Hello, and welcome to the Holiday 2016 Essentials by Ellen Release Hop! I’ll be showcasing several of the new stamp sets and dies on my post today! You should’ve arrived here from Amy Kolling‘s blog.
I also get to give away an Essentials by Ellen stamp set! YAY!!! The winner may choose ANY Essentials by Ellen brand stamp set (maximum value $25 USD) currently in-stock at EllenHutson.com. To enter my giveaway, simply leave a comment on today’s post by Tuesday, October 25, 2016!
There is also a crazy good Grand Giveaway in The CLASSroom! To enter, be sure to leave a comment there, also by Tuesday, October 25, 2016!
This post is already long so I’ll try to not to write as much as usual. I have five cards and two videos!! I’ll let the videos do most of the talking. 😉 This first one features the Geometric Tree die set by Julie Ebersole and there’s so much you can do with it. I’m sharing four ideas to get you started.
Here’s a close-up of the simple tree shaker with a confetti background and sparkling clear sequins. The sentiment for all four cards is from Season to Sparkle, also designed by Julie Ebersole.
This second close-up uses both of the dies in the Geometric Tree set together, creating a faceted tree with border. I die cut it from gold glitter cardstock for maximum impact.
My next card and video features Homespun Holiday, a 6×8 set designed by Brandi Kincaid, and this is one of my most favourite sets in this entire release! I guarantee you’ll fall in love with it as soon as you lay your eyes on it.
My card features the tree in a bag. My card is a standard A2 so you can tell see how big it is. I love that it’s big enough to be the main focus of a clean and simple card.
Here’s a close-up of the partial die-cutting, where the top of the tree is popped up with foam tape and the bottom is still flat.
I just love those little bird ornaments! They remind me of the ones I collect from Crate & Barrel each year. To finish the card, I added a bunch of pearls in two different sizes, representing ball ornaments.
ALL prize winners will be announced at The CLASSroom on Friday, November 4, 2016! Please check there on that date to see if you are a winner and for further details on claiming your prize!
If you get lost along the hop, please visit The CLASSroom blog for a complete list of designers.
Thanks so much for hopping with us! Your next stop is Karolyn Loncon!!
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Your first card looks like it took your hours to make! Love them all.
Awesome cards! LOVE them!
Wow, amazing cards! Such attention to detail, LOVE!
What an amazing stash of cards – I mean really!! I loved the first one – geometry with Christmas?! Really, wow!!
Stunners, all of them! My favourite is the last one though, with that awesome tree!
Really beautiful cards. Love the colors you used on them.
I love the sequin filled tree!
Love your card designs. So elegant.
All your trees are fabulous, but that first card is fantastic!
The geometry of the first card caught my attention. All of the cards are brilliant. Love how you created dimension on the last one.
You have given us our first shaker card and I just love the simplicity of it! What a wonderfully simple yet elegant card.
Love how you popped up some of the branches of the tree. Beautiful cards.
Love your cards!
Oh my. Your cards are amazing. I love the geometric and shaker card. You are an amazing crafter.
Love the shaker. Great job.
What fun cards! This is a wonderful release.
This is the cutest Xmas card I've seen this year and I've marked it to use next year. Really, just darling. Your video was quick and easy too. I'll subscribe to your blog. Thanks so much. (I don't have patience waiting for things to dry either!)
Love your tree card so much! Simple understated elegance. Great job on showing us how wonderful all these goodies are!
Beautiful work! I really like the Tree card. I can see what stamp/die set I am definitely going to be getting. Thanks for sharing your projects…
Your cards are so incredible! I loved them all, but my fav was the Christmas Tree from the Homespun Holiday set…adorable!
EMILY! Brilliant use of ALL these trees! That first one! WHOA!
I'm crossing all available digits that I will have a win today, Emily!!! You've just doubled my list!!! LOve how you've used the Christmas tree die … stunning!!!
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Oh my gosh… so amazing… so inspiring.. it is all the darling little details that matter… thanks so much for sharing and the chance to win. 🙂
Love all the varied ways you used the Geometric Tree dies, and the Homespun Tree is just adorable too. Thanks for sharing your talent and inspiration!
Love the sparkly cards! So clever Emily. And really love the simple look of the tree in a bag card, it's so pretty! TFS!
Your shaker card rocks! Your other cards are great as well. Thanks.
Beautiful cards! Love your creativity! Awesome idea for the partial die cut tree!!
WOW! Loved watching your videos, and how you experiment as you go…so inspiring! Your cards are beautiful!!
These are so creative, Emily, love them all!!
These are all gorgeous! TFS
Lovely cards! I really love the simple shaker and the tree with the bird ornaments – so cute! I love checking out Crate & Barrel's ornaments every year.
Emily , thank you for sharing your ideas for us here . ❤
Your cards are stunning Emily. I love the tree in the burlap bag and the simple shaker card
Great ways to showcase
the trees, they are all
so lovely. The last card
is so charming and love
the ornaments.
Carla from Utah
great cards! my favorite is the wish tree!!!
WOW!!! I thought your first set of cards was amazing–then I watched the second video! All of your cards were just beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing! (Peg)
LOVE your cards, Emily!! I especially love the new tree die, and the cards you made with it are exquisite!
Loved the options you showed with the geometric tree die!
Lovely ideas!
TFS your beautiful cards and great videos! Love the diversity of ideas using the geometric dies, and I absolutely love your homespun tree card and the way you popped up the tree branches!! So clever and what a charming effect.
Beautiful cards. I really like the first card. The colors are gorgeous
I love the Picasso look of the first two cards and the last card is just plain darling! Thank you.
Clever idea on the tree card – I think I will use that. Wonderful cards.
Your cards are beautiful!
love your shaker card – simple but beautiful!
Out of all the blogs and cards, I truly love yours the most! I especially like the background on the tree that you colored. Simple, yet elegant! You're amazing!
Your shaker card is gorgeous. And your trees are stunning the way you have added your colour. Truly beautiful cards . tFS
Love your beautiful shaker tree. Really love the coloring you did on the tree in the bag. One of my favorite stamps.
the inspiration from this hop is amazing~! I'm loving that tree shaker card
Love your shaker tree, all of your cards are great with wonderful details!
I'm glad I don't have to pick a favorite 🙂 All those trees are so so pretty!
Thank you so much for the inspiration!
Have a lovely day 🙂
Nicole
Awesome Cards!
Thank you for sharing your designs to inspire us all!
Your videos were spot on amazing, Emily! Love these.
Love both cards!
Two fabulous cards! Love the creative un-tree layout of the Geometric Tree! Also love the how you've popped the Wish card tree! Thanks for the video!
The tree shaker is so simply beautiful! Amazing!
I love the shaker card. It's so simple, but it speaks boldly!
Oh my gosh – you have really taken it up a notch! These cards are amazing! Love all the sparkle and shine and the water coloring behind the die cut is ingenious!
Every single tree is beautiful! But the Homespun Holiday tree is my very favorite!!! Thanks for the inspiration!!!
love the tree!!!
Thanks Emily for your awesome videos here. I love both cards, the first ones are all so stunning and the second one is super adorable. Such great products!
Great cards, thanks for sharing!
Beautiful trees. i don't know which is my favorite. I like them all and great video.
What a bunch of unique takes on christmas trees! I love all of these cards.
Stunning cards. I love the modern look of the 2 shakers cards but my favorite is the creative use of the Homespun Holiday tree.
Awesome Cards! Love the tree!!
Such neato ideas and again as with others, Love that little tree. Thank you.
seriously amazing set of cards… love the design on the first one and how you popped up part of the tree on the last one!
i made shaker cards like yours before, but i had to cut out the traingle by hand and it never looked as sleek as a die cut, or as superb as your wonderful cards! and yeas I agree totally it's the season to sparkle…bring on the glitter!
I love to see lots of Christmas trees at Christmas! Gorgeous, and i love the shaker too!
Gorgeous cards!!!!
I love your Geometric Tree cards; especially the first and last one in your video.
Simple and beautiful design !
Thank you for the inspiration.
Emily, my friend, I love your use of the Geometric Tree. Amazing and inspired! And what an amazing release! Enjoyed visiting your blog!
kren@afourthlife
wonderful tree cards, Emily – love that shaker!
Thank you for the beautiful samples, Emily!
Love all your cards. Hard to pick just one as my favorite. Thank you for making the videos, sharing your great ideas and being part of the giveaway.
I just love your second card with the partial die-cutting!
Thanks fo rthe lovely cards and videos on how to make them! Perfect for a new release!
Very beautiful and unique cards! Love the geometrics! 🙂
WOW! Your cards are amazing! Such a great release!
All your cards are gorgeous! The Sparkle tree cards are eye catcher love your first composition of four trees stacked up, very creative! And your shaker card is beautiful!
Now I want the tree die. You showed some many great uses for it. Also love the tree and the texture you made with it. Thanks so much for the videos showing you techniques!!!
Very creative card ideas. I like the sweet birds in the tree.
Wow!! Beautiful cards which showcase how versatile the stamps and dies of this release are. Thanks so much for sharing.
Impossible to pick a favorite! They are all great. That tree die has so many possibilities!
Your cards a gorgeous and I especially love the Sparkle and Shine design!
Love that shaker card.
Your cards are great! Thx for the video too!
Such fun cards and very creative!
Love the gel tree! So cool.
STunning cards! I love the partial die cutting on the tree!
WoW….amazing cards! Love how many ways you used the geometrical tree! Great release and fun blog hop! Thanks for taking the time to share with all of us. Love your creativity!
Pretty looks, loving the geos!
LOVE your cards – will be pinning them for future reference!!
Oh, how pretty your cards are!
love the sparkly creations!
You've been working hard! These cards are beautiful!!! Love that tree!
Emily, love the geometric tree so lovely. Your selection of materials is cool. Thank you for sharing with us.
I love how you used the geometric tree die on your cards, each one so unique. Thanks for sharing with us.
Great cards. Thanks for showing them. Creative use of the triangle tree die!
Lovely cards ! I love the tree with pearls on it. I'm loving this new release
Your cards are simply stunning! I'm thinking twice about that geo tree now…
I love how you used the intricate tree die! Gorgeous!
I absolutely love your card with the partially die cut tree!
Oh! Christmas trees. Love all your card designs and think every card is beautiful.
Really gorgeous!!!
I love repeating die cutting with die!!! And beautiful shaker!
Your cards are beautiful!!!!
Wow! All five (FIVE!) of your cards are gorgeous! Love how elegant the die cut tree quartet is, and how perfectly CAS the homespun tree card is.
What amazing geometric stacking and fun triangular shaker!
Emily, your CAS card with the tree is heartwarming. I also enjoyed the way you used the geometric tree die. Thanks for the inspiration.
Wowie, wow, wow your cards are all wonderful. Your first card is gorgeous, out of the box and amazing! You have put out so much inspiration tfs.
Eek!!! Your shaker card is awesome!!! Love!
Beautiful…love how you used the geometric tree! Eep, the Homespun Holiday card is ADORABLE.
Great cards, especially the shaker.
WOW. All the cards are amazing and so different. Great use of a modern, mosaic and shaker. The tree with the birds is absolutely adorable and so differnt from the modern trees Great work.
Very lovely card. Love this triangle repeated die cut.
Love your collection of cards. Fabulous job showcasing the new stamps and dies.
Beautiful cards!
Loved all these cards- Beautiful and unique!
I love the uncluttered look of all your cards. Especially the birds in the tree!
Noreen
Crafty Journal
Love the shaker card😊
lovely!
Fantastic cards! I am loving all the ways you used that tree die!!!
I love your cards! The first one is so different and sparkly! I love that you just take geometric shapes and do so many different things with them! The last card is simply lovely!
Fun different uses of the fragmented tree die. So pretty with the glittery gold.
Wow, these cards are gorgeous! I love the shaker, the geometric tree design and the tree with birds is super cute and cozy!
Love your style! Thanks for sharing so much on the blog hop!!
Very beautiful card!!
Awesome cards! Love the way you used that die…. fabulous!
I love them all!!! Thanks for the inspiration. I can't wait to get my new products!
AMAZING cards! Love the simplicity of the first set and the watercolor and die cutting on the second. And love how you explain the "why" behind everything you do on your videos! Thank you for sharing 🙂
Beautiful cards!!
Such sparkly cards! Great creative use of the trees!
Great cards!! Love the partial die-cutting of the tree. Thanks for sharing the videos!!
I love the way you used the tree die…so creative!
Fabulous cards. I really love what you did with the geo tree, especially the first card.
Great cards with great techniques – the videos really helped me understand – thank you!
Oh, Emily! You seriously outdid yourself with this new release. You made that tree die come alive for me – I'd been looking at it, wondering…..but now I see how versatile is really is. Yor little tree card is very sweet, too. Your videos are amazing! Thanks for the sweet inspiration!
Lovely cards Emily!
Wowza! Really fantastic cards! The geometric tree one with the gold glitter paper pieces is just stunning! Love how you partially die cut the tree and watercolored it on your last card….great idea!
What lovely use of the Geometric Tree set. I do love a shaker card with its glittery movement! Your sweet Homespun tree has stolen my heart tho. How adorable!
I like how you used the products and your colors…its traditional but with an edge.
The geometric dies, both the one you used and the season to sparkle are wonderful. Thanks for the inspiration with a terrific card.
Love the tree in the bag.
So homey.
the geometric tree in silver
is beautiful.
thanks for sharing some
wonderful cards.
Beautiful trees! Love them all especially the sparkly ones and the shaker is so elegant!
Two nice videos. I really love that tree in the burlap sack. It turned out so beautiful. I do like the glitz of the geo tree, too.
The little tree card is adorable.
Absolutely adorable! Love how you painted in the tree on the stick tree stamp.
Love the negative use of tree die with gold, gr8 creations!
Loved all your cards, my favorite though is the shaker card. Its simplicity is stunningly elegant.
Shakers and sparkle – that is just the perfect post. LOVE what you created. All stunning.
Surely can't go wrong with sparkle and glitter! Used to be afraid of glitter, but no longer.
Gorgeous shaker card! Love all your samples. 🙂
So many creative tree cards! Great job!
Great cards from a wonderful holiday release. Love the little tree.
So many ideas!tfs
Love your cards!
Love the geometric tree die and the cool design you came up with!
I love how you added distress inks to change the Charlie Brown Christmas tree into a full tree!!!!
outstanding!
Love all your cards! The shaker tree is wonderful! Thanks for sharing.
Amazing work! Love the different looks and the different techniques, too…Great job!
LOVE the card with the tree and the bird ornaments.
All your trees are lovely.
Absolutely stunning cards! Love the fabulous designs with the tree die!
So Pretty!
Emily your cards are so beautiful!! I love the shaker tree!! It's simple but cute 😊
I am keeping my fingers crossed that I would be lucky enough to win. This release has so much to offer. How's a girl to decide? Thanks for sharing your lovelies.
Thank you so much for showing the videos about using the tree dies. I love how you did the second card with the partial die=cutting. I totally get "love at first sight" in regard to the Homespun holiday set:: It was the one my eye went to first! Something about that tree and the popcorn strands. I love your version of this set..
All you cards are fabulous. I love those tree cards the best. I love the tree die!
simple and elegant cards
Beautiful cards! Love this release!
I love that geo tree die and all the options you showed us. I wasn't sure about the tree stamp but you sold me on the idea. Love how you partially die cut it. It looks great with the bird ornaments.
Love the attention to detail on your cards…such a versatile tree die.
Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas and amazing cards! My favorite is the last card with the watercolored tree!
Very Unique cards. Fantastic release. Thanks for your inspiration.
Beautiful!!! Can't decide which one I love more!
These cards are really lovely! So clean and simple!
I am really loving that Geo tree card that is the first picture posted. All of your cards are fabulous but I am especially drawn to the card that has the shape cut four times. Aewsome.
Your cards are awesome!!! Love them and this new release:)
Oooh, I love the WISH card.
So so pretty!
Awesome and amazing cards. Wow!
Lovely card ideas!! Great coloring as always! 🙂
Your cards are amazing. I especially like how you used the wonderful tree die.
Wow so many takes on the Christmas tree! Beautiful creations!
Love your cards, Emily! Especially that adorable Christmas tree!
LOVE all your cards. The first cards with the trees are all just amazing! Your videos are just perfect as well. Informative, with great tips without being so long that I have to dedicate an evening! Thanks so much. I'll be visiting your blog often!
Super amazing cards!
Stunning cards! I especially love the tree card with those cute birds.
Amazing card designs–beautiful and elegant! Great video!
Such great ideas!! The first card is stunning. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! That background made with the tree die is amazing!
I really like what you did with the tree
Wonderful and festive cards. Love your geometric designs and cute tree.
Fabulous idea with the shaker card. I need to try my hand at one, one of these days.
All are so beautiful! That first card….wow! Love them all!
Your cards are all so lovely. I especially like the Homespun Holiday Christmas tree with the bird decorations.
Great cards, Emily! My fave is the tree with the birdie ornaments. Adorable!And I always love shaker cards. This one is simply elegant. Thanks so much for sharing with us and for participating in this great hop and giveaway.
That first card with the die cuts is AMAZING!! And, I love the way you added the greenery to the little twig tree. Thanks so much for the inspiration!!
Love how you used the tree die.
Wonderful cards! I love the geo tree die – so much fun!
Such diversity of trees – each card is so unique and lovely!
Fantastic cards Emily! Great use of new products, thanks for the inspiration!
Your cards are great and I really enjoyed your video!
Great release! I love all your tree cards!!
Gorgeous cards, I particularly like the fourth one… Those birdie ornaments are so cute.
Great cards, I like how you showed multiple options for the geo tree and how you watercolored in green around the branches in the balled tree card. Thanks for sharing!
So many great ideas you have given us. Especially love the shaker card and the cute tree, what an idea to use the pearls for the baubles.
Love what you did with the geometric tree in your first card! Clever~~
Such beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful cards – love the sparkle!
Great cards. I love that Geo Tree die and all the fabulous ideas you presented for using it. Thanks for sharing.
Gorgeous cards! I love the pearls on the Christmas tree, such a nice touch.
All of these cards are calling my name loudly as I'm a big Christmas tree person – my house gets overrun with trees come Christmas. 🙂 So these sets will probably make their way into my shopping cart and I especially love how you used the trees in the first card to create an artsy design.
So amazing cards 🙂
Beautiful cards!
Great cards and love the versatility of the tree die. Fabulous new releases.
Great cards and videos. Thanks for sharing your creative process.
Thanks for showing us so many ways to use the geometric Christmas tree. I like them all. The "live" tree is the cutest.
Beautiful cards! I love how versatile that tree die is, and your other watercolored tree is so pretty!
Delightful cards! So many great details!
Thanks for the inspiration! What a great group of cards.
Wonderful cards. Also love how you've dressed up the tree.
Lovely cards! The tree in a bag with the partial die cut is so cool.
Such great card designs!
I love your cards! They are so elegant and beautiful! Thank you so much for sharing your talent and card designs with us.
SQUEAL!! LOVING the New Release and the AMAZING Inspiration!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEK!! =)
Beautiful cards!! Love each one, love the shaker card and the one with the tree. Thank you. 🙂
Beautiful cards! Thanks for sharing!