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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.Mama Elephant-Little Dog AgendaI 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:)
Mama Elephant-Little Dot AgendaI colored all the pups with Copics & added a sentiment from Organic Blooms.
Mama Elephant-Little Dot Agenda 
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:

Mama Elephant-Timeless Tulips

March 31, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m sharing this project over on the Mama Elephant blog featuring the Timeless Tulips stamp set.Mama Elephant-Timeless TulipsThis is what I call my “loosey goosey” watercoloring technique. I am slowly trying to chip away at my fear of watercoloring…hence the “loosey goosey” look:)
Mama Elephant-Timeless TulipsI embossed the tulip image in clear onto watercolor cardstock and then painted the image using my distress inks.
Mama Elephant-Timeless TulipsHere’s a video to show you how I created this card.

Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Congrats All Around

March 24, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant to highlight the fun new Congrats All Around set.Mama Elephant-Congrats All AroundI added the cutie chicks & balloons from Party Animals. The images were stamped with Memento ink and colored them with Copics. I also added a bit of Lawn Fawn pattern paper & twine.
Mama Elephant-Congrats All AroundCheck out the Mama Elephant blog for more inspiration with the Congrats All Around set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Party Animals

March 20, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Party Animals set.Mama Elephant-Party AnimalsI used the Hillside Cover die for the background and masked off each hip and blended in distress inks in soft rainbow colors.
Mama Elephant-Party AnimalsAll of the images were stamped at once using my Misti and Memento Tuxedo black ink and then colored with Copics.
Mama Elephant-Party AnimalsThese Party Animals can’t get any cuter, and the sentiments are just as sweet! I love that little chick with the guitar. Maybe it’s a ukulele? or a banjo. Either way, I love it!
Mama Elephant-Party AnimalsStop by the Mama Elephant blog to see more projects and inspiration by the design team using this fun new set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Nom Nom Kitties

March 17, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the fun new Nom Nom Kitties set.Mama Elephant-Nom Nom KittiesI used the tag die from Dotted Details to create little angled window for each kitty and blended distress inks on the background using Festive Berries, Blueprint Sketch & Crushed Olive followed by flicks of water.Mama Elephant-Nom Nom KittiesI stamped the images with Memento Tuxedo Black ink and colored them with Copics. The sentiment is from Good Times and the little word bubbles are from Girlfriends.
Mama Elephant-Nom Nom KittiesCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using this fun new Nom Nom Kitties set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-March Stampede

March 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 new Congrats All Around stamp set along with the coordinating Congrats Script creative cut.
Mama Elephant-Congrats All Around
I blended several distress inks on the card base as well as the Classic Stripe Cover creative cut followed by lots of water flicks. Then I popped up the stripes and added the die cut Congrats sentiment along with a coordinating sentiment from Congrats All Around embossed in white.
Mama Elephant-Congrats All Around
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!
Vera Rhuhay
Melania Deasy
Nichol Spohr
Anna Kossakovskaya
Laura Bassen←you are here!

what I used:

shop the release:

Mama Elephant-Iconic Letters

February 27, 2017

Hi there! Today I have a fun project to share featuring the Iconic Letters stamp set by Mama Elephant.Mama Elephant-Iconic LettersI saw this hilarious saying on a t-shirt and thought it would great card. I used the Iconic Letters stamp set along with several delicious Mama Elephant pigment inks to stamp the saying.
Mama Elephant-Iconic LettersJust now realizing that I forgot to add the apostrophe in “don’t”(just ignore that, ha ha) To get the spacing right I used the same technique that I did for this card where I share a video on that. It is time consuming, but I haven’t found a better way to do it yet.
Mama Elephant-Iconic LettersI finally jumped on the “pom pom” train(it’s all Jennifer McGuire’s fault) I added a few and clipped them on the side for fun. Hope this sentiment makes you smile. Laughter is good medicine:) Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-His Love

February 24, 2017

Hello! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the beautiful His Love stamp set.Mama Elephant-His LoveI stamped the large, scripty sentiment with Versafine Onyx Black using my Mini Misti onto some Pink Paislee C’est La Vie pattern paper.
Mama Elephant-His LoveI used an Oval Infinity die by Hero Arts to frame the gorgeous sentiment and added a few felt flowers. I didn’t use any dies for the flowers. Here’s a little video that shows exactly how I made mine.
Mama Elephant-His LoveCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration showcasing the His Love stamp set.

Mama Elephant-Lil’ Painters

February 20, 2017

Hi there! I’m back with Mama Elephant highlighting the adorable Lil’ Painters set as well as the Cute Basket creative cuts.Mama Elephant-Lil' PaintersI stamped the cute chickies using my Mini Misti and colored them in with Copics. The sentiment is from Crafty Labels and the bow is from All Prettied Up.
Mama Elephant-Lil' PaintersThis Cute Basket is so quick & easy to put together and perfect for a little favor or Easter treat. I used some pattern papers by Papertrey Ink which I can’t seem to find on their website anymore?
Mama Elephant-Lil' PaintersCheck out the Mama Elephant blog to see more inspiration using the adorable Lil’ Painters set. Thanks so much for stopping by!

Mama Elephant-Freesia

February 17, 2017

Hi there! Today I’m joining Mama Elephant as we highlight the gorgeous Freesia stamp set.Mama Elephant-FreesiaI embossed the flower image in clear onto watercolor cardstock. Then I used my watercolors to color it in.
Mama Elephant-FreesiaI added a sentiment from His Love embossed in white onto a black strip of cardstock.
Mama Elephant-FreesiaCheck out the Mama Elephant blog for more amazing projects featuring the Freesia stamp set. Thanks so much for stopping by!