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Hey all you new friends and old alike! What a privilege to have Ellen Hutson sharing me with her world on social media and here at Del & Artie, today! I have taken over Ellen’s Instagram for the day and we’re gonna have a ton of fun. Don’t forget to head to the Ellen Hutson Instagram Stories section by clicking the E with the circle around it! If you are dying to know more about the EH team member with the best beard!
Also, in this blog post I have a HUGE surprise for you!!
It should be no surprise that I’m highlighting the products of one of my best friends in the stamping industry, but the surprise is the the amazing discount coming your way at Ellen Hutson over the next five days, now April 23rd thru April 27th 11:59PM Pacific Time. You will enjoy Buy Two Get One Free on Colorado Craft Company products at Ellen Hutson with code — LUVdaniel.
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*Valid on in-stock Colorado Craft Company merchandise in the Colorado Craft Company category only when code is applied. Free items are items of lowest value. Not valid on previous purchases. Cannot be combined with other coupon codes. Sale ends April 27, 2022 11:59 PDT.
So… why do I make so many darn cards???
I spent 43 years of my life having no idea a paper crafting world awaited me. I enjoyed doodling, but only in my journals — which I keep VERY private and under lock and key. But one day a friend of mine brought her handmade cards to church and shared a bit of crafty time with us there and I couldn’t get over all the details and die cuts and shiny bits! I was hooked!
Some of you know that I pastor a church, full time, that I planted with some friends here in Providence, Rhode Island. Paper crafting gives me something to do with my hands as I pray, listen to theology courses, and Bible teaching, and meditate on God’s words.
I have fallen for the thrill of putting ink to paper, melting embossing powder and sharing all these creations with friends on Instagram, Facebook and YouTube.
What kind of cards do I love making!?
My favorite style of cards to make is Clean and Simple (CAS). White space makes me happy. I love the clean look and how all the white space takes your eyes to a pop of color or flourish or a fun critter. I always reach for Copic markers to color. I feel like an artist with them in my hands and love beautifully they work together for endless color palette options.
When I need to get my MOJO back…
Currently, I’m in a three week funk. But I have come to expect those from time to time. But when I need to get my MOJO on, I visit some of my favorite paper crafting bloggers: Carisa Wiley, Cathy Zielske, and Jennifer McGuire, Also, I head to Pinterest and look up pins with my favorite stamp companies… Colorado Craft Co, Catherine Pooler, Hero Arts, Ellen Hutson and others. For color palettes, I love to go to coolors.co.
What can I NOT LIVE WITHOUT in my craftroom?
Supplies List for Creating this Card
Supplies List:
Copic Markers - E44, E49, W9, E13, & E59 (linked below in grid)
Steps for Creating Card
To begin, I stamped out my images with alcohol friendly black ink — Intens-ified Black — from Hero Arts..
Then, I colored each image with Copic markers.
Next, I re-stamped the images with Versafine Black Onyx Ink!
To finish off the card, I stamped the sentiment in with Intens-ified Black Ink.
TIP: Since I had no marker between E44 and E49, I just laid out some E49 on my glass mat and picked it up with my E44 and blended the two together. The result is somewhere perfectly in between.
This is an example of my favorite kind of card to make! It is one layer, includes colorable images and leaves a lot of white space. I love bling on cards with die cuts and dimensionals, but when I make a one-layer card, I lke them to stay smooth and flat!
I’d love to hear about your favorite kind of card to make and why you love paper crafting!! Leave me a note in the comments below. If you haven’t subscribed to my e-mail list yet, I have a free resource called Perfect Sequin Placement available here!
Don’t forget about the B2G1 Free Sale at Ellen Hutson! It’s good on all CCC products. Just use code LUVdaniel at checkout! I have a grid of supplies for your convenience below. Check ‘em out if you’re feeling frisky.
Luv Daniel.
