Essentials by Ellen

Happy Festivus, one and all! Wait, what? You haven’t heard of Festivus!?! Well then, check out these Seinfeld clips! Joan Bardee asked me if I’d like to join a Festivus instagram blog hop and I immediately said YES! I posted my “airing of grievances” over on there (@sideoats), and I’d love it if you joined […]

Yay we made it! Are you feelin’ the merry? I sure am! Julie chose the “12 Days of Christmas” as her carol for today and believe it or not I had no stamps to go with ANY of the days…so here’s my “partridge in a pear tree”! lol! You may recognize this lil guy as […]

It’s Day 11 of the 12 Tags of Christmas and today we’re decking the halls with Kelly! Here’s my take! I used the holly from the Holiday Characters set stamped in weathered wood for this one — I just can’t seem to stop using that set! I think it looks kinda modern and fresh with […]

So, the deer on my lil tag today would NEVER run over a grandma — or a grandpa either! This clean and simple tag is another one that would be super easy to make in multiples, all thanks to the Shipping Tag die! The deer and the “to/from” are both from Santa’s List, and I […]

It’s about to get a little jolly around here for Day 9 with Carly! Oh yes, I couldn’t resist giving the lil elf a holly hat! And some GLITTER! This is another clean and simple tag that would be super easy to make multiples of — especially if you have the Shipping Tag die in […]

It’s Day 8 of the #twelvetagsofchristmas and Miss Chipmonk, Mr. Raccoon and I are here to wish you a Merry Christmas! These critters are from the Backyard Party birthday set, but if you know me, you know I love finding new uses for my stamps! The more the merrier :) I had so much fun […]