Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Hippity Hop stamp set with coordinating creative cuts.
To create my circle shape card I used the Basic Circles-Creative Cuts and Graphic Grid Pastels pattern paper. I filled the shaker with Pastel Paradise sequins.
How sweet are these bunnies? I stamped the Hippity Hop images with Memento ink, colored them lightly with Copics and then die cut them with the coordinating Hippity Hop creative cuts.
Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using this Hippity Hop set. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Mama Elephant-Me and My Dragon
March 19, 2018Hi there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant to highlight the adorable Me and My Dragon stamp set along with the coordinating Creative Cuts.
For the background I blended distress oxide inks in Blueprint Sketch & Mermaid Lagoon onto Bristol Paper followed by some flicks of oxide inks that were smoothed onto an acrylic block and applied with a wet brush.
I used one of the Landscape Trio Creative Cuts for the cloudy border. I colored the images from Me and My Dragon with Copics and added an embossed sentiment from the Dragon Wishes stamp set.
You can see more inspiration using the Me and My Dragon stamp set over on the Mama Elephant blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Flora & Fauna-1st Birthday!
March 16, 2018
Hi there! Today I’m joining Flora & Fauna for their 1 year birthday celebration! I’m a HUGE flora & fauna fan! I love their simple & quirky images so much. I’ve created a couple of projects featuring the Mermaid Love & Love Bug sets.
This first card features the Mermaid Love stamp set. If I could title this technique I would call it “Crop it like it’s Hot”. Sound good?
For both cards I cropped the images, sometimes aggressively, onto their own separate smaller panels. This is a great way to use smaller images that can be hard to fill up the space.
This next “Crop it like it’s Hot” example (I just like saying that…or typing that:) features the Love Bug set.
Pretty much can’t get any better than a llama in a pink car, unless you add a bouquet of balloons. Then it actually CAN get better!
The Flora & Fauna birthday sale starts today! Everything is 20% off! (code: birthday)
Check out Flora & Fauna’s instagram for all sorts of fun!
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Mama Elephant-March Stampede
March 15, 2018
Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!
Our newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store!
This card is for the cat lover in your life:) My project features the Lots of Letters stamp set along with the Inside Pop-Cats & Bunnies Creative Cuts.
I stamped the sentiment using the Lots of Letters stamp set and Mama Elephant pigment inks.
I adhered several of the the kitty heads in various colors using the Inside Pop-Cats & Bunnies dies.
For the inside of the card I added the pop-ups using the Inside Pop-Cats & Bunnies creative cuts along with another sentiment using the Lots of Letters set. How adorable are these two kitty cats together?
To celebrate the new release, Mama Elephant is picking 3 winners to win their choice of stamp set! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!
» 1. Leave a comment on this blog post «
» 2. Like/share us on Facebook: facebook.com/mamaelephant «
» 3. Follow/tweet us on Twitter: twitter.com/heymamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/tweet us on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «
» 4. Follow/tweet us on Instagram: instagram.com/mamaelephant «
Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!
Now let’s get on with the Stampede with our amazing designers!
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Anna Kossakovskaya
Amy Yang
Pamela Ho
Vera Rhuhay
Nichol Spohr
SSS-April 2018 Card Kit
March 13, 2018
Hi there! Today I’m sharing a project that I’ve created using the fantastic new April 2018 Card Kit called Beautiful Day.
To begin I used the Butterfly Stencil along with several Distress Oxide inks to create this colorful background.
I die cut an oval window using one of the Stitched Oval dies and stamped a sentiment using the Beautiful Day stamp set. I finished it off with several Nuvo Jewel Drops in coordinating colors.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.
Don’t you love the bright & happy colors in this month’s kit? It’s right up my alley:) You can check out more information on this month’s kit over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!
SSS-Some Bunny Loves You
March 11, 2018Hi there! Just popping in to share a peek at a project I have over on the Simon Say Stamp blog featuring a couple more new products from the Best Days release.
For the background I used the Doodle Egg background cling stamp. I added the Picture Book Bunny die along with a sentiment from the Oh Bunny stamp set. You can check out the full project and video over on the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Best Days Release Blog Hop
March 10, 2018
Hi there! Today I’m joining Simon Says Stamp for Day 2 of their Best Days Release Blog Hop. There is so much amazing inspiration showcasing the awesome new Best Days Release.
I have a couple of projects to share using some of my faves from the new release. I just had to play with a few more of the adorable new Picture Book dies. My first card features the Picture Book Walrus. I die cut the Walrus with white cardstock and blended Salty Ocean, Pumice Stone & Hickory Smoke to add the color.
For the background I embossed the hexagon images from Bubble Tracker in clear and then blended Distress inks over in Candied Apple, Spiced Marmalade, Squeezed Lemonade, Twisted Citron and Mermaid Lagoon. The sentiment is from the Emphatic stamp set.
My next card showcases the Picture Book Lamb die.
For the background I stamped the Reverse Polka background cling using Sea Glass & Maliblue ink. I die cut a window opening using one of the Nested Circle dies and added a sentiment from Oh Baby.
Here is a video to show you how I created these cards.
Giveaway!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a $25 coupon to every stop on the hop. Leave a comment for your chance to win! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday.
HOP ORDER:
Simon Says Stamp Blog
Debby Hughes
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Yana Smakula
Nichol Spohr
Amanda Korotkova
Amy Rysavy
Lisa Addesa
Heather Hoffman
Barb Engler
Bibi Cameron
Tracy Freeman
Lin Brandyberry
Gayatri Murali
Best Days Release
March 7, 2018Hello! Have you seen the fun new Best Days Release over at Simon Says Stamp? So much fun stuff! I was giddy to see more Picture Book Animals.
I’ve created a couple of cards using some of my faves from the new release. My first card features the Picture book Croc. I die cut the Picture Book Croc with white cardstock and then blended Twisted Citron & Crushed Olive to add the color. I never thought I’d fall for a croc, but this one’s pretty darn adorbs.
I used the fun new Waves and Hills stencil with distress inks in Cracked Pistachio, Peacock Feathers, Mermaid Lagoon & Salty Ocean. I die cut a waves with one of the Slopes & Hills dies so that I could tuck the Picture Book Croc behind. I added a super fun sentiment from the new Emphatic set by CZ Design. I get absolutely giddy when I see new CZ Design stuff!
Next up is a baby card featuring the Sweet Elephant dies.
I used the Picture Book Sky for the background and die cut the elephants in Fog & Smoke cardstock. I added a simple sentiment from the Oh Baby stamp set.
Check out the new Best Days Release HERE! Thanks so much for stopping by!
Altenew March 2018 Release Blog Hop + Giveaway
March 7, 2018
Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Altenew for their March Release Blog Hop. If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew Scrapbook Blog.
My first card features the gorgeous new Classy Stripes Stencil.
I blended several of the Altenew inks layering the Classy Stripes Stencil and angling it towards the center of the card. I used the Envelope Liner die for the “hello” and embossed a coordinating sentiment from the Adore You set.
My next card features the Scallop Builder Stencil. Both of these stencils are so timeless and give utterly jaw-dropping results with minimal effort.
I blended more Altenew inks using the Scallop Builder Stencil and stamped a sentiment from the Everything About You as well as embossing a coordinating sentiment in white onto a strip of black cardstock.
Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards:
Prizes:
To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to SIX lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew Card Blog and/or Altenew Scrapbook Blog by Wednesday, March 14th for a chance to win. Six winners will be announced on the Altenew blogs on 3/17/2018.
You can also leave me a comment for your chance to win a $30 gift certificate.
Your next stop on the hop is Paige Evans.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Mama Elephant-Bunny Agenda
March 5, 2018Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the adorable Little Bunny Agenda set.
I used the Grid Window die to frame each bunny and blended distress inks in each square.
I stamped the images with Memento ink, colored them with Copics and used the coordinating Little Bunny Agenda dies to cut them out and pop them up with foam tape.
For the sentiment I used the Occasional Labels set.
Thanks so much for stopping by today!