
The day you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived – the Essentials by Ellen Holiday release is available now!
And if a HUGE release full of awesome new goodies wasn’t enough, we’ve got a special treat: keep scrollin’ for the Ellen Hutson & Friends Holiday Blog Hop, where one lucky commenter will win the entire release (more deets below).

We’re kicking the Holiday Hop off with a look at our new Tall Skinny Alphabet Die Set (and how cute is the Santa from Santa’s List standing in for the letter “V”). We’ve been brainstorming all kinds of way to use images with the Tall Skinny Alphabet and Tall Skinny Numbers (yup, there’s a matching set of numbers too – yay)! What combinations will you dream up!? We can’t wait to see!
Now let’s get hoppin’ …

Visit each of these talented makers to see what genius things they’ve dreamed up.
- Julie Ebersole
- Tazhi Gordon
- Adelina Starace
- Laurel Beard
- Jessica Frost-Ballas
- Carly Minner
- Carolyn Peeler
- Sarah Zayas
- Carissa Wiley
- Emily Mydlowski
- Kelly Griglione
- Jen Wong
- Therese Calvird
- Emily Midgett
- France Wisniewski
- Lisa Spangler
- Michele Ferguson
- Ardyth Percy-Robb
- Sandy Allnock
Prizes, prizes, we’ve got the prizes! One lucky commenter will win the whole Essentials by Ellen holiday release! And another will receive $25 to spend at ellenhutson.com! For a chance to win, all ya’ gotta’ do is hop along, enjoy the fabulous eye candy, and leave a little love for your fellow crafters: increase your chances by commenting on each stop on the hop! Comments left before 11:59 PDT on October 14 will be entered to win. (Winners are selected randomly.)
81 Comments
Oh my stars Ellen you can do no wrong!!! Love it all❣️
Sweet Santa! Love that he’s a V. Thanks for the hop- looking forward to seeing all the fun cards.
I love the Santa. There are so many good things in this release. I really want the gingerbread guy because I like the skeleton add on – I love the little voodoo type doll Julie made! I have tried to resist buying it but it is just so darn cute.
Amazing products and projects! That Santa is so cute! Off to hop! 🙂
Great release! Love the birch tree die and the swirling flurries die. Have seen some great cards with everything!
What a fun release! Love the tall skinny alphabet!
WOW! Such an inspiration packed blog hop….off to shop!
Can’t wait until my goodies arrive … another awesome release.
This might be one of the nest holiday releases ever! Who could even pick a favorie? So much good!!!
What great cards! This looks like such a wonderful release! One of my favorites is the birch tree die set. 🙂
This is a fun release. Love those
plushies. Have to get those
ordered so I can make some for
my trick/treaters. Fun hop.
thanks for having it.
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Wonderful, fun release. Can’t wait to start hopping!
I love this release! My wish list just keeps growing!
Great release and I enjoyed the blog hop.
Enjoying the blog hop, your designers have wonderful inspiration for the fun new products!!
Tall and skinny just like I wish I was!
Looking forward to see the sets and design ideas. Thank you for the chance.
What a fun release! The skinny font die cuts, and light, fun, artsy images. I love it!
Those 3 red, white, black cards are wonderful.
So much fun and talent!!
What a great release! Such fun cards and inspiration! Thank you!
Thanks for all the inspiring projects. So many fabulous things in this release.
I’ve already ordered some of this release. So much mix and match with these sets.
I really like the Tall Skinny Alphabet, and I can’t wait to see the inspiration on the hop!
Super cute stamps and a bunch of other fun holiday goodies!
I just love this whole release! I want it all! I really like the hand drawn look of all the images. Something about this style is just so appealing to me. Thanks for the great inspiration!
I love the gingerbread plushies.
I love this release
Wonderful release – looking forward to the inspiration on the hop!
Great release. Love the gingerbread dies and the twirling flurries dies the best.