Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop

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Welcome to the Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop! We’re so excited to unveil a brand new line of high quality Clear Stamp Sets and Designer Dies, designed by Julie Ebersole exclusively for Ellen Hutson LLC .

This collection reflects an eclectic mix of images, sentiments and art styles that are sure to appeal to a wide range of tastes!  Just in time for holiday crafting, the entire release is available now at Ellen Hutson LLC  .

All Essentials by Ellen Stamp Sets and Dies arrive in our signature packaging with a durable clear envelope and a labeled card stock backer for convenient storage and organization.  Our die packaging also features an attached magnetic sheet, to ensure that even the smallest of your dies is stored securely!

I have some giveaway fun for you! The Cozy Christmas stamp set will go to one lucky winner!  Please leave a comment here o n my post by October 8th; winners will be announced October 9th!

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The fun all starts at the CLASSroom, where there is a GIANT prize package being given away—be sure to leave a comment there by October 8th; winners will be announced October 9th! 

Hoppers

 

My projects today were made using Christmas Scribbles, Cozy Christmas and Tis The Season stamp sets and Home and Heath and Laurel Wreath dies.

KC Ellen Christmas Scribbles 1 left

I love the simplicity of this beautiful pine sprig and pinecone image from the Christmas Scribbles set.  I stamped the sprig image with Forest Moss distress ink on Neenah Heavyweight Solar White cardstock, heat dried it well and then lightly watercolored with a waterbrush and reinker.  I stamped the pinecone image twice on Peanut Cluster cardstock with Gathered Twigs distress ink, heat dried and watercolored lightly with the waterbrush and reinker.  I cut the pinecones out and formed them using my stylus and molding pad.

KC Ellen Christmas Scribbles 1 center

I cut a square frame out of Tan Woodgrain Embossed cardstock using Nesting Squares dies and shaded using Gathered Twigs and a Color Box stylus and foam tip.  I cut a smaller frame using Peppermint cardstock and attached to the woodgrain frame with 1/4” double stick tape.  I applied mounting tape to the back of the frame and attached it over the image.

KC Ellen Christmas Scribbles 1 right

I attached the pinecones to the pine sprig with mounting tape and attached a multi loop bow for the finishing touch.   Card size:  5.25” square

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KC Ellen Home and Hearth 1 left

The images and dies in the Cozy Christmas stamp set and Home and Hearth and Laurel Wreath die sets are so cute.  Snowy house scenes are one of my favorite holiday projects to make. I stamped the stars on Icy Mint cardstock using Mustard Seed Distress Ink to create the base for the scene and attached it to the card base.  I cut three layers of ground snow using Neenah Heavyweight Solar White cardstock, applied Crafter’s Pick Ultimate Glue, covered with Polar White Flower Soft and allowed it to dry.  I used an old paint brush to glue to the top of the houses and sprinkled with Flower Soft. I crimped all the tiny trees with my straight crimper to add a tiny bit of dimension.

KC Ellen Home and Hearth 1 center

I attached the three layers of snow to the card base with ATG adhesive.  I cut the width of the layers narrower than the frame so they wouldn’t get in the way of attaching the frame. I tucked all the little houses and trees in with mounting tape and glossy accents.

KC Ellen Home and HEarth 1 right

The frames were cut using the Nesting Card Templates, attached together with ATG adhesive and attached over the scene with mounting tape.  The houses were cut using Red Hots cardstock and the trees were cut using Gumdrop cardstock.  The sentiment layers were cut using the Nesting Rectangles and the sentiment was stamped using Fired Brick Distress Ink.  I attached two Laurel Wreaths to the frame with glossy accents and attached the sentiment with mounting tape.  Card size:  5.50” x 4.25”

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KC Ellen Tis the Season 1 left

I feel in love with the little car with it’s Christmas tree on the roof in the Tis The Season set and knew I had to do lots of fussy cutting to create a dimensional snowy holiday card.  I stamped the car twice with black Versafine on Wax Lips cardstock and embossed with clear embossing powder.  I stamped the top of the car and tree several times on Caramel Apple cardstock with black Versafine and embossed with clear embossing powder. I used my craft knife to cut out the windows of the first car and then used my snips to cut out around the wheel wells. I colored the wheels of the second car with a black Copic marker , cut off the top portion of the car and then attached the top car with mounting tape.  I cut all the trees out and off the car top using my snips.

KC Ellen Tis The Season 1 center

I used a hand cut cloud template, Tumbled Glass distress ink and an ink blending tool to create a sky background for my scene.  I attached the scene to the card base with ATG adhesive.  I cut two snow ground layers and attached them to the card base with ATG adhesive.  I cut the red frame using Nesting Card Templates and attached over the snow scene with mounting tape. 

KC Ellen Tis The Season 1 right

I hand cut the little banner and stamped the sentiment with black Versafine.  I attached the car to the scene with mounting tape and attached the banner with glue dots. Card size:  5.50” x 4.25”

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I sure hope you have enjoyed my projects and know you are going to love all the wonderful creations made by my fellow hoppers.

Enjoy and happy World Card-making Day!

542 thoughts on “Essentials by Ellen Blog Hop”

  1. I love how you’ve used this great release. Your cards are like taking a walk in the woods! I can feel the holiday spirit for sure. Such rich colors and wonderful depth. Amazing! Thanks!

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  2. Wonderful cards. My favorite is the car with the tree on top. Your addition of the forest it is driving through makes the card even better!

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  3. Wonderful cards. I love those first ones with the pine cone and needles. They are all gorgeous cards, but those speak to me.

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  4. Awesome cards but the second one is my fav. It looks like the homes are ready to jump out at you. Beautiful work Kittie

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  5. Wow, your blog is a new find to me this morning, but I’ll definitely begin following you. I adore your use of die cuts!

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  6. I have always loved your cards! You do a great job in creating scenes and adding dimension to make them interesting. I could not choose a favorite as I love them all

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  7. Love them all, but do love the die cuts a wee bit more. Always enjoy seeing the dimension you create. Wonderful release of dies and stamps.

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  8. Your work always makes me happy, Kittie. I kept looking back at those pinecones. I thought they were real ones. Wow. The snowy hills layered with the houses really made me stop and pause and study. Such great work. Thanks for sharing with us!

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  9. Your cards are beautiful as always, Kittie! I love how you made your pine cones look 3D and the flower-soft snow is so cool! Love them all! I love this release too! So much fun!

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  10. Your cards are gorgeous as always! You are such an inspiration – your projects make me want to reach a little further. The car with the tree on top made me smile! Thx.

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  11. Good Morning, Kittie. MY!OH!MY! what wonderful packages these stamps and dies will make ready for you to do many things for the holidays. Their size is perfect to tags, cards, even stationary accents. Love them and thanks for the special packaging too…..huggs.

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  12. The scenes are so pretty. Love all of the snow on the houses and in the yard.
    The 3-D effect worked so well in all of the cards.
    thanks for sharing some beautiful projects.
    Happy WCMD

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  13. Your cards are amazing! Love the crimped trees – great idea. Love the simplicity of the sprig and pinecones. And the last one is just plain fun.

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  14. You’re cards are just amazing. Love all of them. That beautiful house Christmas card is so beautiful, as is the trees and the car. What beautiful work. Thank you so much for sharing you’re wonderful ideas with us. Lovely.

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  15. WOW, I want to go and pick the pine cones off of your card, it looks so real and beautiful. You are a very talented artist. Love all of your cards!!!

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  16. WOW- really creative cards!! Love the one with the village and snow and who could not relate to the car with the tree on top! lol!! Thanks so much for your hard work!

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  17. Seriously AMAZING! I love the way you use the pieces to create scenes. I’m never disappointed when I visit your blog. You take something as simple as a scribbled pine bough and turn it into artwork. Thank you so much for sharing your talent!

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  18. I liked each of your projects VERY much. I especially like how you used dimension (molding the pine cones) and the wood grain look of the frame
    around it. I like that you encased your scenes by framing them. The flower
    soft looks like fluffy snow~it really does! I like how you layered the scene
    with the little car and the Christmas tree. You could easily sell these cards! Lots of fun techniques!

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  19. Kittie – thanks so much for the chance to win my favorite of all the new stamp sets from Ellen & Julie! Love the cards you made, by the way – you always have such a lovely style!

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  20. You are the queen of layering and I love it. The card with the car almost looks like it is moving. I love your style and have bought many dyes that you have used on your cards. Thanks for the inspiration.

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  21. Oh my, a new stamp line! Yay! Your cards always turn out so gorgeous no matter what you use. Wow, my hands are itching to win a stamp set! This is great news!!

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  22. Kitty, your frames cards are always exceptional and I just knew you would do a cute scene with the houses and car! Thank you.

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  23. Your works of art are always framed so beautifully, Kitty. I enjoy drooling over them. I especially like the Christmas Scribbles card for its simplicity and colors.

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  24. Awesome, stunning, beautiful! These cards are just – “Wow!!!” Love all of them – I will be following you in the future. Thanks so much for sharing!

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  25. Love your cards. I especially loved the elegant simplicity of the pine bough. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas and giving the rest of us lots of inspiration!

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  26. As usual, your cards are just so intricate and GORGEOUS! Love all three, but especially the way the pine trees in the last card look. I can’t describe it other than they look happy and cheerful, not stiff and straight. Happy World Card-Making Day to you, too!

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  27. Oh Kittie, whether it’s working with dies or stamps, you are the Queen of Creativity…. I love the simplicity of the stamped card…. so very pretty and how clever is the houses card…. So amazing… and thank you for sharing your creativity and the possibility of winning blog candy….

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  28. I am in awe of your gorgeous cards. Your snowy village scene is so pretty and I love your car with the tree. So many great ideas for these stamps and dies. Thanks for sharing with us.

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  29. Kittie, the dimension you added to all your cards is really special. Thanks for the ideas and for a chance to win a prize.

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  30. Such Beautiful work! Love, love, love your Car card – all that work and fussy cutting made me dizzy just to read! You always wow us, no matter the stamps, but I am more excited for this release than any other all season. Julie and EH worked some great magic in this premier release! My order is in!

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  31. Excellent job! I love how you used traditional Christmas colors and your cards just took my breath away! Thanks for sharing your ideas!!

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  32. Wonderful cards! Love the simplicity and all the texture in the first, but that second snowy scene just knocked my socks off!

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  33. This new release is absolutely lovely. I loved your spin on the new products and how you used dimension on your cards, beautiful cards!

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  34. Love your cards, as always! The pinecones are wonderful. Great idea to form them. With that and your coloring I thought they were real!

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  35. Your cards are truly works of art, Kittie! They are simply amazing! Thanks for all of the inspiration & hard work. Thanks for the giveaway too!

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  36. Your cards are AMAZING! I love all of them. The houses and pine cone ones are my fav if I had to pick. I love the elegant way you made them all look!
    Briana C.

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  37. Wow! Those pinecones are awesome! They do not look like they were stamped at all! Your 2nd card is truly amazing!I’m in awww!!! Wonderful cards here! tfs

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  38. Love how yiu’ve created 3 totally different cards with the same cardstock and colours, from the gorgeous CAS pine card to the cozy and whimsical houses and the fun trees.

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  39. j’aime tout ce que vous faite car même si je ne connais pas l’americain je n’ai qu’a regarder tout le matèriel que vous utilisez. et cela est grâce a vous que j’ai découvert le magasin d’Ellen Hutson LLC et que je passe commande depuis la france (même si le port est chèr)je suis très admirative de tout ce que vous faites. Amitié. Marithé

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  40. Your stuff is always amazing! The framed cards at the end of the post just blew me away! Thanks for a chance to win a set from this cool new release!

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  41. That first card looks so PLUSH! The red on all the cards sets the Christmas mood beautifully. I love your works of art and you certainly know how to set a scene. Thanks for sharing and for the opportunity to perhaps win this wonderful stamp set.

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  42. What a range — from the CAS style of the pine boughs to the 3D creations that made me feel like I was there looking on. Lovely work!

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  43. Your pine cones look so incredibly real!! I had to do a double take! You used my favorite Christmas colors for all your cards – I am such a traditional red and green girl!! Stunning cards.

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  44. Amazing — every one of your cards are unbelievable! You are one creative lady and I’m so glad you are willing to share with all of us! Happy WCMD!!

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  45. Your cards are brilliant. I am so impressed by the elegance and dimensional cards that you made. I was so caught up in your creativity that I scrolled through your blog and was even more impressed. You’ve given me a new way to look at this amazing release. Thank you.

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  46. All I can say is WOW! Love the 3D look of your cards. The one with the car and Christmas trees is my favorite. So realistic.

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  47. You are truly talented! Your cards just blew me away. I especially loved those little crimped trees and the flowers soft snow!! ADORABLE!

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  48. LOVE LOVE LOVE these cards! Such beautiful dimension on the houses and car, and beautifully elegant with the pine branch. Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!

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  49. I love all the dimension you achieved on your cards, especially the way you sculpted your pinecones! This is a fantastic release.

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  50. Wow, very impressive cards. Love, love, love the pine cones on the first card……like 3D, they jump right out at you! The snow us cool on the house card too. Love the techniques you used.

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  51. Oh wow!!! What absolutely fantastic cards showcasing Julie’s products. I’m always in awe of your talent and how you create such beautiful scene cards.

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  52. All three cards are wonderful, Kittie! The simplicity and quiet beauty of the first one made my heart smile “extra” big. 😀

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  53. Kittie, I always love what you share, including these new designs. You are such an expert at creating dimension. Each of your cards is a masterpiece!

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  54. Your card with the houses in the snow reminds me of a skiing-trip to Switzerland yearssssssss ago. Those huge piles of snow and the green trees ;o)
    All you cards for this hope are just wonderfull

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  55. Kittle once again, I have enjoy my morning coffee with your blog. You are such an inspiration to me. Love your Art work…
    Ok, here goes, my first try to hop them all….life always gets in the way ..going to focus on finishing the hop…love all the inspirational talents of your team. It’s my little escape to the outside world…thanks for sharing your great talents.
    Love everything you do. You are just great!

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  56. Good Morning Kittie,
    All your three cards are WONDERFUL!!
    But, I really love the last one!
    Such us you I am in love with the little red car…
    The card is really GROGEOUS!!
    Thank you for sharing!
    Hugs, Eva.

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  57. At first sight I fell in love with your first card couldn’t stop looking at it.Then I saw the second card and was in awe of the dimensional look. Your third card instantly brought back memories of going to the tree farms to get our trees.

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  58. Your cards are JAM PACKED with dimension and just soooooo awesome! I love all the cards! Your blog just ended up on my favorites list. Thanks for sharing your cards!

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  59. You keep nailing it with your beautiful dimensional cards. Love this wonderful new release and all the talent in the hop.

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  60. Oh my goodness I love these cards. what a fantastic scene with the little houses and trees. Thanks for the inspiration. Thanks also for the chance to win an awesome prize

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  61. I love, love, love all of your beautiful cards! I could not pick a favorite. I love these new stamp sets, got my fingers crossed in hopes of winning.

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  62. Love how you created a little snow village scene with the stamp set. I never would have thought if that. Thanks for sharing.

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  63. Your cards are ALWAYS so interesting and full of detail. I just LOVE them!!
    I’m looking for Christmas card ideas and for sure your snowy house card is one that I am going to use to inspire me. Awesome card!!
    Thank you for your great ideas!!
    Carol

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  64. All projects are wonderfully put together and the snow-covered houses are right out of a real winter scene. I want to go to your first-shown project…it was breathtaking. The colors, the layout, the simple evergreen sprig and pine cones, truly a treat for the eyes. Thank you.

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  65. Your cards are fantastic! The dimention in them is so great as well as this release. So many great dies and stamps.

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  66. Fabulous projects, as always. You make the rest of us look bad! LOL Love the car carrying the tree, the houses on snow are fantastic, and the pine sprig is just gorgeous! All your stuff is magic, you are simply amazing!

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  67. Thanks for all your inspirational ideas with this release of new products. My favorite of your projects is the houses with snow and tiny trees. Fabulous attention to detail and fun to see.

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  68. The 3D dimension you get in your cards is mind blowing. I think I find my favorite until I scroll down to the next one.

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  69. Very elegant cards in traditional colors, I really like the dimension and the detail. Thanks so much for the great inspiration.

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  70. Gorgeous cards! I love the Scribble Christmas set and the set with the houses! Fabulous that the cute houses have matching dies!

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  71. Beautiful cards as always. Sure wish I had some of your talent. These are some exciting new dies and stamps to add to my forever growing wish list.

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  72. Your card with all the dimension leaves me speechless. You are very talented and I’m so glad I hopped to your website to see your cards. This new release is wonderful.

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  73. WOW!!! Absolutely beautiful cards!!! I loved the dimension in your cards!! It makes them really pop!!! Very creative and stunning work!! This release is absolutely amazing and someone will be very lucky to win!!

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  74. WOW – there is a WORLD OF WONDERFUL in your cards Kittie!!!
    LOVE the ELEGANCE of your first card, with the BOLD red layers, BEAUTIFUL wood grain frame and GORGEOUS pine cones & leaves!!!
    LOVE the SWEET scenes and DELIGHTFUL dimension of your other cards too!!!
    THANK YOU for sharing your CREATIVE INSPIRATION and CRAFTY TEMPTATION 🙂

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  75. Oh, my…..these are classic and elegant and everything that is wonderful about Christmas cards!!! LOVE these framed beauties that are works of art suitable for home decor.
    <3 J
    jwoolbright at gmail dot com
    HerPeacefulGarden.blogspot.com

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  76. Your cards are simply amazing! I love the dimension — it adds so much to the card. My favorite is definitely the second card with the home and hearth set. The snow and crimping of the trees really makes the card interesting and fun. Thanks for sharing!

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  77. I absolutely LOVE your work! These stamps are so cute! I really like that they can be used in so many different ways!
    Sally Akins

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  78. Oh gosh, Kittie! I love them all! If I had to choose a favorite…”Time to Get Merry”! You did fantastic on each one! This new line is fabulous! Thanks to Ellen & Julie!

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  79. These are all incredible! I especially love the scene with the snow and houses, if I received that for Xmas I would never throw it away!!! I would especially love the houses, so thank you so much for the chance to win them.

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  80. Your cards are always such a work of art! When it comes to dies…you always make them shine Kittie! Christmas Scribbles are such a favorite of mine!!!

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  81. I love your cards…I thought that pine cone was a real rounded element wow. and I just love the scenes and the whole dimension of all the cards. Beautiful job!!

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  82. Kittie your cards are wonderful, so full of depth and dimension. I’m afraid I do not have your creative patience, but I am looking forward to taking attempting the pine cone card, just lovely.

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  83. Oooh! Your cards are so clever! The layered card with the car and tree is wonderful…you are really showcasing this fabulous release!

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  84. Love all your cards. ..especially the pine cone card. Love it’s simplicity.. What wonderful stamp sets. Would be so much gun to play with!

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  85. Love your red card with the pine cone spray! The layering on that card is fabulous – could be a picture on the wall. Well done. Thank you for this opportunity and for sharing your creativity.

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  86. Your cards are AMAZING!!! I love the dimension you give your cards, that’s definitely taking cardmaking to a whole other level 🙂

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