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Copic Airbrushed Background-Birds

Today over on Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom blog I'm showing you how to stretch (literally!) the use of your dies and also how to mask and create a Copic airbrushed background for the United We Flourish Hero Arts-Essentials by Ellen Better Together stamp and die set. I hope you'll join me there! Read more →

United We Flourish: Ellen Hutson & Hero Arts!

Hello and welcome to another United We Flourish collaboration between Ellen Hutson and one of the fabulous companies we work with! This month that fabulous company is Hero Arts and here's a look at the awesome stamp and die combo set, Better Together! Here's a look at a card I created with it: Aren't those birds adorable?!! And SO MUCH fun to color! I stamped the birds onto Neenah 110 Lb. Solar White cardstock, die cut them with their coordinating dies, then colored them with Copic markers. Next, I die cut a window out of another Solar White panel using the Strands die from this month's Essentials by Ellen release and used this as branches for my birds to perch on! The birds were popped up on foam tape and the little heart stamp added to a black cardstock panel behind the window. The heart was colored in with Pearl Kirarina Wink opaque pen. To finish the card, I added the sentiment on the front panel with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, accented with the tiny heart stamped in Love Letter. <3 GIVEAWAY: To celebrate today's release and blog hop, two randomly selected commenters will win a $30 gift certificate to... Read more →

Art Supply Sale!

Stuck in the house on this wintery cold day with nothing to do? Stay in and shop the Art Supply sale at Ellen Hutson through tomorrow! Things like watercolors (and my favorite Kuretake Gansai Tambi sets!), stencil brushes, Distress crayons, mousse, foil, pencils, watercolor paper, glimmer paste, embossing powder, and tons more! Check out the sale category HERE! Stay warm! DANIEL SMITH Extra Fine Watercolors, Essentials 5ml Set of 6 Kuretake Gansai Tambi, 24 Color Set Kuretake Gansai Tambi, 12 Color Set Claritystamp Stencil Brushes, Set of 4 Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Collage Brushes, 3 pk Assortment Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Crayons, Set 1 Tonic Nuvo Embellishment Mousse, Mother of Pearl iCraft Deco Foil Transfer Sheets, Copper Crafter's Companion Spectrum Noir Metallic Pencils Strathmore Watercolor Paper Pack, 5x7 Cold Press Tonic Nuvo Glimmer Paste, Silver Gem Hero Arts Embossing Powder, Detail Black Read more →

Happy New Year 2018!

Hello, crafty friends and Happy New Year! I just wanted to pop in and let you know there is a new Essentials by Ellen release from Ellen Hutson LLC available today! You can find all the new adorable arctic friends HERE! Here's a peek at Arctic Pals: And S'Wale: Both have coordinating dies and this awesome Frozen Bundle, for all your chilly crafting needs! I hope you are staying warm wherever you are! Read more →