twirling flurries

Hi there! I’m back today with some more inspiration using a few of the new goodies from the Ellen Hutson Essentials By Ellen release. I seem to be gravitating towards simple color schemes lately, and these cards today are an homage to my love of chalkboard! Any time I see a beautiful, chunky sentiment, I immediately think “this needs to be a chalkboard.” I have two “ode to chalkboard” projects for you today, so let’s get started with the details! (Affiliate links used where possible. Thank you for your support!)

Both of my projects feature the new Sending Holiday Cheer sentiment stamp set. The typography in this set is marvelous; those chunky sentiments just make me so happy, and they make creating your card front so quick and easy!

For my first project, I began by white embossing the “may your days be merry and bright” sentiment (cannot get enough of that phrase for holiday cards!) from Sending Holiday Cheer onto some Pitch Black cardstock from Hero Arts. I wanted to make the sentiment cover a bit more of the card front, so I used my sharp scissors and fussy cut each line to create four separate sentiment lines.

I wanted some subtle texture for the backdrop of this pretty sentiment, so I die cut the Twirling Flurries die from some more Pitch Black cardstock. I used some Hero Arts Unicorn White Pigment Ink and a blending brush to blend some frosty, chalky ink around the edges. I love the way the white pigment ink highlights the subtle stitching in the beautiful background! I backed the die cut card front with some white cardstock to allow the tiny little die cut snowflakes to peek through, then used foam tape to adhere the sentiment for lots of dimension and texture on this card front. The final touch was to add some iridescent white gems for a bit of sparkle! The bright, crisp white embossing stands out so beautifully from the subtly textured black background.

My next project features the new Holiday Sprigs stamp set, as well as the Sending Holiday Cheer stamps. I again began by doing some white embossing on black cardstock using the “sending holiday cheer” stamp from Sending Holiday Cheer. I also embossed a big bunch of the botanical images from Holiday Sprigs stamp set, then die cut them with their coordinating dies.

I die cut one of my most favorite dies from the Essentials By Ellen line: Stitches Cover Plate from another panel of Pitch Black cardstock. I adhered the die cut flowers and sentiment using lots of foam adhesive and liquid adhesive to add plenty of dimension. The final touch was to add a few bright red gems. I adore a pop of red on a monochromatic card front! I think they look almost like holly berries.

Well, that’s all for my projects today! If you haven’t looked already, I hope you’ll check out the new Essentials By Ellen holiday release… there are so many fun new goodies available right now! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

Hi there! I have been cleaning out my computer of old photos recently, and I realized that I had several projects that I hadn’t had time to blog yet, including these cuties that I created for the Ellen Hutson October 2020 release! I have been in a “stamp a bunch, color a bunch, create a bunch” mood lately, where I stamp or die cut a bunch of images from the same set, then color them up or assemble them, then create as many projects as I can with them, like I’ve done with this Christmas card and double tag trio in today’s post! Today’s projects feature Santa’s List and the coordinating dies, as well as a smattering of older, but still fabulous, products from the Essentials By Ellen line. Let’s get started with the details!

I started by stamping several of the adorable images from Santa’s List onto white Copic-friendly cardstock using Intens-ified Black ink from Hero Arts. I then used my Copic markers in a cheery, traditional combination of bright red, green, and added in a touch of warm gray to add a bit of a modern twist to it. Next, I die cut all of the images using the coordinating dies.

For the card, I create a simple background for my little Santa scene by die cutting the Alpine Snowfall from the Essentials By Ellen line from some plain white cardstock, punching out all of the little bits. (You could totally save these for some “snow” for a shaker project! Wish I’d thought of it then!) I backed the snowy panel with some Lawn Fawn Pixie Dust Sparkle Cardstock for the perfect hint of sparkle.

I arranged my Santa’s List die cuts in a cute little scene on the card front, adhering everything using foam adhesive for lots of dimension. The final step was to tuck a little sentiment from Santa’s List in the corner of the scene to round everything out!

I used the leftovers from my pile of die cuts to create a couple of cute little tags. I began by die cutting the Twirling Flurries die from some plain white cardstock. This die doesn’t really cut anything out; rather, it impresses a beautiful stitched background pattern in your cardstock to create some gorgeous texture.

From this textured background panel, I used the Shipping Tags die to cut four different tags. If your cutting plates look anything like mine, they’re all chewed up and create unsightly marks on the back of your die cuts, which can be problematic if you’re creating tags to put on gifts and want to write on the back. I remedy this by doubling up my tags, which is super easy to do with the Shipping Tags dies, as it cuts four tags at once. I can create two clean tags with just one pass through my die cut machine! I adhered them together, back to back to hide the unsightly marked backs of the tags, then added some cute little Santa’s List die cuts on the front, finally finishing them off with some black twine.

Well, that’s all for today’s projects! Thanks so much for stopping by today, and have a marvelous day!

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