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My Favorite Essentials By Ellen Set..ummmm SETS!


 Hello and Welcome to my stop on the Blog Hop celebrating 11 years of Ellen Hutson LLC. These are a FEW of my Favorite Essentials By Ellen Stamp and Die sets.  I say few, because I could not choose just one:) 
Bohemian Garden by Julie Ebersole and Wild Garden Dies were my first purchase from the Essentials By Ellen products.


 I paired them up with my favorite WORD Die MANY THANKS.



Just a hint of my newest FAV....CONCERTINA TAG die BY JULIE was used as a stencil for inking with Altenew Crisp Inks.


While inking up the pretty Wild Garden Dies, I realized that a second card need to be made utilizing the pretty floral silhouette left behind.
This time, I stacked the tails of the CONCERTINA TAG die to create one long tag and added the JOY in Starlight Crisp Ink. Don't you think the poofy bloom from Bohemian Garden looks like a snowflake on the background panel?  A layer of Vellum helped tone down the "snowstorm" behind the tag.
As always, I embellished with NUVO drops, on both cards..because, I'm a #Nuvodropjunkie!

Your next stop is Kittie Caracciolo
You can start in the CLASSroom, HERE  for the full week's hop list.

Today's hop list:
LauraJane Head <<<you are Here:)


What's a party without prizes? Yes there are many:))) check out the details here.
Happy 11th Anniversary Ellen Hutson and Crew!

AND there's an Super sale happening until the 27th:


Thanks for stopping by!

LauraJane:)


106 comments:

Kristie Goulet said...

These are great!!! Thanks for sharing! ♥♥♥

I Card Everyone said...

LauraJane I love your ingenious use of that concertina tag! Spectacular! It has been far too long since I've used either of your favorites... thanks for reminding me of their beauty, in such a beautiful way. [and that I don't have that many thanks die - how did that happen?]
=] M

jan metcalf said...

Kove how you use all parts of the design process! Fun!

Karthikha said...

Beautiful cards! :)

Scrapthat said...

SURE to brighten the reciever's day!!! Thaks so much for sharing Laura Jane!

sentsue said...

Nice pops of color today. Thanks for sharing.

Robin R said...

Your cards are so creative. I love your color choices.

Jackie said...

Those are so cool! I never would have thought to use a tag die as a stencil for stenciling but I love the way it looks!

pcm said...

what a fun way to use the tags!

~amy~ said...

Beautiful! Your use of color is always amazing.

Tami B said...

I had to do a double-take on the first card...amazing!

Denise Bryant said...

Love the stamp set and dies you used! Beautiful projects with awesome color combos!

conil said...

Clever, clever, clever use of these tage both unique and traditional. Perfectly combined with Julie's florals. Both cards are terrific.

Cynthia Cole said...

Both cards are wonderful!

Deaf Sheltie Mom said...

Great ideas! And I'm like you... can't waste anything! Gotta make use of the "scrap" backgrounds!

Scrapperdipper said...

I love your bright and cheery cards. Those would brighten anyone's day.

Diane (fionna51) said...

Wow! Beautiful colors! Love them both!

Janet D. said...

LOVE all your color choices, these are fantastic cards!

photogo1 said...

Love all the vibrancy of color!

D.Ann C said...

I'm loving the pile of orange tags with the flowers and sentiment mixed in!

Barbara said...

Beautiful and clever use of the die! Love the pretty choice of colors!

Pati said...

Pretty cards! I love the cheery colors and your design using the tag and the flower stamps & dies on your first card.

Dee Earnshaw said...

love your cards - they are so creative:)

Maryam said...

I know you are so good in layering.. but the fist card so unique.. love your cards Laura.. uniques as your usual..😉😍

Julie S said...

Your bright tropical colors make me want to get on a plane to Hawaii. Great cards!

Nancy Deffner said...

Pretty cards. The bright colors are beautiful.

maria f. said...

In complete and total agreement on your favorite sets!

JanetB said...

Beautiful colorful cards!

Kirsty Vittetoe said...

So clever & creative!!!!

Andre M. said...

Your cards are so bright and festive. Love the colour choices you made.

Jean said...

Such lovely cards!

Kari V. said...

Wow...really inspiring! I thought those tags were popped up on the card until I took a closer look! Amazing job making this card pop. And I love the colors!

lrzepeda said...

Love this card amazing colors!

Susanne Vargas said...

Beautiful, bright, and happy cards! I think I will have to add these dies to my wish list...

Debbie Rumpza said...

pretty pretty pretty! I love your cheery colors and layers!

Patt H. said...

Love the bright vivid colors & the pretty layers. And I always love those two for one ideas! Great job!

Marjorie DUMONTIER said...

These are two gorgeous cards !
margessw@icloud.com

Iris said...

So pretty - love the colors.

Lisa Elton said...

Beautiful work LauraJane! What a clever use of the tag dies!!

Sue D said...

Very pretty and colorful!

Vivian C. said...

So bright and cheerful, they just pop with color. Great cards.

Anonymous said...

Great cards- love the colors and designs!

Danielle Vincent said...

Your creativity is off the charts. LOVE the beautiful colors and all those yummy layers! I haven't yet tried Nuevo drops - I'm a bit afraid I might become addicted to them too so I've just not yet gotten any lol!

Sandy said...

Lovely colorful cards.

Memories by Manda said...

Cool cards with tags.

Arianna Barbara said...

Wow! Gorgeous cards and colouring!!! Love them!!!

Deb Hardy said...

Beautiful cards!

Isabel Z said...


I love what you created-- little work of art!

Anonymous said...

Love all the layers on your cards! And they are some of my favorite die sets, too! :)

Marcia said...

Loving your colorful and vibrant cards! What an awesome idea to stack the tags like that!!

Jennifer said...

such pretty colors! really cool tag idea

Cindy said...

Great cards!

Humbelle said...

Beautiful cards!

Unknown said...

Striking color combo. Thanks.

Chris Handy said...

These cards are so pretty. They make me think of Hawaii.

Andrea Hastilow said...

Two cards, you've spoilt us, love every single thing about the cards especially the first flower one, the colours are fab & the flower petal shapes, thanks for showing them x

Jean said...

Such fun cards. Lovely layers and perfect colors!

Cyndi said...

Love these cards. Such interesting use of those tags. I would have never thought of such.

FD91354 said...

Beautiful idea and designs. Love the layers. The layers really add to the sophistication of the card design. Lovely.

Mary Holshouser said...

The first card is a happy party in motion.
Love the colors - so much movement.
The tag is pretty - but pales in
comparison with the card.
thanks for sharing.

Marty B said...

Fun layout with the use of the tags. A very happy card!!!

Patty said...

LOVE your card & tag!! The colors are just so bright & cheerful on both! I've seen those stamp & dies all over the place on Pinterest...obviously very popular!!

Jackie said...

Beautiful cards!I love the colours òn that second card.

Carolee McCaslin said...

WOW your cards are beautiful!!

Txkickerbelle said...

I always love your creations, they always make me smile. These are no exception. I always look forward to your posts to see what amazing things you will come up with next.

Greta said...

Beautiful work! I especially love your tag--so unique & gorgeous!

Late Blooming said...

Wow...colorful..I am in love with Nuvo too.

MelissaF said...

Love both beautiful cards, and getting 2 cards out of the work for one is awesome!

Rita Montgomery said...

Wow...these cards are beautiful. Thank you.

Christine said...

Very arty! Love the colors and layering.

Anita in France said...

These are both fabulous, LauraJane ... the layered look and bold colours on each are brilliant! Anita :)

Andrea D. La Vigne said...

Gorgeous cards! I'm glad you couldn't pick just ONE set, because you combined these so well. Tfs! :) ~ Andrea

Terri (blindstamper) said...

Love your cards. Great colors and love those flower dies.

gabriella said...

I love how you mixed things up. Perfect

Flo said...

Very colorful. It’s such a great die.

Sue McRae said...

The first card is so happy with its vibrant colors and I like how you used the vellum to soften the background on the second card.

SmilynStef said...

Love all of those pretty tags

dinosaur said...

So colorful!

Unknown said...

Wonderful designs and colors.

Momcat said...

Beautiful, love the colors, the use and placement of the tags.

Sophie Farah said...

Really cool designs!!! I love the bright colors that you used. So creative, I especially love the tag!!! Thank you so much for sharing :)

Anonymous said...

Great cards.. So bright and creative.

Linda M said...

Very pretty cards!

Lisa's Creative Niche said...

I love how bold and beautiful that first card is! Great design!

Ericka Strange said...

Love the bright colors you used. SO pretty and fun and the Joy card is great too!

SkyPixie17 said...

So happy and bright! I love the soft dot background on your first card and how you used the flower for snowflakes on your second! Genius!

Larissa Heskett said...

Such SWEET Cards!! THANKS for sharing and have a FABULOUS WEEKEND!! =)

Kathy H said...

Love the layers of pattern and color on the first card.

Donna said...

Great bright colors on those tags! So pretty!

Sue VanDeVusse said...

Love how you used the tag die on both of these beautiful creations!

Katherine K :) said...

Very creative and colourful designs.

golfergal said...

Very pretty and soft colors for a fun card.

Mary-Anne V said...

Great way to use the tags on these cards.

Deborah Kaye said...

Brilliant use of the tags! I would never have thought to just ink a tag onto a card. It looks fabulous! Your second card with the stacked tags is wonderful also!

Unknown said...

Tags layered on top of a card! My mind is blown! Why haven't I ever thought of that! So creative....thanks!

Judie said...

Brilliant cards! Thanks for the inspiration!

Lieve said...

Two beautiful happy cards; both real eye-catchers.
Thank you for sharing your creativity !

brinkleyboy said...

I love the bright fun look of your first card as the colors just bring you joy when you see them. Love the color choices you used. Thanks for sharing!

mtscrapgal said...

Thanks for 2 great colorful cards.

StampinLouie said...

So pretty and colorful!!!

Geri S said...

Beautiful cards! I'm always looking for more ways to use tgs - thanks for the ideas! Terrific!

NicoleN said...

Beautiful. So colorful!

Dolomaxwell said...

Both cards are very pretty

Eileen M said...

Love the colors and use of the tags!

Robyn said...

Love the bright colors!

Denise Kasbohm said...

Wow what an great idea for using the tag dies. Love your bright colors too!! Thanks for the inspiration.