PaperFections

Essentials By Ellen August 2017 Release

Happy Friday, Friends! Have you been enjoying this week of inspiration with the latest Essentials By Ellen August Release? I know I have! And I LOVED working with these wonderful new Rustic Botanicals stamps by Julie Ebersole! Aren't they fun and funky?!! They stamped out beautifully with Distress Oxide inks (Peeled Paint, Twisted Citron, Picked Raspberry, Peacock Feathers, and Wilted Violet) on Julie's fabulous new Modern Graphics Paper Pack, using my Misti (<-- And yes, those lovely new Distress Oxide inks are all still in stock at Ellen's store!): When stamping a grouping of stamps like this, I love using the Misti and just position the stamps wherever I want them on the paper, then use the Misti's lid to pick up the stamps, ink them individually or all at once, then stamp! And guess what? This wonderful black and white patterned paper pack is printed with toner, which can also be FOILED!! So while at first glance my paper may look like black dots (well, above the dots ARE still black!), I used my Laminator to heat apply Gold Deco Foil, but you can also use a Minc Foil Applicator, if you have it: Originally, I was only going... Read more →

Copic Coloring an Underwater Scene

Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom, I'm sharing tips on how to color an underwater scene with your Copic markers. I hope you'll join me there for some watery Summer fun! Read more →

Distress Spray Stain Tag

Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom I'm telling you all about Distress Spray Stains and how they can be used to resemble stamping ... I hope you'll join me there! I also hope you'll have a fun and safe long holiday weekend! Read more →

Butterfly Tag Shaker Card

Happy Friday, Crafty Peeps! Today I have one of my favorite projects to make, a shaker card, over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom. I hope you'll join me there for all the details! It uses fabulous products from Pretty Pink Posh -- stamps, coordinating dies, and their gorgeous infamous sequins! And guess what? All Pretty Pink Posh products are on sale this week until Saturday evening at midnight Pacific in Ellen Hutson's store -- just click the banner below to check out their products! Happy shopping! Happy Mother's Day weekend to all you crafty Mothers out there! ;-) Read more →

Celebrate You!

Today I have another beautiful background technique for you, using stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti! Please visit me over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom for all the details. And guess what? All Reverse Confetti products are ON SALE this week at Ellen Hutson! You have until Sunday at 11:59PM Pacific to take advantage of this discount ... Just click the banner below to start shopping! Read more →

Faux Embossed Background

Today in the CLASSroom I'm showing you how to achieve a faux embossed background, uisng your dies! I hope you'll join me there! The dies and stamps I used are from Paper Smooches and the entire PS line is on sale this week at Ellen Hutson (yay)! Just click the banner below to take a look at all of their cute products over in Ellen's store, and save 20%! Sale ends Saturday, April 1 at 11:59pm Pacific. Read more →

Doily Distress Oxide Cards

It's another fun week over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom, using some of my very favorite papercrafting tools, dies! I used my favorite new Distress Oxide inks to create the backgrounds for these cards. I hope you'll join me in the CLASSroom for all the details! I also used some fabulous new-to-me dies from Waffle Flower. And lucky for you, ALL DIES are 15% off this week at Ellen Hutson!! Just click on the graphic below to start shopping. You have until midnight Pacific Sunday, March 19 to take advantage of this sale! Happy shopping! Read more →

More Distress Oxide Watercolor!

Today I have another watercolor project using Tim Holtz's new Distress Oxide inks! I love the soft, yet vibrant color these inks have when watercoloring with them! I also made a shaped die cut card. You can find all the details and instructions for this card over on Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom blog today, HERE. I look forward to seeing you there and hope you have a wonderful weekend! I plan to work on cleaning out my garden and planting bulbs that will hopefully yield a pretty flower garden this summer, much like this card! Has spring sprung yet where you live? What are your plans? Read more →

Sprinkled With Fun

Today over in the CLASSroom I have this fun card to share, which uses an ENTIRE stamp set for the background! Please come visit me there, for all the details! PLUS, Stamps are on sale this week at Ellen Hutson LLC. What?!! YES!! Click the graphic below to shop the best selection of in-stock stamps, while they are still available! The sale continues through this Sunday at 11:59pm Pacific. Happy Friday! Read more →

Love You So Much

Happy Friday, Friends! Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom I'm sharing this cute Valentine card made with Darcie's Heart & Home clear stamp set "Love Hearts" and coordinating Tin Pin embellishment. These sweet little 1-inch dimensional tin embellishments give a fun pop and dimension to their coordinating stamp sets, or can be used alone to create quick and easy one-of-a-kind projects! I hope you'll make it over to this blog post for all the details! And it just so happens that Embellishments are on sale this week thru Sunday at 11:59pm Pacific over in Ellen's store. Click the graphic below to shop . . . You're welcome!! Happy Weekend, Read more →

Rosy Thanks

This week in the CLASSroom, we are exploring different inks and their uses. Today it's my turn, with Taylored Expressions inks! Head on over to the CLASSroom today for all the details on how I created this rosey thank you card with one of my favorite stamping techniques, 2 and 3-step stamping and layering different ink colors to create multi-dimensional images! And as luck would have it, this week ink is on sale at EllenHutson.com! Just click the banner below to start shopping the Ink Category: thru Sunday the 22nd at 11:50pm Pacific: Thanks for visiting today! Read more →

Peony Thanks

Happy Friday, Friends! During and after the holidays we usually need more thank you cards, so today I'm sharing this watercolored and gold metallic cutie over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom: It features a beautiful Avery Elle Peonies stamp set by Heather Campbell, which I gold heat embossed and watercolored! You can find all of Avery Elle's products ON SALE over at EllenHutson.com until this Sunday, January 8th. Just click the graphic below to start shopping! Happy shopping and happy weekend! Read more →

Tin Pins

Today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom I'm sharing these two cards made with Darcie's Heart & Home Tin Pins: I hope you'll join me there, to find out all about these sweet little dimensional tin embellishments and their coordinating Copic color matches! Hugs & Happy Christmas Eve Eve! :) Read more →

12 Tags of Christmas with a Feminine Twist 2016 & A BIG Giveaway!

It's that time of year again -- Always my favorite post/project! Head over to Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom today, to find all the instructions on how I created this year's tag! Leave a comment on that blog post, to be entered into the drawing for a $25 gift code to Ellen's store! AND create your own tag with mine or any of the other 11 challenge themes (posted daily from the 1st to the 12th), to be entered into the grand prize drawing for a $150 gift code to the store -- Read about that opportunity HERE!! Also . . . On the 12th Day of Christmas Stamp-n-Storage Gave to Me . . . 'Tis the holiday season and Stamp-n-Storage wants to show their appreciation to customers in a special way, so they've planned 12 days of FREE GIFTS! Starting Monday, December 12, they will be giving away one Stamp-n-Storage product each day on their Facebook page!! You may recall Stamp-n-Storage makes the ink pad, marker, and refill combo holders I love and use (4 holders are shown below): Check their Facebook page next week to see what all they will be giving away! Read more →

Peace-Love-Joy and Black Friday Deals!

Please join me today over in Ellen Hutson's the CLASSroom for a little Black Friday inspiration art, then hit Ellen's store to take advantage of these fabulous deals! EARLY BIRD SAVINGS: Shop early for best selection - the early bird does get the worm! For nine (9) hours beginning at 12:00am Friday, November 25th Pacific Standard Time, running through 9:00am PST, save 20% on every item currently in stock! At checkout please enter the following one time use coupon code to redeem your discount: early2016 ANNIVERSARY SAVINGS: If you are not an early bird, you can enjoy savings of 15% on all in stock items any time over the weekend - Friday, November 25th through Monday November 28th at midnight PST. You can use this code as many times as you like but we will not be able to combine orders. At checkout please enter the following coupon code to redeem your discount: anniv2016 CYBER MONDAY SAVINGS: Didn't finish your shopping? You have one more chance to get great deals on remaining inventory while shopping in your pj's. Enjoy savings of 20% on any remaining in stock items on Monday, November 28th beginning at 12:00am running through 11:59pm PST. At... Read more →