Today I’m celebrating the new Ellen Hutson release – I’ve got a fun tutorial along with card samples I’ve created from some other stamps and dies, so settle in with a cup of your fave beverage and scroll through to see all the goodies!

The tutorial shows a technique that I can’t imagine no one has done before but it was a sudden idea I had….so that’s what I’ll demonstrate: how to mask when you’re embossing!

Supplies for this project are linked at the end of this post. Compensated affiliate links may be used at no cost to you.

Video

This “masking” technique should work even if it’s not white-on-white embossing, as long as you’re careful…read a couple written tips below the video too! Watch the video below or click HERE to view it on YouTube.

I started by stamping – first two sets of tulips on the right and left, and once they were completely cooled (or excess powder will stick everywhere—don’t ask how I know!), I used a brush to wipe off powder from sections that crossed over the borders of the tulips already stamped there. With white on white it’s easier to see at an angle – with colors you should see the areas you want to remove very clearly.

Colors used to paint with are distress inks – Dried Marigold, Spiced Marmalade, Spun Sugar, Picked Raspberry, Shabby Shutters, and Bundled Sage…. basically one lighter color paired with a deeper tone. You could do the same kind of painting with any watercolor medium though!

Finishing the card entailed trimming and then layering with yellow and a pink card base…then diecutting the “Hello” sentiment in pink cardstock from one of the new die sets…and stamping a sentiment from the Mondo Tulips set onto a strip that could be added with dimensional adhesive. I got out a little thread to make a bow around the end of the banner sentiment.

Vienna, my assistant crafter, selected the clear stars for me to use for adding sparkle, too – ha! She took the packet out into the living room, very quietly, and decorated the carpet all over! So I used Glossy Accents to add some to my card.

Another tulip card coming!

On Sunday I’ll be over on Ellen’s blog with this pretty 4-Bar card with the same tulips – look how versatile they are!

Hexagon dies and quilting stamps

Hexagon frame nesting dies? Yes please thank you! I love me some hexagons, and something I love to see paired with them? Hexagonal stamp designs! There’s a whole set of florals in hexagon shapes, and a set of sewing sentiments too. On Sunday this will be a video right here, so stay tuned!

Cakes!

Mod flower die

Mini Notes and Mini Stamps

Balloons

Instagram hop

There’s an instahop today instead of a bloghop – with 3 winners of gift certificates! Go hop along and comment on everyone’s creations to qualify to win 🙂

Supplies

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• Full Ellen Hutson release
• Mondo Tulip by Julie Ebersole, Essentials By Ellen Clear Stamps
• Mondo Tulip Dies Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies
• Mondo Hello by Julie Ebersole, Essentials by Ellen Designer Dies
• Arches Cold Press Paper: EH – BLICK
• Embossing:
  • VersaMark Ink Pad
  • Powder Deactivator Tool, We R
  • White Embossing Powder, Hero Arts
  • Heat Tool, WOW
• Scotch Foam Mounting Tape
• Ranger Distress Mini Ink Pads:
  • Dried Marigold
  • Spiced Marmalade
  • Spun Sugar
  • Picked Raspberry
  • Shabby Shutters
  • Bundled Sage
• Silver Brush Black Velvet Round #8: EH – BLICK – AMZ
• Glossy Accents
• Iridescent Mini Star Confetti, Pretty Pink Posh Sequins