Hello, friends! I'm so excited you could join us today for the Ellen Hutson ambassador hop celebrating the newest Catherine Pooler release available at Ellen Hutson now! We've got a fun, inspirational hop today featuring lots of new products, so let's just get started!

I created this clean and simple card using the new Let The Good Times Roll stamp set. These cute images of roller skates give such a retro vibe and they're so fun to color in. I went for a pink color for this pair and used some of the accompanying stamps to create a retro ambiance around the skates image.

To give a different look, I tried a technique that I've played around with in the past using white and black gel pens to create a sparkly appearance. 

To be sure to get some "gleaming" effects, I drew in small crosses or plus signs to create shines. I used the "I Love How You Roll" sentiment with Pink Champagne ink from Catherine Pooler and stamped it on the bottom left hand side of the skates. I love the way the Pink Champagne color coordinates with the pink skates and adds to the whole retro feel of the card.

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.

Your next stop on our hop is the amazingly talented Emily Mydlowski.

You can find the entire hop list just below the product links. Thank you, again, for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon!

Hello crafters! Thank you so much for stopping by my stop on the Pinkfresh March 2020 release. This month we're introducing Essential Slim Cuts dies and I can't wait for you to see the projects my teammates have created to inspire you. These dies will create easy slimline cards and projects with different details and designs that Pinkfresh is well known and loved for. We also have some prizes to giveaway and I'll get into those details and just a moment.

First, I'm sharing this project using the new Braided Circle Slimline Die which creates 3 circle windows encircled with a beautiful braided detail of cut outs around each window. This can be used in so many ways, but I decided to turn it horizontally and decorate each window cut out with layered flowers from the Wild Flower Sketches stamp set. I chose spring-y colors from the Pinkfresh ink collection like Candy Violet, Meadow, Sunshine and Grassy Knoll to name a few. I included letters from the Kelly Alpha lower case die set and the word "love" from the Phrase Builder: Sending dies in the center circle. I love that this card stands out against any other, thanks to it's size and intricate design.

Pinkfresh Studio is giving away the FULL release on their blog and Instagram, so be sure to check that out there. On my blog, you have a chance to win $25 to the shop just by leaving a comment below. Pinkfresh will announce the winners GIVEAWAY PAGE on Monday, March 30th.

My next project features a similar slimline die with a bit of a different detail. I used the Falling For You stamp set with the Scalloped Stitched Circles Slimline Die to create a series of fun, mini scenes. I love the idea of this playful design paired with the details and size of the card created by the die. Like I said before, there are so many possibilities with this new line and I can't wait to see what you all do with them!

You can find your next stop on the hop below and the links to the supplies used below that. Thank you, again, for stopping by! I hope to see you again soon.

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Hey, there! I'm thrilled you could join me on the Altenew March Paint-A-Flower, Essential Watercolor, and Watercolor Card Stock release.  I know what you're thinking; another watercolor palette? Yes! This one has such different properties than the last two releases and you'll see why in my project today. Before we get started, let's talk about PRIZES! Everyone's favorite, right?

To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $30 gift certificate to 5 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog for a chance to win. We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $15 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 03/31/2020.

For my project using the Paint A Flower: Iris release, I used the new Essentials Watercolor Palette but made sure to utilize the incredible transparency of colors that this palette provides. For the base color I, of course, used Deep Irish and continued on the outer perimeters of each petal with the blue shade included in that palette. This was simple to incorporate as the transparency of the colors worked well with each other to create new hues and highlight the natural shadows and highlights of an Iris flower. 

Finally, as with most of my watercolor pieces, I used Primsacolor colored pencils before finishing the project to create more depth and dimension to the petals and greenery of the image. The new watercolor card stock allowed me to create these projects without worrying about the quality of stamping and even flawlessly showed the sentiment stamp with no problems at all. As a stamper, this is extremely important to me, obviously, and with most watercolor paper I usually have to stamp at least 2 or 3 times to get a nice, crips image for coloring. 

Thank you so much for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed learning a bit about how I created this project with the new Paint A Flower and Watercolor release from Altenew! As always, you can find the full list of product links below and the full hop list. Don't forget to leave a comment on each stop for your chance to win! Your next stop on the hop is the always amazing Caly Person! (Find the link below supply list)

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Hello crafty friends! Welcome to my stop on the Altenew March 2020 Stamp/Die/Stencil release. I've got a couple fun projects to share with you today using some of my favorite new sets available today. We're going to jump right in, but first, let me take just a minute to remind you that during this tough and trying time, you are not alone. We're all going through this together and the crafting community is a welcoming and loving one. Be safe, smart, and kind to one another. These are the times that kindness matters the most. 

Let's start with what is sure to be a fast favorite for all of us floral lovers. The Fabulous Florets Stamp and coordinating Die set is my favorite type of set because it includes both layering stamps and outline stamps. If you've ever visited my blog before, you'll know the ability to color in outline stamps but also use layered stamping as an option is something I rave about. It really stretches the uses of a set and allows you the most creative freedom. 

Let's talk about prizes! It's always one of my favorite parts of these hops, and there's a good chance it's one of yours, too! To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to 6 lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by 3/22/2020 for a chance to win. We’ll also draw a winner to receive a $20 gift certificate from the comments left on each designer’s blog on the blog hop list below. All winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/24/2020. 

For my next project, I have a very different type of card than my usual style. When I first saw this All Things Orange stamp set, I'l admit, I was confused. I saw a beautiful flower branch, mountains, a sun...or was that an orange? Then it all clicked, it's all of those things! So many scenes and designs are possible with this set. I decided to create a beautiful mountain sunset scene with several stamps included in the set. My favorite aspect of these stamps is perhaps the realistic look it gives when combined into one scene like they are here. 

I hope that you've enjoyed seeing how I used a few of my favorite sets from the newest Altenew release. I'd love to know which set from the release is your favorite! Be sure to leave a comment before continuing on to your next stop, which is the incredible Sveta Fotinia

You can find the full hop list just below the product links! Thank you so much for stopping by, I'll see you again soon!

Hi crafty people! I'm super excited to be joining My Favorite Things for their March Release. I've got a few really fun inspirational projects using some of my favorite products from the new release, though its impossible to pick a favorite. Let's just dive right in!

My first project uses the new Straight Up Rainbow and Caticorn sets, which I think pair perfectly here. To begin, I die cut the Straight Up Rainbow set out of white card stock and used Copic markers to color each strip in rainbow colors, respectively. How cute is this cloud, by the way? It's little face just makes me so happy.

To add a little something more to the card I decided to pull in the gallivanting kitten from the Caticorn Stamp Set. His leap fits perfectly in this scene, over our super cute cloud right into our beautiful rainbow. I can't take all the cuteness here! 

For my next project I've used the Double The Fun Stamp Set. Each animal come with a larger and smaller pair which goes perfectly for the sentiments and ark in the set, but can also be used well as a baby or group card. 

I decided to use the set as a sweet reminder card with a nod to the religious aspect of the set. I love that this sentiment from the Unicorns and Glitter set goes perfectly with both the design and true meaning of the Double The Fun stamp set.

Finally, I used the Sky High stamp set to create this fun abstract card which creates a small scene while keeping a clean and simple style. This is also a little sneak peek for the upcoming weekly sketch tomorrow (shhh!) 

Stacy Yakula's sets are always so much fun to color and this set is no exception. This cute parachuting bunny has the sweetest smile and, in true Stacy style, looks fuzzy before I even started coloring. I decided to use a purple color to ink blend the cloudy sky with the MFT cloud stencil. I love using interesting colors for skies because it gives a little more interest and creates a bite more individuality for the design.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! You can find all of the links to the products I used today below and don't forget to head over to the MFT blog here ---> https://mftstamps.com/blogs/news/shop-march-2020 to check out more inspiration and links to the design teams projects as well! I hope to see you again very soon!

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Hello Altenew friends! I'm thrilled to introduce you to some brand new washi tapes that are available today from Altenew! I'm particularly excited about a home decor project I undertook with one of the (incredibly large) wash tapes. Let's get right into it, shall we?! We shall!

This project is a huge WIN for me. Many of you probably do not know that I am totally in love with home decor and farmhouse style. This Wild Flora washi tape has the perfect pattern and colors to serve as proper wallpaper and the size of it isn't far off, either. At 11.5" by 10m it's a HUGE roll of washi tape. To fill in this accent wall of my powder room I needed just three strips side by side. Since I'm used to working with wash tape, the application was very simple for me and as an added bonus, it's temporary which is great since we're renting at the moment.

I also collect vintage items like the tin you see here which is from the 1970's. It so happens to match the washi tape design perfectly so I decided to use it as a vase for artificial flowers as decor for my powder room. I'm beyond happy with the outcome of this project and I'm so glad I was able to come out of my comfort zone and use this product in another way that I love.

Let's talk about prizes!

This card is another that isn't typical of my "style" but I love the way it came out. I used the new Round Art washi tape with circle nested dies to cut out individual circles to create this patterned design on my card front. I used foam tape to pop up the die cuts which creates some extra interest with dimension and depth. For my sentiment I used the Hello and Hugs stamp and die set in coordinating navy blue colors which pair perfectly with the design of the card.

Thank you so much for stopping by today! I hope that you've gotten some inspiration from my projects today. I'd love to know what your favorite tape is from the newest release! You next stop on the hop is the incredible Nicole Watt

You can find the full hop list just below the product links! Be sure to leave a comment for your chance to win!

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