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Emily Midgett

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Essentials By Ellen for May 2019!

Hi there! Today is release day over at Ellen Hutson! We’ve been sneak peeking projects all week long, and today is the full reveal! Click here to see everything! We have a new Leading Lady for you, as well as some cutie little critters and an absolutely stunning new Mondo flower set. I created a project with each of these new sets today, so let’s get started with the details!

For my first project today, I created a little “counter” full of snacks for the Binge Watching Leading Lady’s culinary delight! I stamped the Leading Lady, her cute bunny slippers, and some snacks using Intense Black ink, then colored them with my Copic markers in a happy yellow, purple, and mint color combination. I die cut a frame from the Instant Photo Frames using some more white card stock, then stamped the greeting from Binge Watching Leading Lady using black ink.

For the card base, I added some black stripes on both edges of the A2 card base using Painted Stripes , then added a slightly smaller panel of white card stock over the top, just allowing a thin edge of striped panel to peek around the edges. I arranged my snacks and leading lady on the front, then adhered everything with foam tape and liquid adhesive. The final touch was a few Lemon Drop gems for a bit of sparkle!

Next up is a cute little project using the new Backyard Party stamps and dies. I thought these would be perfect to help increase my stash of little-boy-appropriate birthday cards, because what little boy doesn’t like critters and cake? I stamped several of the images included in Backyard Party using Intense Black ink, then colored them with my Copic markers.

I die cut a stitched oval from some heavyweight vellum as a ground for my little birthday party scene, as well as a thin strip of grass using Adriatic Card stock. I adhered the die cuts to the vellum oval, then strategically added foam adhesive behind the die cuts to help hide it. I trimmed down some cute patterned paper, then adhered the die cuts to the card front. The final step was to add a sentiment from Backyard Party that I heat embossed on some more Adriatic card stock. Super cute for a little boy’s birthday party, right?

For my final project, I couldn’t keep my hands off of the beautiful new Mondo Wildflower Bouquet stamp set. Seriously, the Mondo line is one of my favorites… ever… and this new set is so. darn. pretty. I began by creating my own patterned paper by stamping and heat embossing the bouquet several times on a panel of Arches Cold Press Watercolor paper, then watercoloring in a pretty springtime color palette using my Daniel Smith watercolors.

After the watercoloring was complete, I die cut “bloom” from some deep magenta shimmer card stock using The Stamp Market’s Skinny Upper Alphabet. I heat embossed the sentiment from Mondo Wildflower Bouquet on a panel of lavender card stock, then layered the sentiment on a strip of Charcoal card stock. The final touch was a few jewels for some sparkle!

Well, that’s all for my projects today! Be sure to check out the Ellen Hutson blog to get all of the details on this newest release and get all of the inspiration from the Design Ambassadors!

New Essentials By Ellen Release!

Good morning! Ellen Hutson had a new release yesterday, adding some new members to the Leading Lady family. I have a project to share with you using the new Grand Lady stamp set! Let’s get started with the details on my project!

I wanted to give the Grand Lady a little granddaughter, so I decided to pair Grand Lady with the Little Lady. I stamped the duo on some white card stock using Intense Black ink and colored them with Copic markers in pretty shades of coral and blue. I also stamped the Mondo Sakura stamp on the bottom corner of a white A2 card base using Coral Bliss ink from Altenew to add a pretty and subtle pattern to the background, and added some subtle ink blending in the opposite corner using the same ink and the Picket Fence Studios blending brushes.


I hooked the little lady’s arm in her grandma’s, then adhered the duo to the card front using dimensional foam adhesive, then stamped a greeting from Grand Lady on a piece of white card stock and popped it up as well.

Well, that’s all for me today! I have another project using the adorable new Little Gentleman that I will share next week. Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous weekend!

New Essentials By Ellen!

Good morning! Today marks the release of a brand new Essentials By Ellen Leading Lady release! This month, we’re focusing on the the other people who might be in the Leading Ladies’ lives… a Leading Gentleman and a Little Lady! (She needed a man in her life, right?) We also have a host of other, super clever dies for your crafting pleasure! I’ve created two cards using the sweet Little Lady today, and the Leading Gentleman is making an appearance in this month’s Exploring With Emily series. (I’ll give you a little sneak peek at the end of the blog post!) Let’s get started with the details!  

For my first project, I just had to color that sweet little girl from Little Lady and her flower crown! She reminds me of my own little missy, so I did a little masking, a little stamping, and colored her up with some pretty coral Copics (Pantone Color of the Year, anyone?). I even added some hearts to her leggings!

After I’d finished coloring the little chickie up with my Copic markers, I began work on the background. I used a Hero Arts Oval Infinity Die to die cut a window opening on a white A2 card front, then backed with some acetate. I placed my Little Lady approximately where I wanted her, then used Coral Bliss ink to stamp a flurry of butterflies, filling in some of the gaps with some fine black dots. I also used my MISTI to get perfect placement for my sentiment on the card base (from Little Lady), then blended some more coral ink lightly. I filled the shaker with some pretty sequins, then adhered the card front using foam adhesive.

For my second project today, I used the Little Lady stamp set combined with the new Starry Night background die! I am absolutely loving these massive background dies, because they can be oriented both horizontally and vertically across an A2 card front! I began by die cutting the new Starry Night background die from some white card stock, then blending Blueprint Sketch, Wilted Violet, and Picked Raspberry Distress Oxide Inks to create a lovely sunset. I backed the open die cut stars with some gold glitter card stock, adding some sparkle to the card front.

Next, I turned my attention to the sweet little lady. I wanted to pair her with the “Reach for the stars” sentiment included in Little Lady, so I simply colored her with my Copic markers, adding some little black polka dots to her leggings. I die cut some grass using the Honey Bee Stamps Grass Border die from dark and light green card stock, then adhered them using both liquid and dimensional adhesive. For the greeting, I swiped my Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink pad directly on a panel of white card stock, allowed it to dry, then heat embossed the “Reach for the stars” sentiment in white and popped it up on the panel using dimensional foam adhesive.

Now, for a sneak peek of my next Exploring with Emily project…. not only do we have a Little Lady, but we now also have a Leading Gentleman! I fashioned this one after my redheaded hubby and sent him on a date with the City Lady. Stay tuned next week for all of the details on my newest installment to the Exploring with Emily series!

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ve enjoyed seeing some inspiration using the new products available RIGHT NOW over at the Ellen Hutson store! Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a marvelous day!

Ellen Hutson October Release!

 

Good morning! I hope your World Card Making Day festivities yesterday were a huge bundle of fun. I got to spend some time in my craft room before doing some belated birthday celebrating with my in-laws, so that was a pleasant day… crafting, and homemade apple pie (extra thick crust) and ice cream! Yum! Today, I am excited to be helping introduce the newest products for the Essentials By Ellen line. We have some fantastic holiday items, as well as some new Leading Ladies that are just so much fun. Here’s a peek at the lineup:

Winter Windows
Snowfall Backdrop
Ugly Sweater Stamps and Dies
Holiday Shopper Lady Stamps and Dies
Bookworm Lady Stamps and Dies

I have a new project coming out later this week with the darling Bookworm Lady stamps and dies (with perhaps a special video, ahem, so be on the lookout), so for the release today, I thought I’d do a holiday card using the new Holiday Shopper Lady. Let’s get started with the details!

I began by die cutting and stamping the Holiday Shopper Lady with Memento Black Tuxedo ink onto some Copic-friendly white card stock. Next, I colored her in a vibrant pink top that has just enough raspberry tone to make it holiday-ish, at least in my mind haha! I love deep magenta, aqua, and white with touches of sparkly or shiny silver for holiday decor, so that’s the color scheme that I went with today. I colored her and her accessories using a multitude of Copic markers, which I’ll list at the end of the post.

After my Copic coloring was complete, I worked on the rest of my little holiday scene. I began by die cutting a large Christmas tree from Hero Arts using some silvery green card stock, then blended some Peacock Feathers Oxide ink around the edge to add a bit of interest and depth to the visually flat die cut. I also created a little shaker “window” using the new Winter Windows die. I backed the shaker with some pretty aqua card stock (to fit my theme), then filled it with a few different kinds of glitter from my stash to create a sparkly, snowy scene.

I assembled all of the die cuts on my A2 card front, attaching them with liquid adhesive, single, and double layers of foam tape to add lots of dimension. The final touch was to add some white Nuvo drops for some Christmas tree baubles. So much dimension, so many textures, so many elements to this card. I’m not going to lie, I don’t usually create scenes like this, but putting together all of the elements was somewhat cathartic for me…. like putting together a puzzle! And she looks so satisfied to be finished with all of her Christmas wrapping haha!

Copics used:
RV19,55,69; R83; E13, 15, 18, 49, 50, 51; T0, 1, 3, 5, 7; B21, 23, 97; BG10, 11, 23, 49 

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ll stop by and check out the new release and the inspiration from the Design Ambassadors using these new sets… so much cuteness! Thanks so much for dropping by today, and have a marvelous Sunday!

New Essentials By Ellen Leading Ladies Release!

Hi again! I’m back to share a project using some of the fabulous new goodies from Ellen Hutson’s new Leading Lady release, which is available for purchase in the Ellen Hutson store right now!!

You saw me use the sweet new Hot Mess Leading Lady in my post here, so today I wanted to use that fantastic superhero Leading Lady from Everyday Hero. Here she is:

Everyday Hero

Designer Dies

So, SO cute, right??? Here’s my take on her:

This set is absolutely perfect for Mother’s Day cards, don’t you think? I started by stamping our Everyday Hero with Copic-friendly Intense Black ink onto Copic-friendly white card stock, then die cutting her with the coordinating Designer Cuts. I colored her with a variety of Copic markers, which I’ll list individually below. I also added just a dot of Crystal Lacquer to her crown to add a bit of dimension.

For the card base, I used the fantastic Sunburst Stencil set from Honeybee Stamps to create the glorious halo emanating from her general awesomeness. (I don’t like to use hyperbole at all. Or sarcasm. HA!) I started by using the top stencil with Wilted Violet Distress Oxide ink, then went over it again with one of the thicker stencils using Blueprint Sketch Oxide ink, but only towards the center, leaving the ends of the sunburst that pretty purple.

Finally, for the greeting, I used the “Mom” and “Grandma” from the Everyday Hero set stamped on some strips of white card stock, then die cut the “Hero” from blue foil card stock in my stash using Altenew’s Bold Alphabet dies. I popped up all of the die cut elements with some foam adhesive, then added a few jewels from Pretty Pink Posh to finish it off.

Well, that’s all for me today! I hope you’ll go check out the new Essentials By Ellen release. These Leading Ladies are so darn cute!! Thanks for dropping by, and have a marvelous Sunday!