SSS-Floral Bliss

May 24, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing a project featuring the gorgeous Floral Bliss stamp set that was included in the June Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp. It looks like the card kit might be sold out, but most of the supplies included in the kit are available for purchase individually.
SSS-Floral BlissI embossed the floral bouquet image in white onto vellum and fussy cut it out. Then I stitched it onto some Wedding Bliss pattern paper by Echo Park with gold thread.
SSS-Floral BlissI embossed a sentiment from Floral Bliss onto a strip of Fog cardstock and added a few Sparkling Clear sequins to finish it off.
SSS-Floral BlissThat’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-The Cat’s Meow

May 22, 2017

Mama Elephant-The Cat's MeowHello! I’m back again with Mama Elephant highlighting The Cat’s Meow set. I don’t think I could ever get tired of this adorably fun set.
Mama Elephant-The Cat's MeowI stamped the images with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. Then I cropped them off the bottom of the card and added several party hats & balloons with a sentiment from Girlfriends.
Mama Elephant-The Cat's MeowCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using The Cat’s Meow set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

SSS-It’s Your Day

May 20, 2017

Hi there! Today I have a project to share using several Distress Oxide inks to create this colorful geometric background.SSS-Basic Squares, Paulina Butterfly, Hello BeautifulI smooshed several Oxide inks onto watercolor cardstock that had been die cut using the Basic Square dies. Then I arranged the squares and popped them up with foam tape.
SSS-Basic Squares, Paulina Butterfly, Hello BeautifulI added two vellum butterflies using the Paulina butterfly die and an embossed sentiment from the Hello Beautiful set. I embossed it in white on a strip of Soft Navy cardstock. To finish it off I added some Sparkling Clear Crystals.
SSS-Basic Squares, Paulina Butterfly, Hello BeautifulI also have two winners to announce from my giveaway to the next Creative Watercolor Media class.

Congratulations
Vicky Blackwell & Kristie Maynard!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Sweetest Greetings

May 19, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the Sweetest Greetings stamp set.Mama Elephant-Sweetest Greetings & Favor Bag Accessories-CatI created this adorable cat birthday card using the Favor Bag Accessories-Cat dies. I customized the cats to match Kristina Werner’s two American Shorthairs🙂 Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration with the Sweetest Greetings stamp set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Summer Days

May 17, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the Summer Days stamp set.Mama Elephant-Summer DaysFor the background I blended distress inks with flicks of water.
Mama Elephant-Summer DaysThe images were stamped with Memento ink and colored with Copics. Then I used the coordinating dies to cut them out and popped them up with foam tape.
Mama Elephant-Summer DaysCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using this adorable Summer Days stamp set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Hero Arts 2017 Summer Catalog Release blog hop

May 17, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m excited to be joining Hero Arts in a blog hop to launch their 2017 Summer Catalog. There are some seriously fantastic designs & products in this new release. You can check out the 2017 Summer Catalog HERE. I’ve created a couple of cards using a few of the fun new sets.
Hero Arts-Unicorn Stamp & Cut, Paper Layering SharkMy first card features the Unicorn Stamp & Cut set. This set is pure perfection!
Hero Arts-Unicorn Stamp & CutI don’t think unicorns & rainbows will ever go out of style, do you?…not on my watch. This takes me back to my 5th grade sticker collection and Lisa Frank obsession. I love it just as much now as I did then.
Hero Arts-Unicorn Stamp & CutI used distress inks for the background in Cracked Pistachio, Mermaid Lagoon & Blueprint Sketch. I colored the images with Copics and added a few Sparkling Clear Crystal by Studio Katia to finish it off. These crystals are seriously ah-mazing!
Hero Arts-Unicorn Stamp & CutThis next card features the Paper Layering Shark die set as well as the Killer Messages stamp set. So my Charlie(he’s 11) came home from school today and I held this card up to him. He said, “Who’s that for?” I said, “Nobody yet.” He said, “That is SO COOL MOM!”…need I say more? He just said I was cool. Well, he said the card was cool, but I made the card, so doesn’t that indirectly make ME cool? Just go with it:)
Hero Arts-Paper Layering Shark & Killer MessagesI blended more distress inks on the background with lots of flicks of water. I die cut the shark with Smoke, White & Slate cardstock and added also added some googly eyes. The sentiment is from Killer Messages which goes absolutely perfectly with this Paper Layering Shark die.
Hero Arts-Paper Layering Shark & Killer MessagesGiveaway
Hero Arts will be giving away three $25 shopping sprees, drawn from comments left across all blogs in the hop. Leave me a comment by Wednesday, 5/24 at 11:59pm PT. The winners will be announced on the Hero Arts blog the following week.

Here’s the full blog hop order:
The Hero Arts Blog
Jennifer McGuire
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Wanda Guess
May Park
Amy Tsuruta
Cheiron Brandon
Yana Smakula
Lydia Fiedler
Jessica Frost-Ballas
Jenn Shurkus
Clare Prezzia
Tracie Pond
Michelle Short
Heather Ruwe
Ilina Crouse
Libby Hickson

Waffle Flower Crafts-Across the Miles

May 17, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this fun project over on the Waffle Flower Crafts blog.My project features the Across the Miles stamp set & coordinating dies. I also used the MISTI Creative Corners to create this fun watercolor striped background.
Waffle Flower Crafts-Across the MilesHow fun is this Across the Miles stamps set? I love that sweet little bear peeking out from the hot air balloon.Waffle Flower Crafts-Across the MilesI stamped all the images with Memento Tuxedo black ink and colored them with Copics.
Waffle Flower Crafts-Across the MilesHere’s a video to show how I used the MISTI Creative Corners to created this fun watercolor striped background.
GIVEAWAY!!
To celebrate Waffle Flower’s 3rd birthday My Sweet Petunia is giving away 2 MISTI stamping tools & Creative Corners over on the Waffle Flower blog. You can check it out HERE and enter to win!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Creative Watercolor Media Class Giveaway!

May 16, 2017

Hi there! Just popping in to share a fun, fun giveaway to the next Altenew Academy class: Creative Watercolor Media. I am so very honored to be an instructor alongside Jennifer Rzasa & Debby Hughes, who are incredibly talented! You can find out more about the class HERE. Here’s a little peek at one of the projects I’ll be sharing in class.Altenew AcademyGIVEAWAY!!
I have two free spots to giveaway for the Creative Watercolor Media class!
Leave me a comment for your chance to win a free spot.
I’ll announce the winners on May 20th.

Thanks for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-May 2017 Stampede

May 15, 2017

Welcome to the Mama Elephant Design Team blog hop!
Our newest release is now live and available for purchase in the store!

My project features The Cat’s Meow stamp & die set.Mama Elephant-The Cat's MeowYou can never have too many cats, right? My little Emma said, “Mom, why are you coloring the cats pink & purple?” and I said, “Because I like them that way.” Whatever floats your boat, right? I stamped two rows of cats and colored them with Copics.
Mama Elephant-The Cat's MeowIt was easy to stamp two rows of cats to make a big happy crowd of kittens. Then using the coordinating dies, I partially die cut only the top of the cats and popped the panel up over some pattern paper. The sentiment is from the Sweetest Greetings set.
Mama Elephant-The Cat's Meow

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 «

Each action qualifies for one entry, max 4 entries per stampeder please!Now let’s get on with the Stampede with our amazing designers!

Melania Deasy
Pamela Ho
Vera Rhuhay
Laura Bassen←you are here!
Nichol Spohr
Anna Kossakovskaya
and joining us again is our fab guest designer Amy Yang!

Shop the new release at Simon Says Stamp:

Neat & Tangled-On the Strip

May 8, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m over on the Neat & Tangled blog sharing this clean, simple & stripey project featuring the On the Strip stamp set.N&T-On the LineI used Mama Elephant pigment inks to stamp the stripes. Using the MISTI along with the Creative Corners helped me to get the perfectly consistent spacing. The precision of all these stripes rocks my world.
N&T-On the LineFor the sentiment I used the Out of the Box stamp set. I also added a few Crystal Clear sequins to finish it off.
N&T-On the LineHere’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Also, I have a winner to announce for the free spot in the latest Online Card Class.
Congrats BarbGhig!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by!