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Mama Elephant-Season’s Wishes

September 26, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the gorgeous Season’s Wishes stamp set.To begin I embossed the gorgeous sentiment in clear onto watercolor cardstock and then blended distress inks in Twisted Citron, Cracked Pistachio & Mermaid Lagoon.I stitched a few vellum snowflakes that were die cut using the Snow Flurries dies and added some sequins, jewels & Nuvo drops here and there to finish it off.Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more of this gorgeous Season’s Wishes stamp set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Pinkfresh Studio Stamp & Die Release Blog Hop

September 25, 2017

Hello! Today I’m joining Pinkfresh Studio for their September Release Blog Hop! I’ve created two cards using some of the fun new products.My first card features the Scootin’ By stamp & die set. LOVE the fun scooter with balloons!
For the background I blended distress inks onto watercolor paper and colored the images with Copics.
This next card showcases the Festive Llama stamp & die set.
How fun is this Llama? I colored the images with Copics and couldn’t resist adhering a few mini pom poms to kick up the festive factor:) Pattern paper used for the background…also by Pinkfresh Studio.
GIVEAWAY!
Pinkfresh Studio is giving away the entire stamp/die release to one lucky winner. You must leave a comment on each stop in the hop! The winner will be announced on Monday October 9th on the Pinkfresh Studio blog.

Pinkfresh Studio Blog
Amy Tsuruta
Rebecca Luminarias
Elena Roussakis
Isha Gupta
Laura Bassen *you are here*
May Sukyong Park
Julia Stainton
Amy Kolling
Carly Tee Minner

Thanks so much for stopping by!

STAMPtember®-Art Impressions

September 24, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to share yet another fantastic STAMPtember® exclusive by Art Impressions called To Perfection. Don’t you love Art Impressions? I do. They, without fail, always make me laugh.I simply stamped the image with Memento Ink using my Mini Misti onto Neenah Solar White cardstock and colored it in with Copics. Their expressions just make me laugh and I think of so many of my friends, although I would most likely be forking my face full of french fries over cheese:)
I embossed the sentiment in white onto a strip of black cardstock and popped it up in the center.
Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more on this fun new STAMPtember® exclusive by Art Impressions. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Little Santa Agenda

September 22, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Little Santa Agenda set. I created a festive “Santa-themed” gift ensemble.I stamped several of the images from the Little Santa Agenda set all over white & kraft cardstock to create pretty gift boxes using the Scallop Square Box die. I colored the images with copics and on the kraft cardstock I used Prismacolors.
I made some fancy schmancy paper tassels from Rebecca’s amazing tutorial here. For the kraft box I added a bow from the All Prettied Up die set. I also made a coordinating shape card using the Favor Bag Accessory-Santa Elf dies. I love this sweet Santa face!
Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using these fun new products! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-A Beary Christmas

September 20, 2017

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, 2017

Hi 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!

www.mamaelephant.com

Check out this year’s promo!

From 9/15-9/17

Take 10% off the entire store.

In stock items only. No rain checks.

No coupon code needed. All prices as marked.

From 9/15-9/30

Spend min $100* – get a free ‘Occasional Labels’ 4×6 stamp set.

Spend min $150* – get a free ‘Occasional Labels’ 4×6 stamp set and ‘Hello Friend Script’ creative cut die.

*Subtotal minimum amount must be met before any shipping fees/tax/customs.

Free item(s) valid only a single order/transaction.

Limit one of each free offer per order.

Orders cannot be combined. New orders only.

Limit one free offer per customer/order.

We reserve the right to cancel/modify orders.

Free offer valid 9/15-9/30 or while supplies last!

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!

» 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 «

Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!

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!