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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Congratulations! The succulent is a great addition to the mondo line and you did it proud with your card!
Love the ink colors you used to color the succulents and for the other elements. Would like to see a video of you creating this card and painting with the alcohol inks.
Alcohol inks are one product I do not have. It gives such great results.
The succulent Is so beautiful!!! Super card.
Ely
So pretty!
Jessica- your talents are always inspiring, but I’m appreciating you and them for a whole new reason beyond coloring and design combinations– this is the first instance I’ve seen of the mondo succulents coming from the *right* of the page, and darned if that doesn’t give it a whole new look all together! Thanks for reminding me to periodically look for ways to change my perspective!
The cactus with the pink tips looks so
realistic. Great card. thanks for sharing
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Beautiful card. Love the succulents ♥
Beautiful card; great background, and I like the font of the sentiment. I never did paint with alcohol inks – thanks for the tip.
really lovely card!
Great card and colors.
So pretty. You did a wonderful job of coloring that luscious succulent!
Beautiful card!
Your card is fab! I really like the color selection of the succulents, adding a touch of pink in there. Your tips on technique and tools – the cheap brushes – are especially appreciated! I like the placement you chose with the stamp as well – having it go off the right side of the card! Very nice!
Love, love the large succulent cards. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful card! Your coloring is always amazing.
super pretty! Love it!
Jess your card is awesome! I love alcohol inks & watercolour paints because of the loose look you can achieve. Thanks for the great tips you provided. Appreciated the paper towel background tip.
Very lovely card, Jessica! I am so excited about this new Ellen Hutson release – it’s fantastic! And congratulations on being an Ambassador for the EH design team!
Beautiful!
Beautiful card!
Thanks so much for sharing…
Thank you for sharing this beautiful card.
Love the colors of your beautiful card.
Amazing love them
Thanks for sharing your amazing talent. Wish I had it but love that you share your blessings with us.