christmas lights...on my wish list! :)
ReplyDeletegreat cards!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful projects with amazing details and great colors! Happy WCMD!
ReplyDeleteEveryone of these cards is so great. I can't even choose a favorite!
ReplyDeleteThese are some of the cutest stamps sets I have seen in a long time. And u have done the justice. I love your cards.
ReplyDeleteLove your cards! Love this release!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous cards! I can't pick a favorite. Love the bokeh dots, the car with the tree on the roof, the lights, and the zipper panel so cute when done differently.
ReplyDeleteWow, you made a fun, fun release even more so! Love your happy colors.
ReplyDeletegreat ideas everything just POPS!
ReplyDeletethanks alyse d
Your bokeh vellum card is wonderful. Looks like everything in this release is going on my wish list.
ReplyDeleteLove the bokah dots!
ReplyDeleteAdore your cards. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
ReplyDeleteGreat card! Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you used the vellum as an overlay. Looks terrific!
ReplyDeleteLove that vellum card its so pretty and airy. All of your cards are really cute and colorful.
ReplyDeleteWOW. Love, love, love those cards. You are so creative.
ReplyDeleteLove the bright colors and retro feel.
ReplyDeleteThe card with the vellum overtop is my favorite. I need to remember to use it more often. Thanks for the reminder.
ReplyDeleteThat zipper die is to die for!! Totally cool!! Love your cards. TFS xxx
ReplyDeleteHeather, I just love the cards! Thanks for sharing the great ideas!
ReplyDeleteJust adore the card with the Christmas tree on top of the car. The Kraft paper background is perfect!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards! I love them all.
ReplyDeleteI love the great lights you created. Very fun. I also really like the circles created under vellum. Just stunning.
ReplyDeleteLOVING your AMAZING Creations for today!! Whoop Whoop!! So EXCITED about this New Release!! THANKS SO MUCH for sharing and have a Fabulous Weekend!! Happy WCMD!! =)
ReplyDeleteSome serious fun! Love all your projects!!!
ReplyDeleteI like how you turned the zipper layer in the other direction.
ReplyDeleteLove your cards AND the set you're offering! I NEED to pick up that bokeh set!!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful cards, Heather! I just love the ones using the Bokeh set!! The gold foil die cuts are perfect with it!
ReplyDeleteI really am enjoying your style of card making. The Beginning to Look a lot like Christmas card really is special. Great embossing on merry and bright, too.
ReplyDeleteFabulous cards love the vellum overlay
ReplyDeleteLove them all, but especially the first one...gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteLOVE all your cards!! Such a fun style!!!!
ReplyDeleteYour beautiful cards really do showcase these great stamp sets. I can't wait to try them myself!
ReplyDeleteNow, I'm officially drooling. Wow, all your cards are stunning.
ReplyDeleteOH, oh! Love what you did with that little car! too cute!!! and the bokeh dots, too! Love everything!
ReplyDeleteCute cards! This is a fun release of lots of goodies! From Arlene D
ReplyDeleteAdorable cards. Love the string of lights cards. Lots of goodness from this release.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful examples - I particularly love the card using vellum. So pretty!!
ReplyDeleteAs a photographer, I LOVE bokeh backgrounds. So much to like here!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your creativity!
kReN@http://afourthlife.blogspot.com
SO cute!!! I love the fresh ideas for Christmas cards!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards - loved them all. The Stag Die is so pretty.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards! The deer with stars in the antlers is my fave!
ReplyDeleteYour simple designs are so effective and fun. I'm getting in the mood for Christmas.
ReplyDeleteFantastic cards Heather. Especially love the first one with the vellum overlay... the die-cut words are so pretty.
ReplyDeleteThe cards are all so pretty. Loved the two versions of the bokah dots.
ReplyDeletethanks for sharing
Happy WCMD
Love how you can build the garland you want using that Merry & Bright set!
ReplyDeleteLove the use of the vellum. All your cards are just too cute! Nice stamp set you're giving away too!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh! I think this is the cutest set of all! Do hope I can win this one!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your cards!! and you totally pushed me over the edge for the Bohek set, its gone in and out of my cart about 5 times :) great stuff!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the inspiration! Fabulous cards. I love the ornament with the zipper panel!
ReplyDeleteMerry & Bright is a cute set with loads of card possibilities! Love it!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards and great inspiration. Thanks
ReplyDeleteGreat cards! Especially like the use of vellum on the first card! This is a really great release! TFS!
ReplyDeleteYour bokeh cards are absolutely gorgeous!!!
ReplyDeleteI love those light bulbs!!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I love what you did with thezipper card especially.
ReplyDeleteAwesome and stunning! Love the Bokah technique card especially.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, LOVE your cards!
ReplyDeleteOh, my goodness! The Bokeh Dots behind the vellum is stunning, as are the other cards. Love them!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards - my fave is the CAS string of lights. And I love the ornament - what a clever way to use the die.
ReplyDeleteI love all of your cards! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteLove your creations...especially the colorful bokeh dots.
ReplyDeleteLove your creations...especially the colorful bokeh dots.
ReplyDeleteAll of your designs are Fabulous! I see several items I'm adding to my wish list as I hop along.
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards. Snow cute!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cards.. I love the stag die. TFS
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful cards you created! I put some on my Pinterest so that I can go back and dream on them!!!!!
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, I love vellum accents and your card is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteI really love your cards! The soft bokeh effect, the bold colors, so many different looks! And I love the Burst image on the set you are giving away!!!
ReplyDeleteI love your Christmas light...gonna have to "borrow" that idea!
ReplyDeleteOh my! All you're cards are so sweet. I just adore you're Christmas bulb card. So sweet. Love the word dies. Such a great new release. Thank you so much for sharing you're great ideas.
ReplyDeleteThe more I see of the zipper card the more it is calling to me.
ReplyDeleteI love your fun cards and the great bright colours! Just gorgeous!!
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet projects! Love them all!
ReplyDeleteI'm already getting in love with this release... And love what you have done :)
ReplyDeleteOooh!! Love all your cards! So much inspiration from this blog hop! So fun! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAhhhh... Love, Love, Love them all!
ReplyDeleteI love all the cards that you made using this new release, but especially am in love with the vellum card! Amazing! Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteLove the stamps, just wonderful
ReplyDeleteYour cards are gorgeous, I really like the first one, Be Bright.
ReplyDeleteReally like what you have done with all of these cards!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards. So many great new goodies!
ReplyDeleteLooking at your cards inspires me to get crafty! Great layouts!
ReplyDeleteWow i really like the clean cards. The stag die is the most awesome of them all :-)
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards. They are all fantastic.
ReplyDeleteThe Merry & Bright card is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteThanks for bending the light string. I forget that technique too often.
ReplyDeleteI love your cards - can't wait to get my hands on these new stamps - I've got my order in!
ReplyDeleteLove the cards you made! What a great release.
ReplyDeleteAll your cards are merry and bright. Great ideas.
ReplyDeleteYour cards are so good! Love the creativity!
ReplyDeletecan't pick a fave from these, but the glossy lights are super special!
ReplyDeleteYour hokey cards are so good! Love the use of the vellum to diffuse the dots in the first card. And the string of lights card...Have to make one myself a!!love it! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI like the uncluttered look of your cards and the way you don't use too much color.
ReplyDeleteNoreen
Crafty Journal
I love all of your samples but especially I love the vellum bokeh card! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteHeather, it looks like you had a lot of fun with this new release! Adorable cards! Congrats to Julie, those stamps are soooo cute!! What a great benefit to have a magnetic packaging for the dies, that's pretty awesome too! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteWhat great ideas. It really is feeling a lot like Christmas.
ReplyDeleteTis the Season is jam packed full of great images! Love the little red car & the christmas lights. The glossy accents really make the lights look brighter. Great projects!
ReplyDeleteYou did a GREAT job on these cards! They made me smile!
ReplyDeleteThis blog hop is getting me in the mood for Christmas!!! I can't wait to get my hands on some of these great stamp sets and start crafting!!!!
ReplyDeleteAll these cards are so cute! You are making me fall in love with all the sets!
ReplyDeleteHeather I like the way you work!! These cards are fab!! My fav Was the vellum, muted colours but oh so cute!!
ReplyDeleteI love your use of vellum in the first card. And I love the holiday lights stamp!
ReplyDeleteSuper cards, Heather. Love your style. Julie really out-did herself designing all these goodies. Tks.
ReplyDeleteSuch pretty cards. And I can't resist a string of Christmas lights. Love it!
ReplyDeleteCute cards! Love them all!
ReplyDeletelove the bright merry and bright cards!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, and the new release.
ReplyDeleteGreat projects! I especially love the effect of the vellum on the first card.
ReplyDeleteBEAUTIFUL cards! I love the simplicity of the one with the Christmas lights. Thanks for sharing, and thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDelete~Ashley W
proudusmcwife@gmail.com
http://marinewifesscrappinlife.blogspot.com
Love your cards Heather! We can create such custom cards with this zipper die...so inspired. I love all of the elements in the Merry and Bright set, especially the large and teensy starbursts, the station wagon, the cup with marshmallows...yes, love it all!
ReplyDeleteThank you. Your cards are beautiful. The zippered pocket is so much fun!
ReplyDeletelove the cards. especially the first one. so nice and soft
ReplyDeleteFun cards - I always love the bokeh effect. Great release! Excited for Julie and Ellen!
ReplyDeleteWow! Stunning projects, Heather! I love each and every one of them.
ReplyDeleteI am loving this stamp set. . .
ReplyDeletenice cards. thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteHeather, I adore your style! All your cards are fantastic. Happy WCMD!
ReplyDeleteI am loving these cards. Great job! Super cute!!!
ReplyDeleteSo many great cards on this hop! I love your bokeh card with the vellum! Genius!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards! So great!
ReplyDeleteFun cards, loved the bright colors on the dots and the use of velum.
ReplyDeleteAmazing cards..love the colorful be merry and bright and the Christmas light cards the best!! Great job!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are so simple yet so meaningful. They are beautiful and I love your choice of colors and vellum.
ReplyDeleteI love these!! Such great ideas! Thank you for sharing
ReplyDeleteThe vellum over the bokeh really does the trick! Love them all.
ReplyDeleteLove your card with the vellum. Thanks for the inspiration and the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards, it's beginning to look a lot like christmas!
ReplyDeleteTruly wonderful cards! This hop is amazing!
ReplyDeleteAll of your cards are great but I especially love the first card.
ReplyDeleteLove the cards that you made - so much fun!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful cards and inspiration!!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous projects!!! The 1st one is my FAVORITE!!!! Great new release!!
ReplyDeleteLove this release...your cards are great!
ReplyDeleteI love everything you did with this fun release, Heather. Super fun cards!
ReplyDeleteLove these cards, especially the merry and bright
ReplyDeleteSuch cute cards. Great inspiration for choosing a fav or two to get. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteLove the new stamps and I love what you did with them. So creative!!!!
ReplyDeletebright and merry, indeed.
ReplyDeleteI love your use of these new sets!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing your fabulous cards. These new Essentials by Ellen dies and stamps designed by Julie Ebersole are completely awesome. Congrats to Ellen and Julie!
ReplyDeleteLove the bokah dots!!!! and the car with the tree!!!!!! too fun!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove all your cards
ReplyDeleteThese are some seriously adorable cards, Heather! I love the vellum over the bokeh dots.
ReplyDeleteLove this stamp set!!
ReplyDeleteNice! I really like the string of lights card.
ReplyDeleteGreat projects, especially that little car with the tree on top. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are awesome! Such a great hop and release. Happy WCMD!
ReplyDeleteYour bokeh card is simply fantastic! Love it!
ReplyDeleteWow, great cards. I love this release.
ReplyDeleteSuch great cards---hard to choose a favorite! I love the string of Christmas lights and that little car with the tree on the top is just adorable!
ReplyDeleteLove how you did the bokeh dots.
ReplyDeleteGreat cards, love the silver words on the first cards :)
ReplyDeleteFabulous. I can't pick a favorite.
ReplyDeletefabulous cards...especially like the first two... love how you created two very different looks with one set!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards - like the clean lines and the simple look! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI've always loved the idea of a string of Christmas lights and the Merry & Bright stamp set has a wonderful one! Your cards are delightful!
ReplyDeleteties on flip card cool idea. the Bokeh dots cool cool
ReplyDeleteWonderful inspiration for the new stamps and dies just released! So many great sets!
ReplyDeleteLovely cards!
ReplyDeleteLove the cards, especially the first!!
ReplyDeletelove them all but you are the queen of bokeh!
ReplyDeleteZipper tag is a cute!
ReplyDeleteLove your cards and the new release!
ReplyDeleteseriously seriously seriously adorable cards!!!
ReplyDeleteThe 'be merry & bright' scripts are to die for (pun intended)!
ReplyDeleteLoving this release but especially the images in the Merry & Bright set!
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet cards. What a lovely reveal.
ReplyDeleteLove all your cards. Really like how clean and simple you keep them! This set could actually inspire me to make Christmas cards again!
ReplyDeleteJust love your cards, beautiful!
ReplyDeleteAwesome cards!I especially like what you did with the zipper die!!
ReplyDeleteI really like your cards. This is right up my alley. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI love all your cards, and my favorite is the tree on top of the car one. Thanks for the inspiration.
ReplyDeleteThe string of lights was great. The white highlights and glossy accents were perfect touches.
ReplyDeleteOMG, I just love this release! Wish I could have the whole thing hehe...
ReplyDeleteSo many lovely cards. These new stamp and die sets are really wonderful. Thanks for sharing with us.
ReplyDeleteWow, Heather, you've been busy. Your card ideas are making me want all the new sets. Thanks for sharing and for a chance to win a prize.
ReplyDeleteYou really did an incredible job with these products! I'd love to buy everything!
ReplyDeleteSuch Beautiful work! You always wow us, no matter the stamps, but I am more excited for this release than any other all season. Julie and EH worked some great magic in this premier release! My order is in!
ReplyDeleteGreat samples. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteYour cards are amazingly adorable!
ReplyDeleteWow, great bunch
ReplyDeleteof cards, but I love
that first one with
the colorful background
and bling!
Carla from Utah
I love these! That first one is probably my favorite, love the vellum it really amps up the bokeh look, but I love the little car with tree card too!
ReplyDeleteLOVE your cards!
ReplyDeleteLoved all your cards! Especially loved the be bright, stag card - very pretty! Nice work! The new release is awesome!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the use of vellum with the bokeh dot set! I really want to make a project like that now! Thank you so much for the inspiration!!
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