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Instant Photo Scrapbooking

Good Morning, Friends! Today I have a scrappy project for you -- I know it's been a while, but the new Instant Photo Frames die set by Julie Ebersole for Essentials by Ellen was a wonderful inspiration to scrap a favorite photo! Ahhh ... my blood pressure lowers about 100 points when I see this view! :D I thought both of the great sentiments included in the Instant Photo Frames die set were appropriate, so I used them both! The "Good Times" was cut out of both white and Bazzill Lollipop cardstock. I placed the Lollipop die cut letters into the white negative die cut cardstock, and placed that behind the smallest Instant Photo Frame which was stamped with Painted Stripes in black ink. The other "Best Day Ever" sentiment was die cut from a Lollipop Folk Heart die cut. White cardstock was placed behind the "Ever" word, then the heart was accented with the arrow die, also stamped with Painted Stripes in black ink. The photo was mounted to a 6-inch square piece of Bazzill Gumball cardstock, with a finishing touch of the "St John" sentiment die cut with Essentials by Ellen Letterboard Larger Alpha. I also have a... Read more →

Get to Know the 2018 Ellen Hutson Design Team Blog Hop!

Welcome to the "Get to know the new 2018 Ellen Hutson Design Team" Blog Hop! If you are visiting my blog for the first time via the blog hop, my name is Sharon Harnist and I’ve been papercrafting since 1995 when I started scrapbooking. I was introduced to stamping and cardmaking in 2004 and found a lifetime love! I started this blog in 2007, shortly before joining some of the first designers for Ellen Hutson's fabulous online shop! I am very proud and honored to have been around that long and today we are introducing and getting to know some new designers to the team. Today we'll be sharing some of our favorite things . . . Even as a seasoned card maker, I enjoy learning tips & tricks from other crafters! My favorite tip/trick is ... to use a stamp positioner to achieve perfectly aligned stamping! Case in point ... this bookmark: My Misti stamp positioner helped to make sure these sentiments were aligned properly AND helps to make sure stamp impressions are sharp and clear! To create the background for this bookmark, I used one of my favorite and most versatile crafting products, Copic Various Ink Refills on... Read more →

New Catherine Pooler Products!

Hello, Crafty Friends! Today I wanted to share some beautiful new Catherine Pooler Designs products -- stamps, dies, and inks -- that Ellen Hutson has started carrying at her online store! These inks are quick drying non-permanent dye inks (except for Midnight) and the pads are foam, which means they give amazing coverage that results in gorgeously stamped images! You can see that amazing coverage on my sample, even on kraft cardstock! The Catherine Pooler ink colors I used were: Polished (light red-orange), Shea Butter (soft yellow), Seafoam (light green), Stone Blue, Sugared Lavender; and Midnight, which is a gorgeously deep, dark black permanent ink which works beautifully with alcohol and water-based markers. I can't wait to try this ink with my Copic markers and watercoloring! The sweet stamp set I used is also by Catherine Pooler Designs, Love Grows -- it's such a great flower building set, with wonderful sentiments! The small flowers and flower centers were stamped with Versamark ink, then I used White Pearl Kirarina WiNK pen on the smallest flower centers. MFT's Blueprints 27 was used to create a white stitched scalloped right card edge. BLOG HOP: This post is part of a blog hop to... Read more →