High Five To That!

A Note From Ellen Hutson: Last November Ellen Hutson began celebrating our 10th anniversary with the theme United We Flourish. And what does "United We Flourish" mean? It means that our company would not be here without the amazing companies we work with, the designers who create stunning projects showcasing the wonderful products being created AND you, our fabulous customers! YOU are such a vital part of our creative community - you inspire and encourage us! Your response to United We Flourish was overwhelming and heart-warming. We heard repeatedly from you that you appreciate how our little company works together with the other manufacturers we carry to bring you their products and education showing how to use those products. To thank you for your constant support and encouragement, we have partnered with some of our friends to offer exclusive limited edition stamp and die sets! These sets will be available for a limited time (most likely 3-6 months) after each release, depending on how quickly you snap them up. The theme of these stamps sets are uplifting and fun.

We are thrilled to present the second one to you ... G’Day Mate stamps and die combo by Avery Elle exclusively for Ellen Hutson LLC:

I used these sweet, adorable Downunder animals along with the recent Essentials by Ellen Crafty Ladies Say stamp set AWESOMELY huge sentiment to create today's card:

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For the fine details of those sweet koala bears, I used Copic's new Sketch Replacement Fine Nib ... I definitely give that a high five!! :) You've been asking for it for years, and Copic delivered! This nib allows you to color and redefine small areas without the sometimes imprecise flexibility of the Super Brush nib. You can adapt any Sketch marker for Fine Nib use, OR just get another marker or two, or set -- to add your Fine Nibs to! ;-) The Fine Nib is made of super sturdy fiber which holds its shape.

The photo below shows the new Fine Nib on my 0-Colorless Blender marker (top), compared to the normal Super Brush Nib:

To create my card, first I stamped that fabulous huge Crafty Ladies Say "High Five To That" sentiment using my Misti, then positioned and stamped the sweet animals with Memento Tuxedo Black ink:

After coloring the koala bears with the Copic N-series Sketch markers shown below in a dotting/stippling motion to create some fluffy texture to their fur, I used my 0-Colorless Blender with the new Fine Nib to help soften the dots and blend them together a little:

Just think of all the fine details you can also color with this new Fine Nib, when it's on your Sketch color markers! These are the rest of the Copic Sketch colors I used to color the image:

To finish the card, I glittered the butterflies, koala noses, leaves, cockatoo crest and nose with Clear Wink of Stella marker. Then I scattered clear sequins in 4mm and 6mm sizes. The panel was die cut with a stitched die, then mounted to a Bazzill Candy Hearts card base.

Don't you love that awesome sentiment? :) I think the sweet G’Day Mate animals make it even cuter!