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Happy Wedding Day

April 22, 2017

Hi there! Today I have a wedding card to share. My friend asked me the other day if I had any wedding cards. Would you believe that in all the truckloads of cards that I have there’s barely any wedding cards? Even if I had some, I’d still wanna make a new one anyways because of course I would definitely need to know the wedding colors so that I could customize it to match, lol!You know what was so fun about making this card? I mixed and matched to me heart’s content using stamps from Papertrey Ink with Mama Elephant inks and Simon Says Stamp dies. It was SO liberating, ha! Seems silly doesn’t it, but it’s something that I never do.
Watch out world! I’m on a mixin’ matching’ roll now:) I LOVE this Brushed Blooms set by Papertrey Ink. Mama Elephant pigment inks are so buttery delicious and the super Nested Circle die by Simon Says Stamp is fantastic for framing the whole focal.
For the sentiment I used the One Liners: Happy die along with the coordinating stamp set. Just had to make a purple-y envelope to match, too, with the envelope punch board. Bring on the wedding season! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Sticky Notes

April 21, 2017

Hello! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the fun new Sticky Notes stamp set.For my background I used the Classic Stripes cover die and blended distress inks onto both panels with flicks of water.
I stamped the images with Memento and colored them with Copics. These cute little critters are so much fun to pop out from behind the sticky notes and anywhere!

Check out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using this fun new Sticky Notes set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Waffle Flower Crafts-Magical Flower Border Die

April 19, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Waffle Flower Crafts blog featuring the gorgeous Magical Flower Border Die.For the background I smoothed and blended distress inks with lots of water flicks. I love the stark contrast against the crisp white die cuts.
For the sentiment I used the Enveloper Choice stamp set and embossed it in white onto a strip of black cardstock.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

That’s all for today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-Wishing You

April 17, 2017

Hello there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant as we highlight the Wishing You stamp set.To create the background I trimmed several pieces of cardstock into rays and then adhered them onto a piece of scrap cardstock. I ran the whole panel through using one of the Nested Circled dies and embossed the beautiful “wishing you” sentiment in white.
I added another coordinating embossed sentiment from Wishing You along with a few sparkling clear sequins.
Visit the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using this gorgeous Wishing You stamp set. Thanks for stopping by!

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SSS-Happy Easter

April 16, 2017

Hi there! Just popping in to wish everyone a very Happy Easter!For this card I embossed Happy Easter sentiment several times in clear creating a background pattern and then masking off rays I blended in distress inks.
I die cut the cross image from He is Risen and added the arched sentiment from Happy Easter. I used the Nested Circle dies to create the arch for the sentiment.
To finish it off I added some Nuvo Jewel drops. These are my latest addiction. I can’t get enough of their translucent sherbert-y color. Sending Easter Blessings your way today! Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mama Elephant-April Stampede

April 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 adorable Little Dog Agenda stamps & coordinating dies.

I seriously can’t pick which doggy to choose so I chose 12, ha! That’s what I would do in real life, too, if I had the opportunity:)

I colored all the pups with Copics & added a sentiment from Organic Blooms.

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!
Laura Bassen
Nichol Spohr
Anna Kossakovskaya
Vera Rhuhay
Pamela Ho

Melania Deasy
and joining us is our guest designer Amy Yang!

what I used:

shop the new release at simon says stamp:

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SSS-May 2017 Animation Card Kit

April 13, 2017

Hi there! Today I have a fun project to share using the awesome new May Animation Card Kit by Simon Says Stamp.This card kit includes a fun stamp set exclusively designed for Simon Says Stamp by Uchi’s Desgins, and it allows you to create animated images when you slide it being the grid lined acetate paper. This is truly unique and the result is absolutely hypnotic!
There are some gorgeous designer papers included as well by Illustrated Faith. I created a layered window opening using the Nested Circle dies.

Here is a video to show you how I created this animated slider card.
Check out the Simon Says Stamp blog for more details about this fun new card kit.

I also have a winner to announce from my Altenew blog hop post.
Congratulations Nancy Penir!

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Altenew’s 3rd Anniversary Blog Hop + Giveaway

April 11, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Altenew for their 3rd Anniversary Blog Hop! If you are following the hop then you should have arrived here from the Altenew blog.My project features the Citiscape Cover Die A. This is a layering die, but I thought it would be fun to show it used alone in a shaker card.
For the background I adhered several strips of colored cardstock and embossed a simple hello sentiment from the stamp set included in the New Day Card Kit.
Altenew is giving away $50 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. There are also 12 awesome companies who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:

Spellbinders: Three $100 Gift Certificates
Online Card Classes: Three Class Spots
My Sweet Petunia : Mini MISTI
Pretty Pink Posh : $30 Gift Certificate
WOW! Embossing Powder : $30 Prize Pack
Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L : $30 Prize Pack
Tombow USA: 1 pack of 10 Dual Brush Pens
Chameleon Pens: 1 Pack of 5 Chameleon Pens
Butterfly Reflections Ink: $25 Gift Certificate
Ellen Huston LLC : $25 Gift Certificate
Freckled Fawn : $25 Gift Certificate
Simon Says Stamp : $25 Gift Certificate

Be sure to leave comments by Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! 21 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on April 28th, 2017.

You next stop on the hop is Ashley Horton!
Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Neat & Tangled-Polygon Cover Plate

April 10, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Neat & Tangled blog featuring the gorgeous, geometric Polygon Cover Plate die For the background I painted watercolor cardstock with distress inks and then adhered the panel with Stick-It to fun foam and ran it through with the Polygon Cover Plate.
For the sentiment I used the Awesome word die and embossed a coordinating sentiment from the Awesome stamp set.
Here’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

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Mothers, Fathers & Florals Release Blog Hop

April 7, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m excited to join Simon Says Stamp & several talented designers to showcase their new Mothers, Fathers & Florals release.I was inspired by Kristina Werner’s shaker card here and wanted to try a jumbo version showcasing the Star Flower background cling.
I embossed the Star Flower in clear and blended two inks from the Morning Sun cube set along with Lemon Zing.
I added a sentiment using the Big Mom die along with a coordinating embossed sentiment from Mom and Dad Icon stamp set.
I used a different color combination on this one with High Dive, Mint Candy & Jellybean. The sentiment is from the Big U stamp & die set. I filled both circle shakers with lots of different sequins from Simon Says Stamp & Pretty Pink Posh.
Here’s a video to show you how I created my card.

Giveaway!
Simon Says Stamp is giving away a prize package worth over $25 to every stop on the hop.
Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Tuesday, April 11th.