Welcome to the February 2017 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! It’s a good thing you are here because I’m giving away an Essentials by Ellen stamp set! The winner may chose any in stock Essentials by Ellen brand stamp set (Maximum value $25 USD) at Ellen Hutson. To enter, please leave a comment on today’s post by Tuesday, February 28!
There is also an AMAZING Grand Giveaway on the CLASSroom! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, too, by Tuesday, February 28! ALL winners will be announced at the CLASSroom on Friday, March 3! Please check there on that date to see if you are a winner and for further details on claiming your prize!
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I have three projects, a lot of photos and TWO VIDEOS to share with you so let’s get to it! I won’t bore you too much with the writing since the videos will showcase all of the product and explain exactly how the cards were made.
These first two photos show the use of the Swing N Slide dies with the Oh Deer stamp set and coordinating dies. Here’s how the card came together:
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My next two cards feature the Otter Ware stamp set and coordinating dies, which were created to complement the Otterly Awesome stamp set and coordinating dies.
These otters are the cutest and I love all the possibilities between the two sets. If I was just starting out and had to settle on two stamp sets, I’d definitely be buying Otterly Awesome and Otter Ware! Here’s a look at how I created these two cards:
The first otter card is more saturated with a busier background. The second is most definitely clean and simple, yet I used three different stamps – six total – from Otter Ware for each of the backgrounds.
I hope you enjoyed all of my projects for this release hop! If you didn’t arrive here from Stephanie Klauck‘s blog, please head to The CLASSroom blog for a complete list of designers. Now I’m sending you to Jennifer McGuire‘s blog!
Thanks so much for hopping with us!
Thanks so much for hopping with us!
Sources for Swing N Slide/Oh Deer:
Sources for Otter Ware/Otterly Awesome:
Love the Otterly Awesome Stamp set! They are so cute. Thanks for the info on the colors you used!
Awwwwwwwww!! Love all of your awesome cards Emily!!!
I need these stamps! Your cards are gorgeous and just like the sort I love to make at times. Fantastic release, thank you for the blog hop Karen x
Love what you did with Ellen Hutson's Oh Deer and Otterly Awesome stamp sets. Very cute critter cards. Thanks.
Wow!! Such great cards! I wasn't too keen on the otter set but after going through the blog hop and seeing your clean and simple otter card, it is now on my wishlist! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks for the otter card video since I plan to purchase those 2 stamp sets. Think I'll buy some others too. What fun.
So cute. My favorites are the otter cards… Those sentiments! lol.
These cards are so sweet! Thanks for the chance to win.
Wonderful inspiration! Love this new release!
I am so in love with these cute little otters, and what you did with them….fantastic!
The cards are equally cute, but I LOVE how the deer slide to meet. So clever!
SQUEAL!! LOVING the New Release!! OMG!! Your Cards have me SMILING!! =) How FUN!! LOVE them and THANK for sharing the Vides!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
So darn sweet! LOVE!
OMG, "Cuddle Party" is hilarious!! The otters are too cute!!
our cards are so otterly adorable!!!
Absolutely adorable, I been wanting to get the swing and slide dies for interactive cards and the new stamps are just perfect too! I love the cuddly party and jumping deer, thanks for sharing Emily!
Love the otter background.
Oh Dear! These are all absolutely adorable!!! Love them all ♥
Beautiful release!!! Love your cards!!! The otters are absolutely cute!!!
Your cards are super Sweet! Love the colors! Thanks for sharing.
super cute – love the critters. 🙂
Love these cards and this release. Thanks for sharing and stay blessed!
Cute cards! Great job on them!
Love the otter cards.
The cuddle party card is so cute
Those otters make such cute cards. Thank you for sharing.
Lots of great products, I can't pick my favorite.
These cards are so so adorable! love everything about them 🙂 thanks for sharing
Awesome cards! Just love that "Cuddle Party" sentiment. Reminds me of the movie Finding Dory.
What can I say! I would make them both!!!!!
I love the otters although I must say you touched my heart with family of deers! How touching!
Lovin’ on the otter stamps and dies … cuteness overload! Great cards and projects to share the release … thank you!
I really love all of these cards. So fun.
Awesome projects – luv how you used the slider die and your coloring is great!
I love both cards
Your cards are adorable!! I love all the cute critters 🙂
Loving this otter set! Your cards are adorable!
super fun project
Slider cards are so much fun!
Adorable cards, Emily!
Great otter cards!!!
These are just the cutest.
Adorable cards! Those otters really are "otterly" adorable.
Adorable cards and
I love the swing
and slide with
the deer!
Carla from Utah
Wow! Fabulous cards! Such a fun release too. Thank you for all the inspiration!
I have to say these are "otterly awesome" cards!! Thanks for sharing your talent!
darling cards-these new sets are really fab!!
Oh my gosh. Such fun cards. Love the way you colored the card bases.
Love your cuddle party card! The spa day set is wonderful!
I must have the otters. Every card I see created confirms this. Such a great set and super cute cards!!
Your cards are super cute, ty!
Those otters are the cutest things in the whole world. Your cards are lovely!
Gulp. Your cards are amazing. So much talent. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Aww, these cards are so cute! Love the Cuddle Party! Thanks for the videos and sharing your seaweed trick!
Cute cards!!
I have followed your blog for years and you continue to amaze me!Your coloring on the sweet otters is remarkable….I really want to hug them!d The pop of color on the deer card really highlights them and your videos are always so well done and informative. You are one special gal – thanks so much for sharing so much. A true inspiration. Thanks!
You always do such a good job on your cards. These are no exception, just beautiful!
Thank you for explaining / showing what to use to make the deer slide. I love the idea of slider cards, but did not know how to put them together!
Darling cards
Super cute! The movement of the two deer across the card is so sweet!
Sweet cards! Love this release!
Deer and otters, how can you go wrong! Wonderful cards!
EMILY!!! These are just SOOOOOOOO sweet and cute and precious and I LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!
The slider is so adorable, and who can resist the adorable otters? Really! Great job. Thanks so much.
Absolutely lovely!
Love your cards. What a great release.
Love your cards. What a great release.
These deer stamps would be great for my son. I always look for deer stamps.
My youngest daughter is going to love the Otter collection. You featured my two favorite stamp sets from the new release. Thanks for the inspiration. I'll probably case your cards to give to my husband as a thank you for all you do appreciation card and easily to my youngest just because she is my cuddle bunny. We are heading to the coast to kayak with otters in April and the timing of this stamp set is superb! Thanks for the inspirations!
The deer and otters are sooo cute and they make adorable cards! Love them.
The otter cards are darling. Love the way you watercolored the distress inks. Have not seen that done before!
Your otter cards are so cute.
Such wonderful inspiration and fun release!
I love your creativity…it always inspires me. Sweet cards!
I think your cards are adorable! I really enjoyed your video tutorial and how you watercolored with the distress inks.
Emily, these cards are amazing. I really liked your videos too, so clear and concise. Fabulous job with this release!
Your cards are absolutely adorable! I'm in love with those otters too! I enjoyed watching the videos. The new release is incredible…so many of the products are on my wish list. Otters are on the top of that list!!
Such cute cards! My favorite is the second one, I love the watercoloring!
Thanks for the instructions on how to use the slider dies. I just bought them so it was great timing!
Love the deer slides and the otters are just the cutest! Love your designs, very inspiring as always
Those cards are just too cute. You are amazing!
thank you for sharing your beautiful cards.
Very cute cards. Those otters are amazing.
Such cute, unique cards! Lovin' all these new sets! Thanks for the inspiration!
Two delightful cards. You taught me some great techniques for adding the little details that make these cards so much fun. Thanks for sharing the cards and videos.
So cute. Love how mommy otter is holding onto her baby.
I love the momma otter holding her baby, so sweet.
Your cards are adorable!!!
Great cards for this great new release! Love the otter stamp set. Thanks for sharing on the blog hop!!
Love your little deer scene!! And the otter cards are just awesome!! I want it all!!
Love your otters. Thanks for sharing!
Love your slidercard ! Thanks for the video.
Deer and otters….sweet cards!
Great cards!!
Love what you created. So much fun!!!
Too cute! Love the otter couple.
Great green kelp background!
What darling cards!
Very nice.
LOVE the otters.
Your cards really showcase this release!
AWESOME cards! I love slider cards!
Super, super sweet! Those jumping deers! Brilliant!
That otter set is so adorable… and I live for cuddle time… thanks so much for sharing your projects they are adorable.
Love the otter cards!
Cuddle Party….sooooo cute!
Such adorable cards and LOVE your bold coloring!! So bright and fun!
The deer and otters are so adorable, and I love how you used them on your cards. Thanks for the inspiration!
superb cards 🙂 love them!
I thought the deer was cute then came the otters! I love these critters and your cards are adorable.
these are seriously adorable!!!
I am in love with the otters and the swing and slide die set.
Your cards are wonderful!!! Love them all and this new release:)
So sweet! Your cards are full of inspiration!
YAS! Totally love both of your cards, Emily. <3 Deciding which one is my favourite of the two — can't choose! 😉
Love the deer and otters! Awesome cards!
This release has some cool designs and you've really brought them to life.
I think the simple background otter card is my favourite- it just really lets their cuteness be the focus
Love the watercolor background. Those otters are adorable!
Sweet cards I love the deer one with the swing action
Love the deer!
Thank you for these lovely cards and videos.The otter wave stamp set is pretty cute!
Very cute otter cards and love the interactive deer card.
you made the seaweed look like it's moving – love it!
Cute cards! Love the sentiment "cuddle party".
All of these cards are just precious Emily! A wonderful job on them!
Great videos as well!
Love your adorable cards!
Adorable cards, Emily! Sliders are always fun. Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
I love the otters and the deer, but more importantly, I love what you did with them! Awesome cards and designs. I always love your creations!
Great idea to make the slider card
with the deer. The otter would
be good for that technique also.
thanks for sharing some great cards.
such cute cards and love the slider card – very inventive and inspiring:)
Love your cards. They are cute and adorable.These "punny" sentiments are perfect with the designs!
Love these cards and your videos, Emily! Such cute stamp sets and you make them come to life.
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Otterly and deerly adorable, Emily. Thanks for the videos and the inspiration.
Love those otters. I'm really beginning to love the dear as well.
Your cards are great. Love this release!
The otter set is so cute!! And I love your deer slider!
Cute cute cute!!
Super cute cards!
Three awesome cards! The deer sliding over to be closer to the third is so sweet and I love the background, too. And eek! Both otter cards are otterly cute! 😉
Your cards are so cute!! Love those otters!!
I love your Otter cards. The sentiments in the set are so great! Thanks for sharing.
Love how you put flowers around your deer family! Really adds a touch of spring. Fawns around here are not usu born until May or June, so I don't usu got to see them when the meadows are in bloom. This is just sweet as can be!!!
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Great colouring!
Awesome deer and otter cards, your coloring is so amazing and I love the scenes you created. Thanks for the videos too!
Amazing cards! I love your coloring and the design. This is a great release!
Wonderful cards, Emily! Love the soft watercoloring & design of each. Tfs! 🙂 ~ Andrea
What sweet cards. I love the Otters and their accessories! They make great scenes.
What sweet cards these are! Your otters are absolutely adorable and you are right – these are going to be awfully hard to resist. Thanks so much for the videos detailing each step. It is so helpful to see the entire process.
I would not have thought to use the Swing/Slide dies with the deer. Now I see the possibilities! Such a cute design. And, all the otters…well, what can I say! CUTE! Thanks for sharing.
All of your cards are very creative.
Both cards were so loving, one bringing the family together in an interactive card and the other the mother otter holding her child. How sweet. I loved them both. I am partial to the otters because they are just so darn cute but I do love both cards. Great job, really enjoyed the cards!
This stamp set is so awesome!! I love those adorable otters & your cards are delightful!
the cuddle party card is so cute
such cute cards
You're cards are so sweet and charming and thanks for sharing videos with us!
Super cute cards! I love the otters!
What sweet cards. Love the deer.
Awe, super sweet! I adore how you used critters together =)
Love those otters like no otter! They are definitely on my "to buy" list. The deer are are right up there too.
I love this release! The sets are so cute and your cards are imaginative and clever! Thanks for the inspiration!
Great cards!
Wow! All of your cards are amazing, Emily! I love all the beautiful layering, and the fabulous details! The colors are just so smooth and beautiful too! I am very impressed!
Love all your critters. Your cards are so sweet. Thanks for the inspiration.
Cute cards~~ those otters are too cute~~ love both the clean and simple and the other background~
I just love the deer stamp set. The cards are adorable.
Such cute cards…love the jumping deer.
Love how you used those darling little deer with the new slider elements!!! And those otters are totally adorable!
Awesome cards. I think otters are just about some of the cutest anilmals on earth. I am totally in love with thie otter stamp set.
The little otters are my favorite, so cute and I'm not even a critter fan!
Such an adorable release! Loving all the examples!
My Favorites are the Otter stamp set, Wonky backgrounds and slider dies!
Thanks for the chance to win!
~God bless~
They're all cute -love the deer slider – but Cuddle Party steals the show!! It's way too cute!!!!
Great new releases and your cards are so creative. Love the deer slider.
Stinkin' adorable, especially the otter cards! Love it!!!
I love that the otter dies cut out the arms so you can put something in the otter's arms to hold. You showed several items that can be used! Thank you for sharing.
Now officially obsessed with otters 🙂
So very sweet!!
The otter set is my hands down favorite. Love your cards.
As always your cards are wonderful and so beautiful
Your cards are wonderful. I really enjoyed the videos of your process to get from start to finish. Thank you for sharing!
Sweet cards!
The cards are so cute. I love the way you used the sliders.
Such delightful cards, Emily. You have made me fall in love with the otters.
Sweet cards!! I love the otter set!!
Fabulous cards! Love the deer slider and all the fun Otters.
Love your cards, they are so cute!
Sliding deer…So clever! Those otters are fabulous! So many ideas! Love your cards, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for showing how you created those awesome backgrounds!!! Love your otter cards!!!
Really cute cards! Love them!
The deer and the otter sets are so sweet and I don't have either in my stamp collection. Get in my shopping cart!
This is a fantastic release! How will I ever choose?
my first visit Emily, it won't be my last. The deer with the slider is genius. Love the soft colors on the otters. Nice work.
These are fantastic, Emily!
I guess you don't have black otters up there too along with the squirrels, lol!
I need that Otter set! So cute
I love your clever interactive cards, and those otters are simply adorable!
Those otter cards are too cute. Great designs!
Super adorable cards!! The otter set is too cute!
Oh my goodness, your deer card is just AMAZING!! I love the scene you created.
HI Emily — I am so thankful for the ESSENTIALS BY ELLEN FEBRUARY 2017 RELEASE HOP – especially that it hopped me to you! I really enjoyed your teaching style and fantastic tips. Highlights today – cutting apart the images before die cutting; turning the card around in the MISTI in order to get some room to move; distressing the white edges to balance the image; and finally the use of the fun foam instead of foam tape — time and $ savings! Thank you again for sharing your joy.
With each hop, I'm realizing just how much I'm loving this release!! Your creations are amazing!
Your otter cards are otterly adorable
Oh Emily
it was long time ago I visiting your blog
Hope you and family are doin well
miss you my friend yeah I know you should be busy with many DT
lucky you to get adorable stamp set from Ellen Hutson and ooh I adore your dear card so so sweet with sliding part the otter card ooh so really sweet… the cuddle party yaay it reminds me my young boy he likes to Cuddle and hugging me his mom now he is 10 already yeah time flies so Fast Emily…
you always made adorable cards…and I am still your fan Emily
big hugs and see you maybe around
cheers from Germany
Monika
Sweet sweet cards!!!! I am in love with those cute otters!
Your cards are just adorable. I'm in love with this release. The otters are just too cute.
Super cute cards! Love the clean designs.
Your cards are so cute.
Emily,
You are so right about how much the Otter Ware set can be used to create. There are so many images that can be used for the Otters, by themselves, or with a lot of sets that anyone might already have.
Thank you for your videos. I enjoy how knowledgeable you are about so many things that tie into the cards you are making. You give great tips throughout the videos as well.
I do love those otters!
These cards are adorable! I didn't know that otters could be so cute for cards! Thank you!
LOVE your creations, but, oh, my – OTTERS! Aren't they the cutest things EVER? Thanks so much for sharing!
I love the otter background!
Your cards really are artistic! Lovely work!
Emily, your deer and otters are so stinkin' cute on your card designs. Your video is also full of so many helpful tips. TFS!
Simply delightful cards!
Those otters are the cutest things in then whole world and I love how you used them. Your cards are beautiful!!
I used to live in Monterey!! I also fell in love with otters. They have to be the cutest animals ever. Thank you for sharing with us!!
All of your cards are so sweet! Thanks for the inspiration.
They are all stunning! I love the way you've done the splashes in the otter mama and baby card. So clever!