Tuesday, April 28, 2015

{Ellen Hutson} Spring 2015 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop


Hello, and welcome to the Spring 2015 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’m incredibly excited and honoured to be part of today's hop. I've created two cards showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies available for purchase today!


My first card features the Mondo Magnolia and coordinating Mondo Magnolia Dies. I die cut the flower petals, then stamped the images using grey archival ink.


All of the die cut pieces were coloured using Gansai watercolour paints, gilding the edges with the gold colour.


I cut the centre out using the smallest of the three dies, revealing the bottom layer. The stem and leaves are from the Wild Garden Dies.


My second card features the Be-YOU-tiful Die, which I turned into a shaker by die cutting glittery gold stars using Home & Hearth Dies from the inaugural Essentials by Ellen release.


I used additional phrases from Amazing Women to create a custom sentiment. Then I framed the card with vellum flowers die cut from the Wild Garden Dies.


And, yay!!! I also get to give away the Mondo Magnolia stamp set to a lucky someone! Please leave a comment for your chance to win this gorgeous set!


The fun begins in the CLASSroom and there is also a Grand Giveaway! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, and at every stop along the hop by May 5th! Winners will be announced May 8th.

--> Emily Leiphart <--

Below, you'll find the entire Spring 2015 Essentials by Ellen Release, as well as complete supply links for both my cards. Thanks so much for hopping with us!


Sources for A Beautiful Day:


Sources for Be-YOU-tiful Friend:

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Michele K. Henderson said...

I love your layers of color and dimension! Very pretty!

Michele K. Henderson said...

I love your layers of color and dimension! Very pretty!

Mary Holshouser said...

Edging the flower in the gold really makes it pop.
Love the sentiment in the second card.
thanks for sharing some great cards.

Michelle Quinno said...

Beautiful! Your layered flower is stunning!

Michelle Quinno said...

Beautiful! Your layered flower is stunning!

Denise Bryant said...

Love those gorgeous flower dies and the stamp set! Awesome cards!

Nancy said...

Beautiful designs, Emily! I love the Mondo Magnolia! I think I need it to:)

Kris in Alaska said...

OH aren't those lovely cards!

Unknown said...

I love the shaker card!

sandie said...

love the dimension of the flower

Carisa said...

Absolutely stunning - LOVE your shaker card with that die!

Shona Chambers said...

Just love the idea of the vellum flowers used in the background, they look gorgeous!

Unknown said...

Great projects! Thanks for sharing.

Julia said...

Oh wonderful cards, TFS!

Anonymous said...

Beautiful cards!

Ariana Girardi said...

Beautiful cards, love shaker cards

Unknown said...

Great idea for a shaker.! Love the cards. thanks for the ideas.

Donna Cala said...

The Magnolia is a showstopper but I really love the shaker you made with the dies.

Unknown said...

Wow! Amazing cards! Love the shaker card!

Colleen said...

Love your shaker card what a great idea. I love shaker cards and will have to try to remember to do this with a word die

Jean said...

LOVE the flowers!

Joann said...

Love your shaker card! Such beautiful cards!

Unknown said...

I really love that big bold flower and the way you used it on your card is fantastic!

Unknown said...

Love the cards you made :) My head is overflowing with all these new ideas

Margarita Navarro-Rivera said...

Gorgeous cards! Love the pink flower card!

Sue McRae said...

Love that big beautiful bloom!

Janelle said...

Such cool ideas for both cards. Thanks for sharing your talent.

natashakara said...

Beautiful cards lady :) love the shaker card. especially the vellum flowers. So pretty.

greggers said...

great couple of cards, the layering on the 1st card is gorgeous as well as your shaker card!

Pam said...

Beautiful cards! Love that shaker.

Celeste Goff said...

Two amazing cards! Love all of the great color and dimension you added to them both!

Unknown said...

Both cards are great but that magnolia stamp is my absolute favorite!!

Giovana said...

Lovely cards!! The be-you-tiful card is amazing!!

Taunya Butler said...

So incredibly stunning and just so amazingly done!! Love the vivid color of your first card and the second card has such a good message!!

lnewbigging said...

Love them!!

Donna said...

Emily such great cards! Love the shaker card!

Gwen said...

Beautiful cards, Emily! How fun to be part of the hop!

Cynthia Berquist said...

This is such a beautiful spring release and your beautiful cards are a perfect example! Love, love that be-u-tiful shaker card! Thank you for sharing!

Jamie said...

Your cards are simply gorgeous! This Magnolia flower is stunning! It's a must have for me. I'm from Louisiana and well this is the flower for down south! I tell you Julie did an AMAZING job designing this flower, it's stunning-did I say that already? :)lol

cal8007 said...

The shaker card is a stunner! I would love to win the mondo magnolia stamp set. Great watercoloring!

Hugs! Carmen L

Kathy Mc said...

Looks like you had a lot of fun with this release. What a Be-You-Tiful shaker card with such a sweet sentiment. Love the Mondo Magnolia and you've done it justice, Emily!

Unknown said...

Wow! That gold gilding is amazing! But the shaker card looks just as awesome....great job!

Memories by Manda said...

Great cards - love the cut outs. A beautiful release. Thanks for sharing.

KelliETN said...

Awesome giveaway! TFS! I love the cards!

Megan McDonald said...

stunning card

Di said...

Great cards, beeYoutiful colours and designs. Thank you for sharing yur techniques.
Di

Tinchen said...

Ich bin total begeistert von Deiner Arbeit. Die Karte in schwarz/weiss gefällt mir besonders gut.


LG Tinchen

jan metcalf said...

This is a great blog hop, so many creative ways to use the Beautiful die!

JanetB said...

I love both of your cards, the watercolor Mondo Magnolia card is beautiful.

Pattie J. said...

love that big flower. Beautiful

Susan said...

Be You tiful cards! Thanks for sharing

Julie Ann said...

Beautiful cards love them both.

mimi said...

Love this new stamp and your card is super mondo amazing!!!

Unknown said...

Love the layered flower with the center cut out putting the focus on the center of the bottom layer. And that BeYOUtiful die can be used in so many ways! How fun.
Lu C

Maria Valente said...

So, so beautiful! Love that magnolia stamp. Your cards are very inspiring!
Hugs
MaryV

Beth H. said...

Great cards! Love the large die cut flower and the shaker card element!

Joyce said...

Beautiful projects today. Thanks for sharing.

Unknown said...

Loved the shaker card!

Donna said...

I love the water-color look, thanks for the inspiration!

daniiii said...

So excited to try out some of the stamp sets from this release!

loulou said...

Swoon!! Absolutely stunning cards. I love the use of the negative die cutting both on the gorgeous watercoloured magnolia and your classy shaker card.

Janet M said...

I love the shaker card. The vellum flowers are a great idea.

ShakeItUp26 said...

Love the shaker card!

Unknown said...

I am loving that mondo magnolia. What a great set. Also love the be-you-tiful die. Such inspiring projects on this hop. Thanks for the chance to win a great prize too.

Loly Borda said...

Wow Emily! Both are beautiful, I especially like the second one, with your customized sentiment. TFS

Thordis said...

Stunning creations... Thanks for the inspiration :)

Tracie Pond said...

Your creations are gorgeous, Emily. I so love this ginormous flower!

Terry said...

MONO MAGNOLILA, Be-YOU-tiful, I want them all. So inspired. Your cards offer a very lovely twist on using these stamps. Thanks

pcm said...

gorgeous cards!

Anonymous said...

Lovely work!
I am going to have to invest in a set of those water colors!
The colors are absolutely beautiful.
I like the smoothness of the colors as well.
Love how you used the gold to accent the flower!
MAGNOLIA-IFICENT!!

craigale said...

Love the magnolia, so pretty.

Nandini said...

Love both the cards! So different and so beautiful!

Jennifer Hovermale said...

I absolutely love how you used the die cut sentiment to make it into a shaker card!!!! The white vellum flowers make the card look so elegant, especially with the black and gold!! I also love the look of the watercolored flowers with the center inlaid and the gold gilding along the edges!! Very beautiful cards!!!!

Helen Gullett said...

WOW... these are beautiful cards! I love the shaker card a lot :)

Satori said...

Love this release opening to so many fabulous inspirations!

Anonymous said...

Great cards! Love the shaker idea!

Natasha said...

thanks for sharing

Becs Attwood said...

Beautiful cards - love that fun shaker. Thanks for sharing.

Tracey McNeely said...

All beautiful Emily! Your cards always inspire me!

Jean Carol said...

Love the Beyoutiful card. Simple and elegant.

Jona said...

Love what u did with the large flower. Very pretty!

Laura said...

Wow - - who would have thought of doing a shaker card with "Be-you-tiful" - - YOU DID. very nice

Susie Moore said...

Your cards are always so much fun! These are great too!!

Denise G. said...

Fabulous cards! I just love your watercoloring with the Mondo magnolia -- it is just stunning! Then, what a great idea with the white background for second card! Thanks for the inspiration.

Indy's Designs said...

Fabulous cards!

Anonymous said...

Amazing cards, Emily, from this great release!! I love how you omitted the center on the large magnolia and how you framed the shaker element with the vellum cut flowers.

Lisa said...

Oh! These are GORGEOUS!!!

Unknown said...

Julie is so talented! the addition of those vellum dies is subtle!

Vicki said...

Love the vellum flowers on the shaker card. That stamp is beautiful. Thanks!

KimberlyM said...

LOVE your work. The vellum die cut flowers are amazing!

mtscrapgal said...

Great cards. Love the techniques you used.

C said...

how fun! :D

Anita in France said...

Such lovely layering and watercolouring, Emily ... and such a bold, crisp shaker ... gorgeous! Anita :)

TracyM #6773 said...

BEAUTIFUL cards Emily!!!
LOVE your DELIGHTFUL designs!!!
THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION and the chance to win some CRAFTY AWESOMENESS!!! The Mondo Magnolia stamp set is in my TOP 3 from this release, so I'm SUPER EXCITED at having the chance to win it :)

Emerald said...

Love the black and white beYOUtiful card! Very elegant!

Unknown said...

Wow. Both cards are amazing. I love the shaker card and the beautiful Magnolia card.

Lisaerica said...

I love the pinks and gold, really stunning! The shaker card is really neat too! Thanks for always inspiring and the chance to win.

Unknown said...

Beautiful projects! TFS :)

Kate B said...

I love the watercolors & the shaker card is great, too!

maria said...

Love what you did with these stamp sets!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

Oh how pretty! Love the way you did the star shaker!

Eileen M said...

Beautiful inspiration pieces! Love the Mondo magnolia flower!

scrappergirl56 said...

Don't you just love that Mondo Magnolia...and, I'm in love with all the shaker cards lately...yours is fabulous...love!

Andrea said...

This is such a gorgeous set! I love the shaker with the die cut. Thank you for the inspiration!

Unknown said...

lovely cards! the new release is so tempting

Angela Walters said...

Your magnolia card is the most beautiful I have seen on this entire hop. It is absolutely gorgeous! I just got those watercolors, too, and hadn't thought of using the gold paint for edging. Thank you for the ideas!

Andrea D. La Vigne said...

These cards are beautiful, Emily! I love the colors you used in your first card, and the unique die-cutting on the flower. And your shaker card is fabulous. Love how you echoed the star shaker material by having stars on the front. Tfs! ~ Andrea

Lisa said...

Amazing! I love the colors you used for the magnolia card!

Jennifer L. said...

Your second card is striking. I like the subtle vellum flowers.

FreeToBeMe..LisaJ said...

This release is amazing and your designs are beautiful..

Anja said...

Both cards are gorgeous, Emily! My favorite is the second one with the shaker element and the vellum flowers. Love it!

Jennifer_GlitterInMyHair said...

The dimension here - awesome. Great great samples. The way the pink magnolia comes off the card is fantastic!

Jessica Lin said...

especially love your be-you-tiful card!

Barbara Thomassen said...

Thanks for sharing your lovely work.

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