September EBE Challenge, card2

Another card for the September Color Trends Challenge at Ellen Hutson, LLC. I don't know what it is about pumpkins, but I love creating with them. They're fun to color, and I'm finding they are even more fun when you use unexpected colors on them. This time though, it's a no-color pumpkin! Interesting, yes?  It's very "fall" but doesn't scream Halloween. Hope you like it!

This background die is by Ellen Hutson, called Nordic Cross Cover die. I thought about putting a color behind it, but nothing seemed to fit the look I was going for so I ended up just inking the very edge and blending a little in the center. To make it pop I used foam tape to adhere it to the front panel and that was just what it needed!

Besides the cut out panel, the only other foam tape is on the top pumpkin. 

Ellen Hutson Color Trends Challenge, September

Product List:

Ellen Hutson, Nordic Cross cover plate die
My Favorite Things, Autumn Blessings stamps and dies
Pinkfresh Studio, inks Peach Fuzz, Gathered Twigs
Copic Xpress it blending card
Copic Sketch Markers

   E15  E18  E84  W0  W1 YR82

Papertrey Ink, white cardstock

Foam strips, blending brushes

September EBE Challenge card1

Boo! It's Halloween time for crafters and I'm using it as my theme for the September Color Trends Challenge at Ellen Hutson. Check out the EBE blog for inspiration. I have so many more images colored that I didn't use, there will definitely be more entries coming for this challenge. I love, love, love the colors for this month's Color Trends Challenge. Here's my first entry. 

Still hard to see but better in this photo is the clear embossed crackled-look background stamp over the ink blending. (Another photo below shows it even better.) I used Pinkfresh ink colors for the blended background.

The only foam tape on this one is behind the sentiment. I used my powder brush, believe it or not, but I still got a LOT of residual black powder. I think because I used copic super smooth cardstock rather than the usual white cardstock I use for most everything else. In the end, I think it looks kinda cool though with the Halloween theme. 

Lots of fun pieces for more this color challenge. 

Product List:
Ellen Hutson, Halloween Boo-quet by Julie (sentiment)
Ellen Hutson, Leading Ladies, Cozy Lady (small pumpkins, leaf)

My Favorite Things, Autumn Blessings (large pumpkin, large leaves)
My Favorite Things, Party Like a Pirate (skull and crossbones)
My Favorite Things, Black Licorice cardstock

Pinkfresh Studio, inks Gathered Twigs, Peach Fuzz, Ballet Slipper

Jaded Blossom, Halloween Paint Splatters (crackled background stamp)

Papertrey Ink, white cardstock

Copic, Xpress it blending card

Copic, Sketch Markers

   E18  E34  E99 RV00  RV10  W1  YR65  YR82

Foam tape, sequins, glossy accents (to adhere sequins), clear embossing powder, black embossing powder

 

"Sorry I'm Late" ...

Good morning! Today's card is another from the Nature Walk stamp set by Julie for Ellen Hutson. This fun color combo is not exactly a typical fall look, but I think it totally works with this stamp set. 

The background stencil is by Tim Holtz. I used a blending brush and Speckled Egg distress ink.

I love this teeny tiny stripe die I cut three times to make this border.  And the sentiments.....

....aren't they so cute! I love Julie's punny sentiments and these are perfect. 

Only a little bit of foam tape on this one. Mostly I just layered the pieces for dimension. 

Just a few colors and not a lot of supplies for this one either. I did forget to include the stencil in the photo, but this is pretty much all I needed for this card. Thanks for looking!

Product List:
Ellen Hutson, Nature Walk stamp and die combo

Tim Holtz, dot stencil THS006
Distress Ink cubes, Chipped Sapphire, Speckled Egg
Copic Xpress it blending card

Copic Sketch Markers
B39  BG72  BG75  E01  W1 (snail) Y26  YG91

Papertrey Ink, white cardstock
Spellbinders, Swallowtail Tag die set (twine die)

Foam tape, pattern paper scrap

Happy Trails

This one is another card using the Ellen Hutson, Happy Trails stamp and die combo. I love these cute stamps, even though they are not my typical choice as these are solid and colored with inks, rather than with markers or pencils. 

Again, I wanted a simple and quick design to keep the focus on the cute images. I want this camping trail in real life in these colors. Wish me luck. LOL 

I used glossy accents on the windows. It's got a few bubbles which bothers the heck out of me, but I can live with it. (I think.)

The super subtle background here is a layering stencil by Tim Holtz. As with the previous one, it doesn't have a name so I call it rainbows (even though I didn't actually use the rainbow parts of the stencil here). 

Here you can see the rainbows in the stencil so you don't think I've lost my marbles. LOL I just taped them off for the background as I just wanted the little shape elements. 

Product List:
Ellen Hutson, Happy Trails stamp and die combo

Tim Holtz, layer stencil THS154
Distress Inks, Salvaged Patina, Speckled Egg, Peeled Paint, Gathered Twigs, Hickory Smoke, Black Soot, Peacock Feathers (sentiment)

My Favorite Things, Sweet Tooth pigment ink (I used this with the salvaged patina to get the lighter color for the lower portion of the camper)
Glossy accents, My Favorite Things cardstock, Summer Splash

Let's Get Toasted

Super simple card today with Ellen Hutson stamp and die combo, Happy Trails. These are not my typical choice of images as I prefer to color with my copic markers, but these are just too cute. And since I spent the past week or so swatching out all my ink colors, it was the perfect time to get reacquainted with all the beautiful colors of inks I haven't used in awhile! Here we go.

I used only a few of the images in the stamp set for this one. The marshmallows on sticks over the campfire are so cute and brought back memories of camping with the kids so long ago. I loved camping and miss it a lot, but being old now it's not as fun as it used to be either, so it's more trouble than fun. LOL

For the background I used this layering stencil by Tim Holtz, THS150. I have discovered many of the newer ones do not have names, such as this one. I just call it trees, and I think you can probably see why. 

Not a lot of fuss with this card, as I wanted to keep it simple. I used one tiny piece of foam tape, and a little bit of stickles on the fire and the marshmallows. That's it! And I loved the sentiment that comes with the stamp set. 

Product List:
Ellen Hutson, Happy Trails stamp and die combo
Tim Holtz, layering stencil THS150

Distress Inks, Ground Espresso, Gathered Twigs, Crackling Campfire, Carved Pumpkin

My Favorite Things, Sweet Tooth pigment ink

Papertrey Ink, White cardstock
Foam tape, stickles