PAINTED FLORAL

I love all the colors in this card.  I saw this idea on the Ellen Hutson website and had to try it.  The stamp set is called Painted Floral.  All the images are solid so the Catherine Pooler ink pads do all the coloring for you!

BEACH LADIES

A couple of fun cards using the Ellen Hutson Beach Lady stamp set. 

IN EVERYTHING, GIVE THANKS

All things Fall lately.  I added the pumpkins from Essentials by Ellen Got Candy stamp set to the Taylored Expressions Diamond Botanical with Gina K sentiment. It's nice when we all play together, right?   

HEY FRIEND

I recently shared the Taylored Expressions Full of Flowers panels that you can foil.  I had foiled several of the panels a while ago but today I wanted to stencil/color them with Fall colors.  

Ink Colors:  🎨

Stamp Market Leafy - leaves

Catherine Pooler Sauna - tulips

Taylored Expressions Sweet Potato Pie - roses

Pinkfresh Studio Peach Fuzz - daisy

I stenciled color in two panels and then cut them in half to create 4 Top Fold mini slimline cards.  I colored a third panel to die cut.  I have several individual stems & leaves to add to my cards.  I used the Taylored Expressions Rectangle Diagonal Stitch to add the stitching lines on the cards.  I did add a die cut to two of the cards for nice dimension.  I'm bummed because you really can't see the shine from the foil in my pictures.  It looks so pretty!

REST, RELAX, RECOVER

I used the Studio Light Wonderful Autumn die set to cut out three fronds - each one a different shade of green.  I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them but decided to make three small 4 bar sized get well cards.  I used the My Favorite Things Wonky Stitched Rectangles for the layer.  I glued the greenery to the layer and then stamped the sentiments from Papertrey Ink & Ellen Hutson.  I was lucky to find a set of notecards in my stash including the kraft envelopes.  

The leaf has such pretty details.  Quick & easy!

ABSTRACT

I was inspired to use the Essentials by Ellen Abstract stamp set for two 4bar sized cards.   The Thanks die is from Altenew.  The rainbow set was from Ellen Hutson.  

 

HELLO

The view from my desk.  I spent a bit of time in my stamp room yesterday.  It seems during the summer there is always something else to do but I do love to get a few minutes to CREATE on a hot summer day!  Today I was playing with a new set of sentiments & I needed to get to foiling!  

Pink Fresh Studio Perfect Sentiments makes it easy to foil and then die cut all 11 sentiments at one time.  I foiled four of these - 2 on black card stock & 2 on white card stock.  I used silver and gold foil.  I have a ton of die cuts ready to go! 

This card was already made and wanted to add a sentiment with shimmer & shine!  HELLO in gold foil was just the "Perfect sentiment".  

HELLO

INSPIRATION

Color inspiration sitting right on my desk!  I just love this Mondo Daisy stamp by Ellen Hutson.  I have used it several times and made other cards.  

  Completed cards 👇

All these Mondo Daisy images were already colored and ready to go.  I was inspired to complete the cards from the little flowers on my desk.  These two pink ones turned out cute.  One was stamped directly on the card stock and other was stamped & die cut.  Love this stamp set!

The black background is wide washi tape - I'll add the sentiment when I'm ready to send the card.  I love a sunflower card being a I'm a gal that was born in the Sunflower state!

 

SENDING SUNSHINE

Sending sunshine to a friend & the card I sent matches her flowers!  

Sunflowers!  🌻🌻🌻

GUY CARD

I've been on a roll lately with the masculine cards.  This tan & black beauty is the perfect greeting for my next guy birthday card.  The happy birthday die is Big Scripty Happy Birthday by Ellen Hutson.

SOUTHERN BOUQUET

This is one of my favorite florals by Amuse Studio called Southern Bouquet. 💐

 I stamped the image on 110# Neenah Solar White card stock with Onyx Versafine ink and then embossed with it with clear powder.  I did the coloring with Amuse Studio inks and a water brush.  I dabbed some ink on an acrylic block and then added a drop of water.  When I was coloring the water brush was dry other than the drop of water that I added to the acyrlic block.  I didn't want to over saturate the paper since I wasn't using watercolor paper.  The background is the Taylored Expressions Pierced Circles Cutting Plate.  I was kind of proud of myself for thinking outside the box for the sentiment strip.  This is actually a handle die for a basket, I had to trim it down but I like the look!  I die cut the bouquet out and then also die cut 3 more pieces out of the white card stock.  I glued all the dies together & it gives the bouquet dimension.  Sometimes I think it works better than using foam dimensionals.  

Products Used:  

Stamps:  Amuse Studio Southern Bouquet, Simon Says Stamp Tiny Words

Card stock:  #110 Neenah Solar white, Card base is Essentials by Ellen Linen, Black scrap

Ink:  Onyx Versafine, Amuse Studio Blush, Buttercup, Fern, Grass, Orange, Sky

Other:  Clear Embossing Powder, Amuse Studio Matching Die for Southern Bouquet, Taylored Expressions Pierced Circles Cutting Plate, Mama Elephant Cute Basket (for the sentiment strips), water brush 

THANKS

As I mentioned, I just love the colors of Fall.  Here is a fun Thanks card that uses those pretty colors!  The Background is Altenew Dotted Swirl.  The leaves are from Lawn Fawn Stitched Leaves and the other ones tucked in are Ellen Hutson Gourd-Jus die set.  Thanks is from Altenew called Bold Thanks.  Looks like my background layer is askew on my card - I think it's too late to fix it.  😞

eat drink AND BE thankful

Here's a fun Fall/Thanksgiving card.  I started out with the Concord & 9th Tree Ring Background stamp.  I stamped the sentiment from Amuse Studio Eat Drink & Be Thankful stamp set.  The dies are from Ellen Hutson Gourd-Jus die set.  

 

HAPPY FALL Y'ALL

This is a new set from Ellen Hutson called Mini Voices in My Head.  I couldn't resist the computer monitor & the cute heads you can put inside the screen.  This card was pretty simple! I did add the woodgrain embossing to give the look of a table.  Then simple stamping, Copic coloring & the two beverages are die cut.  The Happy Fall sentiment 🍁is from MFT Stamps Autumn Blessings and the to go coffee is from Amuse Studio Meal Plan.  

WITH FALL IN MIND...

Essentials by Ellen came out with a Mini Voices In My Head stamp set that I couldn't pass up.  It can be used with the set I already had in my collection.  I created this card with Fall in mind.  

FALL IS THE BEST SEASON OF ALL.

I saw this card idea last year on the internet (sorry, I don't recall where)  I started out with a Taylored Expressions Slimline Mini envelope in the color Candy Corn.  I really like the size of the mini slimline, rather than the full size slimline that fits into a #10 envelope, less space to fill.  So I made the card size based on it fitting into the envelope.  I cut a piece of white card stock 7" x 6" and scored on the 7" side at 3½".  I didn't have a good speech bubble die but I repurposed a QuicKutz die and made it work.  I stamped the dots (Essentials by Ellen Abstract Paint Strokes) and the sentiment (MFT Autumn Blessings) with VersaMark ink and added white embossing powder.  The coffee to go cup is from Amuse Studio Need to Venti stamp set and the pumpkin is from Avery Elle Fall Foliage.  The girl is Ellen Hutson Voices in my Head.  

Copic Markers:  

Pumpkin & Coffee Band YR04 YR09

Hair Y21 E53

Skin E00  Cheeks R00

I MISS YOUR FACE TAKE TWO

I made a couple more of these cards - they are just that cute!  ha!  The card on the right, I paper pieced the pants in different patterned papers.  I hadn't done that in a while - paper piecing is fun!  HA!  

 

I MISS YOUR FACE

I saw this card idea online and thought it was a just perfect for the times we are living in.  I sent this to a friend that I miss and that also enjoys college football like I do.  I colored her shoes/pants in her school colors and mine in my college colors.  The stamp set is from Ellen Hutson called Photo Lady.  I just stamped her legs on down and added a strip of thin washi tape and the sentiment.

We heard last week that there will be no Fall Big Ten football...it's such a bummer!  Fall and Football are my favorite time of year.  

EVERYDAY DOODLES

A made a whole mess of cards using the Essentials by Ellen Everyday Doodles & Everyday Punnies stamp sets.  I also used the coordinating dies to cut out the image & add dimension to one of the images on each card. I added a bit of sparkle to the raised up image with a shimmer pen.  A fun set of cards!

SIMPLE FLORAL

This card came together quickly as I already had the pieces die cut and colored.  I love this Flora & Fauna stamp set called Floral Bear.  I started with a Linen Card stock base from Ellen Hutson.  I used the Flora & Fauna Criss Cross stencil for the background with Amuse Studio Buttercup ink and blending brush from Taylored Expressions.  I arranged the floral pieces on the card.  I decided to wait to add the sentiment so that I have options when I'm ready to send it.