Exclusive Ellen Hutson Summer of Stamping Avery Elle Collaboration!

Good afternoon and happy Monday!!  Today we’re kicking off Ellen Hutson’s Summer of Stamping with an absolutely adorable exclusive collaboration set from Avery Elle: Soak it Up!

Soak it Up is available as a stamp and die combo or as a stand alone stamp set and it’s definitely worth adding to your crafty stash!  I paired it with one of my favorite dies, Abstract Sunset, from the last Ellen Hutson release to create a fun ocean scene!  I love that the die can be used to create landscapes, sunrises, sunsets, or ocean scenes like this one!

To start I die-cut the Abstract Sunset die from strathmore bristol smooth cardstock. I blended tattered rose, picked raspberry, and abandoned coral onto the largest part to create a sunrise.  Then I blended (from the top down) blueprint sketch, mermaid lagoon, salty ocean, and salvaged patina.  I also die-cut sparkly glitter cardstock for two of the pieces.  Then I adhered them to a top folding white card base.

Next I stamped the adorable swimming cat, four paws, sentiment, beach ball, and that fantastic unicorn float with versafine and heat-embossed them with clear embossing powder.  I colored them with copic markers and die-cut them with the coordinating dies.  I adhered them to the background with a mix of regular adhesive and foam mounting tape.  Then it was time for sparkles!  I added white gel pen accents and sparkles to the ball and float with spectrum noir clear sparkle.  Then I added nuvo crystal glaze to the ball, mane, and tail and sprinkled them with chunky and prisma glitter.  Finally I added a little extra nuvo crystal glaze over the sunglasses and horn to make them extra shiny!

And that’s it!  Head over to my instagram and hop along with us for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Ellen Hutson! Thanks so much for stopping by today and we’ll have lots more Summer of Stamping to share with you all month long!!

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