Sprinkle Shower for Emily Midgett

 

Hello Friends! Many of us from the Ellen Hutson team are having a virtual Sprinkle Shower for Emily Midgett, as we're so excited she's expecting. Times two!! Again!

Emily is such a dear, and super fun to hang out with! Lots of energy with that one : ) Which is perfect, as her and her husband are expecting twins. They are old pros at the twin thing though, as they already have two adorable Kindergartners. 

I'm sending tons of good wishes to Emily and her family! Here's to a speedy and healthy delivery, and lots of new baby cuteness!!

Stop by the Ellen Hutson blog to see all the other well-wishers for Emily!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

-Kelly

Supplies Used (affiliate links, thanks so much for your support!)

Little One Baby, Waffle Flower Dies Handwritten Hello, Altenew Dies Black Jack, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad Lemongrass, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad 36 Pan Set, Altenew Watercolor Paint Uni-ball Impact Gel Pen, White

A Stamp Set for Kids, Teens, Adults - Essentials By Ellen Bravehearted

Hi Friends! I'm really enjoying the new Essentials by Ellen Bravehearted set, and how versatile it is for kids, teens or even adults. This particular card is meant for a teen, but if you swap out the charcoal background for a white background with large pink polk-a-dots, it would be an awesome card for young kids (and this sentiment would be PERFECT for a kid in their terrible twos : ) )
 

While you can certainly use the stamps from Bravehearted for a circus-themed card, you're definitely not limited to that topic. I'm really loving the "you're so fierce" sentiment, which will make a wonderful congratulations, graduation, or a general "I'm proud of you" card.

This particular lion is really a mountain lion today, who's surveying his territory from the top of the Alpine Windows die cut mountains.

The card base is embossed with the Constellation Background die, and I think is great at setting the mood of a clear night sky.
  

One last thing ... did you notice the golden crown with the red jewel? Actually it's not a jewel, it's an Essentials by Ellen Red Droplet, and adds a nice touch to the card.

You may recall from the release blog hop I created another card with the other main image from this set, and the sentiment coming out of his roaring mouth. So many possibilities with this set!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
-Kelly

Supplies Used (Affiliate links, thanks so much for your support of my projects and blog!)

Bravehearted by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Clear Stamps Bravehearted by Brandi Kincaid, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies Alpine Window by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies Constellation Background, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies Skinny Stripes by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies Red Droplets, Essentials by Ellen Embellishments 36 Pan Set, Altenew Watercolor Paint Uni-ball Impact Gel Pen, White Black Jack, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

3 Retro 80's Card Ideas - Catherine Pooler New Release & Blog Hop

Hi Friends! Time to channel your inner 80's self with the big hair, shoulder pads, gloria vanderbilt jeans, leg warmers, rainbow doodles and roller skates! You may have come from my friend Michele Ferguson's blog, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with another really fun blogger Ashlea Cornell!

Catherine Pooler's new Let the Good Times Roll stamp set is perfect for all your 80's loving friends and family. The main feature of this set is the two different roller skate stamps. I remember my parents dropping me off at the roller rink for girl scout parties, school activities, and even for open skating. I never had my own skates, but I sure would have been proud to own these gems, with a rainbow and cloud design no less!

I filled the background with stars to give these skates a magical look, like they may be enchanted with some sort of time machine if they fit your feet : ) The bottom of the card is masked and color blended, and then I stamped the retro "happy birthday" in navy. Doesn't this font scream "Welcome to the 80's"?

This card totally reminds me of something that would be on my Trapper Keeper! I was in school all during the 80's and I think everyone in our middle school had a fancy Trapper Keeper to organize their school papers. Does anyone else remember these?

 

I made the patterned background by clustering the smaller stamps from the set on an acrylic block, and then stamping them randomly across the panel. Then I did some ink blending. Here's that 80's sentiment again, this time embossed in gold.

Finally, this card is my favorite, I think. I tried to use a happy color palette with a lot of brights. The pom poms on the skates are definitely something the 80's me would have longed for.

Love that the sentiment has open letters so you can tie it in with the colors in your skates. The skates are watercolored, except for the mint.

I think this card background is something you would have seen in the 80s too. Paint spatters were really big then. I remember the apron I made for 7th grade Home Economics was white with rainbow paint spatters. I believe it's actually still in a tub in my basement! To get even more bright colors in this card, I layered the panel with the fuchsia and purple leopard print from the Totally Rad paper pack that also was just released. 

All right, sure hope you enjoyed this little trip down memory lane (or perhaps I'm just ancient and this was all new information to you, ha!!)

PLEASE NOTE: Let the Good Times Roll has been a popular set, and currently shows as "out of stock" on the website. BUT, if you click to the detail page you'll be able to purchase it. I was just notified that it was restocked today and the website is not fully refreshed yet.

  

Prizes:

One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Sunday, March 29th at 11:59pm PDT. Winner will be notified by email.

  

I now have the pleasure to send you to the always charming Laurel Beard!

Thanks so much for stopping by!
- Kelly

Supplies Used (including affiliate links, thanks so much for your support of my projects and blog!)

Let the Good Times Roll, Catherine Pooler Clear Stamps Totally Rad, Catherine Pooler Patterned Paper 36 Pan Set, Altenew Watercolor Paint Uni-ball Impact Gel Pen, White Black Jack, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad

Watercolored Flowers, Two Ways - Pretty Pink Posh March Release Blog Hop

Hello Friends! Spring is officially here in the Northern Hemisphere, and although (or maybe because) it's a Spring unlike any other, we're especially anxious to start seeing pretty things popping up in our area. I've got two cards to share using watercolors for this Pretty Pink Posh hop from the Ellen Hutson Design Ambassadors. You may have come from Emily Mydlowski, but if not feel free to start at the beginning with Julie Ebersole!

This new Tulips stamp set is really versatile ... you get two main tulip images and one tulip bud image. These are more than enough to create your own giant field of tulips with a little masking, like I did here.

Then once you have your scene built, you can go to town with the coloring. I've been loving watercoloring, so I pulled them out again for this card. 

The sentiment is from another cute new set, Lady Bug Friends. It's stamped in a soft blush color to keep most of the focus on the field of tulips. Of course, a little gold spatter never hurt anyone!

This card features watercolored flowers as well, but instead of watercoloring inside a stamped image, these flowers are watercolored die cuts from the Spring Scene die set. So yay ... no lines to stay inside of!!

The nice thing about coloring die cuts, as opposed to stamped images, is that there are no lines to follow, so you get to add your own doodled details. You can certainly be very dramatic with these, but I went pretty simple and just added darker centers, various dots, shaded petals, etc.

The vellum clouds are from the Essentials by Ellen Clouds die set and are the perfect size to add to this scene. Also, the sentiment is from the Esentials by Ellen Every Day Punnies set.

Let's not forget to admire the adorable butterfly, which is already scored so you can easily bend up his tiny wings. What a great little detail to add to any of your floral cards!

Speaking of adorable little things, you may have heard that Paulina's sweet baby boy is here! Baby Zion Asher was born Saturday, March 7th. He spent a few days in the NICU but is already home and surrounded by his fan club. Big congrats to Paulina and her entire family!!

Prizes:
We’ve got prizes! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Wednesday, March 25th at 11:59pm PST. The winner will be notified by email.

It is now my pleasure to send you to the fabulously talented Ashlea Cornell who has some really wonderful things to share with you!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and stay safe!
- Kelly

Supplies Used: (please click on the affiliate links if you're interested in the product, thanks so much for your support!)

Tulips, Pretty Pink Posh Clear Stamps Tulips, Pretty Pink Posh Dies Spring Scene, Pretty Pink Posh Dies Ladybug Friends, Pretty Pink Posh Clear Stamps Everyday Punnies by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps Clouds, Essentials By Ellen Designer Dies Black Jack, Catherine Pooler Ink Pad 36 Pan Set, Altenew Watercolor Paint Uni-ball Impact Gel Pen, White