Spellbinders | September 2021 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

Today's Spellbinders inspiration features the September 2021 Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month! This month's kit comes a roll of beautiful Polished Brass Foil and a total of 11 dies -- 8 foiling dies and 3 cutting dies for the banner. As with all card kit subscriptions, you can cancel anytime and there is no long-term obligation!

I was thrilled to see this ribbon-style banner for this month's Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month. It's absolutely beautiful and so easy to put together. Plus, with 6 different words/phrases, it covers so many different occasions. I paired it up with the flowers from the September 2021 Small Die of the Month and the Striped Slimline Embossing Folder.

All of the coloured cardstock is from Simon Says Stamp and I dry embossed Green Apple for the panel. The front of the banners were foiled on Blue Violet cardstock. The flowers were die cut from Lipstick Red, Sunshine, Audrey Blue and Lavender. The gold foil cardstock is from the Sizzix opulent pack. I used a combination of Bearly Art liquid glue and foam tape to add dimension to the banner and flowers. I added a small sprinkling of white pearls to finish the card.

Here's a list of kits I share each month and some of the value kits:

Small Die of the Month

Large Die of the Month

Clear Stamp of the Month

Glimmer Hot Foil Kit of the Month

Die Hard Addict

Die & Stamp Addict

Glimmer 'n Cut Value Club

Don't forget to check out the Autumn Warehouse Sale and snag steals from $1 to $10+!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Ellen Hutson | Essentials by Ellen Fall + Halloween Release IG Hop

Ellen Hutson's Fall + Halloween Essentials by Ellen Release is 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 one of three $25 gift certificates. Please head to Instagram for all the details! 

For this release hop, I combined several of the new products as I love to do. I created a custom sentiment and ended up with a Halloween thank you card. How's that for something different? ;)

I started by stamping all of my images from both Pumpkin Season and Halloween Boo-quet with Gina K Obsidian Amalgam ink. I used Copic markers to lightly shade the kitty and broom handle. 

Instead of ink blending a base or anchor for my scene, I decided to use an infinity shaker and mix two different sequin packs to make it extra fun! For the top panel, I used the A2 Piercing Panel 2. Just like the original piercing panel, this one will be used often.

Pumpkin Season can either be coloured with your favourite medium or it can be stamped with smooth inks. I used a combination of colours from Concord & 9th (Ballet Slipper and Grapefruit) and Catherine Pooler (It's a Girl, Coral Cabana, Pink Champagne and Rose Petals). The sentiment was ombre stamped with It's a Girl and Pink Champagne.

To create the secondary sentiment, I heat embossed two phrases from Tag It-Halloween on vellum. Then I used one of the Farmhouse Tags and used the fishtail end to partially die cut it twice so the fishtail appears on both ends, creating a small banner.

Most of the elements were adhered flat to the card with glue dots but a few were popped up on foam tape for added dimension and visual interest.

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!

Thanks so much for hopping along with us!

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Ellen Hutson | Essentials by Ellen Fall + Halloween Release Sneak Peek

Yes, it's that time of year and the next Ellen Hutson please is both spooky and cute as can be! My son has already outgrown Halloween but I still love all of the candy and decorations that surround this holiday! A month ago, I already hoarded several boxes of Halloween candy for my craft room. LOL Shhh, don't tell my family! ;)

All week long, there's inspiration and designer tips on the Ellen Hutson blog and all of the Design Ambassadors will be sharing loads more on Instagram so be sure to keep your eye on the #ellenhutsonllc hashtag!

I made several samples using the new Bat Hugger Die Set, which can be used in so many ways! It's a wrap for treat holders but it can also be used as an embellishment on a tag or cards.

I embellished one or both wings on my various bats with more new products, including the A2 Piercing Plate 2 and the Tiny Stars Hot Foil Stamp, which I greatly over-foiled to create a grungy look for the bat. It's quite beautiful and looks cool, especially on a bat. I also used the lines from the previously-released Shadow Box Die.

To create my tags, I used the Farmhouse Tags Die Set with the Tag It-Halloween stamp set, which I know will become another one of my most-used sets, as well as the awesome Nordic Cross Cover Plate. The Big City Die is one of my favourite existing dies. 

Everything in this fabulous and fun new release will be available exclusively at Ellen Hutson this Friday, September 10th at 12pm EST and we'll be celebrating in style with an Instagram Hop. I hope to see you there!

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