Good afternoon! It’s been really hard to keep this a secret but I am SUPER excited to share that I am now an Ambassador for the Ellen Hutson design team!!! 🙂 I’ve loved Ellen Hutson (she is such a sweetheart!!) for years and I cannot wait to share more inspiration with you using these fabulous products! The March Essentials by Ellen release is now live and it’s SO good!!
Here’s a quick look at the new release! I have a fun video coming up soon with those adorable Life is a Circus animals! 😉
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And here’s what I created today!
Today I used some of the new alcohol inks from Tim Holtz to color the gorgeous Mondo Succulent! I started by stamping the Mondo Succulent onto heavyweight yupo paper with versafine and heat-embossed it with clear embossing powder. If you’re coloring a stamped image with alcohol inks you’ll want to “seal” the ink with embossing powder otherwise it will run when the alcohol hits it. Next I used Rosewood, Everglades, and Moss from the new Tim Holtz collection to color the image. I also used Pebble and Sepia to color the dirt and planter. Also, another tip, when you use alcohol inks to “paint” images make sure you use a synthetic brush as the alcohol will destroy good brushes. This technique is best with super super cheap brushes! 😉 After I finished coloring the image I used diluted Pebble ink and alcohol to “paint” the background with a paper towel. The texture of the paper towel created interesting patterns across the panel!
Once my painting was finished (and dry) I adhered it to a white card base. Then I stamped the sentiment from Mondo Succulent onto black cardstock and heat-embossed it with white embossing powder. I trimmed it down to a label and adhered it to the panel with foam mounting tape to finish the card! I love using mediums in different ways and alcohol inks are so fun to use for painting! 🙂
To celebrate the release Ellen Hutson is giving away a $25 to one lucky commenter AND the entire March Essentials by Ellen release to another lucky commenter!! Please comment before 11:59PM PST on Thursday, March 12th! You should have arrived from Therese and Carly is your next stop!
Thanks so much for visiting and enjoy the hop!!
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Your coloring of these succulents is spot on, Jessica! Just beautiful!
Love your succulents! Can’t wait to see more inspiration from this fantastic release.
Gorgeous succulents! I LOVE how you did the sentiment in white on black!
Such a beautiful card.
Gorgeous…lovin’ the Mondo succulent!
Beautiful coloring of those succulents!
what beautiful succulents–nice coloring of them…very realistic.
Pretty card! Love the way you colored the succulents!
Your coloring is so pretty! I love the colors you used.
What a beautiful card. The colors Re great
Awesome release, Wonderful creation! I especially love your coloring of the succulents!
Love the shading on your card!
Wow! Beautiful!
Love what you did with the alcohol inks and this stamp set. The card is gorgeous and thank your for sharing the tips on this technique!
Ooh, something new to try with my alcohol inks! Thank you so much, Jessica! This is a beautiful card! 🙂
Oh this is just fabulously done!
Beautiful card. I just love this mondo stamp.
I like your techniques on this card
Thank you for the inspiration. The card is stunning.
Beautiful coloring! Lovely cards.
Beautiful!!
Great alcohol paining and nice tips on how to achieve the look.
Wonderful job, I love your succulents!
Gorgeous card! Love the colors!
I really need to find time to get my alcohol inks out again! Love this card combination