March Essentials by Ellen Release Blog Hop (+GIVEAWAYS!)

Good afternoon!  It’s been really hard to keep this a secret but I am SUPER excited to share that I am now an Ambassador for the Ellen Hutson design team!!! 🙂 I’ve loved Ellen Hutson (she is such a sweetheart!!) for years and I cannot wait to share more inspiration with you using these fabulous products!  The March Essentials by Ellen release is now live and it’s SO good!!

Here’s a quick look at the new release!  I have a fun video coming up soon with those adorable Life is a Circus animals! 😉

Clever Sausage Stamps [ ELH ] Clever Sausage Dies [ ELH ] Life is a Circus Stamps [ ELH ] Life is a Circus Dies [ ELH ] Bravehearted Stamps [ ELH ] Bravehearted Dies [ ELH ] It’s All Good Stamps [ ELH ] Mondo Succulent Pot [ ELH ] Modern Succulents [ ELH ] Succulent Sentiments Stamps [ ELH ] Modern Succulents Dies [ ELH ] Two in One Box Dies [ ELH ] Two In One Box Circus Add-On Dies [ ELH ] Hex Frames Dies [ ELH ] Mondo OMG Dies [ ELH ] Essential Circles Dies [ ELH ] Essential Ovals Dies [ ELH ] Essential Squares Dies [ ELH ] Essential Rectangles Dies [ ELH ] Stripe Background [ ELH ] Swirl Background Stamp [ ELH ]

And here’s what I created today!

Today I used some of the new alcohol inks from Tim Holtz to color the gorgeous Mondo Succulent!  I started by stamping the Mondo Succulent onto heavyweight yupo paper with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder.  If you’re coloring a stamped image with alcohol inks you’ll want to “seal” the ink with embossing powder otherwise it will run when the alcohol hits it.  Next I used Rosewood, Everglades, and Moss from the new Tim Holtz collection to color the image.  I also used Pebble and Sepia to color the dirt and planter.  Also, another tip, when you use alcohol inks to “paint” images make sure you use a synthetic brush as the alcohol will destroy good brushes.  This technique is best with super super cheap brushes! 😉 After I finished coloring the image I used diluted Pebble ink and alcohol to “paint” the background with a paper towel.  The texture of the paper towel created interesting patterns across the panel!

Once my painting was finished (and dry) I adhered it to a white card base.  Then I stamped the sentiment from Mondo Succulent onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder.  I trimmed it down to a label and adhered it to the panel with foam mounting tape to finish the card!  I love using mediums in different ways and alcohol inks are so fun to use for painting! 🙂

To celebrate the release Ellen Hutson is giving away a $25 to one lucky commenter AND the entire March Essentials by Ellen release to another lucky commenter!!  Please comment before 11:59PM PST on Thursday, March 12th!  You should have arrived from Therese and Carly is your next stop!

Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!!

Mondo Succulent Pot [ ELH ] White Heavyweight 5 X 7, Ranger… [ ELH ] Palette, Ranger Alcohol Ink [ ELH ] Tool Set – Brushes & Mister, Ranger… [ ELH ] Moss, Ranger Alcohol Ink [ ELH ] Everglades, Ranger Alcohol Ink [ ELH ] Mint/Green Spectrum, Ranger Alcohol Ink [ ELH ] Rosewood, Ranger Alcohol Ink [ ELH ] Pink/Red Spectrum, Ranger Alcohol Ink [ ELH ] Pebble, Ranger Alcohol Ink [ ELH ] Ranger Alcohol Ink, Sepia [ ELH ] Alcohol Ink Blending Solution, Ranger [ ELH ] Hero Hues Pitch Black, Hero Arts… [ ELH ] Hero Hues Dove White, Hero Arts… [ ELH ] VersaFine Ink Pad, Onyx Black [ ELH ] Clear Embossing & Watermark, Hero… [ ELH ] Detail White, Hero Arts Embossing Powder [ ELH ] Clear, Hero Arts Embossing Powder [ ELH ] Embossing Gun (Wagner), Hero Arts [ ELH ] Scotch Foam Mounting Tape – Ellen… [ ELH ] Shop ATG Kit, Advanced Tape Glider [ ELH ] MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… [ ELH ] Mini MISTI Laser Etched Stamping Tool… [ ELH ] Rotatrim RC RCM12 12-Inch Cut… [ AMZUS ]