Simply Cardmaking with Laurel Beard

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*Video – A new kind of Color Burst that you must see

Ohhhhhh yes! A new Kind of Color Burst is out there and it’s the color of my favorite Catherine Pooler inks! I’ve got a video showcasing these brand new babies and a few different ways to use them! I show how one color produces a blast of many colors and I show how easy it is to color mix to create your own custom colors! You’ve got to check it out and let me know what you think!!

 

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Free Flat Lay Photography Tips for Cardmakers

I have been doing flat lay photography for my cards for quite some time now, but I never invested any research into it until now… I found this class on Skillshare and man is this going to up my photography game. And its all free! And you use what you have in the house. Be sure to check out this video and check the description for FREE TWO MONTH subscription to Skillshare!

 

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Pumpkins and Pie: Ellen Hutson August Release Blog Hop with giveaways

Happy Essentials by Ellen Release Day!!! We’ve got Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas covered with this release!   I made so many cards  (I have shared them all on Instagram if you want to check it out for a jump start)….. but for today’s hop, I want to share the two cards inspired by the photo color collage where I drew all the inspiration from….  I love the inks and yellows and reds together! There is just something about that color combination that speaks to me…..

Let’s first talk pumpkins!  Inspired by the paint circles, I stamped a bunch of pumpkins from the Happy Haunting stamp set with a permanent ink, loosely watercolored them and then slapped on a sentiment for good measure! Halloween doesn’t have to be about ghosts and spookiness!

I used the Altenew Pan Watercolors. They are highly pigmented and creamy so they were the perfect choice for coloring in these pumpkins! 🙂

Next up, let’s move to Thanksgiving. I like food!  Sweets unfortunately….. But not turkey really. But pie??? Oh yea… So I took some of the elements from the Bear Ware 4 stamp set and created this layout, again inspired by the paint circles in the photo collage. Same watercolors. Just more watered down….

These little stamps were made to coordinate with the Bear Ware bears but hey, they can make a cute card just on their own!

I’ll move on to Christmas cards with this release in my next post, but for now… Check out the hoppers… GIVEAWAYS PEOPLE!

Blog Hop Order: 

PRIZES: We’ve got super fun prizes!!! One random & lucky commenter will win $25 to the EH shop and one will win the ENTIRE July Essentials by Ellen release!!! To enter for a chance to win, make sure to leave comments at each stop along the hop! Comment before Thursday, August 15th at 11:59pm PST. Winners will be notified by email.

 

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*Video: Gelatos Art Canvas inspired by Thrift Store Find

My 17 year old niece if a thrifter. She goes to thrift stores and finds some amazing things. I think she is addicted to thrifting. She showed me these pair of heels she bought and I laughed. For a few reasons. One, they are wild! Like for real. Second, she is a complete klutz so her walking around in heels? HAHAHAH! Cue the ambulance….🤪

BUT!!!!  What I also did see in these crazy heels are Gelatos! Yup!  So I made a canvas inspired by her shoes! Check out the video below to see it come to life.

 

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