Hello! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable A Beary Christmas set.
This set is so sweet! I stamped the images with Memento tuxedo ink and colored them with Copics. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out.
I created a shaker by partially die cutting a large circle die and adding acetate behind and filling it with sparkling clear sequins. For the background I blended distress inks onto distress cardstock and stamped a sentiment from City Sidewalks.
Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more of this sweet A Beary Christmas set! Thanks for looking!
STAMPtember®-CZ Designs
September 18, 2017
Hi there! I’m back with a couple of fantastic new STAMPtember® exclusives designed by Cathy Zielske. I love, love, love Cathy’s style & especially her humor and her new sets certainly do not disappoint!
This first project features the Hollaween set. To create the background I used the ghost die from the coordinating Hollaween die set and die cut an entire panel of Fog cardstock repeatedly. Then I played the die cut Fog panel over top of a white card base and stamped the ghost images inside each die cut opening using Simon Says Stamp inks.
I stamped the “holla” and embossed the other coordinating sentiments and popped everything up with foam tape. To finish it off I added a few Nuvo Jewel drops in coordinating colors.
Next up is the Coolest Yulest set & the Hos dies. I used the smaller of the Hos dies with the White Glittered cardstock. I stacked up several die cuts for dimension.
I adhered several strips of red & green cardstock together to created a colorful, striped panel to contrast the glittered die cuts and then added an embossed coordinating sentiment from Coolest Yulest. To finish off I added a few Studio Katia Sparkling Crystals.
Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more on this fun little release by CZ Design. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Mama Elephant-Me and My Yeti
September 18, 2017Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Me and My Yeti stamp set along with the coordinating dies.
This set is so fun and certainly one of the most popular sets from their newest release! For the background I masked off a hill & blended distress inks onto distress cardstock with flicks of water. I stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo ink and colored them with Copics.
I also added a few images along with the sentiment from the Sentiments from a Yeti set. I love how the coordinating die partially cuts out the yeti’s arms so that you can tuck all sorts of fun things in there. Lots of options for many occasions!
Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration by the design team using this fun new set. Thanks so much for stopping by!
SSS-Creepy Cute Card Kit
September 16, 2017
Hi there! Today I’m excited a few projects created featuring the Creepy Cute Limited Edition Halloween Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp.
For my first card I created a fun, Halloween shaker filled with the exclusive “Fright Night” seed bead pack included in the kit. I used a piece of the gorgeous plaid pattern paper by Pebbles for the background and the Creepy Cute stamp set for the sentiments & cat along with the coordinating Witch Cat die.
I also created a couple of festive favors using some of the Tim Holtz Halloween Kraft Papers included in the kit with the Lawn Fawn Pillow Box die.
To dress up the favors I used some of the Tim Holtz Halloween Trimmings.
I also made some tiny tags with Kraft carstock and added a couple of adorable puffy stickers by My Mind’s Eye. Oh how I love me some puffy stickers?.
If you want this kit, please be sure to ACT FAST! There is a limited supply and once it’s gone.. it’s gone! This card kit is separate from our monthly series and is not part of a subscription.
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Mama Elephant Stampede – DAY 1
September 15, 2017
Welcome to the very special #celebrating5years with Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!
Our newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store!
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My project features the adorable Little Reindeer Agenda stamp set & coordinating dies.
I used the Tri Window Cover die to frame the images and blended distress inks onto watercolor cardstock using Festive Berries, Spiced Marmalade & Squeezed Lemonade.
For the sentiment I die cut some White Glittered cardstock with the Merry Script die and added a coordinating sentiment from the new Occasional Labels set(free with qualifying purchase).
To celebrate this mega anniversary release, up for grabs are three $25 gift certificate to the ME store! That’s a total of 9 winners for the 3-day Stampede! Winners will be chosen at random from the collective blogs in the Stampede. Winners will be announced on the last day of Stamp Highlights. You have up to 4 chances to qualify to win!
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We have so many amazing guest designers joining for for this Stampede. We are blessed with some amazing friends in the industry, so we are spreading the stampede into 3 days. 3 days of awesomeness!
Here are today’s designers, make sure you ‘stampede’ your way through all of them and check out what they created with the newest products!
Mama Elephant
Kristina Werner
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Melania Deasy
Anna Kossakovskaya
Jennifer McGuire
Thanks so much for stopping by!
SSS-October 2017 Card Kit
September 13, 2017
Hi there! Popping in to share a couple of cards featuring the new October Card kit by Simon Says Stamp called Brushstroke Messages.
For this card I used one of the brushstroke images from the Brushstroke Messages set with Simon Says Stamp inks. Then I embossed the sentiment in white over top. I love this ultra clean & simple but yet colorful look.
For this next card I used some of the gorgeous pattern paper included in the kit by My Mind’s Eye.
I trimmed the pattern paper on an angle and popped it up adding a gold embossed sentiment from the Brush Stroke Messages set.
Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more information about this gorgeous new kit! Thanks so much for stopping by!
STAMPtember® with Mama Elephant
September 12, 2017
Hello! Are you ready for the next STAMPtember® exclusive? It’s adorably awesome!!! The next collaboration set is designed by Mama Elephant for Simon Says Stamp called Rain or Shine and I’m in love.
I am giddy over how fantastic the Mama Elephant images work with the Lawn Fawn Scalloped Box Card Pop-up die. It was like they were meant to be together!
I also used the hills dies from the Shadow Box Card die to add some grassy hills for my critters to stand on. The box is made out of Lemon Chiffon cardstock and then hill out of Green Apple.
I stamped the images with Memento and colored them with Copics. I blended Picked Raspberry & Mustard Seed onto distress cardstock for the accent panels and stamped the sentiment with Versafine Onyx black ink.
Make sure and check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more information on this adorably sweet STAMPtember® exclusive by Mama Elephant. Thanks so much for stopping by!
Altenew-Hello
September 12, 2017Hi there! Today I have a project that was up on the Altenew blog yesterday and I wanted to share it here as well. It’s featuring a few of the new products from Altenew’s August release.
I started by embossing the geometric image from Building Blocks repeatedly for the background using clear embossing powder. Then I blended Mountain Mist for the color. I also flicked some Volcano Lake ink on with a wet brush.
I embossed the floral image from the Charmed stamp set with white embossing powder and blended in color using several Altenew inks. I used Pink Diamond, Pinkalicious, Citrus Burst & Bamboo.
For the sentiment I used a die from the Envelope Liner die set on gorgeous glittered cardstock. I also added a few clear droplets to finish it off.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.
I’ll be back with another STAMPtember® exclusive tomorrow! It’s an adorably good one, too! Thanks so much for stopping by!
STAMPtember® Tim Holtz
September 10, 2017
Hi there! I’m back with another fantastic STAMPtember® exclusive stamp & stencil set designed by Tim Holtz.
I’ve created two cards using the diamond border stamp to create embossed backgrounds. I embossed one in clear and blended distress inks for a colorful, festive look and I embossed the other in gold onto kraft cardstock for a classic, elegant look.
I stamped and fussy cut the deer images and added bows to their necks with silk ribbon and red baker’s twine.
I embossed the sentiments in white and adhered some Studio Katia crystals to finish it off.
Here’s a video to show you how I created these cards.
Make sure and check out the Simon Say Stamp blog to see more amazing projects featuring this STAMPtember® exclusive by Tim Holtz! Thanks so much for stopping by!
STAMPtember® Neat & Tangled
September 8, 2017
Hello there! I’m back with yet another fantastic STAMPtember® exclusive designed by Neat & Tangled called Hello Pumpkin.
How adorable are these images? Elena always designs the sweetest sets ever!!! I was even able to sneak in a teensy bit of rainbow on the scarf:) Gotta love that!
I stamped the images with Memento black ink and colored them with Copics. For the background I blended some soft Barely Beige & Maliblue.
For more information and inspiration using this adorable Hello Pumpkin set check out the Simon Says Stamp blog. Thanks so much for stopping by!
