Essentials by Ellen Late Summer Release Blog Hop

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Hello, and welcome to the Late Summer 2016 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’m happy to be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today! 


And, yay!!! I also get to give away an Essentials by Ellen stamp set!  The winner may chose ANY  Essentials by Ellen brand stamp set  (Maximum value $25 USD) currently in stock at Ellen Hutson.com  To enter my giveaway, please leave a comment on today’s post  by Tuesday, August 23rd!


There is also a crazy good Grand Giveaway in the CLASSroom!  To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, also by Tuesday, August 23rd


ALL winners will be announced at the CLASSroom on Friday, August 26th! Please check there on that date to see if you are a winner and for further details on claiming your prize!

You should have arrived from Carly Minner‘s blog.  If you get lost along the hop, please visit the CLASSroom blog for a complete list of all the designers.


My first card uses the new set Stay Salty and Stay Salty Dies….

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I just think this sentiment is too funny, so I had to use it on my first card.  I used papers from the By The Sea paper pad from My Mind’s Eye.
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For my second card I thought the lifesaver pattern paper from the same pad would go perfectly with the lifesaver image from this set. 
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I wrapped the die cut stamped image with red rustic twine and used the Lawn Fawn ocean wave border die to die cut one of the woodgrain papers for the bottom.
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For my third card with this set I used the Silver Lining dies to cut some distress watercolor cardstock into some sunbeams. I cut two and inked them with either yellow or orange distress inks, then I cut them apart and reassembled the pieces swapping every other piece for one of the opposite color.  
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I covered my sunset with a layer of clear spectrum noir sparkle pen then covered the whole piece with glossy accents and let it dry. I stamped the clouds with Lawn Fawn Merman ink and die cut some popping them up with foam squares.  The ocean is cut with the ocean wave border die from Mermaid card stock.  I love the sentiment and thought it was so fun to use with the seagull holding a potato chip!
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My last two cards use the new Bear Ware set and Bear Ware Dies along with All Inside which of course has the sweet bear image.
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I die cut the bear from cork then stamped the image with archival brown ink onto the cork.  For this first card I colored my flowers to match the pattern paper I used for the background.  I used a sentiment from the new Warm Fuzzies stamp set and added some google eyes for fun.
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For my second bear card I inked the background with distress inks and used the grassy border from Lawn Fawn to die cut pattern paper for the ground.  I also paper pieced the sections of the umbrella from coordinating papers. 
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I used Ranger Enamel Accents in caribbean coast to create the rain drops and black tie for his shiny nose. The sentiment is also from the Warm Fuzzies stamp set.
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Next up on the hop is Carolyn Peeler! Happy hoppin’!


Here are links to all the new release followed by the other supplies I used for my cards.


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185 thoughts on “Essentials by Ellen Late Summer Release Blog Hop”

  1. Wow, what awesome cards. My favorite is the one with the Silver Linings die. I manually hand cut all the triangles for my sunburst cards since I don't care for the lines in between the rays that most dies have, except for the Silver Linings die. This is going to be a life saver for me.

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  2. Wow, what awesome cards. My favorite is the one with the Silver Linings die. I manually hand cut all the triangles for my sunburst cards since I don't care for the lines in between the rays that most dies have, except for the Silver Linings die. This is going to be a life saver for me.

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  16. As always I love your cards! I am so excited about the additions for the bear. This is a very versatile release and I can already imagine many ways to use these new stamps and dies. Thanks for the chance to win.

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  27. The Silver Linings dies and the Bear Ware set are really growing on me. Love all the different ways you used the Stay Salty and Bear Ware sets. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  28. The Silver Linings dies and the Bear Ware set are really growing on me. Love all the different ways you used the Stay Salty and Bear Ware sets. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  66. Oh, my goodness, Chari! Your bear cards are absolutely precious!! Love that you die cut them from the under-used cork which adds such a fun element. The bear holding the posies from the Bear Ware stamp set, with coordinating b/g paper, is just too stinkin' adorable!! Your other cards are wondering and those stamp and die sets are already on order with my name on them. Can't wait to start creating!! Thanks for sharing! ~HUGS~

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  79. What fantastic cards! I love that very first card and then the lifesavers too. Those patterned paper are perfect to use with that set. Gets even better that you die cut the bear with cork. All these are so so fun!

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  88. Wow, that first card is just PERFECT!! Amazing, amazing design!! Love it! And then there is all the other ones!! Well done!!

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  109. Don't know where to start! Cutting the bear out of cork: GENIUS! Laughed out loud at the cleverness of the "life-saver" . Thanks for making my day fun. (I am still smiling!)

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  118. Wow, it's all perfect! From the coordinating papers, burlap trim, cork and googly eyes for the bear, to the sunrise/set colors! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing cards and for the opportunity to win a stamp set from this fun release.

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  124. All of these are wonderful and then some! The first three are gorgeous and will be great cards for those pesky men in particular, I do love all of these though. I love your cork Mr Bears with his googly eyes and both of them made me chortle/snort lol! Many thanks for the blog hop and wonderful inspirations Karen

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  135. Oh, my! My hubby's family are all boaters, so you have given me lots of inspiration today. These cards simply blow me overboard – ha! Thanks for sharing and for the great chance to win.

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  141. I love the All Inside bear! I have cork, but never thought of using it with the bear stamp and die! This is very clever! It's also cute to see him holding the flower bouquet! I was very excited to see all of the options for holding things he has now!

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  142. I love the All Inside bear! I have cork, but never thought of using it with the bear stamp and die! This is very clever! It's also cute to see him holding the flower bouquet! I was very excited to see all of the options for holding things he has now!

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  154. As usual, you have created heart-warming cards. The sea themed cards are fun and cheerful, but the cards with the bear (complete with wiggle eyes) offer sweet sentiments of love and care. All are wonderful additions to the hop and show the versatility of this release. Thanks, Chari!

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  156. Cheri, I was lovin your cards with the new release until I got to you sweet bear cards!!! I fell in ❤️❤️❤️❤️ You did an awesome job. The bear with the matching backround paper and coordinating flowers are to much lol. Terrific cards.

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  166. While I don't like that SHIP sentiment, you made some really cute cards. I like the red twine on the lifesaver. I LOVE the bear card. Cork is a perfect texture for the bear. All the colors coordinate so well on the flower bear card. I also love the umbrella bear; so cute.

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  170. WOW wow WOW
    ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS cards Chari!!!
    LOVE LOVE LOVE your nautical scenes, ADORE your shining sunset and your cork bears, well they're a DELIGHT!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your AWESOME and CREATIVE INSPIRATION 🙂

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