Emily Leiphart: Ellen Hutson | Summer of Stamping: Week 2 -- Essentials by Ellen Release IG Hop

Ellen Hutson's Summer of Stamping continues with a brand new Essentials by Ellen release available NOW and the Brand Ambassadors are celebrating with an Instagram Hop to bring you inspiration using these fabulous new products! While appreciated, comments left here are not eligible for the $25 gift certificate. Please head to Instagram for all the details!

For this release hop, I had the joy of playing with the It's a Jungle stamp set and coordinating dies. The set is so fun and has a great combination of Tiki-inspired images. I love the Polynesian masks so I used all three and, when I put together my scene, I realized I needed a slimline card to fit in all the amazing images.

The large tropical plants on either side of the masks are from the Aloha stamp set and coordinating dies, which is another super fun set designed to be used with the new Tilt 'n Rock interactive die. You'll definitely want to check that out!

I wanted my watercolours to be bold and vibrant so I got out my set of Gansai Tambi watercolour paints. I own the 36 colour palette but Ellen Hutson also sells 13 of the 15 colours I used in individual pans and you can find all those colours listed in the supply links below.

I created the background by using a wide, flat paint brush and blending five colours seamlessly across the length of the slimline watercolour panel. I set that aside to dry while I stamped and heat embossed the images, and watercolored them with the remaining colours.

I loved colouring all the foliage in different shades of green and purple! The masks have so many little details and it was fun making them so colourful. I love the different shapes and expressions which gives them so much versatility, even the option of colouring them all one colour (plain wood carvings).

Before stamping the sentiment, I arranged the images on the card to make sure the sentiment would fit without being covered by part of the foliage. Then I also heat embossed the sentiment to match the images. I popped all of the images, except the two smaller masks, on to the panel with foam tape and adhered the remaining masks with glue dots.

To finish the card, I added a few sparkling clear sequins in four different sizes - 3mm, 4mm, 6mm and 8mm. If you haven't already hopped along, be sure to click HERE or on the image below to head to Instagram and begin the hop for your chance to win a $25 gift certificate to EllenHutson.com!

Also, today is the LAST DAY to take advantage of the Gift With Purchase! If you missed my inspiration card using the Trippin' stamp set, you can see it HERE. There's no better time to shop!